KR102273700B1 - Water purifier having fire fighting function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water purifier having a fire extinguishing function, capable of suppressing a fire at an early stage when the fire occurs in a kitchen of a house or restaurant or in a space where firearms are located. The water purifier includes: a body; a water storage tank installed in the body, storing purified water purified through a filter, and connected to a drinking water discharge line for discharging the purified water as drinking water; a water injector installed in the body, or extended from the body toward a firearm to inject the purified water stored in the water storage tank toward a fire in case of a fire; a fire detector installed in the body, or extended from the body toward the firearm to sense at least one among high-temperature heat, smoke, light, sound, wind, humidity, images and combinations thereof arising due to the fire; and a control part installed in the body, or installed on a user terminal connected with the body wirelessly or through a wire, and receiving a fire occurrence signal from the fire detector or receiving a command signal from the user terminal to apply a water injection control signal.

Description

Water purifier having fire fighting function

The present invention relates to a water purifier having a fire-fighting function, and more particularly, to a water purifier having a fire-fighting function that enables early suppression of a fire when a fire occurs in a kitchen or a space with a fire in a home or restaurant. .

In general, there are many places where a sprinkler or a portable fire extinguisher is not installed in the kitchen or space with a fire in a home or restaurant, and even if a sprinkler is attached to the ceiling of the kitchen or a portable fire extinguisher is installed nearby, a general sprinkler is a fire extinguisher. Because it is located in a high place far from the fire, it could not be used at the beginning of the fire, so it was used late only after a lot of fire progressed, so there were problems such as failure to extinguish the initial fire and causing a large fire.

In addition, since the conventional portable fire extinguisher is usually stored away from view, it is not easily found when an actual fire occurs, or even if it is easily found, a person has to manually operate it, so the user's inexperience in use or the operation method is delayed or the use is delayed. There was a problem that it could not be used.

On the other hand, general water purifiers are widely used in the kitchens of homes and restaurants. In particular, they are always located near fires that are highly likely to cause a fire, such as a gas stove or induction. Although water is always stored, there were problems in that it becomes useless in case of a fire.

The present invention has been proposed to solve these conventional problems, and when a fire occurs in a kitchen or a space with a fire in a home or restaurant, the stored purified water is sprayed in the direction of the fire by using a fire detection device or a water spray device. It is intended to provide a water purifier having a fire-fighting function that can automatically extinguish a fire at an early stage. However, these problems are exemplary, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems, a water purifier having a firefighting function includes: a main body; a water storage tank installed in the main body, storing purified water purified through a filter, and connected to a drinking water discharge line for discharging the purified water; a water spraying device installed on the main body or extending from the main body in a fire direction to spray the purified water stored in the water storage tank in a fire direction when a fire occurs; Installed on the main body, or installed to extend from the main body in the direction of fire, it is possible to sense at least one or more of high heat, smoke, light, sound, wind, humidity, image, and combinations thereof generated by a fire. fire detection device; and a control unit installed in the main body or installed in a user terminal connected to the main body by wire or wireless, receiving a fire occurrence signal from the fire detection device or receiving a command signal from the user terminal to apply a water spray control signal; may include.

Further, according to the present invention, the water spraying device may be a sprinkler or nozzle installed on one side of the main body or at the tip of the first extension pipe extending from the main body.

In addition, according to the present invention, the fire detection device, at least a thermal sensor, a temperature sensor, a flame detection sensor, a bimetal, which is installed at one side of the main body or at the tip of a second extension pipe extending from the main body, is a temporary melting at high temperature It may include any one or more of a soldering member, a smoke sensor, an optical sensor, a microphone, an air volume sensor, a humidity sensor, a camera, and combinations thereof.

In addition, according to the present invention, a first angle adjusting device installed on at least a portion of the first extension pipe and capable of adjusting the water spraying direction of the water spraying device; may further include.

In addition, according to the present invention, a second angle adjusting device installed on at least a portion of the second extension pipe and capable of adjusting the fire detection area of the fire detection device; may further include.

In addition, according to the present invention, the first angle adjusting device and the second angle adjusting device may be made of at least one of a joint device, a rotation device, a bellows pipe, and combinations thereof that can adjust the direction.

In addition, according to the present invention, the emergency battery is installed in the main body so that the firefighting function can be operated even when the electricity supply is interrupted or the water pressure is weak, and for storing power when the power is supplied; and an emergency pump receiving power from the emergency battery and transferring the purified water stored in the water storage tank to the water spraying device at a high pressure.

In addition, according to the present invention, an emergency trigger button installed on the main body so that the user can quickly press by breaking the protective window or opening the release lid when a fire occurs; and a high-pressure gas tank for supplying high-pressure gas to the water storage tank so that, when the emergency valve is opened by receiving an opening control signal from the emergency trigger button, the purified water stored in the water spraying device can be forcibly discharged at high pressure; may include more.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the control unit receives a fire occurrence signal from the fire detection device or receives a command signal from the user terminal to apply a water jet control signal to the water jet device, the purified water is supplied to drinking water. A locking control signal may be applied to an intermediate valve installed in the middle of the drinking water discharge line discharged to the

In addition, according to the present invention, it is installed in the main body and receives a smoke intake control signal from the control unit to supply smoke or air to the water storage tank to facilitate water spraying, and at the same time, the smoke or the air is stored in the water. It may further include; a fire smoke purifying device that is discharged underwater through a smoke purifying nozzle installed at the bottom of the tank to purify the smoke or the air.

According to an embodiment of the present invention made as described above, when a fire occurs in a kitchen or a space with a fire in a home or restaurant, the stored purified water is sprayed in the direction of the fire by using a fire detection device or a water spraying device. It is to have the effect of automatically extinguishing the fire at an early stage. Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited by these effects.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a water purifier having a fire-fighting function according to some embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a water purifier having a fire-fighting function according to some other embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a rear view showing the water purifier having a fire-fighting function of FIG. 2 .
FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart showing the operation process of the water purifier having a firefighting function of FIG. 2 in order for each mode.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an apparatus for purifying fire smoke of a water purifier having a fire-fighting function according to some other embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and the following examples allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art It is provided to fully inform In addition, in the drawings for convenience of description, the size of the components may be exaggerated or reduced.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a water purifier 100 having a firefighting function according to some embodiments of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the water purifier 100 having a firefighting function according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a kitchen at home or a restaurant or a space with a kitchen fire such as a gas range or gas oven or induction; For example, it can be installed around a countertop or sink, and includes a main body having a purified water outlet 2 formed in the front, a water storage tank 20 , a water spraying device 30 , a fire detection device 40 and a control unit. (50) may be included.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the water storage tank 20 is installed inside the main body 10 , and general water supplied from the outside through the water supply pipe 3 passes through a filter (not shown). It may be a type of storage tubular structure connected to a drinking water discharge line L1 for storing purified purified water 1 in large quantities and discharging the purified water 1 as drinking water.

However, the water storage tank 20 is not necessarily limited to the drawings, and various types and types of water tanks can be applied. In addition, water storage in the form of a direct water pipe that can store even a small amount of the purified water 1 . All devices can be applied.

In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the water spraying device 30 is installed in the main body 10 or is installed to extend from the main body 10 in the fire direction F in the case of a fire. It may be a device capable of spraying the purified water 1 stored in the water storage tank 20 in the direction of fire.

More specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the water spraying device 30 sprays high-pressure water over a wider area to quickly extinguish the fire at an early stage. ) may be a sprinkler (SP) or a nozzle installed on one side or the tip of the first extension pipe (P1) extending from the main body (10).

Here, a first angle adjusting device 61 capable of adjusting the water jetting direction of the water jetting device 30 may be installed in at least a portion of the first extension pipe P1 .

The first angle adjusting device 61 allows a user to manually adjust the water jetting direction of the water jetting device 30, and by using the motor MO of FIG. 3 to be described later, the user It is also possible to automatically adjust the water injection direction by applying an angle control signal to the user terminal (M) or the control unit (50). This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3 .

On the other hand, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the fire detection device 40 is installed in the main body 10 or is installed to extend from the main body 10 in the fire direction to at least It may be a device capable of detecting any one or more of high heat, smoke, light, sound, wind, humidity, image, and combinations thereof.

More specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the fire detection device 40 is located on one side of the main body 10 or at the front end of the second extension pipe P2 extending from the main body 10 . Installed at least a heat sensor (S), a temperature sensor, a flame detection sensor, a bimetal, a temporary soldering member (D) that is melted at a high temperature, a smoke sensor, a light sensor, a microphone, an air volume sensor, a humidity sensor, a camera (C) and these It may include any one or more of the combinations.

Here, a second angle adjustment device 62 capable of adjusting the fire detection area of the fire detection device 40 may be installed in at least a portion of the second extension pipe P2 .

In the second angle adjusting device 62 , it is also possible for a user to manually adjust the sensing direction or sensing area of the fire detecting device 40 , and the user can use the motor MO of FIG. 3 to be described later. It is also possible to adjust the automatic sensing direction by applying an angle control signal to the user terminal M or the control unit 50 .

In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the control unit 50 is installed in the main body 10 or is installed in the user terminal M connected to the main body 10 by wire or wireless, and the fire detection To the water spray line L so that the purified water 1 can be emergency supplied to the water spray device 30 by receiving a fire signal from the device 40 or receiving a command signal from the user terminal M Various types of microprocessor, central processing unit, arithmetic unit, control circuit, program stored microchip, program stored storage device, circuit board, electronic component, artificial intelligence, etc. that apply a water injection control signal to the installed injection valve (V) It may be a control device.

Here, as described above, the control unit 50 is connected to the fire detection device 40 to the above-described water storage tank 20 , the water spray device 30 , or the fire detection device 40 . ) and the like, and for this purpose, various valves, batteries, power devices, etc. may be connected to apply a control signal.

Therefore, when the user first installs the water purifier 100 having a firefighting function according to some embodiments of the present invention, the water spraying device 30 uses the first angle adjusting device 61 to set the fire extinguisher (F). ) to manually set the water injection direction for the first time, or manually so that the detection direction or detection area of the fire detection device 40 faces the firearm F using the second angle adjustment device 62 . After initial setting, when the controller 50 receives a fire detection signal and determines that it is a fire, a control signal so that the water spraying device 30 can spray the purified water 1 at high pressure in the direction of the fire F can be authorized.

However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to FIG. 1 , and for example, the first angle adjusting device 61 is omitted or the first angle adjusting device 61 is omitted because the water spraying device 30 can spray water over the entire 360 degree area. Since the fire detection device 40 can detect the entire 360 degrees, the second angle adjusting device can be omitted, and the first angle adjusting device 61 or the second angle adjusting device 62 is initially set There is no need to use the user terminal (M) to remotely control the water spray angle or the camera (C) angle using a motor (MO) to be described later in FIG. 3 during use. All of the fire detection devices 40 may be applied.

In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the water purifier 100 having a firefighting function according to some embodiments of the present invention may receive power normally using an external power line PL, but An emergency battery 70 installed in the main body 10 so that the firefighting function can operate normally even when the electricity supply is interrupted or the water pressure is weak due to other electrical accidents, etc., and stores emergency power that can be used in an emergency when the usual power is supplied ) and an emergency pump 71 that receives power from the emergency battery 70 and transfers the purified water 1 stored in the water storage tank 20 to the water spraying device 30 at high pressure. have.

In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , in the water purifier 100 having a firefighting function according to some embodiments of the present invention, the user can quickly press the protective window W or open the release lid when a fire occurs. When the emergency valve V1 is opened by receiving an opening control signal from the emergency button 80 installed on the main body 10 and the emergency button 80 to ) may further include a high-pressure gas tank 81 for supplying high-pressure gas to the water storage tank 20 so that the purified water 1 stored in the water can be forcibly discharged at high pressure.

Therefore, even in an emergency when power is not supplied, the purified water 1 stored in the water storage tank 20 can be sprayed at high pressure to the sprinkler SP with the emergency pump 71 using the emergency battery 70. Even if the emergency battery 70 does not operate, if the user is nearby when a fire occurs, the user can quickly press the emergency button 80 even before the fire detection device 40 generates a fire detection signal. With the gas pressure of the high-pressure gas tank 81 , the water spraying device 30 may rapidly spray the purified water 1 .

At this time, the emergency button 80 can prevent malfunction by adding the protection window W that is not easily broken or a release device that is difficult to open so that pets or children cannot easily operate it.

In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the control unit 50 receives a fire occurrence signal from the fire detection device 40 or receives a command signal from the user terminal M to receive the water spraying device. When the water injection control signal is applied to 30 , the lock control signal may be applied to the intermediate valve V2 installed in the middle of the drinking water discharge line L1 for discharging the purified water 1 as drinking water.

Therefore, when water is sprayed by the water spraying device 30 , the purified water 1 is prevented from flowing backward in the direction of the purified water outlet 2 , so that the purified water 1 at high pressure is sprayed from the water spraying device 30 . can make it

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1 , when a fire occurs in the kitchen of a home or restaurant or a space with a fire F, the water spraying device 30 or the fire detection device 40 is used to store the By rapidly spraying a large amount of the purified water 1 in the direction of the fire, the fire can be automatically suppressed at the beginning, and the firefighting function can be performed using the emergency battery 70 even if power is not supplied, and the user can By enabling the emergency button 80 to be pressed, it is possible to extinguish the initial fire as quickly as possible.

2 is a perspective view schematically showing the water purifier 200 having a fire-fighting function according to some other embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating the water purifier 200 having a fire-fighting function of FIG. 2 .

2 and 3 , the water purifier 200 having a firefighting function according to some other embodiments of the present invention includes the first angle adjusting device 61 and the second angle adjusting device 62 . It may include at least a joint device (R) and a rotation device (W) that can be adjusted in a flexible direction. At this time, by installing a separate motor (MO) in the joint device (R) or the rotating device (W), the direction can be adjusted automatically.

Here, the rotation device W may be a swing arm that rotates 180 degrees upward or downward using a rotation shaft having a flow path formed therein, but is not limited thereto, and various types of rotation devices may be applied.

In addition, the joint device (R) may be applied to a spherical joint, a cylindrical joint, or a polygonal joint in which an angular deformation flow path is formed therein, and in addition, a poly-joint tube or a bellows tube, such as an angle-adjustable straw, may be applied.

4 is an example of a flowchart illustrating the operation process of the water purifiers 100 and 200 having a firefighting function according to various embodiments of the present invention in order for each mode.

1 to 4, when describing the operation process of the water purifier 100 and 200 having a firefighting function according to various embodiments of the present invention, first, firefighting according to various embodiments of the present invention The water purifiers 100 and 200 having a function may operate in an automatic mode (S1) and a manual mode (S2).

For example, in the case of the automatic mode (S1), in the case of an electrical connection state (S11), an external power source may be used, and in the case of a power failure due to a power failure (S12), the emergency battery 70 may be used.

Then, when heat or smoke is detected through the fire detection device 40 (S13), the emergency pump 71 is operated (S14), and a high-pressure By spraying the purified water (1) in the direction of the fire (F) (S15), the fire can be quickly extinguished at an early stage.

On the other hand, for example, in the manual mode (S2), when the user presses the emergency button 80 to open (percussion) the high-pressure gas tank 81 (S21), the high-pressure gas tank 81 is automatically When opened, the pressure of the water storage tank 20 increases (S22), and the purified water 1 of the water storage tank 20 is sprayed in the direction of the fire F through the sprinkler SP (S23) ) can extinguish the fire early and quickly.

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the fire smoke purification device 90 of the water purifier 300 having a fire-fighting function according to some other embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5 , a water purifier 300 having a firefighting function according to some other embodiments of the present invention is installed in the main body 10 , and applies a smoke intake control signal from the control unit 50 . The smoke or air is supplied to the water storage tank 20 so that water can be easily sprayed with the blower A by receiving it, and at the same time, the smoke or the air is installed in the water at the bottom of the water storage tank 20 under water. It may further include a fire smoke purification device 90 that is discharged into the water through 91 to purify the smoke or the air.

Therefore, it is possible to minimize the generation of smoke in case of a fire by quickly inhaling smoke that is fatal to the human body generated along with a fire and purifying it in the water by quickly inhaling it with high-pressure water jet using the water storage tank 20, and such a fire The smoke purification function can be used together with the firefighting function if water can be continuously supplied from the outside through the water supply pipe 3, and it is possible to minimize human casualties due to fire, particularly lung damage due to suffocation or smoke inhalation. .

On the other hand, when the control unit 50 of the water purifier 100 , 200 , 300 having a firefighting function according to various embodiments of the present invention receives a fire occurrence signal from the fire detection device 40 , the fire extinguisher In (F), a cutoff control signal is applied to a gas valve installed in a gas line that supplies fuel gas such as city gas or LPG gas, wired or wireless, to block the gas supplied to the firearm (F), or to It is possible to prevent the spread of fire by applying a power control signal that cuts off the power applied to other electrical appliances by wire or wireless.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, which is merely exemplary, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

1: integer
2: Purified water outlet
3: water pipe
F: fire
10: body
20: water storage tank
L1: Drinking water discharge line
30: water jet device
40: fire detection device
M: user terminal
50: control unit
P1: first extension tube
P2: second extension tube
SP: sprinkler
S: thermal sensor
D: Temporary soldering member
C: camera
61: first angle adjusting device
62: second angle adjusting device
R: articulation device
W: Rotator
70: emergency battery
71: emergency pump
80: emergency button
81: high pressure gas tank
V1: Emergency valve
V2: intermediate valve
90: fire smoke purifier
91: smoke purification nozzle
100, 200, 300: water purifier with firefighting function

Claims (11)

main body;
a water storage tank installed in the main body, storing purified water purified through a filter, and connected to a drinking water discharge line for discharging the purified water;
a water spraying device installed on the main body or extending from the main body in a fire direction to spray the purified water stored in the water storage tank in a fire direction when a fire occurs;
Installed on the main body or installed to extend from the main body in the direction of fire to detect at least one or more of high heat, smoke, light, sound, wind, humidity, image, and combinations thereof generated by a fire fire detection device;
a control unit installed in the main body or installed in a user terminal connected to the main body by wire or wireless, receiving a fire occurrence signal from the fire detection device or receiving a command signal from the user terminal to apply a water spray control signal;
an emergency battery installed in the main body so that a firefighting function can be operated even when electricity supply is interrupted or when water pressure is weak, and for storing power when power is normally supplied;
an emergency pump receiving power from the emergency battery and transferring the purified water stored in the water storage tank to the water spraying device at a high pressure;
an emergency trigger button installed on the main body so that the user can quickly press it by breaking the protective window or opening the release lid in case of a fire;
a high-pressure gas tank for supplying high-pressure gas to the water storage tank so that the purified water stored in the water spraying device can be forcibly discharged at high pressure when the emergency valve is opened by receiving an open control signal from the emergency trigger button; and
It is installed in the main body and receives a smoke intake control signal from the controller to supply smoke or air to the water storage tank to facilitate water spraying, and at the same time, the smoke or air is installed in the bottom of the water storage tank underwater A fire smoke purifying device that is discharged into the water through a smoke purifying nozzle to purify the smoke or the air.
The control unit is
When receiving a fire signal from the fire detection device or receiving a command signal from the user terminal to apply a water spray control signal to the water spray device, the purified water can be prevented from flowing backward in the direction of the purified water outlet, A water purifier having a fire-fighting function that applies a locking control signal to an intermediate valve installed in the middle of the drinking water discharge line for discharging the purified water into drinking water. The method of claim 1,
The water spraying device,
A water purifier having a fire-fighting function, which is a sprinkler or nozzle installed on one side of the main body or at the tip of a first extension pipe extending from the main body. 3. The method of claim 2,
The fire detection device,
At least a heat sensor, a temperature sensor, a flame detection sensor, a bimetal, a temporary soldering member melting at high temperature, a smoke sensor, an optical sensor, a microphone, and an air volume sensor installed on one side of the main body or at the tip of the second extension pipe extending from the main body , A water purifier having a firefighting function, comprising any one or more of a humidity sensor, a camera, and combinations thereof. 4. The method of claim 3,
a first angle adjusting device installed on at least a portion of the first extension pipe and capable of adjusting a water spraying direction of the water spraying device;
Further comprising, a water purifier having a fire-fighting function. 4. The method of claim 3,
a second angle adjusting device installed on at least a portion of the second extension pipe and capable of adjusting a fire detecting area of the fire detecting device;
Further comprising, a water purifier having a fire-fighting function. 6. The method of claim 5,
The first angle adjusting device and the second angle adjusting device are at least one of a joint device, a rotation device, a bellows pipe, and combinations thereof that can be adjusted in a direction, the water purifier having a firefighting function. delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
The control unit, when a fire occurs, applies a cutoff control signal to a gas valve installed in a gas line for supplying gas to the firearm via wire or wireless, or applies a power cutoff control signal to cut off power by wire or wireless. .

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