WO2017196120A1

WO2017196120A1 - Water filter having leakage detection means

Info

Publication number: WO2017196120A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/004936
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정휘동; 이재익; 황필강; 조대연
Original assignee: 주식회사 마이크로필터; 정휘동
Priority date: 2016-05-12
Filing date: 2017-05-12
Publication date: 2017-11-16
Also published as: KR101700303B1

Abstract

The present invention provides a water filter, having a leakage detection means, comprising: a housing having a filter therein; a header which is coupled to the housing and by means of which a source water flows in and a purified water is discharged; a leakage detection unit formed on the outer side of the housing and for detecting a leakage that occurs from the header; and a leakage guide unit formed on the upper side of the leakage detection unit and for guiding the leakage so as to flow into the leakage detection unit.

Description

Water filter with leak detection means

The present invention relates to a water filter having a leak detection means, and more particularly, to a water filter having a leak detection means capable of quickly and easily detecting a leak of a water filter.

Water may contain many different kinds of foreign matter, including, for example, microparticles, harmful chemicals, and microorganisms such as bacteria, parasites, protozoa, viruses, and the like. In various circumstances, foreign matter must be removed before water can be used. Any harmful foreign substance must be removed from the water and purified before it is drinking, ie suitable for drinking.

A water filter is a device that cleans up such foreign matter and temporarily stores and supplies purified high quality drinking water. The water filter is used in various devices to provide drinking water to clean users such as cold / hot water purifiers and refrigerators that provide high-quality drinking water purified through multi-stage filtration processes in the form of cold water and hot water.

However, the water filter is likely to leak due to a flow pipe through which purified water or raw water flows, a defect in the water filter, or a defect in the connection part. There is a problem that can occur.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a water filter having a leak detection means capable of quickly and easily detecting a leak of a water filter when a leak occurs in the water filter.

Water filter having a leak detection means according to an embodiment of the present invention is a housing having a filter therein, coupled to the housing, a header in which raw water is introduced and the purified water is discharged, is formed outside the housing, It includes a leak detection unit for detecting a leak generated in the header, and a leak guide portion formed on the leak detection unit and guides the leak flows into the leak detection unit.

The leak guide unit may include a flow path to guide the leak.

The leak guide part may further include a guide wall formed around the flow path.

The upper part of the leak detection unit of the guide wall may be cut so that the leak guided through the flow path flows into the leak detection unit.

The flow path may be inclined downward toward the leak detecting unit to guide the leak.

The leak detection unit may include at least one leak inflow hole through which the leak flows, and the leak guide part may guide the leak to flow into the leak inflow hole.

The leak detector includes first and second leak inflow holes through which the leak flows, and the leak guide part includes a flow path for guiding the leak to the first and second leak inflow holes. It may be inclined downward toward the first and second inlet holes from one point between the first and second leak inlet holes.

According to the water filter provided with the leak detection means according to an embodiment of the present invention, the water leakage including a flow path formed by gradient to the side of the leak detection sensor on the outside of the housing provided with a filter so that the leak flows into the leak detection sensor By including the guide portion, even a small amount of water leaks through the flow path of the water leakage guide portion of the gradient shape has an effect that can detect the leak quickly and easily.

In addition, the water filter having a leak detection means according to an embodiment of the present invention has an effect that can quickly and easily block the raw water flowing into the filter through the header when the leak occurs by detecting the leak quickly and easily.

1 is a perspective view showing a water filter according to a first embodiment.

2 is a plan view of FIG. 1.

3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1.

4 is a view illustrating a leak guided by the leak guide unit of FIG. 1.

5 is a perspective view illustrating a water filter according to a second embodiment.

6 is a plan view of FIG. 5.

7 is a view illustrating a leak guided by the leak guide part of FIG. 5.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following embodiments may be modified in many different forms, the scope of the present invention It is not limited to the following embodiments. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Also, as used herein, "comprise" and / or "comprising" specifies the presence of the mentioned shapes, numbers, steps, actions, members, elements and / or groups of these. It is not intended to exclude the presence or the addition of one or more other shapes, numbers, acts, members, elements and / or groups. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed items.

Although the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various members, regions, and / or portions, it is obvious that these members, components, regions, layers, and / or portions should not be limited by these terms. Do. These terms do not imply any particular order, up or down, or superiority, and are only used to distinguish one member, region or region from another member, region or region. Accordingly, the first member, region, or region described below may refer to the second member, region, or region without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings schematically showing embodiments of the present invention. In the drawings, for example, variations in the shape shown may be expected, depending on manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as limited to the specific shapes of the regions shown herein, but should include, for example, changes in shape resulting from manufacturing.

First embodiment

1 is a perspective view showing a water filter according to a first embodiment. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. 4 is a view showing a leak guided by the leak guide unit of FIG.

1 to 3, the water filter according to the embodiment includes a housing 10, a header 30, a leak detection unit 50, and a leak guide unit 70.

The housing 10 is formed to have an upper side and an inner space, and the header 30 is coupled to an upper side of the open housing 10. The lower side is formed open. Here, the lower portion of the open header 30 is coupled to the upper portion of the open housing 10 to seal the inside of the housing 10.

In addition, the housing 10 is provided with a filter unit 11 and a disk 13 therein.

At this time, the filter unit 11 passes the filter header 11-1 and the filter header 11-1 to purify the raw water introduced through the header 30 through which the raw water is introduced and the purified water is discharged. That is, it includes a filter body (11-2) for filtering foreign matter contained in the raw water that is the purified water. Here, the filter unit 11 is surrounded by the filter body (11-2) and the purified water inflow space 11 that is the space in which the foreign matter is filtered, that is, the purified water is introduced into the raw water passing through the filter body (11-2) -3). In addition, the inside of the filter part 11 is enclosed by the housing 10, the filter header 11-1, and the disk 13 to be sealed.

The disk 13 is coupled to the lower end of the filter unit 11 so that the raw water and the purified water do not mix with each other.

The leak detection unit 50 is formed outside the housing 10 under the leak guide part 70, and detects a leak occurring in the header 30 by the leak introduced and guided from the leak guide part 70. do. Although not shown, the leak detection unit 50 is formed by embedding a leak detection sensor connected to a semiconductor such as a paper on which an electrolyte is buried. At this time, the semiconductor, such as the paper on which the electrolyte is buried, is energized in the wet state by the leak, and not in the dry state.

In addition, the leak detection unit 50 includes a leak inlet hole 51 formed to be exposed to the outside so that the leak guided from the leak guide unit 70 flows into the embedded semiconductor.

In addition, the leak detection sensor detects an external leak by utilizing various communication methods such as near field communication (NFC), radio frequency identification (RFID), wireless LAN, and Bluetooth. The devices can communicate with each other. At this time, when the paper in which the electrolyte is wet by the leakage guided by the leak guide unit 70 and introduced through the leak inlet hole 51 is wetted with the electrolyte and the sensor for detecting the leak. Is electrically connected, and the leak detection sensor detects the leak and may transmit information about the leak to the external leak detection device by at least one of the communication methods, or induce a communication failure. As a result, the supply of raw water to the header 30 can be interrupted.

The leak guide part 70 is formed above the leak detection unit 50, and when a leak occurs in the header 30, a flow path 71 guiding the leak and a water leak guided by the flow path 71. And a guide wall 73 formed around the flow path 71 so as not to escape the 71. Here, the upper portion A of the leak inlet hole 51 of the guide wall 73 is cut so that the leak guided through the flow path 71 flows into the leak inlet hole 51 of the leak detector 50. have. At this time, the cut portion A of the guide wall 73 is formed in a “Y” shape that narrows from the upper end to the lower end so that the leakage of water flows into the leakage inlet hole 51 even if a small amount of leakage occurs. In addition, the leak guide portion 70 may be formed around the edge of the header 30, as shown in Figs.

The flow path 71 is formed to have a predetermined width from the edge of the header 30, like the shape surrounding the edge of the header 30.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the leakage guide part 70 is inclined downward toward the leakage detecting part 50 so that even a small amount of the leakage may be guided through the flow path 71 to flow into the leakage inflow hole 51. The flow path 71 is included.

That is, the flow path 71 is a portion facing the cut portion A so that the leakage flows into the leakage inflow hole 51 through the cut portion A of the flow path 71 and the guide wall 73 ( It is inclined downward toward the cut-out portion A from B).

Although the leak guide part 70 is not illustrated, only the flow path 71 inclined downward toward the leak detection part 50 is formed in the header 30, and the guide wall 73 and the guide wall 73 are formed. The cut portion A may be formed outside the housing 10 above the leak detection unit 50.

Second embodiment

5 is a perspective view illustrating a water filter according to a second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a leak guided by the leak guide part of FIG. 5.

Next, a second embodiment of a water filter of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. Here, in the second embodiment of the water filter of the present invention, unlike the first embodiment of the water filter of the present invention in which one leak inlet hole 51 is formed, a plurality of leak inlet holes 51 are formed. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a case where the first and second leak inlet holes, that is, two leak inlet holes 51 are formed will be described.

In describing the second embodiment, description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.

Here, the configuration of the housing 10 and the header 30 is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment.

However, in the water filter according to the second embodiment, the leak detection unit 50 includes first and second leak inflow holes, that is, two leak inflow holes 51, and a guide wall included in the leak guide part 70. Two cutout portions A of 73 are also formed. That is, the number of the cut portions A is equal to the number of the leak inlet holes 51.

Accordingly, the leakage guide part 70 includes a flow path 71 for guiding the leakage generated in the header 30 to two leakage inflow holes 51, and the flow path 71 includes two leakage inflow holes ( It is formed to be inclined downward toward one side of each leakage inflow hole 51 from one point between.

In detail, the leak guide part 70 is formed around the edge of the header 30, and when the leak occurs in the header 30, a flow path 71 guiding the leak and a leak guided by the flow path 71. And a guide wall 73 formed around the flow path 71 so as not to deviate from the flow path 71. Here, the upper portion (A) of each of the leak inlet holes 51 of the guide wall 73 so that the leak guided through the flow path 71 flows into the two leak inflow holes 51 of the leak detection unit 50. ) Is incised. In this case, two cut portions A are formed. Each of the cut portions A of the guide wall 73 is formed in a “Y” shape that narrows from the upper end to the lower end so that the leaked water flows into the leakage inlet hole 51 even if a small amount of the leakage occurs.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the leakage guide part 70 is inclined downward toward the leakage detection part 50 so that the leakage is guided through the flow path 71 even though a small amount of the leakage flows into the leakage inflow hole 51. The flow path 71 is included.

That is, the flow path 71 is a portion facing the cut portion A so that the leakage flows into the leakage inflow hole 51 through the cut portion A of the flow path 71 and the guide wall 73 ( It is inclined downward toward the cut-out portion A from B). In addition, the flow path 71 is formed to be inclined downward toward the respective cut portions A from the central portion C between the two cut portions A. FIG.

The water filter provided with the leak detection means according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is a flow path formed by gradient toward the leak detection sensor side of the housing provided with a filter so that the leak generated in the header flows into the leak detection sensor By including a leaking guide portion comprising a, a small amount of leaks through the flow path of the leaked guide portion of the gradient shape is also introduced into the leak detection sensor can detect the leak quickly and easily.

In addition, the water filter having a leak detection means according to an embodiment of the present invention can quickly and easily block the raw water flowing into the filter through the header when the leak occurs as the leak is quickly and easily detected.

As mentioned above, although the specific Example regarding the water filter provided with the water leak detection means which concerns on the Example of this invention was described, it is obvious that various implementations and modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

In other words, the foregoing embodiments are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A housing provided with a filter therein;

A header coupled to the housing, the header receiving raw water and discharging purified water;

A leak detection unit formed outside the housing and detecting a leak occurring in the header; And

The water filter is formed above the leak detection unit and includes a water leakage guide unit for guiding the leakage water to the leak detection unit.
The method of claim 1,

The water leakage guide portion includes a flow path to guide the leakage.
The method of claim 2,

The water leakage guide portion further comprises a guide wall formed around the flow path.
The method of claim 3,

A water filter in which the upper part of the leak detection unit of the guide wall is cut so that the leak guided through the flow path flows into the leak detection unit.
The method of claim 2,

The flow path is inclined downward toward the leak detection unit so that the leak is guided.
The method of claim 1,

The leak detection unit includes at least one leak inflow hole through which the leak flows,

The water leakage guide portion is a water filter for guiding the leakage to the leakage inlet hole.
The method of claim 6,

The leak detection unit includes a first and a second leak inflow hole through which the leak flows,

The leakage guide part includes a flow path for guiding the leakage to the first and second leak inflow holes, and the flow path is from one point between the first and second leak inflow holes to the first and second inflow holes. Water filter inclined downward.