KR101299995B1 - Apparatus for providing purified and ionized water with the ability to sterilize by itself - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a purified water and ionized water providing apparatus having a cleaning and sterilizing function to provide the purified water and ionized water and to suppress bacterial propagation by cleaning and sterilizing the water storage tank and the internal flow path without the provision of separate equipment for cleaning. In related, the filter unit for filtering the raw water; A cold water tank for cooling and storing the purified water supplied from the filter unit; An electrolytic cell for producing alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing the room temperature purified water supplied from the filter unit or the cold purified water supplied from the cold water tank; And a flow path pipe network and a flow path controller configured to supply acidic water discharged from the electrolytic cell to a cold water tank through an inner flow path according to a user's selection to clean and sterilize the inner flow path and the cold water tank.

Description

Apparatus for providing purified and ionized water with the ability to sterilize by itself

The present invention relates to an ionizer capable of providing purified water or ionized water according to a mode, and more particularly, a purified water and ionized water providing device capable of suppressing bacterial propagation by self-cleaning and sterilizing a storage tank and an internal flow path (or an 'ionizer). Collectively).

In general, ionizers are water used to purify water through a water purification system and ionize them through an electrolytic cell. Electrolyzed raw water is electrolyzed through an electrolytic cell, and alkaline water and non-drinking water containing minerals of positive ions. Separate and discharge to phosphoric acid water.

Ionizer has been the main function to produce alkaline water for drinking and cooking until recently, while on the other hand, it does not throw away the acidic water drained when the alkaline water is discharged from the electrolytic cell to the outside and adjusts the pH by skin type for skin care such as face washing and hand washing. It can be used or used as industrial washing water, and also to provide purified water separately from ionized water.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional ionizer includes a filter unit 11 for filtering raw water, a water storage tank 13 for cooling and storing purified water supplied from the filter unit 11, and the water storage tank. The electrolytic cell 15 which electrolyzes the cold water supplied from (13) and produces alkaline water and acidic water is provided.

However, in the conventional ionizer of FIG. 1, the water storage tank and the internal flow path have to be periodically cleaned because bacteria may grow due to internal contamination, etc., and water must be periodically cleaned. there was.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the purpose is to provide a combined water purifier, but without the need for a separate equipment for cleaning the water storage tank and the internal flow path itself to suppress the growth of bacteria by sterilization and disinfection It is to provide a purified water and ionized water supply device having a self-cleaning and sterilization function.

In order to achieve the above object, there is provided a purified water and ionized water providing apparatus having a cleaning and sterilizing function according to an aspect of the present invention, a filter unit for filtering raw water; A cold water tank for cooling and storing the purified water supplied from the filter unit; An electrolytic cell for producing alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing the room temperature purified water supplied from the filter unit or the cold purified water supplied from the cold water tank; A first flow pipe connected between the outlet of the filter unit and the inlet of the electrolytic cell, a second flow pipe branching from the distal end of the first flow pipe and connected to an inlet of the cold water tank, an outlet of the cold water tank and the first flow pipe A third flow pipe connected between the rear end of the first flow path, one end of which is connected to the outlet of the electrolytic cell, and the other end of the fourth flow pipe connected to an external ionized water outlet, and a fifth branch branched from the fourth flow pipe to the inlet of the cold water tank; A sixth flow path pipe branched from a portion of the first flow pipe pipe located at a rear end of the common connection path between the first flow pipe pipe and the third flow pipe pipe and connected to an external water outlet, and after the fourth flow pipe pipe; A flow pipe network including a seventh flow pipe branched from an end and connected to an external ionized water outlet; And a first three-way valve disposed on a branch point (common connection point) of the first flow path pipe and the second flow path tube, and a second three way valve provided on a branch point (common connection point) of the first flow path pipe and the sixth flow path pipe. A way valve, a check valve provided on a common connection point of the third flow path pipe and the first flow path pipe, a third three way valve installed on a branch point (common connection point) of the fourth flow path pipe and the seventh flow path pipe, It may include a flow path control unit including a cleaning valve provided on the fifth flow path pipe, and a water purification valve provided on the sixth flow path pipe.

In order to achieve the above object, there is provided a purified water and ionized water providing device having a cleaning and sterilizing function according to another aspect of the present invention, a filter unit for filtering raw water; A cold water tank for cooling and storing the purified water supplied from the filter unit; An electrolytic cell for producing alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing the room temperature purified water supplied from the filter unit or the cold purified water supplied from the cold water tank; A first flow pipe connected between the outlet of the filter unit and the inlet of the electrolytic cell, a second flow pipe branching from the distal end of the first flow pipe and connected to an inlet of the cold water tank, an outlet of the cold water tank and the first flow pipe A third flow pipe connected between the rear end of the first flow path, one end of which is connected to the outlet of the electrolytic cell, and the other end of the fourth flow pipe connected to an external ionized water outlet, and a fifth branch branched from the fourth flow pipe to the inlet of the cold water tank; A flow path pipe, a sixth flow pipe connected to an outlet of the cold water tank and the other end connected to an external water purification outlet, and a seventh flow pipe branched from a rear end of the fourth flow pipe to an external ionized water outlet; Euro network; And a first three-way valve 1 installed on a branch path (common connection point) of the first flow pipe and the second flow pipe, and a check provided on a common connection path between the third flow pipe and the first flow pipe. A valve, a third three-way valve provided on a branch path (common connection point) of the fourth flow pipe and the seventh flow pipe, a cleaning valve provided on the fifth flow pipe, and a purified water provided on the sixth flow pipe It may include a flow path control unit including a valve.

According to various aspects of the present invention as described above, it is possible to provide all the room temperature purified water, cold purified water, room temperature ionized water, and cold ionized water, optionally, acidic water supplied from the electrolytic cell without a separate equipment for cleaning By using the self-cleaning and sterilization of the storage tank and the internal flow path is effective to suppress the growth of bacteria.

1 is a configuration diagram of a conventional ionizer;
2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing purified water and ionized water having a cleaning and sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing purified water and ionized water having a cleaning and sterilizing function according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements throughout the drawings, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

2 is a block diagram of a water purification and ionized water providing apparatus having a cleaning and sterilizing function according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the filter unit 210, cold water tank 230, electrolytic cell 250 , A flow path pipe network 270, and a flow path controller 290.

The filter unit 210 according to the present embodiment is for filtering the received raw water and extracting the purified water, and serves to filter suspended matter, chlorine, heavy metals, etc. in the raw water, and the filter unit 400 may be, for example. Pre-treatment filters, UF filters, post-treatment filters and the like can be applied.

The cold water tank 230 according to the present embodiment is for cooling and storing the purified water obtained from the filter unit 210 and may include a cooling unit 240 for cooling the water stored in the storage tank 230. . In addition, the cold water tank 230 may include a level sensor 231, 232 for detecting the upper and lower water levels of the stored cold water and a temperature sensor 233 for detecting the temperature of the cold water.

The electrolytic cell 250 according to the present embodiment is to obtain the purified water extracted from the purified water or the cold water tank 230 at room temperature withdrawn from the filter unit 210, and to withdraw the water after electrolysis into acidic and reduced water. For example, a two tank electrolytic cell or a three tank electrolytic cell may be applied.

The flow path pipe network 270 according to the present embodiment is for forming a flow path between the filter unit 210, the cold water tank 230 and the electrolytic cell 250 in the ionizer, for example, the first flow path pipe (271) to eighth It may include a flow pipe (278).

The first flow path tube 271 is a pipe for connecting between the outlet of the filter unit 210 and the inlet of the electrolytic cell 250.

The second flow path pipe 272 is for connecting between the filter unit 210 and the cold water tank 230, branched from the distal end of the first flow pipe 271 to the inlet formed in the upper portion of the cold water tank 230 Connected.

The third flow pipe 273 is for connecting between the cold water tank 230 and the electrolytic cell 250, and is connected between the outlet port formed at the lower portion of the cold water tank 230 and the rear end of the first flow pipe 271. do. In addition, a pump 245 may be installed on the third flow pipe 273.

The fourth flow path tube 274 is for discharging the ionized water withdrawn from the electrolytic cell 250 to the outside, one end is connected to the outlet of the electrolytic cell 250 and the other end is connected to the external alkaline water outlet (274a).

The fifth flow path tube 275 is for supplying the ionized water discharged from the electrolytic cell 250 to the cold water tank 230, branched from the fourth flow path tube 274 and connected to the upper inlet of the cold water tank 230.

The sixth flow pipe 276 is for forming a flow path that discharges the room temperature constant water discharged from the filter unit 210 to the outside, and is a rear end of the common connection point between the first flow path pipe 271 and the third flow path pipe 273. Branched from the portion of the first flow path pipe 271 located at is connected to the external water purification outlet (276a).

The seventh flow path tube 277 is for withdrawing the acidic ionized water withdrawn from the electrolytic cell 250 to the outside, and is branched from the rear end of the fourth flow path tube 274 to be connected to the external acidic water outlet 277a.

The eighth flow path pipe 278 represents a pipe for supplying raw water of tap water to the filter unit 210.

The flow path controller 290 according to the present embodiment is to control the flow of water by forming various flow paths in the flow path network 270 according to the user's mode selection, and at least a mode selector for mode selection of the user ( And a plurality of valves operative to open and close the flow path of the flow path pipe network 270 according to the selected mode.

The plurality of valves described above include a first three-way valve 291, a first flow path 271, and a sixth flow path provided on a branching point (common connection point) between the first flow path pipe 271 and the second flow path pipe 272. Second three-way valve 292 provided on branch point (common connection point) of flow path pipe 276, T-shaped check valve 293 provided on common connection point of third flow path pipe 273 and first flow path pipe 271. ), The third three-way valve 294 provided on the branch point (common connection point) between the fourth flow path pipe 274 and the seventh flow path pipe 277, and the cleaning solenoid valve (or installed on the fifth flow path pipe 275). 295, a water purification solenoid valve (or water purification valve) 296 provided on the distal end of the sixth flow path pipe 276, and an inlet solenoid valve installed on the eighth flow path pipe 278. Or an inlet valve) 297 and a pressure reducing valve 298.

The operation of FIG. 1 will be described.

<Alkaline Water Extraction Mode>

When the alkaline water outlet mode is selected by the user and the alkaline water button is selected, the first three-way valve 291 operates to close the cold water tank 230 (or cold water direction) and open the normal temperature water direction, and the second The three-way valve 292 operates to open the electrolytic cell 25 direction (or ion water direction) and to close the sixth flow path 276 direction (or water direction), and the third three-way valve 294 ) Operates to open the alkaline water outlet 274a and to close the acidic water outlet 277a, and the electrolytic cell 250 is turned on. Therefore, the normal temperature purified water from the filter unit 210 is obtained into the electrolytic cell 250 through the first flow pipe 271, and is electrolyzed in the electrolytic cell 250 to be discharged through the fourth flow pipe 274. Room temperature alkaline water is discharged to the outside through the alkaline water outlet (274a) is supplied to the user.

<Cold Alkaline Water Extraction Mode>

When the cold alkaline water discharge mode is selected by the user and the cold water button is selected, the first three-way valve 291 operates to open the cold water tank 230 direction (or cold water direction) and close the normal temperature water direction (or The cold water direction may also be closed depending on the level of the cold water tank 230), and the second three-way valve 292 opens the electrolytic cell 25 direction (or referred to as ion water direction) and moves toward the sixth flow path tube 276. The third three-way valve 294 is operated to close the alkaline water outlet (274a) direction and the acidic water outlet (277a) direction, the electrolytic cell 250 is ON, the pump ( 245 is operated. Therefore, the constant temperature of the room temperature water discharged from the filter unit 210 is supplied to the cold water tank 230 through the first flow path pipe 271 and the second flow path pipe 272, and the cold purified water discharged from the cold water tank 230 Is supplied to the electrolytic cell 250 through the third flow path tube 273 by the operation of the pump 245, the cold alkaline water is electrolyzed in the electrolytic cell 250 and discharged through the fourth flow path tube 274 is an alkaline water outlet ( Supplied to the user via 274a).

<Acid water extraction mode>

When the acidic water outlet mode is selected by the user and the acidic water button is selected, the first three-way valve 291 operates to close the cold water tank 230 direction (or cold water direction) and open the normal temperature water direction, The second three-way valve 292 operates to open the electrolytic cell 25 direction (or ion water direction) and close the sixth flow path 276 direction (or water direction), and the third three-way valve 294 operates to close the alkaline water outlet 274a and open the acidic water outlet 277a, and the electrolytic cell 250 is turned ON. Therefore, the normal temperature purified water from the filter unit 210 is obtained into the electrolytic cell 250 through the first flow pipe 271, and is electrolyzed in the electrolytic cell 250 to be discharged through the fourth flow pipe 274. Room temperature acidic water is discharged to the outside through the acidic water outlet (277a) is supplied to the user.

<Integer water extraction mode>

When the purified water discharge mode is selected by the user and the purified water button is selected, the first three-way valve 291 operates to close the cold water tank 230 (or cold water direction) and open the normal temperature water direction, and the second The three-way valve 292 operates to close the electrolytic cell 25 direction (or ion water direction) and to open the sixth flow path 276 direction (or water purification direction), and the sixth flow path tube 276. The water purification valve 296 of the phase is opened. Therefore, the normal temperature purified water discharged from the filter unit 210 is discharged to the outside through the water purification outlet 276a via the first flow path tube 271 and the sixth flow path tube 276 and supplied to the user.

<Chilled Water Discharge Mode>

When the cold water discharge mode is selected by the user and the purified water button is selected, the first three-way valve 291 operates to open the cold water tank 230 direction (or cold water direction) and close the normal temperature water direction (or Cold water direction may be closed depending on the water level of the cold water tank 230), the second three-way valve 292 closes the electrolytic cell 25 direction (or referred to as ion water direction) and the sixth flow path 276 direction And a pump 245 on the third flow path tube 273 is operated and the water purification valve 296 on the sixth flow path tube 276 is opened. Therefore, the purified water supplied from the filter unit 210 is cooled in the cold water tank 230 and stored as cold water, and the cold water discharged from the cold water tank 230 is operated by the pump 245 in the third flow path tube 273. And through the water purification outlet 276a via the sixth flow pipe 276 is supplied to the user.

<Cleaning mode>

When the cleaning mode is selected by the user,

The first three-way valve 291 operates to open the cold water tank 230 direction (or cold water direction) and close the normal temperature water direction, and the second three-way valve 292 is the electrolytic cell 25 direction (or ionized water). Direction) and the sixth flow path 276 to close the direction, the output of the electrolytic cell 250 (ON) so that the acidic water is discharged, the first valve to open the cleaning valve (295) The course is held for a period of time (eg about 15 minutes). Therefore, in the first process, the room temperature purified water discharged from the filter unit 210 is supplied to the cold water tank 230 through the first flow path pipe 271 and the second flow path pipe 272, and from the cold water tank 230 The cold purified water discharged is supplied to the electrolytic cell 250 through the third flow path tube 273 by the operation of the pump 245, and electrolytically discharged from the electrolytic cell 250 and discharged through the fourth flow pipe 274. The water is supplied to the cold water tank 230 through the fifth flow pipe 275 to clean and sterilize the inside of the cold water tank 230, and the acidic water discharged from the cold water tank 230 is the third flow pipe 273. ), The electrolytic cell 250, the fourth flow path tube 274, the fifth flow path tube 275, and the cold water tank 230 are circulated for about 15 minutes to clean and sterilize.

Subsequently, the output of the electrolytic cell 250 is turned off, the second three-way valve 292 closes the electrolytic cell 25 direction (or ion water direction), and the sixth flow path 276 direction (or water purification). A second process of activating to open the direction is maintained for a period of time (eg about 15 minutes). Therefore, in the second process, the room temperature purified water discharged from the filter unit 210 is supplied to the cold water tank 230 through the first flow path pipe 271 and the second flow path pipe 272 to be inside the cold water tank 230. After the remaining acidic water is rinsed off, the pump 245 is discharged to the outside through the water purification outlet 276a via the third flow path pipe 273 and the sixth flow path pipe 276. After completing the above-described second process, the inlet valve 297 is locked, and both the first three-way valve 271 and the cleaning valve 295 are turned off, and the cleaning mode is terminated.

3 is a block diagram of the purified water and ionized water providing device having a cleaning and sterilizing function according to another embodiment of the present invention, the second three-way valve 292 and the sixth flow path pipe (2) in the ionizer of FIG. 276 is removed, and a ninth flow path pipe 279 connecting the lower portion of the cold water tank 230 and the purified water outlet 276a is provided, and a purified water valve 276 is provided at the rear end of the ninth flow path pipe 279. ) Is different and the rest of the configuration and operation is the same, the detailed configuration and operation description will be omitted.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

210: filter unit
230: cold water tank
250: electrolytic cell
270: Euro network
271-279: 1st-9th flow pipe
290: flow controller
291-298: flow path open / close valve

Claims (2)

Filter unit for filtering the raw water;
A cold water tank for cooling and storing the purified water supplied from the filter unit;
An electrolytic cell for producing alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing the room temperature purified water supplied from the filter unit or the cold purified water supplied from the cold water tank;
A first flow pipe connected between the outlet of the filter unit and the inlet of the electrolytic cell, a second flow pipe branching from the distal end of the first flow pipe and connected to an inlet of the cold water tank, an outlet of the cold water tank and the first flow pipe A third flow pipe connected between the rear end of the first flow path, one end of which is connected to the outlet of the electrolytic cell, and the other end of the fourth flow pipe connected to an external ionized water outlet, and a fifth branch branched from the fourth flow pipe to the inlet of the cold water tank; A sixth flow path pipe branched from a portion of the first flow pipe pipe located at a rear end of the common connection path between the first flow pipe pipe and the third flow pipe pipe and connected to an external water outlet, and after the fourth flow pipe pipe; A flow pipe network including a seventh flow pipe branched from an end and connected to an external ionized water outlet; And
A first three-way valve provided on a branch point of the first flow path pipe and the second flow path pipe, a second three-way valve provided on a branch point of the first flow path pipe and the sixth flow path pipe, and the third flow path pipe; A check valve provided on a common connection point of the first flow pipe, a third three-way valve provided on a branch point of the fourth flow pipe and the seventh flow pipe, a cleaning valve provided on the fifth flow pipe, and the first valve 6. A purified water and ionized water providing device having a cleaning and sterilizing function comprising a flow control section including a purified water valve installed on a six flow pipe. Filter unit for filtering the raw water;
A cold water tank for cooling and storing the purified water supplied from the filter unit;
An electrolytic cell for producing alkaline water and acidic water by electrolyzing the room temperature purified water supplied from the filter unit or the cold purified water supplied from the cold water tank;
A first flow pipe connected between the outlet of the filter unit and the inlet of the electrolytic cell, a second flow pipe branching from the distal end of the first flow pipe and connected to an inlet of the cold water tank, an outlet of the cold water tank and the first flow pipe A third flow pipe connected between the rear end of the first flow path, one end of which is connected to the outlet of the electrolytic cell, and the other end of the fourth flow pipe connected to an external ionized water outlet, and a fifth branch branched from the fourth flow pipe to the inlet of the cold water tank; A flow path pipe, a sixth flow pipe connected to an outlet of the cold water tank and the other end connected to an external water purification outlet, and a seventh flow pipe branched from a rear end of the fourth flow pipe to an external ionized water outlet; Euro network; And
A first three-way valve provided on a branch point of the first flow path pipe and the second flow path pipe, a check valve provided on a common connection point of the third flow path pipe and the first flow path pipe, the fourth flow path pipe and the first flow path pipe; And a flow path control unit including a third three-way valve provided on the branch point of the seven flow path pipe, a cleaning valve installed on the fifth flow path pipe, and a water purification valve installed on the sixth flow path pipe. Apparatus for providing purified water and ionized water having a sterilization function.

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