KR102617300B1 - Drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using optical cable - Google Patents

Abstract

The drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable according to the present invention connects an optical cable to the sterilizing part that sterilizes water through a sterilizing lamp and the nozzle part that discharges water, so that there is no need to install a separate sterilizing device additionally when sterilizing the nozzle part, thereby improving the structure. It is simplified and is equipped with a T-shaped outlet through which water and light can enter at the same time at the end of the nozzle part, making it easy to connect the drinking water pipe and the optical cable part to the nozzle part, and forming a light reflector inclined at a fixed angle at the optical cable seating port. This has the effect of allowing light to enter one side of the optical cable at a right angle.

Description

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The present invention relates to a drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable, and more specifically, to a sterilizing unit that sterilizes water through a sterilizing lamp so that there is no need to install a separate sterilizing device when sterilizing the nozzle portion through which water is discharged from the drinking fountain. This relates to a drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable connected to the nozzle part that discharges water.

In general, a drinking fountain is a structure that allows you to drink water directly by placing your mouth on the stream of water coming out. It is mainly installed in public facilities such as schools, libraries, subway stations, and parks that are used by many people, and because of foreign substances such as dust, cups are not used. It is also installed and used in production plants that perform unprecedented ultra-precision processing.

In these drinking fountains, multiple people use one drinking fountain and drink by touching the part that discharges drinking water. The area around the discharge port is always wet, creating an environment in which not only microorganisms but also various germs or bacteria can grow. There are cases where people refuse to drink it because it is not hygienic and clean and does not suit the taste of drinkers.

To solve this problem, Domestic Patent No. 10-2391178 was disclosed as a prior art document.

Here, looking at the contents of the existing prior art literature, we can see that the coke sterilization means that maintains cleanliness by sterilizing the coke from which drinking water is discharged and the part wetted by the water by irradiating ultraviolet rays, so that drinkers can drink drinking water with peace of mind; This relates to a drinking fountain equipped with water supply control means.

However, in the conventional drinking fountain, a cork sterilization means that irradiates UV rays must be additionally installed on the part of the cork through which drinking water is discharged, resulting in a complicated structure of the cork, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost and maintenance costs.

In addition, conventional drinking fountains are equipped with an electrically operated cork sterilizing means on the part of the cock where drinking water is discharged, so when a user drinks water, safety accidents or breakdown of the cork sterilizing means occur frequently due to the proximity of water and electricity. There was a problem that arose.

The present invention was created to solve the problems of the prior art as described above. The purpose of the present invention is to connect an optical cable to a sterilizing unit that sterilizes water through a sterilizing lamp and a nozzle unit that discharges water, so that a separate sterilization of the nozzle unit can be performed. The structure is simplified as there is no need to install an additional sterilizing device, and the end of the nozzle part is equipped with a T-shaped outlet through which water and light can enter at the same time, so that drinking water pipes and optical cables can be easily connected to the nozzle part, and the optical cable seating area is provided. The aim is to provide a drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable that can allow light to enter one end of the optical cable at a right angle by forming a light reflector inclined at a predetermined angle.

A drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable according to the present invention to achieve the above object is a drinking fountain that sterilizes and spouts water so that the user can drink water, and includes a box-shaped case portion with a space formed therein; A sterilizing unit consisting of a pipe-shaped sterilizing body through which water passes through the case portion, a sterilizing lamp built into the sterilizing body, and a sterilizing cap covering both sides of the sterilizing body; a nozzle unit attached to the outside of the case unit and spouting sterilized water to the outside through the sterilization unit; a drinking water pipe provided inside the case unit and delivering water introduced from the outside to the sterilizing unit and the nozzle unit; It is inserted into the interior of the sterilizing body and is characterized by consisting of an optical cable part connected to the inside of the nozzle part to sterilize the nozzle part by receiving sterilizing light generated from the sterilizing lamp.

The nozzle unit is characterized by being composed of a direct-type nozzle through which the supplied water is ejected downward, and a bubble-type nozzle through which the supplied water is ejected upward.

The direct nozzle includes a box-shaped direct nozzle body, a drinking water channel through which water moves downward from one side of the direct nozzle body, and is fastened to the drinking water channel. The drinking water pipe is connected to the lower part, and an optical cable is installed on one side. It is characterized by being formed as a branched direct nozzle consisting of a T-shaped branch port connected to the unit.

The direct nozzle includes a box-shaped direct nozzle body, a drinking water pipe that penetrates downward from one side of the direct nozzle body and is connected to the drinking water pipe, and a drinking water pipe that communicates with the drinking water pipe at a lower side of the direct nozzle body, and the optical cable part It is characterized by being formed as an individual direct nozzle made up of connected optical cables.

The bubble-type nozzle is connected to a bubble nozzle body, a bubble drinking water channel through which water moves from the lower part of the bubble nozzle main body, and an optical cable connected to the lower part and a drinking water pipe connected to one side. It is characterized by consisting of a T-shaped bubble branch.

The sterilizing cap consists of a cup-shaped sterilizing cap body fastened to both sides of the sterilizing main body, and a plurality of optical cable insertion holes drilled around the center so that the optical cable portion is inserted into the interior of the sterilizing main body on one side of the sterilizing cap main body. It is characterized by

The inner surface of the sterilizing body further includes an optical cable seat for fixing the optical cable portion; The optical cable seating device consists of a plate-shaped seating plate fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the sterilizing body, and a pair of support pressure pieces that are curved inward and extended to elastically press and support the outer peripheral surface of the optical cable section on both sides of the seating plate. It is characterized by

A light reflector is formed on one surface of the seating plate inclined at a predetermined angle so that sterilizing light generated from the sterilizing lamp enters the cross section of the optical cable unit.

As such, the drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, by connecting an optical cable to the sterilizing part that sterilizes water through a sterilizing lamp and the nozzle part that discharges water, there is no need to install a separate sterilizing device when sterilizing the nozzle part, thereby reducing production costs and maintenance by simplifying the structure. You can save,

Second, by providing a T-shaped outlet at the end of the nozzle section through which water and sterilizing light can enter at the same time, the drinking water pipe and the optical cable section can be easily connected to the nozzle section.

Third, a plurality of optical cable insertion holes are formed around the center to allow the optical cable to enter the circumference of the sterilizing lamp, so that the optical cable can be individually connected to multiple nozzle parts, preventing dispersion of the amount of light and reducing the sterilizing effect. can be prevented,

Fourth, by providing an optical cable mounting hole for fixing the optical cable part on the inner surface of the sterilizing main body, the optical cable part inserted into the inside of the sterilizing main body can be fixed in place,

Fifth, by forming a light reflector inclined at a predetermined angle at the optical cable seating port, sterilizing light generated from the sterilizing lamp can enter in a right angle direction from one end of the optical cable section, which has the effect of significantly increasing the inflow rate of sterilizing light.

1 is a perspective view showing a drinking fountain according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing the internal structure of the drinking fountain according to the present invention;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the nozzle portion according to the present invention,
Figure 4 is a front cross-sectional view showing the structure of the branched direct nozzle according to the present invention;
Figure 5 is a front cross-sectional view showing the structure of an individual direct nozzle according to the present invention;
Figure 6 is a front cross-sectional view showing the structure of the bubble-type nozzle according to the present invention;
Figure 7 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the sterilization unit according to the present invention,
Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view and a partial enlarged view showing the internal structure of the sterilizing unit according to the present invention;
Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the optical cable seating device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable according to the present invention is a drinking fountain (1) that sterilizes and spouts water so that the user can drink water, and is a box-shaped drinking fountain with a space formed inside. Case part 10; A pipe-shaped sterilizing body 21 through which water passes through the case portion 10, a sterilizing lamp 22 built into the sterilizing body 21, and both sides of the sterilizing body 21. A sterilizing unit (20) consisting of a sterilizing cap (23) covering it; a nozzle unit 30 attached to the outside of the case unit 10 and spouting sterilized water to the outside through the sterilization unit 20; A drinking water pipe (40) provided inside the case unit (10) and delivering water introduced from the outside to the sterilizing unit (20) and the nozzle unit (30); An optical cable part is inserted into the sterilizing body 21 and connected to the inside of the nozzle part 30 to receive sterilizing light (UV) generated from the sterilizing lamp 22 to sterilize the nozzle part 30 ( 50).

Meanwhile, the sterilizing body 21 is formed as a cylindrical pipe, and an inflow path through which water flows in and an ejection path through which water is ejected are formed on one side of the sterilizing body 21 to prevent direct contact between the sterilizing lamp 22 and water. For this purpose, it is desirable to further include a transparent tube.

At this time, the germicidal lamp 22 is preferably selected as an LED unit that generates UV405, which is not harmful to the human body.

Here, one end of the optical cable unit 50 is provided with a pipe-shaped housing (not shown) so that it can be fixed to one surface of the nozzle unit 30, so that the optical cable unit 50 is connected to the housing unit (not shown). ) and then fastening it to one side of the nozzle unit 30 through threads on the outer peripheral surface of the housing (not shown).

Meanwhile, the housing section (not shown) or the optical cable section 50 is preferably finished with edible mortar so that the connection portion can be sealed.

And, as shown in FIG. 3, the nozzle unit 30 consists of a direct nozzle 31 through which the supplied water is ejected downward, and a bubble-type nozzle 32 through which the supplied water is ejected upward.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the direct nozzle 31 includes a box-shaped direct nozzle body 311 and a drinking water channel 312 that penetrates downward from one side of the direct nozzle body 311 and moves water. ) and a branched direct nozzle (31a), which is connected to the drinking water conduit (312) and has a T-shaped branch port (313) connected to the drinking water pipe (40) at the bottom and to which the optical cable part (50) is connected to one side. is formed by

And, as shown in FIG. 5, the direct nozzle 31 has a box-shaped direct nozzle body 311, penetrates downward from one side of the direct nozzle body 311, and is connected to the drinking water pipe 40. An individual direct nozzle (31b) consisting of a drinking water conduit (312) and an optical cable conduit (314) that communicates with the drinking water conduit (312) at a lower part of one side of the direct nozzle body (311) and to which the optical cable part (50) is connected. is formed

Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the bubble-type nozzle 32 includes a bubble nozzle body 321, a bubble drinking water passage 322 through which water moves from the bottom to the top of the bubble nozzle body 321, and , It is connected to the bubble drinking water conduit 322 and consists of a T-shaped bubble branch 323 with an optical cable part 50 connected to the lower part and a drinking water pipe 40 connected to one side.

In addition, the sterilizing cap 23 includes a cup-shaped sterilizing cap body 231 fastened to both sides of the sterilizing main body 21, as shown in FIG. 7, and the optical cable on one side of the sterilizing cap main body 231. The unit 50 is composed of a plurality of optical cable insertion holes 232 drilled around the center so that the unit 50 can be inserted into the sterilizing body 21.

Meanwhile, a threaded portion (not shown) is formed on the inner surface of the sterilizing cap body 231 and is screwed to the outer peripheral surface of the sterilizing main body 21, and at the center thereof is a power line that connects power to the sterilizing lamp 22. (not shown) is preferably formed to penetrate.

And, the inner surface of the sterilizing body 21 further includes an optical cable mounting hole 60 for fixing the optical cable part 50 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9; The optical cable seating port 60 includes a plate-shaped seating plate 61 fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the sterilizing body 21, and elastically presses the outer peripheral surface of the optical cable unit 50 on both sides of the seating plate 61. It consists of a pair of support and pressure pieces 62 that are curved inward and extended for support.

Meanwhile, the seating plate 61 is preferably coupled to the inner peripheral surface of the sterilizing body 21 by one of various joining methods such as bolt fastening, groove fitting fastening, or welding.

In addition, a light reflection plate 63 is formed on one surface of the seating plate 61 inclined at a predetermined angle so that the sterilizing light (UV) generated by the sterilizing lamp 22 enters the cross section of the optical cable portion 50. .

Meanwhile, the light reflector 63 is preferably laid down and inclined in the direction of water flow to prevent the flow of water flowing into the sterilizing body 21 from being disturbed.

The operation of a drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable according to the present invention is a drinking fountain (1) that sterilizes and ejects water so that the user can drink water.

That is, water introduced from the outside moves inside the sterilizing body 21 and is sterilized by the sterilizing lamp 22, and the sterilized water moves to the nozzle unit 30 so that the user consumes the sterilized water. Or it becomes available.

At this time, the nozzle unit 30 is disposed in a state exposed to the outside of the case unit 10, that is, outdoors, and is easily contaminated with external contaminants and bacteria. can be easily sterilized.

This means that one end of the optical cable unit 50 is introduced into the interior of the sterilizing body 21 and the sterilizing light (UV) is transmitted through the end, and the other end of the optical cable unit 50 is connected to the nozzle unit 30. ) is introduced into the passage through which water moves, and sterilizing light (UV) is projected along the passage to sterilize the nozzle portion 30.

By connecting the optical cable unit 50 to the sterilizing body 21 and the nozzle unit 30 in this way, there is no need to install a separate sterilizing device in the nozzle unit 30, and the structure of the drinking fountain 1 is By simplifying, production costs and maintenance can be reduced.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the nozzle unit 30 is classified into a direct nozzle 31 through which the supplied water is ejected downward, and a bubble-type nozzle 32 through which the supplied water is ejected upward. The direct nozzle 31 is divided into two structures.

Here, as the first structure, as shown in FIG. 4, a T-shaped branch port 313 is fastened to the end of the drinking water passage 312 penetrating downward from one side of the direct nozzle body 311, and the branch port By forming a branched direct nozzle (31a) connected to the drinking water pipe (40) and the optical cable portion (50) on one side at the lower part of (313), the inside of the drinking water passage (312) through which water moves only through the branch port (313) This makes it possible to irradiate the optical cable unit 50 with sterilizing light (UV).

In addition, as a second structure, as shown in FIG. 5, a drinking water conduit 312 penetrates downward from one side of the direct nozzle body 311, and an optical cable conduit 314 communicated with the drinking water conduit 312 at the lower part. ), the individual direct nozzle 31b is configured, making it possible to irradiate sterilizing light (UV) to the discharge portion of the drinking water conduit 312.

And, as shown in FIG. 6, the bubble-type nozzle 32 penetrates from the bottom to the top of the bubble nozzle body 321 and has a T-shaped bubble branch at the end of the bubble drinking water passage 322 through which water moves. (323) is fastened, and a branched bubble nozzle (32a) is formed in the lower part of the bubble branch device (323) to which the drinking water pipe (40) and the optical cable portion (50) are connected on one side, thereby forming the bubble drinking water passage (322). It is possible to irradiate sterilizing light (UV) into the interior.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the sterilizing cap 23 is formed with a plurality of optical cable insertion holes 232 drilled around the center so that the optical cable portion 50 is inserted around the sterilizing lamp 22. , it is possible to individually connect the optical cable unit 50 to a plurality of nozzle units 30.

In addition, the inner surface of the sterilizing main body 21 is provided with an optical cable mounting hole 60 for fixing the optical cable part 50, so that the outer peripheral surface of the optical cable part 50 introduced into the sterilizing main body 21 is provided. By supporting the support pressure piece 62 and fixing its lower portion to the inner peripheral surface of the sterilizing body 21, the position of the optical cable portion 50 can be fixed in place.

This prevents the sterilizing light (UV) of the sterilizing lamp 22 from flowing in at right angles to the cross section of the optical cable 50 due to a change in position of the optical cable 50 during maintenance or replacement. It becomes possible.

Meanwhile, a light reflection plate 63 inclined at a predetermined angle is formed on one surface of the seating plate 61, so that the sterilizing light (UV) generated by the sterilizing lamp 22 is transmitted from one end of the optical cable unit 50. Since it can be entered in a right angle direction, the inflow rate of sterilizing light (UV) can be significantly increased.

The present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made by anyone skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the invention as claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawing>
UV: Germicidal light 1: Drinking fountain
10: case part 20: sterilization part
21: Sterilization body 22: Sterilization lamp
23: Sterilization cap 231: Sterilization cap body
232: Optical cable insertion hole 30: Nozzle part
31: direct nozzle 31a: branched direct nozzle
31b: Individual direct nozzle 311: Direct nozzle body
312: drinking water 313: outlet
314: Optical cable 32: Bubble-type nozzle
321: Bubble nozzle body 322: Bubble drinking water
323: Bubble branch 40: Drinking water pipe
50: optical cable part 60: optical cable seating port
61: Seating plate 62: Support pressure piece
63: Light reflector

Claims (8)

In the drinking fountain (1) that sterilizes and ejects water so that the user can drink water,
A box-shaped case portion 10 with a space formed therein;
A pipe-shaped sterilizing body 21 through which water passes through the case portion 10, a sterilizing lamp 22 built into the sterilizing body 21, and both sides of the sterilizing body 21. A sterilizing unit (20) consisting of a sterilizing cap (23) covering it;
a nozzle unit 30 attached to the outside of the case unit 10 and spouting sterilized water to the outside through the sterilization unit 20;
A drinking water pipe (40) provided inside the case unit (10) and delivering water introduced from the outside to the sterilizing unit (20) and the nozzle unit (30);
An optical cable part is inserted into the sterilizing body 21 and connected to the inside of the nozzle part 30 to receive sterilizing light (UV) generated from the sterilizing lamp 22 to sterilize the nozzle part 30 ( 50) and consists of;
The sterilizing cap 23 includes a cup-shaped sterilizing cap main body 231 fastened to both sides of the sterilizing main body 21, and the optical cable part 50 on one side of the sterilizing cap main body 231. It consists of a plurality of optical cable insertion holes 232 drilled around the center to be inserted into the inside of 21);
The inner surface of the sterilizing body 21 further includes an optical cable mounting hole 60 for fixing the optical cable unit 50;
The optical cable seating port 60 includes a plate-shaped seating plate 61 fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the sterilizing body 21, and elastically presses the outer peripheral surface of the optical cable unit 50 on both sides of the seating plate 61. and a pair of support pressure pieces 62 that are curved inward and extended to support, and on one side of the seating plate 61, sterilizing light (UV) generated from the sterilizing lamp 22 is transmitted to the optical cable unit 50. A drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable, characterized in that a light reflector (63) is formed inclined at a predetermined angle to be introduced into the cross section of. According to claim 1,
The nozzle unit 30 consists of a direct nozzle 31 through which the supplied water is ejected downward, and a bubble-type nozzle 32 through which the supplied water is ejected upward. Drinking water for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable big. According to claim 2,
The direct nozzle 31 includes a box-shaped direct nozzle body 311, a drinking water passage 312 that penetrates downward from one side of the direct nozzle body 311 and through which water moves, and the drinking water passage 312. Using an optical cable, characterized in that a branched direct nozzle (31a) is formed, which is connected to the drinking water pipe (40) at the lower part and a T-shaped branch port (313) to which the optical cable part (50) is connected on one side. Drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection. According to claim 2,
The direct nozzle 31 includes a box-shaped direct nozzle main body 311, a drinking water conduit 312 that penetrates downward from one side of the direct nozzle main body 311 and is connected to the drinking water pipe 40, and the direct nozzle main body 311. Sterilization using an optical cable, characterized in that an individual direct nozzle (31b) is formed at the lower part of one side of the nozzle body (311), which communicates with the drinking water conduit (312) and consists of an optical cable passage (314) to which the optical cable portion (50) is connected. Drinking fountain for disinfection. According to claim 2,
The bubble-type nozzle 32 is connected to a bubble nozzle body 321, a bubble drinking water passage 322 through which water moves from the bottom to the upper part of the bubble nozzle body 321, and the bubble drinking water passage 322. A drinking fountain for sterilization and disinfection using an optical cable, characterized in that it is fastened and consists of a T-shaped bubble branch (323) with an optical cable part (50) connected to the lower part and a drinking water pipe (40) connected to one side.




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