KR102168647B1 - Water purifying straw - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a purified water straw, comprising: a barrel having an intake port through which water is taken, a chamber through which water introduced from the inlet port flows, and an outlet port through which the water passing through the chamber is discharged; A filtration unit detachably provided on the barrel and filtering water flowing through the chamber; A UV sterilization unit that is detachably provided in the barrel to sterilize and purify water by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the water discharged through the filter unit and to form a discharge hole through which the purified water is discharged; And a suction member detachably provided in the UV LED sterilization unit and configured to suck the purified water discharged through the discharge hole.

Description

Water Purifying Straw {WATER PURIFYING STRAW}

The present invention relates to a purified water straw, and more particularly, to a purified water straw equipped with a UV sterilization unit.

In recent years, depending on environmental pollution, it is common to install a water purifier to purify and drink tap water, or to purchase purified water and consume water.

In particular, if you consume surface water or groundwater such as a stream during outdoor activities such as mountain climbing or fishing, you cannot drink with confidence because you cannot know the pollution or sanitation of the water.

In other words, surface water or groundwater such as a stream may be contaminated with invisible bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, etc., so that the water is not only unsanitary, but there is also a risk of harming human health due to infection with waterborne diseases.

Accordingly, it was solved by directly preparing and carrying purified water or boiled water in advance, or by purchasing drinking water such as bottled water that is sold.

However, in the case of direct preparation of purified water, it is difficult to carry a large amount of water, so it is not sufficient to solve it externally, and drinking water sold may not be purchased depending on the location.Therefore, it is difficult to solve drinking water. have.

Accordingly, the present applicant has improved the conventional straw, and has reached the development of a purified water straw that can be easily carried when climbing or traveling, and that can drink purified water by purifying tap water, groundwater, mineral water, and stream water.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 2000-0020607

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is an object of the invention to provide a water purification straw capable of drinking clean and hygienic water by purifying water conveniently anywhere while carrying it easily.

An object of the present invention is a barrel having a water intake port through which water is intake, a chamber through which water introduced from the intake port flows, and an outlet through which water passing through the chamber is discharged; A filtration unit detachably provided on the barrel and filtering water flowing through the chamber; A UV sterilization unit that is detachably provided in the barrel to sterilize and purify water by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the water discharged through the filter unit and to form a discharge hole through which the purified water is discharged; And a suction member detachably provided in the UV LED sterilization unit and configured to suck the purified water discharged through the discharge hole.

Here, it may further include a turning member provided in the chamber, generating a swirling flow in the water flowing along the chamber.

In addition, the filtration unit may include at least one of a ceramic ball containing silver powder, a sponge filter, a membrane filter, an activated carbon filter, and an iodine filter.

It may further include a cap provided detachably to the barrel to open and close the water intake port.

The UV sterilization unit includes: a housing having one end of which the barrel is attached and detached, the other end of which the suction member is attached and detached, and forming a discharge hole through which purified water is discharged in an inner circumference; An ultraviolet transmitting part protruding from one end of the housing and transmitting ultraviolet rays; One or more UV LEDs provided in the ultraviolet transmitting part and irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the ultraviolet transmitting part; A power supply unit for applying power to the UV LED; And a switch provided in the housing to turn on or off the power of the power supply unit applied to the UV LED.

According to the present invention, it is possible to drink clean and hygienic water by purifying water conveniently anywhere while carrying it easily.

1 is a perspective view of a purified water straw according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1,
3 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 1.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, It is provided to fully inform the technician of the scope of the present invention.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used in the specification, “comprises” and/or “comprising” do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements other than the mentioned elements. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements, and “and/or” includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned elements. Although "first", "second", and the like are used to describe various elements, it goes without saying that these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical idea of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used with meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically.

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

1 to 3 illustrate a purified water straw according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the purified water straw 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a barrel 10, a filtration unit 30, a UV sterilization unit 40, and a suction member 60. do.

The barrel 10 has a hollow tube shape having a predetermined length. One area of the barrel 10 may be made of a transparent material so that the inside can be seen from the outside. In particular, the area of the barrel 10 in which the filtering unit 30 is accommodated, for example, the area of the first chamber 17 to be described later, is a transparent material so that the user can visually check the state of the filtering unit 30 from the outside. It is more effective to consist of.

One end of the barrel 10 is provided with a water intake port 11 through which water is taken in, and the other end of the barrel 10 is provided with a discharge port 13 through which water is discharged.

Between the intake port 11 and the discharge port 13 of the barrel 10, a chamber 15 through which water introduced from the intake port 11 flows is formed. As a result, the water passing through the chamber 15 is discharged from the outlet 13.

Meanwhile, the chamber 15 includes a first chamber 17 and a second chamber 19. The first chamber 17 and the second chamber 19 are partitioned by a partition wall 21 having a cross shape. A flow hole 23 is formed through the partition wall 21 so that water in the first chamber 17 flows smoothly into the second chamber 19.

The first chamber 17 is provided adjacent to the water intake 11, and the filtering unit 30 is accommodated.

The second chamber 19 is provided adjacent to the outlet 13 and accommodates the UV sterilization unit 40.

Meanwhile, a turning member 25 may be provided in the second chamber 19. The revolving member 25 has a helical shape with a diameter acceptable to the barrel 10 and is disposed along the periphery of the ultraviolet transmitting part 45 of the UV sterilizing part 40 to be described later. The orbiting member 25 generates a swirling flow in the water flowing along the second chamber 19.

In this way, as the water flowing along the second chamber 19 swings and flows by the swing member 25, the residence time of the water in the second chamber 19 increases, and irradiation from the UV sterilization unit 40 The contact time with ultraviolet rays is increased, and the sterilization effect can be improved.

The filtering unit 30 is provided in the first chamber 17 of the barrel 10 and filters water flowing into the second chamber 19.

The filtering unit 30 removes foreign substances and harmful components of a predetermined size or more contained in water. The filtering unit 30 may be formed as a unit, and is detachably accommodated in the barrel 10 to facilitate cleaning or replacement.

The filtering unit 30 may include at least one of a ceramic ball containing silver powder, a sponge filter, a membrane filter, an activated carbon filter, and an iodine filter.

On the other hand, the user can visually check whether the filter unit 30 is contaminated through the barrel 10. Accordingly, when the color of the filtering unit 30 is discolored or cloudy, it is determined that the performance of the filtering unit 30 is deteriorated, and the first chamber of the barrel 10 is passed through the intake port 11 of the barrel 10. The filter unit 30 accommodated in 17) can be separated and replaced with a new filter unit 30 for use.

The UV sterilization unit 40 is provided in the second chamber 19 of the barrel 10, passes through the filtration unit 30, and irradiates the water discharged through the outlet 13 of the barrel 10 to sterilize and purify water. . The UV sterilization unit 40 includes a housing 41, an ultraviolet ray transmitting unit 45, a plurality of UV LEDs 47, a power supply unit 49, and a switch 51.

The housing 41 has a sleeve shape of a predetermined length. One end of the housing 41 is attached to and detached from the barrel 10 to block the outlet 13 of the barrel 10, and the other end of the housing 41 is attached to and detached from the suction member 60.

A discharge hole 43 through which water sterilized and purified through the UV sterilization unit 40 is discharged is formed in the inner circumference of the housing 41. The discharge hole 43 is formed to communicate with the second chamber 19 of the barrel 10.

The ultraviolet-transmitting portion 45 is formed to protrude from a central end portion of the housing 41 to a predetermined length. The ultraviolet-transmitting portion 45 does not interfere with the turning member 25 and is inserted into the barrel 10 and has a rod shape with a sealed space therein so as to be immersed in the flowing water through the second chamber 19. The ultraviolet transmitting part 45 allows the ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV LED 47 to be smoothly irradiated to the water flowing along the second chamber 19. The UV transmitting part 45 may be disposed in the center of the orbiting member 25.

Here, it is more effective that the UV-transmitting portion 45 is made of a transparent quartz tube that has excellent UV transmittance, is resistant to high temperatures, and does not adhere well to contaminants. Accordingly, the ultraviolet rays from the UV LED 47 are prevented from being blocked by the pollutants, and the ultraviolet rays are smoothly irradiated to the water to be sterilized. Can be.

A plurality of UV LEDs 47 are provided in the ultraviolet transmitting part 45, and specifically provided at intervals along the length direction of the ultraviolet transmitting part 45 to emit ultraviolet rays.

When the UV LED 47 is supplied with power from the power supply unit 49, the ultraviolet rays of the UV-C wavelength emitted from the UV LED 47 are filtered by the filtering unit 30, and the second chamber of the barrel 10 ( By irradiating the water flowing along 19), it is possible to sterilize water without changing the pH, taste, odor, temperature, etc. of the water as well as removing various bacteria and viruses contained in the water.

This UV LED 47 reduces the volume of a product, generates ultraviolet rays at a low voltage, has a long lifespan and low maintenance cost. In addition, the UV LED 47 does not generate heat, has a small volume, and is very effective in products requiring a narrow space.

Here, in the present embodiment, although it is illustrated that a plurality of UV LEDs 47 are provided, the present invention is not limited thereto, and only one UV LED 47 may be provided.

The power supply unit 49 is accommodated in the housing 41 and applies power to the plurality of UV LEDs 47. The power supply unit 49 is provided while maintaining airtightness in an independent space so that water flowing through the discharge hole 43 does not flow. Here, as the power supply unit 49, a replaceable battery or a rechargeable battery may be used.

The switch 51 is provided to be exposed on one side of the housing 41. The switch 51 turns on or off the power of the power supply unit 49 applied to the plurality of UV LEDs 47.

In the switch 51, when the power supply unit 49 is turned on, an operation indicator lamp (not shown) indicating that power has been applied to the purified water straw 1 may be additionally provided. That is, when the power of the power supply unit 49 is turned on by the operation of the switch 51, the operation indicator lamp is turned on, and when the power supply unit 49 is turned off, the operation indicator lamp is turned off, so that the user can use the UV LED 47 It is possible to easily check whether the power to) is applied. In addition, when power of the power supply unit 49 is insufficient, the operation indicator lamp flashes to warn the user that the power supply unit 49 has insufficient power.

The suction member 60 is provided to suck the purified water discharged through the discharge hole 43 of the UV sterilization unit 40. The suction member 60 has a hollow sleeve shape of a predetermined length.

One end of the suction member 60 is detachably coupled to the UV sterilization unit 40. The other end of the suction member 60 has a flat end so as not to cause discomfort to the user when the suction member 60 is used.

Here, reference numeral 70, which is not described, is a cap. The cap 70 is detachably provided in the intake port 11 of the barrel 10 and opens and closes the intake port 11. Therefore, when not using the purified water straw 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the cap 70 is mounted on the barrel 10 to block foreign matter from flowing into the barrel 10, and It will be portable and usable.

With this configuration, a description will be given of a process of using the purified water straw 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Purified water straw 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is purified and immersed in a container containing water to be consumed.

Next, the switch 51 is turned on so that power is applied to the UV LED 47 of the UV sterilization unit 40.

Subsequently, when the user bites and inhales the suction member 60 to suck the water before being purified, the water before being purified is introduced into the intake port 11 of the barrel 10 and filtered through the filter unit 30. After that, it flows to the second chamber 19. At this time, the filtering unit 30 removes foreign substances and harmful components of a predetermined size or more contained in the water.

The water that has passed through the filtering unit 30 is sterilized and purified by ultraviolet rays of the UV-C wavelength irradiated from the UV sterilization unit 40 while swirling and flowing along the second chamber 19 by the swing member 25. When water is sterilized and purified through the UV sterilization unit 40, various bacteria, viruses, molds, etc. contained in the water are not only removed, but also the pH, taste, odor, temperature, etc. of the water are not changed and the water can be sterilized. do.

In addition, the water sterilized through the UV sterilization unit 40 is sucked into the mouth of the user through the suction member 60 through the discharge hole 43 of the UV sterilization unit 40 by the user's suction force.

Accordingly, the user can drink clean, sanitary water that has been sterilized and purified.

As described above, according to the present invention, by incorporating the UV sterilization unit in the straw for sucking up and drinking water, it is possible to drink clean and sanitary water by conveniently carrying and purifying water anywhere.

In addition, the present invention can be separated into a barrel, a UV sterilization unit, and a suction member, so that the overall volume of the purified water straw is reduced, and it is very convenient to carry, thereby improving user convenience.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. You can understand. Therefore, the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects, and should be understood as non-limiting.

1: pure water straw
10: barrel
11: intake
13: outlet
15: chamber
25: pivot member
30: filter unit
40: UV sterilization unit
45: ultraviolet transmitting part
47: UV LED
60: suction member
70: cap

Claims (5)

A barrel having an intake port through which water is taken in, a chamber through which water introduced from the inlet port flows, and an outlet port through which the water passing through the chamber is discharged;
A filtration unit detachably provided on the barrel and filtering water flowing through the chamber;
A UV sterilization unit that is detachably provided in the barrel to sterilize and purify water by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the water discharged through the filter unit and to form a discharge hole through which the purified water is discharged;
A suction member detachably provided in the UV sterilization unit and configured to suck the purified water discharged through the discharge hole;
A swing member provided in the chamber and generating a swirling flow in the water flowing along the chamber; And
It is provided detachably to the barrel and includes a cap for opening and closing the water intake port,
The UV sterilization unit,
A housing having one end of which the barrel is attached and detached and the other end of which the suction member is attached and detached, and forming a discharge hole through which purified water is discharged in an inner circumference;
An ultraviolet transmitting part protruding from one end of the housing and transmitting ultraviolet rays;
One or more UV LEDs provided in the ultraviolet transmitting part and irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the ultraviolet transmitting part;
A power supply unit provided in the housing and applying power to the UV LED; And
It is provided in the housing and includes a switch for turning on or off the power of the power supply unit applied to the UV LED,
The orbiting member does not interfere with the ultraviolet transmission portion and is disposed along the periphery of the ultraviolet transmission portion and is detachably provided in the barrel. delete The method of claim 1,
The filtering unit includes at least one of a ceramic ball containing silver powder, a sponge filter, a membrane filter, an activated carbon filter, and an iodine filter. delete delete

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