KR20080068622A - Purifier with deodorant and/or repellent receiving structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A water purifier with deodorant/repellent receiving structure is provided to allow filters to be covered with an external case as a whole by installing the water purifier within a sink, and to remove odor in the sink by receiving a deodorant and/or a repellent into the external case. A water purifier(10) with deodorant/repellent receiving structure comprises: a first cover(40) of which a backside is opened; a second cover(60) which is separated from the backside of the first cover or assembled with the backside of the first cover, and which has a partition(62) horizontally extending such that the partition is received into the first cover; a filter(20) received into the first cover and the second cover to purify raw water to be purified; and a deodorant(72)/repellent which is received into a space formed by the partition of the second cover during assembling of the first and second covers to perform a deodorizing function or a repellent function. The filter includes: a filter case(22) having a water inlet(26a) formed on one side thereof and a water outlet formed on the other side thereof such that a raw water supply pipe(28) is connected to the water inlet while a purified water discharge pipe(30) is connected to the water outlet; and a filter case cover(24) having a plurality of screw holes(32) formed on a top face thereof to fix the filter case cover to the second cover. Further, the deodorant is one or more selected from powder typed activated carbon, coal, zeolite, sodium bicarbonate, leave of green tea and phytoncide, and the repellent is one or more selected from sodium bicarbonate, powder typed leave of green tea, powder of phytoncide and pyrethrin.

Description

Purifier with deodorant / repellent storage structure {PURIFIER WITH DEODORANT AND / OR REPELLENT RECEIVING STRUCTURE}

The present invention relates to a water purifier having a deodorant / insect repellent structure, more specifically, a deodorant and / or pest (e.g. The present invention relates to a water purifier having a structure in which insect repellents for exterminating cockroaches and ants are stored.

Currently, water purifiers that supply water or ground water supplied from tap water through water through a number of filters are widely used, and are usually stored in the sink so that they are not exposed to the water purifiers. Includes undersink type with

The four-stage filtering structure applied to the undersink type water purifier includes, for example, a sediment filter for removing rust and various suspended substances by a 1 micron fine filtering function, and an odor / flavor / Pre-carbon filter to adsorb / remove chromaticity, hollow fiber membrane filter (U / F filter) to filter out common bacteria and impurities remaining in tap water or ground water and pass it with minerals In the case of the osmosis method, a reverse osmosis filter), and a secondary carbon filter (Post-carbon filter) for removing the odor / taste / color remaining even after passing through the primary carbon filter.

However, since each filter applied to such an undersink type water purifier is usually disposed inside the sink while being fixed to a metal or synthetic resin fixing bracket, the overall volume by the plurality of filters is not only increased but also fixed to the fixing bracket. The external covering function is not added to each filter.

In addition, an unpleasant odor or odor is generated in the sink where the undersink type water purifier is disposed, in which various kinds of kitchen containers and articles are stored, as well as a structure in which a sewer pipe in which the living water from the sink is drained is delivered to the sewer. The situation is likely to be high, and the environment inside such a sink will increase the likelihood of pests such as cockroaches and ants.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described state of the art. Preferably, the filter (preferably a composite filter by a carbon filter and a hollow fiber membrane filter) is assumed to be installed inside the sink, so that the filter is entirely formed by the exterior case. Provided is a water purifier with a deodorant / repellent storage structure that is covered and has a deodorant for removing odors in the sink and / or a repellent for exterminating insects (e.g. cockroaches and ants) inside the outer case. The purpose is.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first cover of the rear open type, and the diaphragm horizontally extended to be received inside the first cover while being separated / coupled to the rear surface of the first cover. A second cover, a filter accommodated in the first cover and the second cover to purify the purified water, and a space formed by a diaphragm of the second cover when the first and second covers are combined. There is provided a water purifier having a deodorant / repellent containing structure including a deodorant / repellent for either deodorant function or pest control function.

The upper surface of the first cover is formed with a plurality of air vents for the deodorant / insect repellent, and also the air vents are formed on the upper front side, both sides of the pipe for the intake of the purified water and the water extraction of the purified water A connector is formed, and a plurality of second cover coupling protrusions are formed on both inner side surfaces thereof to which a plurality of first cover coupling holes formed on the second cover are coupled.

The diaphragm of the second cover is fixed to the filter case cover coupled to the upper side of the filter case in which the filter is accommodated.

The filter also includes a composite filter comprising a first filter material made of a carbon filter and a second filter material made of a hollow fiber membrane filter accommodated in the hollow of the first filter material.

The deodorant includes one or two or more selected from powdered activated carbon, charcoal, zeolite, sodium hydrocarbon, green tea leaves, and phytoncide.

The insect repellent includes a mixture of one or two or more selected from sodium hydrocarbon, green tea leaf powder, phytoncide powder, and pyrethrin obtained from Pyrethrin.

According to the water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent storage structure according to the present invention, the water purification effect is single as the composite filter structure by the carbon filter and the hollow fiber membrane filter is applied to the filter accommodated inside the first cover and the second cover It can be improved compared to the case of the filter material.

In addition, as the deodorant / repellent is stored in the space formed when the diaphragm formed in the second cover is combined with the first cover, when the corresponding water purifier is installed inside the sink, it is advantageous not only to remove odors in the sink, but also to insects. (Eg, cockroaches, ants, etc.) is also advantageous.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a water purifier having a deodorant / insect repellent structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent storage structure according to the present invention indicated by the reference numeral 10 is equipped with a filter 20 for the purification of tap water or ground water, the filter 20 is a rear open type functioning as an outer case The first cover 40 and the rear cover of the first cover 40 is covered by a second cover 60 that can be separated / combined.

Figure 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent structure shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a first part of the water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent structure shown in Figures 1 and 2 4 is a view for explaining the structure of the first cover 40 and the second cover 60 in more detail.

Referring to the drawings, the filter 20 includes a filter case 22 and a filter case cover 24 coupled to an upper side of the filter case 22.

One side of the filter case cover 24 is formed with an inlet 26a through which water (ie, raw water) of purified water is received, and an outlet through which purified water (ie, purified water) is discharged on the opposite side of the inlet 26a. (See 26b in FIG. 4) is formed, and the water inlet (26a) is coupled to the raw water supply pipe 28 is supplied with raw water, while the water outlet (30) is coupled to the water outlet.

In addition, according to the present invention, a plurality of screw holes 32 for fixing to the second cover 60 are formed on the upper surface of the filter case cover 24.

In the drawing, the rear open first cover 40 has a plurality of vent holes 42 formed on an upper surface thereof, and a vent hole 44 is also formed on an upper front thereof, and the filter case cover 24 on both sides thereof. In the inlet (26a) and the outlet (see 26b in Figure 4) of the water supply pipe 28 and the water pipe 30 is formed with a coupling connector 46 is coupled.

In addition, a plurality of second cover coupling protrusions 48 for attaching and detaching the second cover 60 are formed on both inner side surfaces of the first cover 40.

In the figure, a diaphragm which is directed toward the inner side of the first cover 40 at a predetermined position on the upper side of the second cover 60, that is, on an upper position of the connector 46 when the first cover 40 is engaged with the first cover 40. 62 is formed.

Preferably, the diaphragm 62 is formed with a plurality of screw holes 64, the screw hole 64 corresponds to the screw hole 32 formed on the upper surface of the filter case cover 24, the diaphragm By applying the screw 66 to the screw hole 64 of the 62 and the screw hole 32 of the filter case cover 26, the filter case cover 24 is a diaphragm 62 of the second cover 60. It is fixed to).

In addition, the second cover 60 is provided with a plurality of first cover coupling holes 68 corresponding to the plurality of second cover coupling protrusions 48 formed on both inner side surfaces of the first cover 40. On the front end surface of each of the first cover coupling holes 68, a coupling protrusion receiving hole 68a (FIG. 3) to which the corresponding second cover coupling protrusion 48 is fitted is formed.

2 and 3, reference numeral 70 denotes a fixing hole for fixing the water purifier 10 formed on the second cover 60 to the wall surface inside the sink.

In addition, when the second cover 60 is coupled to the first cover 40, a deodorant 72 for reducing odor inside the sink is accommodated in the space formed above the diaphragm 62. Instead of the deodorant 72, an insect repellent for combating pests (e.g. cockroaches, ants, etc.) inhabiting the inside of the sink may be applied, or a deodorant and insect repellent may be applied in a mixed state.

Here, as the deodorant 72, 0.1-10 mm or more activated carbon obtained from palm shell or coconut shell, 100-1000 mesh charcoal powder (preferably chaff charcoal powder), 0.1-10 mm or more powder zeolite It is formed by one or a mixture thereof selected from sodium bicarbonate, green tea leaf powder, and phytoncide powder in powder form or 0.1-10 mm particle form.

Also in the case of the insect repellent instead of the deodorant 72, selected from powdered sodium hydrocarbon powder, green tea leaf powder, phytoncide powder, pyrethrin obtained from Pyrethrin in the form of 0.1-10 mm particles. Formed by one or a mixture thereof.

4 is a view for explaining the configuration of the filter 20 shown in FIG.

In the drawing, the filter member 80 is housed inside the filter case 22 of the filter 20, and the filter member 80 is a carbon filter used alone, so that a better water purification effect is obtained. In order to do this, a composite filter (for example, a carbon filter, a hollow fiber membrane filter, a primary and a secondary carbon filter, etc.) may be used (see FIG. 5).

Referring to FIG. 4, the bottom surface of the filter case 22 includes a bottom surface of the filter member 80 such that raw water flowing into the outer circumference of the filter member 80 smoothly flows into the filter member 80. Supporting annular support protrusion 82 is formed.

In addition, the upper inner surface of the filter case 22 is formed with a screw portion 86 corresponding to the screw portion formed on the lower outer peripheral surface of the filter case cover 24, the upper side of the filter case 22 Separation membrane 90 for separating raw water and purified water obtained through the water inlet 26a of the filter case cover 24 is formed, and the center of the membrane 90 is the outlet 26b of the filter case cover 24. It is defined as an integer passing hole 92 in communication with).

Therefore, the raw water obtained through the water inlet 26a of the filter case cover 24 is obtained as an integer while passing through the filter member 80, and the integer is passed through the purified water passage hole 92 so as to pass through the filter. The water is discharged from the outlet 26b of the case cover 24.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining an example of the configuration of the filter material 80 shown in FIG. 4 and the separator 90 provided above the filter material 80.

Referring to the drawings, the filter material 80 is provided with a first filter material 80a having a hollow inside and a second filter material 80b installed inside the hollow of the first filter material 80a. .

Here, the first filter material (80a) is applied to the carbon filter mainly made of activated carbon, the hollow filter membrane filter is applied as the second filter material (80b), the first and second filter material (80a, 80b) ) Is not limited to the carbon filter and the hollow fiber membrane filter, it is a matter of course that a complex application of any filter material applicable to the water purifier is possible.

In addition, in the case of the second filter material 80b, the upper outer circumferential surface of the second filter material 80b is covered with a non-permeable cover (for example, a cover made of silicon material) 80b-1, so that the first filter material ( The primary purified water by 80a) is preferably discharged through the second filter material body 80b-2 below the water instead of passing through the upper side of the second filter material 80b.

In the separation membrane 90, a ring-shaped first filter material cover 94 covering an upper side of the first filter material 80a and a center of the first filter material cover 94 are formed. The second filter material cover 96 is formed in the opening hole 94a and covers the upper side of the second filter material 80b.

The second filter material cover 96 has a water purification passage 96a which communicates to the water outlet 26b of the filter case cover 24 so that the purified water having passed through the second filter material 80b at the center thereof is passed. The outer periphery 96b of the water purification passage 96a is formed so as to have a diameter that spans the central opening hole 94a of the first filter material cover 94, and below the second filter material. A second filter material joining jaw 96c to which the upper side of the 80b is fitted is formed.

Therefore, when the composite filter material 80 shown in FIG. 5 is used, raw water obtained through the water inlets 26a of the filter case cover 24 may be the first filter material (eg, the filter material 80). After passing through the carbon filter (80a), and passed through the second filter material (80b) to obtain a purified water, the second filter material cover (96), the integer of which is combined with the upper side of the second filter material (80b) The water is discharged from the water outlet 26b of the filter case cover 24 through the water purification passage 96a.

Here, when the upper outer circumferential surface of the second filter material 80b is covered with the non-transparent cover 80b-1, the primary filter water passing through the first filter material 80a is the second filter material below the lower filter material. By passing through the main body 80b-2, better water purification effect can be obtained.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above examples and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical gist and gist of the invention.

That is, the shape of the first cover 40 of the rear open shape and the second cover 60 that can be separated / coupled to the rear surface of the first cover 40 can be modified in various forms to improve aesthetics. Of course.

In addition, the first and second filter materials 80a and 80b forming the filter 20 are not limited to carbon filters and hollow fiber membrane filters, but may be changed to various types of filter materials including ceramic filters applicable to water purifiers. You may be.

Furthermore, the deodorant / repellent agent 70 is not limited to an example in which only the space formed by the diaphragm 62 of the second cover 60 is accommodated, but the first cover 40 and the second cover 60 are not limited to each other. Of course, the deodorant / insect repellent can be stored in the space formed during bonding.

1 is a view for explaining a water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent structure shown in Figure 1,

3 is a view for explaining the detailed structure of the first cover and the second cover constituting the water purifier with a deodorant / repellent storage structure shown in Figures 1 and 2,

4 is a view for explaining the configuration of the filter shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a configuration example of the filter material shown in FIG. 4 and a separation membrane provided on the filter material.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

20: filter, 22: filter case,

24: filter case cover, 40; 1st cover,

42, 44: ventilator, 46: tubing,

60: second cover, 62: diaphragm,

72: deodorant (and / or insect repellent), 80: filter element.

Claims (4)

The first cover of the rear open type, A second cover having a diaphragm which is horizontally extended to be received inside the first cover while being separated / coupled to a rear surface of the first cover; A filter accommodated in the first cover and the second cover to purify the purified water; Deodorant / insect repellent storage structure characterized in that it is stored in the space formed by the diaphragm of the second cover when the first and second cover are combined to include a deodorant / insect repellent for any one of the deodorizing function and pest prevention function Equipped with a water purifier. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of vents for the deodorant / insect repellent is formed on the upper surface of the first cover, and vents are also formed on the upper front side thereof, On both sides of the filter is formed a pipe connection for the intake of the raw water and the extraction of the purified water, Water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent structure, characterized in that formed on the both sides of the plurality of cover engaging projections are coupled to the plurality of first cover coupling holes formed in the second cover. The filter case cover of claim 1, wherein a filter case cover coupled to an upper side of the filter case in which the filter is accommodated is fixed to the diaphragm of the second cover. The filter includes a composite filter comprising a first filter material made of a carbon filter and a second filter material made of a hollow fiber membrane filter that is stored inside the hollow of the first filter material. water purifier. The method of claim 1, wherein the deodorant includes one or two or more selected from powdered activated carbon, charcoal, zeolite, sodium hydrocarbon, green tea leaf, phytoncide, The insect repellent is a water purifier with a deodorant / insect repellent structure, characterized in that it comprises a mixture of one or two or more selected from sodium hydrocarbon, green tea leaf powder, phytoncide powder, Pyrethrin obtained from the insect pest (除蟲菊).

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