KR20070105760A - Drinking water making system - Google Patents

Abstract

A drinking water production system is provided to produce drinking water hygienically by performing a filling process and a capping process in a clean room, completely remove odor, taste, etc. of raw water by installing a cartridge type carbon filter and microfilter at a water purification equipment, and exchange the filters easily without consuming manpower or equipment. A drinking water production system comprises: a first water purification equipment(110) including a housing(113) having an inlet(111) and an outlet(112) formed at one side and the other side thereof, and a filter(114) mounted on an inner part of the housing; a second water purification equipment(120) including a housing(123) having an inlet(121) and an outlet(122) formed at one side and the other side thereof, and a filter(124) mounted on an inner part of the housing; a flowing water sterilizer(200) installed on a pipe(P) connected to the outlet of the second water purification equipment to sterilize the raw water by irradiating ultraviolet rays onto purified raw water flowing through the pipe; a container cleaner(400) installed on a line of a conveyor(300) to clean containers supplied along the conveyor; a drinking water-filling machine(500) installed on the line of the conveyor to fill drinking water supplied from a storage tank into the cleaned containers transferred along the conveyor; and a capping machine(600) installed on the line of the conveyor to cap the drinking water-filled containers transferred along the conveyor.

Description

Drinking water manufacturing system {DRINKING WATER MAKING SYSTEM}

1 is a view schematically showing a drinking water production system according to the present invention.

2 is a front view showing an extract of the container washing machine used in the present invention.

3 is a plan view showing an extract of the container washer used in the present invention.

Figure 4 is a front view showing an extract of a drinking water filler used in the present invention.

5 is a front view showing an extract of the capping machine used in the present invention.

6 is a plan view showing an extract of the capping machine used in the present invention.

◎ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing

110: first water purification device 120: second water purification device

114,124: filter 200: runoff sterilizer

300: conveyor 400: container washer

500: drinking water filler 600: capping machine

700: clean room 710: enclosure

710: UV lamp for air sterilization 720: air purification filter

The present invention relates to a drinking water production system. More specifically, the raw water (ground water, tap water, etc.) is purified / sterilized, and the purified water / sterilized raw water is filled into a washed container (PET bottle) and the capping process of the container is processed in one automatic process. The present invention relates to a drinking water production system capable of hygienic production and supply of drinking water by treating the filling and capping process in a clean room.

In general, due to industrialization and urbanization, water pollution such as river water or groundwater becomes serious, distrust in tap water increases, and drinking water purified through a water purifier without drinking tap water directly. As the spread of water purifiers increases rapidly according to the above-described circumstances, various water purifiers have been developed, but most of them have purchased drinking water commercially available on the market due to the improvement of living standards and convenience.

A brief description of a conventional general drinking water manufacturing process, after the raw water is purified by a water purification device, sterilization through a sterilization device, and transported the container washed through a conveyor to fill the purified water / sterilized raw water (drinking water) in the container The vessel is then capped with a cap to produce drinking water.

However, since the container which has been washed in the conventional drinking water manufacturing process is transported to the injection site through a sieve exposed to the atmosphere, and then the container is filled with drinking water and capping the container, the container is transported, the filling and capping of the drinking water. There was a problem that foreign matter and falling bacteria in the air can be introduced into the container in the process.

In addition, the raw water is purified by using a water purification device using granular activated carbon as a step in the water purification process, which is difficult to maintain the granular activated carbon, and also has a secondary microbial growth problem and a fine granularity. There was a problem that the replacement of activated carbon was cumbersome.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems described above, the object of the purification and sterilization of the raw water and the purified water / sterilized raw water to the washed container and capping process of the container It is to provide a drinking water manufacturing system that can be easily produced and supplied by processing by an automatic process.

Another object of the present invention is to treat the filling and capping process in a clean room to produce drinking water hygienically, by installing a cartridge type carbon filter and a micro filter in the water purifying device to completely process the odor, imitation, etc. of raw water, The present invention provides a drinking water production system that enables easy filter replacement without consuming equipment.

Drinking water production system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a housing formed with an inlet for the raw water is introduced through the pumping to one side and the outlet is formed to discharge the purified water to the other side, the raw water introduced into the housing A first water purification device equipped with a filter to remove odors and foreign substances; The housing is provided with a water inlet for the raw water discharged from the first water purification device is formed and a water outlet for discharging the raw water purified to the other side, the second water purification is equipped with a filter to remove the fine foreign substances introduced into the housing Device; An oil and water sterilizer installed on a pipe connected to the outlet of the second water purifying device to sterilize by irradiating ultraviolet light to the purified raw water flowing on the pipe; A container washer installed on a line of the conveyor to wash a container supplied along the conveyor; A drinking water filler installed on a line of the conveyor and filling the drinking water supplied from the storage tank into a container which is washed by the container washing machine and transferred along the conveyor; Is installed on the line of the conveyor, characterized in that it comprises a capping machine for capping the container filled with the drinking water transported along the conveyor.

And the container washer is installed horizontally on the main body, the front of the main body is connected to the second water purifier and the drinking water is guided by the operation of the pressure pump, and a plurality of the upper side of the pipe is installed to the drinking water Washing nozzle spraying in the direction, the container is installed on the main body and is supplied up along the conveyor, it is characterized in that the jig for carrying the washed container back to the conveyor to clean the inside of the washing nozzle.

The drinking water filler is provided with a main body, a guide frame installed in a vertical direction of the main body, an operation bar movably mounted by an elevating means in a vertical direction along the guide frame, and a plurality of the operation bars are installed on the operation bar. It is connected to the oil sterilizer and is characterized by consisting of a filling nozzle for filling the drinking water into the washed container is transported through the conveyor by spraying drinking water by the operation of the pump.

In addition, the capping machine is a cap supply unit for continuously supplying the cap to the opening of the container which is guided along the guideline and discharged through the discharge chute and transported along the conveyor therein, and a guide groove is formed radially on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The container transported through the conveyor is inserted into the groove to rotate the container to the capping position by the rotation operation, and the capping head is moved to the capping position while reciprocating upward and downward by lifting means along the support. It consists of a capping part for capping by pressing and rotating the stopper.

And, the drinking water filler and the capping machine is configured to be sealed in a clean room, the clean room is the enclosure for sealing the drinking water filler and the capping machine, the air sterilization UV lamp installed in the interior of the enclosure to sterilize the inside of the enclosure, It is characterized in that it comprises an air purification filter installed inside to purify the air inside the enclosure.

The filter of the first water purifier uses a cartridge type carbon filter, and the filter of the second water purifier uses a cartridge type micro filter.

The object of the present invention described above will become more apparent from the preferred embodiment of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a view schematically showing a drinking water production system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view showing an extractor for the container used in the present invention, Figure 3 is an extractor for the container used in the present invention Figure 4 is a plan view, Figure 4 is a front view showing an extract of the drinking water filler used in the present invention, Figure 5 is a front view showing an extract of the capping machine used in the present invention, Figure 6 is a capping machine used in the present invention An excerpted plan view.

Referring to FIG. 1, the drinking water production system according to the present invention includes a first water purification device 110 in which raw water is purified first. The first water purifier 110 is provided with a housing 113 in which raw water inlet 111 is formed by pumping the pump P1 to one side, and an outlet 112 through which raw water purified by the other side is discharged is formed. . Here, the raw water flowing into the housing is ground water or tap water. And, the upper portion of the housing 113 is provided to be opened and closed, the clamp (C) is provided to be able to combine and separate the upper portion of the housing 113. In addition, a filter 114 is installed inside the housing 113 to remove odors of the raw water introduced through the water inlet 111 and to purify foreign substances. Here, the filter 114 may be applied to a variety of commercially available filters, but is preferably configured to be easy to replace the filter using a cartridge-type carbon filter and to improve the water purification capacity of raw water. .

Next, a second water purifying device 120 in which the raw water purified by the first water purifying device 110 is purified secondly is provided. The secondary water purifier 120 has a housing formed with an inlet 121 through which the raw water discharged into the primary water purifier 110 is introduced to one side, and an outlet 122 through which the secondary water is discharged to the other side. 123) is provided. In addition, a filter 124 is installed in the housing 123 to remove foreign matters that are not filtered by the first water purifier 110 or carbon foreign matters discharged from the carbon filter. Here, the filter 124 is preferably configured to be easy to replace the filter using a cartridge-type micro filter and to remove even fine foreign matter to significantly improve the water purification ability of the raw water.

Then, on the pipe (P) connecting the outlet 112 of the second water purification device and the drinking water layer oscillator to be described later, a running water sterilizer 200 is installed. The oil and water sterilizer 200 is a device for sterilizing flowing water and allows the purified raw water to pass through the pipe 210 having the inlet 211 and the outlet 212 formed therein. The UV lamp 230 is isolated and installed through the quartz tube to sterilize the purified raw water passing through the inside of the pipe 210. In addition, the flowing water sterilizer 200 is preferably installed at the shortest distance from the drinking water filler 400 to increase the sterilization efficiency.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a conveyor 300 for transporting the container for washing the container, filling the drinking water into the container and capping the container.

Specifically, the conveyor 300 includes a driving pulley 310 that is rotated by the power of the driving motor M, a driven pulley 320 that rotates in conjunction with the driving pulley 310, and the two polys 310 and 320. When mounted on the caterpillar motion is composed of a belt 330 for carrying the container. In addition, guides 340 are installed at both sides of the conveyor 330 so that the container transported through the belt 330 is guided without being separated from the belt line. Here, the guide 340 is provided so that the width can be adjusted without being limited to the size of the container supplied through the conveyor (300).

A container washer 400 for washing empty containers along the conveyor 300, a drinking water filler 400 for filling drinking water in the container, and a capping machine 500 for capping the container are sequentially installed.

First, the container washer 400 is installed on a conveyor to wash the container supplied along the conveyor 300. Specifically, the container washer 400 is installed on the main body 410 and the front surface of the main body 410 is installed on the side of the conveyor is connected to the second water purifier 120 drinking water by the operation of the pressure pump (P2) There is provided a pipe 420 to be guided.

Here, the drinking water used for washing the container may be provided to the pipe through the pressure pump after storing the drinking water discharged from the second water purification device in a separate storage tank, by directly connecting the pipe to the outlet of the second water purification device It is also possible to direct drinking water to the pipe via a pressure pump.

In addition, a plurality of washing nozzles 430 are installed in communication with the pipe 420 to the upper side of the pipe 420 and configured to spray the drinking water upward. In addition, the main body 410 is provided with a jig 440, the container supplied along the conveyor 300 is turned over and inserted into the cleaning nozzle 430, and then the inside of the container to wash the container again and again Configured to be conveyed to the conveyor 300. Here, the jig 440 is a means for transporting the container supplied along the conveyor to the washing nozzle and conveying the washed container back to the conveyor, the configuration of which is well known in the art and thus will not be described in detail.

Next, the drinking water filler 500 is installed on the conveyor 300 line to fill the drinking water supplied from the reservoir into the container which is washed in the container washer 400 and transported along the conveyor 300.

Specifically, the drinking water filler 500 includes a main body 510 and a guide frame 520 installed in a vertical direction of the main body.

Then, the operation bar 530 is provided to be movable by the lifting means in the vertical direction along the guide frame 520. Here, the lifting means is a means for moving the operating bar 530, the configuration may be applied to a known technique such as a chain method, a belt method, a cylinder method, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, a plurality of filling nozzles 540 are installed in the operation bar 530. The filling nozzle 540 is connected to the flowing water sterilizer 200 and sprays the drinking water by the operation of the pressure pump (P3) to fill the drinking water into the washed container that is transported through the conveyor (300).

Next, a capping machine 600 is installed on the line of the conveyor 300, capping the container filled with the drinking water conveyed along the conveyor (300). In detail, the capping device 600 includes a cap supply unit 610, a star wheel 620, and a capping unit 630.

The cap supply unit 610 is provided with a bowl 611 to store the cap (C) therein, the guide line 612 is installed in the bowl is the cap (C) stored in the bowl 611 is guided The cap C is continuously supplied to an opening of the container which is transferred along the conveyor 300 through a discharge chute 613 extending from the guideline 612.

Star wheel 620 is formed with a guide groove 621 radially along the outer circumferential surface, the container transported through the conveyor 300 is inserted into the guide groove 621 to rotate the container to the capping position by the rotation operation Let's do it. And the outer side of the star wheel 620 is provided with a guide plate 622 for guiding the container when the container is rotated and moved to the capping position.

The capping part 630 is a capping head for pressing and rotating the cap of the container moved to the capping position while reciprocating in the vertical direction by the supporting member 631 and the lifting means 632 along the supporting member 631 ( 633). Here, the lifting means is preferably to use a cylinder method, but may be applied to other known methods, and the detailed description is omitted because the configuration for operating the capping head is already known.

On the other hand, the present invention by sealing the drinking water filler 500 and the capping machine 600 in a sterile chamber 700, to prevent foreign matter and falling bacteria in the air infiltrating into the container during the filling of the drinking water and the capping of the container. It characterized in that it is configured to produce drinking water hygienically.

To this end, the sterile chamber 700 is provided with a housing 710 for sealing the drinking water filler and the capping machine. In addition, an air sterilization UV lamp 720 is installed inside the enclosure 710 to sterilize bacteria inside the enclosure, and an air purification filter 730 is installed on one side of the enclosure 710 to provide air inside the enclosure. It is configured to purify the air inside the enclosure by removing foreign substances in the enclosure.

The drinking water production system according to the present invention configured and operated in this way to produce drinking water can clean and sanitize raw water with a water purification device and an oil sterilizer to remove odors, foreign substances and bacteria of raw water, thereby producing clean and hygienic drinking water. A container washing device for cleaning a container, a drinking water filling device for filling drinking water, and a capping device for capping a container filled with drinking water can be produced and supplied with drinking water easily because of a single automatic process on a conveyor.

In particular, the drinking water production apparatus according to the present invention is sealed in a clean room with a drinking water filler and a capping machine to handle the filling and capping process of the drinking water in a clean room to prevent infiltration of foreign substances or bacteria in the air into the container sanitary drinking water There is an advantage to produce.

In addition, the present invention is the filter used in the water purification device is provided with a cartridge-type carbon filter and a micro filter to easily replace the filter without consuming manpower and equipment, as well as to remove odors and foreign substances in the water purification process of raw water There is an advantage that can greatly improve the water purification ability.

As described above, the present invention is to process the raw water to be purified / sterilized, filling the purified / sterilized raw water into the washed container and the capping process of the container in one automatic process to easily produce and supply drinking water It is effective to produce drinking water hygienically by treating filling and capping process in a clean room, and installs cartridge type carbon filter and micro filter in water purifying device to not only improve the water purification ability of raw water but also easily filter There is an effect that can be replaced.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with specific embodiments as described above, it is well known in the art that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated by the claims. Anyone who owns it can easily find out.

Claims (6)

The housing is provided with a water inlet through which the raw water is introduced through pumping to one side, and a water outlet through which the purified water is discharged to the other side, and a first water purifier equipped with a filter to remove odors and foreign substances from the incoming raw water. Device; The housing is provided with a water inlet for the raw water discharged from the first water purification device is formed and a water outlet for discharging the raw water purified to the other side, the second water purification is equipped with a filter to remove the fine foreign substances introduced into the housing Device; An oil and water sterilizer installed on a pipe connected to the outlet of the second water purifying device to sterilize by irradiating ultraviolet light to the purified raw water flowing on the pipe; A container washer installed on a line of the conveyor to wash a container supplied along the conveyor; A drinking water filler installed on a line of the conveyor and filling the drinking water supplied from the storage tank into a container which is washed by the container washing machine and transferred along the conveyor; And Drinking water production system comprising a capping machine installed on the line of the conveyor, capping the container filled with the drinking water conveyed along the conveyor. The method of claim 1, The container washer With the body, A pipe installed horizontally in front of the main body and connected to the second water purifying device to guide drinking water by operation of a pressure pump; A plurality of washing nozzles installed above the pipe and spraying the drinking water upward; Drinking water production system characterized in that it comprises a jig installed in the main body and the container supplied to the inverted upside down to the washing nozzle to clean the inside and convey the washed container back to the conveyor. The method of claim 1, The drinking water filling machine With the body, A guide frame installed in a vertical direction of the main body, An operation bar movably mounted by the lifting means along the guide frame in an up and down direction; The drinking water is characterized in that it comprises a filling nozzle which is installed on the operation bar and connected to the oil and water sterilizer, and filling the drinking water into the washed container transported through the conveyor by spraying drinking water by the operation of the pressure pump. system. The method of claim 1, The capping machine A cap supply unit for continuously supplying a cap to an opening of a container which is guided along a guide line and discharged through a discharge chute and is transported along a conveyor therein; A star wheel is formed radially on the outer circumferential surface and a star wheel is inserted into the guide groove to rotate the container to a capping position by a rotation operation. Drinking water production system characterized in that the capping head comprises a capping portion to press and rotate the cap of the container moved to the capping position while reciprocating in the vertical direction by the lifting means along the support. The method of claim 1, The drinking water filler and capping device is configured to be sealed in a clean room, The clean room is An enclosure for sealing the drinking water filler and the capping machine; An air sterilization UV lamp installed inside the enclosure to sterilize the interior of the enclosure, Drinking water production system characterized in that it comprises an air purification filter installed inside the enclosure to purify the air inside the enclosure. The method of claim 1, The filter of the first water purifier uses a cartridge type carbon filter, and the filter of the second water purifier uses a cartridge type micro filter.

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