KR200358031Y1 - Filter for showing using metal foam - Google Patents

Abstract

The porous metal foam filter made of metal having sterilization and antibacterial effect can be easily installed between the shower head and the shower hose to remove the harmful bacteria and heavy metals contained in the bath water and provide the bath bath semi-permanently. A shower filter using a porous metal foam that can be used as well as to satisfy a consumer's purchase desire is disclosed. The filter according to the present invention has a top and bottom open and the inside has a hollow shape, the upper portion is screwed with the shower head and the lower portion is screwed with the first connecting cap is mounted to the shower hose; A filter body having a cylindrical shape inserted into an inner circumferential surface of the filter housing and made of a porous metal foam having a surface area characteristic maximized by a three-dimensional network structure; And a sieve having a fine mesh network structure is disposed above the filter body so as to prevent the finely broken filter medium from being guided to the shower head side by the water pressure of the bath water flowing through the shower hose.

Description

Shower filter using porous metal foam {Filter for showing using metal foam}

The present invention relates to a filter for a shower using a porous metal foam, and more specifically, by mounting a porous metal foam filter between the shower head and the shower hose with a metal having a bactericidal and antibacterial effect, and the harmful bacteria contained in the bath water and The present invention relates to a shower filter using a porous metal foam that can not only provide heavy baths by semi-permanently by removing heavy metals, but also satisfy consumers' purchase needs.

A common shower unit is connected to a cold and hot water inlet pipe, and a common faucet body equipped with an on / off valve for supplying cold water, hot water, or a mixture of cold water and hot water, and a shower hose extending when the faucet body has a predetermined length. And a shower head connected to the shower hose to eject the bath water. At this time, the shower hose and the faucet body is mounted at the other end to the shower hose and connected by a connection cap formed with a female thread on the inner circumferential surface, likewise the shower hose and the shower head is mounted on one end of the shower hose and another female threaded on the inner circumferential surface It is connected by the connecting cap. Such showers are installed in various places as well as the bathroom of each home in accordance with the change of residential culture and bath culture.

The bath water spouted from the shower is introduced with a large amount of chlorine in order to remove various germs and harmful substances in the water purification plant. These chlorine components are reduced to less than the standard value that does not adversely affect the human body during the process from the water treatment plant to each household, but residual chlorine remains, and various germs and harmful substances exist due to the aging and oxidation of the water supply pipe. . As a result, it provides the cause of atopic dermatitis, skin disease, various allergic reactions, and the remaining chlorine is discharged with steam of hot water, causing side effects such as exacerbation of asthma, headache, and brain activity.

Recently, various products have been released to solve these problems, and shower heads filled with vitamins or ceramics having a ball shape inside the shower head to provide bathers with residual chlorine removal and functional bathing water are provided. It is commercially available.

However, the above-described shower head has a problem of increasing the cost of manufacturing the shower head because the shower head must be separated in order to fill vitamins or ceramics inside the shower head, and is also compatible with the shower head used in homes. There was a problem in that the economic burden on the consumer because it must be purchased separately to replace the shower head because it is not made.

The present invention is devised to solve the above conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to easily install a porous metal filter made of metal having a sterilizing and antibacterial effect between the shower head and the shower hose, The present invention provides a shower filter using a porous metal foam that can remove the harmful bacteria and heavy metals contained in the bath to provide semi-permanently purified bath water and satisfy the consumer's purchase needs.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a shower filter using a porous metal foam according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a coupling state of the filter for the shower using the porous metal foam shown in Figure 1,

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2,

Figure 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the filter medium shown in Figure 1, and

5 is a view showing a state in which a filter for a shower using a porous metal foam according to the present invention is mounted on the faucet body.

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100: shower filter using a porous metal foam 102: filter housing

110, 210: filter medium 120: sieve

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the present invention,

It is mounted between the shower head that ejects the bath water and the faucet body which supplies the bath water to the shower head, and is mounted on the shower hose which is screwed by the shower head and the first connecting cap and screwed by the faucet body and the second connecting cap. In the shower filter,

The filter;

A filter housing having an upper part and a lower part and having a hollow shape, an upper part of which is screwed with the shower head, and a lower part of which is screwed with the first connection cap;

A filter body having a cylindrical shape inserted into an inner circumferential surface of the filter housing and made of a porous metal foam having a surface area characteristic maximized by a three-dimensional network structure; And

To provide a shower filter using a porous metal foam in which a sieve having a fine mesh network structure is disposed on an upper portion of the filter body to prevent the finely broken filter medium from being guided to the shower head side by the water pressure of the bath water flowing through the shower hose. do.

Preferably, the filter medium is made of any one of silver (Ag) metal, copper (Cu) metal or silver copper alloy (Ag-Cu).

As described above, according to the present invention, the porous metal foam filter made of a metal having a bactericidal and antibacterial effect is easily installed between the shower head and the shower hose, thereby removing harmful bacteria and heavy metals contained in the bath water and bathing. In addition to providing semi-permanent bathing water purified from the user can satisfy the consumer's desire to buy.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described for the shower filter using a porous metal foam according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a filter for a shower using a porous metal foam according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a coupling state of the shower filter using a porous metal foam shown in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is It is sectional drawing along the line AA of FIG.

1 to 3, the shower filter 100 using the porous metal foam according to the present invention is the faucet body 20 for supplying the bath water to the shower head 10 and the shower head 10 for ejecting the bath water. ) Is mounted between the shower head 10 and the shower hose 30 is screwed by the first connecting cap 32 and screwed by the faucet body 20 and the second connecting cap (34). At this time, the filter 100 is disposed between the shower head 10 and the first connection cap 32 or between the second connection cap 34 and the faucet body 20.

The filter 100 has a filter housing 102 having an upper portion connected to the shower head 10 and a lower portion mounted to the first connection cap 32, and a filter body disposed within the filter housing 102. And a sieve 120 that is similarly defined within the filter housing 102 and disposed on the upper surface of the filter body 110.

First, the filter housing 102 has a cylindrical shape with the top and bottom open and the hollow inside. The lower portion of the filter housing 102 is formed with a latching jaw 104 having an annular ring shape extending by a predetermined length toward the lower central portion of the radial filter housing, and the filter housing 102 on the inner circumferential surface of the locking jaw 104. Extending to the lower side of the lower portion is opened and the upper portion is formed integrally connecting ring 106 in communication with the interior of the filter housing (102). That is, the outer diameter of the connection ring 106 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the filter housing 102. At this time, the male screw 108a is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the connection ring 106 to be screwed to the first connection cap 32, and the lower portion of the shower head 10 is screwed on the upper inner circumferential surface of the filter housing 102. The female screw 108b is formed so as to be possible. Preferably, the filter housing 102 may be manufactured to be transparent to see through the inside of the filter housing 102. The filter body 110 and the strainer 120 is disposed inside the filter housing 102 formed as described above.

The filter body 110 has a cylindrical shape that can be inserted into the inner circumferential surface of the filter housing 102, the lower portion is placed on the upper surface of the locking jaw (104). The filter body 110 is made of a porous metal foam having a surface area characteristic maximized in a three-dimensional network structure. On the other hand, on the upper surface of the filter body 110 is disposed a sieve 120 having a fine mesh network structure. At this time, the strainer 120 prevents the finely broken filter body 110 from being guided to the shower head 10 by the water pressure of the bath water flowing through the shower hose 30.

4 is a view showing another embodiment of the filter body shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4, the filter body 210 may be manufactured in the form of a sphere having a predetermined diameter as well as a porous metal foam having a maximum surface area in a three-dimensional network structure. At this time, the filter member 210 may be mixed with the functional member 212 to make a spherical shape (like a ball) to be mixed with the vitamin or mineral components in the bath water.

Preferably, the filter bodies 110 and 210 are made of porous metal foam made of 99.99% silver (Ag) metal, which is an inorganic antimicrobial agent that is harmless to the human body and shows high sterilization and antibacterial function even in a very small amount.

More preferably, the filter bodies 110 and 210 may be made of a porous metal foam made of 99.99% copper (Cu) metal having excellent sterilization, antibacterial and deodorizing effects.

In addition, the filter body (110, 210) may be made of a porous metal foam made of silver copper alloy (Ag-Cu) to exhibit an excellent effect on sterilization and deodorization.

Hereinafter, the coupling state of the filter 100 formed as described above will be briefly described.

First, in order to mount the filter 100 according to the present invention, the filter net 120 is placed on top of the filter bodies 110 and 210 while the filter bodies 110 and 210 are inserted into the filter housing 102. Let's do it. When the filter 100 is prepared in this way, the shower head 10 and the shower hose 30 are separated by turning the first connection cap 32 screwed to the lower portion of the shower head 10.

When the shower head 10 and the shower hose 30 are separated as described above, first, the filter housing 102 is placed under the state in which the lower portion of the shower head 10 is in close contact with the female screw 108b on the upper inner circumferential surface of the filter housing 102. ), The internal thread 108b is fastened to the lower part of the shower head 10. When the filter housing 102 is fastened to the shower head 10 in this manner, the first connecting cap 32 is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the first connecting cap 32 of the shower hose 30 to the connecting ring 106. Rotating the first coupling cap 32 to the external thread 108a to complete the coupling. At this time, the filter body (110, 210) is a porous metal foam filter body (110, 210) made of any one of silver (Ag), copper (Cu) or silver copper alloy (Ag-Cu) according to the user's taste Insert

On the other hand, in order to mount the filter 100 on the second connecting cap 34 and the faucet body 20 of the shower hose 30, the female screw 108b formed in the filter housing 102 with the filter housing 102 turned upside down. ) Is coupled to the faucet body 20, the male screw 108a formed in the connection ring 106 of the filter housing 102 is coupled to the second connection cap (34). In this case, the filter net 120 is disposed inside the filter housing 102 and the filter bodies 110 and 210 are disposed below the filter net 120 (see FIG. 5).

The filter bodies 110 and 210 as described above are manufactured and manufactured by Hitite Co., Ltd., located in Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do.

As described above, the filter 100 for a shower using the porous metal foam according to the present invention is simply to separate the shower head 10 and the shower hose 30 without purchasing a separate shower head 10 as in the prior art Since it can be mounted between the shower head 10 and the shower hose 30 in one state, not only can the purchase cost of the separate shower head 10 be reduced, but also the resources according to the manufacturing of the conventional shower head 10. There is an advantage to save money.

In addition, the filter body (110, 210) to have a three-dimensional network structure by producing silver (Ag), copper (Cu) or silver copper alloy (Ag-Cu) in a porous metal foam, the bath water flowing through the shower hose (30) It can not only remove bacteria and bacteria contained in the skin, but also remove chlorine and heavy metals in the bath water to prevent skin diseases, especially atopic skin diseases of infants, and can be used semi-permanently with a single installation. , Can replace the filter 100 can be widely used in a general home using an existing shower, there is an advantage that is easy to maintain.

On the other hand, by inserting the functional member 212 together in the filter body 210, there is an advantage that can provide a bathing water mixed with vitamin or mineral components to the consumer.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the utility model registration claims. It will be appreciated.

Claims (5)

It is disposed between the shower head for ejecting the bath water and the faucet body for supplying the bath water to the shower head side is screwed by the shower head and the first connection cap and screwed by the faucet body and the second connection cap In the shower filter attached to the shower hose, The filter; A filter housing having an upper portion and a lower portion and having a hollow interior, an upper portion of which is screwed with the shower head, and a lower portion of which is screwed with the first connection cap; A filter body having a cylindrical shape inserted into an inner circumferential surface of the filter housing and made of a porous metal foam having a surface area characteristic maximized by a three-dimensional network structure; And Porous, characterized in that the filter mesh having a fine mesh network structure is disposed on top of the filter body to prevent the finely broken filter medium is guided to the shower head head by the water pressure of the bath water flowing through the shower hose. Shower filter using metal foam. The method of claim 1, wherein the filter body is made of a porous metal foam to have the maximum surface area characteristics of the three-dimensional network structure and made of a spherical shape having a predetermined diameter can be inserted into the first connection cap Shower filter using a porous metal foam, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, wherein the filter member is formed in a spherical shape characterized in that the functional member having a spherical shape can be inserted into the first connection cap together so that the vitamin or mineral components are mixed in the bath water. Shower filter using porous metal foam. The porous metal foam according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the filter body is made of any one of silver (Ag) metal, copper (Cu) metal or silver copper alloy (Ag-Cu). Used shower filter. According to claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the filter housing has a locking jaw having an annular ring shape extending toward the lower central portion of the filter housing radially, and the lower portion is extended to the lower side of the filter housing on the inner peripheral surface of the locking jaw A connecting ring which is opened and has an upper portion in communication with the inside of the filter housing is integrally formed. A male screw is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the connecting ring so as to be screwed to the first connecting cap, and on the upper inner circumferential surface of the filter housing. A filter for a shower using a porous metal foam, characterized in that the female thread is formed to be screwed with the lower portion of the shower head.