KR19980069523A - Cold water extraction structure of cold water container for water distributor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cold water extraction structure of the cold water container for the water distributor, it is possible to use all of the cold water container leaving only a minimum of water to improve the utilization efficiency of the cold water container.

The constitution of the present invention is a cold sink 491 provided in the cold water tank 450 to be in close contact with the heat sink 495 through the thermoelectric element 492 to achieve heat exchange, and the water cooled in the cold sink 491. In the cold water dispensing structure of the cold water container for the water distributor having a water intake pipe 542a connected to the water discharge hose to be withdrawal, notched groove formed between the plurality of fins 491b formed on the cold sink 491 The tip of the water intake pipe 542a is extended and disposed so as to have a fine spacing close to the bottom of the 491a.

Description

Cold water extraction structure of cold water container for water distributor

The present invention relates to a water distributor, and more particularly, to a cold water extraction structure of the cold water container for the water distributor to be able to use all but the minimum amount of cold water in the cold water container.

The general water distributor removes foreign substances contained in the raw water by passing the raw water supplied from the tap water into a separate filtering means.

Such a water distributor may be classified into natural filtration, direct filtration, ion exchange resin, and reverse osmosis according to the method of water purification. Among these, the reverse osmosis water distributor may apply artificial pressure by applying a predetermined pressure to the raw water. Water purification is performed by passing through the membrane, which is an ordinary osmotic membrane, to remove heavy metals, bacteria, carcinogens, etc., and to pass only pure water and dissolved oxygen.It is used for cutting-edge scientific industry or cleaning of high-precision electronic parts or medical use. Recently, due to serious environmental pollution, it is widely used in home and business water distributors for drinking water.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the conventional water distributor divides the outside air into the predetermined position of the inside of the main body 200 at the center and simultaneously mounts a plurality of parts on the upper surface thereof. The panel 210 is installed, and the front panel 220, the rear panel 230, the first and second side panels 240, 250, and the upper panel 190 are provided at both sides of the lower panel 210. Each of the first and second support frames 260 and 270 is vertically installed at the same predetermined height so as to be installed by a plurality of locking methods and fastening methods, respectively. Intermediate panel 280 is provided by a fastening method so as to form upper and lower spaces K and L of a predetermined area at upper and lower sides of the main body 200, respectively, at an intermediate height with respect to 270. .

That is, in the lower panel 210, the bell mouse 211 is bent vertically to a certain height upward so that the air flows to one place when the outside air flows into the inside of the main body 200 at the bottom center. Is formed, the inner peripheral surface of the bell mouse 211 is seated and screwed in the air blowing means to be described later, the bottom edge of the sterilizing filter, pressure pump, drainage switching means, transformers, etc. to be described later is a constant that does not leak and immersion Seated to the height and joined.

The front panel 220 is formed with a convex surface 221 integrally formed so that the control pad 290 and the main PCB 300 is coupled to the upper side, the center of the lower side in close contact with the pressing force When the intake port described later is turned on electronically, the passage is opened and water (for example, cold water, hot water, and purified water) is taken in or the pressure is released. When the intake port is turned off, the passage is closed to stop the intake of water. Push button 310 is installed so as to be resilient, and the bottom of the water collecting container 320 is detachably installed so as to drain the water flowing down through the intake port to be described later and immediately drain to the outside.

At this time, the front side of the convex surface 221 is formed with a transparent portion 293 so that the light emitted from the main PCB 300 is limited to a predetermined portion and is emitted to the outside, and the water intake hose to be described later in the center A through hole (not shown) is formed so that the lower end of the penetrates to the outside, and a portion of the button portion protrudes outward from the lower portion of the transparent portion 293 so that a plurality of button protrusion grooves 295 can be pressed by a consumer. It is penetrated at regular intervals.

On the other hand, in the upper space (K), the water storage tank 330 is seated on the upper surface of the intermediate panel 280 to be stored in the center of the constant capacity is coupled to the screw method, the raw water supplied to one side Filtration means 350 is installed to replace the filter fixing bracket 340 fastened and assembled to the second support frame 270 and the intermediate panel 280 to filter and filter various foreign substances contained therein. On the other side, the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 330 is stored in a predetermined capacity and at the same time hot water on the upper surface of the intermediate panel 280 to heat exchange the purified water by the heating heat of the heater accommodated therein to a hot temperature The barrel 360 is seated and screwed together.

In this case, the purified water storage container 330 is composed of a body 331 of a predetermined area having an upper opening, and a lid 332 covering the upper opening of the body 331.

That is, in the body 331, the purified water filtered by the filtering means 350 is introduced into the body 331 through the first connection hose (not shown) on the upper side of the body 331 or inside the body 331. The through hole 333 is formed so that the water over a certain level is drained through the second connection hose (not shown), and the water purification inside the body 331 is connected to the third connection hose (not shown). The first outlet 334 is formed to flow to the outside through the intake port to be described later through the medium, and the hot water tank 360 through the fourth connection hose 373 is purified water inside the body 331 at the lower rear A second outlet 335 is formed to flow into the bottom, and the third outlet 336 is formed in the center of the bottom surface so that the purified water inside the body 331 flows into the cold water tank described later.

The lid 332 is provided at one side thereof with a water level detecting means 380 in the vertical direction to detect the water level state of the purified water stored in the body 331 in multiple stages, the other side is the purified water reservoir by the ultraviolet light The sterilization lamp 390 passes through the water storage tank 330 in the vertical direction so as to secondaryly sterilize the purified water stored in the cold water container 330 and the water, which will be described later. It is installed to be inserted into the cold water container.

The filter fixing bracket 340 is bent in a L-shape when viewed from the front so that its upper end is screwed to the front and rear surfaces of the upper and lower ends of the second support frame 270, and the lower end thereof is the intermediate panel 280. Screwed to one side of

The filtering means 350 is a sedimentation filter installed on the bottom surface of the filter fixing bracket 340 so as to remove suspended substances such as rust and residue contained in the raw water when raw water supplied from the tap water (not shown) is passed. 351 and a pretreatment filter 352 installed to be replaced on the bottom of the upper surface of the filter fixing bracket 340 to remove foreign substances such as chlorine components contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the precipitation filter 351 passes. A filter fixing bracket is provided to remove various heavy metals and carcinogens contained in the raw water when the raw water is passed from the pretreatment filter 352 to the pressurized pump 400 installed at one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 210. Reverse osmosis filter 353 installed on the bottom of the upper plate of the head 340 and the filter is fixed to remove the odor and poisonous components contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the reverse osmosis filter 353 passes The post-treatment filter 354 replaceably installed on the bottom surface of the racket 340, and sterilize harmful germs contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the post-treatment filter 354 passes. It is composed of a sterilization filter 355 installed on one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 210 to be supplied.

At this time, the precipitation filter 351, the pretreatment filter 352, the reverse osmosis filter 353, the post-treatment filter 354, the sterilization filter 355 and the pressure pump 400 is a fifth connection for guiding the flow of raw water They are interconnected by hoses 374.

A concentrated water pipe is connected to one lower side of the reverse osmosis filter 353 so that the concentrated water generated while passing through the reverse osmosis filter 353 is discharged to the outside.

On the other hand, the upper side of the lower space (L) is supplied with the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 330 and stored at a predetermined capacity and at the same time to heat exchange the purified water to a cold temperature by heat exchange means described later of the intermediate panel 280 Cold water tank 450 in the center of the lower surface is tightly attached to be suspended to a predetermined height, the lower side through the lower panel 210 through the sterilization filter 355, the pressure pump 400, drain switching means 460 , The blowing means 470 and the transformer 480 are respectively provided at predetermined positions.

At this time, the cold water tank 450 is coupled to the lower portion of the heat exchange means 490 for cold heat exchange of the purified water inside the cold water tank 450, the switching mode power unit 500 on the outer side wall It is installed, and the concentrated water supply control valve 510 is installed at the outer side wall edge, the upper one side is accommodated into the cold water tank 450, the temperature sensing rod 520 to sense the temperature of the upper and lower water level of the cold water Is installed.

The drain switching means 460 is a valve body that is seated in front and rear ends on two seating ribs protruding upward on one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 210, and at the same time the upper end of the valve body in the lower direction It consists of a fixing bracket which is screwed to the upper surface of the lower panel (210).

The blowing means 470 is a motor 471 driven by receiving power, a fan 472 rotated by receiving the driving force of the motor 471, and a bell mouse 211 formed in the lower panel 210. It is mounted on the inner circumferential surface of the bracket for supporting the motor 471 (not shown).

The heat exchange means 490 is in close contact with the cold sink (491; Cold Sink) exposed to the outside through the bottom so as to contact the purified water stored in the cold water tank 450, and the lower surface of the cold sink 491 It is in close contact with the thermoelectric element 492 and the lower surface of the thermoelectric element 492 by a plurality of fastening screws 493 and the sleeve 494 to the lower surface of the cold water container 450 through a suitable amount of. It consists of a heat sink 495 fixed by pressure.

In this case, a plurality of cutout grooves 491a and 495a are formed at the upper side of the cold sink 491 and the lower side of the heat sink 495 in the horizontal direction to increase the heat transfer area. On the other hand, the front of the intermediate panel 280, the first to third solenoid valve for controlling the water flowing out from the purified water reservoir 330, the hot water tank 360, the cold water tank 450 in accordance with the electronic signal The valve fixing bracket 281 is integrally bent and formed to be perpendicular to the vertical direction so that the 530, 531, and 532 are fixed, and one side of the first to third solenoid valves 530, 531, 532. At the end, the water flowing out through the second outlet 335 of the purified water storage container 330 and the outlet (not shown) of the hot water and cold water containers 360 and 450 is first to third solenoid valves 530 ( Water discharge sources 540, 541, and 542 are connected to each other to pass through 531 and 532, and the water purification reservoir is connected to the other end of the first to third solenoid valves 530, 531, and 532. 330, the hot water tank 360, the cold water tank 450, the intake hose 550 is connected to discharge the water flowing out of each of the first to third solenoid valves 530, 531, 532 to one place It is.

In addition, in the cold water extraction structure of the cold water tank 450, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the intake pipe 542a connected to the water discharge hose 542 is spaced apart from the upper side of the cold sink 491 by a predetermined interval. Installed at the location.

Therefore, first, the product is connected to the tap water (not shown), and then turn on the tap water through a plurality of filtration means 350 by the pressure of the constant water pressure and the operation of the pressure pump 400 is applied to the tap water. It is purified as it flows.

That is, when raw water supplied from the tap water passes through the settling filter 351, suspended solids such as green debris contained in the raw water are removed, and after passing through the settling filter 351, passes through the pretreatment filter 352. When the foreign matter, such as chlorine components contained in the raw water is removed, various heavy metals and carcinogens contained in the raw water are removed when passing through the reverse osmosis filter 353 after passing through the pretreatment filter 352.

Then, after passing through the reverse osmosis filter 353 and passing through the post-treatment filter 354, the odor and toxic gas components contained in the raw water are removed. After passing through the post-treatment filter 354, the sterilization filter 355 is removed. As it passes, harmful bacteria contained in the raw water are supplied to the inside of the purified water storage container 330 as shown in FIG. 4 through the first connection hose connected to the top height of the purified water storage container 330 while being first sterilized.

In addition, some of the purified water supplied into the purified water storage tank 330 is connected to the rear side of the purified water storage tank 330 through the fourth connection hose 373 connecting the rear side of the hot water tank (360) to a constant capacity that becomes the full water level ( 360 is supplied, and some of the purified water continues to be supplied to a certain level of water level through the upper side of the cold water container 450 interconnected with the third outlet 336 formed at the bottom of the purified water storage tank 330, these purified water Raw water supply is blocked according to the multi-stage detection signal of the water level detection means 380 mounted on one side of the lid 331 of the water storage container 330 when the storage container 330 and the hot and cold water containers 360 and 450 become full water levels. At the same time the operation of the pressure pump 400 is stopped.

At this time, when the water level inside the purified water storage tank 330, the hot water and cold water tanks 360, 450 is lowered, the multi-level water level detection of the water level detecting means 380 is made and the control pad 290 of the front panel 220 It is displayed on the display unit of the main PCB 300 through the transparent portion 293 formed therein, so that the consumer can check the consumption of water stored in the purified water storage tank 330, hot water and cold water tanks 360, 450.

On the other hand, the sterilization lamp 390 installed on the lid 332 of the purified water storage container 330 has a predetermined height into the interior of the cold water tank 450 through the third outlet 336 formed at the bottom of the purified water storage container 330. Installed vertically until the second time sterilization of the bacteria contained in the purified water stored in the purified water storage tank 330 and the cold water tank 450 at the same time.

That is, the ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization lamp 390 is irradiated to the purified water filled with a predetermined capacity in the purified water storage tank 330 and the cold water tank 450 so that the purified water stored in the purified water storage tank 330 is not discharged to the outside for a long time. It effectively prevents microbial propagation that can occur when left untreated, thereby preventing secondary bacterial contamination.

On the other hand, when the heater member (not shown) installed in the hot water tank 360 for hot water supply is operated, the heater member is heated to a set temperature according to the applied current supply to heat exchange the purified water stored in the hot water tank 360 hot. do.

Then, when the thermoelectric element 492 of the blower means 470 and the heat exchange means 490 is operated to supply the cold water, the motor 471 of the blower means 470 is driven by being supplied with power to operate the fan 472. The outside air is introduced into the main body 200 through the passage of the bell mouse 211 formed at the center of the lower panel 210 by the blowing force by the rotation of the fan 472. The heat sink 495 of the means 490 is hit directly.

At this time, the heat sink 495 is cooled by the blowing wind and cools to discharge heat conducted to the cold sink 491 accommodated in the cold water tank 450 according to the electronic characteristics of the thermoelectric element 492 to the outside. By repeating the cycle, the purified water stored in the cold water tank 450 is coldly heat exchanged to a low temperature.

On the other hand, when the user wants to receive the purified water and hot water and cold water stored in the purified water storage container 330 and the hot water and cold water containers 360 and 450 in a container (not shown), such as a cup, the control of the front panel 220 first. While pressing the power button (not shown) projecting on the pad 290 at the same time, for example, pressing the water purification button (not shown), the front panel 220 while placing a container such as a cup in the intake hose 550 Push toward the push button 310 protruding in the center of the lower side.

At this time, when the push button 310 inputs data to the microcomputer (not shown) on the signal connected to the movable contact (not shown) and the fixed contact in the push button 310 by the movement to the rear side, the micom The first and second solenoid valves 530, 531, and 532 are turned on to open the intake passage according to the programmed input by determining the data, and the purified water storage vessel 330 is opened by opening the intake passage. The purified water and the hot and cold water stored in the hot and cold water tanks 360 and 450 may be connected to the purified water storage tank 330, the hot and cold water containers 360 and 450, and the first, second and third solenoid valves 530, 531 and 532. Water flows along the water discharge hoses 540, 541, and 542 to be connected, and flows along the water intake hose 550 connected to the first, second and third solenoid valves 530, and is discharged into the container such as the above-described cup. It becomes possible.

Then, the water collected in the drip tray 320 during the intake is drained to the outside of the product along the drainage pipe (not shown) connecting between the drip tray 320 and the drain switching means 460.

However, according to the cold water extraction structure of the cold water container 450, the lower end of the intake pipe 542a and the upper side of the cold sink 491 are provided at a predetermined interval, thereby extracting the cold water in the cold water tank 450 There was a drawback that the utilization efficiency of the cold water tank 450 is lowered because it cannot be used by lifting.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above drawbacks, the end of the intake pipe connected to the water discharge hose to have a fine gap with the bottom of the notch groove formed between the pin and the pin is extended and minimized in the cold water container The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cold water extraction structure of a cold water container for a water distributor, which can be used for all but leaving only water.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional water distributor,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the conventional water distributor,

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the inside of a conventional water distributor;

4 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional water distributor;

5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the water distributor showing the cold water extraction structure of the cold water container for the water distributor according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

491: cold sink 491a: notch groove

491b: pin 492: thermoelectric element

495: heat sink 542: water discharge hose

542a: water intake pipe

Cold water extraction structure of the cold water container for water distributor of the present invention for achieving the above object, the cold sink installed in the cold water tank to be in close contact with the heat sink through the thermoelectric element to achieve heat exchange, and the water cooled in the cold sink In the cold water extraction structure of the cold water container for the water distributor having a water intake pipe connected to the water discharge hose for water intake, the fine water so as to have a fine interval close to the bottom of the notch groove formed between the plurality of fins formed on the top of the cold sink The end of the intake pipe is extended to be disposed.

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

FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a water distributor showing a cold water extraction structure of a cold water container for a water distributor according to the present invention, with the same reference numerals being attached to the same parts as those in FIGS. do.

In the cold water extraction structure of the cold water container according to the present invention, the pin 491b (wing or projection) between the notch groove 491a and the notch groove 491a of the cold sink 491, and also the pin 491b The end of the intake pipe 542a connected to the water discharge hose 542 is extended to have a fine interval with the bottom of the cutout groove 491a where the is removed.

Here, the intake pipe 542a having a minute gap with the bottom of the cutout groove 491a increases the distance between the pin 491b and the pin 491b, that is, the cutout groove 491a without deleting the pin 491b. ), The end of the intake pipe 542a may be disposed.

Therefore, the end of the intake pipe 542a is maintained at the bottom of the notch groove 491a and the micro-gap so as to be able to use all but the minimum water in the cold water tank 450, cold sink 491 during intake of cold water It is possible not only to use the water having high cooling efficiency because the heat-exchanged water can be taken in close proximity, but also the water stagnant in the notch groove 491a of the cold sink 491 is left for a long time to form ice crystals. It can be prevented.

As described above, according to the cold water intake structure of the cold water container according to the present invention, the tip of the intake pipe is disposed at the bottom of the notch groove formed in the cold sink with a fine interval, so that all the water can be used in the cold water container, leaving only minimal water. There is an effect that can increase the utilization efficiency of the barrel.

Claims (1)

Cold water extraction of the cold water tank for water distributor installed with the cold sink installed in the cold water tank so as to exchange heat with the heat sink through the thermoelectric element, and the intake pipe connected to the water discharge hose to take in the water cooled in the cold sink. In structure, Cold water extraction structure of the cold water container for the water distributor, characterized in that the tip of the intake pipe is disposed so as to have a fine spacing close to the bottom of the notch groove formed between the plurality of fins formed on the top of the cold sink.