KR20120113164A - A washing kit for water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for washing a water purifier is provided to conserve costs and generate washing liquid by electrolyzing water with dissolved chlorine ions in an electrolytic cell. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for washing a water purifier includes a sterilized water generation module(140), a sterilized water feeding pipe, a purified water feeding pipe, a rinsing water feeding pipe, and branched valves(123). The sterilized water generation module generates sterilized water using water filtered through a filter. The sterilized water feeding pipe connects the sterilized water generation module and a reservoir. The purified water feeding pipe connects the filter and the sterilized water generation module. The rinsing water feeding pipe bypasses the sterilized water generation module and feeds purified water to the reservoir. The branched valves are installed at the purified water feeding pipe and the rinsing water feeding pipe.

Description

Sanitary kit for water purifiers {A WASHING KIT FOR WATER PURIFIER}

The present invention relates to a sanitary kit for water purifiers capable of washing the flow path and the water tank inside the water purifier from the outside of the water purifier.

In general, a water purifier refers to a device for supplying purified water such as tap water to be suitable for drinking. Such water purifiers are classified into various types such as natural filtration, direct filtration, distillation, reverse osmosis, etc. according to the water purification method. Currently, the most commonly used is a natural filtration and direct filtration water purifier, which is purified by a filter.

The most common configuration of a water purifier using such a filter is provided with a filter and a reservoir, and in some cases, a cooling system using a heater and a refrigerant, which are separate components, may be provided at the same time in order to supply cold and hot water.

In addition, the water purifier is provided with a flow path through which the purified water stored in the water storage tank and the like moves, and a water intake cock through which the purified water can be taken out. When such a water purifier is used for a long time, foreign substances contained in water may be caught in the flow path and the reservoir. Microorganisms may also breed.

However, in the related art, in order to wash the flow path of such a water purifier, the main body of the water purifier is opened, various pipes are connected, and a canister containing a cleaning agent is mounted to perform cleaning.

In addition, when washing, the remaining water of the reservoir is discharged, and the washing water is supplied after supplying the washing water to the full water level, and the washing time is required to be discharged after supplying the rinsing water to the full water level again.

Therefore, in the case of a conventional general water purifier, there are many pipes to be connected at the time of cleaning and the cleaning time of the water purifier is long. In addition, there is an additional cost because the cleaning agent must be replaced each time.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above has the following object.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple sanitary kit for water purifier that can clean the flow path and the reservoir in the water purifier by a simple pipe connection outside the water purifier.

In addition, the present invention does not require a new injection of the cleaning solution, it is possible to produce a cleaning solution by electrolyzing water dissolved in chlorine ions (Cl-) in the electrolytic cell provided inside the sanitary kit to provide a simple sanitary kit for water purifier For the purpose of

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a sanitary kit for a water purifier that allows for rapid water supply and drainage by using a drainage pump and the like provided in the sanitary kit, and can continuously supply the cleaning liquid.

In addition, by controlling the water purifier to be cleaned through the sanitary kit, or to control the sanitary kit connected to the water purifier in the water purifier, it is possible to control the washing process integrally, so that the user can easily clean the water purifier It is an object to provide a sanitary kit for water purifiers.

The present invention provides the following technical configuration as a means of solving the above technical problem.

One embodiment of the sanitary kit for water purifier of the present invention, the case; Raw water inlet port and sterilized water outlet port provided on the outside of the case; Water purifier discharge water inlet port and the discharge port provided on the outside of the case; A washing flow path formed between the raw water inlet port and the sterilizing water outlet port; A discharge passage formed between the water purifier discharge water inlet port and the discharge port; And a sterilizing water generating module provided in the washing flow path, receiving raw water from the raw water inlet port, generating sterilizing water in the sterilizing water generating module, and supplying sterilizing water to the water purifier through the sterilizing water outlet port. , The remaining water and the washed water of the water purifier are introduced through the water purifier discharge water inlet port and then discharged to the outside through the discharge port.

The washing flow passage branches into the sterilizing water passage connected to the outflow port through the sterilizing water generation module, and the rinsing water passage connected to the raw water inflow port and the sterilization water outlet port.

A flow rate valve is provided upstream of the sterilization water generation module of the sterilization water passage, and the flow rate valve blocks a flow rate entering the sterilization water generation module or passes only a constant flow rate.

The rinsing water passage is provided with an on-off valve. In addition, the sterilization water generating module is provided with an electrolytic cell capable of electrolyzing raw water. In addition, the raw water inlet port may be provided with a filter for filtering the raw water. The discharge passage may be provided with a drain pump.

On the other hand, the sanitary kit further includes a communication means provided in the case. The communication means is a wired / wireless communication device, and the communication means is capable of wired / wireless communication with a water purifier to be cleaned.

In addition, the sanitary kit further includes a controller provided in the case, the controller may be electrically connected to the communication means to control the water purifier through communication with the water purifier. Alternatively, the controller may be electrically connected to the communication means and controlled by the water purifier through communication with the water purifier.

On the other hand, the sanitary kit further includes a display provided on the outside of the case, the display is provided with input means for inputting a control command to the controller.

On the other hand, the present invention relates to a water purifier, the water purifier may be connected to the above-mentioned sanitary kit. In one embodiment of such a water purifier, the water purifier body; And a water purifier controller provided in the water purifier body, wherein the water purifier body is connected to the sanitary kit for the water purifier.

Here, the water purifier controller may be controlled by the controller of the sanitary kit, or the water purifier controller may control the controller of the sanitary kit.

The present invention has the following effects by the technical configuration as described above.

The present invention can wash the flow path and the water tank inside the water purifier by a simple pipe connection outside the water purifier, it has the effect of simplifying the water purifier cleaning.

In addition, it is not necessary to inject a new washing solution, but it is possible to reduce the cost by electrolyzing the water in which the chlorine ion (Cl-) is dissolved in the electrolytic cell provided in the sanitary kit, thereby reducing the cost and simplifying the washing. Has an effect.

In addition, by using a drainage pump or the like provided in the sanitary kit forcibly water supply and drainage, it is possible to continuously supply the cleaning liquid has the effect of enabling a rapid cleaning of the water purifier.

In addition, by controlling the water purifier to be cleaned through the sanitary kit, or by controlling the sanitary kit connected to the water purifier in the water purifier, it is possible to control the washing process integrally, so that the user can easily clean the water purifier Have

1 is a schematic diagram showing an external connection of one embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are perspective views showing the inside of the sanitary kit for water purifier.
4 is a flow chart showing a washing flow path.
5 is a flow chart showing the discharge passage.
Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the mutual control of the water purifier sanitary kit and water purifier.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a specific content for practicing the present invention through an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 shows the external connection of one embodiment of the sanitary kit for water purifier of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, the sanitary kit for the water purifier of the present embodiment is connected to the water purifier from the outside of the water purifier to wash the internal flow path of the water purifier. The sanitary kit 100 for water purifier is connected to the flow path side of the water purifier 200 by the hose 10 etc. In this case, the water purifier 200 is provided with a separate outlet exposed to the outside. Since the structure of such a water purifier is a general thing, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

2 and 3 show the interior of the sanitary kit for water purifiers in more detail. One embodiment of the sanitary kit for water purifier of the present invention is configured as follows. 2 and 3, the sanitary kit 100 is provided in the case 110, the raw water inlet port 121 and the sterilizing water outlet port 126 provided on the outside of the case, the outer side of the case Water purifier discharge water inlet port 131 and discharge port 133 and the sterilizing water generation module 140.

The raw water inlet port 121 is an inlet for directly receiving raw water before being purified into the water purifier as a sanitary kit. Alternatively, the purified water may be introduced into the water purifier and passed through some of the filters before being stored in the water storage tank, and may be an inlet through the sanitary kit through the pipe. Therefore, the raw water inflow port 121 is connected to the source of supply of raw water directly through the pipe or downstream of the filter side of the water purifier through the pipe.

In some cases, the raw water inlet port 121 may be provided with a filter 160 for filtering the raw water. That is, when the above-mentioned raw water is directly received by the source of water supply, the raw water is first passed through the filter for water purification and then received through the raw water inflow port 121.

Such a filter may be used as a replacement for a conventional sediment filter. The sediment filter is applied to the nonwoven fabric to filter foreign matter and suspended solids contained in the raw water. Therefore, the foreign substances contained in the raw water in the present embodiment is filtered in advance, so as not to affect the electrolytic cell which is a sterilizing water generating module to be described later.

The filter 160 may be externally connected to the outside of the sanitary kit. In this case, the filter 160 may be connected to an upstream side of the raw water inflow port 121. However, when the filter 160 is mounted in a built-in type, it is connected to the downstream side of the raw water inlet port 121.

The sterilizing water outlet port 126 is an outlet for discharging the sterilizing water generated for washing the water purifier in the sanitary kit from the sanitary kit. These sterilizing water is connected through the pipe to the reservoir or filter of the water purifier to clean the internal pipe and the reservoir of the water purifier.

A washing flow path 120 is formed between the raw water inlet port and the sterilizing water outlet port. In other words, the raw water introduced into the sanitary kit is changed to sterilized water, which is a path to supply the water purifier. Such a cleaning flow path is mechanically shown in FIG. 2, and a flow chart of the cleaning flow path is shown in FIG. 4.

2 and 4, the washing flow path is provided with a sterile water generation module 140. The sterilizing water generating module 140 generates sterilizing water by treating raw water moving through the washing channel. In this embodiment, the sterilizing water generating module is provided with an electrolytic cell capable of electrolyzing raw water.

In Figure 2 is shown except the mechanical devices corresponding to the discharge flow path to be described later to show only the cleaning flow path. The electrolytic cell is provided on the side of the sanitary kit in FIG. In the electrolytic cell, chlorine ions (Cl-) are electrolyzed to produce sterile water, which is a washing solution, and such sterile water includes hypochlorous acid (HClO) to sterilize bacteria in water. However, these concentrations are only 0.2 ~ 0.3ppm, so they are sterilized without affecting the human body.

As the sterilizing water generation module is provided in the sanitary kit, it is not necessary to inject a new washing solution from the outside, but instead, the washing solution can be generated by electrolyzing water in which chlorine ions (Cl-) are dissolved in an electrolytic cell provided inside the sanitary kit. The cost can be reduced and easy cleaning is possible. In addition, it is possible to continuously supply the cleaning liquid has the effect of enabling a rapid cleaning of the water purifier. Detailed internal mechanical configuration of the electrolyzer is well known, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4, the washing flow path 120 passes through the sterilizing water generating module and is connected to the outflow port, and the rinsing water supply connected to the raw water inflow port and the sterilization water outflow port. Branches to furnace 124. This branching takes place in the branch valve 123 of FIGS. 2 and 4.

The sterilizing water flow path 127 is a flow path for generating sterilizing water, and a flow valve 125 is provided upstream, and the flow valve 125 blocks the flow rate entering the sterilizing water generating module 140, Only pass a constant flow.

When the flow rate entering the sterilizing water generation module 140 is blocked by the flow valve 125, the washing is completed when the water purifier is completed, and thus, when the rinsing water, which is the cleaning liquid, is supplied to prevent the residual sterilized water from remaining in the pipe inside the water purifier. . This is related to the rinse channel 128, which will be described later. In addition, the flow valve 125 is adjusted to supply only a constant flow rate in accordance with the processing capacity of the electrolytic cell, which is a sterilization water generation module.

The rinsing water flow path 128 is used to supply the rinse water so that the sterilizing water, which is a washing liquid, does not remain in the pipe inside the water purifier. In other words, the supplied raw water is bypassed in the sterilization water passage and supplied to the water purifier. Accordingly, the rinsing water flow passage 128 is provided with an opening / closing valve 124. That is, when sterile water is supplied to the water purifier, the flow path is closed so that raw water is not supplied to the rinse water flow passage, and when the rinse water is supplied, the flow valve 125 is closed and the open / close valve is opened.

The discharge water inlet port 131 is an inlet for introducing the discharge water from the water purifier into the sanitary kit in order to discharge the water through the sanitary kit when discharged from the water purifier after the sterilized water supplied to the water purifier is used for washing. In addition, it becomes an inlet of the discharge path for discharging the purified water remaining in the water purifier before washing. The discharge water inlet port 131 is connected to the discharge port (not shown) of the water purifier through a pipe.

The discharge port 133 is an outlet for discharging the discharged water introduced into the discharged water inflow port 131 to the outside of the sanitary kit, and is connected to the drainage port through a pipe.

A discharge passage 130 is formed between the discharge water inlet port 131 and the discharge port 133. The discharge passage 130 is mechanically shown in FIG. 3, and a flow chart of the discharge passage is shown in FIG. 5. In Figure 3 is shown except the mechanical devices corresponding to the above-described cleaning flow path to show only the discharge flow path.

3 and 5, the discharge passage 130 is provided with a drain pump 150. The drain pump 150 forcibly drains the discharge water in the discharge passage. Accordingly, the discharge water to be discharged from the water purifier is forcibly supplied and drained through the sanitary kit, and the cleaning solution can be continuously supplied, thereby enabling the rapid cleaning of the water purifier.

A valve 132 may be provided upstream of the drain pump 150 in the discharge passage to open or close the discharge passage or adjust the flow rate.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, the washing flow path and the discharge flow path are separate in the drawing. However, the flow paths are closely related. That is, the washing flow path and the discharge flow path are connected to each other through a water purifier. Therefore, it is necessary to quickly drain the water in the water purifier through the discharge passage, so that the supply of sterilization water through the washing passage is smooth.

In more detail, the purified water remaining in the water purifier is forcibly discharged to the outside by the drainage pump of the discharge flow path, and the raw water introduced into the sanitary kit is sterilized water including the washing liquid by the sterilizing water generating module and introduced into the water purifier. . In this case, the rinse water flow passage is closed.

When the washing of the water purifier is completed, the sterilizing water generating module is stopped, the sterilizing water flow path is closed by the flow valve, and the rinse water flow path is opened so that the rinse water flows into the water purifier. At the same time, the sterilizing water used for washing remaining in the water purifier is forced out through the sanitary kit through the discharge passage.

The sanitary kit described above can clean the flow path and the reservoir inside the water purifier by a simple pipe connection outside the water purifier, so that the water purifier can be easily cleaned. In addition, it is not necessary to inject a new washing solution, but it is possible to reduce the cost and to easily wash by electrolyzing water in which chlorine ions (Cl-) are dissolved in an electrolytic cell provided in the sanitary kit. Done. In addition, by using a drainage pump and the like provided in the sanitary kit, forced water supply and drainage, it is possible to continuously supply the cleaning liquid to enable a rapid cleaning of the water purifier.

Figure 6 shows the mutual control of the water purifier sanitary kit and water purifier. Referring to FIG. 6, the sanitary kit 100 further includes a communication unit 180 provided in the case. The communication means 180 is a wired / wireless communication device, and the communication means is capable of wired / wireless communication with the water purifier 200 to be cleaned. This is based on the premise that the water purifier 200 has a communication means 230.

The sanitary kit has a controller 170 provided inside the case for controlling the devices used for cleaning. The controller 170 may not only control devices in the sanitary kit, but also control the water purifier through communication with the water purifier through the communication means 180.

Alternatively, the controller 170 may be electrically connected to the communication unit 180 and controlled by the water purifier through communication with the water purifier. That is, the controller 170 of the sanitary kit can be controlled by the controller 210 of the water purifier.

For the above-described control, the water purifier 200 includes a water purifier body and a water purifier controller 210 provided in the water purifier body. In addition, it includes a variety of sensors 220, valves 240 and cooling and heating devices 250 are connected to the water purifier controller 210 and controlled. The cooling and heating devices refer to devices such as refrigerant compression cycles and heaters. The water purifier body is connected to the sanitary kit 100 for water purifier by piping.

On the other hand, the controller 170 of the sanitary kit is electrically connected to the flow sensor 122, to detect the amount of raw water passing through the washing flow path to control the amount of washing water generated. In addition, the controller 170 is electrically connected to the sterilizing water generation module 140 to control the operation of the electrolyzer. In addition, the controller 170 is electrically connected to the various valves (124, 125, 132) and the drain pump 150 provided in the sanitary kit, the washing flow path and the discharge flow path with reference to the flow rate detected through the flow sensor 122 To control the flow rate. This affects the washing time of the water purifier, and thus, the washing time can be shortened and simplified through efficient control.

By the above configuration, the water purifier controller 210 may be controlled by the controller 170 of the sanitary kit, or the water purifier controller 210 may control the controller 170 of the sanitary kit. Accordingly, the water purifier and the sanitary kit can be integrally controlled. That is, various valves of the water purifier can be controlled by the controller of the sanitary kit. Alternatively, the valves of the sanitary kit and the sterilizing water generating module may be controlled by the controller of the water purifier. This integrated control can be made by simply pressing the washing button of the water purifier or sanitary kit can be cleaned of the water purifier to enhance the user's convenience.

Furthermore, a display (not shown) may be provided outside the case 110 of the sanitary kit. The entire process of cleaning is indicated by the display for the user to know.

The display is provided with input means for inputting a control command to the controller 170. Accordingly, as described above, since integral control of the water purifier and the sanitary kit is possible, when a washing command is input to the controller 170 through an input unit provided in the display, the water purifier may be controlled to be integrally cleaned. This allows the user to easily clean the water purifier.

On the other hand, the above embodiment is used in the following order.

Connect the water supply source and the water purifier to the sanitary kit through piping. When tap water is used as an example of a raw water supply source, tap water is connected to the raw water inflow port, and when water is passed through some filters of the water purifier, it is connected to a water purifier.

In addition, connect the water purifier and the sterilization water outlet port by pipe so that the sterilizing water and the rinsing water can be supplied to the water purifier to be washed, connect the water purifier and the discharge water inlet port so that the discharge water can be forcibly discharged, and connect the discharge port to the drain port side. .

The communication means 180 in the sanitary kit is connected to the communication means 230 of the water purifier to enable communication. In this case, it is set to be integrally controlled by the controller 170 of the sanitary kit or integrally controlled by the controller 210 of the water purifier. Accordingly, the cleaning of the water purifier is automatically performed by simply inputting a cleaning command through an input means provided in the sanitary kit or the water purifier. If necessary, the cleaning may be performed manually through the control of the controllers 170 and 210. The entire process of cleaning is indicated by the display for the user to know.

When the cleaning and rinsing is completed, the completion indication is displayed on the display, and the user can complete the cleaning by removing the connection pipe of the water purifier and the sanitary kit.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the scope of the present invention is not to be construed as limited to such embodiments and / or drawings, and is determined by the matters set forth in the claims below. do. In addition, it should be clearly understood that improvements, changes, modifications, and the like apparent to those skilled in the art described in the claims are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: sanitary kit 110: case
120: washing oil passage 121: raw water inlet port
122: flow sensor 123: branch valve
124: on-off valve 125: flow valve
126: sterile water outflow port 127: sterile water flow passage
128: rinse water passage 130: discharge passage
131: discharge water inlet port 132: valve
133: discharge port 140: sterile water generation module
150: drain pump 160: filter
170: controller 180: communication means
200: water purifier 210: water purifier controller
220: sensor 230: water purifier communication means
240: valve 250: cooling and heating device

Claims (9)

Sterilizing water generation module for generating sterilizing water using purified water filtered by a filter;
Sterilizing water supply pipe connecting between the sterilizing water generating module and the reservoir;
A purified water supply pipe connecting the filter and the sterilizing water generating module;
A rinsing water supply pipe for bypassing the sterilizing water generating module and supplying purified water to the water storage tank; And
And a branch valve installed at the purified water supply pipe and the rinsing water supply pipe to control the sterilizing water or the rinsing water to be supplied to the water storage tank. The method of claim 1,
A drain passage connecting the reservoir and the outside of the water purifier; And
And a drain pump installed in the drain passage to drain the water stored in the water reservoir. The method of claim 1,
The filter of claim 1, wherein the filter is a sediment filter. The method of claim 3,
The filter is a water purifier cleaning apparatus, characterized in that provided in the water purifier body. The method of claim 1,
Purifying water purifier, characterized in that the sterilizing water generating module to electrolyze the purified water to generate sterilizing water. A filter unit for generating purified water by removing foreign matters from raw water;
A first flow path for supplying the purified water to a storage tank via a sterilizing water generating module;
A second flow path for directly supplying the purified water to the water storage tank; And
And a branch valve for controlling the purified water to flow into any one of the first and second flow paths. The method of claim 6,
A drain passage connecting the reservoir and the outside of the water purifier; And
And a drain pump installed in the drain passage to drain the water stored in the water reservoir. The method of claim 6,
The filter unit is a water purifier cleaning device, characterized in that the sediment filter. The method of claim 6,
Purifying water purifier, characterized in that the sterilizing water generating module to electrolyze the purified water to generate sterilizing water.

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