JP3605625B2 - Externally added water softener for electrical equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides an electric device (for example, a fully automatic washing machine, a dishwasher / dryer, a local washing device, a shower device, or the like) having a valve for opening and closing water such as tap water (for example, an electromagnetic water supply valve, a ball valve, and an electric valve). Water treatment equipment such as water purifiers, sterilizers, and continuous electrolyzed water generators, bath water treatment equipment, gas water heaters, late-night electric water heaters, dental mouthwashers, car washers, etc.) More specifically, the present invention relates to a water softener comprising a double-type electromagnetic water supply valve, a casing having a regenerated material and an ion exchange resin, a pipe member, a flow detecting device, and an electric control circuit. The present invention relates to a water softener to which the electric device or the like can be attached without modification.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as disclosed in, for example, JP-A-11-319382, JP-A-11-342293, and the like, an electric device having an electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve for opening and closing water) (multi-function mounted type, high-grade Type or a higher-order fully automatic washing machine) equipped with a water softener (ion exchange resin treatment type) and an electromagnetic water supply valve (water supply valve) as disclosed in, for example, JP-A-2000-568. There is a type in which a water softener (activated carbon + hollow fiber membrane + ion exchange resin) is mounted on an electric device (electrolytic water generation device) having no valve for opening and closing.
Since the latter is a combination that has been conventionally practiced, an externally added water softener can be easily completed by studying a patent publication or the like relating to mounting of a water softener.
In addition, even in the case of an electric device having an electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve for opening and closing water), there are cases where a manufacturer is considered to be able to add a water softener as an option. In this case, an externally added water softener can be easily completed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, many electric appliances having an electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve for opening and closing water) including a lower-level or a conventional fully automatic washing machine sold by an unspecified number of manufacturers and the like are not often equipped with a water softener. In particular, there was no externally added water softener for an unspecified number of manufacturers. Further, since there is no water softener, foaming of soap or the like is poor, and there are few areas (or electric appliances) where time and resources (raw water) are required for the cleaning treatment.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the conventional technology, and has as its object to include a lower or conventional fully automatic washing machine sold by an unspecified number of manufacturers and the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a water softener that can be easily externally added to an electric device having an electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve that opens and closes water).
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an externally-installed water softener according to the present invention is, in terms of details and configuration (hardware), common to the upper case and the inflow port, and has an electromagnetic water supply valve A and an electromagnetic water supply valve B. , A casing having a regenerated material chamber having an overflow hole, an intermediate chamber, and an ion exchange resin chamber having a drain hole, a regenerated material, an ion exchange resin, and a flow rate detection device An external control type water softener comprising: an electric control circuit for opening or closing the electromagnetic water supply valve A and the electromagnetic water supply valve B depending on whether or not the flow rate is detected, and a lower case having a drain pipe. The outlet of the electromagnetic water valve A is connected to the reclaimed material chamber of the casing, the outlet of the electromagnetic water valve B is connected to a connecting pipe provided with a safety valve, and the connecting pipe is connected to the ion exchange resin chamber of the casing. And a spout with a check valve in the intermediate chamber of the casing. A branch port is provided in the inflow chamber of the electromagnetic water supply valve A, bind the extension tube provided with the said flow rate detection device and the safety valve to the branch port, combines the said discharge water pipe and said extension extraction pipe to the outlet pipe An externally added water softener is characterized in that the outflow pipe is attached to an inflow port of an electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve for opening and closing water) of an electric device.
[0006]
In addition, according to the externally added water softener of the present invention, in detail and operation (software), an electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve for opening and closing water) of an electric device is opened, and raw water flows out of a branch port. Flow through the inlet of the electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve that opens and closes water) of the electric equipment, and when the flow rate detection device detects the flow rate, the electric control circuit opens the electromagnetic water supply valve B and casings the raw water. The ion-exchanged soft water is guided to the ion-exchange resin chamber, and the ion-exchanged soft water is continuously supplied from the intermediate chamber of the casing to the inflow port of the electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve for opening and closing water) of the electric device through the outflow pipe,
When the electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve for opening and closing water) of the electric device closes and the flow detecting device stops detecting the flow rate, the electric control circuit closes the electromagnetic water supply valve B and sets the electromagnetic water supply valve A. Open the valve, guide the raw water to the recycled material chamber of the casing, flow the water used for regeneration from the drain hole of the casing to the lower case, and after a specified time, the electric control circuit closes the electromagnetic water supply valve A It is characterized by.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of an externally added water softener 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view when the upper case 11 is removed from the water softener 10, and is a partial cross-sectional view of the flow detection device 71 provided in the extension pipe 73. FIG. 3 is a front view of the water softener 10 (however, the cases 11 and 12 are cross-sectional views), and is a partial cross-sectional view of a check valve 36 provided in the water discharge pipe 37. FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the casing 30 of the water softener 10.
[0008]
An externally added water softener 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention has an upper case 11 having a recycle material input port 14 and an electromagnetic water supply valve A22 and an electromagnetic water supply valve B25 having a common inflow port 21 as shown in FIG. Casing having a continuous electromagnetic water supply valve 20 (for details, refer to Japanese Patent Application No. 11-356755), a recycled material chamber 32 having an overflow hole 31, an intermediate chamber 33, and an ion exchange resin chamber 35 having a drain hole 34. 30, a regenerated material 40 (for example, salt), an ion-exchange resin 50 (built-in into the ion-exchange resin chamber 35 in the form of a cartridge. The cartridge can be exchanged), and the presence / absence of flow rate detection by the flow rate detection device 71 And an electric control circuit 60 for opening or closing the electromagnetic water supply valve A22 and the electromagnetic water supply valve B25, and a lower case 12 having a drain pipe 13.
[0009]
The electric control circuit 60 includes, for example, a printed wiring board (a printed wiring board is generally called a printed wiring board, and as a general outline, in a copper foil of a copper-clad laminate, only a wiring pattern necessary for an electric circuit is etched. It is the one that is left after the process and is completed by perforating according to the lead foot shape of the parts to be mounted, etc., and performing solder resist processing, silk character printing, etc. The manufacturing process and procedure may differ depending on the manufacturer.) A printed circuit board unit mounted with a control microcomputer (for example, a microcomputer, a ROM, a RAM, etc.) integrated with an electronic circuit component, a resistor, a capacitor, a transistor, a diode, an IC, etc .; A display device such as an LED lamp / LCD and / or an alarm device such as a buzzer / speaker are often included.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the small chamber 15 of the lower case 12 in which the electric control circuit 60 is housed is made of a potting material (for example, an electric insulating material such as urethane resin, polyester resin, epoxy resin, silicone resin, an adhesive seal). And other materials such as a waterproofing material, a moistureproofing material, a dew condensation preventing material, etc.).
[0010]
From the electric control circuit 60, a flow detection device connection cord 62 for inputting a signal from the flow detection device 71 and the like, and an electromagnetic water supply valve connection code 61 for controlling the dual electromagnetic water supply valve 20 are provided. And a power supply cord 63 that supplies AC 100 V (AC low-voltage electricity of commercial frequency: AC power of 50 Hz or 60 Hz at a ground voltage of 300 V or less, which is distributed to ordinary households or the like) from the outside.
In addition, the flow detecting device connection cord 62 and the electromagnetic water supply valve connection cord 61 extend from the small chamber 15 of the lower case 12 to the outside. It is advisable to take sufficient measures such as insulation, waterproofing, moistureproofing and dew condensation.
[0011]
Then, the outlet 24 of the electromagnetic water valve A22 is connected to the recycled material chamber 32 of the casing 30, and the outlet 26 of the electromagnetic water valve B25 is connected to a connecting pipe 28 provided with a safety valve 27. A water discharge pipe 37 provided with a check valve 36 is connected to the ion exchange resin chamber 35 of the casing 30 and the intermediate chamber 33 of the casing 30 is connected to the inflow chamber 23 of the electromagnetic water supply valve A22 (the valve of the electromagnetic water supply valve A22). A branch surrounded by the inner wall of the main body and the outer periphery of the main valve seat, which has a function of transmitting water pressure to a main valve body that opens and closes the main valve seat. An extension pipe 73 provided with a flow rate detection device 71 and a safety valve 72 is connected to 29, and the water discharge pipe 37 and the extension pipe 73 are connected to an outflow pipe 70.
[0012]
FIG. 5 is a reference diagram when the externally added water softener 10 and the electric device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are connected by the connecting hose 113.
Up to now, the inlet 21 has been attached to an inlet 111 of an electromagnetic water supply valve 110 (a valve for opening and closing water) of an electric appliance 100 (for example, a lower or conventional fully automatic washing machine, a dishwasher / dryer). The connected water supply hose 112 is connected.
One end of a connecting hose 113 is connected to the outflow pipe 70, and the other end of the connecting hose 113 is attached to an inlet 111 of an electromagnetic water supply valve 110 of the electric device 100.
A drain hose or the like is connected to the drain pipe 13 so that the drain can be drained.
The power cord 63 is connected to an AC outlet. (The external water softener 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can reduce the power in the standby state to approximately zero until a signal or the like from the flow rate detection device 71 is input. Even if it is connected to an outlet, it contributes to energy saving.)
[0013]
Further, in the externally added water softener 10 of the present invention, the operation (software) is such that the electromagnetic water supply valve 110 of the electric device 100 is opened from the standby state, and the raw water flows from the branch port 29 to the outlet pipe 70. When the flow rate detection device 71 detects the flow rate through the inflow port 111 of the electromagnetic water supply valve 110 of the electric device 100 through the connection hose 113 and the connection hose 113, the electric control circuit 60 opens the electromagnetic water supply valve B25. , The raw water is guided to the ion exchange resin chamber 35 of the casing 30, and the ion-exchanged soft water passes from the intermediate chamber 33 of the casing 30 through the outflow pipe 70 and the connecting hose 113 to the electromagnetic water supply valve 110 of the electric device 100. Water can be continuously supplied to the inflow port 111.
[0014]
Then, when the electromagnetic water supply valve 110 of the electric device 100 closes and the flow detecting device 71 does not detect the flow rate, the electric control circuit 60 closes the electromagnetic water supply valve B25 and opens the electromagnetic water supply valve A22. Then, the raw water is guided to the recycled material chamber 32 of the casing 30, and the water used for the regeneration is caused to flow from the drain hole 34 of the casing 30 to the lower case 12. After a specified time (for example, 60 seconds), the electric control circuit 60 is activated. Closes the electromagnetic water supply valve A22 and enters a standby state.
[0015]
As described above, various combinations and the like have been described for the preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many combinations and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible to perform such operations.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
The externally added water softener of the present invention can be easily applied to electric equipment having an electromagnetic water supply valve (a valve that opens and closes water), such as a lower or conventional fully automatic washing machine sold by an unspecified number of manufacturers and the like. This has the effect that an external device can be added.
Accordingly, there is an effect that the water quality can be improved even in an area (or an electric device) where the foaming of soap or the like is poor and time and resources (raw water) are required for the cleaning treatment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of an externally added water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are a plan view and a partial partial cross-sectional view of an externally-installed water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention when an upper case is removed.
FIG. 3 is a front view (a case is a cross-sectional view) and a partial cross-sectional view of an externally added water softener according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of a casing of an externally added water softener according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a reference view when an externally added water softener and an electric device according to an embodiment of the present invention are connected by a connecting hose.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... External expansion type water softener, 11 ... Upper case, 12 ... Lower case, 13 ... Drain pipe, 14 ... Recycled material inlet, 15 ... Small room, 20 ... Double-type electromagnetic water supply valve, 21 ... Inlet, 22 ... Electromagnetic water supply valve A, 23 ... Inflow chamber, 24 ... Outlet, 25 ... Electromagnetic water supply valve B, 26 ... Outlet, 27 ... Safety valve, 28 ... Connecting pipe, 29 ... Branch, 30 ... Casing, 31: overflow hole, 32: regenerated material chamber, 33: intermediate chamber, 34: drain hole, 35: ion exchange resin chamber, 36: check valve, 37: water discharge pipe, 38: check ball, 40: regeneration Material: 50: ion exchange resin, 60: electric control circuit, 61: electromagnetic water supply valve connection cord, 62: flow detection device connection cord, 63: power supply cord, 70: outflow pipe, 71: flow detection device, 72: safety valve , 73 ... extension pipe, 100 ... electric equipment, 110 ... electromagnetic water supply valve, 111 ... Entrance, 112 ... the water supply hose, 113 ... coupled hose

Claims (2)

And the upper case, and the common inlets and a twin type electromagnetic water supply valve having an electromagnetic water supply valve A and an electromagnetic water supply valve B, ion-exchange resin having a reproducing material chamber and the intermediate chamber and drainage holes having a flooding hole A casing having a chamber, a regenerated material, an ion exchange resin, an electric control circuit for opening or closing the electromagnetic water supply valve A and the electromagnetic water supply valve B depending on whether or not the flow rate is detected by the flow rate detection device ; An external expansion type water softener comprising: a lower case having a pipe; an outlet of an electromagnetic water supply valve A connected to a reclaimed material chamber of a casing; and a safety valve provided at an outlet of an electromagnetic water supply valve B. The connecting pipe is connected to the ion exchange resin chamber of the casing, the water discharge pipe provided with a check valve is connected to the intermediate chamber of the casing, and the branch port is connected to the inflow chamber of the electromagnetic water supply valve A. provided, extending extraction tube provided with the said flow rate detection device and the safety valve to the branch port In an externally added water softener in which the spouting pipe and the extension pipe are connected to the outflow pipe, the outflow pipe is attached to an inflow port of a valve for opening and closing water of an electric device and used. An external expansion type water softener characterized by the following. When the valve for opening and closing the water of the electrical equipment opens, the raw water flows from the branch port through the outflow pipe to the inlet of the valve for opening and closing the water of the electrical equipment, and if the flow rate detection device detects the flow rate, the electric control circuit is activated. The electromagnetic water supply valve B is opened, the raw water is guided to the ion exchange resin chamber of the casing, and the ion-exchanged soft water flows from the intermediate chamber of the casing through the outlet pipe to open and close the water of the electric device. Continue to send water to
Then, when the valve for opening and closing the water of the electric equipment closes and the flow detecting device stops detecting the flow rate, the electric control circuit closes the electromagnetic water supply valve B and opens the electromagnetic water supply valve A, and the raw water is discharged. The water used for regeneration flows from the drain hole of the casing to the lower case, and the electric control circuit closes the electromagnetic water supply valve A after a specified time. 2. An externally added water softener according to 1.

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