KR20100008288U - Water supply control device for supplying purified water to electrolysis chamber of ion water producer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a water supply cutoff control device that detects whether a water filter is installed or not, and controls water to be discharged only when the water filter is installed. The present invention consists of a filter pad, a cushion pad, a shutoff valve, a cushion container, and an elastic member. When the user is equipped with a water filter, the water filter is forced to lower the head of the shutoff valve so that the feed water is introduced into the water filter. If a water channel is formed, and the water filter is not installed, the shutoff valve is raised by the restoring force of the elastic member to close the gap between the cushion pads, thereby blocking the raw water supply flow path.

Ion water generator, electrolyzer, water purifier, blocking device.

Description

WATER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING PURIFIED WATER TO ELECTROLYSIS CHAMBER OF ION WATER PRODUCER}

The present invention relates to a water purification device for generating purified water supplied to the electrolyzer of the ionized water generator, and when the water purification device is not properly installed in the water purification device does not produce the purified water to block the operation of the water supply device to the electrolytic cell It relates to a control device.

An ionized water generator (called an 'ionized water group' or an 'ionized water generator') is an apparatus for producing acidic ionized water and alkaline ionized water by electrolyzing supplied raw water in an electrolytic cell to provide ionized water having a pH level desired by a user. The ionized water generator is basically provided with an electrolytic cell and a water purification device that performs electrolysis. When the tap water is connected to the ionized water generator, the tap water is obtained through the water purification device and purified by clean water while being supplied to the electrolytic cell.

Recently, ionized water generators are installed in homes or offices to collect and drink alkaline ionized water, and depending on the consumer's preference, they may simply drink neutral water instead of ionized water. In the case of drinking neutral water, since the ionizer simply acts as a water purifier, the water purifier function of the ionizer is important.

However, if the user inadvertently operates the ionizer without the water filter installed in the water purifier, the raw water of the tap water is supplied to the electrolyzer as it is, and the user may receive the result of drinking unpurified water. When water is supplied to the electrolyzer without filtration, it may cause a problem that the formation of scale deposits in the electrolyzer is accelerated by the excess cations contained in the tap water.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a control device that checks whether a water filter is installed in the water purification device of the ionized water generator, and blocks the supply of feed water to the electrolytic cell when it is not installed.

The present invention provides a water supply cutoff control device that detects whether a water filter is installed or not, and controls to discharge water only when the water filter is installed. The present invention consists of a filter pad, a cushion pad, a shutoff valve, a cushion container, and an elastic member. When the user is equipped with a water filter, the water filter is forced to lower the head of the shutoff valve so that the feed water is introduced into the water filter. If a water channel is formed, and the water filter is not installed, the shutoff valve is raised by the restoring force of the elastic member to close the gap between the cushion pads, thereby blocking the raw water supply flow path.

The present invention is a control device that is equipped with a water filter to block the purified water discharge of the purified water device for filtering the raw water obtained through the inlet to discharge the purified water, (a) the inlet 101 of the purified water filter when the purified water filter is installed Filter pad (50) having a first conduit (51) in communication with and supplying raw water, and a second conduit (52) in communication with the outlet (102) of the purified water filter and receiving purified water filtered by the purified water filter. ); (b) In the form of a disk plate, a hole 11 (referred to as a 'first hole') is formed in the disk plate to communicate with the first conduit 51 to form a flow path through which raw water is supplied. A cushion pad 10 formed at another hole 12 (called a “second hole”) so as to pass a purified water flowing in communication with the second conduit; (c) a first space 32 receiving raw water flowing through the inlet 31 and forming a first pipeline 51 and a raw water supply channel through the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10; A cushion container having a tubular water tank shape having a second space 33 for receiving purified water flowing out through the second hole 12 of the cushion pad 10 and withdrawing water to the outside; And (d) a shut-off valve 20 inserted into the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10 and mounted between the first conduit 51 and the first space 32 of the cushion container to reciprocate vertically. And the water purification filter is not installed, the shutoff valve 20 penetrates the first hole 11 by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 60 mounted in the first space 32 to allow the first water filter to be fitted. The water purification filter inserted into the first conduit 51 when the water shutoff valve is closed and the shutoff valve closes the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10 and the water filter is mounted. The inlet of the pressure to the head of the shut-off valve 20 is lowered to the elastic member 60 against the elastic restoring force by opening the gap of the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10 to open the raw water Even though the first space (32) of the cushion container (30) flows into the first conduit (51) through the first hole gap It provides a water blocking control device which is characterized in that.

 The present invention protects the operation of the electrolytic cell by providing a water shutoff control device that supplies water to the electrolyzer only when the water filter is installed, and automatically cuts off the water when the water filter is not installed. It improves the reliability so that the drinker can drink the ionized water with confidence.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings Figures 1 to 4 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the water supply cutoff control device for water supply to the electrolytic cell for the ion generator according to the present invention.

1 is a view showing a state in which the water supply control device according to the present invention and the water filter mounted thereto. Referring to FIG. 1, a water filter 100 is shown at the top, and a water supply cutoff control device according to the present invention is shown at the bottom.

The purified water filter 100 shown in FIG. 1 may be a purified water filter used in a general water purifier or an ionized water generator, and the purified water filter 100 has a cylindrical shape and an inlet through which raw water to be purified is introduced into the center of the lower surface. 101 and an outlet 102 from which purified water comes out.

In general, the inlet 101 and the outlet 102 of the water filter 100 have a concentric circular hollow tube formed at the center of the lower surface of the inlet 101, along the circumference around the inlet 101 A donut shaped outlet 102 is configured. The inlet 101 and the outlet 102 are formed so as to project slightly from the center of the bottom surface of the water filter 100 so that the tap water is inserted into the pipeline through which the tap water is supplied.

Referring to the bottom view of Figure 1, the filter pad 50 is provided on the upper portion of the water supply control device according to the present invention, the filter pad 50 serves to receive the purified water filter 100 to be stably mounted Do it.

The filter pad 50 shown in FIG. 1 shows a structure for accommodating the top of the upper water filter 101, but is not necessarily limited to the shape shown in FIG. 1 in order to realize the idea of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, a cylindrical filter used in a general conventional water purifier is described as an example, and an inlet 101 through which tap water is introduced and an outlet 102 through which the filter is filtered are formed in the center of the lower surface of the water filter. It is.

When the water filter of FIG. 1 is mounted on the filter pad 50, the inlet 101 of the water filter is engaged with the first pipe 51 of the water shutoff control device according to the present invention and inserted into the first pipe 51. In communication with the outlet 102 through which the purified water flows out from the filter, the outlet 102 is engaged with the second conduit 52 of the water supply control device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view showing the water cut control device according to the present invention for each component. 2, the water supply cutoff control device according to the present invention is composed of a filter pad 50, a cushion pad 10, a shutoff valve 20, a cushion container 30, an elastic member 60.

Referring to FIG. 2, the upper filter pad 50 serves to receive and mount the water filter 100 as described above, and the cushion pad 10 is formed in a disk shape to be formed at the center of the disk. When the hole 11 (called the “first hole”) is assembled with the filter pad 50, the hole 11 forms a first pipe line 51 to form a flow path of raw water (tap water) to be supplied to the water filter 100.

In the disc surface of the cushion pad 10 according to the present invention, a plurality of holes 12 (called 'second holes') are formed and purified water flows down from the water filter 100 through the second conduit 52. There is a passage to let the water flow down.

The cushion container 30 having a cylindrical water tank shape capable of holding water shown in FIG. 2 includes an inlet 31 through which raw water (tap water) flows, and when assembled with the cushion pad 10, the cushion pad 10 is provided. Will act as a cover for the tank. At this time, the shutoff valve 20 shown in Figure 2 serves to open and close the first conduit 51 while moving up and down by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member (20). The shutoff valve 20 according to the present invention is inserted into the first hole 11 formed in the cushion pad 10 when the water purification filter 100 is not mounted, and the elastic member is disposed at the center of the cushion container 30. While rising by the elastic force of 60, the first hole 11 in the center of the cushion pad 10 is closed to block the raw water introduced through the inlet 31 from entering the first conduit 51.

On the other hand, the shut-off valve 20 inserted into the first hole 11 formed in the center of the cushion pad 10, when the water filter 100 is mounted, the inlet 101 of the water filter 100 is the first Since the head of the shutoff valve 20 is pressed while being inserted into the conduit 51, the shutoff valve 20 is lowered against the elastic force of the elastic member, and the cushion container 30 and the cushion pad 10 A gap is generated between the central first holes 11 so that the tap water rises upward toward the first conduit 51.

The operation mechanism of the shutoff valve 20 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 is a view showing a situation in which the raw water is supplied to the water filter by lowering the shutoff valve of the water supply control device according to the present invention. 4 is a view showing a situation in which raw water is blocked from flowing into the first pipe line due to the rising of the shutoff valve due to the unfiltered filter.

3 and 4 show the water cut-off control device according to the present invention in a cross-sectional view, showing a situation in which the water filter is mounted and the normal operation and the non-mounted water is cut off. 3 and 4 do not show the water filter 100 and the filter pad 50 for the sake of brevity and to help understand the operation mechanism. 3 and 4, the cushion pad 10 is covered, and two spaces, that is, the first space 32 and the second space 33, are separated from each other in the cushion container 30.

The first space 32 constituting the cushion container 30 according to the present invention is a space in which the raw water (tap water) received through the inlet 31 remains, and the center hole of the cushion pad 10 of the shutoff valve 20 ( 11) It is a space in which the flow path of the raw water is connected to the first pipe line 51 by the opening and closing action. In addition, the first space 32 constituting the cushion container 30 according to the present invention is a second pipe (not shown) of the purified water filtered through a water filter (not shown) (not shown) It is a space for receiving the purified water flowing into the through, the peripheral second hole 12 of the cushion pad 10.

The second space of the cushion container 30 according to the present invention is connected to the polar chamber of the electrolytic cell (not shown) through the outlet (not shown in Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional cutaway views), and the purified water is transferred to the electrolytic cell. Will be supplied.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the user operates the apparatus by installing the water filter, the inlet of the water filter is engaged with the first conduit 51 and is inserted into the inside to apply a force to lower the upper head of the shutoff valve 20. . As a result, the shutoff valve 20 is lowered against the spring restoring force of the elastic member (not shown) installed at the lower portion of the shutoff valve 20 and exerting a restoring force upward to raise the shutoff valve 20. .

As a result, a gap is formed between the first space 32 and the first conduit 51 to form a flow path through which raw water can flow up. On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4, when the water filter is not installed, the shutoff valve 20 is raised by the restoring force of the elastic member to remove the gap, so that the flow path is blocked. As a result, the purified water cannot be supplied to the second space from the purified water filter, and supply of purified water to the electrolytic cell is stopped.

The foregoing has been somewhat broadly improved the features and technical advantages of the present invention to better understand the utility model registration claims of the invention to be described later. Additional features and advantages of the utility model registration claims of the present invention will be described below. It should be recognized by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment of the present invention can be used immediately as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out similar purposes as the present invention.

In addition, the inventive concepts and embodiments disclosed in the present invention may be used by those skilled in the art as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. In addition, such modifications or altered equivalent structures by those skilled in the art may be variously evolved, substituted and changed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention described in the utility model registration claims.

As described above, the present invention protects the operation of the electrolyzer by providing a water shutoff control device that advances the water supply to the electrolyzer only when the water filter is installed, and automatically cuts off the water supply when the water filter is not installed. It improves the reliability of drinking water so that the drinker can drink the ionized water with confidence.

1 is a view showing a state in which the water supply control device according to the present invention and the water filter fitted thereto.

Figure 2 is an exploded view showing the water cut control device according to the present invention for each component.

Figure 3 is a view showing a situation in which the raw water is supplied to the water filter by lowering the shutoff valve of the water supply control device according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing a situation in which the raw water to cut off the water supply to the shutoff valve of the water shutoff control device according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: cushion pad

11: first hole

12: second hole

20: shutoff valve

30: cushion container

31: inlet

32: first space

33: second space

50: filter pad

51: the first pipeline

52: second pipeline

60: elastic member

100: water filter

101: entrance

102: exit

Claims (3)

It is a control device that is equipped with a water filter to block the purified water discharge of the water purification device to filter the raw water received through the inlet to discharge the purified water, (a) a first conduit 51 which is engaged with the inlet 101 of the purified water filter in communication with the inlet 101 to supply raw water, and which is connected to the outlet 102 of the purified water filter and filtered by the purified water filter; A filter pad 50 having a second conduit 52 for receiving purified water; (b) In the form of a disk plate, a hole 11 (referred to as a 'first hole') is formed in the disk plate to communicate with the first conduit 51 to form a flow path through which raw water is supplied. A cushion pad 10 formed at another hole 12 (called a “second hole”) so as to pass a purified water flowing in communication with the second conduit; (c) a first space 32 receiving raw water flowing through the inlet 31 and forming a first pipeline 51 and a raw water supply channel through the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10; A cushion container having a tubular water tank shape having a second space 33 for receiving purified water flowing out through the second hole 12 of the cushion pad 10 and withdrawing water to the outside; And (d) a shut-off valve 20 inserted into the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10 and mounted between the first conduit 51 and the first space 32 of the cushion container for vertically reciprocating movement; When the water filter is not installed, the shutoff valve 20 passes through the first hole 11 by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 60 mounted in the first space 32 to the first pipe line. Ascending in the 51, the shutoff valve closes the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10, and the water filter is inserted into the first conduit 51 when the water filter is mounted. The inlet of the pressure to the head of the shut-off valve 20 is lowered to the elastic member 60 against the elastic restoring force by opening the gap of the first hole 11 of the cushion pad 10 to open the raw water Water supply cutoff control device characterized in that the first pipe (51) flows through the first hole from the first space (32) of the cushion container (30). Water purifier equipped with a water shutoff control device according to claim 1. An ionized water generator equipped with a water supply control device according to claim 1 in front of the electrolyzer.

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