KR20130143276A - Apparatus for generative reduction water - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing reduced water, comprising a main body having an inner space; a filter unit filtering raw water flowed in through a raw water introduction pipe by being installed in the main body; a main housing formed to circulate the raw water filtered by the filter unit; reduced purified water main unit having multiple spiral springs and ceramic balls comprised to contact the raw water in the housing; a sterilization unit having a hollow, and installed to circulate the water, ejected by the reduced purified water main unit, through the hollow by comprising a UV lamp. The apparatus for producing reduced water can reinforce the sterilization of the reduced water produced by mineral materials, and facilitates maintenance by informing replacement time for components having limited life time like the UV lamp.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR GENERATING REDUCTION WATER [0002]

More particularly, the present invention relates to a reduced water generating device that reduces unhealthy water quality hazards when using water, ground water, rainwater, reservoir water, etc., and maintains stable water quality and functions as drinking water .

As the natural environment is destroyed due to the development of the industry and the acceleration of development, various kinds of water purification devices that can purify and use water as the source of human life are polluted have been developed and used.

The water purification devices that have been developed and used to date are divided into three types.

The first is a water purifier which is the most used filtering method, the second is an electrolytic water ionizer which electrolyzes purified water or a reduction water reducer which uses natural ceramics or decomposes water by using magnet to reduce purified water to functional water, The third is a water purifier for purification of seawater.

These water purification apparatuses have different functions and performances depending on which water is purified in a certain manner, and also have advantages and disadvantages.

In other words, a general water purifier is a device that removes impurities by passing water or ground water through a fine filter, and is used as drinking water. It requires periodic management of the cost of replacing the filter. It also removes various minerals (minerals) As a result, the performance of the apparatus is deteriorated.

In addition, the electrolytic water ionizer, the magnetizing water machine, and the ceramic water reducing machine are water purification methods for reducing the water of the water supply to the human body to give good nutrition to the human body, .

On the other hand, Korean Patent No. 10-0647036 discloses an apparatus for generating reduced water using a ceramic ball of a mineral material. However, since such a device generates reduced water only by a mineral component, there is a disadvantage that disinfection and antibacterial treatment may be insufficient.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a reduced water generating apparatus capable of generating drinking water of a water quality which can be used by using raw water such as unauthorized ground water, rainwater, reservoir water, and the like .

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a reduced water generating device capable of generating reduced water using a ceramic ball of a mineral material and strengthening a sterilization treatment on the generated reduced water.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a reduced water generating device capable of providing a notification function of a replacement time for a part having a service life.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reduced water generating apparatus comprising: a body having an internal space; A filtering unit installed in the main body and filtering the raw water flowing through the raw water inflow pipe; A reducing water main unit having a plurality of ceramic balls and a helical spring embedded in the main housing so as to be able to contact the raw water, And a sterilizing unit having a hollow and equipped with an ultraviolet lamp mounted therein so that the water coming out through the reduction water main unit can flow out through the hollow.

A flow sensor for detecting a flow rate of the water flowing through the raw water inflow pipe and passing through the filtration unit; And controlling the lamp driving unit for driving the sterilizing unit to supply power to the ultraviolet lamp to emit light when it is judged that the raw water is flowing using the information of the flow sensor, And a control unit for controlling the lamp driving unit such that power supply to the lamp is interrupted.

The control unit cumulatively integrates the flow rate introduced through the flow rate sensor, and outputs a filter exchange guidance message through the display unit when the accumulated flow rate reaches a value corresponding to the set filter exchange condition.

A heater installed to warm the inside of the main body; And an internal temperature sensor for detecting a temperature inside the main body, wherein the controller controls the heater to operate when the temperature detected from the internal temperature sensor reaches a set lower limit temperature.

According to the reduced water generating apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to utilize raw water which can be used in the vicinity of us, such as rain water and reservoir water as well as water and ground water, through filtration, water purification, reduction and sterilization processes, It is possible to inform the schedule and provide an advantage of easy maintenance for maintaining a constant performance.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a reduced water producing apparatus according to the present invention,
2 is a circuit diagram of the control system of the reduced water generating apparatus of FIG.

Hereinafter, a reduced water generating apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a reduced water producing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a control system of the reduced water producing apparatus of FIG.

1 and 2, a reduced water generating apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 110, a filtration unit 130, a flow rate sensor 140, a reducing water main unit 150, and a sterilizing unit 160. [ Respectively.

The main body 110 is formed in the shape of a rectangular housing having an internal space 112.

The main body 110 is provided with a raw milk inflow pipe 114 through which raw water flows and a reduced efflux pipe 116 through which the reduced water is discharged from the main body 110.

Reference numeral 115 denotes a valve for opening and closing the raw water inflow pipe 114, and it is needless to say that a mechanical or electromagnetic type valve may be applied.

The filtration unit 130 is installed in the internal space 112 of the main body 110 to filter the raw water flowing through the raw water inflow pipe 114 and supply the raw water to the reduction constant main unit 150 to be described later.

The filtration unit 130 includes a carbon filter 131 for filtering various suspended matters and foreign substances contained in the raw water introduced through the raw water inlet pipe 114 and various harmful heavy metals contained in the water passed through the carbon filter 131, And a heavy metal filter 133 for filtering oxidized rust (red) and the like are applied, and detailed structures are variously known, and a detailed description of the structure is omitted.

The flow sensor 140 receives the flow rate through the raw water inflow pipe 114 and passes through the filtration unit 130.

In the illustrated example, the flow rate sensor 140 is installed on the flow path between the carbon filter 131 and the heavy metal filter 133 and detects the flow rate to be delivered to the control unit 180 to be described later.

The reducing water main unit 150 includes a plurality of ceramic balls 153 that are built in contact with the raw water in the main housing 151 formed to allow the raw water filtered through the heavy metal filter 133 of the filtration unit 130 to flow A disk-shaped active ring 152 having a water hole formed therein so as to be vertically spaced apart from each other in the main housing 151 and provided with a helical spring 155 provided between the active rings 152; Structure.

Here, it is preferable that a plurality of ceramic balls 153 formed of tourmaline, quartz, urn, far-infrared anion, catalyst, etc. are applied.

Far infrared anion balls are applied with a sintered quartz stone powder, and catalyst stone is applied with obsidian.

The main housing 151 is formed of stainless steel which is prevented from oxidation.

In addition, the lower inlet portion of the main housing 151 and the active ring 152 spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction on the upper outlet portion are formed by mixing 20% by weight each of tourmaline, elvan stone, quartz stone, And then sinter-molding it.

Reference numeral 154 denotes porous plates provided at the upper and lower ends of the spiral spring 155, respectively.

The reduction integer main unit 150 generates far infrared rays and electromagnetic waves in the process of generating vibrations and vortices due to water flow and water pressure of different kinds of ceramic balls 153 made of natural ores and internal helical springs 155, A zero magnetic field (a state in which energy is easily accepted) formed by fine charging and discharging is formed between the active ring 153 and the active ring 152 by repetition of physical friction, and water is decomposed to generate reduced water.

In this water decomposition process, the cluster structure of water molecules becomes smaller.

The ceramic balls 153 are filled with only about 70% of the filling space, so that the charged ceramic balls 153 swirl due to the difference between the internal water pressure and the external atmospheric pressure of the internal filling space, and the elasticity of the helical spring 155, The balls 153 are prevented from colliding with each other and adsorbed on the ceramic balls 153, thereby suppressing deterioration of the purified water and reduced water generating ability.

In addition, a coating layer 156 coated with TiO ₂ is formed on the inner wall of the main housing 151 and on the surface of the spiral spring 155, thereby achieving a sterilizing effect by a photocatalytic action.

The sterilizing unit 160 includes a cylindrical sub-housing 161 and an ultraviolet lamp 165.

The sub housing 161 is hollow and connected to the discharge pipe 158 of the main housing at its lower part and connected to the discharge pipe 116 at the upper part so that the reduced water can be circulated from the lower part to the upper part.

The ultraviolet lamp 165 is installed in the hollow interior of the sub housing 161 to have an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the hollow so as to allow the water to flow out through the reducing water main unit 150 to flow out through the hollow of the sub housing 161 .

The ultraviolet lamp 165 sterilizes various kinds of harmful bacteria by ultraviolet rays, which is reduced water flowing between the outer circumferential surface of the ultraviolet lamp and the inner wall of the sub housing 161.

A part of the control unit 170 is provided on the operation panel 171 provided outside the main body.

The control unit 170 includes an operating unit 172, a display unit 173, a lamp driving unit 175, an internal temperature sensor 176, a heater driving unit 177, and a heater 190.

The operation unit 172 includes a button for selecting the setting or canceling of the keep-warm mode for keeping the internal temperature higher than the set lower limit temperature by the operation of the heater described later, a replacement notification reset button for replacing the filters 131 and 133 And may be omitted when the keep-warm mode is automatically set.

The display unit 173 is controlled by the control unit 180 to display the display information.

The lamp driving unit 175 is controlled by the control unit 180 to turn on / off the ultraviolet lamp (UV lamp) 165.

The heater 190 is installed inside the main body 110 and is used as a heater for heating the inside of the main body 110.

The heater driving unit 177 is controlled by the control unit 180 to drive the heater 190 on and off.

The internal temperature sensor 176 detects the temperature inside the main body 110 and provides the detected temperature information to the control unit 180. [

The control unit 180 controls the lamp driving unit 175 that drives the ultraviolet lamp 165 of the sterilizing unit 160 so as to control the ultraviolet lamp 165, And controls the lamp driving unit 175 to shut off the power supply to the ultraviolet lamp 165 when it is determined that the inflow of the raw water is stopped.

In this case, power is supplied to the ultraviolet lamp 165 only when the raw water is introduced, so that the power consumption is reduced and the service life of the ultraviolet lamp 165 is extended as compared with the normal operation.

Here, the controller 180 accumulates the driving-on time of the ultraviolet lamp 165, and processes the replacement information message through the display unit 173 when the ultraviolet lamp 165 reaches the set usage limit time.

For example, the control unit 180 may be configured to display a replacement guide message on the display unit 173 when the cumulative operating time of the ultraviolet lamp 165 reaches 9,000 hours.

The control unit 180 cumulatively integrates the flow rate introduced through the flow rate sensor 140. When the accumulated flow rate reaches a value corresponding to the exchange conditions of the set filters 131 and 133, And outputs an exchange guidance message.

Alternatively, the control unit 180 may be configured to output an alarm signal through a speaker (not shown) or an alarm lamp (not shown) when the conditions for exchanging the filters 131 and 133 are reached.

As an example, the control unit 180 may be constructed to output an alarm signal indicating the exchange condition when the filtered flow reaches 6,000 liters.

When the temperature detected from the internal temperature sensor 176 reaches a set lower limit temperature, for example, an image 2 degree in order to prevent the device from being frozen during the winter season, the controller 180 controls the heater driving unit 177 ) Until the set upper limit temperature is reached.

110: main body 130:
140: Flow sensor 150: Reduction constant main unit
160: sterilization unit

Claims (4)

In the reduced water producing apparatus,
A body formed to have an internal space;
A filtering unit installed in the main body and filtering the raw water flowing through the raw water inflow pipe;
A plurality of ceramic balls embedded in the main housing so as to be able to contact with the raw water in a state that the raw water filtered through the filtration unit can be circulated, and a plurality of ceramic balls, which are sintered with ceramics and are vertically spaced apart from each other in the main housing, And a helical spring disposed between the active ring and the active ring;
And a sterilization unit having a hollow and installed with an ultraviolet lamp so that the water discharged through the reduction water main unit can flow out through the hollow. The method of claim 1,
A flow sensor for detecting a flow rate of the water flowing through the raw water inflow pipe and passing through the filtration unit;
If it is determined that the raw water is flowing by using the information of the flow sensor, the lamp driving unit for driving the sterilization unit is controlled to supply power to the ultraviolet lamp to emit light, and if it is determined that the inflow of raw water is stopped And a control unit for controlling the lamp driving unit to block power supply to the lamp. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit accumulates and accumulates the flow rate flowing through the flow sensor, and outputs a filter replacement guide message through the display unit when the accumulated flow rate reaches a value corresponding to the set filter exchange condition. Reduced water generator. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: a heater installed to warm the interior of the body;
And an internal temperature sensor for detecting a temperature inside the main body,
Wherein the controller controls the heater to operate when a temperature detected from the internal temperature sensor reaches a set lower limit temperature.

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