KR20220007979A - Cleaning equipment using electrolytic sterilization water - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilization water. The present invention is configured to provide a washing apparatus that generates electrolytic sterilization water and washes an object to be cleaned using the same. Therefore, the present invention removes various contaminants that are in a solid form from the surface of an object to be cleaned, sterilizes various types of bacteria, which cannot be seen with naked eye and cause infectious diseases, and thus safely protects users from bacterial infectious diseases by being used for washing an object to be cleaned.

Description

Cleaning equipment using electrolytic sterilization water

The present invention relates to a washing apparatus for washing objects to be washed (eg, tableware, panels) through electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water.

A washer for washing objects such as dishes or panels washes various contaminants (eg, food residues, dust, foreign substances, etc.) attached to the object to be washed by spraying washing water of cold or hot water at high pressure on the dishes, and the above Washing water is supplied through a faucet.

However, when washing the surface of the object to be cleaned by spraying the washing water supplied through the water faucet at high pressure as described above, it is effective in removing various foreign substances, which are solid substances on the surface. none.

On the other hand, a water softener is applied to a conventional washing machine provided for washing dishes, and washing water from which calcium or iron dissolved in washing water (eg, tap water) supplied from a water faucet is removed at high pressure is sprayed at high pressure, but this also The effect of the sterilization treatment on the can not be expected.

Accordingly, there is an urgent need for a cleaning device capable of sterilizing the surface of the object to be cleaned.

Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0149674 (published on December 28, 2016) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2125724 (published on June 23, 2020)

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to generate electrolytic sterilization water and then wash the object to be washed through it, so as to remove various contaminants that are solid from the surface of the object to be cleaned, as well as various types of infectious diseases that cannot be seen with the naked eye An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device using electrolytic sterilization water that can sterilize bacteria.

A cleaning device using electrolytic sterilizing water, which is a means for solving the problems of the present invention, includes: an enclosure; a washing tank which is formed at one end of the housing unit and into which an object to be washed is put in depending on whether the cover is opened; a disinfecting water generating unit formed at the other end of the housing unit to produce electrolytic sterilizing and disinfecting water; a pumping unit connected to the sterilizing water generating unit and pumping the electrolytic sterilizing and sterilizing water produced by the sterilizing water fish unit; a compression unit for compressing and distributing the electrolytic sterilization water pumped by the pumping unit; a nozzle part connected to the compression part while being multi-arranged inside the washing tank, and for high-pressure spraying electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water compressed and distributed by the compression part to the washing object injected into the washing tank; will include

In addition, the sterilizing water generating unit may include: an electrolytic reaction tank for storing electrolytic reaction water while being formed at the other end of the housing unit; and an electrolysis module provided with at least one electrode and disposed inside the electrolysis tank to electrolyze the electrolysis reaction water stored in the electrolysis tank when power is supplied to the power supply unit to produce electrolytic sterilization water; will include

In addition, the sterilizing water generating unit is formed at the other end of the housing unit to store an electrolyte which is an electrolytic reactant, and an electrolytic storage tank that receives water from a water supply and mixes it with the electrolyte to generate electrolytic reaction water; an electrolysis tank disposed at the lower end of the electrolysis tank to receive water from a water faucet, and to mix water supplied from the water tap and electrolysis reaction water supplied from the electrolysis tank; and an electrolysis module provided with at least one electrode and disposed inside the electrolysis tank to electrolyze the electrolysis reaction water mixed in the electrolysis tank when power is supplied to the power supply unit to produce electrolytic sterilization water; will include

In addition, an upper limit level sensor and a lower limit level detector for the number of electrolysis reactions are formed at the upper and lower ends of the electrolysis tank.

In addition, at the lower side of the enclosure in which the washing tank is formed, a drain tank for receiving electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water when draining it through a drain line in the washing tank is formed and draining it through a drain line, and the drain line and the drain line have a controller, respectively The first and second solenoid valves that are controlled to open and close according to the control signal are formed.

In addition, the electrolytic storage tank and the electrolytic reaction tank are connected by a pipe, and a third solenoid valve that is opened and closed according to a control signal of a controller is formed in the pipe.

In addition, the nozzle unit may include: a central nozzle unit for radially spraying electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water at a high pressure from the center of the washing tank; and at least one side nozzle unit for high-pressure spraying of electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water from each side of the washing tank toward the center; will include

In addition, the central nozzle part and the side nozzle part have the same structure, and include a plurality of branch pipes branched and connected to the compression part; a plurality of nozzle pipes each branching at least one or more from the branch pipes forming the multiple; and a plurality of nozzles formed on the tip side of the nozzle pipe forming the multiple, and for high-pressure spraying electrolytic sterilization water compressed and distributed through the branch pipe and the nozzle pipe to the object to be cleaned; this will be included

As described above, the present invention constitutes a washing device for washing an object to be washed after generating electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water, and through this, it removes various contaminants that are solid from the surface of the object to be cleaned, as well as induces infectious diseases that cannot be visually confirmed It is possible to expect the effect of safely protecting users from bacterial infectious diseases when cleaning objects are used while sterilizing various types of bacteria.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the structure of a washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilization disinfection water according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the structure of a washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water to which a water faucet is connected according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, in the embodiments of the technical idea of the present invention, it is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, only this embodiment makes the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the technology to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the art the scope of the invention, and is only defined by the scope of the claims in the embodiments of the technical idea of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase.

In the present specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Further, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional and/or plan views, which are ideal illustrative views of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific form shown, but also include necessary changes. For example, the region shown as a right angle may be rounded or have a predetermined curvature. Accordingly, the regions illustrated in the drawings have a schematic nature, and the shapes of the illustrated regions in the drawings are intended to illustrate specific shapes of regions of the device and not to limit the scope of the invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. Accordingly, the same or similar reference signs may be described with reference to other drawings, even if not mentioned or described in the drawings. In addition, although reference signs are not indicated, description may be made with reference to other drawings.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the structure of a washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilization disinfection water according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 , the washing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a housing unit 10 , a washing tank 20 , a disinfecting water generating unit 30 , a pumping unit 40 , and a compression unit 50 . , including the nozzle units 60 and 60 ′, the power supply unit 70 , and may be configured to further include a drain tank 80 .

Although not shown in the drawings, an operation panel may be formed on one end of the outer circumferential surface of the housing unit 10 , and a controller (not shown) supplies power to the power supply unit 70 and the pumping unit 40 according to the operation of the operation panel. ) and the driving of the compression unit 50 can be controlled on or off.

Here, the operation panel circuitly connected to the controller includes a plurality of buttons, a buzzer, and a display window that can set the electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water generation time, and displays the current state of the generating device according to the control of the controller by a buzzer or a display window or Through them, this can be notified to the user.

The washing tank 20 is formed at one end of the housing unit 10 , which has an open upper portion, and the opened upper portion may be sealed or opened to the cover 21 .

That is, by opening the cover 21 , an object to be washed can be put into the washing tank 20 .

Here, the object to be washed may be tableware or panels (aka partitions) applied to a restaurant or office. Accordingly, the washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention has the same functional element, but has a different size depending on the object to be washed. it can be

The sterilizing water generating unit 30 is formed at the other end of the housing unit 10 to produce electrolytic sterilizing sterilizing water, which may include an electrolytic reaction tank 31 and an electrolysis module 32 .

The electrolytic reaction tank 31 is formed at the other end of the housing unit 10 and a predetermined amount of electrolytic reaction water formed by mixing electrolyte and water can be stored.

At this time, an upper limit level detector (S1) and a lower limit level detector (S2) may be formed at the inner upper end and lower end of the electrolysis tank 31, respectively, and by the upper and lower level detectors (S1, S2) When it is sensed that the level of the electrolytic reaction water exceeds the lower limit or the upper limit, the detection signal can be transmitted to the controller.

Then, when the level of the electrolytic reaction water is lower than the lower limit reference value by the lower limit level sensor (S2), the controller can notify the user of the replenishment of the electrolytic reaction water by generating an alarm, and the upper limit level sensor (S1) By this, even when the water level of the electrolysis reaction water is higher than the upper limit reference value, it is possible to generate an alarm so that the user can remove the excess electrolysis reaction water.

The electrolysis module 32 is provided with at least one electrode 32a, is disposed inside the electrolysis tank 31, and is stored in the electrolysis tank 31 when power is supplied from the power supply unit 70. It is to electrolyze water to produce electrolytic sterilization water.

Here, the electrolysis reaction water describes an electrolyte and water, and the electrolyte may be any one of brine, hydrochloric acid, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, calcium carbonate sodium bicarbonate, caustic soda, potassium carbonate, and citric acid, , the water may be any one of groundwater or tap water.

On the other hand, since the power supply unit 70 is connected to the terminal of the electrode 32a, when driving power is applied to the electrode 32a through the terminal, the electrode 32a causes the electrolytic reaction water to be electrolytically reacted. The electrolytic reaction water in the electrolytic reaction tank 31 may be converted into electrolytic sterilization water capable of removing odors (or odors) and bacteria.

Here, in the electrode 32a, a plurality of cathodes and anodes may be installed alternately, and the anode is coated with an element having oxidation resistance, that is, a platinum group element to overcome various problems caused by oxidation during electrolysis. to protect it, and the negative electrode may be used without coating an expensive platinum group element. However, when the polarity of the voltage is alternately applied, the anode may also be configured to be coated with a platinum group.

The pumping unit 40 is a pumping motor, which is connected to the electrolytic reaction tank 31 included in the sterilizing water generating unit 30 by a pipe, and compresses the electrolytic sterilizing and sterilizing water produced by the sterilizing water generating unit 30 . It is to pump to the part (50).

The compression unit 50 is a compressor, which compresses and decomposes the electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water pumped by the pumping unit 40 into the nozzle units 60 and 60' forming a multiplier.

The nozzle parts 60 and 60' are connected to the compression part 50 while being multi-arranged inside the washing tank 20, and the electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water compressed and distributed by the compression part 50 is discharged into the washing tank ( 10) is a high-pressure spraying of the object to be washed into the inside, which is a central nozzle unit 60 that radially sprays electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water at a high pressure from the center of the washing tub 20, and the center from each side of the washing tub 20 It may include at least one or more side nozzle parts 60' for high-pressure spraying of electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water in the direction.

At this time, the central nozzle unit 60 and the side nozzle unit 60 ′ have the same structure, and include a multiple branch pipe 61 , multiple nozzle pipes 62 , and multiple nozzles 63 , respectively. it can be done

The branch pipe 61 is branched and connected to the compression unit 50 , and the nozzle pipe 62 is branched from each of the branch pipes 61 forming multiple branches.

The nozzles 63 are respectively formed on the tip side of the nozzle pipe 62 forming a multiplicity, and the electrolytic sterilization water compressed and distributed through the branch pipe 61 and the nozzle pipe 62 is supplied to the washing tank 20. It is a high-pressure spraying to the surface of the object to be cleaned, which is then injected into the washing machine, thereby removing various solid contaminants from the surface of the object to be cleaned, as well as sterilizing and sterilizing various types of bacteria that cannot be visually confirmed.

The drain tank 80 is formed at the lower side of the enclosure 10 in which the washing tank 20 is formed. When the electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water is drained from the washing tank 20 through the drain line, the drain line is drained. to drain through.

In this case, a first solenoid valve V1 and a second solenoid valve V2 that are opened and closed according to a control signal of the controller, respectively, may be formed in the drain line and the drain line.

That is, the first and second solenoid valves V1 and V2 are opened and closed according to the control signal of the controller, and the electrolytic sterilization water is drained from the washing tank 20 to the drain tank 80, and the drain tank 80. It will be possible to drain the electrolytic sterilization water from the outside.

As described above, in the washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the accompanying FIG. , the cover 21 is opened to insert the cleaning object between the central nozzle unit 60 and the side nozzle unit 60 ′ that are multi-arranged inside the washing tub 20 .

Next, in a state in which the washing tub 20 is sealed through the cover 21 , when the operation panel formed on the outer circumferential surface of the housing unit 10 is operated, the controller supplies and controls driving power through the power supply unit 70 . Meanwhile, it is possible to sequentially control the pumping unit 40 and the compression unit 50 .

At this time, the first solenoid valve (V1) formed in the drain line of the drain tank (80) located below the washing tank (20) and the second solenoid valve (V2) formed in the drain line of the drain tank (80) is controlled to close according to the control signal of the controller.

Accordingly, when the driving power is supplied from the power supply unit 70, the driving power is applied to the electrode 32a of the electrolysis module 32 formed on the bottom surface of the electrolysis tank 31, and the electrode 32a. The electrolytic reaction water in contact with can be converted into electrolytic sterilization water through electrolysis, and this electrolytic sterilization water is supplied to the compression unit 50 according to the pumping of the pumping unit 40, and the compression unit 50 The electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water can be compressed and distributed to the central nozzle unit 60 and the side nozzle unit 60 ′.

That is, since the electrode 32a of the electrolysis module 32 formed in the electrolysis tank 31 is composed of an anode and a cathode, the electrode 32a composed of an anode and a cathode has an electrolytic reaction composed of a mixture of an electrolyte and water. Water is electrolytically reacted. These electrolytic reactions are an anode reaction (CL2+2e) and a cathode reaction (2Na+2H2O+2e 2NaOH+H2), and the overall reaction becomes Cl2+2NaOH+NaOCl+NaCl+H2O, hypochlorous acid It can be converted into electrolytic sterilization water containing sodium.

Then, while the high-pressure electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water is sprayed on the object to be washed from the nozzle unit 60 formed in multiple ways in the washing tank 20, various contaminants that are solids on the surface of the object to be cleaned can be removed as well. , it is possible to sterilize and disinfect various types of bacteria that cannot be visually confirmed.

On the other hand, as described above, when various foreign substances are removed through the electrolytic sterilization water, as well as the sterilized cleaning object is taken out from the washing tank 20 by opening the cover 21, the electrolytic sterilization water is left in the washing tank 20, This can be drained into the drainage tank (80).

That is, the controller opens the first solenoid valve V1 of the drain line after the cleaning operation is finished. Then, the electrolytic sterilization water in the washing tank 20 can be drained into the drain tank 80 through the drain line.

And, the electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water drained and stored in the drain tank 80 can be drained and removed to the outside of the enclosure 10 when the controller opens the second solenoid valve V2 of the drain line. will be.

Here, by connecting a separate hose to the drain line, the electrolytic sterilization water used through the hose may be removed.

In addition, since the upper limit level detector (S1) and the lower limit level detector (S2) are respectively formed at the upper end and lower end of the electrolysis tank 31, the water level is low due to the removal of contaminants and sterilization treatment for the object to be washed. When this water level is detected by the level sensor S2 of the lower limit and an alarm sound is generated, the user can replenish the electrolytic reaction water in the electrolysis reactor 31 .

On the other hand, the accompanying Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention for the sterilized water fish part 30', which includes an electrolysis storage tank 311, an electrolysis tank 312, and an electrolysis module 313. will do

That is, the electrolytic storage tank 311 is formed at the other end of the housing unit 10 to store the electrolyte, which is an electrolytic reactant. will do

The electrolysis reactor 312 is disposed at the lower end of the electrolysis storage tank 311 to receive water from a water faucet, and the water supplied from the water faucet and the electrolytic reaction water supplied from the electrolysis storage tank 311 are mixed. to make it possible

At this time, when the water from the water faucet is supplied to the electrolytic storage tank 311 and the electrolytic reaction tank 312, respectively, only a minimum amount of water is supplied to the electrolysis storage tank 311 so that mixing with the electrolyte can be made Accordingly, the electrolysis reaction water having the concentration required for the final electrolysis reaction in the electrolysis reaction tank 312 can be completed.

Here, the electrolytic storage tank 311 and the electrolytic reaction tank 312 are connected by a pipe, and a third solenoid valve V3 that is opened and closed according to a control signal from a controller may be formed in the pipe.

That is, when the third solenoid valve V3 is opened, the electrolytic reaction water stored in the electrolytic storage tank 311 may be supplied to the electrolytic reaction tank 312 through the pipe.

The electrolysis module 313 is provided with at least one electrode 313a, is disposed inside the electrolysis tank 312, and is mixed in the electrolytic reaction tank 312 when the power supply unit 70 is powered on. It is to electrolyze water to produce electrolytic sterilization water.

That is, the second embodiment of the present invention does not replenish the completed electrolytic reaction water, but makes a certain amount of electrolytic reaction water while receiving water through a water supply, and washes and sterilizes the object to be washed through the electrolytic reaction thereof. It is to supply sterilization and disinfection water. Hereinafter, the same parts as in the attached FIG. 1, which is the first embodiment of the present invention, are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof are omitted.

In the above, the technical idea of the washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilizing water of the present invention has been described along with the accompanying drawings, but this is an exemplary description of the best embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention.

Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made by anyone skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. It is, of course, possible that such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the appended claims.

10; enclosure 20; washing tank
21; cover 30, 30'; Disinfectant water generator
31, 312; electrolytic reactors 32, 313; electrolysis module
32a, 313a; electrode 311; electrolytic storage tank
40; pumping unit 50; compression part
60, 60'; nozzle part 61; branch pipe
62; nozzle pipe 63; Nozzle
70; power supply 80; sump
S1; upper limit level detector S2; lower limit level detector
V1, V2, V3; 3rd solenoid valve

Claims (6)

enclosure;
a washing tank which is formed at one end of the housing unit and into which an object to be washed is put in depending on whether the cover is opened;
a disinfecting water generating unit formed at the other end of the housing unit to produce electrolytic sterilizing and disinfecting water;
a pumping unit connected to the sterilizing water generating unit and pumping the electrolytic sterilizing and sterilizing water produced by the sterilizing water fish unit;
a compression unit for compressing and distributing the electrolytic sterilization water pumped from the pumping unit; and,
a nozzle part connected to the compression part while being multi-arranged inside the washing tank, and for high-pressure spraying electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water compressed and distributed by the compression part to the washing object injected into the washing tank; A washing device using electrolytic sterilizing water, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The disinfection water generating unit,
an electrolytic reaction tank for storing electrolytic reaction water while being formed at the other end of the housing unit; and,
an electrolysis module provided with at least one electrode and disposed inside the electrolysis tank, the electrolysis module for producing electrolytic sterilization water by electrolyzing the electrolysis reaction water stored in the electrolysis tank when power is supplied from the power supply; A washing device using electrolytic sterilization sterilization water, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The disinfection water generating unit,
an electrolytic storage tank in which an electrolyte, which is an electrolytic reactant, is stored while being formed at the other end of the housing unit, and is supplied with water from a water faucet and mixed with the electrolyte to generate electrolytic reaction water;
an electrolysis tank disposed at the lower end of the electrolysis tank to receive water from a water faucet, and to mix the water supplied from the water tap and the electrolytic reaction water supplied from the electrolysis tank; and,
an electrolysis module having at least one electrode and disposed inside the electrolysis tank, and electrolyzing the electrolysis reaction water mixed in the electrolysis tank when power is supplied to a power supply unit to produce electrolytic sterilization water; A washing device using electrolytic sterilization sterilization water, characterized in that it comprises a. 4. The method of claim 2 or 3,
A washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilization water, characterized in that the upper and lower level sensors of the upper and lower limits for the electrolytic reaction water are respectively formed in the upper and lower portions of the electrolytic reaction tank. The method of claim 1,
At the lower side of the enclosure in which the washing tub is formed, a drainage tub is formed to receive the electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water when it is drained through a drain line in the washing tub, and then drain it through the drain line,
A washing apparatus using electrolytic sterilizing water, characterized in that the drain line and the drain line are respectively provided with first and second solenoid valves that are opened and closed according to a control signal from a controller. 4. The method of claim 3,
The electrolytic storage tank and the electrolytic reaction tank are connected by a pipe, and a third solenoid valve that is opened and closed according to a control signal from a controller is formed in the pipe,
The nozzle unit may include: a central nozzle unit for radially spraying electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water at a high pressure from the center of the washing tank; and at least one side nozzle part having the same structure as the central nozzle part and spraying electrolytic sterilization and disinfection water at a high pressure from each side of the washing tank toward the center; including,
The central nozzle unit and the side nozzle unit having the same structure may include a plurality of branch pipes branched and connected to the compression unit; a plurality of nozzle pipes each branching at least one or more from the branch pipes forming the multiple; and a plurality of nozzles formed on the tip side of the nozzle pipe forming the multiple, and for high-pressure spraying electrolytic sterilization water compressed and distributed through the branch pipe and the nozzle pipe to the object to be cleaned; A washing device using electrolytic sterilization sterilization water, characterized in that it comprises a.

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