JPH04194577A - Dispensor case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To supply water having no smell of chloride of lime or the like by a method wherein a filter for water is removably attached to a water supplying part in such a way as it is positioned below a water supplying port. CONSTITUTION:A dispensor case 101 is comprised of a dispensor bottle 20 for storing water, a water supplying part 30, and a filter 50 to be installed at the water supplying part 30. A frame 56 of the filter 50 is inserted into a pair of filter guides 32 and the filter 50 is mounted at a lower surface of the water supplying port 34. As a lever 35 is pressed, a packing 38 closing an opening 22 of the dispensor bottle 20 is moved away from the opening 22, so that water in the dispensor bottle 20 passes through an opening 22, an inside part of a joint arm 36, water supplying port 34 and the filter 50 and is dropped downwardly. While water is passed through the filter 50, smell of chloride of lime in the water or the like is adsorbed by active carbon felt 52 of the filter 50 and silver active carbon 53 and then the bleaching powder smell or the like can be removed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a dispenser case capable of removing chlorine odor, etc. from water contained therein.

<Prior Art> As shown in FIG. 10, for example, a conventional dispenser case 10 that can be installed in a refrigerator and supply cold water has a dispenser bottle 20 that stores water.
and a water supply part 3o attached to the lower part of the dispenser bottle 20.

When a pot is held below the water supply section 30 and a lever 35 provided on the water supply section 3o is pressed, the water in the dispenser bottle 20 is poured into the kelp from the water supply port 34 on the lower surface of the water supply section 3o.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, even if tap water is poured into the conventional dispenser case as described above and stored in a refrigerator, and the water in the dispenser case is drunk, the tap water still contains water. The smell of limescale etc. has not been removed. Therefore, if you want to drink water that is free of limescale odor, etc., it is necessary to place tap water from which the limescale odor has been removed in advance in the dispenser case.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to supply water from which limescale odor, etc., has been removed without having to place the water from which limescale odor, etc., has been removed in advance in the dispenser case. The purpose is to provide dispenser cases.

<Means for solving the problem> In order to solve the above problem, a dispenser bottle that stores water, a valve that is attached to the dispenser bottle and supplies the water stored in the dispenser bottle inside, and a In the dispenser case having a water supply part provided with a water supply port for sending out water flowing out from the valve, the dispenser case according to claim 1 is arranged such that the water supply part is arranged such that the water filtration filter is located below the water supply port. It is removably attached to the.

The dispenser case according to claim 2 is the dispenser case according to claim 1, wherein the filtration filter is:
It is card-shaped and is removably inserted into a pair of filter guides provided on both sides of the water supply port on the bottom surface of the water supply unit.

The dispenser case according to claim 3 is the dispenser case according to claim 1, wherein the filtration filter is
It is card-shaped, and is fitted into a boss protruding from the lower surface of the water supply part through a bifurcated fitting part provided on the filtration filter, so that it can be attached and detached freely, and can also rotate freely around the boss. A rib is provided on the lower surface of the water supply part, and a rib is provided on the lower surface of the water supply part, and the rotating filter comes into contact with the rib to position the filter below the water supply port.

In the dispenser case according to claim 4, in the dispenser case according to claim 2 or 3, the filtration filter includes a plate-shaped filter part that filters water, and a filter part that surrounds and supports the filter part and is larger than the filter part. and a thick frame, with one end surface of the frame in the thickness direction protruding from the surface of the filter portion over the entire circumference of the frame, and the vicinity of the other surface extending a predetermined length inside the frame over the entire circumference of the frame. It sticks out towards me.

The dispenser case according to claim 5 is
In the dispenser case described in item 1, the filtration filter has a cylindrical case and a filter section provided in the case to filter water, and the filtration filter is attached to and detached from the cylindrical protrusion attached to the water supply port. It can be worn freely.

<Function> In the dispenser case of claims 1 to 5, water is
When the water passes through the filter, the limescale odor and the like of the water is absorbed and removed by the filter.

Additionally, the filter can be easily removed from the dispenser case and replaced.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 9 are detailed drawings for explaining the present invention, and FIGS. 1 to 3 are a perspective view, a partial sectional view, and a sectional view of the filter of the first embodiment, respectively. 4 to 6 are a partial perspective view, a partial side view, and a partial plan view of the filtration filter of the second embodiment, respectively, and FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are a partial perspective view and a cross-sectional view of the filter of the fourth embodiment, respectively. In addition, the 1st O
Components equivalent to those described in the figures will be described with the same reference numerals.

All examples below describe a dispenser case that can remove chlorine odor and the like from tap water contained therein.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dispenser case 101 of the first embodiment includes a dispenser bottle 20 containing water.
, a water supply section 30 attached to the lower part of the dispenser bottle 20, and a card-shaped filtration filter 50 attached to the water supply section 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, the filtration filter 50 includes a plate-shaped filter section 51 that filters water, and a plate-shaped filter section 51 that filters water.
A frame 56 made of polypropylene or the like that surrounds and supports the periphery of the
It is equipped with The filter section 51 includes a plate-shaped silver activated carbon 52, a plate-shaped activated carbon felt 53 attached to both sides of the silver activated carbon 52, a nonwoven fabric 54 attached to the outside of the activated carbon felt 53, and a rope 55 that holds the nonwoven fabric 54. ing.

As shown in FIG. 1, a lever 35 that is operated when supplying water is provided on the front cover 31 of the water supply section 30, and a lever 35 that is operated when supplying water is protruded from the cover 31 on the front surface of the water supply section 30. A port 34 is provided. Opposite parts of the frame 56 of the filter 50 are slidably inserted into the lower surface 39 of the water supply part 30, and a pair of parallel parallel plates are provided to support the filter 50 so that it is located at the lower part of the water supply port 34 and does not fall. A rail-shaped filter guide 32 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a joint arm 36 is provided inside the water supply section 30 and is pressed against the bottom 21 of the dispenser bottle 20 by a spring 33. The lever 35 is formed to protrude from the joint arm 36 so as to pass through the opening 31a of the cover 31. Further, an opening 22 is provided in the bottom portion 21 of the dispenser bottle 2o at a position corresponding to the joint arm 36. A substantially hemispherical backing 38 is provided inside the joint arm 36 so as to close the opening 22. This backing 38 is supported by the joint arm 36 via a member 37.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

Move the filter 50 in the direction of arrow P in FIG.
The frame 56 of the filter 50 is inserted into the pair of filter guides 32, and the filter 50 is installed on the lower surface of the water supply port 34. When the lever 35 is pressed, the backing 38 that has been blocking the opening 22 of the dispenser bottle 20 will move away from the opening 22, so while the lever 35 is pressed,
The water in the dispenser bottle 2o is
, passes through the inside of the joint arm 36, the water supply port 34, and the filtration filter 50, and falls downward.

While the water passes through the filtration filter 50, the limescale odor etc. of the water is absorbed by the activated carbon felt 52 and the silver activated carbon 53 of the filtration filter 50, resulting in water with the limescale odor etc. removed.

The dispenser case 102 of the second embodiment is different from the dispenser case 101 of the first embodiment in the way the card-shaped filtration filter 50 is attached to the water supply section 3o. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, one boss 41 is formed protruding from the lower surface 39 of the water supply section 30.
This boss 41 is attached to one side of the frame 56 of the filter 50.
A bifurcated fitting portion 59 shown in FIG. 6 is provided in which the filter 50 is fitted so as to be rotatable and detachable. Further, a boss 4 is provided on the lower surface 39 of the water supply section 30.
The filtration filter 50 with the fitting part 59 fitted to the fitting part 1 is rotated about the boss 41, and the filtration filter 50 is positioned below the water supply port 34, and the frames 5 and 6 come into contact with each other to close the filtration filter. A rib 42 for stopping rotation of the filter 50 is provided.

The filter 50 is moved in the direction of arrow Q in FIG. 4 to fit the fitting part 59 into the boss 41, and then rotated in the direction of arrow R until the frame 56 comes into contact with the rib 42, and the filter 50 is removed. 50 is installed below the water supply port 34.

The dispenser case of the third embodiment is obtained by changing the structure of the frame 56 of the card-shaped filtration filter 50 used in the dispenser case 101 of the first embodiment or the dispenser case 102 of the second embodiment. .

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, this filtration filter 60, like the filtration filter 50 described in FIG.
5, a filtration filter 61, and a frame 66, in which the upper surface 67 of the frame 66 (upper side in FIG. It is made to protrude over the entire circumference of the frame 66, and the frame 6B
along the lower surface 60b of the filter section 61 with a width n
A flange 68 is formed that protrudes by a certain amount.

By using the filter 60 with the above-mentioned height m and width n appropriately selected, water can be prevented from passing through the filter 60 and spilling to parts other than the pot 69.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the dispenser case 104 of the fourth embodiment has a different structure of the filtration filter 70 from the dispenser cases of the first to third embodiments. The method of attachment to the water supply section 30 is also different from the first to third embodiments.

That is, the filtration filter 70 is composed of a cylindrical case 73 having a screw 72 formed on its inner surface, and a disc-shaped filter part 71 attached to the bottom 22 of the case 730. The filter section 71 includes silver activated carbon, activated carbon felt, and nonwoven fabric, similar to the filter 50 of the first embodiment.

A plug 74 is attached to the water supply port 34 on the lower surface 39 of the water supply section 30, which is a cylindrical protrusion having a thread formed on its outer surface that corresponds to the thread 72 of the filtration filter 70.

Move the filter 70 in the direction of arrow S in FIG.
Next, the filter 70 is screwed onto the plug 74 by rotating it in the direction of arrow T.
0 to the water supply section 30.

When the diameter of the filter 70 is selected appropriately,
Water can be prevented from flowing out to areas other than the pot.

In the dispenser case 104, the filtration filter 70 and the plug 74 are connected by screws provided on both sides, but the screws are not critical. A pair of protrusions may be provided on the side surface of the case 73 of the plug 70, and these protrusions may be engaged with a pair of openings provided in the plug 74.

In any of the above embodiments, the filtration filter has a simple structure and is detachably attached to the water supply section, so that water free of chlorine odor can be obtained from tap water at low cost and easily. Further, since the filter can be easily removed, the filter can be easily replaced.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, the dispenser case of the present invention has a water inlet on the lower surface. A water filter is removably attached to the bottom.

Therefore, by putting tap water as it is into the dispenser case of the present invention without putting the tap water from which the limescale odor etc. have been removed in advance into the dispenser case, water from which the limescale odor etc. have been removed can be obtained.

Further, when storing a drink such as tea in which the fragrance is not desired to be removed in the dispenser case, the filtration filter can be easily removed.

In the dispenser case according to claims 4 and 5, water does not spill outside of the tap.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 9 are drawings for explaining the present invention in detail, and FIGS. 1 to 3 are a perspective view, a partial cross-sectional view, and a cross-sectional view of a filter of the first embodiment, respectively, 4 to 6 are a partial perspective view, a partial side view, and a partial plan view of the filtration filter of the second embodiment, respectively, and FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are a partial perspective view and a sectional view of the filter of the fourth embodiment, respectively. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional dispenser case. 30... Water supply section, 32... Filter guide, 34
... Water supply port, 39 ... Bottom surface, 41 ... Boss, 50
...filtration filter, 51...filter part, 56
... Frame, 59... Fitting part, 60... Filtration filter, 61... Filter part, 66... Frame, 68...
・Flange, 70... Filter, 71... Filter part, 72... Screw, 73... Case, 74
...Plug, 101.102.104 ...Dispenser case. Patent Applicant Sharp Corporation Agent Patent Attorney Takaharu Ohnishi Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 0b Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) A dispenser bottle that stores water, a valve that is attached to this dispenser bottle and supplies the water stored in this dispenser bottle inside, and a water supply hole that sends out the water that flows out from this valve at the bottom. A dispenser case having a water supply section, wherein a water filtration filter is removably attached to the water supply section so as to be located below the water supply hole. (2) The dispenser case according to claim 1, wherein the filtration filter is card-shaped and is removably inserted into a pair of filter guides provided on both sides of the water supply port on the lower surface of the water supply section. (3) The filtration filter is card-shaped and can be attached to and removed from a boss protruding from the lower surface of the water supply part via a bifurcated fitting part provided on the filtration filter, and can be rotated around the boss. 2. The dispenser case according to claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the water supply part is provided with a rib that is movably fitted and abuts against the rotating filtration filter to position the filtration filter below the water supply port. (4) The filtration filter includes a plate-shaped filter part that filters water, and a frame that surrounds and supports the filter part and has a thickness larger than the filter part, and one end surface of the frame in the thickness direction. 4. The dispenser case according to claim 2, wherein the outer surface of the filter portion protrudes from the surface of the filter part over the entire circumference of the frame, and the vicinity of the other surface protrudes toward the inside of the frame by a predetermined length over the entire circumference of the frame. (5) The filtration filter has a cylindrical case and a filter part provided in the case to filter water, and the case is detachably attached to a cylindrical protrusion attached to a water supply port. Dispenser case according to item 1.