JP6164684B2 - Filtering equipment for drinking water - Google Patents

Description

    The present invention relates to a filtration device for drinking water, and in particular, used to eliminate impurities such as mud, dust, and substances not suitable for beverages contained in raw water at the pretreatment stage of a membrane filtration device having an RO membrane. The present invention relates to a drinking water filtering device.

    The problem of Patent Document 1 is that the filter surface before the auxiliary agent pre-coating is sufficiently cleaned with a cylindrical hollow spring filter filtering device and that the surface of the filter element 1 can be uniformly pre-coated (covered). It is to maintain and improve the function. As means for solving this problem, Patent Document 1 discloses that “a high-pressure jet that cleans the surface of the cylindrical hollow spring-like filter element 1 and its periphery and a filter aid that is non-uniformly pre-coated when the filter aid is pre-coated. In order to prevent this, the washing and stirring means 10 having a nozzle for switching the pressure of the low-pressure jet that stirs the liquid at the periphery of the cylindrical hollow spring filter element and releasing it is adjacent to the cylindrical hollow spring filter element 1. Items to be arranged ”are described (the reference numerals are those of Patent Document 1).

    FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1 shows that “a vertically long container, a fixing plate fixed in a horizontal state on the upper side inside the container, and an upper end portion on an inner peripheral wall of a communication small hole of the fixing plate. A spring-like filter element 1 having a large number of annular portions to which is inserted and fixed, a movable plate 7 fixed to the lower end of the filter element 1 and movable in the vertical direction on the lower side inside the filter element 1, and the movable plate 7 is disclosed that includes a plurality of washing and stirring means 10 having a lower end fixed to 7 and disposed so as to be adjacent to the filter element 1.

    In order to remove the impurities that the raw water that has entered the container from the inlet 2 has adhered to the filter element 1 or has been captured by the filter element 1 when entering the filter element 1 from the outside. Since the washing water is poured from the outside of the filter element 1 by the plurality of washing and stirring means 10 having nozzles, there is an advantage that the outer peripheral surface of the filter element 1 can be cleaned.

    However, the filtration device has a problem in that it cannot remove impurities adhering to the gap between the elastic ring-shaped portions of the filter element 1. In addition, since a large number of washing and stirring means 10 equipped with nozzles are required, there are problems such as complicated structure, complicated production, high cost, and troublesome disassembly. Therefore, the present invention has appeared to solve such problems.

JP 2006-102777 A

    The first object of the present invention is to cleanly remove impurities adhering to the elastic filter member or captured by the elastic filter member with a rational configuration. The second purpose is to simplify the structure of the container. The third purpose is that assembly and parts replacement are easy. Other objectives are specified by the dependent claims.

The drinking water filtering device of the present invention is provided with a fixed support plate and a movable support plate in a container, and one end portion is fixedly attached to the fixed support plate, while the movable support facing the fixed support plate. An elastic filter member having a plurality of elastic ring-shaped portions that are attached to the plate and have a plurality of elastic ring-shaped portions continuous from the one end portion to the other end portion is disposed in the container, and from the outside of the elastic ring-shaped portion. In a drinking water filtering device that filters raw water through the interior, when removing impurities adhering to the gaps in the elastic ring-shaped part or captured by the elastic ring-shaped part, a cleaning pipe provided in the container The cleaning water is introduced into the elastic filter member through a line, and the cleaning water is discharged to the outside of the elastic filter member by using a gap in the elastic ring-shaped portion that is elastically displaced in a direction extending by the pressure of the cleaning water. intended to be removed Ri, wherein the fixed supporting plate has a through hole communicating with the internal space of the elastic filter member is formed, the connection end of the connecting pipe constituting the cleaning pipe line against the through hole is attached removably It is characterized by.

Further, the drinking water filtering device of the present invention is provided between a container, a support member built in the container and connected to a cleaning pipe line, a fixed support plate and a movable support plate constituting the support member, An elastic filter member having a large number of elastic ring-shaped portions continuous from the first portion to the other end portion, and a filtering device for drinking water that filters raw water through the elastic ring-shaped portion from the inside to the inside. When removing impurities adhering to the gap of the elastic ring-shaped part or captured by the elastic ring-shaped part, cleaning water is introduced into the elastic filter member through a cleaning pipe line provided in the container, and the extending direction by the pressure of the washing water by utilizing the gap of the elastic ring-shaped portion that elastically displaced is intended to remove the washing water out of the elastic filter member, the inside of the elastic filter member to the stationary support plate Through hole is formed which communicates with the between, connecting end portions of the connecting pipe constituting the cleaning pipe line against the through hole is equal to or mounted detachably.

(A) The invention described in the independent claim can prevent a gap or a large number of grooves in the elastic ring-shaped portion of the elastic filter member from being clogged with impurities such as mud, thereby preventing the filter function from deteriorating. it can. That is, the cleaning water is physically guided to the inside of the elastic filter member, and the cleaning water is removed out of the elastic filter member by using a gap of the elastic ring-shaped portion that is elastically displaced in a direction extending by the pressure of the cleaning water. Since the principle is adopted, there is no need to dispose a cleaning pipe having a large number of nozzles on the concentric circle of the elastic filter member. Further, impurities adhering to the elastic filter member or captured by the elastic filter member can be removed cleanly with a rational (simple) configuration. Moreover, since the elastic filter member which has many elastic ring-shaped parts which continue from one end part to the other end part was arrange | positioned in the container, a container can be simplified. Furthermore, clogging of the membrane filtration means in the next step can be prevented. In addition, in the case of an embodiment in which at least the lid of the container is removable, it is easy to replace the elastic filter member (part). In addition, the fixed support plate is formed with a through hole communicating with the internal space of the elastic filter member, and the connection end of the connection pipe constituting the cleaning pipe line is detachably attached to the through hole. When assembling or exchanging parts, the elastic filter member can be easily set in the container together with the fixed support plate by holding the connection pipe constituting the cleaning pipe line.
(B) In the invention according to claim 2, the fixed support plate is any one of the upper plates constituting the support fixed to the connection end of the cleaning pipe line that has entered the container lid or the container in a predetermined amount. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the invention can be obtained.
(C) In the invention according to claim 3, since the cleaning pipe line is common with a part of the fresh water pipe line that sends the fresh water after filtration to the membrane filtration means in the next process, the number of parts is reduced and the structure of the container is simplified. can do.
(D) In the invention according to claim 5, the support device includes a fixed support plate having a through-hole, a non-opening movable support plate facing the fixed support plate with a required interval, and one end portion of the support device. Since it comprises a plurality of guide rods fixed to the movable support plate and having the other end passing through the guide small holes formed in the fixed support plate, the elastic filter member can be reliably supported and the elastic filter member Is elastically displaced in a stable state so as not to sway in response to changes in its internal pressure.
(E) In the invention described in claim 6, since the gap adjusting means capable of finely adjusting the gap of the elastic ring-shaped portion is disposed on the lower surface of the movable support plate, the elastic filter member is continuously provided. It is possible to finely adjust the gaps between many elastic ring-shaped parts.
(F) The invention according to claim 7 can specifically realize the invention according to claim 7 and can prevent the support from shaking.
(G) In the inventions according to claims 8 and 9, the container has a pressure switch that operates when an internal pressure of the container increases due to impurities adhering to the elastic ring-shaped portion, and a first on-off valve. Since the raw water piping line, the fresh water piping line having the second on-off valve, the cleaning piping line having the third on-off valve, and the discharge piping line having the fourth on-off valve are connected to each other, for example, the drinking water filtration of the present invention The apparatus X is disposed in two cleaning apparatus lines of A series and B series, respectively, and the cleaning pump of the A series filtration apparatus and the cleaning pump of the B series filtration apparatus are equipped with the control unit that has acquired the detection signal of the pressure switch. It is also possible to carry out automatic cleaning alternately and continuously at regular intervals.
(H) In the invention according to claim 10, the elastic filter member is a tape-like leaf spring, and the elastic ring-shaped portion is a gentle slope and is in a close contact state, and at least one side surface passes through raw water. Therefore, the path of the raw water can be taken into account by appropriately changing the design of the elastic filter member.
(I) In the invention described in claim 11, the container is mounted on the lower cylindrical surface of the long cylindrical container body having a raw water inlet and a fresh water delivery / cleaning water inlet, and is detachably attached to the lower cylindrical surface of the long cylindrical container body. The mortar-shaped discharge receptacle having a discharge port and the lid body detachably mounted on the upper end surface of the long cylindrical container body and having a pressure switch are easy to assemble and disassemble.

1 to 9 are explanatory views showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
Schematic explanatory drawing which shows the implementation environment of 1st Embodiment. The schematic explanatory drawing which shows the principal part in FIG. The exploded perspective view of a container. An exploded perspective view of a support (including a cleaning pipe line). Explanatory drawing of the principal part (elastic filter member). FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. The schematic explanatory drawing of the principal part (gap adjustment means). Explanatory drawing of the state which the impurity adhered to the elastic filter member. Explanatory drawing of the state which removed the impurity of the elastic filter member. Explanatory drawing similar to FIG. 1 which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

    1 to 9 are explanatory diagrams of the first embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, X is a drinking water filtering device (hereinafter referred to as “filtering device”), and since this filtering device is disclosed in Patent Document 1, “container 1 and interior of this container 1 are included. And a support tool 31 connected to the cleaning pipe line 21, and a fixed support plate 32 and a movable support plate 33 constituting the support tool 31. The support tool 31 is continuous from one end 41a to the other end 41b. And an elastic filter member 41 having a large number of elastic ring-shaped portions 41c, and the raw water (a, b) is passed from the outside to the inside of the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c for filtration.

    FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an implementation environment. Each member will be described with reference to the drawings. First, reference numeral 1 denotes a container. As shown in FIG. 3, the container 1 includes a long cylindrical container body 4 having a raw water inlet 2 and a fresh water outlet / cleaning water inlet 3, and the long cylindrical container body 4. A mortar-shaped waste receptacle 7 that is detachably mounted on a flange provided around the lower end surface via a plurality of fixing tools 5 and has a discharge port 6 in the center, and the top of the long tubular container body 4 It comprises a lid 10 having an arcuate cross section that is detachably mounted on a flange provided around the end face via a plurality of fixing tools 8 and that has a pressure switch 9 at the center.

    The pressure switch 9 of the container 1 is installed in a container having a solar panel, for example, and is electrically connected to a control unit 12 having a timer circuit, and an impurity a is added to an elastic ring-shaped portion 41c of an elastic filter member 41 described later. It can be designed to operate when the internal pressure of the container 1 increases due to adhesion. Therefore, the control unit 12 is also electrically connected to the cleaning pump 13 installed in the container.

    Next, piping attached to the raw water inlet 2 of the container 1 will be described. Reference numeral 15 denotes a raw water piping line having a first on-off valve 16 controlled by the control unit 12. This raw water piping line 15 includes raw water b containing impurities (exhaust matter described later) a such as sea, lake water, and river. Is appropriately connected to the raw water inlet 2 in order to guide the water to the container 1. Reference numeral 14 denotes a water supply pump that sends raw water to the container 1.

    On the other hand, 18 is a fresh water piping line having a second on-off valve 19 controlled by the control unit 12. This fresh water piping line 18 converts fresh water c treated by the elastic filter member 41 into an ultrafiltration membrane device (UF) not shown. Membrane skid), and for sending to a membrane filtration means having an RO membrane. Therefore, the filtration device X of the present invention is disposed in a pretreatment stage such as an ultrafiltration membrane device and a membrane filtration means having an RO membrane.

The fresh water piping line 18 is appropriately connected to the fresh water outlet / cleaning water introduction port 3. In the embodiment, a part of the line corresponding to the tip of the cleaning pipe line 21 having the third on-off valve 22 is a first connection pipe 20 a that also serves as a part of the fresh water pipe line 18 and the cleaning pipe line 21, and the first connection pipe 20 a. A second connecting pipe 20b (both are referred to as “connecting pipes 20” here) that is detachably connected to the rear end of the connecting pipe 20a exists, and the leading end of the first connecting pipe 20a is bent into an L shape. Are appropriately fixed to a fixed support plate 32 that constitutes a support 31 provided in the container 1.

    Reference numeral 24 denotes a discharge pipe line having a fourth on-off valve 25, and this discharge pipe line 24 discharges impurities (exhaust) a accumulated in the mortar-shaped discharge receptacle 7 of the container 1 to the outside of the container 1. Therefore, it is connected to the discharge port 6 as appropriate.

Although a detailed circuit diagram for controlling the washing pump is omitted, the first to fourth on-off valves 16, 19, 22, 25 are controlled by the control unit 12 at regular intervals. For example, the first on-off valve 16 When the second on-off valve 19 and the second on-off valve 19 are simultaneously in the “closed” state, the third on-off valve 22 and the fourth on-off valve 25 are simultaneously in the “open” state, and the elastic filter member 41 is automatically cleaned.

Next, the support tool 31 will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the support tool 31 has a sealing function of the container 1 and an upper partition plate 28 having an annular shape or an opening, and a lower cutting plate 29 having a sealing function and having an annular shape or an opening. Is fixedly disposed in the internal space between the two.

    As shown in FIG. 4, the support 31 includes a fixed support plate 32 having a circular through hole 36 in the center, and a non-opening movable support that faces the fixed support plate 32 with a predetermined interval. The plate 33 includes a plurality of guide rods 35 having one end fixed to the movable support plate 33 and the other end penetrating a guide hole 34 formed in the fixed support plate 32. A plurality of mounting holes 38 for the fixing tool 37 are formed in the peripheral portion of the through hole 36 of the fixed support plate 32, and the distal end portion of the first connection pipe 20 a is connected to the fixed support plate via the fixing tool 37. 32 is detachably mounted.

    Next, the elastic filter member 41 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the elastic filter member 41 includes a large number of elastic ring-shaped portions 41 c that are continuous from one end portion (upper end portion in the embodiment) 41 a to the other end portion (lower end portion in the embodiment) 41 b. have. The elastic filter member 41 corresponds to the “cylindrical hollow (spring-like) filter element” of Patent Document 1. Therefore, the surface of the elastic filter member 41 may be precoated with a filter aid as in Patent Document 1. Of course, precoating the filter aid is not a specific requirement of the invention.

In the embodiment, the elastic filter member 41 is a tape-shaped leaf spring, and the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c is a gentle slope and continues in a close contact state, and at least one side has a plurality of grooves for passing raw water. 42 is formed. The elastic ring-shaped portion 41c of the elastic filter member 41 is desirably provided with a gap 43 in units of micrometers . Thus, in the embodiment, the plurality of grooves 42 are machined in micrometers (e.g. 50 micrometers) units, respectively.

    Thus, when such an elastic filter member 41 is used in the drinking water filtering device X, when removing the impurities a attached to the gap 43 of the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c or captured by the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c, the container The cleaning water d is introduced into the elastic filter member 41 through the cleaning piping line 21 provided in the first, and the clearance 43 of the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c that is elastically displaced in the direction of extension by the pressure of the cleaning water d is used. Then, the washing water d is removed out of the elastic filter member 41.

For example, mud or fine dust a removed from the elastic filter member 41 passes through the opening of the lower partition plate 29 and accumulates in the mortar-shaped discharge receptacle 7 of the container 1. In the pressure switch 9 described above, when the fresh water c is obtained, the pressure inside the container 1 increases due to impurities a (such as mud) adhering to the gaps 43 and the numerous grooves 42 of the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c. It is for operating at times.

Next, the gap adjusting means 51 that can finely adjust the gap 43 of the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c will be described. Since the gap adjusting means 51 is elastically interposed between the movable support plate 33 of the support 31 and the lower partition plate 29, it is always urged in the direction of narrowing the gap 43 of the elastic ring-shaped portion 41c. Yes. Moreover, in embodiment, it has the function of the shaking prevention of the support tool 31 currently suspended by the 1st connection piping 20a.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the gap adjusting means 51 includes a lower partition plate 29 fixed in the lower portion of the container 1 with a predetermined interval 52 with respect to the lower surface of the movable support plate 33, A spring lower end 54a is fixedly supported via an adjustment screw 53 provided at the center of the partition plate 29 and having an operation knob at the lower end, and a screwing plate 55 screwed into the adjustment screw 51. The spring upper end portion 54b includes a fine adjustment spring 54 supported on the lower surface of the movable support plate 33.

In the embodiment, the pressure switch 9 is provided in the container 1, but it may be provided in the raw water piping line 15 (for example, a water feed pump 14 for sending raw water to the container). Moreover, although the upper partition plate 28 which has an opening is provided in the container 1, this partition plate 28 is not an essential matter of invention.
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of other embodiments, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted.

    The second embodiment is mainly different from the first embodiment in the manner in which the first connection pipe 20a is attached to the container 1A. That is, the first connection pipe 20a of the first embodiment is detachably mounted on the fixed support plate 32 above the support tool 31 in a state where the distal end portion enters the container body 4 as shown in FIG. In contrast, the first connection pipe 20a of the second embodiment is detachably mounted on the fixed support plate 32A of the support 31A that also serves as the lid 10 of the container 1A.

    Even if it comprises in this way, the essential matter of this invention does not change. Accordingly, the design of the form of the container 1A can be changed as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention. Further, the container 1A may have a horizontally long shape.

    The present invention is used in a water purification line of a water purification apparatus for filtering raw water such as seawater and lake water to obtain “delicious drinking water”.

  X ... Filtration device, 1A ... Container, 2 ... Raw water inlet, 4 ... Container body, 6 ... Discharge port, 7 ... Discharge receptacle, 9 ... Pressure switch, 10 ... Cover, 12 ... Control unit, 20 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS Connection pipe, 21 ... Washing pipe line, 15 ... Raw water piping line, 18 ... Fresh water piping line, 24 ... Discharge piping line, 31 ... Support tool, 32 ... Fixed support plate, 33 ... Movable support plate, 41 ... Elastic filter member , 41c ... many elastic ring-shaped parts, 43 ... gaps (grooves 42), a ... impurities (attachments), b ... raw water, c ... fresh water, d ... washing water, 51 ... gap adjusting means, 16, 19, 22 25 Open / close valve.

Claims (11)

The container is provided with a fixed support plate and a movable support plate, and one end portion is fixedly attached to the fixed support plate, while the other end portion is attached to the movable support plate facing the fixed support plate, and Drinking water in which an elastic filter member having a large number of elastic ring-shaped portions continuous from one end portion to the other end portion is disposed in the container, and raw water is passed from the outside to the inside of the elastic ring-shaped portion for filtration. In the filtration device for
When removing impurities adhering to the gap of the elastic ring-shaped part or captured by the elastic ring-shaped part, cleaning water is introduced into the elastic filter member through a cleaning pipe line provided in the container, and the cleaning is performed. The cleaning water is removed to the outside of the elastic filter member by utilizing a gap between elastic ring-shaped portions that are elastically displaced in a direction extending by water pressure , and the fixed support plate includes an internal space of the elastic filter member and A drinking water filtering device, characterized in that a communicating through hole is formed, and a connecting end of a connecting pipe constituting a cleaning pipe line is detachably attached to the through hole .
2. The fixed support plate according to claim 1, wherein the fixed support plate is any one of an upper plate constituting a support fixed to a connection end of a cleaning pipe line that has entered a predetermined amount in the container lid or the container. Filtering device for drinking water.
2. The drinking water filtering apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the washing piping line is in common with a part of the fresh water piping line for sending the fresh water after filtration to the filtering means in the next step.
A container, a support device built in the container and connected to the cleaning pipe line, and a plurality of elastic members interposed between the fixed support plate and the movable support plate constituting the support device and continuing from one end to the other end. A filter device for drinking water comprising an elastic filter member having a ring-shaped portion, and filtering raw water through the elastic ring-shaped portion from the inside to the inside,
When removing impurities adhering to the gap of the elastic ring-shaped part or captured by the elastic ring-shaped part, cleaning water is introduced into the elastic filter member through a cleaning pipe line provided in the container, and the cleaning is performed. The cleaning water is removed to the outside of the elastic filter member by utilizing a gap between elastic ring-shaped portions that are elastically displaced in a direction extending by water pressure , and the fixed support plate includes an internal space of the elastic filter member and A drinking water filtering device, characterized in that a communicating through hole is formed, and a connecting end of a connecting pipe constituting a cleaning pipe line is detachably attached to the through hole .
5. The support device according to claim 4, wherein the support is a fixed support plate having a through-hole, a non-opening movable support plate facing the fixed support plate with a required interval, and one end fixed to the movable support plate. The drinking water filtering device is characterized in that the other end portion includes a plurality of guide rods penetrating the guide holes formed in the fixed support plate.
5. The drinking water according to claim 4, wherein a gap adjusting means including a fine adjustment spring capable of finely adjusting the gap of the elastic ring-shaped portion is disposed on the lower surface of the movable support plate. Filtration equipment.
In claim 6, the gap adjusting means is provided in a lower partition plate fixed in the lower part of the container at a predetermined interval with respect to the lower surface of the movable support plate, and a central portion of the partition plate, The lower end of the spring is fixedly supported via an adjustment screw having an operation knob at the lower end and a screw plate that is screwed to the adjustment screw, while the upper end of the spring is supported on the lower surface of the movable support plate. A filtration device for drinking water, characterized by comprising a fine adjustment spring.
In claim 1 or claim 4, and a pressure actuated switch and increases the internal pressure of the container by provided on either the container or the raw water pipeline, and impurities adhering to the elastic ring-shaped portion, the first Beverage characterized in that a raw water piping line having an on-off valve, a fresh water piping line having a second on-off valve, a washing piping line having a third on-off valve, and a discharge piping line having a fourth on-off valve are connected to each other. Water filtration equipment.
9. The first on-off valve to the fourth on-off valve according to claim 8 are controlled by the control unit at regular intervals, and when the first on-off valve and the second on-off valve are simultaneously in the “closed” state, the third on-off valve is controlled. The drinking water filtering apparatus, wherein the valve and the fourth on-off valve are simultaneously in an “open” state, and the elastic filter member is automatically cleaned.
5. The elastic filter member according to claim 4 , wherein the elastic filter member is a tape-like leaf spring, and the elastic ring-shaped portion is a gentle slope and is in close contact, and at least one side has a large number of raw water passages. A filtering device for drinking water, wherein a groove is formed.
5. The container according to claim 1 , wherein the container is removably attached to a long cylindrical container main body having a raw water inlet and a fresh water delivery / cleaning water inlet, and a lower end surface of the long cylindrical container main body. A drinking water filtration apparatus comprising: a mortar-shaped discharge receptacle having a discharge opening; and a lid having a pressure switch that is detachably attached to an upper end surface of the long cylindrical container body.

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