KR20050081192A - A bathtub water heating & purifying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for heating and purifying bath water, and more particularly, to reserve a bathing time and temperature in a device for sucking and purifying water in a bath to maintain a desired temperature. By adopting a communication circuit that enables the operation and reservation of the device by remote communication, it is possible to bathe at the desired time by user's remote control, automatic water supply, etc. It relates to a purification device.

Bath water is supplied from a boiler or water supply to the bath through the main body, soaking in the bath when bathing, and bathing water in order to improve the inconvenience of having to finish the bath in a short time as the water in the bath cools down over time. Heating function to maintain the desired temperature and the function of removing foreign substances to the human body of the bath water to purify, and also the communication circuit 27 installed in the device by using the communication network of the place where the device is installed by telephone line or the Internet. It is a device for heating and purifying a bath water having a function of operating information or reserving bathing contents by inputting information to a microprocessor (not shown) which is a control means.

In addition, it is possible to operate and reserve the device by operating a switch of the control panel installed on the outer wall of the main body.

The main parts include a water supply pipe (17), a passage through which water is supplied from the outside through a boiler and a water pipe, a solenoid valve (22) installed in the water supply pipe, a control valve (23) for adjusting the amount of water, and a bath (28). Suction pump 13 having a function of sucking in the bath water and supplying it into the device, a filter 14 having a function of removing foreign substances such as hair and dead skin cells of the sucked bath water, and a function of heating the bath water circulating in the device. A heating device 16, a communication circuit 27 for operating or reserving the device by telephone or the Internet, a reservation time input switch 53 for reserving a bathing time, and a temperature of a desired bath water for bathing And a reserved temperature input switch 54 for setting function.

The heating and purifying apparatus of the bath water of the present invention removes foreign substances by a purifier to provide a comfortable bathing, and provides and maintains a bath of constant temperature by using a heating apparatus, thereby saving water and bathing for a long time. The bathing water at the reserved temperature is provided for convenient bathing and contributing to the improvement of public health.

Description

{A bathtub water heating & purifying apparatus}

The present invention relates to a device for heating and purifying bath water. More specifically, water is supplied from a boiler or tap water to a bath through a main body, and the water in the bath cools down over time when soaking in the bath. The present invention relates to a heating and purifying apparatus of a bath having a heating function for maintaining a bath water at a desired temperature and a function of removing foreign substances in a human body having a bath water in order to improve the inconvenience of having to finish the bath in a short time.

It also has a function of reserving bathing time.

In addition, the invention using a telecommunications network through a telephone or the Internet as a pioneering invention that does not have a similar invention in the prior art Looking at the conventional bathing method,

Conventionally, taking a bath in a tired state while taking a bath is a waste of time and adjusting the temperature itself to avoid taking a bath and taking a bath.

If the temperature of the bath is not right at the time of bathing, take out some of the bath water and take the warm water and cold water again to set it to the desired temperature and bathe. I bathed with water flowing out of the bathtub, and the bath water after the bath was discarded because of the foreign matter that came out of the body at the time of bathing.

As a result, a lot of waste of water, as well as heat loss and bathing was inconvenient.

The present invention was invented to solve the above problems, the present invention is to provide a bath water of the desired temperature by supplying water to the bath, as well as sucking and purifying the bath water of the bath and heating the device of the present invention by telephone or the Internet It is to provide a heating and purifying device having a function of providing a bath water at a reserved temperature at the scheduled time by operating and making a reservation and a function of reserving a bath time and a bath water at the time of a bath by operating a device. .

The heating and purifying device of the bath water of the present invention is installed in close proximity to the bathtub in the bathroom, the power is applied and the suction pipe 40, the discharge pipe 41 is drawn out in the apparatus is installed under the water surface in the bath and the passage of water from the outside ( 18) having a cold water pipe (19).

On the outer wall of the main body 11, a control panel 12 having a bath reservation display section 51, a temperature display section 52, a reservation time input switch 53, a temperature setting switch 54, and the like is provided.

It also has a communication circuit 27 having a function of reserving and operating a device through a telecommunication network by using a telephone or a computer.

It also has a microprocessor (not shown) which is a control means for operating the device prior to the reservation time at the time of booking bathing time and temperature.

It also has a comparison signal processor (not shown) connected to the input / output port of the microprocessor having a function of comparing the set (reserved) temperature and the temperature of the bath water by operating the device before the reservation time when the bathing time and the temperature are reserved.

In addition, each of the solenoid valve 22 and a temperature sensor (not shown) are provided in the hot and cold water pipes that are water supply passages from the outside.

In addition, the water supply pipe 17 in which the hot and cold water pipes are combined has a water supply temperature sensor 24 and a water supply temperature sensor 24.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a heating and purifying apparatus for a bath water using the present home network system will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to the present invention;

The main body 11 includes a control panel 12 having an operation switch and a display portion, a communication circuit 27 connected to an input / output port of a microprocessor that is a control means, and a suction pump having a function of sucking water from a bathtub 28 and supplying it into the device. (13), a sterilization container (30) having a filter (14) having a function of removing foreign substances possessed by the bath water and a UV sterilizing lamp (UV ') 29 having a function of sterilizing various germs harmful to the human body of the bath water. ), A heating device 16 having a function of heating the bath water, and a water level sensor 25 installed in the bathtub having a function of measuring the amount of the bath water.

In addition, it has a water supply pipe 17 which is a water supply passage from the outside and a water supply meter 45 for detecting the amount of water supplied to the water supply pipe and a water supply temperature sensor 24 for detecting the temperature.

The bath water contained in the bathtub is supplied into the main body 11 by the suction power of the suction pump 13 having self-suction power. Bath tub temperature sensor 44 is installed in the suction pipe 40, which is a passage to be sucked and transported to the main body, senses the temperature of the bath water and transmits the information to a microprocessor (not shown) which is a control unit. Based on this information, the comparison signal processing unit (not shown) connected to the input / output port of the microprocessor compares the reservation and setting temperature with the temperature of the bath water, and transmits the output value to the microprocessor (not shown) which is the control unit. The denier microprocessor (not shown) heats the bath water in a manner to control the heating device 16, which is an electric heater, on / off to provide the bath water close to the reserved and set temperature.

The tub water sucked into the suction pump 13 circulates inside the apparatus, which is formed by the discharge pressure of the suction pump, and the transfer pipe, the filter 14 and the sterilization tank 30 in the apparatus are sealed. The loss of discharge pressure is small until it is resupplied to the bath through.

Bath water passing through the suction pump 13 is passed through the filter 14 to remove the foreign matter hair, human body peeling.

In this case, the filter may be adopted in the suction pipe 40 before the suction pump 13 for regeneration and easy detachment (exchange) as well as a non-woven filter that can be easily regenerated because it is not drinking water.

Bath water from which foreign substances are removed passes through filters containing various bathing agents, such as aroma fragrance (35), nanosilver (34), and hot spring mineral (33), and has beneficial substances when bathing the human body.

After that, the tub water passes through a sterilization container 30 in which the UV sterilization lamp 29 is installed and removes pathogenic bacteria harmful to the human body by the ultraviolet light which the UV sterilization lamp emits.

After this process, the purified water is heated by the heating device 16 to be heated by the heat of the electric heater, and then re-supplied to the bath through the discharge pipe 41 to complete the purification and heating process of the bath water.

Here, the electric heater of the heating device may be a PTC heater (Positive Temperature Coefficient Resistance Heater) as well as a seed heater and may be used as a gas burner.

The heating device includes a bimetal (not shown) that cuts off the power when the heating device is overheated until the heating device cools down, a temperature fuse (not shown) that completely shuts off the power when it exceeds the allowable safety range, and heating. A temperature sensor (not shown) having a function of sensing the temperature of the device and transmitting the same to a microprocessor as a control means is installed.

Further, in the treatment of the end portion of the tub side of the intake and exhaust pipe which is the passage of the tub water supplied and discharged in the apparatus of the present invention, the end of the pipe is inserted into the intake and exhaust (not shown), and a rubber adsorption pad is provided on the back of the intake and exhaust. In this case, the pad is adsorbed on the wall of the bathtub to install the suction and exhaust frame, thereby preventing the suction and discharge pipe from shaking in the bathtub due to the suction and discharge of the bathtub.

2 is a configuration schematic diagram of an embodiment of a heating and purifying apparatus for bath water according to the present invention;

The difference from FIG. 1 is that there is no water supply pipe 17 which is a supply passage of water supplied from the outside to the apparatus.

If a device without a water pipe is reserved, operate the body with water in the bathtub.

In the absence of water, the microprocessor, which is the control means, is operated by the suction pump 13, ultraviolet sterilization, etc. according to the information transmitted by the detection of the water flow sensor 26 installed in the transport pipe, which is a passage of water inside the main body 11. (29), the operation of the heating device 16 and the like is stopped.

In addition, at least one water flow sensor 26 is installed in the transfer pipe including the suction pipe 40 of the device.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the water supply unit according to the present invention;

In the initial stage of the operation of the device of the present invention, the output of the water level sensor 25 installed on the wall of the bathtub is first transmitted to the microprocessor which is the control means, and the microprocessor is free of water according to the value. Water supply, if any, inhales the bath water, circulates in the apparatus, purifies and heats it, and supplies the bath water close to the set temperature.

Water is supplied through a cold water pipe 19 supplied from a hot water pipe 18 supplied from an external boiler or the like, and the solenoid valve 22 is opened to supply water into a bathtub under the control of a microprocessor, which is a control means. In this case, the solenoid valve 23 and the control valve 24 are installed in each of the cold and hot water pipes to adjust the opening and closing of the cold and hot water pipes and the amount of cold and hot water to supply the bath with a temperature close to the temperature desired by the user.

By supplying water of a temperature close to the reserved set temperature to the bath, the energy consumption of the apparatus of the present invention can be reduced, and the water of the set temperature can be quickly supplied due to the use of water supplied from an external large-capacity boiler. Can be.

The method combines two cold and hot water pipes supplied to the main body into one water supply pipe 17 in the apparatus, and installs a water supply temperature sensor 24 in the water supply pipe 17 through which the cold and hot water are supplied.

First, when the temperature of the water detected by the water supply temperature sensor 24 is lower than the temperature set by the user; The control valve 23 of the hot water pipe 18 is further opened or the control valve 23 of the cold water pipe 19 is reduced.

Second, when the temperature of the water detected by the water supply temperature sensor 24 is higher than the temperature set by the user; The control valve 23 of the hot water pipe 18 is reduced or the control valve 23 of the cold water pipe 19 is further opened.

Here, the amount of water contained in each bath is different and after the supply of the appropriate amount of water for each bath capacity is completed, the solenoid valve 22 of the water supply pipe is to be closed to stop the supply,

First: install the water level sensor 25 installed in the bathtub wall out of the above-described main body, and when the output value of the sensor changes as the water supply proceeds, the microprocessor as a control unit closes the solenoid valve 22 by signaling the value. How to stop supply.

Second: Install the water meter 45 in the water supply pipe 17, which is a water supply passage from the outside, and operate the switch and the like to close the solenoid valve 22 in accordance with the comparison value compared to the input bath capacity There is a way to stop the supply.

4 is a front view of the heating and purifying apparatus of the bath water according to the present invention;

As shown in the drawing, the apparatus draws electric lead wire, which is a power supply line from the outside, cold and hot water pipes 18 and 19, which are water supply passages, a water supply pipe 17 for supplying water supplied from the outside to the tub 28, and water in the tub. It has a suction pipe 40, which is a passage, and a discharge pipe 41, which is a passage for supplying water from a device, to a tub. A control panel 12 is installed on an outer wall of the device, and a tack switch that the control panel has. You can operate and reserve the device by operating.

5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the filter unit according to the present invention;

In communication with the transfer pipe, which is a passage that is sucked from the bath 28 and circulates in the apparatus, several different functions of the filter can be installed and only the desired filter can be operated by the user's choice. The filters 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 installed in connection with the transfer pipe are provided with solenoid valves 22 at the water inlet from the transfer pipe, and pass through the filter and check valves 42 at the water outlet. Install).

The solenoid valve 22 of each filter is operated by the user's selection, and the selection method is to operate a Tact switch or the like of the control panel corresponding to the filter selected by the user or to make a reservation by the communication circuit 27. There is a way.

The operation is that solenoid valve 22 of the selected filter is opened so that only a portion of the circulating bath water passes through the filter. The check valve 42 prevents backflow that may occur in the filter outlet portion.

Even though only a part of the circulating bath water passes through the filter, the bath water is continuously repeated, and the suction and discharge are repeated into the apparatus, and the amount of the filter content transferred to the bath water gradually increases over time.

The filter includes a ceramic filter 31 having various functions, a carbon carbon filter 14, a softening tank 32 having ion exchange resins, a mineral filter 33 containing natural hot spring components, and nano silver containing silver powder of nanoparticles. The filter 34, the aroma fragrance filter 35 containing the aroma fragrance may be different from the type and configuration, the installation may be installed several within the range that can be passed by the discharge pressure of the pump.

6 is a plan view of the control panel of the heating and purifying apparatus of the bath according to the present invention, the control panel 12 is a bath reservation display unit 51 for displaying the reservation status, the reservation time input of the function to enter the reservation time A switch 53, a temperature setting switch 54 having a function of reserving and setting a temperature of a bath water desired by a user at the time of bathing, a temperature display 52 for displaying a reservation temperature or a current bath water, and a device for turning on / off the device. It has a power switch 55 of a function.

The bathing reservation display unit 51 functions to provide time information to the bather by displaying the reservation status when the reservation is made or confirming the reservation contents, and normally displaying the time.

The temperature display unit 52 functions to display the actual temperature of the bath water obtained through a temperature sensor (not shown) installed in contact with the bath water sucked into the main body.

The temperature setting switch 54 is a switch for inputting the temperature of the desired bath water to the main body at the time of bathing, and has a function of setting within a temperature range that can be normally bathed.

The bathing reservation display unit 51 displays a reservation time (bathing start time), a reservation temperature, and the like, when a plurality of reservations are repeated in order to repeat the several times of the day, the reservation contents of the bathing are displayed.

The reserved time is the time when the bather starts bathing in the bath. The microprocessor, which is controlled by the control means, turns on the heating device 16 by turning on the heating device 16 before the reservation time when the bath water temperature is lower than the set and reserved temperature. Provide bath water at the temperature you booked.

Many reservation functions are for heating and purifying household baths, allowing each family member to bathe in the bath water at the temperature of their choice, as well as one bath for half a day. This is made possible by a convenient one-time booking.

7 is a flow chart for explaining the operation by the reservation and communication of the heating and purification device of the bath water according to the present invention,

The reservation of bathing time by a communication circuit or operation operates according to the timer time of the device. When the device starts to operate, the output value is changed by the output of the water level sensor 15, which is a water level sensor installed in the bathtub 28. When the amount of water in the bath is insufficient, the solenoid valve 22 of the water supply pipe 17 connected to the external water pipe is opened, and the tap water is supplied into the bathtub through the apparatus.

The supply of the appropriate amount of water in the bath is measured using the water level sensor 25 or the water meter 45, and when the supply is completed, the solenoid valve 22 of the water supply pipe is closed and the water supply process is completed.

The water pipe can be a cold or hot water pipe connected to the boiler.

If the output value of the water level sensor 25, which is the water level sensor in the bathtub, does not change even though the water supply time has elapsed sufficiently, the output value of the water level sensor 26 is abnormal. In the open state, the microprocessor, the control means, stops the operation of the device.

The reason for the stop is also encoded and displayed on the display window of the control panel 12.

When the water supply is normally completed, the device is operated before the reservation time by comparing the temperature set at the time of reservation with the output value of the bath water temperature sensor 44.

The reason is that it is impossible to provide bath water of the temperature set at the time of reservation at the time of reservation at the time of reservation, and to maintain the set temperature by operating the heating device 16, which is the heating means, from the time when reservation is started until the bathing time. Since the lasting waste of power is large, the microprocessor as a control unit compares them at regular intervals before the arrival of a bathing time, which is a real time and a reservation time, of the timer of the device to determine whether to operate.

The suction pump is operated by a fixed time unit such as 1 hour, 30 minutes, 15 minutes before the scheduled bathing time, and the tub water is sucked into the device and the output value of the bath water temperature sensor 44 installed in the transfer pipe and entered at the time of reservation The set temperature value is compared in the comparison signal processing unit of the microprocessor, and the output value outputted by the comparison is calculated including the previously input bath capacity of the microprocessor and determines whether to start operation accordingly.

Example 1) Heating amount of equipment: 2000 Kcal / 30 minutes (heat amount rising 200 ℃ of water at 10 ℃ for 30 minutes)

2. Size of the input bath: 200L

3. Reserved Temperature: 40 ℃ 4. Bath Water Temperature: 30 ℃

5. Reservation time: 08:00 minutes

* At 07:00, one hour ago, the microprocessor was inactive.

At 07:30, which is 30 minutes, the microprocessor operates as an operation instruction

It provides bath water of 40 ℃ at 08:00 and no waste of power.

Example 2) Heating amount of equipment: 2000 Kcal / 30 minutes (heat amount rising 10 ℃ for 30 minutes with 200L of water)

2. Size of the input bath: 200L

3. Reservation temperature: 40 ℃ 4. Bath water temperature: 35 ℃

5. Reservation time: 08:00 minutes

* At 07:00, one hour ago, the microprocessor was inactive.

At 30 minutes, 07:30, the microprocessor is inactive.

At 07:45, which is 15 minutes, the microprocessor

It provides bath water of 40 ℃ at 08:00 and no waste of power.

As described above, the time for determining whether to operate by comparing the output value of the bath water temperature sensor 44 before the reservation time as described above may be varied in units of 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 15 minutes.

Here, the method for detecting the temperature of the bath water contained in the bath by the microprocessor as a control means is to install the bath water temperature sensor 44 in the suction pipe 40 and the bath water temperature sensor 44 in the tub wall There is a way.

In addition, after the operation, the water flow sensor 26 installed in the transfer pipe, which is a circulation passage of the bath water in the apparatus, that is, detects the state of circulation of the bath water, and when the output value is not water flow, restarts the operation again from the beginning.

In addition, when the reactivation is repeated several times, the microprocessor stops the operation of the device and encodes the content to display on the display window of the control panel 12.

Starting from the beginning of operation, the pump is operated when the water does not circulate even though the bath water does not circulate. If there is no water, there is idling and water but the passage is blocked or the solenoid is closed. To prevent damage.

When the output value from the water flow sensor 26 is normal, normal suction discharge and circulation are performed. Then, the tub water temperature sensor 44, which is a temperature sensing unit, continuously operates, and the detected value is compared with the set temperature input by the user. The microprocessor is transmitted to the microprocessor via the comparison signal processor, and the microprocessor controls the heating device 16, which is a heating means of the bath water, in an ON / OFF manner.

Moreover, in using the bath water heating purification apparatus of this invention for home use,

As a method of bathing late at night when a user takes a bath due to a user's work, etc., or taking a bath without any time loss, the device of the present invention can be operated or reserved by using telecommunications such as a telephone or the Internet. Thus, there is a method of receiving a bath water having a temperature set at a user's desired bathing time.

The communication circuit 27, which is a means thereof, is connected to and installed in the input / output port of the microprocessor included in the control panel 12.

The operation and reservation by the communication circuit 27 are different only from the operation path and operation of the switch on the control panel 12, and the input contents are the same, and the device operates the same.

As expected, the present invention is designed for a device having a function of heating water by receiving water from a water pipe or a boiler to make a bath water having a desired temperature and purifying it to remove foreign substances. You can use circles,

The pump, the temperature sensor, the water flow sensor, the filter, the heating device, the sterilization container, etc. may have the same effect even if the order is different, as well as the number of installation.

In particular, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Such changes are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention relates to a heating and purifying apparatus for a bath water having a reservation function and a communication circuit using a telephone or the Internet.

First, it is convenient to use the telecommunications network, such as telephone or the Internet so that you can immediately bathe at a desired time.

Second, there is a reservation function so that the supply of the bath water of the desired temperature at the scheduled time, there is no waste of water supply time.

Third, it saves water by heating, purifying and reusing the bathed water.

Fourth, during bathing, the bath water can be continuously sucked, heated, and supplied to maintain a set temperature to bathe for a sufficient time.

Fifth, there is no waste of water and energy to adjust the temperature at the start of bathing.

(If you have a high temperature, drain the water and add cold water. If you have a low temperature, drain the water and add hot water.)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a heating and purification apparatus of a bath water according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a heating and purification device of the bath water according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the water supply unit according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a front view of the heating and purification apparatus of the bath water according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the filter unit according to the present invention.

6 is a plan view of a control panel unit according to the present invention.

7 is a flow chart for explaining the operation by the reservation and communication of the heating and purification device of the bath water according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11 main body 12 control panel 13 suction pump

14 filter 15 display window 16 heating device

17: water supply pipe 18: hot water pipe 19: cold water pipe

22 solenoid valve 23 control valve 24 feed water temperature sensor

25: water level sensor 26: water flow sensor 27: communication circuit

28: bathtub 29: ultraviolet sterilization lamp 30: sterilization container

31 ceramic filter 32 softening tank 33 mineral filter

34 nanosilver filter 35 aroma fragrance filter

40: suction pipe 41: discharge pipe 42: check valve

43 ion exchange resin 44 bath water temperature sensor 45 water meter

46: transfer pipe

51: bath reservation display unit 52: temperature display unit 53: reservation time input switch

54: temperature input switch 56: power switch

Claims (3)

An apparatus for heating and purifying water in a bathtub, A suction pump 13 having a self-suction force to suck water from the bathtub and supply the water into the main body; A suction pipe 40 which is a passage through which the tub water is sucked into the apparatus; A discharge pipe (41) which is a passage for recirculating the inside of the apparatus and re-supplying the tub water after the purification and heating process; the tub water temperature sensor (44) which senses the temperature of the bath and delivers it to the microprocessor as a control unit; A water flow sensor 26 having a function of sensing a flow of the tub water circulating inside the apparatus and transmitting the flow to a microprocessor as a control unit; A heating device 16 having a function of heating the tub water circulating inside the device by the heat of the electric heater under the control of a microprocessor as a control means; A reservation time input switch 53 for reserving a future bathing time; A temperature setting switch 54 for setting a temperature of the bath water provided at a bathing time which is reserved in the future; And a bathing reservation display unit (51) for displaying a future bathing time and temperature. According to claim 1, Comparison signal processing unit (not shown) connected to the input / output port of the microprocessor, which is a control means for the function of providing the information of whether heating is started before the reservation time by comparing the set temperature reserved before the reservation time with the output value of the bath water temperature sensor 44. Heating and purifying apparatus of bath water having: According to claim 1, And a communication circuit (27) connected to an input / output port of a microprocessor that functions to operate or reserve a device using a telecommunication network such as a telephone or the Internet.