TW202000304A - Water tank and hydrogen-generating device containing the same integrating the gas-water separation mechanism into the water tank - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a water tank and a hydrogen generating device containing the same, the water tank includes a first accommodating area having a hydrogen water inlet, a hydrogen outlet, and a water outlet; and a second accommodating area having a water-adding inlet, an air exhaust outlet, an oxygen inlet, a water inlet, and a water supply outlet. The water outlet is connected to the water inlet, the height of the water outlet is higher than the height of the water inlet. The hydrogen generating device includes a water tank, a hydrogen supply unit, a water supply unit, and an electricity supply unit. The hydrogen supply unit has an oxygen outlet and a hydrogen water outlet. The oxygen outlet is connected to the oxygen inlet. The hydrogen water outlet is connected to the hydrogen water inlet. The water supply unit is connected to the hydrogen supply unit and water supply outlet. The electricity supply unit is electrically connected to the hydrogen supply unit. In this way, the present invention can integrate the gas-water separation mechanism into the water tank, thereby achieving the effects of simple structure, easy assembly, and saving installation space.

Description

Water tank and hydrogen production device containing it

The present invention provides a water tank and a hydrogen-producing device including the same, especially a mechanism that can integrate the gas-water separation mechanism into the water tank to achieve the functions of simple structure, easy assembly and saving installation space.

Hydrogen is currently widely used by people. In industry, hydrogen is currently used in fuel cells, welding, heating or driving vehicles. In daily life, because people's bodies are often affected by foreign substances or abnormal metabolism often occurs, causing people's bodies to be inflamed, sore, aging, cancer, or cardiovascular disease, hydrogen is due to its strong reducing power. It is often used in combination with water for drinking, in order to reduce the damage of bad free radicals to cells, increase immunity and reduce the chance of chronic diseases, in order to improve health.

However, the current general hydrogen production devices often require the use of complicated structural design, which not only takes up more space for installation, but also uses more materials, and requires higher precision in assembly to control the height difference, resulting in assembly costs and Increased complexity. And if the general hydrogen production device is accidentally dumped, hydrogen water will leak out from the gas-water separation unit.

Therefore, how to invent a water tank and a hydrogen-producing device containing the same to integrate the gas-water separation mechanism into the water tank to achieve the purpose of simple structure, easy assembly and saving installation space will be the active purpose of the present invention Reveal.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned conventional technology, the inventor felt that it was not perfect, so he exhausted his mind to study and overcome it, and then developed a water tank and a hydrogen-producing device containing it, in order to integrate the mechanism of gas-water separation into The water tank achieves the purposes of simple structure, easy assembly and saving installation space.

In order to achieve the above object and other objects, the present invention provides a water tank including: a first accommodating area and a second accommodating area, the top of the first accommodating area has a hydrogen water inlet and a hydrogen outlet, The bottom of the first accommodating area has a water outlet, the top of the second accommodating area has a water inlet, an exhaust port and an oxygen inlet, and the bottom of the second accommodating area has a water inlet and a water A supply outlet, the water outlet is connected to the water inlet, and the height of the water outlet is higher than the height of the water inlet.

In the above water tank, the top of the first accommodating area has a retaining wall, and the retaining wall is located between the hydrogen water inlet and the hydrogen outlet.

In the above water tank, the bottom of the second accommodating area further includes a filtering outlet, and the top of the second accommodating area further includes a filtering inlet, and a first fluid driving unit is connected between the filtering outlet and the filtering inlet A fluid filtration unit.

In the above water tank, the bottom of the second accommodating area further includes a drain.

In the above water tank, the water tank has a box body, a cover body and a leak-proof gasket, the water outlet, the water inlet and the water supply outlet are provided in the box body, the hydrogen water inlet, the hydrogen outlet, the The water port, the exhaust port and the oxygen inlet are provided on the cover body, the cover body closes the box body, the leak-proof gasket is provided between the box body and the cover body, the leak-proof gasket has a first leak-proof gasket A ring and a second leak-proof ring, the first leak-proof ring is located in the first accommodating area, and the second leak-proof ring is located in the second accommodating area.

In addition, the present invention further provides a hydrogen production device, including: a water tank, a hydrogen supply unit, a water supply unit and an electricity supply unit, the hydrogen supply unit has an oxygen outlet and a hydrogen water outlet, the oxygen outlet is connected The oxygen inlet, the hydrogen water outlet are connected to the hydrogen water inlet, the water supply unit is connected to the hydrogen supply unit and the water supply outlet, and the electricity supply unit is electrically connected to the hydrogen supply unit.

In the above hydrogen production device, the water supply unit has an exhaust outlet, and the top of the second storage area has an exhaust inlet, and the exhaust outlet is connected to the exhaust inlet.

The above hydrogen generating device further includes a second fluid driving unit connected between the water supply unit and the hydrogen supply unit.

The above hydrogen production device further includes a cooling unit connected to the hydrogen supply unit.

In this way, the water tank and the hydrogen-producing device including the same of the present invention can integrate the mechanism of gas-water separation into the water tank to achieve the purposes of simple structure, easy assembly and saving installation space.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and efficacy of the present invention, the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings are used to make a detailed description of the present invention, as follows:

The following hydrogen water means that the hydrogen contains a little water vapor. Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 5. As shown in the figure, the present invention provides a water tank 1 including: a first accommodating area 11 and a second The accommodating area 12, the top of the first accommodating area 11 has a hydrogen water inlet 112 and a hydrogen outlet 111, the bottom of the first accommodating area 11 has a water outlet 113, and the top of the second accommodating area 12 It has a water adding port 121, an exhaust port 122 and an oxygen inlet 123, the bottom of the second accommodating area 12 has a water inlet 124 and a water supply outlet 125, the water outlet 113 is connected to the water inlet 124, and the The height of the water outlet 113 is higher than the height of the water inlet 124. In the embodiment of the present invention, the first accommodating area 11 and the second accommodating area 12 may be integral and disposed adjacently, and the first accommodating area 11 may be smaller than the second accommodating area 12. The overall design of the water tank 1 can integrate the gas-water separation mechanism into the water tank, so as to achieve the purposes of simple structure, easy assembly and saving installation space.

As described above, the water tank 1 of the present invention can be filled with the required water through the water inlet 121 of the second accommodating area 12 and transmitted externally through the water supply outlet 125, and hydrogen water can enter the first container through the hydrogen water inlet 112 The storage area 11 is where oxygen can enter the second storage area 12 through the oxygen inlet 123. When hydrogen water enters the first accommodating area 11 through the hydrogen water inlet 112, the water in the hydrogen water can be naturally separated from the hydrogen due to gravity, and then the hydrogen can be discharged from the hydrogen outlet 111, and the water can be collected in In the first accommodating area 11, the water outlet 113 and the water inlet 124 are used to make the water flow back to the second accommodating area 12 for repeated use.

In addition, the exhaust port 122 can exhaust part of the gas in the second accommodating area 12 to balance the pressure of the second accommodating area 12.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the top of the first accommodating area 11 may have a retaining wall 13 between the hydrogen water inlet 112 and the hydrogen outlet 111. The retaining wall 13 allows hydrogen water to flow into the first accommodating area 11 to generate a stop, allowing the hydrogen water to have more time for gas-water separation to prevent hydrogen water from flowing out directly from the hydrogen outlet 111 to achieve Better air-water separation effect.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the bottom of the second accommodating area 12 may further include a filter outlet 126, and the top of the second accommodating area 12 may further include a filter inlet 127, the filter outlet 126 and the filter A first fluid driving unit 14 (such as a pump) and a fluid filtering unit 15 (such as a filter) are connected between the inlet 127 (as shown in FIG. 5). In this way, the water separated by the gas-water separation in the second accommodating area 12 can be output through the filter outlet 126 and transmitted to the fluid filter unit 15 with the cooperation of the first fluid driving unit 14, so that the water After filtering, the filter inlet 127 is transferred to the second accommodating area 12 for repeated use, so as to achieve the effect of clean water.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the bottom of the second accommodating area 12 may further include a drain 128. In this way, the drain 128 can be used to empty the water in the water tank 1 for maintenance.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the water tank 1 may have a box 16, a cover 17, and a leak-proof gasket 18, the water outlet 113, the water inlet 124, the water supply outlet 125, and the filter outlet 126 And the drainage port 128 is provided in the box body 16, the hydrogen water inlet 112, the hydrogen outlet 111, the water addition port 121, the exhaust port 122, the oxygen inlet 123 and the filter inlet 127 are provided in the cover 17, The cover body 17 closes the box body 16, and the leak-proof gasket 18 is disposed between the box body 16 and the cover body 17. The leak-proof gasket 18 has a first leak-proof ring 181 and a second leak-proof ring 182 The first leak-proof ring 181 is located in the first accommodating area 11, and the second leak-proof ring 182 is located in the second accommodating area 12. In this way, the first leak-proof ring 181 and the second leak-proof ring 182 of the leak-proof gasket 18 can be used to prevent the hydrogen water in the first storage area 11 and the water in the second storage area 12 from leaking , And achieve a better sealing effect.

Please refer to FIG. 6. As shown in the figure, the water tank 1 can be used in conjunction with a hydrogen production device 2. The hydrogen production device 2 includes a hydrogen supply unit 21 (such as a hydrogen production element or a solid electrolytic cell) and a water supply. Unit 22 (for example, auxiliary water tank) and an electricity supply unit 23 (for example, commercial power or battery), the hydrogen supply unit 21 has an oxygen outlet 211 and a hydrogen water outlet 212, the oxygen outlet 212 is connected to the oxygen inlet 123, the hydrogen water The outlet 212 is connected to the hydrogen water inlet 112, the water supply unit 22 is connected to the hydrogen supply unit 21 and the water supply outlet 125, and the electricity supply unit 23 is electrically connected to the hydrogen supply unit 21 to supply power to the hydrogen supply unit 21, The hydrogen supply unit 21 is caused to produce hydrogen water.

When in use (please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 at the same time), the hydrogen generating device 2 can be filled with the required water from the water inlet 121 of the second accommodating area 12 and transmitted from the water supply outlet 125 to the water supply unit 22 , Let the water supply unit 22 transfer the water in the second accommodating area 12 to the hydrogen supply unit 21, so that the hydrogen supply unit 21 produces hydrogen water and oxygen, and the hydrogen water enters the first water from the hydrogen water inlet 112 In an accommodating area 11, oxygen enters the second accommodating area 12 through the oxygen inlet 123. When hydrogen water enters the first accommodating area 11 through the hydrogen water inlet 112, the water in the hydrogen water can be naturally separated from the hydrogen due to gravity, and then the hydrogen can be discharged from the hydrogen outlet 111, and the water can be collected in In the first accommodating area 11, the water outlet 113 and the water inlet 124 are used to make the water flow back to the second accommodating area 12 for repeated use.

In addition, the hydrogen outlet 111 may be further connected to a gas-water separation unit 3. Thereby, the hydrogen discharged from the hydrogen outlet 111 can be reintroduced into the gas-water separation unit 3 to perform gas-water separation again, so as to obtain higher purity hydrogen.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the water supply unit 22 may have an exhaust outlet 221, the top of the second accommodating area 12 may have an exhaust inlet 129, and the exhaust outlet 221 is connected to the exhaust inlet 129 . In this way, the gas in the water supply unit 22 can be guided from the exhaust outlet 221 to the exhaust inlet 129 to balance the pressure in the water supply unit 22.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a second fluid driving unit 24 (such as a pump) may be further included, which is connected between the water supply unit 22 and the hydrogen supply unit 21. Thereby, the water to be transmitted in the water supply unit 22 can be pressurized and transmitted to the hydrogen supply unit 21 by the driving of the second fluid driving unit 24. In addition, in a specific embodiment of the present invention, a cooling unit 25 (such as a cooler) may be further included, which is connected before the hydrogen supply unit 21, for example, between the second fluid driving unit 24 and the hydrogen supply unit 21 . In this way, the temperature of the water entering the hydrogen supply unit 21 can be lowered by the cooling unit 25.

The present invention has been disclosed in the above with preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that this embodiment is only used to depict the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to this embodiment should be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the patent application.

1‧‧‧Water tank 11‧‧‧ First storage area 111‧‧‧ Hydrogen outlet 112‧‧‧Hydrogen water inlet 113‧‧‧ Water outlet 12‧‧‧Second storage area 121‧‧‧Water inlet 122‧ ‧‧Exhaust port 123‧‧‧Oxygen inlet 124‧‧‧ Water inlet 125‧‧‧Water supply outlet 126‧‧‧ Filter outlet 127‧‧‧ Filter inlet 128‧‧‧ Drain outlet 129‧‧‧Exhaust inlet 13 ‧‧‧ Retaining wall 14‧‧‧ First fluid drive unit 15‧‧‧ Fluid filter unit 16‧‧‧Box body 17‧‧‧ Cover body 18‧‧‧Leakproof gasket 181‧‧‧Leakproof ring 182 ‧‧‧Second leakproof ring 2‧‧‧Hydrogen production device 21‧‧‧Hydrogen supply unit 211‧‧‧‧ Oxygen outlet 212‧‧‧Hydrogen water outlet 22‧‧‧Water supply unit 221‧‧‧Exhaust outlet 23 ‧‧‧Electricity supply unit 24‧‧‧Second fluid drive unit 25‧‧‧Cooling unit 3‧‧‧Air-water separation unit

[Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram of the combination of the water tank of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is an exploded schematic view of the water tank of the present invention. [Figure 3] This is a schematic view of the water tank of the present invention at another angle. [Figure 4] It is an exploded schematic view of the water tank of the present invention from another angle. [Fig. 5] It is a schematic diagram of the water tank of the present invention combining the first fluid driving unit and the fluid filtering unit. [Figure 6] This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the hydrogen-producing device of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Water tank

111‧‧‧ Hydrogen export

112‧‧‧Hydrogen water inlet

121‧‧‧Water inlet

122‧‧‧Exhaust

123‧‧‧Oxygen inlet

125‧‧‧ water supply export

126‧‧‧ Filter outlet

127‧‧‧ Filter inlet

13‧‧‧ Retaining wall

16‧‧‧Box

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Claims (9)

A water tank, comprising: a first accommodating area and a second accommodating area, the top of the first accommodating area has a hydrogen water inlet and a hydrogen outlet, and the bottom of the first accommodating area has a water outlet , The top of the second storage area has a water inlet, an exhaust port and an oxygen inlet, the bottom of the second storage area has a water inlet and a water supply outlet, the water outlet is connected to the water inlet, and The height of the water outlet is higher than the height of the water inlet. The water tank according to claim 1, wherein the top of the first accommodating area has a retaining wall, and the retaining wall is located between the hydrogen water inlet and the hydrogen outlet. The water tank according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the second accommodating area further includes a filtering outlet, and the top of the second accommodating area further includes a filtering inlet, and a first is connected between the filtering outlet and the filtering inlet A fluid driving unit and a fluid filtering unit. The water tank according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the second accommodating area further includes a drain. The water tank according to claim 1, wherein the water tank has a box body, a cover body and a leak-proof gasket, the water outlet, the water inlet and the water supply outlet are provided in the box body, the hydrogen water inlet, the The hydrogen outlet, the water addition port, the exhaust port, and the oxygen inlet are provided on the cover body, the cover body closes the box body, the leak-proof gasket is provided between the box body and the cover body, the leak-proof gasket has A first leak-proof ring and a second leak-proof ring, the first leak-proof ring is located in the first accommodating area, and the second leak-proof ring is located in the second accommodating area. A hydrogen production device comprising a water tank as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, a hydrogen supply unit, a water supply unit and an electricity supply unit, the hydrogen supply unit having an oxygen outlet and a hydrogen water The oxygen outlet is connected to the oxygen inlet, the hydrogen water outlet is connected to the hydrogen water inlet, the water supply unit is connected to the hydrogen supply unit and the water supply outlet, and the electricity supply unit is electrically connected to the hydrogen supply unit. The hydrogen production device according to claim 6, wherein the water supply unit has an exhaust outlet, and an exhaust inlet is provided at the top of the second accommodating area, and the exhaust outlet is connected to the exhaust inlet. The hydrogen generating device according to claim 6, further comprising a second fluid driving unit connected between the water supply unit and the hydrogen supply unit. The hydrogen generating device according to claim 6, further comprising a cooling unit connected to the hydrogen supply unit.

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