WO2012002627A1

WO2012002627A1 - Water-treating cartridge unit

Info

Publication number: WO2012002627A1
Application number: PCT/KR2010/008886
Authority: WO
Inventors: 배경석
Original assignee: 주식회사 워터스
Priority date: 2010-06-29
Filing date: 2010-12-13
Publication date: 2012-01-05
Also published as: KR20120001179A; CN103068458A; CN103068458B; KR101180456B1

Abstract

According to the present invention, a water-treating cartridge unit comprises: a filter housing including an inlet and an outlet through which target water to be treated flows; a cartridge disposed in the filter housing, accommodating an inner filler, and including a communicating hole on one side thereof so as to connect the inside and outside thereof together; a cap fixed at the inlet of the filter housing, and selectively contacting the communicating hole; and a repulsion member installed such that an inner surface of the outlet and another side of the cartridge apply mutually repulsive forces, the repulsion member moving the cartridge toward the cap when the target water is not introduced. Accordingly, the cartridge floats and rotates to uniformly maintain a mixed concentration of the inner filler and the target water, thereby improving the reliability of supplied mixed water.

Description

Cartridge unit for water treatment

The present invention relates to a water treatment cartridge unit which allows the internal filling of the filter cartridge to be mixed with the water to be treated by the water pressure of the water to be treated.

In general, the water treatment cartridge unit may be used in various fields such as a shower, water purifier, water softener, and the like, and a water treatment filler such as a bathing agent, a skin cosmetic, and an insecticide is filled and used in the water treatment cartridge unit as necessary.

Hereinafter, a conventional water treatment cartridge unit will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional water treatment cartridge unit has a filter housing 10 having an inlet 11 and an outlet 12 formed therein, and receives and installs internal fillers in the filter housing 10. A cartridge 20 having a communication hole 21 communicating with the inside and the outside on one side thereof, a cap 30 capable of lifting and lowering to open the communication hole 21 of the cartridge 20 by water pressure of the water to be treated; It comprises a spring 40 for elastically supporting the cap 30 to lower the cartridge 20 to close the communication hole 21.

Here, the cap 30 is one side (upper) is disposed in the cartridge 20 through the communication hole 21, the other side (lower) is disposed to face the one side when the water to be treated does not flow into the One side may close the communication hole 21 by the elasticity of the spring (40).

At this time, when the water to be treated is introduced into the cap 30 and the water pressure increases to a certain size, the communication hole 21 which is closed by overcoming the elastic force of the spring 40 and being lifted and lifting one side is gradually opened.

Therefore, the treated water introduced through the inlet 11 is mixed with the internal filling and then exits to the outside through the outlet 12.

On the other hand, when the water pressure of the water to be treated is reduced by one side of the cap 30 by the elastic force of the spring 40 to block the communication hole 21.

Thus, the conventional water treatment cartridge unit is structurally opened and closed the communication hole 21 by the lifting and lowering of the cap 30, the cartridge 20 is fixedly installed inside the filter housing 10 to the internal filling There is a problem that can not be mixed sufficiently with.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cartridge unit for water treatment, in which a mixed concentration of internal fillers and water to be treated can be kept constant.

In order to achieve the above object, a cartridge for water treatment according to an aspect of the present invention includes a filter housing having an inlet and an outlet of water to be treated; A cartridge disposed inside the filter housing to accommodate the internal filler and having a communication hole communicating with the inside and the outside on one side thereof; A cap fixedly installed at an inlet side of the filter housing to selectively contact the communication hole of the cartridge; And a repelling means installed on the inner side of the outlet side of the filter housing and the other side of the cartridge so that the repulsive force acts on each other to move the cartridge in the cap direction when water to be treated is not introduced.

Here, the cartridge is characterized in that it is installed to support the inside of the filter housing according to the water pressure of the water to be treated when the water to be treated.

In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the cartridge, it characterized in that the rib is formed to protrude in a spiral to guide the flow of the water to be treated.

In addition, the repulsion means is characterized in that the magnetic material of the same polarity.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a flow delay means fixed to the communication hole inside the cartridge to delay the outflow of the internal filling.

In addition, the flow delay means is characterized in that the sponge or non-woven fabric of a porous material.

In addition, the cartridge is provided with a compartment so that the communication hole is located inside to form an internal space, characterized in that the flow delay means is seated on the upper end of the compartment.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a filter member disposed on the outlet side of the filter housing is installed to filter the mixed water mixed with the water to be treated and the internal filler.

As described above, according to the water treatment cartridge unit according to the present invention, the concentration of the mixture between the internal filling and the water to be treated can be kept constant at all times by lifting and rotating the cartridge, thereby improving the reliability of the mixed water provided.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional water treatment cartridge unit,

2 is a front sectional view showing a cartridge unit for water treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of FIG. 2, and

Figure 4 is a front sectional view showing a water treatment cartridge unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings looks at in detail with respect to the water treatment cartridge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to this, terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the common or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, these can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations.

Figure 2 is a front sectional view showing a water treatment cartridge unit according to an embodiment of the present invention and Figure 3 is a perspective view of FIG.

2 and 3, the cartridge unit for water treatment according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a filter housing 110, a cartridge 120, a cap 130, a repulsive means 140 and a flow delay means. It is configured by.

Here, the filter housing 110 is provided with an annular space therein, the mouth and

outlet

111, 112 of the water to be treated are formed to face each other in the lower and upper portions of the figure.

In addition, the filter housing 110 is made so that at least one place can be assembled separately.

To this end, the middle portion of the filter housing 110 is formed to be separated into a threaded structure coupled to each other to replace the cartridge 120 or to fill the internal filling in the cartridge 120, of course.

The upper portion of the filter housing 110 may also be separated and formed in a structure that is threaded to each other to facilitate the assembly of the reaction means 140 disposed in the inner space of the outlet 112 side.

In addition, the filter housing 110 has a first support plate 115, a second support plate 116, and a third support plate 117 on the inlet 111 side of the filter housing 110 at an outlet 112. ) Are sequentially provided in the lateral direction.

First, the first support plate 115 has at least one passage hole 115a through which an object to be processed flows through the inner circumferential surface of the inlet 111 side of the filter housing 110 so that the filter housing ( 110 is fixedly installed on the inner circumferential surface.

The second support plate 116 and the third support plate 117 are spaced apart and fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the outlet 112 side of the filter housing 110, respectively, which is also mixed with the water to be treated and the internal filler At least one other through hole (not shown) is formed through which the water can flow through the outlet 112 side.

In addition, the cartridge 120 has a structure in which a communication hole 121 is formed in a ring shape to receive a liquid internal filler (not shown) inside the filter housing 110 to communicate with the inside and the outside. .

In particular, the cartridge 120 is disposed without being fixed to the inside of the filter housing 110 to support the inside of the filter housing 110 according to the water pressure of the water to be treated when the object to be treated flows in.

Ribs (not shown) for guiding the flow of the water to be treated flows in a spiral shape on the outer circumferential surface of the cartridge 120 so that the cartridge 120 may be rotatably provided in a supported state.

As such, according to the rotation of the cartridge 120, the mixed concentration of the water to be treated and the internal filling material can be kept more constant and can be discharged.

In addition, the cap 130 is fixed to the inlet 111 side of the filter housing 110 is provided to be selectively contact with the communication hole 121 of the cartridge 120.

To this end, the cap 130 is a structure that is supported through-installed in the center of the first support plate 115.

In addition, the repelling means 140 is disposed on the outlet 112 side of the filter housing 110 to elastically move the cartridge 120 in the direction of the cap 130 when water to be treated is not introduced.

The repelling means 140 is a pair of magnetic bodies each installed on the other side of the second support plate 116 and the cartridge 120 of the filter housing 110 so that the reaction force acts on each other.

As such, the repelling means 140 may be simply installed by the hook portion (116a, 120a) provided on the other side of the second support plate 116 and the cartridge 120, respectively.

In addition, the repulsive means 140 is used by selectively adjusting the repulsive force between a pair of magnetic bodies so that the elastic force to the cartridge 120 can be canceled by the appropriate water pressure of the water to be treated.

However, in the present embodiment, the repulsive means 140 is limited to magnetic materials, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be replaced with other means unless it hinders the support and rotation of the cartridge 120. to be.

In addition, the flow delay means may be used a variety of materials that are fixed on the communication hole 121 in the cartridge 120 to delay the outflow of the internal filling.

That is, the one used in the present embodiment is a sponge 150, which is seated and fixed on the communication hole 121 inside the cartridge 120, and has a structure in which a liquid internal filler can penetrate inside the tissue.

The sponge 150 prevents the liquid internal filling from rapidly exiting from the cartridge 120 to the outside through the communication hole 121.

On the other hand, the present invention may further include a filter member 160 that is fixedly disposed on the third support plate 117 of the filter housing 110 to be fixed to filter the mixed water mixed with the water to be treated and the internal filler. have.

Hereinafter, the operation of the water treatment cartridge unit of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. 3 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the water to be treated begins to flow through the inlet 111 of the filter housing 110 and the water pressure is increased to a certain size, the cartridge 120 is operated by the water pressure of the water to be treated. To overcome the repulsive force of the repelling means 140 and to float in the direction of the outlet 112 of the filter housing 110.

Therefore, the communication hole 121 of the cartridge 120, which is closed by the cap 130, is opened, and the internal filling material gradually escapes through the communication hole 121 of the cartridge 120 to be treated. Mixing takes place.

The mixed water mixed in this way flows in a vortex through the rib of the cartridge 120 to float the cartridge 120, and then flows out through the outlet 112 side of the filter housing 110.

Subsequently, when the inflow of the water to be treated into the filter housing 110 is stopped, the communication hole 121 of the cartridge 120 and the cap 130 come into contact with each other by the repulsive force of the repelling means 140. This will prevent leakage.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4 as another embodiment of the present invention, a non-woven fabric 155 having a higher density than the sponge 150 is used as the flow delay means, and the compartment of the cartridge 120 is ultrasonically fused. The non-woven fabric 155 may be configured to be seated on an upper portion of the 122.

The compartment 122 is formed such that an inner space 122a is formed to partition the communication hole 121 inward.

According to this, the internal fillings coming out through the nonwoven fabric 155 and the treated water flowing in are mixed on the inner space 122a and are discharged to the outside through the communication hole 121 of the cartridge 120 in the form of mixed water. .

Therefore, according to another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the problem that the internal filling in the process of exiting the communication hole 121 due to the narrow communication hole 121 in the previous embodiment.

As described above, the present invention can improve the reliability of the mixed water provided because the mixed concentration between the internal filling and the water to be treated can always be kept constant by floating the cartridge 120.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention relates, Of course, various modifications and variations can be made within the equivalent range.

Claims

A filter housing 110 in which inlets and outlets 111 and 112 of the water to be treated are formed;

A cartridge (120) disposed inside the filter housing (110) to receive internal fillers and having a communication hole (121) communicating internal and external parts on one side thereof;

A cap 130 fixedly installed at an inlet 111 side of the filter housing 110 to selectively contact the communication hole 121 of the cartridge 120; And

Repelling force is installed on the inner surface of the outlet 112 side of the filter housing 110 and the other side of the cartridge 120 to move the cartridge 120 toward the cap 130 when water to be treated is not introduced. Repulsive means 140 to make;

Cartridge unit for water treatment comprising a.
The method of claim 1, wherein the cartridge 120,

Cartridge unit for water treatment, characterized in that when the water to be treated is installed to be supported in the interior of the filter housing 110 according to the water pressure of the water to be treated.
The outer peripheral surface of the cartridge 120, according to claim 2,

A cartridge unit for water treatment, characterized in that a rib is formed to protrude in a spiral so as to guide the flow of water to be treated.
The method of claim 1, wherein the repelling means 140,

A water treatment cartridge unit which is a magnetic substance of the same polarity.
The method of claim 1,

The cartridge unit for water treatment, characterized in that it further comprises a flow delay means for delaying the outflow of the internal filling fixedly disposed on the communication hole 121 in the cartridge (120).
The method of claim 5, wherein the flow delay means,

Cartridge unit for water treatment, characterized in that the sponge 150 or non-woven fabric 155 of the porous material.
According to claim 5 or 6, wherein the cartridge 120,

Compartment portion 122 is provided so that the communication hole 121 is located inside to form the internal space 122a, characterized in that the flow delay means is seated on top of the compartment portion 122 Cartridge unit for water treatment.
The method of claim 1,

And a filter member (160) disposed at the outlet (112) side of the filter housing (110) and installed to filter the mixed water in which the water to be treated and the internal filler are mixed.