KR20100035389A - Valve module for changing flow paths and soft water apparatus - Google Patents

Valve module for changing flow paths and soft water apparatus Download PDF

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KR20100035389A
KR20100035389A KR1020080094753A KR20080094753A KR20100035389A KR 20100035389 A KR20100035389 A KR 20100035389A KR 1020080094753 A KR1020080094753 A KR 1020080094753A KR 20080094753 A KR20080094753 A KR 20080094753A KR 20100035389 A KR20100035389 A KR 20100035389A
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Abstract

A flow path switching valve module and a water softener having the same are provided. The flow path switching valve module includes a flow path switching top plate in which a plurality of flow path holes penetrate in the vertical direction, a flow path groove for selectively communicating the two or more flow path holes according to the rotation angle, and selectively with the flow path hole according to the rotation angle. It has a through hole communicating therewith,

It includes a flow path switching lower plate coupled in close contact with the rotatable bottom surface of the flow path switching top plate in a structure rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation.

In addition, the water softener is provided with the flow path switching valve module to be freely switched between the soft water mode, regeneration mode, rinse mode, raw water mode and the like.

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Valve module for changing flow paths and soft water apparatus

The present invention relates to a flow path switching valve module and a water softener having the same, and more particularly, consisting of an upper plate and a lower plate closely contacting up and down, and having a flow path switching valve module configured to change the flow path according to a rotation angle of the lower plate. It is about water softener to do.

Currently, water softeners installed in homes or offices have a basic function of chemically converting hard water ions contained in tap water into softened water.

In general, tap water (hard water) contains a large amount of chlorine used in the purification process, and also contains various heavy metals (ions) such as iron, zinc, lead, and mercury, which are harmful to humans due to deteriorated pipes and water pollution. . Such tap water is not fatal to the human body, but when used as it is when washing the skin, the metal ions contained in the water and the fatty acids of the soap combine to make metallic foreign substances. It causes skin diseases or accelerates aging of the skin.

Therefore, in order to prevent this, a water softener is developed to pass the tap water through the Na + type strong acid cation exchange resin to exchange the hardness components Ca2 + and Mg2 + with Na + in the resin to make soft water, which is mainly used for cleaning. .

The water softener has the principle of softening by replacing calcium ions and magnesium ions contained in hard water with sodium ions (Na +). For this purpose, a soft water container containing an ion exchange resin of a special high molecular compound containing sodium ions is an essential component. And a regeneration vessel containing ion exchange resin regenerators such as salt which, when dissolved in water, produces sodium ions.

That is, the water softener continuously generates tap water by contacting the ion exchange resin by continuously passing tap water into the soft water container in a state where a large number of fine ball-shaped ion exchange resins are stored in the soft water container. Since Na + is greatly reduced by continuous contact with tap water, salt water consisting of NaCl component is introduced into the soft water tank in order to preserve it.

Conventional water softeners generally include a soft water container including an ion resin for converting raw water supplied from the outside into soft water, and a salt-filled regeneration container for regenerating water for regenerating the ion resin when the ion resin is degraded. .

The soft water tank and the regeneration water tank are connected to a power outlet, a shower means, a water tank outlet, and the like through a connection pipe of a flow path switching valve module and a pipe.

The flow path switching valve module has a flow path, a flow path, a flow path groove, and the like formed therein so as to send raw water, soft water, and regeneration water to each part of the water softener system. That is, a flow path is formed so that the raw water supplied from the outside can be supplied to the softening tank and the regeneration tank, and the softened water can be discharged to the outside by passing through the ion resin of the softening tank.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a valve body 10, a flow path switching upper plate 20, and a flow path switching lower plate 30 among flow path switching valve modules applied to a conventional general water softener.

The conventional flow path switching valve module as described above is provided with a valve body 10 is formed with a plurality of protrusions inlet and outlet 11 to 16 on the top, the water through the inlet and outlets 11 to 16 And, the water to be regenerated, rinsed passes, and the water flow path of the water supplied by the rotation of the flow path switching lower plate 30 in the flow path switching valve module is changed to enable the operation of the water softener automatically. The inlets and outlets 11 to 16 are connected to flow paths (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the valve body 10.

The flow path switching top plate 20 is in close contact with the lower surface of the valve body 10 so that the inlet and outlet ports 11 to 16 communicate with the through holes 21 to 26 formed in the flow path switching top plate 20, respectively. It is done. That is, for example, the soft water inlet port 12 corresponds to the soft water inlet hole 22.

The flow path switching lower plate 30 has a first flow path groove 32 and a second flow path groove 35 formed on the upper surface thereof, and the first flow path groove 32 is a softened, regenerated or rinsed water for each flow path. The through hole of the flow path switching top plate 20 to communicate with, the second flow path groove 35 is a through hole of the flow path switching top plate 20 for regeneration or rinsing the raw water filled in the flow path switching valve module. To communicate with.

As described above, the flow path switching bottom plate 30 serves to selectively communicate the through holes 21 to 26 of the flow path switching top plate 20. The motor (not shown) driving the flow path switching bottom plate 30 has a constant angle. By rotating to stop so that the flow path switching plate 30 can be accurately positioned in the desired mode.

On the other hand, the valve body 10 has an advantage that can be integrated by forming all the inlet and outlets 11 to 16 on the upper surface, but all the inlet and outlet pipelines should be fastened to the upper surface of the valve body 21 valve There is a problem that the upper surface area of the body 21 and the volume of the valve body 21 itself become large.

In addition, all of the water supplied to the valve body 21 is applied to the upper portion of the flow path switching bottom plate 30 installed therein, so that the flow path switching bottom plate 30 receives a large water pressure in the downward direction, and as a result, the flow path switching top plate There is a problem that the adhesion between the 20 and the lower plate 30 can be difficult. When the close contact becomes difficult, water leakage may occur between the flow path switching top plate 20 and the bottom plate 30 and may cause a problem of leaving the pipeline. For example, there may be a problem that the user may feel uncomfortable because the recycled water that has passed through the regeneration tank and the soft water tank is not discharged to the water tank outlet but is discharged to the shower means.

An object of the present invention according to one aspect for solving the above problems is to optimally arrange the through-holes of the flow path switching top plate to minimize the total area of the flow path switching top plate flow path switching that can be integrated by reducing the size of the entire module The purpose is to provide a valve module.

In addition, an object of the present invention according to another aspect for solving the above problems is provided with the above-mentioned flow path switching valve module can be made of regeneration of the ion resin automatically, it is configured to automatically switch between each mode The purpose is to provide a water softener.

Flow path switching valve module according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a flow path switching top plate is formed with a plurality of flow path holes penetrating in the vertical direction, and

The flow path groove having a flow path groove for selectively communicating the two or more flow paths with a rotation angle, and a through hole selectively communicating with the flow path hole according to the rotation angle, and having a structure rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation; It includes a flow path switching lower plate coupled to be in close contact with the bottom surface of the top plate to be rotatable.

Here, the flow path switching top plate and the flow path switching bottom plate may be a ceramic material.

In addition, the flow path holes formed in the flow path switching top plate may be arranged in a circumferential shape based on the center of the flow path switching bottom plate.

The flow path switching valve module may further include driving means for providing a driving force to enable rotation of the flow path switching lower plate.

The flow path switching valve module has an inlet for introducing raw water from the outside, the lower portion of the flow path conversion lower plate further comprises a flow path cover, the raw water flowing through the inlet is the flow path switching bottom plate and the flow path It is possible to fill the inner space which occurs when the cover is engaged.

Preferably, as the flow path switching lower plate rotates, the raw water flowing through the inlet may be communicated with any one of the flow path holes of the flow path switching top plate through the through hole.

Water softener according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a tank body having a soft water tank in which the ion resin is stored, a regeneration tank for supplying regeneration liquid to the soft water tank and a filter for purifying the water supplied to the soft water tank. , And

A flow path switching top plate formed with a plurality of flow path holes penetrating in the vertical direction;

The flow path groove having a flow path groove for selectively communicating the two or more flow paths with a rotation angle, and a through hole selectively communicating with the flow path hole according to the rotation angle, and having a structure rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation; It includes a flow path switching valve module having a flow path switching lower plate coupled to be in close contact with the bottom surface of the top plate to be rotatable.

The water softener includes a water discharge passage for water discharge to the outside, a water softening passage for passing water passing through the water softener to the water discharge passage, a regeneration passage for delivering water on the supply passage to the regeneration tank, and the supply A rinse flow path for allowing water on the flow path to be delivered to the soft water container, and a discharge flow path for regenerating or rinsed water discharged from the soft water container to the outside may be formed.

Preferably, the flow path switching top plate and the flow path switching bottom plate may be a ceramic material.

Here, the flow path holes formed in the flow path switching top plate may be arranged in a circumferential shape on the basis of the center of the flow path switching bottom plate.

In addition, the water softener is provided with an inlet for introducing raw water from the outside, the lower portion of the flow path conversion lower plate further comprises a flow path cover, the raw water flowing through the inlet is the flow path switching bottom plate and the flow path cover Can fill the inner space that occurs at the time of coupling.

Preferably, as the flow path switching lower plate rotates, the raw water flowing through the inlet may be communicated with any one of the flow path holes of the flow path switching top plate through the through hole.

The water softener may further include a manual switching valve connected to the supply passage and the discharge passage and configured to selectively change the direction of the passage.

Here, the different flow paths are communicated with the soft water flow passage and the water flow passage, respectively, and the flow paths communicating with the water flow passage and the flow paths communicating with the water flow passage are connected to each other by the rotation angle of the flow path switching lower plate. It can be configured to.

In addition, the passage hole communicating with the water flow passage and the passage hole communicating with the discharge passage may be a flow path groove formed in the flow path switching lower plate.

Preferably, the flow path switching valve module may further include a driving means for providing a driving force to enable rotation of the flow path switching bottom plate.

The flow path switching valve module of the present invention as described above is composed of a flow path switching top plate and a flow path switching bottom plate to optimize the internal flow of the flow path switching valve module and the through hole, etc. so that the hydraulic pressure is properly applied to the upper and lower parts of the flow path switching bottom plate. It can be prevented so that it can work smoothly for each training mode, playback mode, and rinse mode.

The above objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the flow path switching valve module and the water softener having the same according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view from one direction of the water softener according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the operating principle of the water softener according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water softener according to the present invention includes a tank body 100, a flow path switching valve module 200, a manual switching valve module 300, and the like.

One side of the water softener is provided with a water outlet 400 for supplying raw water to the flow path switching valve module 200 and the manual switching valve module 300. In addition, the shower means 500 may be disposed to use the water softened by being connected to the flow path switching valve module 200, the regeneration discharged from the tank body 100 is connected to the flow path switching valve module 200 The tank outlet port 600 through which the rinsed water can be discharged is disposed.

The tank body 100 is a soft water container 120 including an ion resin for converting the raw water supplied from the outside into soft water, and a salt-filled regeneration for supplying regeneration water for regenerating the ion resin when the performance of the ion resin is degraded Flow rate for supplying the raw water at a constant pressure in the cylinder 110, the filter 130 and the lower end of the filter 130 for the water purification action of the raw water supplied to the soft water tank 120 A pressure reducing device 140 is provided.

The flow reducing device 140 reduces the pressure of the water passing through the water supply pipe because part of the water supply pipe may be broken or deformed if the water pressure through the water supply pipe or the water pressure due to the sudden increase in the flow of water is accepted. .

The flow path switching valve module 200 has a flow path, a flow path, a flow path groove, and the like formed therein so as to send raw water, soft water, and regeneration water to each part of the water softener system. That is, a flow path is formed so that the raw water supplied from the outside can be supplied to the tank body 100, and the softened water can be discharged to the outside by passing through the ion resin of the tank body 100.

The flow path switching valve module 200 is specifically connected to the water supply pipe 120, the regeneration tank 110, the water supply port 400, the shower means 500, the water tank outlet 600, and manual switching through the connection pipe, such as pipes The valve module 300 is connected to the top.

Manual switching valve module 300 is connected to the lower end of the flow reduction device 140, can receive the raw water from the water supply port 400 can selectively supply the raw water to the soft water tank 120 or the shower means (500). . The manual switching valve module 300 is formed in the handle 312 method connected to the cam (not shown) to open and close the flow path inside the body 310 so that the user can easily turn the switch action.

The water softener according to the present invention configured as described above may be configured to be switched to the soft water mode, the regeneration mode, and the rinse mode by the flow path switching valve module 200.

Hereinafter, for explanation, the raw water, the soft water, and the regeneration water move around the water softener in and around the flow path switching valve module 200 and define the respective pipe lines A to H.

Pipe line A is a line for always supplying raw water to the flow path switching valve module 200 side from the power outlet 400 having the T-valve 410, and constitutes a supply flow path in the water softener. Raw water is continuously filled in the flow path switching valve module 200 in the concept of filling, and is used during regeneration or rinsing as necessary.

Pipe B is a line through which the water softened in the water softener 120 flows into the flow path switching valve module 200, and constitutes a soft water flow passage in the softener. Pipe line C is a line that allows the water softened in the water softener to move from the flow path switching valve module 200 to the shower means 500, and constitutes a water discharge passage in the water softener.

Pipe line D is a line for moving the regenerated or rinsed water through the flow path switching valve module 200 toward the water tank outlet 600, and constitutes a discharge flow path in the water softener. Pipe line E is a line for supplying the raw water filled in the flow path switching valve module 200 to the regeneration tank 110 to make the regeneration water, and constitutes a regeneration flow path in the water softener.

Pipe line F is disposed so that the raw water filled in the flow path switching valve module 200 is supplied to the top of the manual switching valve module 300 to flow through the flow reduction device 140, the filter 130 to the soft water tank 120. Line and constitute a rinse flow path in the water softener.

Pipe line G is a line for supplying raw water directly to the shower means 500 without passing through the flow path switching valve module 200 from the manual switching valve module 300.

Pipe line H is a line for supplying the raw water from the water supply port 400 to the manual switching valve module 300.

4 is a perspective view in one direction of the flow path switching valve according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the flow path switching valve of FIG. 4 as viewed from below, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the flow path switching valve of FIG. 4 as viewed from above. 7 is a perspective view for showing the flow path holes and the flow path of the lower flow path switching plate applied to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the flow path switching valve module 200 which is the core of the present invention will be described in detail.

The flow path switching valve module 200 includes a flow path cover 210, a flow path switching bottom plate 220, a flow path switching top plate 230, a flow path bottom plate 240, and a flow path top plate 250 in order from the bottom.

A plurality of protruding entrance and exit holes are formed on an upper surface of the upper flow path 250, and the entrance and exit holes have through holes penetrating the upper flow path 250 upward and downward. The lower surface of the flow path upper plate 250 is provided with a plurality of flow paths through which soft water, regenerated water, or rinsed water can flow.

The upper surface of the lower channel 240 is coupled to the bottom of the upper channel 250, and the lower channel of the channel 240 is formed with a plurality of through holes communicating with the through holes of the upper channel 250.

The flow path switching upper plate 230 and the flow path switching lower plate 220 are sequentially stacked on the insertion hole 240a formed on the bottom surface of the flow path lower plate 240. The flow path switching top plate 230 is formed with a plurality of flow path holes 232 to 236 penetrating in the vertical direction, and the flow path holes 232 to 236 based on the center of the flow path switching bottom plate 220. It can be arranged circumferentially.

 The flow path switching lower plate 220 is rotatably coupled to the bottom surface of the flow path switching upper plate 230 in a structure rotatable about the rotation axis 227 in the vertical direction, and selectively communicates two or more flow paths according to the rotation angle. The flow path groove 223 is formed.

The flow path cover 210 is formed to cover the insertion hole 240a of the flow path lower plate 240, and the flow path switching top plate 230 and the flow path in the internal space generated by the flow path cover 210 and the flow path lower plate 240 are combined. The lower plate 220 to be located.

Hereinafter, the mutual configuration of the flow path upper plate 250, the flow path lower plate 240, the flow path switching top plate 230, the flow path switching bottom plate 220, and the flow path cover 210 and the flow path will be described in detail.

First, since the raw water supplied to the soft water container 120 or discharged to the shower means 500 is made through the manual switching valve module 300 without passing through the flow path switching valve module 200, it is described above.

First, in the coupling relationship between the flow path lower plate 240 and the flow path switching top plate 230, the raw water filling flow path 241 and the plurality of inflow and outflow holes 242 to 246 are formed in the insertion hole 240a of the bottom surface of the flow path lower plate 240. It is formed, the communication flow between the flow-through holes (242 ~ 246) and the flow path holes (232 ~ 236) of the flow path switching top plate 230. "-" Is a mark indicating a communication relationship.

Communication relationship is {train inlet hole 242-soft water inlet hole 232, soft water outlet hole 243-soft water outlet 233, regeneration water discharge hole 244-regeneration water discharge guide hole (244a)-regeneration water discharge hole ( 234), regeneration source inlet 245-regeneration source supply hole 235, rinse source inlet 246-rinse source supply hole 236}.

Looking at the coupling relationship between the upper flow path 250 and the lower flow path 240, as follows. "-" Is a mark indicating a communication relationship.

The communication relation is {train inlet 252-water inlet 242, water outlet 243-water outlet 253-water outlet 247, water outlet 247, water outlet 254-water outlet 244, Regeneration water inlet (245)-Regeneration water flow path (255)-Regeneration water supply inlet (248), Lance source water inlet (246)-Rinse water inlet (256)-Rinse source inlet (259), Regeneration water outlet 244-regeneration water discharge passage 254-regeneration water outlet 244}.

Looking at the coupling relationship between the flow path switching lower plate 220 and the flow path cover 210, the fastener 215 of the flow path cover 210 is inserted into and fixed to the fastening groove 225 of the flow path switching lower plate 220, the fastening The sphere 215 is provided with rotational force by the motor 216. The flow path switching bottom plate 220 is rotatable on the flow path switching top plate 230 by power transmission connected to the motor 216, the fastener 215, and the fastening groove 225.

The flow path cover 210 is provided with a raw water filling hole 211, through which the raw water is constantly supplied into the flow path lower plate 240 through the T-valve of the power receiving hole 400.

The raw water passing through the raw water inlet hole 211a and the raw water filling passage 241 of the raw water filling hole 211 maintains a state capable of filling the raw water filling space 212 at all times. The raw water filling space 212 is a space between the flow path switching plate 220 and the flow path cover 210, it is possible to supply the raw water to the raw water filling hole 221 of the flow path switching plate 220.

The flow path switching plate 220 rotates at the bottom of the flow path switching top plate 230 to selectively communicate two or more flow paths, or functions to supply raw water to the raw water supply holes 235 and 236 of the flow path switching top plate 230.

Referring to the pressure relationship of the water supplied to the flow path switching valve module 200 as follows. The soft water, regenerated or rinsed water that has passed through the soft water container 120 is discharged to the soft water discharge hole 233 or the regeneration water discharge hole 234 through the soft water inlet hole 232 and the flow path groove 223. During the process, the pressing force of water is applied to the flow path groove 223 downward from the top, so that an interval between the flow path switching lower plate 220 and the flow path switching lower plate 230 is maintained.

The raw water filled in the raw water filling space 212 through the raw water filling hole 211 provides a pressing force for pressurizing the flow path switching lower plate 220 downward from above, which results in the flow path groove 223. This results in applying pressure in the direction corresponding to the pressing force of the water from the top to the bottom provided.

Therefore, since the pressure acting on the flow path switching lower plate 220 is mutually balanced, it is possible to prevent leakage caused between the flow path switching lower plate 220 and the flow path switching upper plate 230 and to drive the flow path switching lower plate 220. Excessive torque on 216 can be prevented. In addition, due to the balance of the hydraulic pressure can be prevented from excessive friction between the flow path switching lower plate 220 and the flow path switching upper plate 230 to minimize the wear of the parts to increase the durability.

The water softener according to the present invention includes a soft water mode for converting raw water introduced from the outside into soft water in the soft water tank 120 and outputting the soft water to the shower means 500, a regeneration mode for regenerating the ion resin inside the soft water tank 120; Before and after the soft water or regeneration mode may be configured to switch to the rinse mode to wash the soft water container 120 with clean raw water, and to the raw water mode to discharge the raw water flowing in from the outside without softening.

As described above, the raw water mode is omitted through the manual switching valve module 300 and not through the flow path switching valve module 200, and will be described in detail below.

8 to 10 illustrate the operation of the flow path switching top plate and the flow path switching bottom plate for each mode. Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 8 to 10, the flow paths, the flow path holes, and the flow path grooves are interconnected with respect to the soft water, regeneration, and rinse modes.

8 to 10 are views of the flow path switching upper plate 230 and the flow path switching lower plate 220 in a state of being viewed from the bottom of the flow path switching lower plate 220.

8 illustrates a soft water mode. First, water softened in the water softener 120 is introduced into the soft water inlet hole 232 of the flow path switching top plate 230 along the pipe line B. Referring to FIG. Then, the flow path switching lower plate 220 is rotated to move to the position where the flow path groove 223 communicates the soft water inlet hole 232 and the soft water discharge hole 233. In this position, the raw water filling hole 221 is in a state where there is no communication through hole. Then, the soft water discharged to the soft water discharge hole 233 through the flow path groove 223 may be discharged to the shower means 500 through the soft water discharge port 247 and the pipeline C.

9 shows a regeneration mode, in which the raw water filled in the raw water filling space 212 passes through the raw water filling hole 221 and the regeneration raw water supply hole 235, and the regeneration water inlet hole 245 and the regeneration water supply port. Passed through 248 is supplied to the regeneration tank 110 through the conduit E.

On the other hand, the regeneration water through the regeneration tank 110 and the water softener 120 is introduced into the soft water inlet hole 232 of the flow path switching top plate 230 through the pipe B in the soft water container 120, the flow path groove 223 And it is discharged to the regeneration water outlet 244 of the flow path lower plate 240 through the regeneration water discharge hole 234 and is discharged to the tank outlet port 600 through the pipeline D.

FIG. 10 shows a rinse mode, in which raw water filled in the raw water filling space 212 passes through the raw water filling hole 221 and the rinse raw water supply hole 236, and the rinse raw water inlet hole 246 and the rinse raw water flow path ( 256), passing through the rinse raw water supply port (249) is supplied to the soft water tank 120 through the pipeline F.

On the other hand, the rinsed water is introduced into the soft water inlet hole 232 of the flow path switching top plate 230 through the pipe B in the soft water container 120, the flow path lower plate through the flow path groove 223 and the regeneration water discharge hole 234 After discharged to the regeneration water outlet 244 of 240 is discharged to the tank tank outlet 600 through the pipe line D.

 As described above, the internal flow path and the through hole of the flow path switching valve module 200 are optimized so that the hydraulic pressure is properly applied to the upper and lower portions of the flow path switching lower plate 220, which is a component of the flow path switching valve module 200, thereby preventing internal leakage. By doing so, it lays the foundation for smooth operation in each of training, playback, and rinse modes.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make many changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications are possible. Equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional general water softener.

2 is a perspective view in one direction of the water softener according to the present invention.

3 is a conceptual diagram showing the operating principle of the water softener according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view in one direction of the flow path switching valve according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the flow path switching valve of FIG. 4 as viewed from below.

6 is an exploded perspective view of the flow path switching valve of FIG. 4 as viewed from above.

7 is a perspective view for showing the flow path holes and the flow path of the lower flow path switching plate applied to the present invention.

8 to 10 illustrate the operation of the flow path switching top plate and the flow path switching bottom plate for each mode.

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100 tank body 110: regeneration container

120: soft water container 130: filter

140: flow reduction device 200: flow path switching valve module

210: Euro cover 211: Filling holes

212: raw water filling space 215: fastener

216: motor 220: euro switching bottom plate

221: raw water filling hole 222: raw water filling space

223: Euro groove 225: Fastening groove

230: Euro conversion top plate 232: Training inflow hole

233: soft water discharge hole 234: regeneration water discharge hole

235 regeneration raw water supply hole 236 rinse raw water supply hole

240: Euro lower plate 241: Raw water filling euro

242: soft water inlet hole 243: soft water discharge hole

244: regeneration water discharge hole 245: regeneration water inlet hole

246: rinse raw water inlet hole 247: soft water outlet

250: Euro top plate 252: soft water inlet

254: regeneration water discharge flow path 255: regeneration raw water flow path

256: rinse raw water euro 259: rinse raw water supply port

300: manual switching valve module 400: water outlet

500: shower means 600: water tank outlet

A: supply flow path B: training flow path

C: discharge passage D: discharge passage

E: Regeneration Euro F: Rinse Euro

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A flow path switching top plate formed with a plurality of flow path holes penetrating in the vertical direction; And A flow path groove for selectively communicating the two or more flow paths according to the rotation angle, and a through hole selectively communicating with the flow path hole according to the rotation angle, The flow path switching valve module comprising a; flow path switching lower plate is coupled to be rotatably coupled to the bottom surface of the flow path switching top plate in a structure rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation. The method of claim 1, The flow path switching top plate and the flow path switching bottom plate is a flow path switching valve module, characterized in that the ceramic material. 3. The method of claim 2, The flow path holes formed in the flow path switching top plate is a flow path switching valve module, characterized in that arranged in a circumferential shape with respect to the center of the flow path switching bottom plate. The method of claim 1, And a drive means for providing a driving force to enable rotation of the flow path switching lower plate. The method of claim 1, It further comprises an inlet for inflowing raw water from the outside, the lower portion of the flow path conversion lower plate further comprises a flow path cover, Raw water flowing through the inlet is filled with the flow path switching valve module, characterized in that to fill the inner space generated when the flow path switching bottom plate and the cover. The method of claim 5, The flow path switching valve module characterized in that the raw water flowing through the inlet can be communicated to any one of the flow path hole of the flow path switching top plate through the through hole as the flow path switching lower plate rotates. A tank body having a soft water tank in which an ion resin is stored, a regeneration oil tank for supplying regeneration solution to the soft water tank, and a filter for purifying water supplied to the soft water tank; And A flow path switching top plate having a plurality of flow path holes penetrating in the vertical direction, and A flow path groove for selectively communicating the two or more flow paths according to the rotation angle, and a through hole selectively communicating with the flow path hole according to the rotation angle, And a flow path switching valve module having a flow path switching lower plate coupled to be rotatably coupled to a bottom of the flow path switching top plate in a structure rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation. A supply flow path for receiving water from the outside, a water supply flow path for discharging the internal water to the outside, a soft water flow passage for passing the water passing through the water softener to the water discharge flow path, and water on the supply flow path A regeneration flow path configured to be delivered to the regeneration tank, a rinse flow path for delivering water on the supply flow path to the water softener, and a discharge flow path through which the regenerated or rinsed water discharged from the water softener is discharged to the outside; Water softener. The method of claim 7, wherein The flow path switching top plate and the flow path switching bottom plate is a water softener, characterized in that the ceramic material. The method of claim 7, wherein The flow path holes formed in the flow path switching upper plate is characterized in that arranged in a columnar shape with respect to the center of the flow path switching lower plate. The method of claim 7, wherein It further comprises an inlet for inflowing raw water from the outside, the lower portion of the flow path conversion lower plate further comprises a flow path cover, The raw water flowing through the inlet is filled with the internal space generated when the flow path switching lower plate and the flow path cover is combined. The method of claim 10, The water softener characterized in that as the flow path switching lower plate rotates the raw water flowing through the inlet through any one of the flow path hole of the flow path switching top plate through the through hole. The method of claim 7, wherein The water softener further comprises a manual switching valve connected to the supply passage and the outlet passage and configured to selectively change the direction of the passage. The method of claim 7, wherein The different flow paths are in communication with the soft water flow passage and the water flow passage, respectively, and are configured to communicate with each other the flow path holes communicating with the water flow passage and the flow path communicating with the water flow passage by the rotation angle of the flow path switching lower plate. Water softener, characterized in that. The method of claim 13, And the flow path communicating with the water softening passage and the flow path communicating with the water discharge passage are the flow path grooves formed in the flow path switching lower plate. The method of claim 7, wherein The flow path switching valve module further comprises a driving means for providing a driving force to enable rotation of the flow path switching lower plate.
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