KR200327278Y1 - Cold and hot ionic-water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

A cold hot water ionizer of a novel configuration is disclosed.

Cold and hot water ionizer of the present invention, the filtering means that the raw water is purified by the water supply water pressure; A storage means installed at the rear of the filtering means and storing the purified water in the filtered or warmed state in the filtering means; Electrolytic means installed at the rear of the storage means and supplied with raw water stored in the storage means in a thermal or warm state in a non-powered manner by hydraulic pressure or gravity to electrolyze into alkaline water and acidic water; And discharge means for separating and discharging the alkaline water and the acidic water generated in the electrolytic means, respectively.

According to the present invention, when the purified water is supplied from the storage means toward the electrolytic means, it is supplied in a non-powered manner, thereby preventing a rise in water temperature during pressurized transportation, which occurs when the purified water is supplied to the electrolytic means using a conventional pump. The operation of the electrolytic means due to the water shock phenomenon at the start / pump stop is prevented as well as the damage of the connection pipe due to the water shock wave is prevented.

Description

Cold and hot ionic-water purifier

The present invention relates to a cold and hot water ionizer that filters raw water such as tap water, which is not drinking, and keeps it in a cold / hot state and immediately delivers the functional water to the human body when the water supply demand is received from the user.

More specifically, when the purified water is supplied from the storage means toward the electrolytic means, it is supplied in a non-powered manner, thus preventing water temperature rise during pressurized transportation, which occurs when the purified water is supplied to the electrolytic means using a conventional pump. The present invention relates to an ion ionizer which prevents operation of electrolytic means due to water shock phenomenon during pump start / pump stop, and prevents damage to the connection pipe caused by water shock waves.

Conventional example

There is disclosed a cold / hot water machine that simply cools or heats water to supply cooling water or hot water when the user requires it.

For example, the cold and hot water groups disclosed in patent publications of Utility Model Publication No. 1985-6397 and the like are those, and these cold and hot water groups can adjust the water temperature, but have no water purification ability, making it difficult to provide clean water. Therefore, when the water quality of raw water is bad, it is inappropriate for a person to drink the cooling water / hot water discharged from the cold / hot water machine.

On the other hand, a water purifier is disclosed which provides raw water as drinking water.

This water purifier purifies the relatively high pressure raw water (tap water) supplied through the water pipe in a three-stage filtering system of pre-filter, nano-silver filter, and HEPA filter, and then provides it to the user through an exhaust cock disposed in front of the water purifier.

However, the water purifier is insufficient in water temperature control means, it can not meet the needs of users looking for cool water in the summer and hot water in the winter, which depends on seasonal factors.

In addition, an ionizer group is disclosed which provides functional weak alkaline water obtained by electrolysis as drinking water.

However, such an ionizer must be stored in a refrigerator or the like in order to make the user feel a refreshing feeling in a hot summer season due to insufficient temperature control means.

However, in order to lower the temperature of the functional weak alkaline water to about 7 ° C. (the drinking water temperature of the optimal cooling feeling), it must be refrigerated for a long time, and the ionic components present in the unstable state in the weak alkaline water are reduced to neutrality. In addition, the calcium present in the weakly alkaline water sinks to the floor with white sediment, which makes the appearance unclean.

In addition, according to a recently published patent document (Registration Utility Model Publication No. 255484), there is an apparatus in which the ionizer / cold / hot water / purifier described above is integrated.

Looking at the configuration of the device described in the publication, ⓐ filter group for purifying tap water in four stages, ⓑ a storage tank for storing the purified water discharged from the filter group at an appropriate temperature, ⓒ stored in the storage tank A pump for sucking and pressurizing purified water, an electrolytic cell for electrolyzing the purified water discharged from the pump in a tank to separate weak alkaline water and acidic water, and ⓔ weak alkaline water generated in the electrolytic cell. Is provided as drinking water through the discharge coke and consists of a discharge means for draining the acidic water.

However, the cold water ionizer of the above configuration has the following problems in structure.

That is, when the tap water introduced into the filter group has a low water pressure (highlands are applicable), the tap water of weak water pressure cannot pass through the filter, and thus drinking water cannot be obtained.

In addition, since the pump is installed between the reservoir and the electrolytic cell, the internal temperature rise is inevitable due to the operating heat of the pump, and in this case, the water temperature of the cooling water passing through the connecting pipe is inevitably raised.

In addition, since the pump operates intermittently only when there is a water replenishment demand, the pump may be repeatedly started and stopped continuously. At this time, a water shock phenomenon may occur due to a change in the flow rate of the cooling water discharged along the connecting pipe. Done.

If this water shock phenomenon appears to increase in pressure, the pump itself as well as the connection pipe adjacent to the pump may be broken. On the other hand, if the water shock phenomenon appears as a pressure drop, the connection pipe may collapse. In particular, since the electrolytic cell installed at the rear of the pump is a sensitive component, operation hunting due to a water shock filter may appear.

The present invention relates to a cold and hot water ionizer that can solve the problems of the conventional devices at once, the water flowing along the pipeline between the storage means (storage) and the electrolytic means (electrolyzer) flows in a non-powered manner by hydraulic or gravity The purpose is to provide a cold and hot ionizer.

In addition, the present invention has another object to provide a cold and hot water ionizer to pressurize the raw water by the fluid pressure means when the water supply water pressure is low.

According to the cold and hot water ionizer of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the rise in water temperature during the pressurized transportation that occurs when the purified water is supplied to the electrolytic means by using a pump, and the electrolytic means is operated according to the water shock phenomenon during the pump start / pump stop. Not only hunting can be prevented, but also breakage of the connector by water shock waves can be prevented.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration suitable for the case of using a water supply facility as a water supply source, showing the cold and hot water ionizer of an embodiment according to the present invention.

Figure 2 shows a cold and hot water ionizer according to another embodiment of the present invention, a block diagram when supplying raw water to the water supply tank.

* Explanation of reference numerals

1 filtering means, 2 storage means,

3 means of delivery, 4 means of discharge,

5 fluid pressurization means, 6 flow control means,

7 ... water level sensor, 8 ... water bottle,

9. Waterworks.

The cold and hot water ionizer of the present invention for achieving the above object is, in the cold and hot water ionizer in which the filtering means-storage-electrolysis means-discharge means are disposed in the above order, the purified water flowing along the conduit between the storage means and the electrolytic means Instead of the pressurized transport by the conventional pump, it is characterized in that it is configured to flow in a non-powered manner by the internal pressure of the storage means or by gravity due to the height difference.

In addition, the cold and hot ionizer of the present invention is characterized in that the fluid pressure means is additionally installed in the conduit extending toward the front of the filtering means in case the water supply water pressure is weak.

Here, the storage means is preferably provided with a cooler and a heater, respectively, in a container in which the internal space is divided into two parts, and the purified water discharged from the filtering means is respectively stored in these internal spaces and then cooled or heated to a predetermined temperature. To make it possible.

According to this configuration, the raw water supplied through the water supply tank or the general water supply facility is purified through filtering means, and the purified water is stored in the storage means and cooled or heated to a predetermined temperature.

Thereafter, whenever a user demands, a predetermined amount of cooling water or hot water is discharged from the storage means to the electrolytic means, and then electrolyzed in the electrolytic means. The weak alkaline water and the acidic water generated in this process are acidified through the discharge means. The water is discharged as is or used for other purposes, and weak alkaline water is provided to the user as drinking water.

Therefore, whenever necessary, the required amount of cooling water or hot water can be immediately delivered to the user, and even when the water supply pressure is low, a cold or hot water ionizer can be used, and in particular, the storage means is purified from the storage means to the electrolytic means. Since it is supplied in a non-powered manner when supplying can prevent various problems caused by the use of a conventional pump.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration and operation of the cold and hot ionizer according to two embodiments of the present invention.

Example 1 direct connection

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration suitable for the case of using a water supply facility as a water supply source, showing the cold and hot water ionizer of an embodiment according to the present invention.

In the illustrated example, when the water supply water pressure is sufficient, the raw water discharged from the water supply system 9 flows into the filtering means 1 through the flow rate adjusting means 6. In this embodiment, a normal on-off valve is used as the flow rate adjusting means 6.

Here, the filtering means 1 is composed of three types of filters: pre-filter, nano-silver filter, and hepa filter, and raw water passes through in order.

The water purified by the filtering means 1 flows out along the pipeline in a non-powered manner by gravity or water pressure toward the storage means 2 placed at a relatively low position, and is separately accommodated in the cooling water storage space and the hot water storage space, respectively.

Then, according to the water supply request, hot water is provided to the user through the discharge means 4 as it is without additional processing, the coolant is electrolyzed by the electrolytic means 3 to generate weak alkaline water and then the user through the discharge means 4 To provide.

As the discharging means, a discharging coke employed in a general water purifier was used. In particular, the amount of water extracted by the user by spontaneously interlocking the operation of the discharging means 4 and the operation of the flow rate adjusting means 6 is automatically applied. To be replenished.

On the other hand, the acidic water generated in the electrolysis process is discharged to the outside through a separate line.

Example 2 water supply system

Figure 2 shows a cold and hot water ionizer according to another embodiment of the present invention, a block diagram when supplying raw water to the water supply tank.

In addition, in this embodiment, only the portion related to the cooling water is omitted and the portion for the hot water is omitted, because the hot water and the cooling water are treated in the same manner.

In the figure, the raw water contained in the water supply tank 8 has a low water pressure, so the raw water cannot pass through the filtering means 1 in this state.

Thus, in this embodiment, in order to solve this problem, the fluid pressure means (5) is installed in the conduit between the water supply tank and the filtering means and the flow rate adjusting means (6).

Therefore, the raw water passing through the fluid pressurizing means 5 flows into the filtering means 1 in a state in which the water supply water pressure is increased, and as a result, water treatment is smoothly performed even when the water pressure is low.

Subsequently, the purified water filtered in multiple stages while passing through the filtering means 1 flows out to the storage means 2 installed in the rear (or downstream), and the purified water filled in the storage means 2 is cooled by a cooler ( By the cooling action of (not shown) is stored at a lower temperature than the temperature at the time of inflow.

Then, when the user requests, cooling water is supplied from the storage means 2 to the electrolytic means 3 by a non-powered manner, and only weak alkaline water generated by electrolysis in the electrolytic means is provided to the user as drinking water.

On the other hand, the storage means (2) is provided with a water level detection sensor (7) for detecting the internal water level, when the water level detection signal of the water level detection sensor (7) is transmitted to the control unit, the control unit analyzes the water level detection signal It is to control the operation timing and the operating time of the fluid pressure means / flow rate control means.

In addition to the configuration described above, the cold and hot water ionizer of the present invention can be modified in various forms. For example, even in the case of the water direct connection disclosed in Example 1, the water supply water pressure may be low. In this case, the fluid pressurizing means may be installed.

In addition, by configuring the system to set the two modes of cold water ionizer and cold water purifier-that is, to stop the operation of the electrolytic means or to bypass the flow of purified water as needed-by a switch button You can choose to use either mode.

In addition, the number and type of filters constituting the filtering means may be arbitrarily changed according to the quality of raw water.

In addition, mineral supply means may be added to the pipeline between each component so that natural minerals can be dissolved in raw water or purified water.

According to the cold water ionizer of the present invention, which is configured as described above, when purified water is supplied from the storage means toward the electrolytic means, it is supplied in a non-powered manner, and thus, pressurized transportation occurred when supplying purified water toward the electrolytic means using a conventional pump. The temperature rise of the city can be prevented.

In addition, by removing the pump provided between the electrolytic means and the storage means, and instead, the purified water flows in a non-powered manner, it is possible to prevent the operation of the electrolytic means due to the water shock phenomenon during the pump start / pump stop.

In addition, it is also possible to prevent breakage of the connection pipe due to the water shock wave.

Claims (4)

Filtering means in which raw water is purified by water supply pressure; A storage means installed at the rear of the filtering means and storing the purified water in the filtered or warmed state in the filtering means; And And an electrolytic means installed at the rear of the storage means, the raw water stored in the temperature storage state or the heated state in the storage means in a non-powered manner by hydraulic pressure or gravity and electrolyzed into alkaline water and acidic water. The method of claim 1, Cold water ionizer characterized in that the fluid pressure means for increasing the water supply water pressure in front of the filtering means is further installed. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Cold ionizer, characterized in that the flow rate control means further installed in front of the filtering means. The method of claim 2, And a water level detection sensor for detecting the water level in the storage means, wherein an operation timing of the fluid pressurization means is determined according to the water level detection signal from the water level detection sensor.