WO2014119531A1

WO2014119531A1 - Water purifier

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Publication number: WO2014119531A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/051738
Authority: WO
Inventors: 山内敬大; 植松信機; 井植洋
Original assignee: 東レ株式会社
Priority date: 2013-02-01
Filing date: 2014-01-28
Publication date: 2014-08-07
Also published as: TW201442681A

Abstract

The present invention is a water purifier which has a handle and in which a space under the handle is utilized effectively. A water purifier comprising: a raw water container, in which raw water is to be stored temporarily; a cartridge which is attached to the raw water container, and through which the raw water is to be purified; and a main body container, in which the raw water container is housed in an upper part thereof and purified water is stored in a lower part thereof, and which is equipped with a main body container handle. The water purifier is characterized in that a space in the main body container in which the purified water is to be stored is composed of a first space that is positioned under the raw water container and a second space that is positioned on the side of the first space and has a convex shape, and one end of the main body container handle is connected above the second space.

Description

Water purifier

The present invention relates to a domestic water purifier that is mainly used at home and filters tap water.

Conventionally, a pot-type water purifier that purifies tap water once stored in a container with a cartridge and stores the obtained purified water is known (Patent Document 1). Such a pot-type water purifier is preferably stored in the refrigerator. Among them, there are many requests to store in a door pocket, and a compact design that matches it is desired.

Most of the water purification capacity of pot type water purifiers is 1.0L to 2.0L, and the larger the water purification capacity, the more it has a handle. This is because a gripping portion that can be reliably grasped is desired as the water purification capacity is increased. In other words, it is considered that the water purifier is provided with a handle that can be firmly gripped in order to avoid dropping the water purifier when water is poured or inability to stably pour water.

However, in many water purifiers equipped with conventional handles, the handles protrude from the outer periphery of the main body container (Patent Documents 2 and 3). This made it difficult to store in the door pocket of the refrigerator. Even if it was able to be stored, the space under the protruding handle was vacant, dominating the space in the valuable refrigerator door pocket.

There is a water purifier having a detachable handle as one of means for solving such a problem. However, it is necessary to attach and detach the handle each time depending on the application, which takes time.

JP 2010-162513 A Design Registration No. 1331707 Design Registration No. 1189132

The object of the present invention is to provide a water purifier having a handle and effectively utilizing the space under the handle in view of the above-described problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
A raw water container that temporarily stores raw water; a cartridge that is attached to the raw water container to purify the raw water; a main body container that houses the raw water container in the upper part, stores purified water in the lower part, and includes a main body container handle; In the water purifier, the space for storing the purified water in the main body container is a first space located below the raw water container and a second space having a convex shape located on the side of the first space. The water purifier is characterized in that one end of the main body container handle is connected above the second space.

Further, it is preferable that at least a part of a space for inserting a finger of the main body container handle is located above and inside the bottom edge of the main body container.

Moreover, it is preferable that the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing the purified water is 1.5 L or more, and the raw water storage capacity of the raw water container is less than 0.5 times the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing the purified water.

Further, it is preferable that the purified water storage capacity of the second space is 0.1 to 0.3 times the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing the purified water.

Moreover, it is preferable that the outline of the water purifier is substantially rectangular.

The main body container handle is preferably L-shaped, and the other end of the main body container handle is preferably connected to the outer surface of the main body container on the side of the raw water container.

The present invention has the following excellent effects by the above configuration.

According to the present invention, the space under the handle (main body container), which was wasted in the conventional handle shape, is replaced with the purified water storage space. Thereby, even if the purified water capacity which can be stored conventionally is the same, compactization can be realized and it is easy to store.

In addition, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the water purifier can be made more compact and easy to lift.

Moreover, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the capacity of the raw water container is less than 0.5 times the purified water storage capacity. Therefore, even if the purified water storage capacity is a large capacity of 1.5 L or more, the volume of the raw water container, which becomes a useless space during storage, does not significantly affect the storage capacity in the refrigerator.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the capacity of the second space to be located under the main body container handle has a sufficiently large ratio of 0.1 to 0.3 times the purified water storage capacity. Therefore, the space under the main body container handle is fully utilized effectively.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the outline of the water purifier is substantially rectangular, when storing in the refrigerator, the main body container handle does not stick out and is efficiently stored without waste in space. it can.

Further, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the main body container handle is not a U-shape but an L shape, so that the length of the grippable portion becomes larger in the ratio of the main body container handle. Therefore, the main body container handle can be saved in space, and more purified water can be stored. Moreover, since the direction of the joint surface to the main body container differs between one end and the other end of the main body container handle, the main body container handle is not easily broken even if it is accidentally dropped.

It is a side view of a water purifier concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure of the handle part which removed the handle cover of the water purifier concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which passes along the spout and main body container handle of the main body container which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of a handle concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the side view of a U-shaped handle. It is an example of a side view of an L-shaped handle. In the water purifier which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the side view which showed the case where purified water was filled to full water. The stitch-shaped part indicates clean water. In the water purifier which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the side view which showed the positional relationship of the gravity center at the time of clean water discharging from a spout, and a holding part. The stitch-shaped part indicates clean water. In the water purifier which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the side view which showed the positional relationship of the gravity center of an empty state, and a holding part. It is a perspective view of the main body container concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the handle cover concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of a cartridge replacement time display member according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure of the state with which the cartridge replacement time display member which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn with the main body container handle. It is a figure of the state with which the cartridge replacement time display member which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn with the main body container handle. In the main body container concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is an enlarged view of the concave part for latching of a main body container handle which mutually latches with the convex part for latching of a cartridge exchange time display member. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cartridge replacement time display member according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cartridge replacement time display member according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the raw | natural water container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the lid concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional instruction diagram for showing the cross-sectional shape of the main body container handle in FIGS. 21, 22, and 23 in the handle according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional shape of the main body container handle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional shape of the main body container handle which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional shape of the main body container handle which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for showing a main body container handle and a cartridge exchange time display member concerning a conventional water purifier.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment shown below, What is necessary is just to be able to achieve the said objective of this invention.

Currently, the widely used pot type water purifier is equipped with a filtration cartridge filled with a filter medium such as activated carbon or hollow fiber membrane. However, the cartridge has a lifetime, and when the filtration capacity decreases, the user replaces it with a new cartridge. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a water purifier having a function of displaying a cartridge filtration capacity decline time on a water purifier in advance with a date and allowing a user to change the cartridge without forgetting is known.

In the water purifier described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-135753, which is a patent document, a replacement time display member is provided in the handle. The replacement time display member is fitted into a slit or notch frame provided on the handle and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the handle. The protrusion provided on the replacement time display member and the plurality of recesses carved on the handle are engaged and fitted, and the replacement time display member stops at each recess. A handle cover constituting the back surface of the gripping portion is connected to the handle, and a number representing a reference time for cartridge replacement is engraved on the back surface of the handle cover. The user can visually check the replacement time display member from the back of the handle cover, that is, the back of the water purifier, and can read the replacement time of the cartridge from the stop position of the replacement time display member and the date of the cover.

However, if the replacement time is attached to the back of the handle, the opportunity to look at the back is uncertain, so there is a possibility that the replacement time will not be noticed. For example, many users of pot-type water purifiers store water purifiers in refrigerators. In particular, there are many users who want to store or want to store in the refrigerator door pocket. When storing in the door pocket of the refrigerator, the depth of the door pocket is narrow, so the user stores the handle so that the side of the handle (the side of the water purifier) faces the front of the user. For this reason, the rear face of the handle is not visible in angle, and there is a drawback that the cartridge replacement time display on the rear face of the handle cannot be seen. Therefore, in view of such a problem, it is meaningful to provide a water purifier with an easy-to-see cartridge replacement time display surface even when stored in a door pocket of a refrigerator.

Further, when the conventional cartridge replacement time display member is moved along the longitudinal direction of the handle, it is moved while gripping the back surface of the surface provided with the projection. Originally, when the convex moves from concave to concave, it is necessary to bend the surface provided with the convex, but with conventional cartridge replacement time display members, the portion to be bent is pressed with a finger, and the convex wear is large. There was a case. In such a case, the use of the cartridge replacement time display member and the handle becomes weaker as it is used, causing a problem that the position of the cartridge replacement time display member changes without permission. Then, in view of such a problem, it is also possible to provide a water purifier that reduces wear of the locking convex portion and the concave portion caused by the moving operation in the movable cartridge replacement time display member attached to the handle of the water purifier. It is significant.

In the following description, not only the embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention but also means for solving the two problems just described will be described. 1 and 2 show an outline of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention. The water purifier 4 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 1 and a cartridge 2 for purifying raw water. The main body 1 includes a main body container 11, a raw water container 51, a lid 71, a spout cover 91, and a cartridge 2. The replacement time display member (cartridge replacement time display member 111) and the handle cover 31 are configured.

The raw water container 51 is accommodated and attached above the main body container 11, and the lower part is a purified water storage part. The main body container 11 includes a main body container handle 12. The lid 71 is attached above the raw water container 51. The spout cover 91 is connected to the spout cover connection part 72 of the lid 71. The cartridge replacement time display member 111 is connected to the main body container handle 12 provided in the main body container 11, and the handle cover 31 covers the cartridge replacement time display member 111 and covers the back surface of the main body container handle 12. Is connected to the main body container handle 12 so as to form the handle 3 as follows. The cartridge 2 is mounted in a hole 52 opened at the bottom of the raw water container 51.

1, when the lid 71 is removed and tap water is put into the raw water container 51, the tap water passes through the cartridge 2 by its own weight, and water is collected in the main body container 11 as purified water. In order to filter all the raw water poured into the raw water container 51, the water level of the purified water needs to be located below the bottom surface of the raw water container. The clean water full state is a state where the water level of the purified water is at the bottom of the raw water container.

Moreover, when pouring clean water, if the cover 71 is attached and the main-body part 1 is inclined, clean water can be poured from the spout 13 provided in the upper edge part of the main body container 11. FIG.

The main body container 11 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The main body container 11 is provided with a spout 13 for pouring purified water at the top, and a main body container handle 12 is provided on the opposite side. The shape of the portion of the main body container 11 excluding the main body container handle 12 has a gourd shape having a constriction near the center in a side view. On the other hand, the outline of the main body container 11 including the main body container handle 12 (and the main body 1 and the entire water purifier 4) is substantially rectangular.

The space for storing the purified water in the main body container 11 is composed of a first space 30 located below the raw water container 51 and a convex second space 29 located on the side of the first space 30. ing. One end of the main body container handle 12 is connected above the second space 29 that stores the purified water, and the second space 29 is located below the main body container handle 12. For this reason, the space under the handle (the main body container handle 12 and the handle 3) is replaced with a purified water storage space, and even if the purified water capacity that can be stored is the same as that of the conventional case, the space can be made compact and easy to store. In this embodiment, the purified water storage capacity of the second space 29 is about 0.2 times the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing purified water. In order to effectively utilize the space below the handle as the purified water storage space and keep the shape of the main body container easy to accommodate, the purified water storage capacity of the second space is the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing the purified water. Is preferably 0.1 to 0.3 times.

The main body container 11 has a bottom surface 14 and a side surface 15 made of different members, and they are connected in a liquid-tight manner by ultrasonic welding. It may be fixed with an adhesive in addition to ultrasonic welding, and is not limited to ultrasonic welding as long as it can be liquid-tightly fixed.

Although the bottom surface 14 and the side surface 15 can be integrally formed by blow molding without using separate members, the main body container handle 12 becomes hollow, and it becomes difficult to clean the inside of the main body container handle 12. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, the bottom surface 14 and the side surface 15 are preferably manufactured as separate members. It is sufficient that two or more members are connected in a liquid-tight manner, and the bottom surface 14 and the side surface 15 are not necessarily separate members. For example, in FIG. 3, the upper and lower two members may be connected in a liquid-tight manner at the gourd-shaped constricted portion of the main body container.

Also, the main body container 11 is conveniently a transparent container that allows easy confirmation of the filtration state and the purified water storage capacity, and highly transparent AS resin (acrylonitrile styrene resin) and polystyrene are preferable. In addition, resin molded products such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, acrylic resin, polyethylene, and ABS resin (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin) may be used.

Next, the main body container handle 12 and the handle 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 6.

In the description of the present invention, for convenience of description of the structure, the two terms of “main body container handle” and “handle” are used separately, both of which function to hold the water purifier. And can be interpreted in the meaning of “handle” as a general term.

The handle cover 31 (and the cartridge replacement time display member 111) is connected to the main body container handle 12 of the main body container 11, and the handle 3 having the entire handle function in the present invention is formed. The handle 3 is divided into a grip 18, an upper end connection portion 16, and a lower end connection portion 17, and the lower end connection portion 17 is connected above a second space 29 that stores purified water. (The upper end connection portion 16 and the lower end connection portion 17 are also portions constituting the main body container handle 12.)
The space for inserting the finger of the main body container handle 12 (and the handle 3) is located on the inner upper side from the edge 28 on the bottom surface of the main body container. In the pot type water purifier provided with the conventional handle, the handle protrudes from the main body container, and the handle becomes an obstacle when stored in the refrigerator (Patent Documents 2 and 3). In the main body container handle 12 (and the handle 3) of this embodiment, a space for inserting a finger is accommodated inside the edge 28 on the bottom surface of the main body container. As a result, the water purifier can be made more compact, and the space for inserting the handle fingers is closer to the center of gravity of the water purifier than before, so the water purifier that stores the purified water can be used with the bottom surface of the main body container as a table or storage location. It is easy to lift from a state where it is placed on the horizontal plane.

And as for the main body container 11 as a whole (and the main body part 1 and the water purifier 4), the outer shape line is substantially rectangular when viewed not only from a side view but also from a plan view and a front view. Thereby, at the time of storing the water purifier 4 in a refrigerator or the like, the handle can be efficiently stored without being wasted without causing a handle to stick out. Moreover, since the space under the handle that has not been used in the conventional pot-type water purifier with a handle is used as the purified water storage space, the water purifier can be made more compact than before.

Further, in order to obtain such an effect most, the shape of the handle 3 (and the main body container handle 12) is preferably L-shaped.

As the shape of the handle 3 (and the main body container handle 12) as seen from the side of the water purifier, a U-shape may be considered, but the length of the grip portion 18 is relatively larger in the L-shape than in the U-shape. When the length of the handle 3 is L, the length of the U-shaped gripping portion is a, and the length of the L-shaped gripping portion is b, the following expression is obtained.

a / L <b / L
In this embodiment, since the purified water storage space (second space 29) is provided below the handle 3 (and the main body container handle 12), the handle 3 (and the main body container handle 12) should be as short as possible. Therefore, the handle 3 (and the main body container handle 12) can be saved in space by using an L shape with a large ratio of the gripping portion 18, which is a more preferable form.

Further, the connection surface of the upper end connection portion 16 is substantially vertical, and the connection surface of the lower end connection portion 17 is substantially horizontal and different in direction, and even if it is accidentally dropped, the upper end connection portion 16 and the lower end connection portion 17 are different. Therefore, the main body container handle 12 is less likely to be broken.

Next, the cross-sectional shape of the main body container handle will be described with reference to FIGS. 14, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24.

It is desirable that the main body container handle 12 has a cross-sectional shape that is integrally formed over the entire longitudinal direction. In the conventional water purifier in which the cartridge replacement time display member is connected to the main body container handle, as shown in FIG. 24, the main body container handle 130 is provided with a square cutout frame, and the cartridge replacement time display member 131 is connected to the cut-out time display member 131. It was fitted in a notch frame. However, due to the cutout frame, the cross-sectional shape of the main body container handle 130 is not integrated but is divided, and the strength of the main body container handle 130 is weak and may be broken when dropped. There is.

Therefore, it is desirable to integrally form the cross-sectional shape of the main body container handle 12 over the entire longitudinal direction without providing a notch frame. In that case, it is preferable that the cross-sectional shape of the holding portion 24 in the main body container handle 12 that fits and holds the cartridge replacement time display member 111 is a character shape having a recess. In particular, as shown in FIGS. 14, 21, 22, and 23, any one of S-shaped, U-shaped, and L-shaped characters having a concave portion 27 can be preferably employed. In the case of these character shapes, the main body container handle 12 (the holding portion 24) is easily manufactured by resin molding. Of course, for example, a substantially C-shaped, a substantially M-shaped, a substantially T-shaped or the like can be used as the character shape. Since such a character shape is a shape having at least a concave portion and a convex portion at the end portion, the cartridge replacement time display is displayed. The member 111 can be configured to be fitted and attached to the character-shaped end portion (convex portion) of the cross section of the holding portion 24. Further, as will be described later, the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member 111 can be provided in the character-shaped recess. Furthermore, it becomes stronger in strength than the conventional product in which the replacement time display member is fitted into the cutout frame as described above. In particular, it is strong against impact and pressing from the convex side which is the opposite surface of the character-shaped concave portion.

Next, the position of the grip portion 18 of the handle 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9.

When the main body 1 is tilted in a clean water-filled state, purified water begins to be discharged from the spout 13, but a straight line is drawn vertically upward from the center of gravity 19 of the main body 1 including the purified water at the tilt angle at which the water starts to be discharged. A grip portion 18 of the handle 3 is provided on the straight line.

¡If you hold the above straight line and pour clean water, there will be no rotational moment when water is discharged. Therefore, it does not require a force to counter the rotational moment, so it can be poured stably and easily.

∙ A normal cold water cylinder can store water up to the upper end of the container, so the center of gravity is high. In addition, when water is stored up to full water, water is discharged immediately with a slight inclination. In such a cold water cylinder, when it is going to provide a handle on the said conditions, it becomes the shape which the handle protruded upwards and the storing property to a refrigerator is bad. On the other hand, as described above, the pot-type water purifier only collects water up to the bottom surface of the raw water container 51 even when it is full, and the position of the center of gravity 19 is low. Even when the water is full, water is not discharged unless it is tilted to some extent. By further developing the characteristics of such a pot-type water purifier, the water purifier of this embodiment has been devised in which a gripping portion 18 is provided at a position where no rotational moment is generated when water is discharged as described above. . In addition, in the present embodiment, the purified water is also stored below the handle 3, so that the position of the center of gravity 19 is closer to the handle 3 side. Therefore, even if the water level in which the purified water is accumulated is higher than that of the conventional product, the gripping portion 18 can be provided at a location where the rotation moment does not occur without protruding the handle 3 upward.

Also, it is desirable that the lower end of the grip portion 18 is at a height equivalent to the center of gravity of the main body portion 1.

That is, when the purified water is emptied, it is necessary to rotate 90 ° from the state where the main body 1 is placed. In that case, in order to be able to grip without generating a rotating moment, the lower end of the grip 18 is It suffices if it is below the center of gravity 19. However, on the other hand, in order to increase the purified water storage capacity, the lower end connection portion 17 of the handle 3 is desired to be provided on the upper side as much as possible. In order to satisfy the above two requirements, it is desirable to provide the lower end connection portion 17 of the handle 3 so that the lower end of the grip portion 18 is at the same height as the center of gravity of the main body portion 1.

Next, the handle cover 31 will be described with reference to FIGS.

A handle cover 31 and a cartridge replacement time display member 111 are attached to the main body container handle 12. The handle cover 31 covers the back surface of the main body container handle 12 and forms the back surface side of the gripping portion 18. The handle cover 31 has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and the connection side with the main body container handle 12 is hollow. On the other hand, the front side of the main body container handle 12 forms the front side of the grip portion 18. Since the handle cover 31 is mounted, the handle 3 that is easy to hold is formed by the main body container handle 12 and the handle cover 31, and at the same time, the position of the cartridge replacement time display member 111 is accidentally touched by a finger. (That is, erroneous operation) can be prevented.

A main body container fitting rib 32 arranged in the vertical direction is provided at the lower inner side of the handle cover 31, and is configured to be mounted along the handle cover fitting vertical groove 21 provided at the lower part of the main body container handle 12. . Moreover, the main body container connection convex 33 is provided on the inner upper side of the handle cover so as to face the side surface. A side surface of the upper part of the main body container handle 12 is provided with a handle cover fitting recess 22 for fitting with the protrusion of the handle cover 31.

The protrusion 33 for connecting the main body container of the handle cover 31 inserts the lower main body container fitting rib 32 into the vertical groove 21 for fitting the handle cover of the main body container handle 12, and then rotates the handle cover 31 with the lower part as a fulcrum. Fit into the cover fitting recess 22. Thereby, the movement in the rotation direction is restricted.

Further, a locking top plate 34 is provided on the inside upper side of the handle cover 31, and when the handle cover 31 is attached to the main body container handle 12, the handle cover is placed under the top plate 23 provided on the main body container handle 12. The locking top plate 34 is positioned. Thereby, the upward movement of the handle cover 31 is restricted and fixed securely.

The upper portion of the handle cover 31 is provided with a rib-like finger hooking portion 35. When the handle cover 31 is removed, the finger hooking portion 35 is hooked with a finger, and the handle cover 31 is rotated by rotating the lower portion of the handle cover 31 as a fulcrum.

Next, the cartridge replacement time display member 111 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. FIG.

In FIG. 12, the cartridge replacement time display member 111 has a shape in which the shape of the letter “E” is generally pushed out. The cartridge replacement time display member 111 has a handle fitting groove 112, and the handle fitting groove 112 is formed by a fitting groove forming portion 120 that is a part of the cartridge replacement time display member 111 so as to see it from the periphery. ing. The cartridge replacement time display member 111 is inserted between the top plate 23 of the main body container handle 3 and the holding portion 24, and is attached to the holding portion 24 in the main body container handle 12 by the handle fitting groove 112. Therefore, the fitting groove forming portion 120 that forms the handle fitting groove 112 is formed so as to cover at least a part of the main body container handle 12. The cartridge replacement time display member 111 is movable in the longitudinal direction along the holding portion 24 (and the main body container handle 12).

On the holding portion 24 of the main body container handle 12, a plurality of locking recesses 25 having a triangular groove shape in cross section are cut vertically along the longitudinal direction. On the inner surface of the fitting groove forming portion 120 of the cartridge replacement time display member 111 (and on the central beam 113 in the E-shape), a cartridge similar in shape to the locking recess 25 of the handle engraved in the main body container handle 12 A locking projection 114 for the replacement time display member is provided. When the cartridge replacement time display member 111 moves in the vertical direction, the locking concave portion 25 for the handle and the locking convex portion 114 of the cartridge replacement time display member are locked with each other. The cartridge replacement time display member 111 can be fixed and stopped at the position 25.

Also, contrary to the present embodiment, the cartridge replacement time display member 111 may have a locking recess and the main body container handle 12 may have a plurality of locking protrusions.

A part of the fitting groove forming portion 120 (and beam 113) provided with the locking projection 114 of the cartridge replacement time display member is connected to the handle by the locking projection 114 of the cartridge replacement time display member 111. When moving from the locking recess 25 to another locking recess 25, it is necessary to bend. Therefore, the cartridge replacement time display member 111 has the following structure so as not to suppress deflection by gripping the back surface of the locking projection 114 with a finger. That is, the gripping portion 115 and the gripping portion 116 of the cartridge replacement time display member are formed on the outer surface of the fitting groove forming portion 120, and the locking convex portion 114 as viewed from the handle fitting groove 112 of both gripping portions. A slit 119 is provided on a straight line connecting the grip portion 115 and the locking convex portion 114 which is the side on which is formed. Here, since the fitting groove forming portion is defined as a part of the cartridge replacement time display member that is formed so as to look at the handle fitting groove from the periphery, the range of the outer surface thereof is the both ends of the E type in FIG. The outer surface of the side is also included, and the gripping portion 115 and the gripping portion 116 of two cartridge replacement time display members are formed in that portion. Further, the grip portion of the cartridge replacement time display member is a part for moving the cartridge replacement time display member by grasping with both fingers, not the entire outer surface of the fitting groove forming portion. Of course, both the gripping portions of the gripping portion 115 and the gripping portion 116 are a part of the fitting groove forming portion of the cartridge replacement time display member, and thus are connected by a portion other than the gripping portion of the fitting groove forming portion. Furthermore, "the side of the gripping portion of the cartridge replacement time display member formed on the outer surface of the fitting groove forming portion on which the locking convex portion is formed when viewed from the fitting groove" is the cartridge replacement with both fingers It means the finger on the side on which the locking projection is formed when the time display member is picked. Here, the slit refers to a groove shape having an opening opened at one end.

When the cartridge replacement time display member has the slit and the gripping portion as described above, the gripping portion on the side with the slit is easily elasticated by the pressing force of the finger when gripping both gripping portions with both fingers. Although deformed, almost no stress or deformation occurs in the portion where the locking convex portion or concave portion is present (the inner surface of the fitting groove forming portion). The reaction force is applied to the finger by the elastic deformation of the gripping portion, and a frictional force is generated between the finger and the gripping portion, so that the cartridge replacement time display member can be moved. In this way, the cartridge replacement timing display member is moved without receiving an excessive pressing stress that suppresses the deflection caused by the movement of the cartridge replacement timing display member in the portion where the locking convex portion or the concave portion exists. Become.

Also, as described above, the structure in which the slit is provided and one gripping part is provided outside the slit is the reason why the shape of the cartridge replacement time display member is preferably the E type. The shape of the cartridge replacement time display member may be an S type in which the opening direction of the slit is opposite to the E type. However, the E-type is superior to the S-type in reducing the pressing stress on the portions where the locking convex portions or concave portions exist.

Due to the structure of the cartridge replacement time display member as described above, when the gripping portion of the cartridge replacement time display member is gripped with a finger and moved in the longitudinal direction of the main body container handle, Since there is a space (slit) between the gripping part and the inner surface of the fitting groove forming part having a convex part or a concave part, and it does not suppress the deflection of the part that should be bent by movement, the wear of the convex part or concave part for locking As it is reduced and used, the fitting between the cartridge replacement time display member and the main body container handle becomes weak, and the problem that the position of the replacement time display member changes without permission can be prevented.

In addition, the width of the slit 119 is preferably 2 mm or more. Thereby, the slit 119 can also be easily cleaned using a toothpick at home.

Further, in the cartridge replacement time display member 111 of FIG. 12, the direction of gripping both grips is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body container handle 12.

Another embodiment of the cartridge replacement time display member is shown in FIGS. FIGS. 16 and 17 are views of the same cartridge replacement time display member drawn from different angles. Also in FIG. 16, the cartridge replacement time display member includes a fitting groove forming portion formed so as to cover at least a part of the main body container handle, and a locking convex portion formed on the inner surface of the fitting groove forming portion. The cartridge replacement time display member formed on the outer surface of the fitting groove forming portion, and the holding portion on the side of the holding portion on which the locking convex portion is formed when viewed from the fitting groove. A slit is provided on a straight line connecting the projection and the concave portion for locking.

The cartridge replacement time display member of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is not E-shaped, but uses both gripping portions without suppressing the deflection by pressing the back surface of the locking convex portion 114. And it can be moved up and down in the longitudinal direction of the main body container handle.

13, the stop position of the cartridge replacement time display member 111 corresponds to the use start date 26 (date or equivalent mark) of the cartridge provided on the side surface of the main body container handle 12 by stamping or printing. Since the use start date 26 of the cartridge is displayed, the user easily moves the cartridge replacement time display member 111 and easily indicates the actual use start time of the position of the cartridge replacement time display member 111. The cartridge can be used in accordance with the position of the use start date 26 of the cartridge.

The main body container handle 12 may be provided with a cartridge replacement guide date instead of the cartridge use start date 26 by stamping or printing.

In the central beam 113 in FIG. 12, a generally elliptical plate 118 is provided below the tip of the beam. When the cartridge replacement time display member 111 is attached to the holding portion 24 of the main body container handle 12, the tip surface of the elliptical plate 118 (cartridge replacement time) is inserted into the recess 27 formed in the holding portion 24 of the main body container handle 12. The display surface of the display member is provided. For this reason, when the handle 3 (and the main body container handle 12) is gripped, the finger does not touch the display portion of the cartridge replacement time display member 111, so that an erroneous operation can be prevented. Since the main body container handle 12 is a transparent resin, the tip surface of the elliptical plate 118 (the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member) can be seen through from the outside, so that the user can see it through the transparent portion of the main body container handle 12. It will be clearly visible through. In this configuration, as shown in FIGS. 14, 21, 22, and 23, the holding portion 24 of the main body container handle 12 has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially S, U, or L. Is also realized. For the form in which the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member is visible through the transparent portion of the main body container handle, at least a recessed portion of the holding portion of the main body container handle provided with the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member However, it may be transparent.

Also, the handle cover 31 is provided with a vertically long cutout on the side surface so as not to cover the front end surface of the elliptical plate 118 after mounting. The user engraves or prints on the position of the tip surface (display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member) of the elliptical plate 118 located on the side surface of the main body container handle 12 (and the handle 3 and the water purifier 4) and the handle cover 31. From the side of the water purifier 4, the cartridge replacement guide date 36 (date or a mark corresponding thereto) provided by can be used to know the replacement time of the cartridge 2. That is, the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member 111 is visible from the side surface of the water purifier 4. Here, the “side surface” is defined as a side surface (side) with respect to the longitudinal direction when the water purifier is viewed in plan view.

In the above embodiment, the main body container handle is transparent, the handle cover has a vertically long notch, and the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member can be viewed from the side surface of the water purifier. As a form, both the main body container handle and the handle cover are transparent, or the main body container handle has notches, windows and holes, and the handle cover is transparent, and further, the main body container handle and the handle cover In the form in which both have a notch, a window, and a hole, the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member may be visible from the side surface of the water purifier through the transparent part, the notch, the window, and the hole.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member is visible from the right side of the water purifier, but the left and right side is designed to be visually modified from the left side. There may be a form, and there may also be a modified embodiment in which two display surfaces are provided on the cartridge replacement time display member so as to be visible from both the left and right sides of the water purifier.

The cartridge replacement reference date 36 is displayed by adding the cartridge usable period to the cartridge use start date 26. (Of course, when the cartridge replacement guide date is displayed on the main body container handle 12, the display of the cartridge replacement guide date 36 of the handle cover 31 is also displayed on the same date as the display on the main body container handle 12. Therefore, when the user simply sets the cartridge replacement time display member 111 to the use start date 26 of the cartridge provided in the main body container handle 12, the position of the front end surface of the elliptical plate 118 is automatically set to the handle cover. The reference time for replacement of the cartridge 2 is indicated by the reference date 36 for replacement of the cartridge provided in 31.

As described above, since the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member is located on the side surface of the water purifier (and the handle) and is visible from the side surface of the water purifier, the door pocket of the refrigerator in which the water purifier is stored frequently. Even if stored, the display surface of the cartridge replacement time display member is located in front of the user when the refrigerator door is opened without being hidden behind other stored items as in the conventional product. The cartridge replacement time can be easily indicated to the user.

The material of the cartridge replacement time display member 111 is polypropylene. In addition, ABS resin or the like may be used. However, in the case of the same material as that of the main body container 11, since the wear of the locking projection 114 of the cartridge replacement time display member becomes severe, it is desirable to use a material different from that of the main body container 11. Further, it is desirable to make the color conspicuous such as red or blue so that it can be easily seen from the outside.

Next, the raw water container 51 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The raw water container 51 has a bottom surface and a side surface, and has a cartridge fitting portion 52 for inserting the cartridge 2 on the bottom surface. Further, the main body container 11 is fitted to the main body container fitting step 53 provided on the upper outer side, and the lid 71 is fitted to the lid fitting step 54 provided on the upper inner side. As the material uses AS resin with excellent transparency, it is easy to check the filtered state of tap water. In addition, polystyrene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, acrylic resin, polyethylene, and ABS resin may be used.

The main body container fitting step 53 is provided with two convex protrusions 55.

The thickness of the convex protrusion 55 is adjusted to increase the fitting strength with the main body container 11. For this reason, when the lid 71 is removed, the raw water container 51 and the main body container 11 are fixed and easy to use. Moreover, since the convex protrusion 55 is provided on the main body container handle 12 side, the front of the raw water container 51 is in close contact with the main body container 11 and water can be poured stably without leaking from the gap.

A partial depression 56 is provided at the upper rear of the raw water container 51. This hollow 56 is for air to flow in when pouring purified water. By having this dent, the discharge shape of purified water is adjusted.

The raw water container 51 and the lid 71 are engaged with the lid fitting step 54 and the raw water container fitting rib 73.

The raw water storage capacity of the raw water container 51 of this embodiment is 0.9 L with respect to 2.0 L of purified water storage capacity. The conventional raw water storage capacity is more than 0.5 times larger than the purified water storage capacity, and the number of times of raw water injection into the raw water container is once or twice so that the purified water becomes full. If the purified water storage capacity is around 1L, the raw water storage capacity is at most about 0.5L, which does not significantly affect the storage capacity in the refrigerator. However, when the purified water storage capacity becomes 2.0L, the number of times of water injection into the raw water container is conventional. If it is less than twice in the idea, the raw water storage capacity will be 1.0L or more.

In the present embodiment, which takes into consideration good storability in a refrigerator in a water purifier having a large purified water storage capacity, the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing purified water is 1.5 L or more, and the volume of the raw water container 51 (raw water storage capacity) ) Is preferably as small as possible, and preferably less than 0.5 times the purified water storage capacity.

Next, the lid 71 will be described with reference to FIG.

The lid 71 is a flat member having substantially the same edge as the edge of the main body container 11. However, the edge of the lid is larger outward than the edge of the main body container 11. This is to make it easier to remove the lid 71 by hooking a finger. The material is AS resin. In addition, polystyrene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, acrylic resin, polyethylene, and ABS resin may be used.

At the top end of the lid 71, there is a spout cover connecting portion 72 composed of two hinges. The spout cover 91 has a hinge receiver 92 for connecting to the hinge, and the spout cover 91 rotates around the hinge. The hinge may be provided on the spout cover 91 and the hinge receiver may be provided on the lid 71.

On the lower surface of the lid 71, a raw water container fitting rib 73 is provided along the shape of the inner periphery of the raw water container. Further, the raw water container fitting rib 73 farthest from the spout cover connecting portion 72 is provided with a partially cutout 74. This is an air hole so that raw water can be filtered even with the lid 71 closed.

Next, the spout cover 91 will be described.

The spout cover 91 is a generally triangular plastic member. Two hinge receivers 92 are provided on the lower surface, and are fitted to the hinges of the spout cover connecting portion 72 of the lid 71.

Material is polypropylene. In addition, high impact polystyrene or ABS resin may be used.

The present invention can be used for a water purifier used for filtering tap water at home.

1: Main part 2: Cartridge 3: Handle part 4: Water purifier 11: Main body container 12: Handle 13: Spout 14: Bottom 15: Side 16: Upper end connection part 17: Lower end connection part 18: Grasping part 19: Purified water Center of gravity 21 of the water purifier including: vertical groove for fitting the handle cover 22: concave for fitting the handle cover 23: top plate 24: holding portion 25: concave portion for locking the handle 26: use start date 27 of the cartridge: concave portion 28 of the holding portion : Bottom edge 29: Second space for storing purified water 30: First space for storing purified water 31: Handle cover 32: Main body container fitting rib 33: Convex for connecting main body container 34: Top plate for locking 35 : Finger hooking part 36: Cartridge replacement reference date 51: Raw water container 52: Cartridge fitting part 53: Body container fitting step part 54: Lid fitting step part 55: Convex protrusion 56: Depression 71: Lid 72: Spout Cover connection 73: Raw water container fitting rib 74: Notch 91: Spout cover 92: Hinge receiver 111: Cartridge replacement time display member 112: Handle fitting groove 113: Center beam 114: Convex protrusion for cartridge replacement time display member Part 115: Cartridge replacement time display member gripping part 116: Cartridge replacement time display member gripping part 118: Elliptical plate 119: Slit 120: Fitting groove forming part 130: Conventional main body container handle 131: Conventional cartridge replacement time Display material

Claims

A raw water container that temporarily stores raw water; a cartridge that is attached to the raw water container to purify the raw water; a main body container that houses the raw water container in the upper part, stores purified water in the lower part, and includes a main body container handle; In a water purifier having
The space for storing the purified water in the main body container is composed of a first space located below the raw water container and a second space having a convex shape located on the side of the first space. One end of the main body container handle is connected above the second space.
2. The water purifier according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of a space for inserting a finger of the main body container handle is located on an inner upper side from an edge of a bottom surface of the main body container.
The purified water storage capacity of the space for storing the purified water is 1.5 L or more, and the raw water storage capacity of the raw water container is less than 0.5 times the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing the purified water. Item 3. A water purifier according to item 1 or 2.
The water purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the purified water storage capacity of the second space is 0.1 to 0.3 times the purified water storage capacity of the space for storing the purified water. .
The water purifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an outline of the water purifier is substantially rectangular.
6. The main body container handle has an L-shape, and the other end of the main body container handle is connected to the outer surface of the main body container on the side of the raw water container. The water purifier according to Crab.