KR102578094B1 - Faucet for with sterilization function - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosed content relates to a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function that enables hygienic drinking of drinking water by sterilizing the inside of the faucet body by ultraviolet rays and simultaneously sterilizing the drinking water flowing through the faucet main body with high efficiency. .
The disclosed content is that a connector is formed on one side to be in communication with a drinking water supply device, and an internal space with open upper and lower ends is formed to communicate with the connector, a first coupling portion is formed at the top, and a second coupling portion is formed at the bottom. A faucet body formed; An upper stopper that is coupled to the first coupling portion of the faucet body to close the upper end of the internal space and is provided with a UV LED chip at the lower portion that radiates ultraviolet rays downward; And a sterilization function including a lower guide pipe that is coupled to the second coupling part of the faucet main body, extends into the inner space, has a through hole formed along the longitudinal direction, and has a lower plate with a discharge hole for discharging negative water at the bottom. A faucet for a drinking water supply device is presented as an example.

Description

Faucet for drinking water supply with sterilization function {FAUCET FOR WITH STERILIZATION FUNCTION}

The disclosed content relates to a faucet that is installed in a drinking water supply device such as a drinking fountain or water purifier to enable the supply of drinking water.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the matters described in this identification are not prior art to the claims of this application, and are not admitted to be prior art by being described in this identification.

A drinking water supply device, commonly referred to as a drinking fountain, refers to a facility that is formed in the form of an ultra-small fountain and makes drinking water possible.

As these drinking water supply devices allow drinking water without using a cup, various hygiene problems that arise when using a cup, environmental pollution due to washing the cup, and resource waste and environmental pollution due to the use of disposable paper cups are eliminated. The problem can be improved and there is an advantage that cup storage means is not needed.

Recently, the demand for large-capacity drinking water supply devices for providing purified and treated drinking water to food service facilities such as schools, large academies, military bases, factories, and companies that require group water supply is increasing day by day.

In this drinking water supply device, a water intake stand with a drain is installed in the front upper area of the main body, and one or more faucets that provide drinking water are installed on the upper side of this water intake basin by being connected to a water storage tank provided in the main body or an external drinking water supply source through a pipe. It has a structure. In addition, inside the main body, a water purification unit is installed to purify the drinking water supplied from an external drinking water source and deliver it to the faucet, a drinking water cooling unit to cool the purified drinking water, and a drinking water heating unit to cool the purified drinking water as needed. This may be installed.

As an example of such a drinking fountain, Republic of Korea Patent Registration Publication No. 10-0937954 (announced on January 21, 2010) includes a plurality of raw water supply pipes each connected to a plurality of external water supply pipes through which raw water flows in; a plurality of instantaneous coolers provided in each of the plurality of raw water supply pipes to instantaneously cool the raw water; a cooling pipe provided between the plurality of raw water supply pipes and the plurality of instantaneous coolers to selectively supply the raw water to the plurality of instantaneous coolers; a plurality of cold water discharge cocks that discharge the raw water cooled by the instantaneous cooler to the outside and allow water intake; and a cold water discharge pipe provided between the instantaneous cooler and a plurality of cold water discharge cocks to selectively supply raw water cooled by the instantaneous cooler to the plurality of cold water discharge cocks.

In the case of the above-described conventional drinking water supply device, since the faucet for supplying drinking water is exposed to the outside, there are hygiene problems such as contamination by contaminants such as dust in the air, as well as moisture and moisture inside the faucet. Since it has no choice but to remain as is, there is a hygiene problem in that bacteria can multiply due to the remaining moisture and moisture.

As an example of a plan to solve this problem, Republic of Korea Patent Registration Notice No. 10-0995005 (announced on November 18, 2010) includes the main body; A water intake stand provided in front of the main body and equipped with a water intake cock; and a sterilizing air supply means for supplying sterilizing air to the water intake cock and the water intake table, wherein the sterilizing air supply means is installed in the main body to be located in an upper area of the water intake cock, and includes an air inlet and the water intake cock and an air chamber having an air outlet facing the water intake basin; at least one blowing fan installed in at least one of the air inlet and the air outlet, and blowing air inside the air chamber to the air outlet; A drinking water supply device is disclosed, which includes at least one sterilizing lamp installed on an air passage connecting the air inlet and the air outlet.

In addition, Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1093735 (announced on December 19, 2011) includes a main body with a built-in water storage tank; a water intake stand provided in an upper portion of the main body, including a water supply port connected to a water intake pipe provided in the water storage tank to discharge drinking water, and a blower arranged around the water supply port; Ozone generating means arranged behind the water intake table and supplying ozone; A compressor provided inside the main body; and a wind collection means for collecting the heat emitted from the compressor and supplying hot air mixed with the ozone generated by the ozone generating means and the heat emitted from the compressor toward the water intake basin through the blower. , the air collecting means dissipates heat from the compressor and includes a blowing fan for blowing the emitted heat of the compressor, and is connected to the blowing fan, where the ozone generated by the ozone generating means and the emitted heat of the compressor are mixed. A device equipped with sterilization and sterilization performance by supplying hot air, characterized in that it includes an exhaust duct for supplying hot air, and a collecting fan that communicates with the exhaust duct and the blower, and whose flow path becomes narrower toward the blower. The drinking water supply device is started.

However, in the case of a drinking water supply device equipped with the above-mentioned sterilization function, sterilized air sterilized by ultraviolet rays or ozone is provided to the faucet to sterilize and dry the faucet and its surroundings, but the drinking water itself flowing through the faucet is not affected. had the problem of not being able to undergo additional sterilization treatment.

1. Republic of Korea Patent Registration Notice No. 10-0937954 (announced on January 21, 2010) 2. Republic of Korea Patent Registration Notice No. 10-0995005 (announced on November 18, 2010) 3. Republic of Korea Patent Registration Notice No. 10-1093735 (announced on December 19, 2011)

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function that enables hygienic drinking of drinking water as the interior of the faucet body is sterilized by ultraviolet rays and at the same time, the drinking water flowing through the faucet main body is sterilized with high efficiency.

The object of the present invention is to provide a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function so that fine powder or foreign substances in the filter can be filtered out immediately before discharging drinking water.

Additionally, it is not limited to the technical challenges described above, and it is obvious that other technical challenges may be derived from the description below.

The disclosed content is that a connector is formed on one side to be in communication with a drinking water supply device, and an internal space with open upper and lower ends is formed to communicate with the connector, a first coupling portion is formed at the top, and a second coupling portion is formed at the bottom. A faucet body formed; An upper stopper that is coupled to the first coupling portion of the faucet body to close the upper end of the internal space and is provided with a UV LED chip at the lower portion that radiates ultraviolet rays downward; And a sterilization function including a lower guide pipe that is coupled to the second coupling part of the faucet main body, extends into the inner space, has a through hole formed along the longitudinal direction, and has a lower plate with a discharge hole for discharging negative water at the bottom. A faucet for a drinking water supply device is presented as an example.

According to a feature of the disclosed content, it is mounted in the first coupling part of the faucet main body and is positioned in close contact with the lower part of the upper stopper and further includes a lens plate that focuses ultraviolet rays of the UV LED chip into the lower guide tube.

According to a feature of the disclosed content, a first packing ring is provided at the lower part of the first coupling portion where the lens plate is seated to block negative water in the faucet body from flowing upward, and the first packing ring is connected to the upper stopper. It is pressed by the lens plate, which is pressed by the upper stopper according to the combination of .

According to a feature of the disclosed content, the upper stopper is detachably screwed to the first coupling portion of the faucet main body.

According to the features of the disclosed content, the UV LED chip of the upper stopper operates in conjunction with the discharge of negative water, and the upper stopper is provided with a battery that provides operating power to the UV LED chip.

According to a feature of the disclosed content, the lower guide pipe is detachably press-fitted to the second coupling portion of the faucet main body, and a lower circumference of the lower guide tube is press-fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the second coupling portion of the faucet main body. 2 The packing ring is inserted.

According to a feature of the disclosed content, the discharge hole of the lower plate is formed in the form of a fine mesh hole for filtering negative water and minimizing light leakage of ultraviolet rays.

According to a faucet for a drinking water supply device with a sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content, an upper stopper provided with a UV LED chip for downwardly emitting ultraviolet rays is coupled to the first coupling portion formed at the top of the faucet main body, and the faucet main body A through hole is formed along the longitudinal direction in the second coupling portion formed at the bottom of the faucet body, and as the lower guide pipe with a discharge hole for discharging negative water is formed at the bottom, the interior of the faucet body is sterilized by ultraviolet rays and at the same time, the inside of the faucet main body is sterilized. The advantage is that even the drinking water to be discharged through the lower guide pipe is sterilized with high efficiency, enabling hygienic drinking.

In addition, according to the faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content, the discharge hole formed at the bottom of the lower guide pipe is formed in the form of a fine mesh hole, so that fine powder contained in drinking water or foreign substances in the filter, etc. This has the advantage of further increasing the sterilization efficiency of drinking water as it is filtered immediately before discharging and at the same time, the leakage of ultraviolet rays through the discharge hole is minimized.

In addition, according to the faucet for a drinking water supply device with a sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content, there is also an advantage that soft indirect lighting can be provided to the discharged drinking water by minimized light leakage of ultraviolet rays through the discharge hole.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
Figure 4 is a bottom exploded perspective view of a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.
Figure 6 is an operational diagram of a faucet for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content.

Hereinafter, the configuration and effects of preferred embodiments of the disclosed content will be examined with reference to the attached drawings. For reference, in the drawings below, each component is omitted or schematically shown for convenience and clarity, and the size of each component does not reflect the actual size. In addition, the same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification, and reference numerals for the same components in individual drawings will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the faucet 1 for a drinking water supply device with a sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content includes a connector 11 connected to the drinking water supply device 100 on one side in communication. This protrusion is formed, and an internal space 12 with the upper and lower ends open is formed in communication with the connector 11, and a first coupling part 13 is formed at the upper end and a second coupling part 14 is formed at the lower end. The upper part is coupled to the faucet main body 10 and the first coupling part 13 of the faucet main body 10, and closes the top of the internal space 12, and is equipped with a UV LED chip 21 that emits ultraviolet rays downward. It is coupled to the stopper 20 and the second coupling part 14 of the faucet main body 10, extends into the internal space 12, and a through hole 31 is formed along the longitudinal direction, and at the bottom is a discharge hole for discharging negative water. It includes a lower guide pipe (30) provided with a lower plate (32) formed with (33).

Here, the faucet body 10 forms the body frame of the faucet 1 for a drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content, and as shown in FIG. 1, for example, a drinking fountain, etc. At least one is installed on the front upper side of the same drinking water supply device (100).

A connection pipe 11 is protruding from one side of the faucet main body 10. The connection pipe 11 connects the faucet main body 10 to the drinking water supply apparatus 100 so that the purified drinking water provided from the drinking water supply apparatus 100 flows into the faucet main body 10 and is finally discharged. As such, it is coupled in communication with the drinking water supply device 100. The connection structure between the connection pipe 11 and the drinking water supply device 100 is already known in the technical field such as general drinking fountains, and detailed description will be omitted here for simplification.

In addition, inside the faucet main body 10, an internal space 12 is formed to communicate with the connection pipe 11. This internal space 12 not only corresponds to a space in which purified drinking water provided from the drinking water supply device 100 is received prior to discharge, but also corresponds to a kind of reaction space in which sterilization of drinking water by ultraviolet rays takes place. This is open-ended.

Additionally, a first coupling portion 13 is formed at the top of the faucet main body 10. The first coupling portion 13 is a portion to which the upper cap 20, which will be described later, is detachably coupled, and can be formed, for example, in the form of a female thread hole for screwing the upper cap 20. Additionally, a step is formed on the lower side of the first coupling portion 13 for seating the first packing ring 15, which will be described later.

Additionally, a second coupling portion 14 is formed at the bottom of the faucet main body 10. The second coupling portion 14 is a portion to which the lower guide tube 30, which will be described later, is detachably coupled, and can be formed, for example, in the form of a press-fitting hole. A ring-shaped groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the second coupling portion 14 for coupling the second packing ring 24, which will be described later.

The upper stopper 20 is coupled to the first coupling portion 13 of the above-described faucet main body 10. The upper stopper (20) closes the top of the internal space (12) and at the same time radiates ultraviolet rays in the downward direction so that the drinking water in the faucet main body (10) and the interior of the faucet main body (10) can be sterilized. .

A UV LED chip 21 is provided at the bottom of this upper stopper 20. This UV LED chip (21) is equipped with a UV LED that downwardly radiates ultraviolet rays to sterilize the water in the faucet body (10) and the interior of the faucet body (10). This UV LED is preferably provided at the exact center of the lower surface of the UV LED chip 21 so as to be located corresponding to the center of the lower guide tube 30, which will be described later. Additionally, a battery 22 that provides operating power to the UV LED chip 21 may be replaceably provided inside the upper cap 20.

At this time, the UV LED chip 21 is connected to the control unit of the drinking water supply device 100 and operates only when drinking water is discharged through the faucet 1 for the drinking water supply device equipped with a sterilization function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content. It is desirable to operate the UV LED chip 21, but depending on the embodiment, it may be operated for a certain period of time at set time intervals according to its own control circuit provided in the UV LED chip 21.

In addition, the UV LED chip 21 and the battery 22 may be removably coupled to the upper cap 20, and the UV LED chip 21 and the battery 22 may be attached to the upper cap 20 by a synthetic resin material. It may be integrated with.

It is preferable that the upper stopper 20 is detachably screwed to the first coupling portion 13 of the faucet main body 10, and for this purpose, male threads may be formed around the side of the upper stopper 20. Additionally, the upper stopper 20 can be detachably coupled to the first coupling portion 13 of the faucet main body 10 by various methods such as press fitting.

The lower guide pipe 30 is coupled to the second coupling portion 14 of the above-described faucet main body 10 and extends into the internal space 12. The lower guide tube 30 guides the ultraviolet rays emitted by the UV LED chip 21 to be concentrated in the negative water to be discharged downward within the faucet main body 10, and has the shape of a normal vertical tube.

In the lower guide pipe 30, through holes 31 are formed at regular intervals to allow negative water to flow in along the longitudinal direction and at the same time, ultraviolet rays to radiate to the side.

Additionally, at the bottom of the lower guide pipe 30, a lower plate 32 is provided with a discharge hole 33 for discharging negative water. The bottom plate (32) serves to close the bottom of the faucet main body (10) except for the discharge hole (33) and at the same time catches the bottom of the faucet main body (10) when the lower guide pipe (30) is inserted. It serves as a plate, and preferably has a larger diameter than the diameter of the second coupling portion 14 in the form of a coupling hole.

At this time, the discharge hole 33 of the lower plate 32 is preferably formed in the form of a fine mesh hole to filter negative water and minimize light leakage of ultraviolet rays. The bottom plate 32, which has a discharge hole 33 in the form of a fine mesh hole, serves as a kind of filter that filters the drinking water immediately before discharging it and removes fine powder or foreign matter from the filter contained in the drinking water.

Additionally, a second packing ring 34 is fitted around the lower side of the lower guide pipe 30. The second packing ring 34 is pressurized and adhered to the inner peripheral surface of the second coupling part 14 of the faucet main body 10 to close the gap between the second coupling part 14 of the faucet main body 10 and the lower guide pipe 30. It serves to prevent negative water from leaking.

It is preferable that the above-mentioned lower guide pipe 30 is detachably press-fitted to the second coupling part 14 of the faucet main body 10, but depending on the embodiment, the second coupling part 14 of the faucet main body 10 ) may be detachably screwed to the.

The lens plate 40 is mounted into the first coupling portion 13 of the above-described faucet body 10 and is positioned in close contact with the lower part of the upper stopper 20. The lens plate 40 corresponds to a type of optical lens plate that focuses ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV LED chip 21 into the lower guide tube 30.

A first packing ring 15 is provided at the lower part of the first coupling portion 13 where the lens plate 40 is seated to block negative water in the faucet main body 10 from flowing upward, and this first packing ring (15) is pressed by the lens plate 40, which is pressed by the upper stopper 20 when the upper stopper 20 is coupled.

In the case of the faucet 1 for a drinking water supply device with a sterilization function according to an embodiment of the disclosed content, the first coupling portion 13 formed at the top of the faucet main body 10 is equipped with a UV LED chip that emits ultraviolet rays downward. The upper stopper 20 provided with (21) is coupled, and a through hole 31 is formed along the longitudinal direction in the second coupling portion 14 formed at the bottom of the faucet main body 10, and a discharge for discharging negative water at the bottom. As the lower guide pipe 20 formed with the hole 23 is combined, the inside of the faucet main body 10 is sterilized by ultraviolet rays, and at the same time, the negative water to be discharged through the lower guide pipe 30 within the faucet main body 10 is reached. It is sterilized with high efficiency, making hygienic drinking water possible.

In addition, when the discharge hole 33 formed at the bottom of the lower guide pipe 30 is formed in the form of a fine mesh hole, fine powder contained in the negative water or foreign substances in the filter are filtered immediately before discharge and at the same time, the discharge hole 33 As the light leakage of ultraviolet rays is minimized, the sterilization efficiency of drinking water can be further increased, and by the minimized light leakage of ultraviolet rays through the discharge hole 33, soft indirect lighting can be provided to the drinking water discharged to the bottom. .

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments described in this specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent the entire technical idea of the present invention. Since this is not the case, it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modifications that can replace them at the time of filing this application. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and their All changes or modified forms derived from the equivalent concept should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

1: Faucet for drinking water supply with sterilization function
10: Faucet body
11: connector
12: Internal space
13: first coupling portion
14: second coupling portion
15: first packing ring
20: upper stopper
21: UV LED chip
22: battery
30: Lower guide pipe
31: Tonggong
32: Bottom plate
33: discharge hole
34: 2nd packing ring
40: Lens plate
100: Drinking water supply device

Claims (7)

On one side, a connection pipe is formed to communicate with the drinking water supply device, and an internal space with open upper and lower ends is formed to communicate with the connection pipe. A faucet in which a first connection part is formed at the top and a second connection part is formed at the bottom. main body;
An upper stopper that is coupled to the first coupling portion of the faucet body to close the upper end of the internal space and is provided with a UV LED chip at the lower portion that radiates ultraviolet rays downward;
A lower guide pipe coupled to the second coupling part of the faucet main body, extending into the interior space, forming a through hole along the longitudinal direction, and having a lower plate at the lower end with a discharge hole for discharging negative water; and
It is mounted in the first coupling part of the faucet main body, is positioned in close contact with the lower part of the upper stopper, and includes a lens plate that focuses ultraviolet rays of the UV LED chip into the lower guide tube,
The UV LED of the UV LED chip is located corresponding to the center of the lower guide tube,
A faucet for a drinking water supply device with a sterilizing function in which the discharge hole of the bottom plate is formed in the form of a fine mesh hole for filtration of drinking water and minimization of ultraviolet light leakage. delete In claim 1,
A first packing ring is provided at the lower part of the first coupling portion where the lens plate is seated to block negative water in the faucet main body from flowing out to the top, and the first packing ring is attached to the upper plug according to the coupling of the upper plug. A faucet for a drinking water supply device with a sterilizing function, characterized in that it is pressurized by the lens plate. In claim 1 or claim 3,
A faucet for a drinking water supply device with a sterilizing function, wherein the upper stopper is detachably screwed to the first coupling part of the faucet main body. In claim 1 or claim 3,
The UV LED chip of the upper stopper operates in conjunction with the discharge of drinking water, and the upper stopper is provided with a battery that provides operating power to the UV LED chip. A faucet for a drinking water supply device with a sterilization function. . In claim 1 or claim 3,
The lower guide pipe is detachably press-fitted to the second coupling portion of the faucet main body, and a second packing ring press-fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the second coupling portion of the faucet main body is fitted around the lower circumference of the lower guide pipe. A faucet for drinking water supply equipped with a characteristic sterilization function. delete

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