KR20020068368A - Apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water, which makes it possible to remove a component that generates certain odor based on an electrolysis and rinse a certain pollutant. CONSTITUTION: The apparatus for manufacturing sterilized water is disclosed, based on an electrolysis and rinsing a certain pollutant by providing a source water inlet pipe(25a,25b), acid(19) and alkaline water(17) pipes connected to a corresponding portion of the electrolytic bath, respectively, a source water inlet control valve, water control drainage valves for controlling the transfer of the acid(19) and alkali water(17) from the electrolytic bath, a filter(23) for filtering a foreign material contained in the source water before the source water is flown into the electrolytic bath, a current transformer for transforming the current from AC to DC, and a fuse for preventing the apparatus from a current leakage, a discharge, a short circuit, etc.

Description

Sterilizing Water Production Equipment {APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING STERILIZING WATER}

In the prior art, a bactericidal and deodorizing method is a chemical method performed by using an acid-alkali agent, an oxidation-reducing agent reaction, an ionic substitution reaction, or the like, bacteria using activated carbon, zeolite, silica gel, etc. having a plurality of cavities, or a surfactant. Physical methods of absorbing and also biochemical methods performed using enzymes and bacteria.

However, the above-mentioned chemical process removes the odor by collecting and reacting the air containing the odor source with any chemical agent, and in the case of the above-mentioned physical method, the deodorization process is performed using any absorption tower apparatus. Therefore, the prior art requires a large, expensive device.

In addition, in the chemical method, a large-scale facility, an expensive redox agent, an acid-alkaline solution, and the like are used, so that secondary pollutants by the above-described chemicals are produced. In this physical method a large scale absorption tower device is used. In particular, when the contaminants are saturated in the filter of the absorption tower, a process for treating the saturated contaminants is required. In this case, a secondary source of pollution is produced.

Water can also be contaminated when surfactants are used to remove contaminants. If you use organic solvents, the smell may worsen your working environment. Organic solvents can also cause fires.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing sterilizing water, in particular, an apparatus for producing sterilizing water capable of removing odor generating components and cleaning contaminants based on electrolysis.

1 is a front view showing a sterilizing water production apparatus according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a rear view showing a sterilizing water production apparatus according to the present invention;

3 shows a manufacturing process of the apparatus for producing sterilizing water according to the present invention;

4a to 4b show various embodiments of the operation control panel installed on the front of the housing of the sterilizing water production apparatus according to the present invention; And

5A and 5B are perspective views showing an electrolytic cell of the apparatus for producing sterilizing water according to the present invention.

Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a sterilizing water production apparatus capable of forming a positive compartment and a negative compartment by arranging a plurality of positive and negative plates in the center of a gasket having a positive and negative paths. In addition, a plurality of unit cells may be provided with an electrolytic cell isolated and serially arranged by an ion exchange membrane to electrolyze water so as to deodorize specific components and clean contaminants.

In order to achieve this object, a housing having an operation control panel unit provided on the upper inclined surface of the front to control the operation of the apparatus and the washing water production apparatus of a predetermined size; An electrolytic cell installed inside the housing to generate acid and alkaline water based on an electrolysis reaction in supplying raw water; Source water inlet pipe; Acid and alkaline water supply pipes respectively connected to corresponding portions of the electrolyzer; Raw water inlet control valve mounted to the raw water inlet pipe to control the inflow of raw water into the electrolytic cell; A production water control discharge valve mounted on the acid and alkaline water supply pipe side to control acid and alkaline water delivery from the electrolytic cell; A filter for filtering foreign substances contained in the raw water before the raw water is introduced into the electrolytic cell; A current transformer for converting the current applied to the electrolytic cell from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC); In addition, the present invention provides a sterilizing water production apparatus including a fuse installed in a housing for preventing current leakage, discharge, and short circuit.

Further advantages, objects and features of the invention are further embodied in the following detailed description.

The invention can be understood more clearly by the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings for the illustration of the invention, but is not limited thereto.

1 is a front view showing a sterilizing water producing apparatus according to the present invention and Figure 2 is a rear view thereof.

As shown in the drawings, the present invention relates to an apparatus for deodorizing odor generating components and cleaning contaminants by electrolyzing water under predetermined conditions. The electrolytic cell 15 includes a cathode compartment and a cathode compartment in which a plurality of anode and cathode plates are disposed at the center of a gasket having a cathode and an anode path. In the anode and cathode compartments a number of unit cells are arranged in isolation and in series by an ion exchange membrane. The above-mentioned configuration is disclosed in the applicant's US patent application Ser. Nos. 09 / 154,833 and PCT / KR99 / 00509.

The configuration of the electrolytic cell disclosed in the US patent application Ser. No. 09 / 154,833 is as shown in Figs. 5a and 5b.

The present invention relates to a sterilizing water production apparatus that can more effectively produce deodorizing and sterilizing water using the electrolytic cell 15 disclosed in the above-mentioned US patent application Ser. No. 09 / 154,833.

As shown in Figure 1, the sterilizing water production apparatus 50 according to the present invention includes a housing 4 of a rectangular parallelepiped. This housing 4 has an inclined surface at the upper part of the front. The operation control panel unit 1 is formed on the inclined surface to control the operation of the apparatus. The movable roller 12 is arranged at the lower side of the housing 4.

In addition, the front door 9 is installed in the front part of the apparatus, and the electrolytic cell 15 is installed inside the apparatus. Alkaline water and acidic water produced by the electrolytic cell 15 flow through the alkaline water supply pipe 17 and the acidic water supply pipe 19.

The control valves 11 and 13 are provided on the alkaline water supply pipe 17 and the acidic water supply pipe 19 in order to properly discharge the generated water in a specific portion of the front of the electrolytic cell 15.

The installation positions of the elements arranged on the front and the back of the electrolytic cell 15 may be changed according to each side.

As shown in Figure 2, the raw water inlet pipe (25a) and (25b) is installed on the back side of the electrolytic cell 15 to introduce the raw water into the electrolyzer 15. The filter 15 is also disposed on the rear side of the electrolytic cell 15 to filter the raw water before the raw water flows into the electrolytic cell 15 through the raw water inlet pipes 25a and 25b.

The fuse 29, the current transformer 27, the magnet 25, and the like are disposed on the upper side of the electrolytic cell 15. The current transformer 27 converts the primary alternating current (AC) into a secondary direct current (DC) and flows it into a corresponding device such as a control valve and an electrolytic cell.

The construction and operation of the apparatus for producing sterilizing water according to the present invention will be described in more detail based on the accompanying drawings.

The power and voltage display device 3 is installed on the front upper surface of the operation control panel unit 1 installed in front of the housing 4 to display the power and voltage magnitudes applied to the device, and also the operation button unit 5 ) Is installed on the lower side of the panel unit. The operation button unit 5 includes an operation button, a stop button, a cleaning button, and the like. In the initial state or stop state of the device, the operation is started by pressing the operation button. The stop button stops the operation of the device.

For example, in the automatic operation mode of the apparatus, the cleaning button is used for cleaning the electrolyzer for a predetermined time. Manually pressing the cleaning button stops sterilization and deodorization and cleans the electrolytic cell.

A plurality of lamps 7 are installed below the operation control panel unit 1. The lamp consists of a running and cleaning lamp, a raw water supply stop lamp and a current oversupply lamp.

Among the lamps described above, the operation and cleaning lamps indicate the current operating state of the device, and the raw water supply stop lamp is turned on by sensing this state with a pressure switch when the raw water is not supplied into the electrolyzer 15. The device stops when the stop lamp is turned on.

The current oversupply lamp is used to prevent the device from being damaged by an excessively applied current when the current rapidly increases due to a short circuit or the like.

The construction and operation of the devices arranged above the electrolytic cell 15 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, by using the fuse 29 and the magnet 25 to prevent any accidents due to short circuit, discharge and short circuit. The current transformer 27 converts primary AC introduced from the outside into DC and supplies the converted current to an automatic valve, an electrolyzer, and the like.

Two raw water inlet pipes 25a and 25b installed on the back side of the electrolyzer 15 are connected to the lower part of the electrolyzer to allow the raw water to flow through the filter 23 to the supply pipe side.

As shown in FIG. 1, raw water is produced on the one hand while being converted to alkaline water by the electrolyzer 15 and passed through the second control valve 13a, and on the other hand by the electrolyzer 15 to acidic water and It is manufactured while passing through the second control valve 13b.

Figure 3 shows the operation of the sterilizing water production apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, foreign matter contained in the raw water is filtered by the filter 23 before the raw water is introduced into the electrolytic cell 15. Raw water is converted into acid and alkaline water by electrolysis as it passes through the anode and cathode compartments.

DC 20 is applied to electrolyzer 15 of the present invention. Acid and alkaline water passing through the electrolyzer 15 pass through the washing water supply pipes 17 and 19 connected to the electrolyzer 15 again, and the control discharge valves 17a, 17b, 19a and 19b are It is installed on the supply pipe 19 side to control the discharge operation of the washing water.

4A and 4B show the configuration of the operation control panel unit 1 disposed in the upper side in front of the housing in detail.

As shown in the figure, a display unit for displaying the power on / off state, a voltmeter and an ammeter, a display unit for displaying the overall operating state of the device, and the like are installed in such a manner as to optimize the operation of the device according to the present invention.

As described above, in the electrolytic cell of the apparatus for producing sterilizing water according to the present invention, a plurality of positive and negative plates are disposed at the center of a gasket having a positive and negative paths, and a plurality of unit cells separated by an ion exchange membrane are arranged in series. An anode compartment and a cathode compartment. The housing of the apparatus includes an electrolyzer, a filter connected to the electrolyzer, a raw water supply pipe, a washing water supply pipe, a control valve, and the like. The control panel unit is arranged on the upper side of the front of the housing. Therefore, according to the present invention, deodorizing and sterilizing water can be effectively produced.

Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described for purposes of illustration, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions, and substitutions can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. I will understand what is possible.

The sterilizing water production apparatus according to the present invention can be used to remove odor components and clean contaminants through an electrolytic reaction.

Claims (4)

A housing including an operation control panel unit provided on an upper inclined surface of the front to control an operation of a predetermined size of an inner space and a washing water production apparatus; An electrolytic cell installed inside the housing to generate acid and alkaline water based on an electrolysis reaction in supplying raw water; An acidic water supply pipe and an alkaline water supply pipe connected to a source water inlet pipe and a corresponding part of the electrolytic cell, respectively; Raw water inlet control valve mounted to the raw water inlet pipe to control the raw water inlet in the electrolyzer; A production water control discharge valve mounted on the acid and alkaline water supply pipe side to control acid and alkaline water delivery from the electrolytic cell; A filter for filtering foreign substances contained in the raw water before the raw water is introduced into the electrolytic cell; A current transformer for converting the current applied to the electrolytic cell from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC); And Sterilizing water production apparatus comprising a fuse installed in the housing for preventing current leakage, discharge, short circuit and the like. The method of claim 1, The control panel unit manufactures sterilized water, characterized in that it comprises a power and voltage display for displaying the magnitude of the power and voltage applied to the device, an operation button unit for controlling the device, and a lamp unit for displaying the operation state of the device. Device. The method of claim 2, The operation button unit includes a driving unit, a stop button and a washing button, and the lamp unit further comprises a driving and cleaning lamp, a raw water supply stop lamp and a current oversupply lamp. The method of claim 3, The cleaning button is a sterilizing water production apparatus, characterized in that for cleaning for a predetermined time in the automatic operation mode, by pressing the cleaning button manually to stop the deodorization and production of sterilization water, and also to clean the electrolytic cell.