JPH0346198B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a method for producing magnetized ionized water in which magnetism is applied to the hydration phenomenon of alkali ions caused by electrolysis, and an apparatus for implementing this method.

[Background technology of the invention]

Drinking alkaline ionized water obtained by electrolysis is useful for preventing acidification of the human body and maintaining and improving health. Acidic ionized water is also effective for cleansing the face and preventing rough skin.

On the other hand, magnetized water that has been subjected to magnetism has the advantage of being less susceptible to spoilage and rust, and is also known to be good for health.

The present inventor discovered that when magnetism is applied during electrolysis of water, it is possible to not only produce water that has both the characteristics of ionized water and magnetic water, but also that a synergistic effect can be obtained between the effects of both electrolysis and magnetization. This is what was done.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to generate magnetized ionized water in which bioactivity is imparted by magnetism to the hydration effect of ions produced by electrolysis of water, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for producing magnetized ionized water that can promote magnetization of treated water and improve electrolysis efficiency.

By the way, in the conventional electrolytic unit used in this type of electrolytic ionized water generating apparatus, scale such as calcium carbonate adheres to the cathode chamber of the electrolytic cell while it is being used, reducing the electrolytic efficiency. For this reason, it is necessary to clean the electrolysis unit, especially its cathode chamber, every certain electrolysis operation time by circulating a cleaning solution through a special cleaning circulation circuit or by passing a reverse current between the electrodes of the electrolytic cell. Nakatsuta.

Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a magnetized ionized water generating device which allows electrolytic operation by switching the polarity of the electrolytic unit, thereby eliminating the need for cleaning.

When producing alkaline water or acidic water using an electrolytic ionized water generator, chemical solutions may be added to the raw water in the anode chamber or cathode chamber as necessary, but conventional electrolysis units only supply water to the water supply section. Since the water supply channel for the anode chamber and the cathode chamber is shared by a single water supply port, in order to inject chemicals into the anode chamber and the cathode chamber separately, the end member of the electrolysis unit must be connected to the anode in the tank. A pair of chemical solution supply sections that communicate independently with the chamber and the cathode chamber had to be provided separately from the raw water supply channel. However, when a chemical liquid passage is formed in the end member of the electrolytic unit, there is a problem in that the passage becomes narrow and the chemical liquid cannot be sent smoothly. In particular, in a multi-vessel type electrolytic ionized water generating apparatus in which a plurality of electrolysis units are set, it is difficult to feed a constant pressure of chemical solution from the narrow chemical supply section of each unit, causing uneven supply.

Accordingly, a further object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a chemical solution supply section of the electrolysis unit, and to enable the chemical solution to be separately supplied together with raw water to predetermined electrode chambers from two independently provided water supply ports. An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetized ionized water generating device.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above main purpose, the method of the present invention applies a magnetic force to the treated water during electrolysis to electrolyze the water into alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water in a magnetic field. The device of the present invention is provided with a magnetic generating means for generating a magnetic field in an electrode chamber in the tank, outside or inside an electrolytic cell in which a cathode chamber and an anode chamber are partitioned between a cathode and an anode by an electrolytic diaphragm. There is.

The second object of the present invention is to use an anodic electrolysis resistant material that can withstand use as an anode during water electrolysis for both electrodes of the electrolysis unit used in the magnetized ionized water generator, and to This can be achieved by making it possible to switch the polarity of the applied voltage.

Furthermore, the third object of the present invention is to independently provide two water supply ports each communicating with a pair of electrolysis chambers in an electrolytic cell in the raw water supply section of the electrolysis unit used in the magnetized ionized water generation device. This can be achieved by doing so.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As described above, the present invention basically consists of an electrolytic cell in which an electrolytic diaphragm (ion exchange membrane) is arranged between a negative electrode and a positive electrode, and water such as drinking tap water or a chemical solution for electrolysis as needed. When electrolyzing this into alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water, a magnetic force is applied to the treated water during electrolysis, and the water is electrolyzed under the influence of the magnetism. The embodiment will be described based on the attached drawings.

Figures 1 to 8 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a cylindrical continuous ionized water generator, in which 1 shows a circular inner electrode inside a cylindrical electrode 2 constituting the outer wall of the electrolysis unit. 3 are arranged coaxially at a predetermined interval, and the space between both electrodes 2 and 3 is divided into a cathode chamber 2' and an anode chamber 3' by a cylindrical electrolytic diaphragm 4. The outer electrode 2 is used as a negative electrode and the inner electrode is used as a positive electrode.

The lower end of the negative electrode 2 is liquid-tightly fitted into a raw water supply section 6a having a water supply port 5, and the upper end is connected to two treated water outlet channels 7a and 7b separated by a bracket 8, that is, an alkaline ionized water outlet channel 7a. It is vertically supported by being liquid-tightly fitted into an ionized water discharge section 6b having an acidic ionized water outlet path 7b.

The anode 3 and the diaphragm 4, which are arranged coaxially through the anode chamber 3', are integrally assembled to upper and lower support members 10a and 10b having a water passage 9 to the internal anode chamber 3'. The cathode chamber 2' is inserted between the cylindrical inner wall of the cathode 2 and the diaphragm 4.

The lower support member 10a has a rib 11 on the outer periphery,
This rib is slidably brought into contact with the cylindrical inner wall of the cathode 2 to restrict lateral movement, and the space between the adjacent ribs 11 forms a water passage 12 from the water supply port 5 to the cathode chamber 2'. are doing. Further, the upper support member 10b is configured such that its water passage 9 communicates with the acidic ion water outlet path 7b of the discharge section 6b, and the cathode chamber 2' communicates with the alkaline ion water outlet path 7a of the discharge section 6b. It is connected to the bracket 8. At the bottom of the electrolytic cell 1, a rod-shaped lead 14 whose side surface is coated with an insulating seal 13 passes through the lower block 6a and the lower support member 10a.
Its tip is connected to the positive electrode 3. and,
Although not shown, by applying a DC voltage for electrolysis to the conductive terminal 15a of the lead 14 and the conductive terminal 15b of the negative electrode 2, water introduced into the electrolytic cell 1 from the water supply port 5 of the lower block 6a is electrolyzed. However, alkaline ionized water is generated in the cathode chamber 2' and acidic ionized water is generated in the anode chamber 3'.

Thus, the feature of the present invention is to apply magnetism to the water in the electrolytic cell during the electrolytic treatment, and to electrolyze the water into alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water in the magnetic field.

For this purpose, the device of the present invention uses a magnetic generator 16 that generates a magnetic field near the outside or inside of the electrolytic cell 1.
is installed so that its magnetic force acts on the water in the electrolytic cell 1.

In the embodiment shown in FIG.
The cylindrical coil unit 16b is fitted around the outer periphery of the electrolytic cell 1, and by applying a voltage, a magnetic field is generated in the electrolytic cell 1 inside the cylindrical coil unit 16b. arranged to occur. When a plurality of units 16b are arranged in the axial direction of the electrolytic cell 1, adjacent coil units 1 are arranged as shown in FIG.
The arrangement is not limited to the case where the magnetic poles of the magnetic poles 6b are different from each other, but the same-polarity sides may be arranged adjacent to each other as shown in FIG.

The magnetism generator 16 is not limited to one that generates a magnetic field by passing a current through a coil as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but a permanent magnet 16' can also be used as the magnetism generator 16. FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which a permanent magnet 16' is disposed near the outside of the electrolytic cell 1, and water is electrolyzed in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet 16'. Permanent magnet 16'
As a modified example of generating a magnetic field in the electrolytic cell 1, the positive electrode 3 itself is constituted by a permanent magnet 16', as shown in FIG. 5, so that the magnetic field acts on the water in the electrolytic cell 1. It's okay. In this case, the material of the positive electrode itself is not limited to the permanent magnet 16' as shown in FIG. 5, but as shown in FIG. One or more permanent magnets 16' in the hollow interior of 3.
It may also have a structure with a built-in.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the magnetized ionized water generating apparatus according to the present invention, which is an apparatus for achieving the second object of the present invention.

That is, in this embodiment, both electrodes 2 and 3 of the electrolytic unit used in the magnetized ionized water generation device are made of anodic electrolysis resistant material that can withstand use as an anode in the operation of generating electrolyzed ionized water.
The polarity of the voltage applied to both electrodes is switched to enable magnetized ionized water production operation. The term "anodic electrolysis resistant material" here refers to an electrode material that can withstand use not only as a cathode but also as an anode during water electrolysis, such as ferrite, magnetite, ceramics, etc. Or ceramics that can be used as positive electrodes, such as ceramics that have been surface-treated with platinum or mixed with other conductive materials; titanium; titanium alloys; titanium plated with precious metals; and other alloys that can be used as positive electrodes. Examples include alloy materials that prevent anodic collapse on the electrode surface due to the electric charge of the alloy's ions.

When using such an electrolysis unit, the electrodes 2 and 3 are normally connected to the electric circuit 19 that applies voltage.
A polarity changeover switch 20 is provided to change the polarity of the polarity. Furthermore, when using this type of electrolytic unit, various inconveniences occur because the outlets of alkaline water and acidic water discharged from the outlet channels 7a and 7b are reversed by switching the polarity of the electrodes 2 and 3. .
In order to solve this problem, it is desirable to connect a flow path switching valve device 21 to the ino water outlet paths 7a and 7b of the electrolysis unit, so that the intake ports for alkaline water and acidic water are made constant regardless of the polarity switching of the electrodes. .

Incidentally, the flow path switching valve device 21 provided in the apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG.
In the casing 23, which has a pair of inflow portions 7b and discharge pipes 22a, 22b for separately discharging alkaline water and acidic water, two valve bodies 24a,
The flow paths of the outlet paths 7a and 7b are switched by slidably fitting the slide valve 25 for flow path switching having a flow path switching valve 24b and moving the valve bodies 24a and 24b from the solid line position to the imaginary line position. It's summery. The slide valve 25 may be driven manually, but preferably by a motor 26a and a cam 2 as shown in the figure.
6b, crank 26c, etc.
6 may also be activated. Further, a detector 27 such as a limit switch for detecting the position of the slide valve 25 can be provided near the slide valve 25, and the motor 26a can be controlled by the signal. By interlocking the flow path switching valve device 20, the polarity of the electrolyzer unit can be switched simultaneously.
It is also possible to switch one flow path (the reverse is also possible). Incidentally, the polarity changeover switch 20 and the flow path changeover valve device 21 may be automatically switched at fixed intervals using a timer.

FIG. 8 shows still another embodiment of the magnetized ionized water generating device according to the present invention, which is a device for achieving the third object of the present invention.

In this embodiment, an electrolytic tank 1 is installed in the raw water supply section 6a of the electrolytic unit used in the magnetized ionized water generator.
Two water supply ports 5a, 5b are provided independently to communicate with the pair of electrode chambers 2', 3' in each electrode chamber 2', 3'.
The flow path is separated before the raw water supplied to 3' enters the electrolytic cell 1.

The reason why two independent water supply ports 5a and 5b are provided in the raw water supply section 6a as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is that the electrode chamber 2',
This is to enable the chemical liquid to be mixed in advance into the raw water before it enters the tank 3', and the chemical liquid to be introduced into the desired electrode chamber in the tank together with the raw water.

That is, by providing the two independent water supply ports 5a and 5b, the bifurcated water supply circuit 2 of the water supply pipe 28
A pair of water supply ports 5 of the electrolytic unit are connected to 8a and 28b.
a, 5b, and the chemical solution supply device 2.
The supply pipes 29a and 29b of 9 are connected to the bifurcated water supply circuit 2.
8a, 28b or downstream water supply ports 5a, 5b
As a result, a desired chemical solution can be mixed in advance into the raw water sent to each electrode chamber 2', 3' and sent together with the raw water.

In Fig. 8, 30 is a chemical liquid introduction pipe, 31 is a chemical liquid flow path switching valve, 32 is a crank, 33 is a valve driving device such as a motor, and 34a and 34b detect the valve position, and the driving device is activated by a detection signal. 33, and when using an electrolytic unit whose polarity can be changed, the driving device 33 of the chemical solution supply device 29 is an electric circuit 35 or a timer or the like, which is the opposite of the voltage supply electric circuit 19 of the electrolytic unit. It may also be linked with the electric changeover switch 20.

In both the embodiments shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the magnetism generating device 16 corresponds to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. Of course, it is also possible to use

Although Figs. 1 to 8 illustrate the case where a continuous type ionized water generation device is used in which treated water is passed through an electrolytic cell, the present invention is not limited to this, and a batch type non-continuous type water generation device is used. This also includes when using a continuous ionized water generator.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the case where a cylindrical electrolytic unit as in the above embodiment is used. For example, the 9th
As shown in the figure, the present invention can also be applied to an ionized water generator using a single-layer or multi-layer flat plate type electrolytic unit. That is, FIG. 9 shows a parallel plate-shaped negative electrode 102 and a positive electrode 103 arranged opposite each other.
A flat electrolytic cell 101 using such an electrolytic unit 118 is divided into a cathode chamber 102' and an anode 103' by a flat electrolytic diaphragm 104.
A magnetic generator 16 is provided near the electrolytic cell 101.
In this case, it is not limited to creating a magnetic field by passing current through a coil as shown in the figure, but permanent magnets can also be used as shown in Figures 4 and 5. It is possible.

Although not shown, the electrodes of the electrolytic unit in the embodiment of FIG. 9 may be configured to be switchable in polarity as in the embodiment in FIG. 7, and the water supply port may be configured as in the embodiment in FIG. Of course, it is also possible to configure. In either case, the electrolytic cell 101 may be of a continuous water flow type or a batch type.

Since the present invention has the above configuration, the electrolytic cells 1 and 10
When water is supplied to the cell 1 and a DC voltage is applied to the electrodes 2, 3, 102, 103, the water in the electrolytic cell 1, 101 becomes alkaline ionic water (cathode chamber) and acid due to the electrolytic action and the electroosmotic action of the diaphragm. At the same time as it is generated in ionized water (anode chamber), it is also generated as magnetized ionized water under the influence of the magnetic field of the magnetic generator.

In addition, in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, by switching the polarity of electrodes 2 and 3, scales such as calcium carbonate attached to the cathode chamber side are dissolved in the water.
A cleaning action is performed.

Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, by supplying raw water to which different electrolytic chemicals have been added from two independent water supply ports 5a and 5b, the chemicals necessary for each electrolytic chamber 2' and 3' can be supplied together with the supplied raw water. It is sent into the corresponding electrode chamber.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, since the present invention performs electrolysis and magnetization simultaneously, it is possible to efficiently produce magnetized ino-water in which physiological activity is added to the neutralizing action of ions, and the following synergistic effects can be obtained. That is, in the method of the present invention, water is magnetized during electrolysis, so that it is easily magnetized and magnetic water can be efficiently generated. In addition, since water is electrolyzed under the influence of magnetism, the inconvenience of scale adhesion to the diaphragm during electrolysis and a decrease in electrolysis efficiency can be rationally eliminated. As described above, in the present invention, the hydration phenomenon of ions due to electrolysis and the magnetization effect mutually benefit each other, so that the present invention is extremely useful for water ionization and physiological activation. Furthermore, when the anode is made of a permanent magnet, the anode and the magnetism generating device are also used, making the structure and assembly easier.

In addition, if a material resistant to anodic electrolysis is used for both electrodes and the polarity of the electrodes is switched to generate magnetized ionized water, calcium carbonate, etc. attached to the cathode chamber side will dissolve into the water due to the polarity change. Therefore, the operation for producing magnetized ionized water can be continued while performing the cleaning action. Therefore, there is no need for additional equipment for cleaning, which not only reduces the cost and simplifies the device, but also significantly improves the operating rate of the device.

Furthermore, if the electrolysis unit is equipped with two independent water supply ports, the chemical solution can be sent to the target electrolytic chamber together with the raw water, so there is no need to provide a chemical solution supply path like in the past, and the chemical solution can be fed smoothly. can be mixed in.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing an example of the device of the present invention;
The figure is a cross-sectional view taken along the line shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view showing a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 of an embodiment using permanent magnets, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention in which a permanent magnet is used for the anode, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the device of the present invention showing a modification of the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram equivalent to FIG. 2 according to yet another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a diagram equivalent to FIG. It is. 1,101...Electrolytic cell, 2,102...Nathode, 3,103...Positive electrode, 4,104...Diaphragm for electrolysis, 5,5a,5b...Water inlet, 16,1
6'... Magnetism generator, 16a... Power supply, 16b
...Coil unit, 16'...Permanent magnet, 20
...Polarity switching switch, 21...Flow path switching valve device, 28a, 28b...Two-branch water supply circuit, 29...
Chemical liquid supply device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a method of supplying water to an electrolytic cell having an electrolytic diaphragm arranged between a negative electrode and a positive electrode arranged opposite each other, and producing alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water by electrolysis, A method for producing magnetized ionized water, characterized by applying a magnetic force to treated water and electrolyzing the water into alkaline ionized water and acidic ionized water in the magnetic field. 2. An electrolytic unit is provided with an electrolytic diaphragm interposed between a negative electrode and an anode that are arranged oppositely, and an electrolytic cell having a cathode chamber and an anode chamber formed on opposite sides of the diaphragm. 1. A magnetized ionized water generating device characterized in that a magnetism generating means for forming a magnetic field in at least one electrode chamber in the electrolytic cell is provided outside or inside the electrolytic cell. 3. The magnetized ionized water generating device according to claim 2, wherein the magnetism generating means is a device that generates a magnetic field by passing a direct current or an alternating current through a coil unit. 4. The magnetized ionized water generating device according to claim 2, wherein the magnetism generating means is a permanent magnet. 5. The magnetized ionized water generating device according to claim 4, further characterized in that the positive electrode or the hollow inside of the positive electrode is made of a permanent magnet, and the electrode and the magnetism generating means are also used. 6. Claim 2, further characterized in that both electrodes of the electrolysis unit are made of an anodic electrolysis resistant material that can withstand water electrolysis as anodes, and the polarity of the voltage applied to both electrodes can be switched. The magnetized ionized water generating device according to items 5 to 6. 7. Claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the electrolysis unit is a continuous water flow type electrolysis unit in which a water supply section is provided on one side of the electrolytic cell and an electrolyzed water outlet is provided on the other side. Magnetized ionized water generator. 8. Claims 2 to 6 characterized in that the electrolysis unit is a batch type electrolysis unit.
The magnetized ionized water generating device described in Section 1. 9. The magnetized ionized water generating device according to claim 7, wherein the pair of magnetized ionized water outlet paths of the electrolysis unit have a flow path switching valve device. 10. Magnetized ionized water generation according to claim 7, further characterized in that the raw water supply section of the electrolytic unit is further provided with two water supply ports that respectively communicate with a pair of electrode chambers in the electrolytic cell. Device.