KR20000014834A - Water generating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A water generating device is provided to generate water by condensing moisture included in air and to use the generated water as a potable water by purifying it. CONSTITUTION: The water generating device includes the components such as; an air circulating piece generating the flow of air by forcibly sucking and venting the air; an air filtrating piece eliminating impurities included in the sucked air; a condensing piece generating water by condensing moisture included in the air; a water collector(30) collecting the exhausted water from the condensing piece; a first sterilizing piece installed in the water collector to sterilize the collected water; a purifying piece eliminating impurities, odor and the like included in the water; a storage tank(40) storing the purified water; and a second sterilizing piece sterilizing the stored water in the storage tank.

Description

Water generator

The present invention relates to a water generating device, and more particularly, to a water generating device for generating water by condensing moisture contained in the air by contacting the air with the evaporator of the refrigeration system.

In general, air contains a lot of moisture in the form of water vapor, expressing the moisture contained in the air in terms of humidity, and at the same temperature in a given air, compared to the amount of moisture contained in a fully saturated air at a given temperature. Use relative humidity to express the amount of moisture in percent.

As described above, the moisture contained in the air condenses when it meets an object having a relatively low temperature (below the dew point temperature), which is saturated with moisture when the air comes into contact with a relatively low temperature object and the temperature is lowered. It is a phenomenon that occurs due to the change of state and the condensation of saturated moisture.

As a device using the above phenomenon, there is a dehumidifier, the dehumidifier is configured to pass through the air containing the moisture in contact with the evaporator cooled to the dew point below the moisture condensation on the surface of the evaporator.

Conventional dehumidifier is configured as described above to control the humidity in the room is not only a small amount of water generated, but also not suitable water treatment is not suitable for drinking water.

The present invention is intended to produce clean and fresh water for condensation of moisture contained in the air and to use it as drinking water, which is included in the air by purifying the air containing moisture and then contacting the evaporator of the refrigeration system. It is an object of the present invention to provide a water generating device that condenses moisture to generate water and to purify the generated water to be used as drinking water.

The water generating apparatus of the present invention includes an air circulation means for forcibly inhaling and discharging air to form a flow of air, an air filtration means for removing impurities contained in the air sucked in front of the air circulation means; Condensation means for condensing moisture contained in the air passing through the air filtration means and the air circulation means to generate water, a water collecting device for collecting water discharged from the condensation means, and the house. Primary sterilization means for sterilizing the water collected and collected in the water, water purifying means connected to the water collector and removing impurities and odors contained in the water, and water purified through the water purifying means. It includes a storage tank for storing the secondary sterilization means for sterilizing the water is installed and stored in the storage tank.

The air circulation means is made by using a propeller that is formed to rotate to suck the air, the air filtration means is made using an electrostatic filter using static electricity, the condensing means is used by the evaporator of the refrigeration system The first sterilization means is made by using ultraviolet light, and the water purification means is made by using a composite filter for removing heavy metals and foreign substances and a carbon filter for removing odors. The primary sterilization means is made using an ozone sterilizer.

In addition, the water generating device of the present invention further comprises an ionization device installed in the storage tank and ionizing the stored water, and heat exchange means for being installed to heat or cool the water supplied from the storage tank to a predetermined temperature. Include.

According to the water generating apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, as the propeller as the air circulation means rotates, air passes through the electrostatic filter, which is the air filtration means, is sucked in a state where impurities are removed, Water condenses upon contact with the evaporator of the refrigeration system.

The water generated as described above is stored in the storage tank by removing impurities and odors while passing through the composite filter and the carbon filter, which are purified means, and are always fresh because they are sterilized by the first and second sterilization means. It is possible to use clean water as drinking water whenever necessary.

1 is a front perspective view showing an embodiment of a water generating device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view showing an embodiment of a water generating device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the interior of one embodiment of a water generating device according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the flow of refrigerant in one embodiment of a water generating device according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing an evaporator in one embodiment of a water generating device according to the present invention.

Next, the most preferred embodiment of the water generating device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, one embodiment of the water generating apparatus according to the present invention is the air circulation means for forcibly inhaling and discharging air to form a flow of air, and in front of the air circulation means Air filtration means for removing impurities contained in the installed and inhaled air, condensing means for condensing moisture contained in the air passing through the air filtration means and the air circulation means and generating water; A water collector 30 for collecting water discharged from a condensation means, a primary sterilization means for sterilizing water collected and installed in the water collector 30, and connected to the water collector 30; Water purifying means for removing impurities, odors, etc. contained in the water, a storage tank 40 for storing the purified water while passing through the water purification means, and for the water installed and stored in the storage tank 40 Sterilizing It comprises a second sterilizing means.

In addition, one embodiment of the water generating device according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, further comprises a case (2) to protect, support and wrap each of the above-described means, devices and devices.

The front surface of the case 2 is provided with an intake port 11 through which air is sucked from the outside.

The suction port 11 is provided with a grill for guiding the flow of air or a net for preventing a large foreign substance from being sucked.

In addition, the rear of the case 2 is provided with a door (4) to open and close to repair, maintain or clean the device inside.

In addition, a discharge port 13 through which air is discharged is installed at the rear side of the case 2.

The discharge port 13 is provided with a grill and the like to guide the flow of the discharged air evenly.

The air circulation means is made by using a propeller 18 is formed to rotate to suck the air.

The propeller 18 is rotated by the motor 19, and as it rotates, air is introduced from the inlet 11 and discharged to the outlet 13 as described above.

In addition to the propeller 18 described above, the air circulation means may use another apparatus such as a blower that sucks and discharges air from the outside.

The air filtration means is made using an electrostatic filter 10 using static electricity.

The electrostatic filter 10 is installed in close proximity to the inlet 11 of the case (2), it is to increase the purity of the water generated by the configuration to remove the impurities in the air in an efficiency of 95% or more. desirable.

In addition, the air filtration means, in addition to the above-mentioned electrostatic filter 10, other filtration devices such as an adhesive filter or a fiber filter, alone or in combination of two or more, may be installed to completely remove impurities in the air. It is also possible to configure to.

The condensing means is made using the evaporator 22 of the refrigeration system.

As shown in FIG. 5, the evaporator 22 includes a plurality of coolant tubes 21 configured to flow in multiple numbers, and a plurality of fins 23 inserted into the coolant tubes 21 at predetermined intervals. Is done.

The pin 23 is made of a material having high thermal conductivity, made of a thin plate shape, and forms wrinkles or valleys on both sides in the up and down directions.

As described above, when the corrugations or the valleys are formed on the pins 23, the condensed water naturally flows downward along the corrugations or the valleys, and thus the collection rate is high.

In the refrigeration system constituting the condensation means, as shown in Fig. 4, the refrigerant 26, which is a gas, is compressed and discharged, and the refrigerant 26, which is the compressed gas discharged from the compressor 26, exchanges heat with the outside. A condenser 24 which phases out into a liquid and heats to the outside, an expansion valve 28 for expanding and atomizing the liquid refrigerant condensed in the condenser 24, and spraying in the expansion valve 28 The liquefied liquid refrigerant is composed of an evaporator 22 which is heat-exchanged with the outside (heat absorption from the outside) to change into a gas and flows into the compressor 26.

The expansion valve 28 senses the temperature of the evaporator 22 to always zero the temperature of the evaporator 22 in order to prevent frost or ice freezing on the surface of the evaporator 22. In order to maintain at or above 캜, the condenser 24 and the compressor 26 are electrically connected to each other so as to automatically control the operation of the condenser 24 and the compressor 26.

In the evaporator 22, the material and the hot water of the refrigerant pipe 21, the shape and size of the fins 23, the number of sheets, and the like are appropriately selected depending on the temperature and humidity of the place used, the amount of air used and the air circulation means. Select.

In addition, the surface of the evaporator 22 is plated with a special alloy so that components harmful to the human body (for example, heavy metals) are not dissolved in the water condensed.

In addition, one of the above-mentioned evaporators 22 can be provided, two can be provided at predetermined intervals, and the contact area with air can be enlarged, and two or more can be provided.

The case (2) has a duct (8) so that the air flowing in through the suction port (11) from the outside flows through the evaporator 22 and the condenser 24 to the discharge port (13) flexibly Install it.

The collector 30 is formed to have a larger area than the cross-sectional area of the evaporator 22, which is the condensing means, so that condensed water falling from the evaporator 22 is collected without loss.

The primary sterilization means installed in the water collector 30 is made by using the ultraviolet light 32.

That is, the ultraviolet light 32 as the primary sterilization means is configured to maintain the clean and fresh state of water generated by sterilizing bacteria or bacteria by irradiating ultraviolet light to the water collected in the water collector 30. do.

The primary sterilization means can be used in addition to the ultraviolet light 32, an ozone sterilizer.

The water purifying means is formed by forming a plurality of layers of plastics, resins, and special alloys, and is connected to the composite filter (not shown) to remove heavy metals, foreign substances and chemicals, and the like. It is made using a carbon filter 34 that is installed and removes odors and impurities.

The carbon filter 34 is installed to connect one or more, to remove odors and impurities in the carbon filter installed in the front, and to improve the water taste of the purified water to be used as drinking water in the carbon filter installed at the end do.

The water purifying means described above can also increase the water purification efficiency by filtration of water by pressure using a pump.

In addition to the carbon filter 34 described above, the water purifying means may be used in combination with a reverse osmosis filter, a hollow fiber membrane filter, or the like alone or in combination.

Using the reverse osmosis filter in the above it is possible to supply high purity water by minimizing the ratio of metal and bacteria dissolved in water.

The storage tank 40 is connected to the water supply pipe 44 for discharging the stored water for use as drinking water.

The water supply pipe 44 is provided with an on-off valve for opening and closing the flow of water.

In addition, the bottom of the storage tank 40 is provided with a drain pipe 46 for discharging the stored water when not in use.

The drain pipe 46 is provided with an on-off valve.

The secondary sterilization means installed in the storage tank 40 is made by using an ozone sterilizer 38.

The ozone sterilizer 38 is configured to generate ozone with sterilizing power to sterilize bacteria or bacteria generated in the water stored in the storage tank 40 so that the stored water is always kept clean and fresh.

In addition to the ozone sterilizer 38, the secondary sterilization means may use other sterilization apparatus such as ultraviolet rays for irradiating ultraviolet rays.

In addition, an embodiment of the water generating device according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, further comprises an ionizer 54 for ionizing the water stored in the storage tank 40 described above.

The ionizer 54 improves the water taste by ionizing the water stored in the storage tank 40, thereby increasing its utility as drinking water.

And one embodiment of the water generating device according to the present invention further comprises a heat exchange means for heating or cooling the water supplied from the storage tank 40 to a predetermined temperature.

The heat exchange means is installed in the discharge pipe 44 for supplying the water of the storage tank 40, as shown in Figure 3 is heated to a predetermined temperature heating device 50 for supplying lukewarm water or hot water Include.

In addition, the heat exchange means includes a cooling device 52 which is installed in the discharge pipe 44 for supplying the water of the storage tank 40 and cooled to a predetermined temperature to supply cold water.

In the above, it has been described that the heating device 50 and the cooling device 52, which are heat exchange means, are installed in the discharge pipe 44, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the auxiliary tank is connected to the storage tank 40. It is also possible to configure the heating device 50 and the cooling device 52 which is the heat exchange means described above to maintain the water stored in the auxiliary tank at a predetermined temperature.

In addition, one embodiment of the water generating device according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, when the intake air is less than the set humidity to stop the operation of the propeller 18 and the refrigeration system compressor 26 of the air circulation means described above It further comprises a humidity sensing device (64).

The humidity detecting device 64 is provided with a humidity sensor or a hygrometer on the suction port 11 side of the case 2, the propeller 18 if the humidity detected by the humidity sensor or the hygrometer is less than the set humidity. And to stop the operation of the compressor (26).

When the humidity of the air sucked in the above is less water is generated, the efficiency of the operation of the propeller 18 and the compressor 26 is low, it is preferable to stop the operation of the device because the energy consumption is large.

And one embodiment of the water generating apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, to stop the operation of the propeller 18 and the refrigeration system compressor 26, the air circulation means described above, if the intake air is below the set temperature It further comprises a temperature sensor (66).

The temperature sensing device 66 is provided with a temperature sensor or a thermometer on the inlet 11 of the case 2, the propeller 18 if the temperature detected by the temperature sensor or the thermometer is less than the set temperature. And to stop the operation of the compressor (26).

If the temperature of the air sucked in the low is frost or ice is formed on the surface of the evaporator 22 it is preferable to stop the operation of the device.

Although one embodiment of the water generating device according to the present invention is not shown in the drawings, the alarm is detected by detecting the cleaning or replacement time of the electrostatic filter 10 which is the air filtration means and the composite filter and the carbon filter 34 which are the water purification means. It is also possible to configure alarms or warning lights to flash.

In addition, the front of the case 2 is provided with a power switch 62 for controlling the operation of the motor 19 for rotating the propeller 18 and the compressor 26 of the refrigeration system by turning the power on / off. .

Next will be described the operation of the water generating device according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, when the power switch 62 is turned on, the motor 19 of the air circulation means rotates to rotate the propeller 18, and the compressor 26 of the refrigeration system operates to circulate the refrigerant. As a result, the surface of the evaporator 22 which is the condensation means is cooled, and air is introduced through the suction port 11 to remove impurities while passing through the electrostatic filter 10 as the air filtration means.

As described above, clean air from which impurities are removed is in contact with the refrigerant pipe 21 and the fin 23 of the evaporator 22, which is the condensation means, to condense moisture contained in the air, thereby generating water.

The water produced at this time is pure water (H ₂ O) and is like distilled water in which no other substance is dissolved.

The air, which has been removed and dried as described above, is discharged through the condenser 24 and the propeller 18 and discharged to the discharge port 13.

Thus, the water generating device according to the present invention by the discharged air achieves both the function of purifying the air in the room and the dehumidification action.

The water generated as described above is collected in the water collecting device 30, and sterilized by ultraviolet light irradiated from the ultraviolet light 32, which is the primary sterilization means installed in the water collecting device 30, While passing through the composite filter and the carbon filter 34, which are water purification means, impurities and bacteria are filtered out, and the taste of water is improved and stored in the storage tank 40.

The water stored in the storage tank 40 is continuously sterilized by the ozone sterilizer 38 which is the secondary sterilization means, and ionized by the ionizer 54 to improve the taste of water. It is discharged through the water supply pipe 44 is supplied to the drinking water.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the claims and the detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings. Naturally, it belongs to the range of.

According to the water generating device according to the present invention configured and operated as described above, it is possible to provide drinking water in a clean and fresh state at all times.

It also creates water by condensing moisture contained in the air, making it difficult to obtain potable water (e.g. islands, deserts, jungles), high-rise buildings or transportation (e.g. ships, trains, aircraft or motorhomes). It is very convenient because the drinking water can be easily generated and used in a target vehicle).

Especially in the case of high-rise buildings, it is very convenient to use a special device for transporting or supplying drinking water or to eliminate the inconvenience of having to deliver a drinking water tank for each floor.

And because it performs air cleaning function and dehumidification function together, it can be used for multipurpose in building, which is high in energy efficiency and advantageous in terms of cost.

In addition, it is possible to make a large amount of drinking water by using industrial electricity or an engine as a power source, so it is possible to spread it for industrial use.

Furthermore, since the generated water is the same as distilled water, it is also possible to use it in an industrial site that requires distilled water.

And equipped with a water generating device according to the present invention in the refrigerator is very convenient because it can produce water by itself to produce ice and provide cold water.

In addition, when the water generating device according to the present invention is installed in the vending machine, it is very convenient because it does not need to check and supply water from time to time because it generates and uses required water.

In addition, it is very convenient when it is manufactured in a large size and connected to a commercial ice maker to generate water for extracting ice from the air.

Furthermore, according to the water generating device according to the present invention, since water is extracted from the air and used to generate water, the consumption of groundwater is reduced, which is very effective for recent environmental protection and nature protection.

Claims (8)

Air circulation means for forcibly inhaling and discharging air to form a flow of air, air filtration means for removing impurities contained in the air sucked in front of the air circulation means, and the air filtration means; Condensing means for condensing moisture contained in air passing through the air circulation means to generate water, a water collecting device for collecting water discharged from the condensing means, and water installed and collected in the water collecting device; Primary sterilization means for sterilizing, water purifying means connected to the water collector and removing impurities, odors, etc. contained in the water, and the purified water is passed through the water purification means to discharge the stored water A storage tank having a water supply pipe for use and a drain pipe for discharging stored water when not in use, and installed and stored in the storage tank. Water generating apparatus includes a second sterilizing means for sterilizing in water. According to claim 1, wherein the air circulation means is made of a propeller that is formed to rotate to suck air and rotated by a motor, The condensing means is composed of a plurality of refrigerant pipes configured to flow in multiple and the evaporator of the refrigeration system is formed a plurality of pleats or valleys inserted at predetermined intervals in the refrigerant pipe, The refrigerating system includes the above-mentioned evaporator in which the liquid refrigerant is changed into gas by heat-exchanging with the outside, a compressor for compressing and discharging the refrigerant which is the gas flowing from the evaporator, and a refrigerant which is the compressed gas discharged from the compressor. Is condensed into a liquid by heat-exchanging with the outside, expands and atomizes the liquid refrigerant condensed in the condenser, discharges it to the evaporator, and maintains the temperature of the evaporator at 0 ° C. or higher. Connected to the water generating device consisting of an expansion valve for automatically controlling the operation of the compressor. According to claim 2, Humidity sensing device for stopping the operation of the propeller and the compressor if the air sucked below the set humidity, Temperature sensing device for stopping the operation of the propeller and compressor if the air sucked below the set temperature Water generating device further comprising. The water generating device of claim 1, wherein the air filtration means comprises an electrostatic filter that removes impurities in the air by using static electricity. The water generating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the primary sterilization means installed in the water collector is made of ultraviolet light, and the secondary sterilization means installed in the storage tank is an ozone sterilizer. The water generating device according to claim 1, wherein the purified water means comprises a composite filter and a carbon filter. The water generating device of claim 1, further comprising an ionizer for ionizing the water installed and stored in the storage tank. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising heat exchange means for heating or cooling the water supplied from the storage tank to a predetermined temperature.