JP3393591B2 - Electrolyzed water generator - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water producing apparatus for electrolyzing water to produce electrolyzed water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one of the devices of this type, there is a device in which a reinforcing plate is assembled to a flowing water type electrolytic cell which is assembled in an outer box. Has been done.

[0003]

In the electrolyzed water producing apparatus of the above-mentioned publication, the reinforcing plate has only the function of reinforcing the electrolytic cell, and the electrical equipment box housed in the outer box together with the electrolytic cell usually has the ordinary bracket alone. It is designed to be assembled to the outer box via the above, and the number of constituent parts and the number of assembly work steps are large. Also,
The electrical box contains electrical components that cause electrolysis of water in the electrolyzer, and a large amount of heat is generated in the electrical components. However, consideration is given to the treatment (radiation) of this heat. Absent.

[0004]

The electrolyzed water producing apparatus according to the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a housing for a running water type electrolytic cell housed inside an outer box is provided.
A reinforcing plate that doubles as a heat sink is attached to the front of the resin shell
Abut and position the stiffening plate on the back of the resin shell
When fixed to the bracket fixed to the inner wall surface of the outer box
Both are characterized in that an electric equipment box containing an electric component for electrolyzing water in the electrolytic cell is integrally attached to the front surface of the reinforcing plate . In this case, it is desirable that the reinforcing plate is formed of a good heat conductor, or that the reinforcing plate has a stepped shape and a passage that allows air to flow is formed between the reinforcing plate and the electrolytic cell.

[0005]

In the electrolyzed water producing apparatus according to the present invention, since the mounting portion of the electrical equipment box is integrally provided with the reinforcing plate,
It is possible to reduce the number of constituent parts and the number of assembling steps. Further, in the practice of the present invention, when the reinforcing plate is made of a good thermal conductor, the heat of the electrical equipment box (heat generated in the internal electric components) can be satisfactorily transferred to the electrolytic cell through the reinforcing plate. Thus, the water flowing through the electrolytic cell can efficiently absorb heat.

Further, in carrying out the present invention, when the reinforcing plate has a stepped shape and a passage for allowing air flow is formed between the reinforcing plate and the electrolytic cell or the electric equipment box, the passage is formed. It is possible to absorb the heat of the electrical equipment box by the air flowing through, and it is possible to increase the heat dissipation area of the reinforcing plate and enhance the heat dissipation effect, and it is also possible to increase the rigidity of the reinforcing plate itself. Thin wall of the reinforcing plate, which is especially effective when the electrolyzed water generator is mounted on the wall.
The weight can be reduced.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 11 show one embodiment of an electrolyzed water producing apparatus according to the present invention. This electrolyzed water producing apparatus comprises an outer box 10 assembled to a wall surface B at a position where a sink A is disposed, and The box 10 is provided with a water channel system component including an electrolytic cell 20 assembled in advance and an electrical equipment box 30, and a concentrated salt water tank 40 arranged below the sink A.

The outer box 10 is, as shown in FIGS.
The outer box body 11 has an opening on the front surface and is detachably attached to the wall surface B, and the outer box cover 12 is detachably attached to the front surface of the outer box body 11. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 , the outer box body 11 is connected to a water pipe (not shown) and is also connected to a tap water supply port 21a (see FIG. 5) provided in the shell 21 of the electrolytic cell 20 . A connection hole 11a to which a water supply pipe 91 is attached (see FIG. 7) and a concentrated salt water supply port 21b (see FIG. 5) provided in the shell 21 of the electrolytic cell 20 and connected to the concentrated salt water tank 40 . Insertion holes 11b through which the salt water supply pipes 92a and 92b (the supply pipe 92a reaching the concentrated salt water supply pump motor 50 and the supply pipe 92b reaching the electrolytic cell 20) are inserted (see FIG. 7) ,
The mounting holes 11c and 11d (see FIG. 7) into which the acidic water extraction pipe 21c and the alkaline water extraction pipe 21d integrally formed in the shell 21 of the electrolysis tank 20 are fitted and penetrated, respectively, and the electrical components in the electrical equipment box 30 (shown in the figure). Lead wire 8 connected to (omitted)
1 has insertion holes 11e (see FIG. 7) through which the bracket 1 is inserted, and inside thereof, as shown in FIG. 6, a bracket 11f for mounting the electrolytic cell 20 and an electrical equipment box 30. Horizontal support hook 1 for temporary fixing when mounting
1 g and a bracket 11h for mounting the concentrated salt water supply pump motor 50 are fixed by welding. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a clasp 11i, which is engaged from above with a support hook C previously assembled to the wall surface B, is fixed to the outer box body 11 by welding on the back surface thereof, and In order to fix 11 to the wall B with each screw 71, a pair of mounting pieces 11j are fixed to the lower surface by welding. The outer case cover 12 is assembled so as to close the front opening of the outer case body 11, and is fixed by a pair of four screws 72, one above and one below.

The electrolytic cell 20 is a running water type electrolytic cell having a resin shell 21, a diaphragm assembled in the shell 21, a pair of electrodes and the like (not shown), and is as shown in FIG. The outer box 1 using the four bolts 22 and the reinforcing plate 23.
It is detachably attached to the bracket 11f of 0,
A control device (not shown) assembled in the electrical equipment box 30 controls the positive voltage application or the reverse voltage application between both electrodes and the energization in each application state. Shell 21
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, is a rectangular plate-shaped front shell 21A having a tap water supply port 21a and a concentrated salt water supply port 21b and an acidic water extraction pipe 21c and an alkaline water extraction pipe 21d, and a rectangular shape. The rear shell 21B is plate-shaped and is integrated with the front shell 21A by a large number of screws 24. Acidic water extraction pipe 21c
The alkaline water extraction pipe 21d penetrates through the mounting holes 11c, 11d of the outer box body 11 and extends downward, and the extended ends thereof are made of resin-made currans 93, 94 (see FIG. 1).
Irradiation) is assembled to be able to swing in a horizontal direction, respectively.

The reinforcing plate 23 is formed in a stepped shape by a good heat conductor such as a zinc iron plate, and has a stepped shape as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 0, supporting pieces 23a and 23b of the electrical equipment box 30 are provided at the upper and lower portions, respectively, and the central flat portion 23c has four supporting pieces 23a and 23b.
It has a plurality of bolt insertion holes 23d, a step portion 23e between the central flat portion 23c and the upper end support piece 23a, and a step portion 23f between the central flat portion 23c and the lower support piece 23b. The portion 23c is attached so as to come into contact with the front surface of the front shell 21A of the electrolytic cell 20. In addition, the lower support piece 23b includes an electrical component box 30.
Mounting holes 23b1 and 23b2 as mounting portions are provided.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the electrical equipment box 30 has an opening on the front surface, and an electrical equipment box body 31 that is detachably attached to the outer box body 11 and the reinforcing plate 23, and a front surface of the electrical equipment box 31. It is constituted by an electrical equipment box cover 32 that is detachably attached to the. The electrical equipment box body 31 has a mounting hole (not shown) in which a grommet 33 for passing the lead wire 81 and various wirings (not shown) is mounted on the lower surface, and water is stored in the electrolytic cell 20 inside. A bracket (not shown) for attaching various electric parts (not shown) necessary for electrolysis is fixed. Also, in the electrical equipment box body 31,
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, a pair of hooks 31a hooked on the lateral support hooks 11g of the outer box body 11 are fixed to the upper surface by welding, and the electrical equipment box body 31 is supported by the lower portion of the reinforcing plate 23. A horizontally long attachment piece 31b for fixing to the piece 23b with a pair of screws 73 (screwed into the attachment holes 23b1 and 23b2 of the lower support piece 23b) is fixed to the lower surface by welding. The electrical equipment box cover 32 is assembled so as to close the front opening of the electrical equipment box body 31, and is fixed by three screws 74 (one pair above and one below).

In the electrolyzed water producing apparatus of the present embodiment constructed as described above, when the electrolysis producing switch 60 (see FIG. 2) provided on the outer box cover 12 is turned on, the water pipe is connected to the water supply pipe 91 and the water supply. Tap water is supplied to the electrolytic cell 20 through the water supply port 21a, and the concentrated salt water tank 4
0 to concentrated salt water supply pipes 92a and 92b and concentrated salt water supply port 2
Concentrated salt water is supplied to the electrolytic cell 20 through 1b, tap water and concentrated salt water are mixed inside the electrolytic cell 20 to form diluted salt water, and this diluted salt water is electrolyzed by energizing both electrodes to generate acidic water and alkaline water. Water is generated, and these electrolyzed water is discharged to the sink A through the acidic water take-out pipe 21c, the alkaline water take-out pipe 21d and the respective calans 93, 94. Therefore, acidic water and alkaline water can be appropriately used in the sink A.

By the way, in this embodiment, since the mounting portion of the electrical equipment box 30 is integrally provided on the reinforcing plate 23, it is possible to reduce the number of constituent parts and the number of assembling work steps. Further, since the reinforcing plate 23 is formed of a zinc iron plate which is a good conductor of heat, the heat of the electrical equipment box 30 (heat generated by the internal electric components) can be satisfactorily transferred to the electrolytic cell 20 via the reinforcing plate 23. Thus, the water flowing in the electrolytic cell 20 can efficiently absorb heat.

Further, in this embodiment, the reinforcing plate 23
Has a stepped shape so that a passage that allows the passage of air is formed between the electrolytic cell 20 and the electric equipment box 30. Therefore, the heat of the electric equipment box 30 is absorbed by the air flowing through the passage. At the same time, the heat dissipation area of the reinforcing plate 23 can be increased, the heat dissipation effect can be enhanced, and the rigidity of the reinforcing plate 23 itself can be enhanced, so that the electrolyzed water generator is attached to the wall surface B. In this case, it is possible to reduce the thickness and weight of the reinforcing plate 23 which is particularly effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of an electrolyzed water generator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an outer box in which a waterway system component including an electrolyzer and an electrical equipment box are assembled.

3 is a right side view of the outer box shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the outer box shown in FIG. 2 with an outer box cover removed.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which the electrical equipment box is removed from FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a reinforcing plate and an electrolytic cell are removed from FIG.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the outer box body shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the electrical equipment box shown in FIG.

9 is a front view of the reinforcing plate shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the reinforcing plate shown in FIG.

11 is a right side view of the electrolytic cell shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Outer box, 20 ... Electrolyzer, 23 ... Reinforcing plate, 23a, 2
3b ... Support piece, 23b1, 23b2 ... Mounting hole, 23c ...
Central flat part, 23e, 23f ... Step part, 30 ... Electrical equipment box.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-9-271776 (JP, A) JP-A-8-309354 (JP, A) JP-A-9-271775 (JP, A) JP-A-9- 271774 (JP, A) JP 7-290063 (JP, A) JP 6-79282 (JP, A) JP 6-55175 (JP, A) Actual flat 6-15788 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3009447 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) C02F 1/46

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A chamber of a running water type electrolytic cell housed in an outer box.
Also serves as a heat sink on the front of the resin shell that makes up the housing
Abutting the reinforcing plate, and attaching the reinforcing plate to the back of the resin shell.
The bracket fixed to the inner wall of the outer box
An electrolyzed water production apparatus, characterized in that an electric equipment box, which is fixed and has an electric part for electrolyzing water in the electrolysis tank, is integrally attached to the front surface of the reinforcing plate . 2. The electrolyzed water generator according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing plate is formed of a good thermal conductor. 3. The reinforcing plate has a stepped shape, and a passage for allowing air to flow is formed between the reinforcing plate and the electrolytic cell or between the electric equipment box and the electrolytic box. Electrolyzed water generator.