KR20040093958A - Water chamber of washing machine with nano silver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A water supply chamber for a washing machine using nano silver is provided to destroy microorganisms in the water by an antibacterial effect of a filtering ball by supplying the water from the outside through a plurality of the filtering balls into the washing machine. CONSTITUTION: A water supply chamber for a washing machine using nano silver is composed of a water inlet pipe(1) formed at one side and connected with a water supply pipe(40); a water feeding pipe(2) having a front end facing a lower part of a water storage tub at the other end; and a plurality of filtering balls(5) coated with the nano silver and filled in a housing(10) attached with a cover(3). The housing is installed adjacently to the lower part of the water inlet pipe and the water feeding pipe formed at the opposite side for the water inlet pipe is adjacent to the cover.

Description

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The present invention relates to a washing machine, and in detail, the washing water introduced from the outside in the process of supplying the washing water is supplied to the washing machine via a plurality of filter balls coated with nano silver, thereby preventing the washing water from being washed by the antibacterial effect of the filtering ball. It is designed to extinguish harmful microorganisms.

In general, the washing method of the household washing machine is rotated in a state in which the washing tank is rotated horizontally with the ground, and the washing effect is generated by the impact of friction or drop with the inner wall of the washing tank while the laundry put into the washing tank rotates with water. The drum type washing machine and the pulsator type washing machine which wash | cleans by the formation of the water flow which generate | occur | produced in the process of rotating the pulsator inside a washing tank while rotating the washing tank vertically from the ground are known.

1 is a cross-sectional structural view showing an example of a pulsator type in a one-type washing machine made of a washing and dehydration in a single tank, such a pulsator type washing machine 200 is located outside the washing tank 150 in which laundry is stored. The water storage tank 160 is coupled to supply water for washing to the washing tank 150, while providing a discharge path of the washing water discharged from the washing tank 150 during dehydration.

Subsequently, at the bottom of the washing tank 150, a pulsator 110 that forms water flow in the washing water by rotating by the rotational force of the motor 170 coupled to the lower portion is coupled to the tip of the gear assembly 180.

The pulsator 110 is formed of a structure in which a vane radially protrudes on an upper portion of a body having a disk shape, and such a pulsator 110 forms a stream of water in the wash water in the course of forward and reverse rotation. At the same time, washing is performed by free fall energy generated in a process in which a part of the washing water is discharged to the washing tank 150 through the overflow passage by the water pressure.

In addition, the upper portion of the water reservoir 160 is provided with a water supply pipe 140 for supplying the wash water from the outside, the one side of the water supply pipe 140 is a solenoid valve for controlling the supply of the wash water under the control of the control unit (not shown) ( 135) is attached to supply the wash water in the washing or rinsing process.

The wash water supplied through the water supply pipe 140 uses tap water or ground water, and in some buildings, water is stored after storing the tap water using a separate water storage facility.

In this case, old water pipes stored in groundwater or water storage facilities that are not aged or subjected to sterilization process contain microorganisms harmful to the human body, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Since there is no means for extinguishing the waste water, the washing water contaminated with microorganisms is supplied as it is or microorganisms grow inside the washing tank. Problems occur.

On the other hand, the recently developed washing machine is equipped with an electrolysis-type silver ion generator to generate silver ions from the silver plate by electrolysis in the washing process to enable the sterilization of the wash water.

However, the electrolysis-type silver ion generator has a limited lifespan as silver is consumed, and it is difficult to effectively destroy harmful microorganisms contained in the wash water due to a decrease in sterilization power, especially iron, calcium, magnesium, etc. In the state in which the ions are dissolved, many problems such as discoloration of the warm sensation occur due to the action of the silver ions.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional washing machine including a silver ion generator of the development decomposition method as described above, the technical problem of the present invention is a number of nano-silver coated tap water introduced from the outside during the supply of wash water By supplying to the washing machine via the filter ball of the filter ball to eliminate the harmful microorganisms in the wash water by the antimicrobial effect of the hygienic washing is possible to provide a means to increase the washing effect at the same time.

Technical problem of the present invention as described above,

One side forms a washing water inlet pipe connected to the water supply pipe, and the other end forms a washing water supply pipe for directing the lower part of the reservoir, and the upper part of the filter ball coated with nano silver inside the housing with a cover. It is achieved by providing a water supply chamber for a washing machine using nano silver, characterized in that the filling.

Hereinafter, a water supply chamber for a washing machine using nano silver according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a pulsator washing machine having a conventional structure,

2 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention shown in FIG.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the main part of the washing machine combined with the present invention.

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1: washing water inlet pipe 2: washing water supply pipe

3: cover 5: filter ball

10 housing 40 supply pipe

60: reservoir

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention shown in Figure 2, the water supply chamber 20 for a washing machine using nano silver according to the present invention, the water supply pipe of the washing machine It is installed between and the reservoir to supply the washing water into the reservoir during washing and rinsing.

In the present invention as described above, the wash water inflow pipe 1 is vertically formed on one side of the housing 10 having a rectangular cylindrical shape, and the other end of the wash water inflow pipe 1 has a water storage tank. The washing water supply pipe 2 is directed to the lower part of the 60, and the upper part is filled with the nano-silver coated filter ball 5 inside the housing 10 to which the cover 3 is attached.

At this time, the wash water inlet pipe (1) of the housing 10 is formed in close proximity to the bottom, the wash water supply pipe (2) formed on the opposite surface of the wash water inlet pipe (1) is a cover (3) By being in close proximity with the wash water is introduced through the bottom of the housing 10 to be discharged through the top.

Subsequently, the inside of the housing 10 is filled with a filter ball 5, wherein the filter ball 5 filters foreign substances in the wash water in a process in which the wash water is discharged to the outside via the voids.

In particular, the surface of the filter ball (5) has a particle size of 10 to 200 nm, the nano-silver containing 0.1 to 10% by weight relative to the binder of the resin material consisting of a liquid is coated.

As described above, nano silver having a particle size of 10 to 200 nm is a colloidal silver (Ag) fine particle, which restricts the growth of microorganisms by inhibiting the reproductive function of microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria and fungi by the electrical load of silver. Inhibits metabolism by penetrating into cells and stopping the function of enzymes required for microbial respiration.

Accordingly, the present invention prevents the growth of microorganisms in accordance with the antimicrobial action of nano silver coated on the surface of the filter ball 5 even if the sanitary water is not sterilized or the sterilization power is reduced sanitary washing Make it possible.

The operation and effects of the present invention having the above structure will be described below with reference to FIG. 4.

Washing water supply chamber 20 using the nano-silver according to the present invention is installed between the water supply pipe 40 and the water tank 60, the washing water required for washing in the washing and rinsing process of the washing machine 100 inside the water tank 60 Supply it with

The present invention as described above is connected to the wash water inlet pipe 1, the water supply pipe 40 is provided with the solenoid valve 35, the water supply through the water supply pipe 40 in accordance with the opening of the solenoid valve 35, the housing ( Storage of the wash water is started from the bottom of the 10 to the upper direction, when the wash water is completed in the housing 10 is discharged through the wash water supply pipe (2) by the water pressure to the washing tank 50 Washing water is supplied.

In particular, since the washing water introduced through the washing water inlet pipe 1 is discharged through the washing water supply pipe 2 as described above, the foreign matter contained in the washing water is filtered through the pores of the filter ball 5. .

In addition, the washing water contacts the nano silver coated on the surface of the filter ball 5, thereby destroying harmful microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi in the washing water by the antimicrobial power of the nano silver. ) Blocks the growth of microorganisms from the inside, and improves the washing effect.

As described above, the washing water supply chamber 20 using the nano silver according to the present invention, the tap water introduced from the outside in the process of supplying the washing water via the plurality of filter balls (5) coated with the nano silver By supplying to the by the antimicrobial effect of the filter ball (5) to eliminate the harmful microorganisms in the wash water.

Therefore, the water supply chamber 20 for a washing machine using the nano silver according to the present invention blocks harmful odors from the washing machine while the harmful microorganisms disappear even when the washing water is directly supplied from the groundwater or the water storage facility. The same effect can be maintained even when used, so that the hygienic washing is possible, and the washing efficiency can be increased.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to certain preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, it is common in the art to which the invention pertains without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone with knowledge will be able to make various variations.

Claims (3)

One side forms a washing water inlet pipe 1 to which the water supply pipe 40 is connected, and the other end forms a washing water supply pipe 2 that directs the lower portion of the water storage tank 60, and the cover 3 at the top thereof. Water supply chamber for a washing machine using nano silver, characterized in that the inside of the housing 10 is attached to the nano-silver coated filter ball (5). The washing water supply pipe (2) of claim 1, wherein the housing (10) closes the washing water inflow pipe (1) to the bottom and covers the washing water supply pipe (2) formed on an opposite surface of the washing water inflow pipe (1). Water supply chamber for a washing machine using nano silver, characterized in that in close proximity to). The water supply chamber for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the filter ball (5) is coated with a nano silver having a particle size of 10 to 200 nm.