KR200367972Y1 - Water ionizer having units for detecting acid water pot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is equipped with an acidic water storage container inside the main body portion, equipped with an acidic water level detection function to temporarily store the acidic water in the main body to achieve convenience in use, as well as achieve stable operation of the ionizer. It relates to an ionizer with an acidic water container detector improved to be.

The present invention includes a container which is detachably coupled in the mounting space of the main body and receives and stores acidic water, and an acidic water container mounting detecting portion that senses whether the container is located in the mounting space. An ionizer is provided with an acidic water container detector configured to stop the operation of the feed water pump based on an output signal of the acidic water container mounting detector that indicates emptying.

According to the present invention, when the acidic water storage container provided in the main body portion is removed from the main body portion or the acidic water level inside thereof is high, the water does not flow out of the ionizer by automatically stopping the operation of the ionizer. Of course, the operation of the ionizer will not be started by a mistake of the consumer, so that an effect that can always be used stably is obtained.

Description

Ionizer with acid water container detection unit {WATER IONIZER HAVING UNITS FOR DETECTING ACID WATER POT}

The present invention relates to an ionizer for producing alkaline water and acidic water by electrolysis. More specifically, an acidic water storage container may be provided inside the main body, and the acidic water level sensing function may temporarily store the acidic water in the main body. The present invention relates to an ionizer including an acidic water container sensing unit that can achieve convenience in use, as well as improve the operation of the ionizer.

In general, the ionizer is a separate production of electrolyzed drinking water into acidic water and alkaline water. When drinking the alkaline water produced in this way, the human body gradually improves from an acidic constitution to an alkaline constitution. It can prevent the causes of various adult diseases of modern people due to acid constitution, heart disease, etc.

A related structure of the conventional water ionizer 200 is shown in FIG. 7.

This conventional ionizer is a structure integrated into a cold or hot water purifier or a water purifier.

The conventional ionizer 200 includes a storage tank 202 for storing drinking water or purified water at an appropriate temperature, and a pump 204 for sucking and pressurizing and sending out drinking water stored in the storage tank 202. At the rear end of 204, filtering means 208 is positioned via flow rate adjusting means 206.

In the above, the flow rate adjusting means 206 typically uses an on / off valve, and the filtering means 208 is composed of a filter group such as a pre-filter, a nano-silver filter, a hepa filter, and the drinking water is filtered in this order. Goes.

Then, the water purified by the filtering means 208 flows to the drinking water storage means 210 by gravity or water pressure to be received.

Then, after being electrolyzed into alkaline water and acidic water through the electrolytic cell 212 provided on the upstream side of the drinking water storage means 210, the user can use it as desired.

The electrolyzer 212 includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a membrane, and the like therein, and these electrodes are supplied with a current controlled by the controller 220 from a power source to have respective polarities.

In addition, the conventional ionizer 200 having such a configuration is operated by a predetermined program by the control unit 220, when the electrolysis proceeds in the electrolytic cell 212, the alkaline number is collected on the negative electrode side, the positive electrode Acidic water is collected on the side and the alkaline water and the acidic water are discharged to the outside through the outlet pipe 216, respectively.

Such a conventional ionizer 200 is most of the alkaline water is used directly by the user to drink or use the cup directly, or to use, but acidic water is stored in a suitable container is most often used later.

However, the conventional ionizer 200 does not have an acidic water storage container that can temporarily store acidic water in the main body of the ionizer 200 and also temporarily stores the acidic water in a separate container. Since the level of acidic water contained in the water cannot be known without the user's direct visual observation, the structure and function of reflecting the level of the acidic water in the operation of the ionizer are not at all, so the inconvenience of use was very great.

The present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, the purpose is to temporarily store the acidic water discharged in the process of producing by electrolyzing alkaline water and acidic water from the ionizer to the main body and whether the mounting automatically The present invention provides an ionizer having an acidic water container detection unit that can achieve convenience in use.

In addition, the present invention is improved to achieve stable operation of the ionizer by stopping the operation of the ionizer when the acidic water storage container provided in the main body is removed from the main body, or when the acidic water level in the inside is high. Another object is to provide an ionized water group having an acidic water container detector.

1 is an external perspective view showing an exploded ionizer having an acidic water container detection unit according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of an ionizer having an acidic water container detection unit according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic view showing the detection unit equipped with an ionizer having an acidic water container detection unit according to the present invention;

4 is an external perspective view of an acidic water storage container equipped with an ionizer having an acidic water container detection unit according to the present invention;

5 is an exploded view showing the main parts of an acidic water storage container equipped with an ionizer having an acidic water container detection unit according to the present invention;

6 is a flow chart showing an operation step of the ionizer with an acidic water container detection unit according to the present invention;

7 is a block diagram showing the ionizer according to the prior art.

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

1 .... ionizer according to the present invention 10 .... main body

12 .... Water Supply Storage Tank 14 .... Water Pump

16 .... valve means 18 .... electrolyzer

20 .... control unit 30 .... container

32 .. Mounting space 34 .... Handle

40 .... acid water container mounting detector 42 .... Magnet

45 .... Bracket 47 .... Detection sensor

50 .... Operation button 60 .... Acid water level detector

62 .... magnetic means 64 .... detection sensor

66 .... Float 70 .... Guide Home

72 .... Opening 100 .... How this invention works

200 .... conventional ionizer 202 .... reservoir

204 ... pump 206 flow control

208 .... filtering means 210 .... drinking water storage means

212 .... Electrolyzer 220 .... Controls

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, in the ionizer group for producing acidic water and alkaline water using electrolysis,

A main body portion of a predetermined size;

An electrolytic cell that receives water from a water supply storage tank for supplying drinking water (or purified water) through the feed pump and electrolyzes water to produce alkaline water and acidic water;

A container detachably coupled in a mounting space of the main body and receiving and storing acidic water;

Acid water container mounting detection unit for detecting whether the container is located in the mounting space; And

And a controller electrically connected to the acid water container mounting detecting unit and automatically controlling the pre-set control mode.

The control unit provides an ionized water container having an acidic water container detecting unit configured to stop the operation of the feed water pump based on an output signal of the acidic water container mounting detecting unit indicating that the container is empty from the mounting space. By

The present invention further includes an acidic water level detection unit for measuring an electric water level and transmitting an electric signal according to the internal level of the container, and the control unit is configured based on the signal output by the acidic water level detection unit. When the level of the acidic water in the vessel is raised above a certain value, by providing an ionizer with an acidic water container detector, characterized in that configured to stop the operation of the feed pump.

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

The ionizer 1 having an acidic water container detector according to the present invention has a water supply storage tank 12 inside the main body 10 of a predetermined size, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, Drinking water (or purified water) is supplied from the water supply storage tank 12 to the electrolytic cell 18 through the feed pump 14, and between the feed pump 14 and the electrolytic cell 18 by electric force. The solenoid valve actuated valve means 16 which opens and closes is provided.

In addition, the electrolyzer 18 includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a membrane, and the like therein, and these electrodes are supplied with a current controlled by the controller 20 from a power source to have respective polarities.

In addition, the ionizer 1 having such a configuration, when electrolysis proceeds in the electrolytic cell 18, alkali water is collected at the negative electrode side, and acidic water is collected at the positive electrode side, so that the alkali water and the acidic water are respectively discharged pipes 22 ( It is withdrawn through 24).

In addition, the main body 10 is provided with a container 30 for receiving and storing the acidic water discharged from the outlet side of the electrolytic cell 18, the container 30 is mounted on the front side of the main body 10 It is configured to be detachably fitted in the space 32, and a handle 34 is attached to one side thereof.

The present invention also includes an acidic water container mounting detecting portion 40 that determines whether the container 30 is located in the mounting space 32.

3 to 5, the acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40 corresponds to a height of the magnets 42 and the magnets 42 fixed to one side of the container 30 and the main body unit 10. It consists of a detection sensor 47 is fixed to the inner bracket (45) of.

Here, the detection sensor 47 is made of a Hall sensor (Hall Senser), when the acidic water storage container 30 is fitted in the mounting space 32 of the body portion 10, the height of the magnet 42 The sensor 47 is located in the sensing to provide an electrical signal to the control unit 20 to be made in the operating standby state that can operate the ionizer 1 of the present invention.

For example, the control unit 20 is in a state of supplying power to the feed pump 14 and the electrolytic cell 18 side, the user presses the operation button 50 provided in the main body portion 10 by the ionizer according to the present invention (1) produces alkaline and acidic water.

However, when the acidic water storage container 30 is removed from the mounting space 32 of the body portion 10, the detection sensor 47 does not detect the magnet 42, from this detection sensor 47 The signal of the ionizer according to the present invention is maintained even when the user presses the operation button 50, for example, by keeping the control unit 20 in a state in which electricity cannot be supplied to the feed pump 14 and / or the electrolytic cell 18. (1) does not work.

As such, the present invention is configured such that the acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40 detects whether the acidic water storage container 30 is located in the mounting space 32 of the main body 10 to control the operation of the ionizer 1. do.

In addition, the ionizer 1 of the present invention further includes an acidic water level detection unit 60 for measuring the level of the acidic water storage container 30 and transmitting an electric signal.

The acidic water level detection unit 60 includes a magnetic force means 62 for moving up and down in the container 30 according to the water level, and a detection sensor 64 for sensing the position of the magnetic force means 62. Is provided in the body portion 10. That is, the acidic water level detection unit 60 is provided with a magnetic force means 62 on the container 30 side in this way, which means that when the acidic water is filled in the container 30, Ascend and descend.

The magnetic force means 62 is a magnet 68 attached to a float 66 having a low specific gravity, and is arranged to be able to move up and down in the guide groove 70 provided on one side of the container 30. . The guide groove 70 has an opening 72 formed at one side thereof to the inside of the container 30. When the acidic water is filled inside the container 30, the water level is cooled even in the guide groove 70. Thus, the magnetic force means 62 is raised and lowered in conjunction with the water level due to the buoy with a light specific gravity.

In addition, the acidic water level detection unit 60 is a Hall sensor (Hall) that detects this in response to the magnetic force of the magnet 68 provided in the magnetic means 62, the detection sensor 64 provided in the main body portion 10 Senser, etc., which is fixed at a predetermined height in the inner bracket 45 of the main body 10, and is electrically connected to the control unit 20 to be described later.

The control unit 20 is electrically connected to the acidic water level detection unit 60 to automatically control the feed pump 14 and the electrolytic cell 18 according to a preset control mode, and accordingly the acidic water level When the level of the acidic water in the vessel 30 rises above a predetermined value based on the signal output by the monitoring sensor 64 of the sensing unit 60, the feed water pump 14 and / or the electrolytic cell 18 Are pre-programmed to deactivate them.

The control mode of the acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40 and the acidic water level detecting unit 60 described above may be automatically made by a program embedded in the control unit 20, and constitutes such a control unit 20. The technology may be used in the art, and since it can be implemented by those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The ionizer 1 of the present invention configured as described above operates as follows through the operating steps as shown in FIG.

According to the present invention, when the user presses the operation button 50 provided in the main body 10 in the operation start step 100, the control unit 20 operates the feed pump 14, and opens the valve means 16. Power is supplied to the electrodes of the electrolytic cell 18 to have polarities of + and −, respectively.

Then, when the operation of the feed pump 14 and the electrolytic cell 18 is made in this way, the production of alkaline water and acidic water is made, and the user can use alkaline water or acidic water.

However, the present invention executes step 110 in which the control unit 20 determines whether a signal is applied from the acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40 after the start step 100.

If the signal is not applied, the acidic water storage container 30 does not exist in the mounting space 32 of the main body 10, and thus, in step 112, for example, the power supply of the water supply pump 14 is turned off. Operation of the ionizer 1 is blocked by blocking it, and an error message "No acidic water storage container" is displayed on the display window 10a of the main body 10, and from the acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40. Repeat step 110 for determining whether the signal is applied.

Then, if a signal is applied, a step 120 then determines whether the acidic water level in the acidic water storage container 30 has reached a threshold.

This means that the magnetic force means 62 of the acidic water level detection unit 60 moves up and down in accordance with the acidic water level in the acidic water storage container 30, so that if the acidic water is full and rises to the limit value, the height is raised to the height. Since the detection sensor 64 is located at the threshold position, the detection sensor 64 detects the magnetic force means 62 that has risen to the position and transmits the signal to the control unit 20.

Therefore, when the magnetic force means 62 is detected by the sensor 64 in the step 120, the control unit 20 immediately stops the operation of the ionizer 1 in step 122, and the main body 10. The display window (10a) of the) is displayed an error message of "empty acid water storage container", and returns to the step 110 to repeat the signal application determination operation from the acidic water container mounting detection unit 40.

However, if the magnetic force means 62 is not detected by the detection sensor 64 in the step 120, that is, if the acidic water level in the inside of the acidic water storage container 30 is not as high as a threshold value, the next step ( In operation 130, the ionizer 1 is started, and alkali and acidic water are produced and discharged.

During this operation, a step 140 of determining whether the acidic water level in the acidic water storage container 30 has reached the limit value is made, and if the limit value is not reached, the operation of the ionizer is continued, and if it is reached If so, the operation of the ionizer 1 in the next step 150 is stopped.

In this process, the user may remove the acidic water storage container 30 built in the ionizer 1 from the mounting space 32 or the acidic water storage container 30 may be filled with acidic water so that the ionizer 1 ) Can effectively prevent the overflow of additional acidic water.

According to the present invention as described above, the acidic water can be temporarily stored in the main body in the process of producing an electrolytically alkaline water and acidic water from the ionizer, it is possible to achieve convenience in use by not overflowing.

In addition, the present invention is that the acidic water storage container provided in the main body portion is removed from the main body portion, or when the acidic water level in the inside is high, the water does not flow out of the ionizer by automatically stopping the operation of the ionizer. Of course, the operation of the ionizer will not be started by a mistake of the consumer, so that an effect that can always be used stably is obtained.

Claims (5)

In an ionizer group that produces acidic and alkaline water using electrolysis, A main body portion 10 of a predetermined size; An electrolytic cell that receives water from the water supply storage tank 12 supplying drinking water (or purified water) through the feed pump 14 and electrolyzes the water to produce alkaline water and acidic water in the main body 10. (18); A container (30) detachably coupled in the mounting space (32) of the main body portion (10) to receive and store acidic water; An acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40 for detecting whether the container 30 is located in the mounting space 32; and And a control unit 20 electrically connected to the acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40 and automatically controlling the pre-set control mode. The control unit 20 stops the operation of the water supply pump 14 based on an output signal of the acidic water container mounting detecting unit 40 indicating that the container 30 is emptied from the mounting space 32. Ionizer with an acidic water container detection unit, characterized in that configured to. According to claim 1, wherein the acid water container mounting detection unit 40 is the inner bracket of the body portion 10 to match the height of the magnet 42 and the magnet 42 is fixed to one side of the container 30 ( 45 includes a detection sensor 47 fixed to the sensor, and when the acidic water storage container 30 is fitted into the mounting space 32 of the main body 10, the detection is located at the height of the magnet 42. Ionizer with an acidic water container detection unit, characterized in that the sensor 47 detects this to provide an electrical signal to the control unit 20 to maintain the ionizer (1) in a state capable of operating. According to any one of claims 1 or 2, further comprising an acidic water level detection unit 60 for measuring the water level in accordance with the internal water level of the vessel 30 to send an electrical signal, wherein the control unit ( 20) stops the operation of the feed water pump 14 when the level of the acidic water in the container 30 is raised above a predetermined value based on the signal output by the acidic water level detection unit 60. Ionizer with an acidic water container detector, characterized in that configured. According to claim 3, wherein the acidic water level detection unit 60 includes a magnetic force means for raising and lowering in accordance with the water level in the interior of the container 30, and detects the position of the magnetic force means 62 Ionizer having an acidic water container detection unit, characterized in that the sensor unit 64 to be provided in the main body unit (10). 5. The magnetic force means (62) according to claim 4, wherein the magnetic force means (62) is a magnet (68) attached to a float (66) having a low specific gravity, and the upper and lower sides are formed in a guide groove (70) provided at one side of the container (30). The guide grooves 70 are arranged to be capable of raising and lowering, and one side of the guide groove 70 forms an opening 72 inward of the container 30, so that the water level is guided when the acidic water is filled in the inside of the container 30. An ionizer having an acidic water container detecting unit, which is filled in the groove 70, and the magnetic force means 62 moves up and down in association with the water level.