RU2536375C2 - Water dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: fluid dispenser comprises housing with fluid tank, level gage, water cleaner, ozonator, pump with overflow pipe, fluid dispensing assembly, UV lamp, controller and coin box. Water feed and discharge pipes are provided with shutoff valves and intercommunicated by pipes including water feed and transfer pump and ozonator. UV lamp is arranged above fluid dispenser, its light flux being directed to extending part of water discharge pipe and to feed assembly surface, in contact with ambient medium.

EFFECT: better bactericidal protection.

2 cl, 1 dwg

Description

The invention relates to equipment for the sale of liquid products and payment for services and can be used for bottling and sale of drinking water in consumer containers.

A well-known kiosk for selling water, see patent for utility model No. 113043, consisting of an external building with thermal insulation, which has at least one vending machine, a heating and thermal control unit, and at least one water tank with outlet from the tank overflow, water level sensors interconnected with the vending machine, an ozonation device connected to the water tank, and in the lower part of the water tank there is a drainage system supplying water through the pump, and a water purification device in the trade automatic machine, as well as a refueling unit, on the one hand having an outlet to the tank, and on the other, a connection for refueling the water tank from an external source.

The disadvantages of the known devices include design complexity and low bactericidal protection.

The more advanced “Automatic machine for selling water (options)” is known, see patent for utility model of the Russian Federation No. 60759. IPC G07F 11/00. Publ. 01/27/2007 - prototype - consisting of: a container designed to store water; a water meter having a pipeline inlet connected to a water storage tank, and an outlet pipe with an electromagnetic shut-off valve at the outlet; a water meter, the function of which is implemented using a microcontroller according to a program laid down in advance in which the amount of water passed through the water meter is taken into account; a microcontroller acting as a control device and a calculating device; an electronic unit providing reception and reading of electronic and / or magnetic cards, or reading of electronic identifiers, allowing to determine the positive balance of an asset with the subsequent change of their asset; indicator panels, where the tank intended for storing water has an air valve, a neck, water level sensors, and when it is executed, it analyzes the information received, while it generates signals transmitted through electrical connections to all electrical devices that make up the water meter as well as on the indicator panel and the control room, if any, where the electromagnetic shut-off valve is connected to the microcontroller and opens and closes according to the signal generated by the microcontroller according to the totality of the following signals: signals from water level sensors, depending on the filling of containers, information signals read from electronic and / or magnetic cards, or electronic identifiers that allow you to determine a positive account balance, control signals received from the control room provided that the machine is connected to this point.

The filter of the machine for selling water includes an ultraviolet lamp.

The disadvantages of the known device include design complexity associated with the interaction of an electronic water level sensor with numerous sensors mounted along the height of the tank, and low bactericidal protection of the water.

The task of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the prototype, in particular the creation of a simpler and more reliable device for bottling water with enhanced bactericidal protection.

The objective set by the invention is achieved by combining known features, including a housing with a water tank mounted inside, a level sensor, a water purification device, an ozonation device, a drain pump, a liquid filling unit, an ultraviolet lamp, a control device — a controller and a payment device, and new features consisting in that the pipelines for supplying and discharging water are mounted under the tank, equipped with shut-off valves and looped together, in the ring of which is mounted There is a pump for pumping and supplying water and a means for its ozonation, while an ultraviolet lamp is mounted above the liquid filling unit, the luminous flux of which is directed to the protruding part of the water discharge pipe and to the surface of the filling unit in contact with the environment.

The water level sensor is mounted at the bottom of the tank in front of the pump on a blind outlet connected to a water discharge pipe.

The novelty of the proposed device is the implementation of pipelines for supplying and discharging water with shut-off valves under the tank looped with each other, in the ring of which are mounted a pump for pumping and supplying water and a means for its ozonation, while an ultraviolet lamp is mounted above the fluid filling unit, the light flux of which is directed on the protruding part of the water discharge pipe and on the surface of the filling unit in contact with the environment.

So, the implementation of pipelines looped allows you to periodically, using shut-off valves, as necessary, ozonize the water in the tank by turning on the pump and pumping the water along the ring with water out of the tank, its ozonation and ozonized water supply to the tank.

The installation of an ultraviolet lamp over the liquid filling unit, the luminous flux of which is directed to the protruding part of the water discharge pipe and to the surface of the filling unit in contact with the environment, allows periodically, as necessary, to process the protruding part of the water discharge pipe and the surface of the filling unit, as bacteria harmful to human health can be brought into the loading unit by the consumer’s container and by the contact of the ambient air with the surface of the water filling unit.

A sign of mounting a water level sensor from the bottom of the tank in front of the pump on a blind outlet connected to the water discharge pipe allows you to accurately determine the water level in the tank. At the same time, the movement of water during its bottling does not affect the sensor readings, since the pressure of the water acting on it is constant.

When conducting a patent information search from information sources, the proposed combination of essential features was not revealed, and therefore, this combination can be attributed to the novelty. The proposed features do not follow explicitly from the prior art, which means that they have an inventive step. A description of the operation of the proposed device using the proposed essential features indicates its industrial applicability.

Figure 1 schematically shows the proposed device.

The proposed device for bottling water consists of a thermally insulated body 1 with a mounted inside the tank 2 for water with the pipes 3 and 4 discharging water from the tank, on which shut-off valves 5, 6, 7, filter 8, pump 9 and ozonizer 10 are mounted. A pipeline 11 with a valve 12 is provided from the tank and the water is poured into the tank 12. A water level sensor 13 is mounted at the bottom of the tank 2 on a blind outlet 14. An ultraviolet lamp 16 is mounted at the top of the water filling unit 15, the light flux of which is directed to the projections the water supplying part 17 of the pipeline 4. The consumer 18 container 18 is installed in the half-cavity 19 of the water filling unit 15 intended for this purpose. The valve 7 is controlled on the water supplying to the spill site 4 during water filling, monitoring the water level in the tank, monitoring the amount of water discharged, turning on the pump 9, ozonator 10 and ultraviolet lamp 16, money receiver 20 for water is carried out by controller 21. On the water outlet In pipeline 3, a pump 9 and a filter 8 are mounted for purifying water and for trapping inclusions resulting from ozonation. Water bottling is carried out after payment by supplying money to the receiver 20 of the device. The water meter 22 is mounted on a water discharge pipe 4.

The proposed device operates as follows. Water intended for bottling to the consumer is pumped through the pipe 11 with the valve 12 open into the tank 2. The water level in the tank 2 is monitored by the readings of the level sensor 13. After filling the tank 2 with water, ozonation is started, for which the valves 7 and 12 are closed, and the valves 5 and 6 are opened, the pump 9 and the ozonizer 10 are turned on and water is pumped for a predetermined period of time. The prepared ozonated water from the tank 2 is released by pouring into the container 18 of the consumer. For this, the consumer installs the container 18 in the half-cavity 19 of the filling unit 15 and pays for the water by supplying money to the receiver 20. The controller 21 sends a signal to turn on the pump 9 by opening the valve 7. The ozonized water from the tank by the pump 9 first passes through the discharge pipe 3 through filter 8 is cleaned of impurities and suspensions and through valve 7, pipeline 4, through water meter 22, the protruding portion 17 of the pipeline is supplied to the consumer packaging 18. The amount of released water is counted by the water meter 22, and the consumer monitors the amount of released water by the screen of the controller 21. The ultraviolet lamp 16 is periodically turned on for a predetermined time, the light flux of which neutralizes the protruding part 17 of the water discharge pipe and the surface of the filling unit 15. Bacteria harmful to human health in the filling unit in contact with the surrounding air, and on the protruding part 17 of the pipeline die.

The installation of the water level sensor 13 from the bottom of the tank in front of the pump on a blind outlet connected to the water discharge pipe allows you to accurately determine the water level in the tank.

Installation of the water meter 22 allows you to pour a given amount of water from the tank 2 into the tank 18 of the consumer.

Ozonation of water in the tank 2 is periodically carried out as follows. For this, valves 7 and 12 are closed, and valves 5 and 6 are opened. Turn on the pump 9 and in a closed ring including valve 5, pipeline 3, filter 8, pump 9, ozonizer 10, valve 6 and reservoir 2, they begin to pump water.

Currently, the company has manufactured several prototypes of the proposed device, which are being tested. Preliminary test results are positive. At the end of the tests, a decision will be made on the production of the proposed devices.

Claims (2)

1. A device for bottling water, comprising a housing with a water tank mounted inside, a level sensor, a water purification device, an ozonation device, a drain pump, a fluid filling unit, an ultraviolet lamp, a control device — a controller and a payment device, characterized in that the pipelines water inlet and outlet are mounted under the tank, equipped with shut-off valves and looped together, in the ring of which a pump for pumping and supplying water and a means for its ozonation are mounted I, wherein the ultraviolet lamp is mounted above the fluid dispensing assembly, the luminous flux which is directed to the projecting portion of the pipeline and the water discharge on the surface of the loading assembly, in contact with the environment. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the water level sensor is mounted at the bottom of the tank in front of the pump on a blind tap connected to a water discharge pipe.