KR20190097435A - Apparatus for saving flowing water - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, a flowing water saving device comprises: a conduit having an inlet through which a fluid to be purified flows and an outlet which is disposed at an opposite end of the inlet; a filter member disposed in the conduit to deodorize the fluid to be purified or to remove floating matter and foreign matter; a water flow guide disposed at the downstream side of the filter member inside the conduit and limiting a cross-sectional area through which the fluid to be purified passes, thereby increasing a flow rate of the fluid to be purified passing therethrough; a generator disposed at the downstream side of the water flow guide inside the conduit and including a water wheel rotating by the flow of the fluid to be purified passing through the water flow guide, and a power generation unit generating electrical energy by the rotational movement of the water wheel; an illumination-cleaning member disposed at the downstream side of the generator inside the conduit and including an LED for emitting light for a time when the electrical energy is supplied from the generator to sterilize the fluid to be purified or to illuminate the outside of the outlet; and an injection nozzle disposed at the outlet of the conduit to spray the fluid therethrough. According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the purification efficiency of the flowing fluid to be purified.

Description

Flowing water saving device {Apparatus for saving flowing water}

The present invention (Disclsoure) relates to a water-saving water storage device, and more particularly, to a water-saving water storage device arranged in the flow direction of water passing through the inside of the pipe to save and clean the water.

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.

In general, the water purifier serves to remove residual chlorine and trace organic matter contained in the tap water to directly drink the tap water.

In recent years, low-cost water purifiers, which are not limited to large-capacity expensive water purifiers and are selectively attached to faucets installed in kitchens, have been proposed.

In this case, however, when the inlet valve is closed during use, the water accumulated in the activated carbon bed to purify the tap water increases the amount of dissolved oxygen due to the air entering through the outlet while all the remaining chlorine is adsorbed to the activated carbon.

As a result, in the water purifier, there is a problem in that bacteria are rapidly multiplied by creating an environment having moisture, organic matter, and oxygen, which are basic conditions for bacteria to survive and multiply.

In addition, activated carbon has a strong adsorption at the beginning, but if the passage amount of tap water is increased, the adsorption power decreases rapidly, resulting in no sustainability of water purification efficacy.

In addition, the uniform filtration was not performed and the cumbersome and economical burden of regularly changing the filter was increased.

In this regard, the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 0266506 (tap water and microbial sterilization device) has disclosed a function to produce drinking water that can be immediately drink by irradiating ultraviolet light to the tap water via the spray head.

However, even in this case, since the ultraviolet lamp continuously emits ultraviolet rays when the power is applied, unnecessary power is consumed as the ultraviolet lamp is turned on even when the tap water does not flow, that is, it will not be discharged. The lifetime also has a problem of shortening.

In addition, moss or mold may inhabit the inside of the spray head when used for a long time.

1. Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 0266506

The present invention (Disclosure), it is possible to generate light by using the energy of the flowing water without an external power source, and to provide a water-saving water saving device that can generate light only while the flowing water is generated.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a water-saving water device having a photocatalyst filter having a structure capable of enhancing sterilization and deodorization effects.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a flowing water saving device capable of generating illumination while a fluid to be purified is injected.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a water-saving device having a filter structure capable of preventing the occurrence of moss or mold in the injection head.

Here, a summary of the present invention is provided, which should not be understood as limiting the scope of the present invention (This section provides a general summary of the disclosure and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features).

In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, the water-saving water storage device, the pipeline having an inlet through which the fluid to be purified flows in and an outlet disposed at an opposite end of the inlet; A filter member disposed in the conduit to deodorize the fluid to be purified or to remove suspended matter and foreign matter; A water flow guide disposed in the conduit downstream of the filter member and limiting a cross-sectional area through which the fluid to be purified flows, thereby increasing a flow rate of the fluid to be purified; a downstream of the water flow guide as the interior of the pipe A generator disposed in the generator, the generator configured to generate aberrations that rotate by the flow of the purification target fluid passing through the water flow guide, and a power generation unit that generates electrical energy by the rotational movement of the aberration; Disposed inside the conduit downstream of the generator and including LEDs for irradiating light for a time when electrical energy is supplied from the generator, to sterilize the fluid to be purified or to illuminate the outside of the outlet. An illumination-cleaning member; And an injection nozzle disposed at an outlet of the conduit and into which the fluid is injected.

The water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention, the filter member is characterized in that it comprises a carbon filter for performing a deodorizing function of the fluid to be purified.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the water-saving device is characterized in that the filter member includes a sediment filter for removing suspended matter and foreign matter from the fluid to be purified.

The water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the filter member includes a mesh network filter that removes suspended matter and foreign matter from the fluid to be purified and disperses a flow rate.

In the water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention, the water flow guide is a cap shape having a flange portion, the water flow inlet for passing the purification object fluid from the outside of the conduit to the inner side of the cap shape is formed, the The aberration is characterized in that the horizontal rotation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a water flow saving device is characterized in that a water flow guide portion protruding to a side adjacent to the water flow inlet is formed.

In the water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention, the illumination-cleaning member is disposed within the conduit downstream of the light emitting member and is activated by a light irradiated from the light emitting member. It characterized in that it comprises a coated mash type photocatalyst filter.

In the water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention, the light emitting member is a UV LED, is disposed to be irradiated in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, the photocatalyst filter, the purification object to surround the UV LED It is characterized in that it is provided with a curved surface convex in the flow direction of the fluid.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the water-saving water storage device, wherein the photocatalyst filter has a plurality of through holes in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, wherein the plurality of through holes have a cross-sectional area toward the flow direction of the fluid to be purified It is characterized in that it is provided to reduce.

In the water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention, the set photocatalyst material is TiO ₂ .

In the water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention, the light emitting member is a visible light LED, is disposed to be irradiated in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, the photocatalyst material is characterized in that the visible light active material.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in the water-saving water saving device, the carbon filter and the sediment filter are disposed in contact with each other sequentially in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, and the carbon filter and the sediment filter face each other. Any one of the surfaces is characterized in that it has a plurality of gap forming projections protruding toward the other.

The water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention, the generator is characterized in that it further comprises a guide receiving portion that can accommodate the water flow guide.

The water-saving device according to an aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the guide receiving portion is threaded on an outer surface thereof so that the guide receiving portion can be screwed to the power receiving bracket.

According to the present invention, the LED can generate light only while the flowing water is generated by using the energy of the flowing water without the external power source by the water flow guide and the aberration.

According to the present invention, since the generator generates electricity by aberration rotating by the kinetic energy of the fluid to be purified, the irradiation intensity of the light emitting member is controlled in proportion to the flow velocity of the fluid to be purified.

According to the present invention, in addition to the purifying function of the purifying fluid by the light emitting member, the purifying efficiency of the flowing purifying fluid can be improved by performing a second purifying operation using a photocatalyst filter disposed downstream of the light emitting member. Can be.

According to the present invention, the illumination may be generated while the fluid to be purified is injected, and the illumination intensity may be adjusted in proportion to the injection speed of the fluid to be purified.

1A is an exploded perspective view of the water-saving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, shown from the upstream side.
FIG. 1B is a view seen downstream from FIG. 1A; FIG.
FIG. 2 shows the assembled cross section of FIGS. 1A-1B; FIG.
FIG. 3A shows an assembled perspective view of an upstream side of a water flow guide and a generator of the water-saving device according to the second modified embodiment of FIGS. 1A to 1B;
3B shows the assembled perspective view of FIG. 3A from a downstream side;
4 is an exploded perspective view of the upstream side of FIGS. 3A-3B;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment which implemented the water-saving water saving apparatus which concerns on this invention is described in detail with reference to drawings.

However, the spirit of the present invention is not to be limited by the embodiments described below, the possible embodiments thereof, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention are included within the scope of the same technical idea as the present disclosure. Embodiments may be easily proposed by a method of substitution or modification, but this is also included in the technical spirit of the present invention.

In addition, the terms used below are selected for convenience of description, and therefore, in grasping the technical contents of the present invention, they should be appropriately interpreted as meanings corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention without being limited to the dictionary meanings.

FIG. 1A is an exploded perspective view of an oil-and-water saving device according to a first embodiment of the present invention from an upstream side, FIG. 1B is a view seen from a downstream side of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2 is an assembled cross section of FIGS. 1A to 1B. The figure shown.

1A to 2, the water-saving water saving device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a conduit 110, a filter member 120, a water flow guide 130, a generator 140, and an illumination-cleaning member 150. And a spray nozzle 160.

The water-saving water saving device 100 according to the present embodiment is a typical use example of being used by being fastened by a screwing method such as tap water outlet, that is, a faucet.

As a result, the tap water supplied from the outside can be immediately purified and used. In this process, no power supply is required from the outside, and the irradiation of light by the light emitting member is performed only when the tap water is supplied, that is, when there is a flow, so that a separate control means is provided for the operation of the light emitting member. There is no need to equip.

The conduit 110 is provided with a conduit having an inlet 111 through which the fluid to be purified flows and an outlet 112 disposed at an opposite end of the inlet 111.

Here, the pipeline 110 is not limited to a straight tube, but may be provided in a curved shape or curved bent several times.

In addition, the pipe line 110 may be provided with a corrugated pipe having solubility.

The generator 140 is disposed in the conduit 110 and is configured to generate electrical energy by using the flow of the purification target fluid, that is, the kinetic energy of the purification target fluid.

The filter member 120 is disposed in the conduit 110 to deodorize the fluid to be purified or to remove suspended matter and foreign matter.

The water-saving device 100 according to the present embodiment preferably includes a carbon filter 121 for a deodorizing function of the fluid to be purified, that is, a deodorizing effect through chlorine removal.

Here, the carbon filter 121 is preferably disposed upstream of the generator 140 as the inside of the conduit 110.

In addition, the water-saving device 100 according to the present embodiment preferably further includes a sediment filter 122 that removes suspended matter and foreign matter from the fluid to be purified.

Here, it is preferable that the sediment filter 122 is arrange | positioned upstream of the generator 140 as the inside of the conduit 110 like the carbon filter 121. FIG.

In addition, the water-saving device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a mesh network filter 123 that removes suspended matter and foreign matter from the fluid to be purified, and smoothly flows the fluid to be purified, and the material of the mesh network is SUS304. It is preferred that it is stainless steel.

The mesh network filter 123 may minimize deterioration of the functions of the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 by removing foreign substances having a larger size upstream than the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122. .

In addition, when the flow rate of the fluid to be purified flowing in the upstream is small, the phenomenon in which the fluid to be purified is concentrated at a specific site of the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 is prevented.

In addition, in the state where the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 are removed, there is an effect of dispersing the incoming purification target fluid. When the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 are removed, vortices are generated by directly colliding with the upper surface of the water flow guide 130 described later. The mesh network filter 123 primarily blocks the purge fluid to disperse the purge fluid throughout the cross section of the conduit while minimizing the loss of the flow velocity of the fluid. The dispersed purification target fluid is evenly introduced into the water flow guide 130, thereby improving the flow guide function of the water flow guide 130.

On the other hand, the carbon filter 121 and sediment filter 122 may be a known filter material.

Here, the aberration 141 constituting the generator 140 is preferably disposed upstream of the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122.

In this case, the power generation amount of the electric energy can be prevented from being reduced due to the flow rate decrease by the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122, as well as the carbon due to the flow rate and vortex reduced by the aberration 141. The filtering effect by the filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 is improved.

In this case, of course, the rotation axis of the aberration 141 is disposed through the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122.

In order to improve the filtering effect of the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 in the present embodiment, the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 are sequentially contacted with each other in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified. It is preferable to have a plurality of gap forming protrusions 123 disposed on one side of the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 facing each other.

As a result, a plurality of gaps are formed between the carbon filter 121 and the sediment filter 122 by the plurality of gap forming protrusions, and the plurality of gaps are used to stabilize the fluid to be purified passing through the carbon filter 121. It is provided to the area to reduce the flow rate flowing into the sediment filter 122, which increases the filtering effect by the sediment filter 122.

The water flow guide 130 is disposed in the conduit 110 to restrict the cross-sectional area through which the purification target fluid passes, thereby increasing the flow rate of the purification target fluid flowing into the aberration 141 described later.

The water flow guide 130 has a cap shape having a flange portion, and a water flow passage portion 131 is formed on the side of the cap shape to allow the fluid to be purified to pass from the outside of the conduit 110 to the inside.

The water flow guide 130 raises the flow velocity of the fluid so that the rotational energy of the aberration 141 can be increased even when the flow rate of the rapeseed to be purified is slow, thereby performing the light irradiation operation of the LED 151 described later. Make it possible.

In addition, the water flow guide 130 according to the present embodiment, by changing the direction of movement of the fluid to be purified and supplied to the aberration 141, the kinetic energy of the fluid to be purified can be efficiently converted to the rotational energy of the aberration 141. To help.

In addition, the water flow guide 130 accommodates the purification target fluid that has passed through the water flow passage part 131 together with the aberration 141 in a limited space inside the pipeline 110. That is, while the fluid to be purified is applying rotational energy to the aberration 141, it is possible to minimize the decrease in the flow rate.

The generator 140 is disposed in the conduit 110 and is configured to generate electrical energy by using the flow of the fluid to be purified, that is, the kinetic energy of the fluid.

The generator 140 may include an aberration 141 that converts kinetic energy of the fluid into rotational kinetic energy, and a power generation unit 142 that shares electric axis with the aberration 141 and generates electrical energy.

Here, the aberration 141 may be provided in a form in which a rotation axis is disposed in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified in the center of the conduit 110 and a plurality of wings are disposed radially perpendicular to the rotation axis.

According to this, since most of the fluid to be purified passing through the conduit 110 passes through the aberration 141, the kinetic energy delivered to the aberration 141 may be maximized.

In this case, since the power generation unit 142 is disposed in the conduit 110, the initial flow rate of the purification target fluid discharged to the outlet 112 may be reduced by acting as a resistance to the flow of the purification target fluid. When the flow reaches steady state, the effect of the flow rate decreases is small.

The lighting-cleaning member 150 is disposed downstream of the generator 140 as the interior of the conduit 110 and includes an LED for irradiating light for a time when electrical energy is supplied from the generator. Specifically, the LED 151 is preferably fixed to the end of the generator 140 in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified.

As a result, the LED 151 irradiates light during the time when the electrical energy is supplied from the generator 140 to sterilize the fluid to be purified.

That is, the light irradiation time by the LED 151 and its intensity are determined in conjunction with the flow rate of the fluid to be purified. Therefore, a separate configuration for controlling the irradiation time by the LED 151 is unnecessary.

Here, the light irradiated by the LED 151 may be any of visible light or ultraviolet rays including UVa, UVb, and UVc. However, in order to improve the sterilization effect, the light irradiated by the LED 151 is 385 nm. It is preferable to have the following wavelengths.

In addition, when using the LED using the visible light, the visible light (visible light) in the direction of the exit of the conduit 110 can be irradiated to provide illumination to the user.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the illumination-cleaning member 150 can improve the sterilizing effect of the fluid by providing the phototoxin filter 152.

The photocatalyst filter 152 is disposed inside the conduit 110 and downstream of the LED 152, and is coated with a set photocatalytic material whose sterilization and deodorization function is improved by light emitted from the LED 151. A mesh type is provided.

As a result, the secondary sterilization effect can be obtained by the photocatalytic material activated by the LED 151 together with the primary sterilization effect by the LED 151.

Thereby, there is an advantage that the length of the conduit 110 required for the filtering effect and the sterilization effect by the fluid saving device 100 according to the present embodiment can be minimized.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the LED 151 is disposed to be irradiated in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, and the photocatalyst filter 152 is provided with a curved body that is convex in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified to surround the LED 151. It is preferable.

This is to maximize the area irradiated with ultraviolet light from the LED 151 to the photocatalyst filter 152 to improve the activation of the photocatalyst material.

Therefore, it is preferable to configure the photocatalyst filter 152 in the shape corresponding to the shape of the light emitting surface of the LED 151.

In addition, in order to increase the irradiation area and to activate the photocatalytic material, the light emitting surface of the LED 151 and the photocatalyst filter 152 may be disposed to be close to each other.

On the other hand, in order to increase the irradiation area and improve the contact frequency of the photocatalyst material and the fluid to be purified, the photocatalyst filter 152 has a plurality of through holes in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, wherein the plurality of through holes are the fluid to be purified. It is preferable that the cross-sectional area is provided to decrease in the direction of the flow of. In addition, it is more preferable to provide so that the inner surface which forms a some hole has a rough surface.

This increases the likelihood that bacteria, viruses, and the like present in the fluid to be purified collide with the photocatalyst filter 152, thereby increasing the likelihood that they are attached to the photocatalytic material.

On the other hand, the injection nozzle 160 in Figures 1a to 2 is a configuration for injecting the purification target fluid discharged from the photocatalyst filter 152.

The injection nozzle 160 may be provided with a plurality of injection holes 161 to uniformly inject a fluid to be purified to a large area. In addition, by forming the inclined direction of the injection hole 161 formed on the outside from the central axis to the outside, by widening the spraying area, it is possible to maximize the water-saving function.

 FIG. 3A shows an assembled perspective view of an upstream side of a water flow guide and a generator of the water-saving device according to the second modified embodiment of FIGS. 1A-1B, and FIG. 3B shows the assembled perspective view of FIG. 3A, downstream. 4 is a view showing the exploded perspective view of Figures 3a to 3b from the upstream side.

3A to 4, in the modified second embodiment of FIGS. 1A to 1B, the water flow guide 130 is formed with a water flow guide part 132 protruding to the side adjacent to the water flow passage 131. Can be. The water flow guide unit 132 guides the purification target fluid introduced from the upstream to the water flow passage 131, whereby the purification target fluid can effectively pass through the flow passage.

In addition, in the second modified embodiment, the generator 141 may include a guide receiving portion 143 in which the water flow guide can be accommodated.

The guide accommodating part 143 can be screwed directly to the power receiving bracket by forming a screw thread in the outer surface. In addition, when screwed to the faucet bracket, the guide receiving portion presses the water flow guide portion 132 disposed on the inner surface to prevent the rotation and flow of the water flow guide 130 when the fluid to be purified flows at a high speed and high pressure. can do.

Claims (14)

A pipeline having an inlet through which the fluid to be purified flows and an outlet disposed at an opposite end of the inlet;
A filter member disposed in the conduit to deodorize the fluid to be purified or to remove suspended matter and foreign matter;
A water flow guide disposed in the conduit downstream of the filter member and limiting a cross-sectional area through which the purifying fluid passes, thereby increasing a flow rate of the purifying fluid passing therethrough;
A generator disposed as the inside of the conduit downstream of the water flow guide, the generator comprising a power generation unit generating electric energy through rotation of the aberration and rotation of the aberration by the flow of the purification target fluid passing through the water flow guide;
Disposed inside the conduit downstream of the generator and including LEDs for irradiating light for a time when electrical energy is supplied from the generator, to sterilize the fluid to be purified or to illuminate the outside of the outlet. An illumination-cleaning member; And
It is disposed at the outlet of the conduit, the water flow saving device comprising a; injection nozzle for injecting the fluid. The method according to claim 1,
The filter member comprises a carbon filter for performing a deodorizing function of the fluid to be purified. The method according to claim 2,
The filter member comprises a sediment filter for removing the suspended matter and foreign matter from the fluid to be purified. The method according to claim 1,
The filter member removes suspended matter and foreign matter from the fluid to be purified, and the water-saving device, characterized in that it comprises a mesh network filter for dispersing the flow rate. The method according to claim 1,
The water flow guide is a cap shape having a flange portion, a water flow inlet for passing the fluid to be purified from the outside of the conduit to the inner side of the cap shape is formed,
The aberration-saving device, characterized in that the aberration is horizontal rotation. The method according to claim 5,
Water flow saving device, characterized in that the water flow guide portion is formed protruding to the side adjacent to the water flow inlet. The method according to claim 1,
The illumination-cleaning member,
And a mesh type photocatalyst filter disposed on the downstream side of the light emitting member and coated with a photocatalytic material activated by light emitted from the light emitting member. The method according to claim 7,
The light emitting member is a UV LED, disposed to be irradiated in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified,
The photocatalyst filter is water-saving device, characterized in that provided with a convex surface convex in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified so as to surround the UV LED. The method according to claim 8,
The photocatalyst filter has a plurality of through holes in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, wherein the plurality of through holes is provided to reduce the cross-sectional area toward the flow direction of the purge fluid. The method according to claim 7,
The water-saving device, characterized in that the set photocatalyst material is TiO ₂ . The method according to claim 7,
The light emitting member is a visible light LED, is disposed to be irradiated in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified,
The photocatalytic material is a water-saving device, characterized in that the visible light active material. The method according to claim 3,
The carbon filter and the sediment filter are disposed in contact with each other in sequence in the flow direction of the fluid to be purified, and a plurality of the carbon filter and the sediment filter protruding toward the other one of the surfaces facing each other. Water-saving device, characterized in that it has a gap forming projection. The method according to claim 1,
The generator is water-saving device further comprises a guide receiving portion that can accommodate the water flow guide. The method according to claim 13,
The guide receiving portion is formed with a thread on the outer surface, the water-saving device, characterized in that the screw can be coupled to the power receiving bracket.

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