KR20070113792A - A ion water producting device - Google Patents

Abstract

A water dispenser capable of providing hot, cold, and ionized water is provided to fundamentally prevent lowering of water pressure provided to an electrolytic cell through a raw water supply pipe. A water dispenser capable of providing hot, cold, and ionized water comprises a raw water supply pipe(11), a filter unit(20), cooling and heating units, and an ionized water supply unit(70). The filter unit is connected with the raw water supply unit. The cooling and heating units are connected with the filter unit for cooling and heating the supplied water. The ionized water supply unit is directly connected with the raw water supply unit, wherein the ionized water supply unit comprises an electrolytic cell(75) having three cells(72,73,74) and three electrodes(76,77,78), and produces ionized water by water electrolysis.

Description

Cold and Hot Water Ionizers {a ion water producting device}

1 is a perspective view of a cold, warm water ionizer according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a water purifier, and more particularly to a cold, hot water and ionizer capable of supplying cold water and hot water and ionized water.

The environmental pollution caused by various pollutions is an important social problem. Among the various environmental pollutions such as air pollution, land pollution and water pollution, especially the pollution of natural water such as river water, ground water and sea water is a serious problem that restricts the use of drinking water. It is becoming. Therefore, in recent years it is not common to drink tap water to cleanse it and drink it. In modern medicine, the cause of various adult diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc. is found to be acidification of the constitution due to excessive intake of acidic foods. The acidic water generated at this time is used as washing water such as fruits.

An example of such a cold and hot ionizer is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-0111251. The disclosed cold ion water heater has a structure of cooling after a cold water container is installed behind an electrolytic cell.

Patent No. 0515396 discloses a cold and hot water purification ion system. The disclosed cold and hot water ion system includes a filter for directly purifying water supplied to the tap water, a pressure sensing unit for detecting whether the pressure of the water supplied through the filter is constant, a cooling system for cooling the supplied water, and a pressure sensing unit. Electrolysers for electrolyzing coarse water into alkaline or acidic water.

The conventional cold / hot water purification ion system configured as described above has a problem in that the life of the filter is relatively short because the water passing through the filter is cooled or cooled by using an electrolytic cell. When water is electrolyzed using the electrolytic cell into acidic water and alkaline water, sterilization is performed in the process of electrolysis, so it is not necessary to pass the filter for sterilization.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, the object is to provide a cold, hot water ionizer that can extend the life of the filter according to the sterilization and purification of raw water.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cold, hot water ionizer that can fundamentally prevent the water pressure of the water supplied to the electrolytic cell through the raw water supply pipe lowers.

In order to achieve the above object, the cold and warm ion water of the present invention

And a raw water supply pipe, a filter unit connected to the raw water supply pipe, cold and hot water supply means connected to the filter unit to cool and heat the supplied water, and ionized water supply means directly connected to the raw water supply pipe.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the ionized water supply means uses an electrolytic cell of a three-three-electrode method.

Alternatively, the cold and warm ion water of the present invention for achieving the above object is

Cooling and heating the auxiliary filter means installed in the connection pipe connected to the raw water supply pipe, the water supply tank for storing the water passing through the auxiliary filter means, the filter means connected by the water supply pipe and the connection pipe, and the water passing through the filter means And cold and hot water supply means for heating,

It is characterized in that it is connected by a branch pipe branched from the connecting pipe and provided with electrolysis means for receiving the water passed through the filter means for electrolysis.

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

The cold and hot water ionizer according to the present invention is capable of supplying cold water and hot water by cooling and heating water supplied from raw water, and an ion water is shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the cold and hot water ionizer is a water supply tank 12 is connected to the raw water supply pipe 11, the filter means 20 is connected by the water supply tank 12 and the connection pipe 13, and the filter Cold water and hot water supply means 30 connected to the means 20 and the connecting pipe 13 and cooling and heating the water supplied from the water supply tank 11 and the raw water supply pipe 11 or water supply It is provided by the tank 11 and the branch pipe 16 and the ionized water supply means 70 for producing ionized water by electrolyzing the water supplied therefrom.

Referring to the cold, hot water ionizer according to the present invention configured as described above in more detail by sub-component in detail as follows.

The water supply tank 12 connected to the raw water supply pipe 11 is not shown in the figure but has a closed configuration by a lid. This configuration is preferably such that the pressure of the water supplied to the raw water supply pipe 11 can be transmitted to the water supply tank 12 as it is. The raw water supply pipe and the connection pipe may be directly connected, the raw water supply pipe 11 may be connected to a separate bucket.

The filter means 20 connected by the connecting pipe 13 is for supplying the cold and hot water supply means by filtering the water supplied to the water supply tank 12, a pre-filter for filtering contaminants, and chlorine To remove heavy metals such as pre-carbon filter, membrane filter, after-carbon filter, lead and cadmium to remove components, organic chemicals and other bacteria It may be composed of a Lox Maya filter, a Tsial filter which removes toxic compounds. Here, an auxiliary filter (not shown) may be further provided between the raw water supply pipe 11 and the water supply container 12 to remove foreign substances from the raw water.

The cold water and hot water supply means 30 includes a cold water supply unit 50 for cooling the water supplied from the water supply tank 12 and a hot water supply unit 60 for heating the water supplied from the water supply tank 12.

The cold water supply unit 50 is for cooling the water stored in the storage tank 51 and the evaporator 52 installed inside or outside the storage tank 51 and absorbs the latent heat of evaporation from the evaporator 52 to evaporate. A compressor 53 for compressing the exchanged heat exchange medium, a condenser 54 for condensing the heat exchange medium in the gas phase compressed by the compressor 53, and a condenser installed between the condenser 54 and the evaporator 52. A throttling valve 55 for throttling the heat exchange medium condensed by 54 is provided. The cooling means is not limited to the above-described embodiment and may be any structure as long as it can cool water. For example, the cooling means may be made of a Peltier element.

The hot water supply unit 60 further includes a hot water tank 61 for storing the filtered water from the filter unit 20, and a heating heater 62 for heating the water in the hot water tank 61. Although not shown in the drawing, the cold water supply unit 50 and the hot water supply unit 60 may further include a controller for controlling the temperature of the water in the storage tank 51 and the hot water tank 61 and the heater and the compressor in connection thereto. have.

The ionized water supply means 70 is for producing ionized water by receiving water from the raw water supply pipe 11 or the water supply tank 12, and three first, second, and third electrodes separated by the ion separation membranes 71. First and second electrolytic cells 75 having chambers 72, 73 and 74, and first and second electrodes respectively provided in the first, second and third electrode chambers 72, 73 and 74 of the respective electrolytic cell 75. And a voltage applying unit for applying a predetermined voltage to the three electrodes 76, 77, 78, and the first, second, and third electrodes 76, 77, 78, respectively. The first, second and third electrode chambers 72, 73 and 74 are connected to a branch pipe 16 for supplying raw water for producing electrolytic water and discharge pipes 81 for discharging the electrolyzed water, respectively. 82,83). In addition, the discharge pipes 81, 82, and 83 are further provided with a measuring sensor for measuring the flow rate or pH value of the electrolytic water as described above, and the first, second, third electrodes 76, 77 according to the measured value. Control means (not shown) for varying the electric field strength by varying the voltage or current applied to the (78) may be provided. Here, the ionized water production means is provided with two electrode chambers, it is preferable to be made of two electrodes provided in the electrode chamber to be able to produce acidic water and alkaline water.

Electrode cleaning of the electrolytic cell can be washed by changing the polarity of the voltage applied to the electrode or the back washing method generally used, but is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, a first bypass pipe 90 connecting the cold water storage tank 51 and the branch pipe 16 may be installed in order to manufacture the cold water into ionized water. A second bypass pipe 100 connecting 61 and the first bypass pipe 90 may be installed. Valves may be installed in the first bypass pipe 90 and the second bypass pipe 100, and a pump 110 for pumping cold water or hot water may be installed in the first bypass pipe 90.

Cold, hot water and ionizer 10 according to the present invention configured as described above is stored in the water supply tank 12 after the foreign matter is removed from the water supplied from the raw water supply pipe 11 through the auxiliary filter. As such, the water supplied to the water supply tank 12 is supplied to the storage tank 51 or the hot water tank 61 after passing through the filter means 20 and then cooled or heated by the cooling means and the heater.

In addition, the ionized water is supplied to the water supply container 12 or the electrolyzer 75 of the ionized water supply unit and is electrolyzed to produce acidic neutral water and alkaline water. That is, according to the polarity of the voltage applied to the first, second and third electrodes installed in the first, second and third electrode chambers, acidic water and alkaline water are prepared in the first and third electrode chambers, and the second electrode at the center thereof. Neutral water is produced in the yarn. In order to manufacture cold water or hot water with ionized water, the hot water or cold water may be pumped using a pump installed in the first bypass 90 by blocking a valve on the raw water supply pipe side, and thus ion water may be manufactured and used as described above.

Cold, hot water and ionized water operated as described above can produce the ionized water using water that does not pass through the filter in the production of the ionized water can extend the life of the filter relatively. And the water pressure of the water supplied to the ionized water supply means can be prevented from falling.

As described above, the cold, hot water and ion water according to the present invention are sterilized while the water supplied to the electrolytic cell is electrolyzed, so that ion water can be manufactured using raw water that has not passed through the filter, thereby extending the life of the filter. Has the advantage.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible.

Therefore, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

Claims (4)

A raw water supply pipe, a filter unit connected to the raw water supply pipe, cooling means and heating means connected to the filter unit to cool and heat the supplied water, and ionized water supply means directly connected to the raw water supply pipe. Cold, warm water ionizer. The method of claim 1, The ionized water supply means is a cold, hot water ionizer, characterized in that consisting of an electrolytic cell of three tri-electrode method. An auxiliary filter means installed in a connection pipe connected to the raw water supply pipe, a water supply tank connected to the auxiliary filter means, and storing water for storing water, a filter means connected by the water supply pipe and the connection pipe, and water passing through the filter means Cold water and hot water supply means for cooling and heating the supply; Cold and warm water ionizer characterized in that it is connected by the connecting pipe and the branch pipe is provided with ionized water supply means for receiving the water passed through the filter means for electrolysis. The method of claim 3, wherein And a first bypass pipe connecting the cold water storage tank of the cold water supply means and the branch pipe, and a pump installed in the first bypass pipe.

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