KR20220016630A - Shower filter apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shower filter apparatus which diffuses light to a side of a housing to provide an aesthetic feel, and can remove residual chlorine from discharged water. The shower filter apparatus comprises: a housing (10) of a cylinder shape having a cover (12) with a water inlet (11) coupled to one side thereof; a vitamin housing (60) inserted into the housing (10), and separated from the inner surface of the housing (10); a separation plate (13) formed on an upper portion of the vitamin housing (60); a sleeve (30) of a cylinder shape positioned on an upper portion of the separation plate (13), provided with a flange (31) formed on a lower portion thereof, and separated from the inner surface of the housing (10) on an upper portion of the flange (31); an LED light-emitting unit inserted into the sleeve (30); a diffusion plate (50) positioned on an upper portion of the sleeve (30), and provided with at least one through hole (51); and a housing cover (70) coupled to the other side of the housing (10), and provided with an outlet (71) formed on the other side thereof. An adjustment hole (61) is formed on the upper surface of the vitamin housing (60). Water passing through the separation space between the inner surface of the housing (10) and the outer surface of the vitamin housing (60) contains vitamins leaking through the adjustment hole (61). The light emitted by the LED light-emitting unit (40) is diffused through the diffusion plate (50) to leak from the side of the housing (10).

Description

shower filter apparatus

The present invention relates to a shower filter device coupled to a faucet to which the lower part of the shower or the hose of the shower is connected.

In general, it is known that tap water contains harmful substances such as rust due to corrosion of water pipes, foreign substances such as heavy metals due to contamination of water, and chlorine components administered during the purification process of tap water, thereby giving various side effects to the human body.

In order to solve this problem, various types of water purification, filtration, or filter devices are installed and used in showers or faucets, but it is still difficult to exchange the filters, and especially when there is a part that supplies vitamins, the structure is complicated and the size of the device There was also a growing problem.

In addition, since the LED light emitting unit and/or the diffusion plate are not formed inside the filter device, there is a problem in that the filter device cannot be esthetic and cannot perform a sterilization function.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0788052 Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1337749

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and by forming a vitamin housing, a separation plate, a sleeve, an LED light emitting unit, and a diffusion plate inside the housing, the structure is simple, and assembly and disassembly are easy to manufacture, install and Not only does the maintenance cost significantly decrease, but it also diffuses light to the side of the housing to bring about an aesthetic feeling, and it can remove residual chlorine by containing vitamin components in the discharged water, and sterilizes by irradiating UV-wavelength light through the LED light emitting part. An object of the present invention is to provide a shower filter device capable of performing a function.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shower filter device in which power generation efficiency is improved by improving the structure of the LED light emitting unit, and replacement of a filter, a vitamin housing, or an LED light emitting unit is very easy.

A shower filter device according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes: a cylinder-shaped housing to which a cover in which an inlet is formed is coupled to one side; a vitamin housing inserted into the housing and spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing; a separation plate formed on the upper portion of the vitamin housing; It is located on the upper portion of the separation plate, the lower flange is formed, the upper portion of the flange is a cylinder-shaped sleeve spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing; an LED light emitting unit inserted into the sleeve; a diffusion plate positioned above the sleeve and having at least one through hole formed therein; and a housing cover coupled to the other side of the housing and having a discharge port formed at the other side, wherein an adjustment hole is formed on the upper surface of the vitamin housing, and the space between the inner surface of the housing and the outer surface of the vitamin housing passes through Water contains vitamins that seep through the control hole, and the light irradiated from the LED light emitting unit may be diffused through the diffusion plate and leaked out to the side of the housing.

A first filter or a second filter having a cylindrical shape may be formed between the cover and the vitamin housing, and a fastening ring may be formed under the flange, and the fastening ring may be fitted to the separation plate.

A flow plate is formed on the upper portion of the second filter so that supplied water can pass from the inside of the second filter to the outside.

At least one protrusion may be formed on the lower outer side of the LED light emitting part, a fitting groove corresponding to the protrusion may be formed on the inner surface of the sleeve, and a coupling ring may be formed under the diffusion plate, and the The coupling ring may be fitted to the other side of the sleeve.

In addition, the LED light emitting unit, a fixing unit in which a rotating blade is formed; and an irradiator formed on the fixing part and generating electricity from the rotation of the rotary blade to emit light from the LED module; A flow hole may be formed in the portion where the and the irradiation unit are coupled, and the water passing through the rotary hole may come out through the flow hole after rotating the rotary blade.

According to the present invention, by forming a vitamin housing, a separation plate, a sleeve, an LED light emitting part, and a diffusion plate inside the housing, the structure is simple, and assembly and disassembly are easy to significantly reduce manufacturing, installation and maintenance costs as well as to reduce the cost of the housing. It diffuses the light to the side to bring about an aesthetic feeling, removes residual chlorine by containing vitamin components in the discharged water, irradiates UV-wavelength light through the LED light emitting part to greatly improve the sterilization function, and improves skin beauty and skin diseases and antioxidant effects.

In addition, by improving the structure of the LED light emitting unit, power generation efficiency is improved, and it is very convenient to replace the filter, the vitamin housing or the LED light emitting unit.

1 and 2 are exploded perspective views of a shower filter device according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded cross-sectional perspective view of the shower filter device according to the present invention.
4 and 5 are cross-sectional perspective views of a shower filter device according to the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view of a shower filter device according to the present invention.

In describing a preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

1 and 2 are exploded perspective views of the shower filter device according to the present invention viewed from different directions, and FIG. 3 is an exploded cross-sectional perspective view of the shower filter device according to the present invention.

The shower filter device according to the present invention includes a cylinder-shaped housing 10 to which a water inlet 11 is formed and a cover 12 is coupled to one side; The vitamin housing 60 is inserted into the housing 10 and spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing 10; a spacer plate 13 formed on the upper portion of the vitamin housing 60; Located on the upper portion of the separation plate 13, the flange 31 is formed in the lower portion, the upper portion of the flange 31 is a cylinder-shaped sleeve 30 spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing 10; LED light emitting unit 40 is inserted into the sleeve 30; a diffusion plate 50 positioned on the sleeve 30 and having at least one through hole 51 formed therein; and a housing cover 70 coupled to the other side of the housing 10 and having a discharge port 71 formed on the other side thereof, and an adjustment hole 61 is formed on the upper surface of the vitamin housing 60, and the housing 10 ), the water passing through the space between the inner surface and the outer surface of the vitamin housing 60 contains the vitamin that seeps out through the control hole 61, and the light irradiated from the LED light emitting unit 40 is the diffuser plate 50 It can be diffused through and leak out to the side of the housing 10 .

In addition, the shower filter device according to the present invention, the housing 10 of the cylinder shape to which the inlet 11 is formed, the cover 12 is coupled to one side; The vitamin housing 60 is inserted into the housing 10 and spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing 10; Located on the upper portion of the vitamin housing 60, a flange 31 is formed in the lower portion, a fastening ring 32 is formed in the lower portion of the flange 31, and a through hole is formed in the lower end of the fastening ring 32, The upper portion of the flange 31 is spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing 10, the sleeve 30 of the cylindrical shape; LED light emitting unit 40 is inserted into the sleeve 30; a diffusion plate 50 positioned on the sleeve 30 and having at least one through hole 51 formed therein; and a housing cover 70 coupled to the other side of the housing 10 and having a discharge port 71 formed at the other side thereof.

4 and 5 are cross-sectional perspective views of the shower filter device according to the present invention viewed from different directions, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the shower filter device according to the present invention.

A cover 12 having an inlet 11 formed therein is coupled to one side of the cylindrical housing 10 , and a housing cover 70 is coupled to the other side of the housing 10 , and a discharge port is disposed at the other side of the housing cover 70 . (71) is formed. The vitamin housing 60, the separation plate 13, the sleeve 30, the LED light emitting unit 40 and the diffusion plate 40 may be located in the inside of the housing 10 in order, but if necessary, the assembly order may be you can change it.

A plurality of spacer protrusions 62 are formed on the outer periphery of the vitamin housing 60 inserted into the housing 10 so that the outer surface of the vitamin housing 60 is spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing 10, and the vitamin housing 60 A control hole 61 is formed on the upper surface of the, and the water that has passed between the spacer protrusions 62 contains vitamins that seep through the control hole 61 . At this time, the inside of the vitamin housing 60 is filled with vitamin gel to dissolve the vitamin gel as water enters and exits through the control hole 61 , and the dissolved vitamin is mixed with the water coming out through the outlet 71 and discharged. That is, since the water is rapidly discharged through the discharge port 71, the pressure is lowered and the dissolved vitamins are naturally mixed with the discharged water. In this case, various substances that can be beneficial to skin or health may be used instead of vitamins.

A first filter 20 may be formed between the cover 12 and the vitamin housing 60 .

The first filter 20 inserted into the housing 10 filters out primary impurities, and the upper and/or lower portions of the first filter 20 have a plurality of holes for supporting the first filter 20 . The formed support plate may be formed, and the holes formed in the upper and lower support plates may be the same or different from each other. In particular, since the hole formed in the upper support plate is formed only in the center and not on the outer periphery in contact with the second filter 35 , the water passing through the first filter 20 flows from the inner surface to the outer surface of the second filter 35 . It can be controlled to pass through, thereby improving the impurity removal efficiency.

A cylindrical second filter 35 may be formed between the first filter 20 and the vitamin housing 60 , and the central portion of the second filter 35 may be blocked on the upper portion of the second filter 35 . The flow plate 16 is coupled to allow the supplied water to pass from the inside of the second filter 35 to the outside.

The cross-section of the spacer plate 13 formed on the upper portion of the vitamin housing 60 is in the shape of a “ㅠ”, and a plurality of passage grooves 14 are formed at the central end of the spacer plate 13 to form the vitamin housing 60. Water passing through the outer surface is directed toward the control hole (61). In this case, a plate 17 that is not integrally formed with the housing 10 may be formed in place of the separation plate 13 .

The cylinder-shaped sleeve 30 positioned on the upper portion of the separation plate 13 includes a flange 31 formed at the lower portion; and a fastening ring 32 formed under the flange 31 , the sleeve 30 is spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing 10 due to the flange 31 , and the fastening ring 32 is a spacer plate (13) or the plate (17) can be fitted. At this time, by forming a plurality of through-holes such as through-groove 14 at the lower end of the fastening ring 32 , the fastening ring 32 having the through-holes can replace the separation plate 13 and/or the plate 17 . can That is, when a plurality of through holes are formed at the lower end of the fastening ring 32 , the separation plate 13 and/or the plate 17 are omitted, and the sleeve 30 is placed directly on the upper part of the vitamin housing 60 . may be

The LED light emitting unit 40 inserted into the sleeve 30 includes a fixing unit 41 in which the rotary blade 42 is formed; And it is formed on the upper portion of the fixed portion 41, and generates electricity from the rotation of the rotor blades 42 to generate electricity to emit light from the LED module; it includes, and the fixed portion 41 has a plurality of rotating holes 43 ) is formed, and a flow hole 47 is formed in the portion where the fixing part 41 and the irradiation part 46 are coupled, and the water passing through the rotary hole 43 rotates the rotary blade 42 and then the flow hole 47 is formed. (47) exits through. At this time, since the rotating hole 43 is formed in a counterclockwise direction from the outside to the inside, a vortex is formed on the inner surface of the fastening ring 32 to form a vortex when a spiral groove or an oblique groove is formed in the direction of water flow to form a vortex for power generation efficiency can be improved, and it is possible to perform a function of sterilizing water by irradiating light of UV wavelength through the LED light emitting unit 40 .

In addition, when at least one protrusion 49 is formed on the outer side of the lower portion of the LED light emitting unit 40 and a fitting groove 33 corresponding to the protrusion 49 is formed on the inner surface of the sleeve 30, the sleeve is operated by water pressure. It is possible to prevent the LED light emitting unit 40 from turning (slided and rotated) inside the 30, thereby increasing the power generation efficiency.

At least one through hole 51 is formed in the diffusion plate 50 positioned on the upper portion of the sleeve 30 , and a plurality of separation bars 52 may be formed on the outer periphery of the through hole 51 , A planar convex lens 55 may be formed inside the 51 . At this time, the planar convex lens 55 accelerates the water passing through the separation space between the inner surface of the sleeve 30 and the outer surface of the irradiation unit 46 to the through hole 51 and simultaneously receives the light emitted from the irradiation unit 46 in the housing. It spreads to the side of (10). At this time, the replacement timing of the first filter 20 and/or the second filter 35 can also be grasped to some extent through the intensity of light leaking from the side of the housing 10 . This is because, when a lot of impurities are caught in the first filter 20 and/or the second filter 35 , the water pressure is weakened, the rotational speed of the rotary blade 42 is reduced, and thus the power generation efficiency is reduced.

In addition, when a brand or the like is displayed on the side of the housing 10 , not only an aesthetic feeling but also an advertisement effect can be expected due to the light diffused to the side of the housing 10 . A coupling ring 53 is formed under the diffusion plate 50 , and the coupling ring 53 may be fitted to the other side of the sleeve 30 .

At least one of the inner surface of the housing 10, the inner surface of the fastening ring 32, the inner surface of the sleeve 30 and the outer surface of the vitamin housing 60 may be formed with a spiral groove, an oblique groove, a spiral projection and/or an oblique projection. Therefore, it is possible to improve power generation efficiency and impurity removal efficiency by forming a vortex due to the rotation of water, and after removing the cover 12 and/or the housing cover 70, the filter, vitamin housing, or LED light emitting unit can be easily replaced.

The function and operation of the shower filter device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 as follows.

The shower filter device according to the present invention is coupled to the faucet to which the lower part of the shower or the hose of the shower is connected to remove impurities, generates electricity without a battery, operates the LED light emitting unit 40, and through the diffusion plate 50, the housing ( 10) by spreading the light to the side to create an aesthetic feeling, water can be sterilized by irradiating UV-wavelength light, and vitamin components are contained in the discharged water to provide various benefits such as skin beauty, skin disease improvement, and antioxidant action. have a positive effect

The water introduced through the water inlet 11 passes through the first filter 20 and the second filter 35 to remove impurities, and by coupling the flow plate 16 to the upper part of the second filter 35 , the first The water passing through the filter 10 passes from the inner surface to the outer surface of the second filter 35 to improve the impurity removal efficiency. can proceed.

The water that has passed through the second filter 35 contains the vitamin that seeps through the control hole 61 after passing through the outer surface of the vitamin housing 60 .

The water passing through the separation plate 13 and/or the plate 17 flows into the rotating hole 43 while rotating through the spiral groove or the oblique groove formed in the fastening ring 32 , and the water moves the rotating blade 42 . After rotation, it is discharged to the circulation hole (47). At this time, the water rotating through the spiral groove improves the power generation efficiency, and the light emitted from the irradiation unit 46 is diffused to the side of the housing 10 through the diffusion plate 50 to arouse an aesthetic feeling and at the same time, light of UV wavelength The water passing through can be sterilized.

The water discharged from the distribution hole 47 passes through the separation space between the sleeve 30 and the irradiation part 46 , passes through the passage hole 51 , and then is discharged to the discharge port 71 . At this time, the water discharged through the discharge port 71 contains various minerals such as vitamins and is sterilized, so that it exhibits excellent effects such as skin beauty, improvement of skin diseases, and antioxidant action.

In addition, when the first filter 20, the second filter 35 and/or the LED light emitting unit 40 needs to be replaced or the vitamin gel is exhausted and the vitamin housing 60 needs to be replaced, the cover 12 and/or Alternatively, there is an advantage that can be easily replaced after the housing cover 70 is removed.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: housing 11: inlet
12: cover 13: separation plate
14: through groove 16: fluid plate
20: first filter 30: sleeve
31: flange 32: fastening ring
33: fitting groove 40: LED light emitting part
41: fixed part 42: rotary blade
43: rotating ball 46: irradiation unit
47: distributor 49: protrusion
50: diffuser plate 51: through hole
52: separation bar 53: coupling ring
55: flat convex lens 60: vitamin housing
61: adjustment hole 62: spacer projection
70: housing cover 71: outlet

Claims (6)

A cylinder-shaped housing 10 to which the inlet 11 is formed, the cover 12 is coupled to one side;
a vitamin housing 60 inserted into the housing 10 and spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing 10;
a separation plate 13 formed on the upper portion of the vitamin housing 60;
It is located on the upper portion of the separation plate 13, the flange 31 is formed in the lower portion, the upper portion of the flange 31 is a cylinder-shaped sleeve 30 spaced apart from the inner surface of the housing (10);
an LED light emitting unit 40 inserted into the sleeve 30;
a diffusion plate 50 positioned on the sleeve 30 and having at least one through hole 51 formed therein; and
and a housing cover 70 coupled to the other side of the housing 10 and having a discharge port 71 formed on the other side thereof;
A control hole 61 is formed on the upper surface of the vitamin housing 60, and the water passing through the space between the inner surface of the housing 10 and the outer surface of the vitamin housing 60 passes through the adjustment hole 61. It contains vitamins that seep through, and the light irradiated from the LED light emitting unit (40) is diffused through the diffusion plate (50).
According to claim 1,
A first filter 20 or a second filter 35 having a cylindrical shape is formed between the cover 12 and the vitamin housing 60, and a fastening ring 32 is formed at the lower portion of the flange 31, , The fastening ring 32 is a shower filter device, characterized in that fitted to the separation plate (13).
3. The method of claim 2,
A flow plate (16) is formed on the upper portion of the second filter (35) so that the supplied water passes from the inside of the second filter (35) to the outside.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2,
At least one protrusion 49 is formed on the lower outer side of the LED light emitting part 40, and a fitting groove 33 corresponding to the protrusion 49 is formed on the inner surface of the sleeve 30. shower filter unit.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2,
A coupling ring (53) is formed under the diffusion plate (50), and the coupling ring (53) is fitted to the other side of the sleeve (30).
3. The method of claim 1 or 2,
The LED light emitting unit 40 includes a fixing unit 41 having a rotary blade 42 formed therein; and an irradiating part 46 formed on the fixing part 41 and generating electricity from the rotation of the rotary blade 42 to emit light from the LED module;
A plurality of rotation holes 43 are formed in the fixing part 41 , and a circulation hole 47 is formed in a portion where the fixing part 41 and the irradiation part 46 are coupled, and the rotation holes 43 are formed in the fixing part 41 . Shower filter device, characterized in that the passing water flows out through the circulation hole (47) after rotating the rotary blade (42).

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