WO2016056145A1

WO2016056145A1 - Water server

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Publication number: WO2016056145A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/078887
Authority: WO
Inventors: 嘉範織田
Original assignee: 株式会社コスモライフ
Priority date: 2014-10-07
Filing date: 2014-10-30
Publication date: 2016-04-14
Also published as: JP5714763B1; TW201617572A; JP2016074464A

Abstract

　Provided is a water server with which it is possible to perform home gardening in an indoor space. A water server having: a casing (1); a cold water tank (2) and a warm water tank (3) accommodated inside the casing (1); a cooling device (7) for cooling drinking water in the cold water tank (2); a heating device (8) for heating drinking water in the warm water tank (3); a cold water tap (9) and a warm water tap (10) arranged on the front surface side of the casing (1); a cold water pour path (11) for pouring the low-temperature drinking water from the cold water tank (2) to the cold water tap (9); and a warm water pour path (12) for pouring the high-temperature drinking water from the warm water tank (3) to the warm water tap (10), wherein a plant cultivator (13) having a cultivation medium (32) for supporting the roots of plants (31) and a cultivation medium case (34) for accommodating the cultivation medium (32) is attached to the upper end of the casing (1).

Description

Water server

This invention relates to a water server for supplying drinking water.

Conventionally, water servers have been used mainly in offices and hospitals, but in recent years, water servers are becoming popular in ordinary households due to growing interest in water safety and health. A water server usually has a housing, a cold water tank and a hot water tank housed in the housing, a cooling device for cooling drinking water in the cold water tank, and a heating device for heating drinking water in the hot water tank. And cold water faucet and hot water faucet arranged on the front side of the housing, a cold water pouring channel for pouring low temperature drinking water from the cold water tank to the cold water faucet, and hot water drinking from the hot water tank to the hot water faucet And a hot water pouring channel. When a water server is installed in a room such as a kitchen or a living room, delicious drinking water can be used in the state of cold water or hot water at any time, which is very convenient (for example, Patent Document 1 below).

On the other hand, home gardens that grow plants such as flowers, vegetables and herbs are known as hobbies that enhance everyday life. When conducting a kitchen garden, it is common to prepare small fields, planters, etc. in the garden or veranda of the home and grow plants there. When you start this home garden, you can feel the healing by observing the process of plant growth every day and get the satisfaction of growing it with your own hands.

Japanese Patent No. 5529312

By the way, the kitchen garden is generally performed in a garden or a veranda. If this kitchen garden can be performed in a room such as a kitchen or a living room, it becomes possible to make the kitchen garden more familiar.

However, it is not easy to secure a new space for the kitchen garden in the kitchen or living room. Also, especially in the summer when the temperature is high, water may evaporate from the roots of the plants and may not be aware of the lack of water, and the plants may wither.

Here, if the inventor can perform a kitchen garden on a water server installed in a room such as a kitchen or a living room, the limited living space can be used very effectively, and drinking water from the water server can be used. Each time you use the plant, the plant naturally enters the field of view, so you can enjoy the growth of the plant very close, and you can give the plant cold water poured from the cold water faucet of the water server, so the plant is in a state of water shortage I realized the possibility of effectively preventing it.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a water server that can enjoy a kitchen garden indoors.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a water server having the following configuration.
A housing,
A cold water tank and a hot water tank housed in the housing;
A cooling device for cooling the drinking water in the cold water tank;
A heating device for heating the drinking water in the hot water tank;
A cold water faucet and a hot water faucet disposed on the front side of the housing;
A cold water pouring channel for pouring low temperature drinking water from the cold water tank to the cold water faucet;
In a water server having a hot water pouring path for pouring hot drinking water from the hot water tank to the hot water faucet,
A water server, wherein a plant cultivator having a medium supporting a plant root and a medium case for containing the medium is attached to an upper end of the casing.

In this way, the plant cultivator and the water server casing are arranged vertically, which saves space. Therefore, the limited living space can be utilized very effectively, and the kitchen garden can be enjoyed indoors such as a kitchen or a living room. In addition, a plant cultivator is placed at the top of the water server housing, so that every time you use drinking water from the water server, the plant naturally enters the field of view and you can enjoy the growth of the plant very close to you. is there. Furthermore, since the cold water poured out from the cold water faucet of the water server can be given to the plant, it is possible to effectively prevent the plant from being in a water-deficient state.

As the plant cultivator,
A cultivation cover provided above the culture medium so as to form a cultivation room inside the space surrounding the plant from outside air; and
It is preferable to employ one having a warm air introduction path for introducing warm air generated in the warm water tank into the cultivation room in the cultivation cover.

In this way, the warm air generated from the hot water tank of the water server can be used to prevent the temperature of the cultivation room in the cultivation cover from being lowered. It becomes possible.

It is preferable that an exhaust port for releasing the air in the cultivation room to the outside is provided in the upper part of the cultivation cover.

This makes it possible to smoothly introduce the warm air in the warm air introduction path into the cultivation room in the cultivation cover.

The exhaust port can be provided with an exhaust fan for transferring air from the cultivation room side to the outside side.

This makes it possible to reliably introduce the warm air in the warm air introduction path into the cultivation room in the cultivation cover.

The LED element which irradiates light to the plant in the said cultivation room can be provided in the upper part of the said cultivation cover.

In this way, plants can be photo-synthesized with the light emitted from the LED elements, so you can enjoy the kitchen garden even when it is difficult for the sunlight to reach the living room or dining room where the water server is installed. It becomes possible.

The water server can further have the following configuration.
The housing has a warm air discharge port on the rear surface side for discharging warm air generated in the hot water tank to the outside air,
The warm air introduction path includes a hood that opens downward so as to receive the warm air that has risen along the rear surface of the housing, and a communication path that communicates between the hood and the cultivation room.

In this way, it is possible to obtain the water server of the present application by providing a warm air discharge port on the rear side of the casing of the existing water server and attaching a plant cultivator to the upper end of the casing.

As the cooling device,
A compressor that compresses the refrigerant to raise the temperature of the refrigerant;
A heat exchanger that receives a high-temperature refrigerant from the compressor and performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and the outside air;
An expansion valve that receives the refrigerant that has passed through the heat exchanger and depressurizes the refrigerant to lower the temperature;
In the case of adopting a cooling pipe wound around the outer periphery of the cold water tank so as to receive a low-temperature refrigerant from the expansion valve and perform heat exchange between the refrigerant and the cold water tank, the heat exchanger Is preferably disposed along the rear surface of the housing below the hood.

In this way, warm air generated by heat exchange of the high-temperature refrigerant in the heat exchanger rises along the rear surface of the housing and enters the hood. In other words, in addition to the warm air generated in the hot water tank, the warm air generated in the heat exchanger as a part of the cooling device can be introduced into the cultivation room. Can be effectively prevented.

The water server can further have the following configuration.
A warm air shutter provided movably between an open position for opening the warm air introduction path and a closed position for closing the warm air introduction path;
An outside air introduction path for introducing outside air at a temperature lower than the warm air into the cultivation room from the outside;
An outside air shutter provided movably between an open position for opening the outside air introduction path and a closed position for closing the outside air introduction path;
When the warm air shutter moves from the open position to the closed position, a shutter connection that couples the warm air shutter and the outside air shutter so that the outside air shutter moves from the closed position to the open position in conjunction with the movement of the warm air shutter. And a portion.

In this way, in winter, warm air is introduced into the cultivation room from the warm air introduction path by moving the warm air shutter to the open position, and the temperature of the cultivation room can be prevented from decreasing. On the other hand, in summer, by moving the warm air shutter to the closed position, the outdoor air shutter moves from the closed position to the open position. High humidity can be prevented.

The medium case may have a fitting portion that fits on the outer periphery of the upper part of the casing so as to regulate the relative movement in the horizontal direction with respect to the casing.

In this way, it is possible to prevent the medium case from falling from above the casing when a person contacts the medium case or an earthquake occurs.

The water server according to the present invention saves space because the plant cultivator and the water server casing are arranged vertically. Therefore, the limited living space can be utilized very effectively, and the kitchen garden can be enjoyed indoors such as a kitchen or a living room. In addition, a plant cultivator is placed at the top of the water server housing, so that every time you use drinking water from the water server, the plant naturally enters the field of view and you can enjoy the growth of the plant very close to you. is there. Furthermore, since the cold water poured out from the cold water faucet of the water server can be given to the plant, it is possible to effectively prevent the plant from being in a water-deficient state.

Sectional drawing of the water server of embodiment of this invention Enlarged view of the water server in Fig. 1 near the plant cultivator Sectional view along line III-III in FIG. The figure which shows the state which moved the warm air shutter of FIG. 3 from the open position to the closed position The perspective view of the vicinity of the plant cultivator of the water server of FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a water server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The water server includes a housing 1, a cold water tank 2 and a hot water tank 3 housed in the housing 1, a raw water pumping path 5 for pumping drinking water from the replaceable raw water container 4 to the cold water tank 2, A tank connection path 6 that connects the cold water tank 2 and the hot water tank 3, a cooling device 7 that cools the drinking water in the cold water tank 2, a heating device 8 that heats the drinking water in the hot water tank 3, and the housing 1 Cold water faucet 9 and hot water faucet 10 arranged on the front side, a cold water pouring path 11 for pouring low temperature drinking water from the cold water tank 2 to the cold water faucet 9, and hot drinking water from the hot water tank 3 to the hot water faucet 10 It has a hot water pouring path 12 for pouring and a plant cultivator 13 detachably attached to the upper end of the housing 1. The cold water tank 2 is disposed above the raw water container 4. The cold water tank 2 and the hot water tank 3 are arranged side by side so that the hot water tank 3 is positioned below the cold water tank 2.

The casing 1 includes a cylindrical wall 14 extending in the vertical direction, a top plate 15 provided so as to close the upper portion of the cylindrical wall 14, a bottom plate 16 provided so as to close a lower portion of the cylindrical wall 14, and the cylindrical wall 14. Is provided with a partition plate 17 provided so as to partition the interior of the interior of the interior between the cold water tank 2 and the hot water tank 3 vertically. The raw water pumping path 5 and the tank connection path 6 are disposed through the partition plate 17.

The cylinder wall 14 includes a pair of left and right side plates 18, a front plate 19 that connects the front edges of the side plates 18, and a rear plate 20 that connects the rear edges of the side plates 18. A front door 21 for taking in and out the raw water container 4 is provided in an openable and closable manner at the lower part on the front side of the housing 1 (below the front plate 19). Here, the front-rear direction is the front side and the back side is the rear side as viewed from the user who pours drinking water from the cold water tap 9 or the hot water tap 10.

The raw water container 4 is formed with flexibility so as to shrink as the amount of residual water decreases. Such a raw water container 4 can be formed, for example, by blow molding of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin or polyethylene (PE) resin. The capacity of the raw water container 4 is about 10 to 20 liters when it is full.

The raw water pumping path 5 communicates between the raw water container 4 and the cold water tank 2. A pump 22 for transferring drinking water in the raw water pumping path 5 from the raw water container 4 side to the cold water tank 2 side is incorporated in the middle of the raw water pumping path 5. A joint portion 23 detachably connected to the water outlet of the raw water container 4 is provided at the end of the raw water pumping path 5 on the raw water container 4 side.

The cold water tank 2 contains air and drinking water in upper and lower layers. The cold water tank 2 is provided with a baffle plate 24 that partitions drinking water inside the cold water tank 2 up and down. The cooling device 7 that cools the drinking water in the cold water tank 2 includes a compressor 25, a heat exchanger 26, an expansion valve 27, and a cooling pipe 28. The compressor 25, the heat exchanger 26, the expansion valve 27, and the cooling pipe 28 are connected by a refrigerant pipe so that the refrigerant passes through and circulates in order. The cooling pipe 28 is spirally wound around the lower outer periphery of the cold water tank 2. The cold water tank 2 is covered with a heat insulating material (not shown) made of foamed resin.

The heat exchanger 26 is formed in a planar shape perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and is disposed along the rear surface of the housing 1 below the hood 56 described below. The heat exchanger 26 has a large number of gaps 29 communicating in the front-rear direction. As the heat exchanger 26, for example, a metal serpentine tube formed by bending so as to move the refrigerant from the upper side to the lower side while reciprocating left and right can be employed.

The compressor 25 sucks the refrigerant from the cooling pipe 28, compresses the refrigerant to increase the temperature of the refrigerant, and discharges the refrigerant that has become high temperature and pressure to the heat exchanger 26 side. The heat exchanger 26 receives a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant from the compressor 25 and exchanges heat between the refrigerant and the outside air. The expansion valve 27 receives the refrigerant that has passed through the heat exchanger 26 and depressurizes the refrigerant to lower the temperature. The cooling pipe 28 receives the refrigerant that has become low temperature and low pressure by the expansion valve 27, and performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and the cold water tank 2. The compressor 25 operates when the temperature of the cold water tank 2 becomes higher than a predetermined threshold. At this time, the cooling pipe 28 becomes a low temperature of about minus 15 ° C. to minus 30 ° C., and the drinking water in the cold water tank 2 is discharged. Cool down. In this way, the drinking water below the baffle plate 24 in the cold water tank 2 is kept at a predetermined low temperature (about 5 ° C.).

The cold water pouring channel 11 is connected to the bottom surface of the cold water tank 2, and the low-temperature drinking water accumulated in the lower part of the cold water tank 2 by the operation of opening the cold water faucet 9 is poured into a cup or the like through the cold water pouring channel 11. It is like that. The cold water tank 2 is provided with a water level sensor 30 that detects the level of drinking water accumulated in the cold water tank 2. When the water level detected by the water level sensor 30 is lowered, the pump 22 is operated in accordance with the drop in the water level, and drinking water is supplied from the raw water container 4 to the cold water tank 2. The capacity of the cold water tank 2 is smaller than the capacity of the raw water container 4 and is about 2 to 4 liters.

The hot water tank 3 is in a state filled with drinking water. A heating device 8 for heating the drinking water in the hot water tank 3 is attached to the hot water tank 3 so as to keep the drinking water in the hot water tank 3 at a high temperature (about 90 ° C.). The hot water tank 3 is covered with a heat insulating material (not shown) made of foamed resin. Although the example which employ | adopted the sheathed heater as the heating apparatus 8 is shown in the figure, a band heater can also be employ | adopted. The sheathed heater accommodates a heating wire that generates heat when energized in a metal pipe, and is attached so as to penetrate the wall surface of the hot water tank 3 and extend inside the hot water tank 3. The band heater is a cylindrical heating element in which a heating wire that generates heat when energized is embedded, and is attached in close contact with the outer periphery of the hot water tank 3.

The hot water pouring channel 12 is connected to the upper surface of the hot water tank 3, and hot drinking water accumulated in the upper portion of the hot water tank 3 by the operation of opening the hot water faucet 10 is poured into a cup or the like through the hot water pouring channel 12. It is like that. When drinking water is poured out from the hot water tank 3, the same amount of drinking water flows from the cold water tank 2 into the hot water tank 3 through the tank connection path 6, so that the hot water tank 3 is always kept full. Be drunk. The capacity of the hot water tank 3 is about 1 to 2 liters.

This hot water tank 3 is covered with a heat insulating material (not shown), but 100% cannot be completely insulated. Therefore, warm air is generated around the hot water tank 3 due to heat leaking from the hot water tank 3 to the surroundings. The warm air generated in the hot water tank 3 rises inside the housing 1, is blocked by the partition plate 17, and is discharged to the rear of the housing 1 through the gap 29 of the heat exchanger 26. Here, the gap 29 of the heat exchanger 26 disposed on the rear surface side of the housing 1 constitutes a warm air discharge port for discharging warm air in the housing 1 to the outside air.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plant cultivator 13 is provided above the culture medium 32, a culture medium 32 that supports the root of the plant 31, a support panel 33 that supports the culture medium 32, a culture medium case 34 that contains the culture medium 32, and the culture medium 32. The cultivation cover 35 is provided. The plant 31 is, for example, a flower, a vegetable, or an herb.

The peripheral edge of the support panel 33 is supported by a medium case 34, and a nutrient solution 36 is accommodated in a space surrounded by the support panel 33 and the medium case 34. The nutrient solution 36 is an aqueous solution containing fertilizer components necessary for the growth of the plant 31, and can be made by dissolving a small amount of liquid fertilizer in water. A vertical through hole 37 is formed in the support panel 33, and the culture medium 32 is accommodated in the through hole 37. The culture medium 32 is a resin foam in which open cells are formed so as to hold the nutrient solution 36.

The medium case 34 includes an inner peripheral wall 38 provided so as to surround the medium 32, a bottom 39 that closes the lower end of the inner peripheral wall 38, an outer peripheral wall 40 provided to face the outer side of the inner peripheral wall 38, The peripheral wall 38 and the peripheral wall connection part 41 which connects the upper ends of the outer peripheral wall 40 are provided. The bottom 39 is supported by the top plate 15 of the housing 1. In the figure, a convex portion 42 protruding downward is provided on the lower surface of the bottom portion 39 so that the bottom portion 39 is supported by the top plate 15 via the convex portion 42, but the bottom portion 39 is directly supported by the top plate 15. You may do it. The lower end of the outer peripheral wall 40 is provided with a fitting portion 43 that is fitted to the outer periphery of the upper portion of the casing 1, and the fitting portion 43 is fitted to the outer periphery of the casing 1, whereby the culture medium case 34 and the casing 1 are fitted. The relative movement in the horizontal direction is restricted.

The cultivation cover 35 has a transparent cylinder 44 provided so as to surround the periphery of the plant 31 and an upper end plate 45 provided at the upper end of the cylinder 44, and blocks the space around the plant 31 from the outside air. And the cultivation room 46 is formed in the inside. The lower end of the cylindrical body 44 is supported by a stepped portion 47 formed on the outer peripheral wall 40 of the culture medium case 34. The cultivation cover 35 can be removed from the medium case 34 by lifting upward, and the plant 31 can be maintained and the nutrient solution 36 can be replenished with the cultivation cover 35 removed.

The exhaust port 48 which releases the air in the cultivation room 46 outside is provided in the upper end plate 45 of the cultivation cover 35. The exhaust port 48 incorporates an exhaust fan 49 that transfers air from the cultivation chamber 46 side to the outside. An LED element 50 that irradiates light to the plant 31 is provided on the lower surface of the upper end plate 45, and the plant 31 can be photo-synthesized with light emitted from the LED element 50. As the LED element 50, a type including ultraviolet light in the irradiation light can be adopted.

The plant cultivator 13 includes a warm air introduction path 51 that introduces warm air generated in the hot water tank 3 into the cultivation room 46 in the cultivation cover 35, and an outside air introduction path 52 that introduces outside air having a temperature lower than the warm air into the cultivation room 46 from the outside. A warm air shutter 53 that opens and closes the warm air introduction path 51, an outside air shutter 54 that opens and closes the outside air introduction path 52, and a shutter connecting portion 55 that couples the warm air shutter 53 and the outside air shutter 54.

The warm air introduction path 51 includes a hood 56 that opens downward so as to receive the warm air that has risen along the rear surface of the housing 1, and a communication path 57 that communicates between the hood 56 and the cultivation room 46. The communication path 57 includes a rear hole 58 provided through the rear surface side of the outer peripheral wall 40 of the medium case 34, a gap 59 formed between the outer peripheral wall 40 and the inner peripheral wall 38 of the medium case 34, and the medium case. It consists of a through-hole 60 provided in the peripheral wall connecting part 41 of 34 facing the cultivation room 46. The hood 56 connects the hood upper plate 56a that protrudes rearward while tilting downward from a position above the rear hole 58 of the outer peripheral wall 40, and both the left and right ends of the hood upper plate 56a and the outer peripheral wall 40. And a pair of left and right hood side plates 56b.

The outside air introduction path 52 includes a front hole 61 provided through the front side of the outer peripheral wall 40 of the medium case 34, a gap 59 formed between the outer peripheral wall 40 and the inner peripheral wall 38 of the medium case 34, and a medium. It consists of a through hole 60 provided in the peripheral wall connecting portion 41 of the case 34 so as to face the cultivation room 46.

As shown in FIG. 3, the warm air shutter 53 is between an open position where the rear hole 58 of the warm air introduction path 51 is opened and a closed position where the rear hole 58 of the warm air introduction path 51 is closed as shown in FIG. It is supported so that it can move. Similarly, the outside air shutter 54 has an open position where the front hole 61 of the outside air introduction path 52 is opened as shown in FIG. 4 and a closed position where the front hole 61 of the outside air introduction path 52 is closed as shown in FIG. It is supported so that it can move between. The outside air shutter 54 is provided with an operation knob 62 for moving the outside air shutter 54.

Here, the warm air shutter 53 and the outside air shutter 54 are connected by a shutter connecting portion 55 so that the warm air introduction path 51 and the outside air introduction path 52 are selectively opened. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the warm air shutter 53 is in the open position, the outside air shutter 54 is in the closed position, and as shown in FIG. 4, when the warm air shutter 53 is moved from the open position to the closed position, The warm air shutter 53 and the outside air shutter 54 are connected so that the outside air shutter 54 moves from the closed position to the open position in conjunction with the movement of the warm air shutter 53.

This water server is space-saving because the plant cultivator 13 and the water server casing 1 are arranged vertically. Therefore, the limited living space can be utilized very effectively, and the kitchen garden can be enjoyed indoors such as a kitchen or a living room. In addition, since the plant cultivator 13 is arranged at the upper end of the water server casing 1, the plant 31 naturally enters the field of view every time the drinking water of the water server is used, and enjoys the growth of the plant 31 very close to you. It is possible. Furthermore, since the cold water poured out from the cold water tap 9 of the water server can be provided to the plant 31, it is possible to effectively prevent the plant 31 from being in a water-deficient state.

Moreover, since this water server can prevent the temperature drop of the cultivation room 46 in the cultivation cover 35 using the warm air generated from the hot water tank 3, the growth of the plant 31 is promoted especially in winter when the temperature is low. Is possible.

Moreover, since this water server has the exhaust port 48 in the upper part of the cultivation cover 35, while discharging the air by which carbon dioxide was consumed by photosynthesis from the exhaust port 48, warm air is smoothly sent from the warm air introduction path 51 to the cultivation room 46. It is possible to introduce. Furthermore, since the exhaust fan 49 is provided in the exhaust port 48, it is possible to reliably introduce the warm air in the warm air introduction path 51 into the cultivation room 46 in the cultivation cover 35.

Moreover, since this water server can photo-synthesize the plant 31 with the light irradiated from the LED element 50, even if it is difficult for the sunlight to reach the interior of the living room or dining room where the water server is installed, the home garden It is possible to enjoy.

As the warm air introduction path 51 for introducing the warm air generated in the hot water tank 3 into the cultivation room 46, for example, an opening is provided in the top plate 15 portion of the housing 1 and the structure for introducing the warm air into the cultivation room 46 through the opening is adopted. (It is thus possible to efficiently introduce warm air into the cultivation room 46 without escaping warm air. In this case, it is preferable to provide the partition plate 17 with an opening for passing warm air). On the other hand, the water server described above serves as a warm air introduction path 51 for introducing the warm air generated in the warm water tank 3 into the cultivation room 46, and the hood opens downward to receive the warm air that has risen along the rear surface of the housing 1. 56 and a communication passage 57 that communicates between the hood 56 and the cultivation room 46 are employed, so that a warm air discharge port (gap 29) is formed on the rear side of the casing 1 of the existing water server. Is present, it is possible to obtain the water server of the present embodiment by attaching the plant cultivator 13 to the upper end of the housing 1, which is efficient.

Further, in this water server, the heat exchanger 26 that is a part of the cooling device 7 is disposed along the rear surface of the housing 1 below the hood 56, so that the high-temperature refrigerant is transferred from the heat exchanger 26. Warm air generated by heat exchange rises along the rear surface of the housing 1 and enters the hood 56. That is, in addition to the warm air generated in the hot water tank 3, warm air generated in the heat exchanger 26 as a part of the cooling device 7 can be introduced into the cultivation room 46, and the cultivation in the cultivation cover 35 is also performed particularly in the winter when the temperature is low. It is possible to effectively prevent the temperature of the chamber 46 from decreasing.

In the water server, the warm air is introduced from the warm air introduction path 51 to the cultivation room 46 by moving the warm air shutter 53 to the open position in winter, and the temperature of the cultivation room 46 can be prevented from lowering. . On the other hand, in summer, the outdoor air shutter 54 is moved from the closed position to the open position by moving the warm air shutter 53 to the closed position, so that outdoor air having a temperature lower than that of the warm air is introduced from the outdoor air introduction path 52 to the cultivation room 46. It is possible to prevent the cultivation room 46 from being hot and humid.

Further, since this water server employs a culture medium case 34 having a fitting portion 43 that fits on the upper outer periphery of the housing 1 so as to restrict relative movement in the horizontal direction with respect to the housing 1, When the case 34 comes into contact with the case 34 or an earthquake occurs, it is possible to prevent the medium case 34 from falling from the top of the housing 1.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the gap 29 of the heat exchanger 26 is used as a warm air discharge port for discharging warm air generated in the hot water tank 3 from the inside of the housing 1 to the outside air has been described. A through hole may be provided in the upper part of the slab and the through hole may be used as a warm air discharge port.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the hydroponics type plant cultivator 13 which uses a resin foam as the culture medium 32 which supports the root of the plant 31 was employ | adopted, the culture medium 32, such as sand, is used for the root of succulent plants, such as a cactus. It is also possible to employ a plant cultivator 13 configured to support the above.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the water server of the type which introduce | transduces drinking water into the cold water tank 2 from the exchangeable raw | natural water container 4 was mentioned as an example, this invention is the cold water tank 2 via a water purification filter from a water supply. It can also be applied to a water server of a type in which drinking water is introduced.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Cold water tank 3 Hot water tank 7 Cooling device 8 Heating device 9 Cold water faucet 10 Hot water faucet 11 Cold water pouring channel 12 Hot water pouring channel 13 Plant cultivator 25 Compressor 26 Heat exchanger 27 Expansion valve 28 Cooling pipe 29 Crevice 31 Plant 32 Medium 34 Medium case 35 Cultivation cover 43 Fitting part 46 Cultivation room 48 Exhaust port 49 Exhaust fan 50 LED element 51 Warm air introduction path 52 Outside air introduction path 53 Warm air shutter 54 Outside air shutter 55 Shutter connection part 56 Hood 57 Communication path

Claims

A housing (1);
A cold water tank (2) and a hot water tank (3) housed in the housing (1);
A cooling device (7) for cooling the drinking water in the cold water tank (2);
A heating device (8) for heating the drinking water in the hot water tank (3);
A cold water faucet (9) and a hot water faucet (10) disposed on the front side of the housing (1);
A cold water pouring channel (11) for pouring low temperature drinking water from the cold water tank (2) to the cold water faucet (9);
In a water server having a hot water pouring channel (12) for pouring hot drinking water from the hot water tank (3) to the hot water faucet (10),
A plant cultivator (13) having a medium (32) for supporting the root of the plant (31) and a medium case (34) for accommodating the medium (32) is attached to the upper end of the housing (1). A water server characterized by that.
The plant cultivator (13)
A cultivation cover (35) provided above the culture medium (32) so as to block the space around the plant (31) from outside air and form a cultivation room (46) therein;
The water server according to claim 1, further comprising a warm air introduction path (51) for introducing warm air generated in the warm water tank (3) into a cultivation room (46) in the cultivation cover (35).
The water server according to claim 2, wherein an exhaust port (48) for escaping the air in the cultivation room (46) to the outside is provided in an upper part of the cultivation cover (35).
The water server according to claim 3, wherein an exhaust fan (49) for transferring air from the cultivation room (46) side to the outside is provided at the exhaust port (48).
The water server according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein an LED element (50) for irradiating light to the plant (31) in the cultivation room (46) is provided on an upper part of the cultivation cover (35).
The casing (1) has a warm air discharge port (29) on the rear side for discharging warm air generated in the warm water tank (3) to the outside air,
The warm air introduction path (51) includes a hood (56) that opens downward to receive the warm air that has risen along the rear surface of the housing (1), and the hood (56) and the cultivation room (46). The water server according to any one of claims 2 to 5, comprising a communication path (57) communicating with each other.
The cooling device (7)
A compressor (25) for compressing the refrigerant to raise the temperature of the refrigerant;
A heat exchanger (26) for receiving a high-temperature refrigerant from the compressor (25) and exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the outside air;
An expansion valve (27) that receives the refrigerant that has passed through the heat exchanger (26) and depressurizes the refrigerant to lower the temperature;
A cooling pipe (28) wound around the outer periphery of the cold water tank (2) so as to receive a low-temperature refrigerant from the expansion valve (27) and perform heat exchange between the refrigerant and the cold water tank (2); Have
The water server according to claim 6, wherein the heat exchanger (26) is disposed along a rear surface of the housing (1) below the hood (56).
A warm air shutter (53) movably provided between an open position for opening the warm air introduction path (51) and a closed position for closing the warm air introduction path (51);
An outside air introduction path (52) for introducing outside air at a temperature lower than the warm air into the cultivation room (46) from the outside;
An outside air shutter (54) movably provided between an open position for opening the outside air introduction path (52) and a closed position for closing the outside air introduction path (52);
When the warm air shutter (53) moves from the open position to the closed position, the warm air shutter (54) moves from the closed position to the open position in conjunction with the movement of the warm air shutter (53). The water server according to any one of claims 2 to 7, further comprising (53) and a shutter connecting portion (55) for connecting the outside air shutter (54).
The said culture medium case (34) has a fitting part (43) fitted to the outer periphery of the upper part of the housing (1) so as to restrict relative movement in the horizontal direction with respect to the housing (1). Water server according to any one of