KR20010094137A - Switching Valve Having Four-way Passage for Water Softener - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A switching valve having a four-way passage is provided to eliminate inconvenience without locking additional units connected to pipes of a water softener individually with a four-way passage, and to use conveniently by controlling direction of flow by operating a handle simply. CONSTITUTION: A switching valve with a four-way passage(1) is composed of a valve body(10) having four-way passages(11,12,13) and an outer handle installation groove to combine a handle(60); an opening unit(30) installed in the valve body to control flow by the handle, and to form a through-hole(31) unidirectionally in the middle and cut faces at both sides of the through-hole; and the handle converting the direction of the opening unit. The switching valve is installed between a faucet and a water pipe. Water from the water pipe is softened through a water softener body and a connector in setting the water softening mode by turning the handle, and output to a shower. The switching valve having the four-way passage for the water softener is used conveniently and cleanly with converting the direction of flow by turning the handle simply.

Description

Switching Valve Having Four-way Passage for Water Softener

The present invention relates to a switching valve for a water softener having a four-way passage, by which a handle mounted on the valve body can easily change the direction of the fluid passing through the valve, effectively controlling the flow, especially when used in connection with the water softener The present invention relates to a water softener switching valve having a four-way passage for easily switching or blocking water flow.

Common tap water is water that has undergone several stages of purification from drinking water sources, but it is hard to loosen when using soap or detergent because it is hard water containing heavy metal components such as lead, zinc, chromium and magnesium and various impurities. There is this. Accordingly, water softeners for removing heavy metal components in hard water and making soft water, that is, soft water without harm to the skin, have been manufactured, and are connected to water pipes in homes and businesses. Conventional water softeners are equipped with a connection with a locking device for connecting the water softener and the water pipe, which serves only as a means for opening and closing the flow of tap water. However, after a certain period of time, the water softener can be restored to its original function only after the raw water (tap water) is shut off and regenerated and cleaned. Therefore, the water softener is equipped with raw water function using raw water as it is, water softening function to generate soft water, regeneration function to increase soft water effect, and locking function to block raw water to connect and install salt or chlorine for regeneration or disinfection. Should be Accordingly, the water softener must be connected to the pipe connection to the additional devices according to each function in order to perform a number of functions, in this case, in the conventional water softener to lock the tap or meter at the connection of the water pipe and shut off the raw water There was discomfort.

Accordingly, the present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, and by having a four-way flow passage, there is no need to use and lock the additional devices connected to the pipe connection of the water softener one by one, simply connect the flow by the handle operation only An object of the present invention is to provide a water softener switching valve that greatly improves the convenience of use by controlling the direction of.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a switching valve for a water softener having a four-way passage according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the switching valve body of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a simplified view showing the flow of the water softener is equipped with a switching valve for water softener having a four-way passage in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 4 is a side view showing a state in which the switching valve for the water softener with a four-way passage in accordance with the present invention is connected to the water pipe.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1 ----- switching valve, 10 ----- main body,

11,12,13,14 ----- Passage, 20 ----- Leak-proof assistant,

21,22,23,24 ----- Passage connection, 25 ----- Inner handle mounting groove,

27 ----- fastening means, 30 ----- opening and closing means,

31 ----- through hole, 33 ----- groove,

43 ----- latching part, 45 ----- convex part,

60 ----- handle, 61 ----- lever,

63 ----- fasteners, 65 ----- indicators,

71 ----- tightening screw, 73 ----- washer,

74 ----- protrusion, 75 ----- recess,

77 ----- elastic means, 79 ----- ball,

81 ----- Connector, 82,88 ----- Male thread,

83 ----- Connector cap, 86 ----- Deaeration screw,

91 ----- water softener body, 92 ----- filter,

93 ----- Ion Resin, 96 ----- Chlorine Filter,

97 ----- faucet, 98 ----- shower outlet,

99 ----- shower, 101 ----- water pipe,

102 ----- wall.

The present invention relates to a switching valve for a water softener having a four-way passage, which includes a valve body having a four-way flow passage and a handle mounting groove on the front surface, opening and closing means mounted in the valve body, and the opening and closing means. It consists of a knob for switching. And, the opening and closing means is formed in the through hole in the center in one direction, it is possible to control the flow by the handle connected to the opening and closing means. Further, the opening and closing means is formed of a sphere having a cut surface at both sides of the through hole at the center.

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

1 is an exploded perspective view of a switching valve for a water softener having a four-way passage according to the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1, the switching valve 1 for a softener having a four-way passage of the present invention includes a valve body 10 having four passages 11, 12, 13, and 14 in four directions; 10, and a handle 60 for switching the opening / closing means 30. The valve body 10 includes passages 11, 12, 13, 14 in the up, down, left, and right directions, and is slightly disposed on the outer surface of the body 10 spaced apart from the second and third passages 12, 13 by a predetermined distance. It is provided with a protruding outer handle mounting groove so that the handle 60 can be fitted and fastened. The main body 10 has passage connection portions 21, 22, 23 and 24 in the same direction as the passages 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the main body 10 therein, and the inner side in the same direction as the outer handle mounting groove. The leakage preventing auxiliary pipe 20 having the handle mounting groove 25 is inserted therein. The leakage preventing auxiliary pipe 20 is made of a non-metallic material to reduce leakage that may occur from the metal body 10, and through-type fixing means 27 (see FIG. 2) having male threads are fastened in the body 10. It is fixed, the opening and closing means 30 is inserted into the intersection where the passage connecting portion (21, 22, 23, 24) of the leakage preventing auxiliary pipe 20 communicate with each other. In addition, the opening and closing means 30 has a through hole 31 formed in the center in one direction and is configured to control the flow by the handle 60 connected to the opening and closing means 30. In addition, the opening and closing means 30 is formed as a sphere having a cut surface at both sides of the through hole 31 at the center, and if the cut surface is concave, it will be very preferable to flow, and if it does not have the shape of a sphere having a circular cross section Any shape may be used as long as it does not cause fluid leakage while rotating in the leak-proof auxiliary pipe 20. The opening and closing means 30 has a groove 33 for mounting the handle 60 on one outer circumferential surface thereof so that the groove 33 is positioned at a position corresponding to the outer and inner handle mounting groove 25. The groove 33 of the opening and closing means 30 is formed with a fitting portion having a shape corresponding to the groove 33 on one side and a convex portion 45 provided on the other side for fastening with the handle 60. 1 The connecting member is fitted. In addition, the second connection member is provided with a locking portion 43 is fastened to fit to the outer handle mounting groove formed in the main body 10. The second connecting member is a member penetrating both sides of the male threaded portion formed to correspond to the female threaded portion of the outer handle mounting groove of the valve body 10 and is fastened to the valve body 10 with the first connecting member interposed therebetween. In FIG. 1, the first and second connection members are fitted to the valve body 10 for the sake of simplicity. On the other hand, the handle 60 is fastened to the convex portion 45 of the first connecting member via the fastening screw 71 and the washer 73. The handle 60 has an elongated lever 61 for easy grip, and a fixing hole 63 for the fastening screw 71 is formed in the center thereof. In addition, the handle 60 is provided with a display portion 65 having a generally circular shape in which switching functions for convenience of use are displayed. The main body 10 has a protrusion 74 having a flat side on one side for easy display of the handle 60 on the curved surface, and has a function of the display portion 65 on the upper outer surface. It is more desirable if it is formed by wearing colored indicator scales for easy identification. The protrusion 74 has a concave groove 75 and an elastic means 77 and a ball 79 inserted into the concave groove 75 under the indication scale, and the handle 60 has a ball at its rear side. (79) When a plurality of insertion grooves are formed and the lever 61 is rotated for setting the function, the ball 79 is rotated and fixed at the correct position so that the scale of the display portion 65 and the indication scale can be matched. The connector 81, which is fastened to the third passage 13 of the main body 10, has a male screw portion 82 for fastening with the water softener main body 91 (see FIG. 3) on one side thereof, and a switching valve main body (below). 10) is provided with a male threaded portion 88 for fastening. Although not shown, the regeneration cartridge filled with a regenerant such as salt is removed from the air removal screw 86 to remove the air in the connector 81 when the regeneration function of the water softener is set, and then the connector cap 83 is opened to the lower portion of the regeneration cartridge. The formed male screw portion can be used by fastening to the female screw portion formed on the inner surface of the connector 81. In the above, each member is provided with an O-ring (O-ring) for preventing fluid leakage, but not shown for convenience, and descriptions of the male and female threads for pipe connection are omitted. In addition, although the main body 10 is illustrated as a hollow member having a circular cross section, it may be formed to have a cross section such as a hexahedron like a conventional valve.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the switching valve body of the present invention. Referring to Figure 2, the opening and closing means 30 is inserted into the valve body 10 of the present invention is rotated by 45 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise by the handle 60 of the fluid flowing into or out of each passage To control the flow. 2, the opening and closing means 30 is rotated to generate soft water. At this time, the raw water flowing into the first passage 11 flows out into the second passage 12 and the second passage 12. A fourth passage 14 connected to the faucet 97 (see FIG. 3) by being introduced into the third passage 13 through the water softener body 91 (see FIG. 3) and the connector 81 (see FIG. 3) along the pipe connected to the pipe. Out). Here, if the opening and closing means 30 is rotated 45 degrees in the clockwise direction, the switching valve 1 has a locking function since the flow of raw water flowing from the first passage 11 is completely blocked by both cutting surfaces of the opening and closing means 30. Will be performed. Then, if it is rotated 45 degrees clockwise again, the regeneration function is performed. That is, the raw water introduced into the first passage 11 is discharged through the third passage 13 connected to the connector 81 and then the second passage ( 12 is again flowed out through the fourth passage (14). At this time, the regeneration cartridge having the regenerant and the regeneration filter is fitted into the connector 81. Thus, the opening and closing means 30 performs a more reliable cleaning by switching the flow in the reverse direction as when performing the softening function so that the regenerant is moved from the bottom to the top. On the other hand, when the opening and closing means 30 is rotated 45 degrees clockwise again in the regeneration state and 135 degrees from the state shown in FIG. That is, since the second passage 12 and the third passage 13 are completely blocked by the cut surface of the opening and closing means 30, the raw water introduced into the first passage 11 is a through hole formed in the opening and closing means 30. It passes through the 31 and immediately flows out into the fourth passage 14.

Figure 3 is a simplified view showing the flow of the water softener is equipped with a switching valve for a water softener having a four-way passage in accordance with the present invention, the switching valve 1, the connector 81 and the water softener main body 91 is shown in cross section for convenience. . Figure 3 shows the flow when performing the water softening function, referring to this, the switching valve 1 of the present invention is installed between the faucet 97 and the water pipe 101 (see Fig. 4). When the knob 60 is set to the soft water function, the raw water introduced from the water pipe 101 is converted into soft water through the water softener main body 91 having the filter 92 and the ion resin 93, and the connector 81 is turned on. Through the shower outlet (98) flows out to the shower (99). The connector 81 can generate better soft water by opening the connector cap 83 to insert the chlorine filter 96 to remove residual chlorine remaining in the soft water. On the other hand, the components shown symmetrically to the left and right represent the members respectively installed for hot water and cold water.

Figure 4 is a side view showing a state in which the switching valve for the water softener having a four-way passage in accordance with the present invention is connected to the water pipe, the switching valve (1) and the connector 81 is shown in cross section for convenience, the water softener main body 91 and the shower ( 99) are omitted. 4, the switching valve 1 of the present invention can be easily coupled between the faucet 97 and the water pipe 101, and the handle 60 having the lever 61 is disposed on the side for use. Can be. In addition, the water softener main body 91 may be provided with a separate mounting table on the wall 102.

In the above, the present invention has been exemplarily described as being for use in a water softener, but may be used in, for example, a water tank or a water purifier that filters inflowing fluid through a filter, and the scope of the present invention disclosed by the appended claims to those skilled in the art. It will be appreciated that various applications and variations are possible within.

The water softener switching valve having a four-way passage of the present invention configured as described above can be easily connected and used to improve usability by easily changing the direction of flow using a mounted handle. In addition, the water softener can be used by a simple operation without having to replace various additional devices connected to the pipe connection portion of the water softener to exhibit its function can greatly improve the user's convenience. In addition, since the switching valve for the softener of the present invention can perform the regeneration function by switching the flow in the reverse direction when the soft water is generated, it can be surely washed.

Claims (2)

It consists of a valve body having a four-way flow passage and a handle mounting groove on the front surface, opening and closing means mounted in the valve body, and a handle for switching the opening and closing means, and the opening and closing means penetrates centrally in one direction. The ball valve is formed, the switching valve for the water softener having a four-way passage to control the flow by the handle connected to the opening and closing means. The switching valve for a water softener with a four-way passage according to claim 1, wherein the opening and closing means is formed of a sphere having a cut surface at both sides of the through hole at a center thereof.