WO2011013173A1

WO2011013173A1 - Portable container

Info

Publication number: WO2011013173A1
Application number: PCT/JP2009/003632
Authority: WO
Inventors: 生田尚之
Original assignee: Ikuta Naoyuki
Priority date: 2009-07-30
Filing date: 2009-07-30
Publication date: 2011-02-03

Abstract

A portable container which can be easily maintained and can quickly and efficiently supply drinking water. The portable container comprises a container body placed on a floor surface and also comprises a case-like drawer drawn, in a state in which the drawer is housed in the container body, out of an opening of the container body through a guide means which includes rollers or through a drawing means which includes a power conversion mechanism and having left and right side walls at least one of which is open. A water purification processing device for purifying raw water to obtain drinking water is provided on the upper surface of a sliding floor plate of the drawer. A support member projecting from the lower surface of the sliding floor surface, engaging the ground, and substantially horizontally supporting the drawer relative to the container body is mounted to the lower part of a front wall of the drawer. Also, the water purification processing device includes a pre-processing system using a flocculating agent before a reverse osmosis membrane processes the raw water.

Description

Portable container

The present invention relates to a portable container equipped with a water purification device that treats raw water (dirty water, seawater, ballast water, well water, etc.) into drinking water, particularly in disaster areas, places where drinking water is required, etc. The present invention relates to a portable container that can be installed in a vacant space to purify dirty raw water (turbid water) and supply drinking water to victims, people who need drinking water, and the like.

Patent Document 1 describes “Matters for providing a water purification apparatus capable of obtaining drinking water by purifying raw water in a portable container”. Patent Document 2 states that “in order to make muddy water drinking water, a solid / liquid separation processing unit, a filtering chemical processing unit, and a purified water supply unit are arranged in the container from the upstream side to the downstream side”. Is described. In FIG. 3 of Patent Document 2, an engine-type generator, a plurality of pumps, a control box, and the like are appropriately installed in the container, and the pump, the control box, and the like generate electricity with the engine-type generator. It is described that it operates by electricity.

These portable containers described in

Patent Documents

1 and 2 are, for example, that when transporting a portable container to a disaster-stricken area, the portable container is immediately installed in a necessary place without civil engineering work, There is an advantage that water can be supplied. However, there are the following problems.
(A) When the water purification apparatus was incorporated in a sealed container having a predetermined size, shape, etc., it was necessary to secure a working path. Therefore, the internal space of the container cannot be used effectively.
(B) Necessary work such as maintenance work such as inspection and repair and work for supplying drinking water must be performed in a sealed space. Therefore, maintenance work and drinking water supply work cannot be performed quickly and efficiently.
(C) The installation area of the solar cell module cannot be increased.
JP 2002-273423 A JP 2007-7618 A

The intended object of the present invention is to solve the problems of

Patent Documents

1 and 2, effectively use the internal space of a sealed container, and perform maintenance work and drinking water supply work quickly and efficiently. That is. The second object is to support the case-like drawer in a substantially horizontal state with respect to the container body during use. The third object is that the case-like drawer can be easily taken in and out. The 4th objective is to increase the installation area of a solar cell module. Another object is to be able to transport a portable container to a stricken area, immediately install the portable container at a necessary place without performing civil engineering work, and supply drinking water to the stricken person.

The portable container according to the present invention includes a container main body installed on the floor surface, a guide means including at least a plurality of rollers from a state accommodated in the container main body, or a drawer means including a power conversion mechanism. And a case-like drawer that is drawn out from the opening of the container body and at least one of the left and right side walls is open, and obtains drinking water by purifying raw water on the upper surface of the slide floor plate of the drawer. A water purification apparatus capable of being pulled out, projecting from the lower surface of the slide floor surface to the lower part of the front wall of the drawer, and being grounded, and supporting the drawer in a substantially horizontal state with respect to the container body The water purification apparatus includes a pretreatment using a flocculant before treating the raw water with a reverse osmosis membrane. And butterflies.

In the above configuration, the support member is a bearing and a caster supported by the bearing. Further, the guide means is a plurality of rollers disposed on the slide floor surface of the drawer or the container main body with a required interval in the longitudinal direction of the drawer, and the drawer is located on the container main body with respect to the roller. It is characterized by being slidably supported via the.

The drawer means includes a handle attached to the front wall of the drawer, or a handle including a screw installed over the rear wall of the drawer in a state of being screwed into the threaded portion of the container body from the front wall of the drawer. It is characterized by being. The drawer means is a power transmission mechanism including a pinion and a rack provided so as to always mesh with the slide floor surface of the drawer and the wall of the container body. Furthermore, a solar cell module is arranged on the top surface of the top plate of the drawer. The flocculant is, for example, Bacillus natto.

(A) The advantages of the portable container can be utilized. For example, no packaging is required during export, installation at a desired location, easy installation, quick water supply, etc.
(B) Since it is a drawer type, the internal space of the sealed container can be used effectively.
(C) Since at least one (preferably both) of the left and right side walls in the longitudinal direction of the case-shaped drawer is open, maintenance work and drinking water supply work can be performed quickly and efficiently.
(D) Since a supporting member for grounding is attached to the lower part of the front wall of the drawer, even if there is a step portion (leg part) on the base (fixed floor surface) of the portable container, the drawer in the drawer state The container body can be supported in a substantially horizontal state.
(E) The sludge substance can be efficiently separated into clean water and BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) can be reduced. In addition, since the sludge material is removed in the pretreatment, the reverse osmosis membrane (RO membrane system) is not hindered.
(F) According to claims 2 to 5, the drawer can be smoothly put in and out.
(G) Claim 6 can arrange | position a solar cell module not only on the top plate of a container main body but on the upper surface of the top plate of a drawer.

1 to 9 are explanatory views showing the best embodiment (first embodiment) of the present invention. 10 to 12 are explanatory views showing a second embodiment of the present invention. 13 and 14 are explanatory views showing a third embodiment of the present invention. 15 and 16 are explanatory views showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
Schematic explanatory drawing at the time of storage (a part of the side wall of the container body is cut away). The schematic explanatory drawing of the state which pulled out the drawer 3 to the arrow A direction. The perspective view in FIG. Schematic explanatory drawing of the drawer 3. FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. Schematic cross-sectional explanatory drawing of the main part in the longitudinal direction (partially omitted). The schematic explanatory drawing which shows the whole water purification apparatus in the drawer 3. FIG. Schematic explanatory drawing which showed the whole water purification apparatus Y from the upstream (on the drawing, left) to the downstream (on the drawing, right). Schematic explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the self-generated electricity. Schematic explanatory drawing of 2nd Example (perspective view of the state which isolate | separated). 11 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view taken along line 11-11 in FIG. The schematic cross-section explanatory drawing of the longitudinal direction at the time of accommodation. Schematic cross-sectional explanatory drawing of 3rd Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the principal part. Schematic cross-sectional explanatory drawing of 4th Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the principal part. Explanatory drawing similar to FIG. 3 which shows 5th Example.

X, X1, X2, X3, X4 ... portable container, Y ... purified water treatment device, G ... floor surface (including ground), 1, 1A, 1B ... container main body, 2 ... opening, 3, 3A, 3B ... Drawer, 4 ... Opening, A ... Arrow, 6 ... Leg, 7 ... Base (fixed bottom plate), 8 ... Main body side wall, 9 ... Rear wall, 10 ... Top plate, 11, 11A ... Solar cell module, 12 ... Screwing Parts (female screws), 15, 15B ... slide floor plate, 16 ... slide top plate, 17 ... front wall, 18 ... rear wall, 21 ... support member, 22 ... bearing, 23 ... casters, 25, 25A ... guide means, 26 ... Support plate, 25a ... roller (roller group), 31 ... drawing means, 32 ... grip, 33 ... screw, 34 ... handle, 36 ... rack, 37 ... pinion, 38 ... drive motor, 42 ... pretreatment.

Hereinafter, the best mode (first embodiment) for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 will be described.

(1) Portable container X
The portable container X of the present invention has a container main body 1 installed on the floor, and a case that is drawn from the opening 2 of the container main body 1 through the guide means and the pull-out means from the state stored in the container main body 1. And a drawer 3 in the form of a ring. At least one (both in the present embodiment) of the left and right side walls in the longitudinal direction of the case-shaped drawer (hereinafter referred to as “drawer 3”) has

openings

4 and 4. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view when stored (a part of the side wall of the container body 1 is cut away). FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which the drawer 3 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow A. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG.

The external shape of the container X of this embodiment is a horizontally long storage box. Since this container X is an ordinary metal container for freight transportation, it is a storage box having a length of, for example, 20 feet, 40 feet, etc. and capable of being transported. Of course, regarding the external shape of the container X, if it is a transportable storage box, it may be a house-type container in which the top plate is formed in a mountain shape.

Here, first, the configuration of the container body 1 as a guide means will be described with reference to FIGS. With reference to FIG. 3, the right side is the container body 1. Since the container main body 1 has the same shape as that of ordinary general cargo transportation as described above, the main body base (fixed bottom plate) 7 having the grounding legs 6, the left and right main

body side walls

8 and 8, and the rear wall 9 The main body opening 2 and the top plate 10 are provided on the opposite side of the rear wall. In the present embodiment, the solar cell module 11 is disposed on the top surface of the top plate 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a screwing portion (female screw) 12 is provided in a protruding state at the front center portion of the inner wall surface of the base (fixed bottom plate) 7.

Next, the configuration of the drawer 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The drawer 3 is formed in a case shape corresponding to the shape and size of the container body 1, but the left and right side walls are open 4 so that maintenance work and drinking water supply work can be performed quickly and efficiently. 4
With reference to FIG. 3, the drawer 3 is on the left side. The drawer 3 has a slide floor plate 15, a slide top plate 16 guided by inner wall surfaces of the left and

right side walls

8, 8 of the container body 1, and a front wall 17 and a rear wall 18 orthogonal to the

slide plates

15, 16. . The lower ends of the front wall 17 and the rear wall 18 protrude from the slide floor plate 15 by a required amount in order to support a later-described screw.

Thus, in this embodiment, a water purification device Y is provided on the upper surface of the slide floor plate 15 of the drawer 3 to obtain the drinking water by purifying the raw water, and the slide is disposed below the front wall 17 of the drawer. A support member 21 that protrudes from the lower surface of the floor surface 15 and contacts the floor surface (including the ground) G and supports the drawer 3 in the drawer state in a substantially horizontal state with respect to the container body 1 is attached. A pair of support members 21 are provided on the left and right of the lower portion of the front wall 17. The support member includes, for example, a bearing 22 fixed to the front wall 17 and a caster 23 supported by the bearing.

In this embodiment, the guide means 25 is provided below the slide floor plate 15 of the drawer 3 via the support plate 26. Although the container body 1 itself has a guide function, the guide means 25 uses a plurality of rollers (roller groups) 25a on the left and right sides in order to facilitate the taking in and out of the drawer 3. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, these rollers 25 a are arranged with a required interval in the longitudinal direction of the slide floor plate 15. Therefore, the drawer 3 is slidably supported with respect to the container body 1 via the roller 25a.

In the present embodiment, in order to easily pull out the drawer 3 from the container body 1, a drawer means 31 including one or more power conversion mechanisms is provided from the drawer 3 to the container body 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the drawer means 31 is a handle 32 attached to the front wall 17 of the drawer 3. As shown in FIG. 6, the power conversion mechanism of the drawer 3 is, for example, connected to the lower end portion of the rear wall 18 of the drawer 3 while being screwed into the screwing portion 12 of the container body 1 from the lower end portion of the front wall 17. A handle 34 including a screw 33 laid across. In order to easily pull out the drawer 3, it is desirable to use a power conversion mechanism as the mechanical means in addition to the handle 32.

(2) Water purification device Y
Next, the water purification apparatus Y is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 7 thru | or FIG. FIG. 7 is an overall schematic explanatory view showing an example of the water purification apparatus provided in the drawer 3. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view schematically showing the entire water purification apparatus Y from upstream (on the drawing, left) to downstream (on the drawing, right).

In FIG. 8, solid arrows indicate unnumbered pipes (pipe lines). First, 41 is dirty raw water (treated water). The raw water 41 contains impurities such as inorganic substances and organic substances.

42 is a solid / liquid separation processing unit for separating the raw water 41 into “floc (solidified aggregate)” and “transparent water whose chromaticity is changed to transparent”. The solid / liquid separation processing unit 42 includes a reaction tank 42a, a drive motor 42b, an agitation unit 42c, a detection unit 42d, and the like, and a flocculant is mixed into the reaction tank 42a through an unnumbered pipe. In addition, when the raw water 41 and the flocculant are mixed in the reaction tank 42a and stirred slowly by the stirring means 42c for a required time, the fine flocs are combined with each other to form "large and heavy growing flocs" and "small and The flocs are divided into “lightly grown floc” and “clear water”, and the flocs with high specific gravity sink to the bottom of the reaction tank, while the flocs with low specific gravity float on the surface of the clear water.

Next, 43 is a supernatant collecting device disposed between the reaction tank of the solid / liquid separation processing unit 42 and any one of a plurality of types of first to

third filtration devices

44, 45, 46 on the downstream side. . In the present embodiment, the supernatant collection device 43 is disposed between the reaction tank 42 a of the solid / liquid separation processing unit 42 and the first filtration device 44. The supernatant collecting device 43 includes a supernatant collecting tank, movable pipe means including a float, a transfer pump on an unnumbered line, etc., and the movable pipe means in the supernatant collecting tank sucks a floating floc remaining in the clear water. Aspirate the supernatant so that it does not.

Also, the first filtration device 44 includes sand, stones and the like, and removes inorganic substances contained in the supernatant portion. The second filtration device 45 includes a plurality of alternative reverse osmosis membranes (RO membranes) as an example of a microfiltration membrane, and is disposed between the first filtration device 44 and the third filtration device 46. It is installed and sterilized by high pressure.

The third filtration device 46 is disposed on the downstream side of the second filtration device 45 via an unnumbered line, and the coral a and barley stone are placed in the horizontally long active layer via a plurality of partition walls. Treatment materials such as b and activated carbon c are provided in the horizontal direction.

Further, a sterilization chlorine injector 47 and an ozone generator 48 are integrally disposed on the upper wall of the active layer 50 of the third filtration device 46, respectively. Then, chlorine in the chlorine injector 47 and ozone gas in the ozone generator 48 are injected into the active layer 50 through the injection line 49 and the injection port. In addition, the 3rd filtration apparatus 46 of a present Example is provided with the water purifier 51 which has a microfiltration membrane directly or indirectly. Since the third filtration device 46 includes a precise filtration membrane, in particular, the sterilization contained in the protein-containing aqueous solution can be removed.

The control panel 52 includes, for example, an operation indicator (not shown), a distribution board 53 (FIG. 9), etc., and opens / closes a plurality of switching valves V1 to V4, a plurality of pumps 1, and a reaction tank based on signals from the detection means. The drive of the drive motor 42b of 42a is each controlled. In addition, detailed description of the control method of the water purification apparatus Y, a filtration apparatus, etc. is omitted. In FIG. 9, 61 is an inverter, and 62 is a battery.

The guide means 25 including a plurality of rollers according to the first embodiment is attached to the lower surface of the slide floor plate 15 of the drawer 3. The guide means 25 may be a guide rail provided on the inner wall surface of the container body 1. Further, the design of the mounting position can be changed. Further, the power conversion mechanism of the pulling means 31 of the first embodiment uses a screwing means including a screw rod 33, but a pinion provided to always mesh with the slide floor surface of the drawer and the wall of the container main body, respectively. The design can be changed to a rack.

The portable container X1 (referred to as “second embodiment”) of FIGS. 10 to 12 is provided with guide means 25A on the inner wall surface of the container main body 1A.
The roller (roller group) 25a of the guide means 25A is disposed in a horizontal state with a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the container body 1A. Therefore, the drawer 3A can enter and exit the container main body 1A while being on the roller 25a.

As described above, the guide means (25, 25A) according to the present invention includes a plurality of guide means (25, 25A) arranged at a required interval in the longitudinal direction of the drawer on either the slide floor surface of the drawer (3, 3A) or the container body. The drawer is supported slidably on the container body via the roller. In the second embodiment, the drawing means including the power conversion mechanism is not a specific requirement of the invention. In addition, the drawer (3, 3A) is inserted into the container body via either the guide means including a plurality of rollers or the drawer means including a power conversion mechanism from the state housed in the container body (1, 1A). What is necessary is just to be able to draw out from the opening 2.

The portable container X2 (referred to as “third embodiment”) of FIGS. 13 and 14 is a rack at the center of the lower surface of the slide floor surface 15B of the drawer 3B as another example of the drawer means 31A including the power conversion mechanism. On the other hand, a drive motor 38 having a pinion 37 that meshes with the rack is fixed to the inner wall surface of the main body base (fixed floor surface) 7 of the container main body 1B. Even if comprised in this way, the same effect as 1st Example can be acquired.

On the other hand, the portable container X3 (referred to as “fourth embodiment”) in FIGS. 15 and 16 shows an equivalent example of the drawer means 31A including the power conversion mechanism of the third embodiment. . For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals are assigned and redundant descriptions are omitted.

In the third and fourth embodiments, from the state in which the drawer 3B is housed in the container main body 1B, the guide means including a plurality of rollers and the drawer means including the power conversion mechanism can be used from the opening of the container main body 1B. The point pulled out is different from the second embodiment.

Finally, the portable container X4 (referred to as “fifth embodiment”) in FIG. 17 has a solar cell module 11A disposed on the upper surface of the slide top plate 16 of the drawer 3. If comprised in this way, since the solar cell module 11A can be arrange | positioned not only on the top plate of the container main body 1 but on the upper surface of the slide top plate 16 of the drawer 3, a power supply can be obtained efficiently.

In this embodiment, as an example of the flocculant, “Product No. PGα21Ca (flocculant mainly composed of Bacillus natto)” manufactured by “Nippon Polyglu Co., Ltd.” is used. Moreover, the electric power from the solar cell module 11 of the container main body 1 is utilized for the water purification apparatus Y via an appropriate reel (code sending and winding means). Furthermore, for example, a micro switch is used to detect the position of the drawer (3, 3A, 3B).

The present invention is used in an emergency, for example, when transporting cargo to a disaster area and supplying drinking water quickly.

Claims

From the container main body installed on the floor and from the opening of the container main body through either the guide means including at least a plurality of rollers from the state accommodated in the container main body or the pulling means including a power conversion mechanism Provided with a water purification device that is drawn out and has a case-shaped drawer in which at least one of the left and right side walls is open, and can purify raw water on the upper surface of the slide floor plate of the drawer to obtain drinking water In addition, a support member is attached to the lower part of the front wall of the drawer so as to protrude from the lower surface of the slide floor surface, and to support the drawer in a drawer state in a substantially horizontal state with respect to the container body. The water purification apparatus includes a pretreatment system that uses a flocculant before treating raw water with a reverse osmosis membrane. Na.
The portable container according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a bearing and a caster supported by the bearing.
2. The guide means according to claim 1, wherein the guide means is a plurality of rollers disposed on the slide floor plate of the drawer or the container main body with a required interval in the longitudinal direction of the drawer, and the drawer is relative to the container main body. The portable container is slidably supported via the roller.
2. The power conversion mechanism of the drawer means according to claim 1, wherein the power conversion mechanism of the drawer means is a handle including a screw that is laid over the rear wall of the drawer in a state of being screwed into the screwed portion of the container body from the front wall of the drawer. A portable container characterized by
2. The portable power transmission mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the power conversion mechanism of the drawer means is a power transmission mechanism including a pinion and a rack provided so as to always mesh with the slide floor surface of the drawer and the wall of the container body. container.
2. The portable container according to claim 1, wherein a solar cell module is disposed on an upper surface of the drawer slide top plate.