JPH03224636A

JPH03224636A - Ion exchange equipment

Info

Publication number: JPH03224636A
Application number: JP2022381A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Isamu Togashi; 冨樫　勇; Hideo Komatsubara; 英雄小松原
Original assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 1990-01-31
Filing date: 1990-01-31
Publication date: 1991-10-03

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make this equipment compact and to enhance purification capacity by packing an ion exchanger into a curved flow path which is formed of the compartment bodies for partitioning the inside of a case and connects an inflow port to an outflow port. CONSTITUTION:A case 19 has a pan part 18 and an inflow port 20 to the upper part and has an outflow port 21 to the lower part. A curved flow path 23 connecting the inflow port 20 to the outflow port 21 is formed by discontinuously or continuously partitioning the inside of the case 19 by the compartment bodies 22. An ion exchanger 24 is packed into the curved flow path 23 and also both the curved flow path 23 and the outer part of the case 19 are connected by a plurality of air vent passages 25. As a result, purification capacity is enhanced while the equipment is made compact.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】（イ）産業上の利用分野この発明は水道水を浄化するのに使用するイオン交換装
置に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field This invention relates to an ion exchange device used to purify tap water.

（ロ）従来の技術従来、例えば、加湿器では特開昭６４−８８０４５号公
報に開示されているように、加湿器本体に設置される水
タンクの注水口部にカートリッジ式のイオン交換装置が
嵌め込まれている。そして、水タンクの水を浄化してか
ら加湿器本体の水槽に供給することにより、水に含まれ
る不純物が粉塵となって放出されるのを防止している。(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, for example, in a humidifier, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-88045, a cartridge type ion exchange device is installed in the water inlet of a water tank installed in the humidifier body. It's embedded. By purifying the water in the water tank and then supplying it to the water tank in the humidifier body, impurities contained in the water are prevented from being released as dust.

（ハ）発明が解決しようとする課題上述したイオン交換装置ではケース内部に仕切りがない
ため、ケース内部に流入した水が最短距離で流れやすい
ため、ケースに充填されたイオン交換体が十分活用され
ず、浄化能力を高めるには装置が大型になる欠点があっ
た。(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned ion exchange device, since there is no partition inside the case, the water flowing into the case can easily flow through the shortest distance, so that the ion exchanger filled in the case is not fully utilized. First, there was a drawback that the device had to be large in order to increase the purification ability.

この発明は上述した事実に鑑みてなされたものであり、
コンパクトで、効率の良いイオン交換装置を提供するこ
とを目的とする。This invention was made in view of the above facts,
The purpose is to provide a compact and efficient ion exchange device.

（ニ）課題を解決するための手段この発明では、上部に受皿部と流入口を有し、かつ、下
部に流出口を有するケースと、このケース内部を断続的
、又は連続的に仕切る区画体によって形成され、流入口
と流出口とを連絡する屈曲流路と、この屈曲流路に充填
されたイオン交換体と、屈曲流路とケース外部とを連絡
する複数の空気抜き通路とを備えた構成である。(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention includes a case having a saucer portion and an inlet in the upper part and an outlet in the lower part, and a partition body that partitions the inside of the case intermittently or continuously. A configuration including a bent flow path that is formed by and communicates an inlet and an outlet, an ion exchanger filled in this bent flow path, and a plurality of air vent passages that communicate between the bent flow path and the outside of the case. It is.

（ホ）作用このように構成すると、受皿部に溜った水は流入口から
ケース内に入り、イオン交換体と接触しながら屈曲水路
を流れ、浄化（純水化）された後、流出口からケース外
へ出る。水とイオン交換体との接触時間が長くとれ、し
かも、イオン交換体が無駄なく活用されるので、水の浄
化が効率良く行われるようになり、浄化能力を高めつつ
、装置のコンパクト化が図れる。(E) Function With this configuration, the water collected in the saucer enters the case from the inlet, flows through the bent waterway while contacting the ion exchanger, is purified (purified), and then exits from the outlet. Get out of the case. Since the contact time between water and the ion exchanger is extended, and the ion exchanger is utilized without waste, water purification can be carried out efficiently, increasing the purification ability and making the device more compact. .

（へ）実施例以下、この発明を超音波式の加湿器に適用した実施例に
ついて図面に基いて説明する。(f) Example Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to an ultrasonic humidifier will be described with reference to the drawings.

第１図において、（１）は内部を補助水槽（２）と、霧
化水槽（３）と、制御部（Ｓ）及び送風機（Ｆ）等を収
容した機械室（４）とに区画形成した加湿器本体であり
、機械室（４）の上面に水タンク〈５）が着脱自在に設
置されている。補助水槽（２）と霧化水槽（３）とは連
通孔（ｈ）を介して連通している。また、霧化水槽（３
）には超音波振動子（霧化手段）（６）が底部に取付け
られるとともに、超音波振動子（６）によって霧化され
た水を加湿器本体（１）の外部へ導く導出筒（７）の下
部を臨ませている。また、導出筒（７）の上端部には回
動自在の噴霧筒（８）が装着されている。In Figure 1, (1) is divided into an auxiliary water tank (2), an atomizing water tank (3), and a machine room (4) that houses a control unit (S), blower (F), etc. This is the main body of the humidifier, and a water tank (5) is removably installed on the top surface of the machine room (4). The auxiliary water tank (2) and the atomization water tank (3) communicate with each other via a communication hole (h). In addition, atomization water tank (3
) has an ultrasonic vibrator (atomization means) (6) attached to the bottom, and a lead-out tube (7) that guides the water atomized by the ultrasonic vibrator (6) to the outside of the humidifier body (1). ) is facing the bottom. Further, a rotatable spray cylinder (8) is attached to the upper end of the outlet cylinder (7).

水タンク（５）は周壁に螺子切りを施した円筒状の注水
口（９）を有し、この注水口（９）には弁付きキヘ・ツ
ブ（１０）が螺合されている。この弁付きキャップ（１
０）は水タンク（５）を加湿器本体（１）の所定位置に
設置したとき、弁体（１１）が補助水槽（２）の底部に
設けた突起（１２）によって押圧されて開くようになっ
ている。The water tank (5) has a cylindrical water inlet (9) which is threaded on the peripheral wall, and a valve-equipped kibhe knob (10) is screwed into this water inlet (9). This cap with valve (1
0) is designed so that when the water tank (5) is installed at a predetermined position on the humidifier body (1), the valve body (11) is pressed open by the protrusion (12) provided at the bottom of the auxiliary water tank (2). It has become.

加湿器本体（１）の前面には空気吸込口（１３）、運転
つまみ（１４）及び湿度調整つまみ（１５）が設けられ
、空気吸込口（１３）近くの機械室（４）には湿度セン
サ（１６）が設けられている。The front of the humidifier body (1) is provided with an air inlet (13), an operation knob (14), and a humidity adjustment knob (15), and a humidity sensor is installed in the machine room (4) near the air inlet (13). (16) is provided.

通水路を兼ねる補助水槽（２）にはイオン交換装置（１
７）が挿入されている。このイオン交換装置（１７）は
第２図及び第３図に示すように、水タンク（５）の注水
口（９）からの水が流れ込む受皿部（１８）を上面に有
するケース（１９）を備えている。また、ケース土壁（
１９Ａ）の一端（注水口（９）側）には流入口（２０〉
が設けられ、ケース底壁（１９Ｂ）の他端（連通孔（ｈ
）側）には流出口（２１）が設けられている。An ion exchange device (1) is installed in the auxiliary water tank (2), which also serves as a water passage.
7) has been inserted. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, this ion exchange device (17) has a case (19) that has a saucer part (18) on the top surface into which water flows from the water inlet (9) of the water tank (5). We are prepared. In addition, the case earthen wall (
19A) has an inlet (20) at one end (water inlet (9) side).
is provided at the other end of the case bottom wall (19B) (the communication hole (h
) side) is provided with an outlet (21).

また、ケース上壁（１９Ａ）とケース底壁（１９Ｂ＞と
から交互に区画板（２２）・・・・・・が突出され、ケ
ース（１９）内部には流入口（２０）から流出口り２１
）へ向う屈曲水路（２３）が設けられ、この屈曲水路（
２３）にはイオン交換樹脂等の粒状のイオン交換体（２
４）が多数充填されている。また、屈曲水路（２３）と
受皿部（１８）の上方空間とを連絡する複数の空気抜き
筒（２５）がケース上壁（１９Ａ）から立上げられてい
る。In addition, partition plates (22) are alternately protruded from the case top wall (19A) and the case bottom wall (19B), and inside the case (19) there are ports from the inlet (20) to the outlet. 21
) is provided with a bent waterway (23), which leads to the bent waterway (
23) is a particulate ion exchanger such as an ion exchange resin (23).
4) are filled in large numbers. Further, a plurality of air vent cylinders (25) are raised from the case upper wall (19A) to connect the bent waterway (23) and the space above the saucer part (18).

制御部（Ｓ）は第４図に示すように、交流電源〈２６）
と、運転つまみ（１４）によって開閉する運転スイッチ
（２７〉と、送風機（Ｆ）のモータ（ＦＭ＞と、湿度セ
ンサ（１６）の検出湿度、及び湿度調整つまみ（１５）
の調整位置に応じて開閉する湿度スイッチ（２８）とを
降圧トランス（２９）の−次側に設は工いる。また、降
圧トランス（２９）の二次側には余波整流器（３０）を
介して超音波振動子（６）駆動用の発振回路（３１）が
設けられている。The control unit (S) is connected to an AC power supply (26) as shown in Fig. 4.
, the operation switch (27) which is opened and closed by the operation knob (14), the motor (FM) of the blower (F), the detected humidity of the humidity sensor (16), and the humidity adjustment knob (15).
A humidity switch (28) that opens and closes depending on the adjustment position of the humidity switch (28) is installed on the negative side of the step-down transformer (29). Furthermore, an oscillation circuit (31) for driving the ultrasonic transducer (6) is provided on the secondary side of the step-down transformer (29) via an aftereffect rectifier (30).

次に、動作を説明する。運転スイッチク２７）が投入さ
れると、モータ（ＦＭ）に通電され、送風機（Ｆ）が運
転を開始する。また、湿度スイッチ（２８）が閉じてい
ると、発振回路（３１）に通電され、超音波振動子（６
）が駆動される。このため、補助水槽（２）から霧化水
槽（３）へ供給された水は超音波振動子（６）によって
霧化され、送風機（Ｆ）による風と一緒に噴霧筒（８）
から室内へ吐出される。湿度スイッチ（２８）は室内の
湿度に応じて開閉し、発振回路（３１）の通電を制御す
るもので、加湿運転が断続的に行われ、室内の湿度は湿
度調整つまみ（１５）によって調整された設定湿度に維
持される。Next, the operation will be explained. When the operation switch 27) is turned on, the motor (FM) is energized and the blower (F) starts operating. Furthermore, when the humidity switch (28) is closed, the oscillation circuit (31) is energized, and the ultrasonic transducer (6) is energized.
) is driven. For this reason, the water supplied from the auxiliary water tank (2) to the atomizing water tank (3) is atomized by the ultrasonic vibrator (6), and is sent to the spray tube (8) together with the wind from the blower (F).
is discharged into the room. The humidity switch (28) opens and closes depending on the indoor humidity and controls the energization of the oscillation circuit (31), and the humidifying operation is performed intermittently, and the indoor humidity is adjusted by the humidity adjustment knob (15). The humidity will be maintained at the set humidity.

水タンク（５）の注水口（９）から流出した水は補助水
槽（２〉に挿入したイオン交換装置（１７）の受皿部（
１８）に入る。そして、受皿部（１８）の水は流入口（
２０）からケース内部に入り、屈曲水路（２３）を順次
流れる間にイオン交換体（２４）と接触して金属塩類等
の不純物が除去され、浄化される。屈曲水路（２３）で
浄化された水は流出口（２１〉から補助水槽（２）に流
出し、連通孔（ｈ）を通って霧化水槽（３）に供給され
、超音波振動子（６）によって霧化される。また、屈曲
水路（２３）内の残留空気は空気抜き筒（２５）から外
部へ排出される。The water flowing out from the water inlet (9) of the water tank (5) is transferred to the saucer part (
Enter 18). The water in the saucer part (18) flows through the inlet (
20), and while flowing sequentially through the bent waterway (23), comes into contact with the ion exchanger (24) to remove impurities such as metal salts and is purified. The water purified in the bent waterway (23) flows out from the outlet (21) into the auxiliary water tank (2), passes through the communication hole (h), is supplied to the atomization water tank (3), and is supplied to the ultrasonic transducer (6). ).Furthermore, the residual air in the bent waterway (23) is discharged to the outside from the air vent tube (25).

本実施例によれば、水タンク（５）の注水口（９）から
の水が流入する流入口（２０〉と霧化水槽（３〉と連通
した流出口（２１）との間に屈曲水路（２３）が設けら
れ、かつ、この屈曲水路（２３）にイオン交換体（２４
）が設けられたイオン交換装置（１７）を使用している
ので、霧化水槽（３）に供給される水は屈曲水路（２３
）を流れる間にイオン交換体（２４）と十分に接触し、
金属塩類等の不純物が取除かれて純水化される。このた
め、不純物が超音波振動子（６）に蓄積きれたり、粉塵
になって霧とともに室内へ放出されるのを防止できる。According to this embodiment, a bent water channel is provided between the inlet (20> through which water flows from the water inlet (9) of the water tank (5) and the outlet (21) communicating with the atomizing water tank (3>). (23), and an ion exchanger (24) is provided in this bent waterway (23).
), the water supplied to the atomization water tank (3) flows through the bent waterway (23).
) while flowing through the ion exchanger (24);
Impurities such as metal salts are removed and the water is purified. Therefore, it is possible to prevent impurities from accumulating in the ultrasonic vibrator (6) or turning into dust and being released into the room along with the mist.

また、水の流れに沿ってイオン交換体（２４〉が設けら
れているので、イオン交換体（２４）が無駄なく利用さ
れ、比較的小型のイオン交換装置（１７）を用いつつ十
分な浄化能力が得られる。また、イオン交換装置（１７
）を補助水槽（２）に挿入して使用するので、加湿器本
体（１）や水タンク（５）の形状を複雑にする必要もな
く、イオン交換装置（１７）の点検や交換を簡単に行う
ことができる。さらにまた、ケース（１９）の上面には
水タンク（５）からの水を一時的に貯溜する受皿部（１
８）と流入口（２０）とが設けられ、ケース（１９）内
の屈曲水路（２３）には複数の空気抜き筒（２５）が接
続されているので、初期使用時のように、ケース（１９
〉内に水がない状態でも、空気と水の置換がスムーズに
なされ、水が滑らかに流れ込むようにできる。In addition, since the ion exchanger (24) is provided along the flow of water, the ion exchanger (24) can be used without waste, and sufficient purification capacity can be achieved while using a relatively small ion exchange device (17). In addition, an ion exchange device (17
) is used by inserting it into the auxiliary water tank (2), so there is no need to complicate the shape of the humidifier body (1) or water tank (5), and the ion exchange device (17) can be easily inspected and replaced. It can be carried out. Furthermore, the upper surface of the case (19) is provided with a saucer portion (1) that temporarily stores water from the water tank (5).
8) and an inlet (20), and a plurality of air vent tubes (25) are connected to the bent water channel (23) in the case (19), so that the case (19)
Even if there is no water inside the tank, air and water can be exchanged smoothly, allowing water to flow smoothly.

尚、上述した実施例において、イオン交換装置（１７）
のケース（１９）の上壁（１９Ａ）及び底壁（１９Ｂ）
から交互に区画板（２２）を突出させ、流入口（２０）
から流出口（２１）に至る屈曲水路（２３）を形成した
が、第５図ないし第７図に示すように、ケース（１９）
の前壁（１９Ｃ）及び後壁（１９Ｄ）から交互に区画板
（２２）を突出させ、屈曲水路（２３）を形成しても良
い。また、イオン交換装置の屈曲水路は流入口と流出口
との間に渦巻状に連続形成されたものでも良い。In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the ion exchange device (17)
The top wall (19A) and bottom wall (19B) of the case (19)
The partition plates (22) are alternately protruded from the inlet (20).
A bent waterway (23) leading from the outlet (21) to the outlet (21) was formed, but as shown in Figures 5 to 7, the case (19)
The dividing plates (22) may be alternately protruded from the front wall (19C) and rear wall (19D) to form a bent waterway (23). Further, the bent water channel of the ion exchange device may be continuously formed in a spiral shape between the inlet and the outlet.

（ト）発明の効果この発明は以上のように構成されているので、水とイオ
ン交換体との接触時間が長くなり、屈曲水路のイオン交
換体を無駄なく活用して水の浄化（純水化）を効率良く
行うことができ、装置のフンバクト化を図りながら、浄
化能力を高めることができる。また、屈曲水路があるに
も拘らず、空気と水の置換を良好に行わせることができ
る。(g) Effects of the Invention Since this invention is configured as described above, the contact time between water and the ion exchanger is increased, and the ion exchanger in the bent waterway is utilized without waste to purify water (purify water). ) can be performed efficiently, and the purification ability can be improved while making the equipment more efficient. Furthermore, despite the presence of the bent water channel, air and water can be replaced well.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

第１図ないし第４図はこの発明の一実施例を示すイオン
交換装置に関するものであり、第１図はイオン交換装置
を設置した加湿器の要部切欠正面図、第２図はイオン交
換装置の平面図、第３図は第２図のＡ−Ａ’線断面図、
第４図は制御部の電気回路図、第５図ないし第７図はこ
の発明の他の実施例を示すイオン交換装置に関するもの
であり、第５図はイオン交換装置を設置した加湿器の要
部切欠正面図、第６図はイオン交換装置の平面図、第７
図は第６図のＢ−Ｂ’線断面図である。（１７）・・・イオン交換装置、　（１８）・・・受皿
部、　（１９）・・・ケース、　（２０）・・・流入口
、　（２１）・・・流出口、（２２〉・・・区画板（区
画体）、　（２３）・・・屈曲水路、（２４）・・・イ
オン交換体。 −２図第３図第図１７゜冨６図７第図Figures 1 to 4 relate to an ion exchange device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 1 is a cutaway front view of the essential parts of a humidifier in which the ion exchange device is installed, and Figure 2 is the ion exchange device. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A' in FIG.
Fig. 4 is an electric circuit diagram of the control section, Figs. 5 to 7 are related to an ion exchange device showing other embodiments of the present invention, and Fig. 5 shows the essentials of a humidifier equipped with an ion exchange device. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the ion exchange device; Fig. 7 is a partially cutaway front view;
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line BB' in FIG. 6. (17)...Ion exchange device, (18)...Saucer part, (19)...Case, (20)...Inlet, (21)...Outlet, (22>...・Dividing plate (dividing body), (23)...bent waterway, (24)... ion exchanger. -2 Figure 3 Figure 17゜6 Figure 7 Figure

Claims

[Claims]

(1) It is formed by a case that has a saucer part and an inlet in the upper part and an outlet in the lower part, and a partition that partitions the inside of this case intermittently or continuously, and the inlet and the outlet are separated. An ion exchange device comprising: a communicating bent flow path; an ion exchanger filled in the bent flow path; and a plurality of air vent passages communicating between the bent flow path and the outside of the case.