JP2663871B2 - Cooling water storage tank with improved water quality - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooling water storage tank with improved water quality, and more particularly, to a cooling water storage tank with improved water quality, which is capable of supplying high-quality cold water by cooling, improving the water quality, and filtering the water. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Water reservoirs having a mineral material and a filtering material have already been provided. In this container, a mineral material and a filter material are accommodated in an inner container for storing water, and a circulation path for returning the water in the inner container to the mineral material repeatedly by an electric pump and a water for the water in the inner container. A pouring path for pouring out of the body by an electric pump. Coral stone and barley stone that elute mineral water into contacting water are used as mineral materials.

Thus, when the circulation path is operated by the electric pump, the water stored in the inner container is repeatedly passed through the mineral material, and the entire amount positively comes into contact with the mineral material. Can be efficiently and uniformly eluted into the water in the inner container in which the water is circulated, and the stored water can be converted into mineral water in a short time. In addition, when the discharge path is operated by an electric pump, water that is stored in the inner container and converted into mineral water is poured out of the vessel through the filter, so that the mineral water can be further refined with fine particles of mineral material and other materials. It can be used as a clean product from which foreign substances have been removed.

[0004]

However, if both the mineral material and the filtering material are accommodated in the inner container, the water storage space formed in the inner container has a complicated and narrow shape, and is inconvenient for cleaning the inside. is there.

On the other hand, mineral water is mainly used for drinking water. In this case, it is conceivable to cool the mineral water to be stored.

However, in order to realize this, if both the mineral material and the filter material are housed in the inner container as in the above-described conventional one, the water is stored unless the heat capacity is excessively cooled. Since it is not possible to cool the flowing water to a predetermined temperature, the cooling efficiency is poor and the cooling takes time, and the running cost is high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a water quality improving material for converting mineral water into water by contact with water has a higher heat capacity than an effective filter. It is easy to clean the inside of the inner container, and the water with improved water quality is efficiently cooled and stored. Another object of the present invention is to provide a water quality improvement water storage container that can be poured out and used at any time.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a water quality improving water storage container according to the present invention has an inner container for storing water and cooling it by a cooling means, and an outer container which is located outside the inner container. A water quality improvement room accommodating an improvement material for improving the quality of water is juxtaposed in the body, the water in the inner container is sent into the water quality improvement room by an electric pump, and brought into contact with the water quality improvement material, and then the inside of the inner container again. A water quality improvement circuit, a filter that is located inside the inner container and contains a filter medium for filtering water, and an outlet that sends the water in the inner container to the filter by an electric pump and then out of the container. The main feature of the present invention is that:

[0009] The quality improvement room may be one in which water is converted into mineral water by a mineral material.

It is preferable that the inner container and the water quality improving chamber are opened on the upper surface of the container body, and that each opening is provided with a lid.

The water quality improving material is preferably a cartridge which is removably mounted in the water quality improving chamber, and the filter material is preferably a cartridge which is removably mounted on the filter.

The cooling means is preferably a thermo module.

[0013] The cooling means is preferably provided with control means for operating on condition that the electric motor of the circulation path is stopped after the operation.

[0014]

According to the above-mentioned structure of the main feature of the water quality improvement water storage container of the present invention, the water stored in the inner container is cooled by the cooling means. The side of the improvement room is located outside the inner container, and only the relatively low-volume filter is located in the inner container. In comparison with improving cooling efficiency,
Since the remaining space in the inner container has a large and simple shape, the inside can be easily cleaned. The water quality improving material is located outside the inner vessel to be cooled, and is not affected by the cooling action in the inner vessel, but the water inside the inner vessel is repeatedly improved by operating the circulation path by the electric pump in the early stage of storing water in the inner vessel. Even if cooling is started in the inner container while circulating through the material to improve the water quality, even if the cooling is started in the inner container, the temperature rises significantly by passing the uncooled water quality improving material Such thermal disadvantage can be mitigated, and the quality of the water can be improved so that there is no influence of the subsequent water quality improving material on cooling in the inner container. In addition, when the water stored in the inner container is poured out of the body by the electric pump and used for operation by using the discharge path, the water passes through the filter medium immediately before the water is poured out. It is located inside the inner container and is cooled together with the stored water. It can be filtered out and used at the same temperature.

[0015] In the configuration in which the water quality improvement chamber converts the water into mineral water by using the mineral material stored therein, the cooled and filtered mineral water is always stored, and the mineral water is always poured out and used. Can be.

In the configuration in which the inner container and the water quality improvement chamber are opened on the upper surface of the container body and lids are provided at the respective openings, the lids are always closed to prevent intrusion of dust and diffusion of cold heat. Meanwhile, by opening the lid as needed, through each of the openings, each of the water quality improvement and filtration materials provided in the water quality improvement room and the inner container is taken in and out, and management such as replacement is performed. , Can be used continuously, and water can be freely supplied into the inner container.

In a cartridge in which the water quality improving material is detachably mounted in the water quality improving chamber and the filter material is a cartridge which is mounted so as to be removable in the filter, the water quality improving material and the filtering material can be exchanged. The replacement of the cartridge alone can be easily performed, and the disposal of the water quality improving material and the filtering material after use can be easily performed.

In a configuration in which the cooling means is a thermo module, the thermo module is simple and compact,
The water in the inner container can be cooled without bulking around the inner container, and the container can be prevented from being enlarged.

In the configuration provided with the control means for operating the cooling means on condition that the electric motor in the circulation path is stopped after the operation, the cooling of the inner container at the time of improving the quality of the water in the inner container is not performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cooling loss from being caused by repeatedly passing the water outside the inner container through the water quality improvement chamber where the cooling is not performed.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A water quality improving cooling water storage container of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to several embodiments.

A first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an inner container 2 in which water is stored and cooled by cooling means 1.
And a water quality improvement room 18 which is located outside the inner container 2 and accommodates a water quality improvement material 3 for improving the quality of water, is juxtaposed in the vessel 5, and the water in the inner container 2 is supplied by the electric pump 6. Water quality improvement room 1
A water quality improvement circulation circuit 8 which is fed into the vessel 8 and brought into contact with the water quality improvement material 3 and then returns to the inner container 2 again; a filter 11 which is located in the inner container 2 and accommodates a filter medium 9 for filtering water; It has a basic configuration in which water in the inner container 2 is fed into the filter 11 by the electric pump 12 and then discharged out of the container 5.

As a result, the water stored in the inner container 2 is cooled by the cooling means 1, but the water quality improving material 3 which tends to have a larger heat capacity than the filter 11 containing the filtering material 9 is effective. The side of the water quality improvement chamber 18 for accommodating the water is disposed outside the inner container 2, and only the relatively low-volume filter 11 is located in the inner container 2, so that both the water quality improvement chamber and the filter are connected to the inner container. Since the cooling efficiency is improved and the remaining space in the inner container 2 has a large and simple shape as compared with the conventional one accommodated in the inside 2, the inside can be easily cleaned. The water quality improving material 3 is located outside the inner container 2 for cooling, and is not affected by the cooling action of the inner container 2.
In the early stage of water storage, the circulation path 8 is operated by the electric pump 6 to circulate the water in the inner container 2 repeatedly so as to pass through the water quality improving material 3 so as to improve the water quality and start cooling in the inner container 2. However, it is possible to alleviate the thermal disadvantage that sufficiently cooled water passes through the uncooled water quality improving material 3 to greatly increase the temperature, and to improve the water quality to improve the water quality later. The effect of the improving material 3 on cooling in the inner container 2 can be completely eliminated. The electric pump 1
When the water stored in the inner container 2 is discharged to the outside of the container 5 for use by operating the pouring path 13 by 2, the water passes through the filtering medium 9 immediately before the pouring, but the filtering medium 9 Since the water is cooled together with the stored water located in the inner container 2 for cooling, the temperature of the discharged water does not increase even if the water to be discharged passes immediately before the water. It can be filtered out and used at a predetermined cooling temperature.

The container 5 comprises a main body 14 made of synthetic resin having an open lower end, and a bottom lid 16 which is applied to the lower end opening of the main body 14 from below and is attached by screws 15.
The main body 14 has a water quality improvement chamber 18 having an opening 17 to the upper surface.
And an attachment port 21 of the inner container 2 having an opening 19 to the upper surface of the main body 14 are integrally formed.

The inner container 2 is made of aluminum, and has an outwardly directed flange 2a at the upper end thereof mounted on an inwardly directed flange 21a integrally formed at the lower end of the mounting opening 21 with a seal packing 2a.
2 from below and the flange 2 at this part
a and 21a are integrated with the main body 1 by screwing (not shown) between the main body 1 and the lower end portion of the main body 14 or the connection with the bottom lid 16 by a connecting metal.

The water quality improvement chamber 18 houses a water quality improvement cartridge 23 containing the water quality improvement material 3 so as to be detachable. The water quality improvement cartridge 23 has a bottomed main body 23a made of synthetic resin and an upper end opening 23 of the main body 23a.
b lid 23c made of synthetic resin, which is detachably fitted to b.
In the inside of the main body 23a, a small child board 23e supported by a spacer 23d integrally formed on the bottom upper surface, a barley stone 23f, a small child 23j, a coral stone 23g,
23k, the antibacterial activated carbon 23h, and other necessary processing materials and the container are sequentially stored. The lid 23c is integrally formed with a knob 23p for attaching and detaching the lid 23c to and from the main body 23a of the other city and for attaching and detaching the lid 23c to and from the water quality improvement chamber 18 in a state of being handled integrally with the main body 23a.

In order to circulate the water, the main body 23a also has an inlet pipe 231 extending from under the main body 23a to an upper space 23o in the main body 23a, and a main body 23a.
and a discharge pipe 23n that communicates with the lower space 23m in the main body 23a from below the main body 23a.

The introduction line 23l and the discharge line 23n are provided with protrusions 2311, 211 which project from the lower surface of the main body 23a by a certain amount.
3 m1, and these projections 2311 and 23m1 are integrally formed downward at the bottom of the water quality improvement chamber 18 for water introduction;
The seal packing 24 is tightly fitted to the inner openings 18a1 and 18b1 of the connection ports 18a and 18b having a cylindrical shape for discharge through an outer seal packing 24.
4 so that they can be attached and detached by the elasticity.

The connection port 18a1 on the introduction side is connected to a metal cylindrical outlet 2c protruding downward at the bottom of the inner container 2 by a circulation forward pipe 8a having the electric pump 6 on the way. The connection port 18b1 on the discharge side is connected to the return pipe 8
The water quality improving circulation path 8 is formed by being connected to a metallic tubular inlet 2d projecting downward at the bottom of the inner container 2 by b.

Thus, when the electric pump 6 operates, the water in the inner container 2 is passed through the water quality improvement circuit 8 to the water quality improvement chamber 1.
8 upper space 23 of the water quality improvement cartridge 23 attached to
o is sent to the inside, 23h antibacterial activated carbon, coral ship 23
g, after successively passing through the wheat boat 23f, in addition to the antibacterial / purifying treatment, and after being eluted with minerals, it is repeatedly returned to the inner container 2 and circulated. Water can be uniformly mineralized.

As described above, in this embodiment, the water quality improvement chamber 18
Is for converting the circulated water into mineral water, but is not limited to this, and may be one for performing alkali waterification or other necessary treatment.

The bottom of the inner container 2 is further provided with first and second discharge outlets 2e, 2f made of synthetic resin and projecting downward.
And a downwardly projecting outflow port 2g made of synthetic resin, which is attached in a tightly fitted state using a fastening nut 25 and a seal packing 26, and is connected to the first outflow port 2g.
e and the outlet 2g are connected by a base-side outlet 13a having the electric pump 12 on the way around the inner container 2, and the outlet 2g is connected to the second outlet 2f. The inlets 11a and the outlets 11b of the filter 11 are connected to the openings 2g1 and 2f1 into the inner container 2 so as to be detachable from the inner container 2, and the outlet 2e of the inner container 2 is connected to the outlet 2e. It extends from the bottom along the side peripheral wall of the inner container 2 into the protrusion 1a having a beak-like cross section provided on one upper side of the riser body 5, and the tip spout 13c faces downward in the protrusion 1a. The opening 13 is formed by connecting the leading-side outflow passages 13b that are open.

A thermo module unit 31 such as a Peltier element is attached to a part of the side peripheral wall of the inner container 2 as cooling means 1, and the cooling pole 31 a of the thermo module unit 31 is attached to the inner container 2.
And the waste heat electrode 31b is in contact with the radiation fin 31c.
And is exposed in the vessel 5. An exhaust fan 33 for discharging the air in the housing 5 to the outside of the housing 5 is provided in a part of the housing 5, and the heat released from the radiation fins 31 c is efficiently exhausted to the outside of the housing 5. In addition, the temperature inside the container 5 is prevented from abnormally rising, and the cooling of the water stored in the inner container 2 is efficiently achieved.

If the cooling means 1 is a thermo module 31, which is simple and compact, the water in the inner container 2 can be cooled without bulking around the inner container 2, and It is possible to prevent an increase in size.

It is to be noted that the cooling means 1 may be provided with a control means for operating on condition that the electric motor 6 of the water quality improvement circulation path 8 is stopped after the operation.
In order to improve the quality of the water inside, the water is repeatedly passed through the water quality improvement chamber 18 outside the inner container 2 where the cooling is not performed, thereby preventing the occurrence of the cooling loss.

The filter 11 has an inlet 11a and an outlet 11
b, a base 11c projecting from the lower surface, a cover 11d fitted so as to be detachable from the base 11c, and a lower end opening fitted in the cover 11d so that the filter medium cartridge 11e communicates with the inlet 11a. At the same time, the upper end opening is opened in the cover body 11d.

Thus, when the electric pump 12 operates, the water in the inner container 2 is filtered through the base side discharge passage 13a.
After flowing into the inside through the inflow port 11a, it flows from the upper end opening to the lower end opening of the filter medium cartridge 11e, is filtered through the filter medium 9, flows out through the filtration outflow port 11b, and flows out through the front end side discharge passage 13b. 13c,
Here, it is poured out of the container 5 and used. In this embodiment, the hollow fiber membrane is used as the filter medium 9, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any filter medium may be used.

In this embodiment, as described above, the water quality improving material 3
Is a water quality improving cartridge 23 that is removably mounted in the water quality improving chamber 18, and the filter medium 9 e is a filter medium cartridge 11 e that is removably mounted on the filter 11. 9 can be easily replaced as a single unit of the cartridges 23 and 11e, and the water quality improving material 3 and the filtering material 9 after use can be easily cleaned and disposed.

Lids 41 and 42 are provided at the opening 17 of the water quality improvement chamber 18 and the opening 19 of the inner container mounting opening 21. The lid 41 of the opening 17 has a single wall structure made of synthetic resin, and is fitted to the opening 17 so as to be detachable from above. For this purpose, the lid 41 is
7 and an upwardly directed knob 41b for attaching and detaching to the opening 17 are integrally formed. The knob 41b is provided in a recess 41c provided on the upper surface of the lid 41. It is positioned so as not to protrude from the upper surface of the lid 41.

The lid 42 is a hollow synthetic resin material and houses a heat insulating material 43 therein. The lid 42 is pivotally supported at a part of the edge of the opening 19 of the inner container mounting opening 21 by a shaft 44 so that it can be opened and closed. It is. The lid 42 is provided at its free end with a lock member 45 which is engaged with and disengaged from the opening 19. When the lid 42 is closed, the lock member 45 is provided on a part of the opening 19. The lid 42 is locked in the closed state by engaging with the operating portion 45a, the engagement is released by the unlocking operation of the operating portion 45a, the lid 2 is unlocked, and the operating portion 45a is pulled up to open the lid 42. I have to. A heat insulating material 43 is also provided around the side peripheral wall of the inner container 2. As a result, it is possible to prevent the cold heat from escaping to the outside when cooling the water in the inner container 2, and the thermal efficiency is improved accordingly.

Thus, the inner container 2 and the water quality improvement room 1
8 has openings 17 and 19 on the upper surface of the container 5 and lids 41 and 42 provided in the openings 17 and 19, respectively. Cover 4 as necessary while preventing
By opening the openings 1 and 42, the cartridges 23 for water quality improvement and filtration provided in the water quality improvement chamber 18 and the inner container 2 through the openings 17 and 19, respectively.
11e is put in and out, and management such as exchange is performed.
It can be used continuously, and water can be freely supplied into the inner container 2.

An operation panel 46 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding portion 1a of the container 5 for performing various mode settings and operation operations and performing various displays corresponding thereto. The operation panel 46 has, for example, a water quality improvement button 51, a cooling button 52, and a pouring button 53.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a dome-shaped colorless or colored transparent or translucent cover 1 is provided in an opening 42a provided in the center of the lid 42.
01 is attached by forcibly fitting the two engaging projections 42b and 101a, and the upper outlet 102a is opened at the substantially central portion of the cover 101 at the inflow port 2d of the inner container 2 to which the circulation return pipe 8b is connected. The ejection pipe 102 was detachably connected via the connection tool 103, and the water returning into the inner container 2 was blown out from the ejection port 102a toward the inner surface of the cover 101, and spread around the dome shape. It falls in the inner container 2 in the state.

As a result, the inner container 2 is used to improve the water quality.
When the water inside is circulated, the spouting of the water inside the cover 101 can be visually recognized from the outside, so that the user can be informed that the water quality is being improved. In addition, since the water is caused to fall by the jet, harmful substances such as trihalomethane contained in the water can be diffused into the air in the inner container 2, and the radiated trihalomethane and the like are discharged from the inner container 2. It can be made to escape to the outside through gaps formed in each part together with air or by opening when the lid 42 is opened.

Since the other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the common members, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

[0045]

According to the main feature of the water quality improvement water storage container of the present invention, the water stored in the inner container is cooled by the cooling means, but the heat capacity is higher than the filtration material and the heat capacity is higher. Since the side of the water quality improvement room is located outside the inner container, and only the relatively low-volume filter is located in the inner container, the conventional type that accommodates both the water quality improvement room and the filter inside the inner container As compared to, cooling efficiency is improved,
Since the remaining space in the inner container has a large and simple shape, the inside can be easily cleaned. The water quality improving material is located outside the inner vessel to be cooled, and is not affected by the cooling action in the inner vessel, but the water inside the inner vessel is repeatedly improved by operating the circulation path by the electric pump in the early stage of storing water in the inner vessel. Even if cooling is started in the inner container while circulating through the material to improve the water quality, even if the cooling is started in the inner container, the temperature rises significantly by passing the uncooled water quality improving material Such thermal disadvantage can be mitigated, and the quality of the water can be improved so that there is no influence of the subsequent water quality improving material on cooling in the inner container. In addition, when the water stored in the inner container is poured out of the body by the electric pump and used for operation by using the discharge path, the water passes through the filter medium immediately before the water is poured out. It is located inside the inner container and is cooled together with the stored water. It can be filtered out and used at the same temperature.

According to the structure in which the water quality improvement chamber converts the water into mineral water by using the mineral material accommodated therein, the cooled and filtered mineral water is always stored, and the mineral water is discharged and used at any time. You can do so.

According to the configuration in which the inner container and the water quality improvement chamber are opened on the upper surface of the container body and the respective openings are provided with lids, the lid is always closed, so that intrusion of dust and cooling and cooling can be achieved. By opening the lid as necessary while preventing divergence, each of the water quality improvement and filtration materials provided in the water quality improvement chamber and the inner container through the above-mentioned openings is taken in and out and replaced. Can be managed and used continuously, and water can be freely supplied to the inner container.

According to the cartridge in which the water quality improving material is detachably mounted in the water quality improving chamber and the filter material is a cartridge which is mounted so as to be removable in the filter, the water quality improving material and the filter are provided. The replacement of the material can be easily performed as the replacement of the cartridge alone, and the disposal of the water quality improving material and the filtering material after use can be easily performed.

According to the configuration in which the cooling means is a thermo module, the thermo module is simple and compact, can cool the water in the inner container without bulking around the inner container, and It is possible to prevent an increase in size.

According to the structure provided with the control means for operating the cooling means on condition that the electric motor in the circulation path is stopped after the operation, the water inside the inner vessel at the time of improving the quality of the water in the inner vessel is improved. Since cooling is not performed, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of cooling heat loss by repeatedly passing the water outside the inner container through the water quality improvement chamber where cooling is not performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a water storage tank for improving water quality according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the water quality improvement cooling water storage container of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a water quality improving cooling water storage container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Cooling means 2 Inner container 3 Water quality improving material 5 Container 6, 12 Electric pump 8 Water quality improving circulation path 9 Filter medium 11 Filter 11e Filter medium cartridge 13 Outflow path 17, 19 Opening 23 Water quality improving cartridge 41, 42 lid

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. An inner container for storing water and cooling by cooling means, and a water quality improvement chamber which is located outside the inner container and accommodates an improvement material for improving the quality of water is juxtaposed in the container. A water quality improvement circuit that sends the water in the vessel into the water quality improvement chamber with an electric pump, contacts the water quality improvement material, and then returns it to the inner container, and a filter that contains a filter material that is located in the inner container and filters water. An improved water quality cooling water storage container, comprising: a container; and an outlet for feeding water in the inner container into a filter by an electric pump and then discharging the water to the outside of the container. 2. The cooling water storage tank according to claim 1, wherein the water quality improvement chamber converts the water into mineral water using a mineral material. 3. The water quality improvement cooling water storage container according to claim 1, wherein the inner container and the water quality improvement chamber are opened on the upper surface of the container, and each opening is provided with a lid. 4. The water storage tank according to claim 3, wherein the water quality improving material is a cartridge which is removably mounted in the water quality improving chamber, and the filter material is a cartridge which is removably mounted on the filter. apparatus. 5. The cooling water storage tank according to claim 1, wherein the cooling means is a thermo module. 6. The water quality improving cooling water storage container according to claim 1, wherein the cooling means includes control means for operating on condition that the electric motor of the circulation path is stopped after the operation.