KR200456232Y1 - Filter cartridge adapater - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a filter cartridge adapter that makes it possible to apply and use a filter cartridge having a general head structure for a water purification system that performs water purification and water supply operation through the interlocking of a connector and a filter cartridge.

The filter cartridge adapter according to the present invention is a filter cartridge which is coupled to the connector 10 for discharging the purified water as well as the inflow of raw water on one side, the filter cartridge 30 is combined with the filter cartridge 30 for discharging the raw water flowing into the other side In the adapter, the adapter is formed with an operating piece 21 on the upper side of the cylindrical body, the communication piece is in communication with the inlet pipe 25 is inserted into the inlet of the filter cartridge 30 on both sides of the operating piece 21 An inlet 23 is formed to introduce the raw water flowing from the connector 10 into the inlet pipe 25. A coupling protrusion 22 pivotally coupled to the connector 10 is formed below the operating piece 21. When the coupling protrusion 22 is fastened to the connector 10, raw water is introduced into the connector 10 by the operation piece 21, and the filter cartridge 30 is fastened to the lower side of the body. doing It is characterized in that the fastening groove 26 is provided for.

Filter, cartridge, adapter

Description

Filter cartridge adapter {Filter cartridge adapater}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a connector for a water purification system to which a filter cartridge adapter according to the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is an external perspective view of the filter cartridge adapter according to the present invention.

3A and 3B are cross-sectional structural views of the filter cartridge adapter shown in FIG.

4 is an external perspective view of the filter cartridge applied to the filter cartridge adapter shown in FIG.

Fig. 5 is a use state of the filter cartridge adapter shown in Fig. 2;

6A and 6B are cross sectional views of the filter cartridge adapter shown in Fig. 2 and the connector shown in Fig. 1;

******* Brief description of the main parts of the drawing *******

10: connector, 11: inlet,

12 outlet, 13 valve,

14: coupling sphere, 15: coupling groove,

20: adapter, 21: working piece,

22: fastening protrusion, 23: inlet,

24: "O" ring, 25: inlet pipe,

26: fastening groove, 30: filter cartridge,

31: fastening protrusions.

The present invention relates to a filter cartridge adapter that makes it possible to apply and use a filter cartridge having a general head structure for a water purification system that performs water purification and water supply operation through the interlocking of a connector and a filter cartridge.

At present, apparatuses, such as a domestic bidet, are equipped with the water purification system which purifies the raw water drawn in from the exterior. This water purification system is basically provided with a connector for mounting a filter for water purification.

The connector has a fastening means for engaging a filter cartridge provided with a filter, and in particular a check valve for automatically executing a water supply operation to the filter cartridge.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the connector.

The connector 10 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with an inlet 11 for introducing raw water on one side of the body, and an outlet 12 for discharging purified water on the opposite side opposite to the inlet 11. In addition, the inlet 11 is provided with a valve 13 that is opened and closed in conjunction with the filter cartridge. This valve 13 is comprised by a check valve, for example.

In addition, a coupling hole 14 coupled to the inlet of the filter cartridge and a coupling groove 15 for rotating and coupling the filter cartridge are provided below the body.

In the conventional connector 10 having the above-described structure, when the filter cartridge is mounted on the connector 10, the valve 13 is opened in cooperation with the filter cartridge to supply raw water to the filter cartridge. The purified water discharged from the filter cartridge is introduced to the connector 10 and discharged through the discharge port 12.

However, the above-described conventional connector 10 has a disadvantage of complicating the structure of the filter cartridge coupled with the connector 10. That is, the filter cartridge fastened to the connector 10 is basically required to open and close the valve 13 of the connector 10 when the cartridge is fastened and released to the connector 10.

In addition, in the state in which the valve 13 is opened, raw water introduced through the inlet 11 may be introduced into the cartridge, and the water introduced and purified may be discharged through the outlet 12 without mixing with the raw water. Structure is required.

The demand for such a filter cartridge complicates the structure of the cartridge and brings about a problem of increasing its manufacturing cost.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, the technical object of the present invention to provide a filter cartridge adapter that can be used to fasten the conventional filter cartridge of a simple form with respect to the conventional connector structure.

The filter cartridge adapter according to the present invention for achieving the above object is coupled to the connector 10 for discharging the purified water as well as the inflow of raw water on one side, the filter cartridge for discharging the raw water flowing into the other side ( In the filter cartridge adapter 30 is coupled, the adapter is formed with an operating piece 21 on the upper side of the cylindrical body, the inlet pipe is inserted into the inlet of the filter cartridge 30 on both sides of the operating piece (21). An inlet 23 is formed in communication with the 25 to introduce the raw water introduced from the connector 10 into the inlet pipe 25. The lower side of the operating piece 21 is pivotally coupled with the connector 10. When the coupling protrusion 22 is formed so that the coupling protrusion 22 is fastened to the connector 10, the raw water flows into the connector 10 by the operating piece 21, and the lower side of the bodyEmitter coupling groove (26) for fastening the cartridge 30 is provided is characterized in that configuration.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the "O" ring 24 is mounted on the upper side and the lower side of the body in which the inlet 23 is formed.

That is, according to the above, it is possible to combine a general filter cartridge of a cheap and simple configuration with a connector configured to supply or block raw water by a valve, thereby providing a more economical water purification environment.

Hereinafter will be described the structure of the filter cartridge adapter according to the present invention.

Basically, the filter cartridge adapter 20 according to the present invention has one side inserted into the connector 10 through the coupler 14 of the connector 10 shown in FIG. 1 and fastened to the other side of the filter shown in FIG. 4. The cartridge 30 is used in a coupled state.

In the adapter 20, a structure for opening and closing the valve 13 in cooperation with the valve 13 of the connector 10, and guides raw water introduced through the valve 13 to the inside of the filter cartridge 30. And an integral structure for guiding the purified water discharged from the cartridge 30 to the discharge port 12 of the connector 10.

Figure 2 is an external perspective view of the filter cartridge adapter 20 according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional structural view of the adapter 20 shown in Figure 2, Figure 3a is a front sectional view of Figure 2 and Figure 3b is a Side cross section view.

As shown in Figure 2 and Figures 3a and 3b, the filter cartridge adapter 20 according to the present invention is cylindrical, and the operating piece 21 is installed on the upper side of the body is formed in the outer step. This operating piece 21 is provided at a position facing the valve 13 of the connector 10 to open and close the valve 13. That is, the operation piece 21 inserts the adapter 20 into the connector 10, and then rotates the adapter 20 to engage the connector 10 to move the valve 13 to the outside of the connector 10. By pushing in, the inlet 11 is set to the open state.

In addition, a coupling protrusion 22 for coupling the adapter 20 and the connector 10 is formed below the operation piece 21. The coupling protrusion 22 is fastened to the coupling groove 15 of the connector 10 when the adapter 20 is inserted into the connector 10 and rotated. Here, the coupling groove 15 of the connector 10 may be composed of at least two or more, preferably four, two of the coupling grooves 15 facing each other are formed thicker than the other side of the coupling groove (15) The coupling protrusion 22 is configured so that it is no longer rotated in one direction. Then, the operating piece 21 is disposed in the position to push the valve 13 of the connector 10 in a state that the coupling protrusion 22 is no longer rotated in one direction.

In addition, inlets 23 for introducing raw water introduced through the valve 13 are provided at both sides of the operation piece 21. This inlet 23 communicates with an inlet tube 25 provided inside the adapter 20. Then, the inlet pipe 25 is extended to the lower side of the adapter 20 is inserted into the inlet of the filter cartridge 30 is fastened to the adapter 20.

In addition, the upper and lower sides of the inlet 23 is equipped with an "O" ring 24 for shielding the raw water flowing through the valve 13 and the purified water discharged through the discharge port 12. In addition, a fastening groove 26 for fastening the filter cartridge 30 is provided below the adapter 20. At this time, the fastening groove 26 is composed of a plurality of pairs of fastening grooves 26 opposed to each other is configured to form a thicker thickness of the other side than the thickness of one side.

On the other hand, Figure 4 shows the appearance of the filter cartridge 30 is fastened to the connector 10 through the adapter 20, as can be seen in Figure 4, the filter cartridge 30 is only the adapter outside the inlet Only the fastening protrusion 31 coupled with the fastening groove 26 of the 20 is provided. Since the internal structure and structure of this filter cartridge 30 do not require a special structure and can use a normal thing, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

Next, the operation of the filter cartridge adapter 20 having the above-described configuration will be described.

First, in the present invention, the fastening protrusions 31 formed on the outer side of the inlet of the filter cartridge 30 are coupled to the fastening grooves 26 of the adapter 20. At this time, the fastening protrusions 31 of the filter cartridge 30 are positioned in the fastening grooves 26 formed with different thicknesses on one side and the other side, so that they are no longer rotated.

In the state in which the filter cartridge 30 is coupled to the adapter 20 as described above, the inlet of the adapter 20 is pushed into the coupling hole 14 of the connector 10 and then rotated in one direction to engage the coupling protrusion 22. ) Is coupled to the coupling groove 15 of the connector 10. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the connector 10 is coupled to one end of the adapter 20, and the filter cartridge 30 is coupled to the other end thereof.

At this time, in the state where the adapter 20 is pushed into the connector 10, as shown in FIG. 6A, the adapter 20 is in a state in which no external force is applied to the valve 13 of the connector 10. Inlet 11 is in a closed state. In addition, when the inlet 11 of the connector 10 is closed, when the adapter 20 is rotated in one direction to become a fastening state in which rotation is no longer possible, as shown in FIG. 6B, the operating piece 21 of the adapter 20 is shown. ) Exerts an external force on the valve 13 of the connector 10 and pushes the valve 13 outward, thereby leaving the inlet 11 of the connector 10 open. That is, by rotating the adapter 20 by the operating piece 21 of the adapter 20 in a state in which the engaging projection 22 is disposed in the coupling groove 15 formed with a different thickness of one side and the other side of the connector 10. The inlet 11 of the connector 10 is open. Accordingly, the raw water introduced into the connector 10 from the inlet 11 is introduced into the filter cartridge 30 through the inlet 23 and the inlet pipe 25 of the adapter 20, and from the filter cartridge 30 to the adapter ( The purified water flowing into 20 is discharged to the outlet 12 of the connector 10 through the outside of the inlet pipe 25 in the adapter 20.

Subsequently, when the filter cartridge 30 is to be replaced, the adapter 20 is rotated in the other direction so that the operating piece 22 of the adapter 20 is connected to the valve 13 of the connector 10 as shown in FIG. 6A. After the inlet 11 is blocked by applying external force to the filter, the filter cartridge 30 is rotated in the other direction to separate the filter cartridge 30 from the adapter 20. At this time, it is also possible to separate the adapter 20 from the connector 10 together with the filter cartridge 30.

Subsequently, in the state where the filter cartridge 30 is separated from the adapter 20 as described above, the new cartridge 30 is coupled to the adapter 20, and the adapter 20 is rotated in one direction to be set as shown in FIG. 6B. As a result, the inlet 11 of the connector 10 is opened.

That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a filter cartridge adapter that can easily couple a general filter cartridge having a protrusion at an inlet to a connector configured to supply or block raw water by a valve.

Therefore, it becomes possible to provide a more economical water purification environment by being able to use a consumable general cartridge to the existing connector.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be variously modified within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to use a common filter cartridge having a low cost and simple configuration to a connector configured to supply or block raw water by a valve, thereby providing a more economical water purification environment. .

Claims (2)

In one side of the filter cartridge adapter is coupled to the connector 10 for introducing the raw water and discharge the purified water, the other side is coupled to the filter cartridge 30 for purifying the discharged raw water and discharged, The adapter has an operating piece 21 formed on the upper side of the cylindrical body, and the operating piece 21 communicates with an inlet pipe 25 inserted into the inlet of the filter cartridge 30 on both sides of the operating piece 21 so as to communicate with the connector 10. An inlet 23 for introducing raw water introduced from the inlet pipe 25 is formed, and a coupling protrusion 22 pivotally coupled to the connector 10 is formed at the lower side of the operation piece 21 to perform the coupling. When the protrusion 22 is fastened to the connector 10, the raw water flows into the connector 10 by the operating piece 21, and a fastening groove for fastening the filter cartridge 30 to the lower side of the body. Filter cartridge adapter, characterized in that provided with (26). The method of claim 1, Filter cartridge adapter, characterized in that the "O" ring 24 is mounted on the upper side and the lower side of the body formed with the inlet (23).

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