KR19990005672A - Cooling device of water storage tank for water distributor - Google Patents

Abstract

In the cooling device of the water purification tank for water main exhaust according to the present invention, a cold water tank is installed at a lower end of the purified water storage tank with a cover member interposed therebetween, and a hot water tank is installed at one side of the water storage tank, and cold water is provided at the bottom of the cold water tank. In a water distributor provided with heat exchange means for heat-exchanging the water in the tank coolly, one side wall of the purified water storage tank is provided with cooling means for cooling so that the water in the water purification tank does not rise above a certain temperature by the heat of the hot water of the hot water tank. Since the present invention is characterized in that to prevent the water of the purified water storage tank rises above a predetermined temperature by the heat of the hot water tank.

Description

Cooling device of water storage tank for water distributor

The present invention purifies and removes various harmful substances contained in raw water such as tap water by reverse osmosis, and then cools and warms the purified water by means of cooling and heating, and at the same time, selectively distributes water. It relates to a cold and hot water purifier), and more particularly, to a cooling device of a water dispenser for a water distributor configured by providing cooling means on one side of the purified water reservoir.

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 can be roughly classified into natural filtration, direct filtration, ion exchange resin, and reverse osmosis type according to the water purification method. Among them, the reverse osmosis type water distributor applies artificial pressure by applying a predetermined pressure to the raw water. It is used for cleaning or medical treatment of cutting-edge scientific industry or ultra-precision electronic components by separating and removing heavy metals, bacteria, carcinogens, etc., and removing pure metals and bacteria, carcinogens, etc. Recently, due to severe environmental pollution, it is widely used in home and business water distributors for drinking water.

That is, the water distributor, as shown in Figures 1 to 6, guides the introduction of the outside air to the predetermined position of the inside of the main body 10 at the center and at the same time several components can be mounted on the upper surface Lower panel 20 is installed so that the front panel 30, the rear panel 40, the side panel 50 on both sides of the lower panel 20 to be installed by a plurality of locking methods and fastening methods, respectively. The first and second support frames 70 and 80 are vertically installed at the same predetermined height, and have a main body at an intermediate height with respect to the distance between the first support frame 70 and the second support frame 80. 10 and 10, respectively, on the upper and lower sides of the upper and lower spaces (K) (L) of a predetermined area are formed by a fastening method.

That is, in the lower panel 20, the bell mouse 21 is bent vertically to a certain height upward to guide the flow of air to a place when the outside air flows into the inside of the main body 10 at the bottom center thereof. It is formed, the inner peripheral surface of the bell mouse 21 is seated and screwed in the air blowing means to be described later, the bottom edge constant filter, pressure pump, drain switching means, transformer, etc. which will be described later is not short-circuited and flooded Seated to the height and joined.

The front panel 30 has a convex surface 31 integrally formed at the upper side thereof so that the control pad 100 and the main PCB (not shown) are coupled to each other. When the intake hose described below is electronically turned on and the passage is opened, and water (for example, cold water, hot water, and purified water) is taken in or released, the passage is closed as the intake hose is turned off. Push button 110 is installed to be resilient to stop the water intake, and at the bottom of the water collecting bucket 120 is installed to be able to collect the essence flowing through the water intake hose to be described later and immediately drain to the outside have.

On the other hand, in the upper space (K), the purified water storage container 130 is seated on the upper surface of the intermediate panel 90 so as to store a constant amount of constant water in the center thereof is coupled in a screw method, the raw water supplied to one side Filter means 150 is installed to replace the medium through the filter fixing bracket 140 fastened and assembled to the second support frame 80 and the intermediate panel 90 to filter and filter various foreign substances contained therein. On the other side, the intermediate panel 90 receives the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 130 and stores the purified water at a predetermined capacity and heat exchanges the purified water stored by the heating heat of the heater (not shown) accommodated therein at a hot temperature. Hot water container 160 is seated on the upper surface of the) is screwed.

In this case, the water storage container 130 is composed of a body 131 of a predetermined area with an upper portion opened, and a lid 132 covering an upper opening of the body 131.

That is, the through-hole 133 is formed in the body 131 so that the purified water filtered by the filtration means 150 is introduced into the body 131 at the side end of the body 131 to drain the purified water above a predetermined level. The purified water pipe 134 is connected to the bottom of the front so that the purified water inside the body 131 flows out through the intake hose, which will be described later, and the purified water inside the body 131 connects the connection hose 170 to the bottom of the rear surface. The hot water pipe 135 is connected to the hot water tank 160 to be introduced into the medium, and an outlet 136 is formed at the center of the bottom surface thereof so that the purified water inside the body 131 flows into the cold water tank to be described later.

The lid 132 is provided on one side thereof with a water level detecting means 180 in the vertical direction to detect the water level of the water stored in the body 131 in a multi-step, the water storage tank by the ultraviolet light on the other side Sterilization lamp 190 has been installed to be inserted in the vertical direction so as to suppress the secondary bacterial contamination of the purified water that has been left for a long time at the same time as the secondary sterilization treatment of the purified water stored in (130).

The filtering means 150 is a sedimentation filter installed to replace the bottom surface of the filter fixing bracket 140 so as to remove suspended substances such as green debris contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the tap water (not shown) is passed. 151 and a pretreatment filter 152 installed to be replaced on the bottom of the upper surface of the filter fixing bracket 140 so as to remove foreign substances such as chlorine components contained in raw water when raw water supplied from the precipitation filter 151 passes. And a filter fixing bracket to remove various heavy metals and carcinogens contained in raw water when the raw water is passed from the pretreatment filter 152 to the pressure pump 200 installed on one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 20. The filter fixing valve to remove the odor and toxic gas components contained in the raw water when the raw water supplied from the reverse osmosis filter 153 and the reverse osmosis filter 153 replaceably installed on the bottom of the upper plate 140 After treatment filter 154 installed so as to be replaced on the bottom of the upper plate 140 and the raw water supplied from the post-treatment filter 154, the harmful bacteria contained in the raw water are sterilized in the purified water storage container 130. It is composed of a sterilizing filter 155 installed on one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 20 to be supplied.

At this time, the precipitation filter 151, pretreatment filter 152, reverse osmosis filter 153, post-treatment filter 154, sterilization filter 155 and the pressure pump 200 are hoses 171 for guiding the flow of raw water Are interconnected by

A concentrated water pipe 210 is connected to one lower side of the reverse osmosis filter 153 so that the concentrated water generated while passing through the reverse osmosis filter 153 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 130 and stored in 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 90 Cold water tank 220 in the center of the lower surface is tightly attached to be suspended to a predetermined height, the lower side through the lower panel 20 through the sterilization filter 155, the pressure pump 200, drain switching means 230 , The blowing means 240 and the transformer 250 are respectively provided at predetermined positions.

At this time, the cold water container 220 is coupled to the heat exchange means 260 for cold heat exchange of the purified water inside the cold water container 220 in the lower portion, the switching mode power unit 270 on the outer side wall It is provided, and the concentrated water quantity control valve 280 is provided in the edge of the outer side wall.

In addition, the cold water container 220 is covered with a plurality of fastening members (not shown) as a cover member 221 so as to cover the top and insulated from the water of the purified water storage container 130, the cover member The temperature sensing rod 290 is vertically installed downward in the cold water container 220 so as to sense the temperature of the upper and lower water levels of the cold water, and the cold water is next to the temperature sensing rod 290. The first cold water pipe 222 and the cover member 221 are bent and formed to draw out the cold water heat exchanged coldly by the heat exchange means 260 located at the bottom of the barrel 220 to the outside. A second cold water pipe 224 connected through the 222 and the connecting member 223 is installed.

The drain switching means 230 is a valve body 231 and the front and rear end is seated on the upper end of the two recessed ribs protruding upward on one side of the upper surface of the lower panel 20, and the upper portion of the valve body 231 Pressing the center of the valve body 231 in the downward direction through the both ends are made of a fixing bracket 232 that is screwed to the upper surface of the lower panel (20).

The blowing means 240 is a motor 241 is driven by the electric power, the fan 242 is rotated by receiving the driving force of the motor 241, and the ball mouse 21 formed in the lower panel 20 It is made of a bracket 243 that is seated on the inner peripheral surface of the support for the motor 241.

The heat exchange means 260 is in close contact with the cold sink (261; Cold Sink) exposed to the outside through the bottom so as to contact the purified water stored in the cold water tank 220, and the lower surface of the cold sink (261) The thermoelectric element 262 is in close contact with the lower surface of the thermoelectric element 262 through a plurality of fastening screws 263 and the sleeve 264 on the lower surface of the cold water container 220 in an appropriate amount. It consists of a heat sink 265 fixed by pressure.

Here, a plurality of cutouts 261a and 265a are formed on the upper side of the cold sink 261 and the lower side of the heat sink 265 in the horizontal direction so as to increase the heat transfer area.

On the other hand, the front of the intermediate panel 90, the first to third electronics for controlling the water flowing out from the hot water container 160, the cold water container 220, the purified water storage container 130 according to the electronic signal, respectively The valve fixing bracket 91 is integrally bent and formed to be perpendicular to the vertical direction so that the valves 300, 301 and 302 are fixed, and the first to third solenoid valves 300, 301 and 302 The other end is intake so that the water flowing out from the purified water storage container 130, the hot water container 160, the cold water container 220 to the first to third solenoid valves 300, 301, 302, respectively. Hose 310 is connected.

The water distributor configured as described above first connects the product to the tap water (not shown), and then turns on the tap water by a plurality of filtration means due to the constant water pressure applied to the tap water and the pressure caused by the operation of the pressure pump 200. It is purified as it flows through 150.

That is, when raw water supplied from the tap water passes through the settling filter 151, suspended solids such as green debris contained in the raw water are removed, and after passing through the settling filter 151, the pretreatment filter 152 is removed. When passing, foreign substances such as chlorine components contained in the raw water are removed, and when passing through the reverse osmosis filter 153 after passing through the pretreatment filter 152, various thick metals and carcinogens contained in the raw water are removed.

Then, when passing through the reverse osmosis filter 153 and passing through the post-treatment filter 154, the odor and toxic gas components contained in the raw water are removed. After passing through the post-treatment filter 154, the sterilization filter 155 is removed. When passing through, the harmful bacteria contained in the raw water is supplied to the interior of the purified water reservoir 130 while being sterilized first.

In addition, some of the purified water supplied into the purified water storage container 130 is a hot water tank 160 to a certain capacity to become a full water level through a connection hose 170 connecting the rear side of the purified water storage container 130 and the rear side of the hot water container 160. Is supplied to, and some of the purified water continues to be supplied to a constant capacity of the full water level through the upper side of the cold water tank 220 interconnected with the outlet 136 formed on the bottom of the purified water storage container 130, these purified water storage container 130 When the hot water and cold water tanks 160 and 220 become full water levels, the raw water supply is cut off at the same time as the multi-level detection signal of the water level sensing unit 180 mounted on one side of the lid 131 of the purified water storage container 130 and the pressurized pump Operation of 200 is stopped.

At this time, when the water level in the purified water reservoir 130, the hot water and cold water tank (l60) 220 is lowered, the multi-level water level detection of the water level detection means 180 is made and at the same time the control pad 100 of the front panel 30 It is displayed on the display of the main PCB (not shown) through the transparent portion 103 formed in the user, thereby allowing the consumer to check the consumption of water stored in the purified water storage container 130, hot water and cold water container (160, 220). .

On the other hand, the sterilization lamp 190 installed on the lid 132 of the purified water storage container 130 emits ultraviolet light and irradiates the purified water in the purified water storage container 130 so that the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 130 is not discharged to the outside for a long time. It effectively prevents the growth of microorganisms that can occur when left in a state to prevent secondary bacterial contamination.

On the other hand, when the heater member (not shown) installed in the hot water tank 160 for hot water supply is operated, the hitty member heats the purified water stored in the hot water tank 160 while being heated to the set temperature according to the applied current supply. do.

Then, when the thermoelectric element 262 of the blower means 240 and the heat exchange means 260 is operated to supply the cold water, the motor 241 of the blower means 240 is driven to receive the power to operate the fan 242. The outside air is introduced into the main body 10 through the passage of the bell mouse 21 formed at the center of the lower panel 20 by the blowing force by the rotation of the fan 242. The heat sink 265 of the means 260 is hit directly.

At this time, the heat sink 265 is cooled by the blowing wind to cool the heat released to the outside in the cold sink 261 accommodated in the cold water tank 220 according to the electronic characteristics of the thermoelectric element 262 to the outside. By repeating the cycle, the purified water stored in the cold water container 220 is coldly heat exchanged to a low temperature.

On the other hand, if the user wants to receive the hot water and cold water stored in the purified water storage container 130, hot water and cold water container 160, 220 in a container (not shown), such as a cup, first, the control pad 100 of the front panel 30 At the same time, press the power button (not shown) protruded on the bottom of the front panel and press the water purification button (not shown), and then place a container such as a cup on the intake hose 320 and the lower side of the front panel 30. Push toward the push button 110 protruding in the center.

At this time, when the operation signal of the push button 110 is input to the microcomputer (not shown) the on-signal to which the fixed contact (not shown) is connected, the micom determines the data according to the programmed input The first solenoid valve 300 is turned on to open the intake passage, and the purified water stored in the purified water storage reservoir 130 is opened along the intake hose 310 connected to the first solenoid valve 300 by opening the intake passage. As it flows, the water is discharged into a container such as the above-described cup so that water can be collected.

Then, the water collected in the water reservoir 120 during intake is drained to the outside of the product along the launching drainage pipe (not shown) connecting between the water reservoir 120 and the drain switching means 230.

However, the water distributor according to the prior art configured as described above, when the purified water reservoir 130 and the hot water tank 160 is installed on the upper surface of the intermediate panel (90) when assembled to the intermediate panel (90). The spacing between them is not kept constant by the assembly tolerances, but is installed almost adjacent to each other, so that the temperature of the water in the purified water storage tank 130 rises above a predetermined temperature due to the influence of the hot water heated by the heat of the hot water tank 160. Accordingly, the temperature of the cold water of the cold water tank 220 in the lower portion of the purified water storage tank 130 also has a problem of rising.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooling device of the water storage tank for water distributors to be conducted to the purified water storage tank by the heat of the hot water tank to prevent the temperature of the water storage tank rises. To provide.

In the cooling device of a water dispenser for a water dispenser according to the present invention made to achieve the above object, a cold water tank is installed with a cover member interposed between the bottom of the purified water reservoir, and a hot water tank is installed on one side of the purified water reservoir. In the water distributor having a heat exchange means for heat-exchanging the water in the cold water tank at the bottom of the cold water tank, the water in the water purification tank on one side wall of the water storage tank rises above a predetermined temperature by the heat of the hot water of the hot water tank And cooling means for cooling so as not to cool.

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 partial cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG.

6 is a plan sectional view showing a conventional water distributor;

7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the water distributor of the present invention;

8 is a plan sectional view showing a cooling device in a water storage container for a water distributor according to the present invention.

Explanation of the codes for the main copies of the drawings

130: water storage tank 160: hot water tank

220: cold water container 400: cooling means

410: cold sink 420: thermoelectric element

430 heatsink

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

As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the water distributor according to the present invention is installed on the upper surface of the intermediate panel 90, the water storage tank 130 is provided via a fastening member (not shown), the intermediate panel 90 In the lower part of the cold water reservoir 220 is installed containing the purified water from the purified water storage tank 130 through the outlet 136 penetrated on the lower surface of the purified water storage container 130, the lower portion of the cold water container 220 Heat exchange means 260 is coupled to the cold water heat exchanger to cool the inside of the cold water tank 220, the lower portion of the heat exchange means 260 to increase the cooling efficiency when cold water heat exchange in the cold water container 220 Blowing means 240 is installed so that the one side of the purified water storage container 130 on the upper surface of the intermediate panel 90 is supplied with the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 130 and stored at a predetermined capacity and at the same time therein Heat of heater (not shown) accommodated in The constants stored by the hot water tank 160 is mounted so as to heat exchange with the hot temperature is screwed.

In addition, the cover member 221 is bound to the upper surface of the cold water container 220 through a plurality of fastening members (not shown) so as to cover the upper portion and to be insulated from the water of the purified water storage container 130, A rubber packing (not shown) is inserted between the cold water container 220 and the cover member 221 to prevent leakage of water in the cold water container 220.

The purified water storage container 130 is composed of a body 131 of a predetermined area having an upper opening, and a lid 132 covering the upper opening of the body 131, and the purified water storage container 130 has a purified water on one side wall. Cooling means 400 for cooling the water in the reservoir 130 does not rise above a predetermined temperature by the heat of the hot water of the hot water tank 160 is provided.

The cooling means 400 is closely connected to one side of the cold sink 410 and the cold sink 410 is exposed to the outside through the one side wall to contact the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 130 Proper amount through a plurality of fastening screws 431 and a sleeve 432 on one side of the water storage container 130 so that the thermoelectric element 420 is in close contact with one side of the thermoelectric element 420. It consists of a heat sink (430; Heat Sink) fixed at a pressure of.

The lid 132 is provided at one side thereof with a water level detecting means 180 in the vertical direction to detect the water level state of the purified water stored in the body 131 in multiple stages, the other side of the purified water reservoir The sterilization lamp 190 is inserted in the vertical direction so as to suppress the secondary bacterial contamination of the purified water that has been left for a long time and at the same time as the secondary sterilization treatment of the purified water stored in the 130.

Next, the operation and effect of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

Various harmful substances included in raw water, such as tap water, are removed and purified by reverse osmosis, and then contained in the purified water storage container 130.

At this time, the sterilization lamp 190 installed on the lid 132 of the purified water storage container 130 emits ultraviolet light and irradiates the purified water in the purified water storage container 130 to discharge the purified water stored in the purified water storage container 130 to the outside for a long time. It effectively prevents microbial propagation that can occur when left unattended, thereby preventing secondary bacterial contamination.

On the other hand, when the heater member (not shown) installed in the hot water tank 160 for hot water supply is operated, the heater member is heated to a set temperature according to the applied current supply to heat the purified water stored in the hot water tank 160 hot do.

Then, when the thermoelectric element 262 of the blower means 240 and the heat exchange means 260 is operated to supply the cold water, the motor 24l of the blower means 240 is driven by receiving power to drive the fan 242. The outside air is introduced into the main body 10 through the passage of the bell mouse 21 formed at the center of the lower panel 20 by the blowing force by the rotation of the fan 242. The heat sink 265 of the means 260 is hit directly.

At this time, the heat sink 265 is cooled by the blowing wind to cool the heat released to the outside in the cold sink 261 accommodated in the cold water tank 220 according to the electronic characteristics of the thermoelectric element 262 to the outside. By repeating the cycle, the purified water stored in the cold water container 220 is coldly heat exchanged to a low temperature.

In addition, when the cooling means 400 installed on one side wall of the purified water storage container 130 first operates the thermoelectric device 420, the cold means 400 accommodated in the purified water storage container 130 according to the electronic characteristics of the thermoelectric device 420. The heat conducted to the sink 410 is released to the outside to prevent the water in the purified water reservoir 130 from rising above a predetermined temperature.

As described above, according to the present invention, the cooling device for a water dispenser for water distributor according to the present invention comprises cooling means on one side wall of the purified water reservoir so that the water in the purified water reservoir rises above a predetermined temperature by the heat of the hot water tank. To prevent.

Claims (2)

A cold water tank is installed at a lower end of the water storage tank with a cover member interposed therebetween, and a hot water tank is installed at one side of the water storage tank, and a water distributor having heat exchange means for cold-heating water in the cold water tank at the bottom of the cold water tank. The cooling device of a water dispenser for water distributor according to claim 1, further comprising cooling means for cooling the water in the purified water reservoir not to rise above a predetermined temperature by the heat of the hot water of the hot water tank. The thermoelectric device of claim 1, wherein the cooling unit has a cold sink exposed to the outside through one side wall of the cooling sink so as to contact the purified water stored in the purified water storage container, and the thermoelectric element closely contacted to one side of the cold sink. And a heat sink fixed to an appropriate amount of pressure through a plurality of fastening screws and a sleeve on one side of the water storage tank so as to be in close contact with one side of the thermoelectric element. Chillers for water purification reservoirs.