KR20160089108A - water purifier system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water purification and sterilization system which can continuously sterilize and purify water, and can periodically wash a filtering member of a purification unit, thereby reducing maintenance costs. According to the present invention, provided is the water purification and sterilization system, comprising: a water tank which is installed in a bathhouse, a sauna house, a swimming pool, or the like; a purification unit which is connected to the water tank by a supply tube equipped with a pumping unit, can filter out impurities included in water, and can periodically wash a filtering member; a sterilization unit which is connected to an outlet of the purification unit by a connection tube, and sterilizes the water purified by the purification unit; and a return tube which connects an outlet tube of the sterilization unit with the water tank, wherein the sterilization unit comprises a housing configured to have an inner space, a sub-housing installed in the inner space of the housing and configured to separate a sterilization space from the inner space, a sterilization lamp installed inside the sub-housing and configured to sterilize water, and an auxiliary heater installed in the inner space of the housing and configured to heat water having a temperature lower than a set temperature, wherein the water purification and sterilization system further comprises an inlet tube installed in the housing and connected to the connection tube in order to supply water to the sterilization space of the sub-housing, and an outlet tube installed in the housing and connected to the return tube in order to discharge water which is selectively heated while passing through the inner space after having been sterilized via the sterilization space.

Description

[0001] Water purifier system [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus for purifying and disinfecting water, and more particularly, to a system and method for purifying and sterilizing water that can continuously purify and sterilize contaminated water (hereinafter abbreviated as "user") stored in a swimming pool, Processing apparatus.

In general, the pollution of bath water, that is, water, is a kind of organic matter and germs that come out of the body of the user. Even if the concentration is low, it can affect the sensitive parts of the body and the bather or the swimmer may feel disgust Filtration and sterilization are necessary.

Conventional purification apparatuses for purifying water in swimming pools or bathrooms have sought to filter water using an activated carbon filter and administer a chlorine-based disinfectant. However, if water-soluble organic matter is increased in the pool or the bath, there is a problem that sufficient sterilization effect can not be obtained by sterilization by the conventional chlorine-based sterilizing agent.

If chlorine-based disinfectant is added excessively to increase the bactericidal effect, chlorine will adversely affect eyes and skin, and water-soluble organic substances such as secretions from the body react with each other to cause odor, There is a problem that chlorine-based harmful substances such as chloramine and trihalomethane are generated.

In consideration of this point, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 0289070 discloses a photocatalyst glazed on a ceramic filter paper and a purified water for bath water using ultraviolet rays.

The public bath water purifier has a pump for transferring the water in the bathtub, a solids removal filter connected to the pump to remove the solid matter contained in the bath water, a photocatalytic decomposer for decomposing pollutants contained in the water supplied from the pump, , And a water return pipe for storing the purified water in the photocatalytic decomposition unit or returning it to the bath.

However, the solids removal filter uses a conventional activated carbon filter or a filtration filter, which is easily clogged in the treatment of a large amount of water, thus failing to perform smooth filtration.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1340067 discloses an apparatus for circulating bathtub water in a public bath. The circulation processing apparatus has a first partitioning partition for partitioning an inner space in a vertical direction and forming a plurality of chambers in a vertical phase, a first partitioning plate for guiding the water stored on the upper portion of the first partitioning partition to the lower portion of the first partitioning partition, A pressure tank having a first induction discharge pipe extending downward from the partition diaphragm and a first discharge pipe discharging water stored in the lowermost chamber, a bath water supply pipe extending from the main discharge pipe of the bathtub into the uppermost chamber of the pressure tank, A spray nozzle provided at the end of the bath water supply pipe for spraying the supplied bath water into the uppermost chamber, and a micro-bubble formed in the number of baths supplied in the pressure tank to form a bath water in which oxygen is dissolved, And an oxygen supply unit for supplying oxygen through the water supply pipe.

The bath water circulation processing apparatus constructed as described above can increase the sterilization and oxygen solubility by using micro bubbles and improve the pore cleaning ability by using micro bubbles. However, the micro bubbles have a short time of disinfection and a relatively large sterilizing effect It is hard to expect.

Korean Patent No. 13912330 discloses an apparatus for removing and purifying solids of water. The posted purifier can not increase the sterilizing power of the filter for removing the foreign object.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 200289070 Korean Patent Registration No. 13912330 Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1340067

It is an object of the present invention to sterilize and purify water used in baths, swimming pools, saunas and the like, that is, water stored in a water tank, and in particular to continuously clean the filter member of the purification unit for purification And to provide a device for purifying and sterilizing water which can relatively reduce the maintenance cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a purifying and disinfecting device for water, which can increase the cleaning power of the filter member including the sand in the purifying unit and induce water to induce the cleaning power.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for purifying and sterilizing water for purifying and sterilizing water, comprising: a water tank installed in a bathroom, a sauna, a swimming pool, etc., and a water supply pipe provided with the water tank and the pumping unit, A sterilizing unit connected to the outlet of the sterilizing unit by a connection pipe for sterilizing the water purified by the sterilizing unit; and a sterilizing unit for sterilizing the sterilizing unit, And a return pipe connected thereto,

The sterilizing unit includes a housing having an inner space, a sub housing installed in the inner space of the housing to partition the sterilizing space from the inner space, a sterilizing lamp installed inside the sub housing to sterilize the water, And an auxiliary heating heater installed in an inner space of the housing for heating water having a predetermined temperature,

An inlet pipe connected to the connection pipe to supply water to the sterilizing space of the sub housing; a sterilizing unit installed in the housing to sterilize the sterilization space; And a discharge pipe connected to the return pipe.

In the present invention, the purifying unit may include a main body having an inlet and an outlet connected to the supply pipe and having an upper portion opened; A cover member coupled to an upper portion of the main body and having a foreign matter discharge portion; A mesh member interposed between the first space portion and the second space portion, the first space portion being communicated with the inlet portion and the second space portion communicating with the outlet portion; Filter members provided in the first space and including sand; And a stirring screw which is driven by a motor and is rotatably supported by the cover member and extends to the first space portion to stir the filter members,

A main valve connected to the supply pipe to block the supply of water to the inflow port and connected to the branch pipe provided with the supply pipe and the first valve and having a wash water inlet formed in the main body so as to communicate with the second space, And a separation valve provided on an upper side of the shaft of the stirring screw for activating the separation of the foreign substances from the filter members, wherein the separation pipe is provided with a drain pipe through which foreign matter and washing water separated from the filter member are discharged, .

  Further comprising guide friction pieces installed on the upper surface of the stirring screw to extend in the radial direction to improve the stirring of the filter member and to guide the purified water to the second space side and to increase the frictional force with the filter member to separate foreign substances from the filter member do.

The apparatus for purifying and disinfecting water of the present invention can continuously remove and sterilize foreign matter from contaminated water stored in a water bath of a bathroom, a sauna, a swimming pool, etc., and can repeatedly use the filter member of the unit.

In addition, by using the purifying device of the present invention, it is possible to remove foreign substances contained in a pool filled in a large pool such as a public bath, a sauna, or a swimming pool, filter and purify the polluted water to continuously supply clean water to the water tank The water tank can be kept hygienic, pleasant and clean.

1 is a side view conceptually showing an apparatus for purifying and sterilizing water according to the present invention,
2 is an exploded perspective view of the purification unit,
3 is a partially cut away perspective view of the sterilizing unit,
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a state in which purified water stored in a water tank by the purification unit and the sterilizing unit is purified and sterilized,
5 is a graph showing the result of water sterilization test in a water tank using the apparatus for purifying and sterilizing water according to the present invention.

The apparatus for purifying and sterilizing water for drinking water according to the present invention is installed in a water tank such as a bathroom, sauna, swimming pool, etc., and can remove water and sterilize water continuously during use or after use. One embodiment is shown in Figs. It looked.

The apparatus for purifying and sterilizing water according to the present invention comprises a water tank 100 installed in a bathroom, a sauna, a swimming pool, etc., and a water supply tank 11 connected to the main valve 11a through a supply pipe 11, A purifier unit 20 connected by a connection pipe 12 by an outlet 22 of the purifier unit 20 for filtering foreign matter contained in the water 110 stored in the purifier unit 20, And a sterilizing unit (60) for sterilizing the water purified by the sterilizing unit (60). A pumping unit 80 installed in a supply pipe 11 connecting the water tank 100 and the purifier unit to pump water and a return pipe 13 connecting the discharge pipe of the sterilization varnish and the water tank.

The apparatus for purifying and disinfecting water 10 according to the present invention constructed as described above will be described in more detail by each of the following components.

The water tank 100 is installed in a bathroom, a sauna, a swimming pool, etc., and can store water for bathing or swimming, and has a structure in which a bathing person or a swimmer can easily enter or exit. The water tank is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may vary depending on the use of the water, the water for purification, and the intended use.

3 and 4, the purifying unit 20 is capable of separating foreign matter from contaminated water, that is, water 110 stored in a water species, and a filter member for separating foreign matter, that is, It is possible to periodically clean filter members 50 such as sand, elvan, alumina, and zeolite.

The purifier 20 has an inlet 21 connected to the water tub 100 and the supply pipe 11 and an outlet 22 connected to the connection pipe 12 for discharging purified water, And a main body 23. A cover member 24, which is coupled to the upper portion of the main body 23 by a separate coupling member (not shown) to seal the opening, is provided. A first space 25 inserted into the main body 23 at a predetermined distance from the inner wall of the main body 23 and communicating with the inlet 21 and a second space 26 communicating with the outlet 22 And has a mesh member 27 with a small hole. The wedge member 27 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the cylindrical inner space is connected to the first space portion 25 by inserting a stirring screw to be described later. The holes formed in the water flow member 27 are formed to be smaller than the size of the filter member 50 so that the filter member is not discharged to the outside through the water flow member 27.

The cover member 24 is rotatably provided with a stirring screw 32 rotated by a motor 31. The stirring screw 32 is connected to the first space portion The filter member 50 filled in the space defined by the first space 25 and the mesh member 27 communicating with the first space 25 is agitated for stirring or washing.

The main body 23 is provided with a cylindrical water inlet 37 connected to the branch pipe 36 branched from the supply pipe 11 and provided with the first valve 35 and communicating with the second space 26, The cover member 24 is provided with a drain pipe 39 through which a foreign object and washing water separated from the filter member 50 are discharged and a second valve 38 is installed.

 The driving shaft 32a of the stirring screw 32 adjacent to the drain pipe 39 provided in the cover member 24 is further provided with a separating vane 40 for activating the separation of the foreign substances from the filter members 50 do.

  A guide frictional member 32 extends radially in the upper surface of the impeller of the stirring screw 32 and separates foreign matter from the filter member when the filter member 50 is stirred and guides the purified water to the second space 26 side. (41). The guide friction piece 41 may have irregularities on the surface thereof, and a water guiding groove (not shown) may be formed in the radial direction.

The sterilizing unit 60 is for continuously sterilizing and heating the water, that is, the water purified by the cleaning unit 20. The sterilizing unit 60 is provided with an internal space portion 61 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 And a housing (62). The inner space 61 of the housing 62 is provided with a sub housing 65 for dividing the sterilizing space 63 from the inner space 61. The lower end of the sub housing 65 is opened so that the sterilizing space 63 and the inner space 61 communicate with each other. A sterilizing lamp (70) for continuously sterilizing the water is installed in the sterilizing space (63) partitioned by the sub housing (65). The sterilizing lamp 70 is made of an ultraviolet lamp, preferably an LED lamp. The ultraviolet lamp may be surrounded by a quartz tube or a glass tube to prevent direct contact with the water.

In order to sterilize the water, the sterilizing space 63 may be provided with two electrodes arranged in the longitudinal direction to sterilize the water by electrolysis. In this case, the electrode is usually made of an electrode structure for producing ionized water And a diaphragm may be installed in the longitudinal direction therebetween.

The inner space 61 of the housing 62 is provided with an auxiliary heating heater 66 capable of heating the water whose temperature is relatively lowered.

An inlet pipe 67 connected to the connection pipe 12 for supplying water to the sterilizing space 63 of the sub housing 65 is installed on the upper side of the housing 62, 62 is provided with a discharge pipe 68 connected to the return pipe 13 for discharging the water 110 passing through the sterilizing space 63 and the internal space 61.

The apparatus for purifying and sterilizing water according to the present invention having the structure as described above comprises a pump unit 80 installed in the supply pipe 11 for purifying and sterilizing contaminated water, . The water 100 in the water tank 100 is supplied to the purification unit 20 through the supply pipe 11 to remove foreign substances and is connected to the sterilization unit 60 connected to the purification unit and the connection pipe 12. [ And then flows into the inside of the water tank through the return pipe 13 again.

In this process, the water 110 flowing into the first space 25 of the purifier unit 20 passes through the filter member 50 including the sand, and after the foreign matter is removed, the mesh member 27 And the water introduced into the second space 26 is discharged to the connection pipe 12. The water in the second space 26 flows into the second space 26,

The water flowing into the sterilizing unit 60 after passing through the purifying unit 20 is sterilized by ultraviolet rays while passing through the sterilizing space 63 and then passes through the internal space 61, 66 and then discharged through the return pipe.

The inventors of the present invention conducted sterilization experiments using the apparatus for purifying and sterilizing according to the present invention as described above. In this experiment, E. coli was added to 100 liters of water in a water bath to adjust the concentration of coliform bacteria to 10 ⁵ CFU / ml, and the apparatus was operated to obtain the same result as the graph shown in FIG. The ultraviolet lamp was a 40W LED ultraviolet lamp manufactured by Philips.

Referring to FIG. 5, it was found that 90 or more Escherichia coli disappeared within 30 seconds after the apparatus was driven.

When the filter member 50 of the purifier unit 20 is contaminated due to the circulation of the water 100 as described above, the third valve 12a installed in the connection pipe of the main valve 11a provided in the supply pipe 11, Thereby shutting off the supply of water to the inlet 21 of the main body 23 and the discharge of the water to the outlet 22. [ The first valve 35 of the branch pipe 36 and the second valve 38 of the drain pipe 39 are operated to open the branch pipe 26 and the drain pipe 39, And the stirring member 32 is rotated to move the filter member 50 toward the cover member 24 so as to be stirred. In this way, the water introduced into the second space 26 through the branch pipe passes through the mesh member 27 and the filter member 50 in the opposite direction, thereby separating the foreign matter contaminating the filter member 50 , And the separated foreign matter is discharged through the drain pipe 29 like water. In this process, since the separating vane 40 is provided in the stirring screw 32, foreign matter separated from the filter member 50 is again attached to the filter member 50 by moving the water toward the drain pipe and stirring the water. Can be prevented. In particular, since the guide friction piece 41 is provided on the upper surface of the stirring screw 32, the frictional force with the filter members 50 is increased, and the foreign substances adhered to the filter member 50 can be separated.

As described above, the apparatus for purifying and disinfecting water according to the present invention can continuously sterilize and purify polluted water stored in a water bath of a bathroom or a swimming pool. In particular, since the filter unit can be periodically cleaned and used, The maintenance cost can be reduced.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

The apparatus for purifying and sterilizing water of the present invention can be widely applied to various industrial facilities and water treatment apparatuses.

Claims (3)

A purifier unit connected to the water tank and a supply pipe provided with a pumping unit to filter foreign matter contained in the water and capable of periodically cleaning the filter member; A sterilizing unit connected to the discharge port and the connection pipe for sterilizing the water purified by the purification unit, and a return pipe connecting the discharge pipe of the sterilization unit and the water tank,
The sterilizing unit includes a housing having an inner space, a sub housing installed in the inner space of the housing to partition the sterilizing space from the inner space, a sterilizing lamp installed inside the sub housing to sterilize the water, And an auxiliary heating heater installed in an inner space of the housing for heating water having a predetermined temperature,
An inlet pipe connected to the connection pipe to supply water to the sterilizing space of the sub housing; a sterilizing unit installed in the housing to sterilize the sterilization space; And a discharge pipe connected to the return pipe for discharging the water. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the purifying unit comprises: a main body having an inlet and an outlet connected to the supply pipe and having an upper opening; A cover member coupled to an upper portion of the main body and having a foreign matter discharge portion; A mesh member inserted into the main body at a predetermined interval to define a first space portion communicated with the inlet portion and a second space portion communicated with the outlet portion; Filter members provided in the first space and including sand; And a stirring screw which is driven by a motor and is rotatably supported by the cover member and extends to the first space portion to stir the filter members,
The main body is connected to a branch pipe branching from the supply pipe and provided with a first valve, and a main water inlet is formed in the main body so as to be in communication with the second space part, the foreign matter separated from the filter member and the washing water are discharged to the cover member, And a separating collet provided on an upper side of the shaft of the stirring screw for activating the separation of the foreign substances from the filter members. The method according to claim 1,
A guide frictional member provided on an upper surface of the stirring screw to extend in a radial direction to improve agitation of the filter member and to guide purified water to the second space side and to frictionally contact the filter member to remove foreign matter adhered to the filter member; And a water purifier for purifying and sterilizing the water.

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