KR20170041432A - Water discharging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a water discharge device.
A water discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention is rotatably connected to a discharge supply pipe connected to a water supply source and rotates between a water discharging position where water of the water supply source is discharged to the outside and a sterilizing position to be sterilized by the sterilizing water Water discharge member; A sterilizing assistant member having a water discharge side of the water discharging member penetrating therethrough and having one side and the other side opened; And a sterilizing assistant member connected to the sterilizing assistant member to communicate with the sterilizing assistant member, the sterilizing assistant member sterilizing the sterilizing water at the end of the water discharging member, . ≪ / RTI >

Description

[0001] WATER DISCHARGING APPARATUS [0002]

The present invention relates to a water discharging device connected to a water supply source for discharging water from a water supply source to the outside, and more particularly, to a water discharging device for discharging water from a water supply source, To a water discharging device which can be easily sterilized by sterilizing water by rotating.

The water discharge device is provided in a water supply source such as a water treatment device such as a water purifier to discharge the water of the water supply source to the outside and supply the water to the user.

Thus, since the water discharge device is configured to supply water to the user, water can not be supplied to the user when the water discharge device is contaminated. However, since at least a part of the water discharging device is exposed to the outside in order to discharge water to the outside, there is a high possibility that the water discharging device is contaminated by an external pollutant.

Accordingly, the water discharging device must be periodically sterilized to supply the user with uncontaminated water.

In order to sterilize the water discharging device, there is a method of sterilizing the water discharging device by sterilized water, besides a method of irradiating ultraviolet rays to the water discharging device or sending hot water to the water discharging device.

To this end, during sterilization of the water discharge device, sterile water is supplied to the water discharge device from the sterile water supply source so that the sterile water is discharged from the water discharge device. Then, the sterilized water discharged from the water discharge device was placed in a separate container so that the end of the water discharge device was immersed in the sterilized water contained in the separate container, and the end of the water discharge device was sterilized by sterilizing water.

However, this method has a disadvantage in that it is not easy to sterilize the water discharging device because it is necessary to prepare a separate container at the time of sterilizing the water discharging device to contain sterilized water discharged from the water discharging device.

The present invention is realized by recognizing at least any one of the above-mentioned conventional needs or problems.

One aspect of the object of the present invention is to sterilize a water discharging member included in a water discharging device, in which water of a water supply source is discharged to the outside, by sterilizing water.

Another object of the present invention is to sterilize the water discharging member easily by the sterilizing water without preparing a separate container containing the sterilizing water discharged from the water discharging member.

Another aspect of the object of the present invention is to allow the water discharge member to be rotated between the water discharge position and the sanitizing position so that the water discharge member at the sanitizing position is sterilized by the sanitizing water.

A water discharge apparatus according to an embodiment for realizing at least one of the above-mentioned problems may include the following features.

A water discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a water discharging device connected to a water discharging source and rotatably connected to a water discharging pipe connected to a water supply source and rotated between a water discharge position where water of the water source is discharged to the outside and a sterilizing position to be sterilized by the sterilizing water Water discharge member; A sterilizing assistant member having a water discharge side of the water discharging member penetrating therethrough and having one side and the other side opened; And a sterilizing assistant member connected to the other opened side of the sterilizing assisting member, the sterilizing assistant member including sterilizing water sterilizing the end of the water discharging member and the discharge channel formed in the water discharging member; . ≪ / RTI >

In this case, the discharge passage and the water discharge side end of the water discharging member can be sterilized by the sterilizing water supplied from the sterilizing water supply source.

In addition, sterilizing water supplied to the water discharging member at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member flows through the discharging passage, is discharged to the outside, and then is contained in the carrying member, so that the discharging flow path and the water discharging side end of the water discharging member can be sterilized .

The water discharging member and the sterilizing assistant member may be integrally formed.

In addition, the sterilizing assistant member may be provided with a partition wall for sterilizing the water discharge side end of the water discharging member while the sterilizing water discharged from the water discharging member stays for a predetermined time.

The partition wall may be formed with a communication hole for allowing sterilizing water to flow through the supporting member.

The water discharge side end of the water discharging member may be located inside the sterilizing assistant member at a predetermined distance from one end of the sterilizing assistant member.

The water discharging member may be formed with a connecting portion rotatably connected to the discharge pipe.

In addition, a magnet may be provided at the connection portion, and a sensor for sensing the magnet may be installed at the discharge supply pipe to sense the rotational position of the water discharge member.

A controller electrically connected to the sensor and supplying water or sterilized water to the discharge pipe according to a rotational position of the water discharge member; As shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the water discharging member included in the water discharging device and discharging the water of the water supplying source to the outside can be rotated between the water discharging position and the sterilizing position.

Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member, the water discharging member can be easily sterilized by sterilizing water supplied to the water discharging member and discharged from the water discharging member.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the water discharging member can be easily sterilized by the sterilizing water without preparing a separate container containing the sterilizing water discharged from the water discharging member.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a water discharging apparatus according to the present invention, which is provided on a front cover of a water treatment apparatus such as a water purifier.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a water discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'in Fig.
4 and 5 are enlarged sectional views showing the operation of an embodiment of the water discharge device according to the present invention.

In order to facilitate understanding of the features of the present invention as described above, a water discharging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

The embodiments described below will be described on the basis of embodiments best suited to understand the technical characteristics of the present invention, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited by the embodiments described, And that the present invention may be implemented with other embodiments. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments to be described below, in the reference numerals shown in the accompanying drawings, among the constituent elements which perform the same function in each embodiment, the related constituent elements are indicated by the same or an extension line number.

Hereinafter, a water discharging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a water discharging apparatus according to the present invention, which is provided on a front cover of a water treatment apparatus such as a water purifier, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the water discharging apparatus according to the present invention, 1 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line A-A 'in Fig.

4 and 5 are enlarged sectional views showing the operation of an embodiment of the water discharging device according to the present invention.

One embodiment of the water discharging apparatus 100 according to the present invention may include a water discharging member 200, a sterilizing assistant member 300, and a carrying member 400.

The water discharge member 200 may be rotatably connected to a discharge supply pipe P connected to a water supply source. 4, the water discharging member 200 can rotate between a water discharge position where the water of the water supply source is discharged to the outside and a sterilizing position to be sterilized by the sterilizing water as shown in Fig. 5 have.

The rotation of the water discharging member 200 may be manually performed by the user, but may be automatically performed by rotational driving means (not shown) connected to the water discharging member 200.

The water supply source to which the discharge pipe P is connected includes a filtering part (not shown) including a water filter included in, for example, a water treatment device (not shown) for filtering water, (Not shown) for storing the purified water.

However, the water supply source is not particularly limited, and any known means may be used as long as the discharge pipe P can be connected to supply the discharge pipe P with water.

The discharge supply pipe (P) may be provided in the valve unit (UV). The valve unit UV may be provided with an opening / closing valve V connected to the water supply source by a connection pipe T and connected to the discharge supply pipe P.

As shown in FIG. 2, the valve unit UV may be provided with three on-off valves V. Then, the three on-off valves V may be connected to different water sources. For example, the one opening / closing valve V may be connected to the filtration unit or the purified water tank as described above. Further, another on-off valve V may be connected to the cold water tank (not shown) connected to the filtration unit or the purified water tank to cool the water to make cold water. Further, another on-off valve V may be connected to the hot water tank, which is connected to the filtration unit or the purified water tank and heats the water to make hot water.

Accordingly, when one opening and closing valve (V) is opened at the water discharge position of the water discharge member (200), purified water can be supplied to the discharge pipe (P) to discharge the water from the water discharge member (200). In addition, when another on-off valve V is opened, cold water may be supplied to the discharge pipe P, and the cold water may be discharged from the water discharging member 200. When another on-off valve (V) is opened, hot water is supplied to the discharge pipe (P), and hot water can be discharged from the water discharging member (200).

However, the number of open / close valves V provided in the valve unit UV is not particularly limited, and any number can be used. The kind of the water supply source connected to the opening and closing valve (V) is not particularly limited, and any water supply source can be connected.

As described above, any one of the opening / closing valves (V) provided in the valve unit (UV) and connected to the water supply source or the opening / closing valve (V) provided in the valve unit (UV) but not connected to the water source, Not shown).

5, when the opening / closing valve V connected to the sterilizing water supply source is opened at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member 200, sterilized water is supplied to the discharging supply pipe P, Can be sterilized by sterile water.

The sterilizing water supply source is not particularly limited, and any known sterilizing water supply source such as sterilizing water by dissolving the sterilizing agent in water or sterilizing water by electrolyzing water is possible.

The above-mentioned on-off valve V may be electrically connected to a control unit (not shown) to be described later and may be opened or closed by a control unit.

The water discharging member 200 may have a discharge passage 210 communicating with the outside and communicating with the discharge pipe P at the other side. Thus, at the water discharge position of the water discharge member 200, the water of the water supply source supplied to the discharge supply pipe P flows through the discharge flow passage 210 of the water discharge member 200 and can be discharged to the outside. The sterilizing water of the sterilizing water supply source supplied to the discharge pipe P at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member 200 may flow through the discharge passage 210 of the water discharging member 200 and may be discharged to the outside. Thus, the discharge passage 210 of the water discharging member 200 and the water discharging side end of the water discharging member 200 can be sterilized by the sterilizing water.

The water discharging member 200 may be formed with a connecting portion 220 that is rotatably connected to the discharging pipe P. The connection portion 220 may be in a shape extending radially a predetermined distance from the water discharging member 200, for example, a disk shape, as shown in Fig. However, the shape of the connecting portion 220 is not particularly limited, and any shape can be used as long as it is rotatably connected to the discharge supply pipe (P).

A part of the discharge pipe P is inserted into the connecting portion 220 of the water discharging member 200 and the discharging pipe P is connected to the connecting portion 220 of the water discharging member 200 and the connecting portion 220 The water discharge member 200 can be rotatably connected to the discharge pipe P by covering the formed portion with the connection assisting member CR.

However, the configuration in which the water discharging member 200 is rotatably connected to the discharge supply pipe P is not particularly limited, and any known configuration may be used if it is rotatably connected.

A magnet M may be provided at the connection part 220 of the water discharging member 200. In addition, the discharge pipe P may be provided with a sensor S for sensing the magnet M. Accordingly, the rotational position of the water discharging member 200 can be sensed. That is, it is possible to detect whether the water discharging member 200 is in the water discharging position or in the sterilizing position.

For example, at the water discharge position of the water discharging member 200, the sensor S can not sense the magnet M as shown in FIG. 4, and at the sterilizing position, the sensor S The magnet M can be detected.

However, the opposite case is also possible, and any known method of detecting the magnet M by the sensor S and sensing the rotational position of the water discharging member 200 is possible.

The sensor S may be electrically connected to a control unit to be described later. According to the rotation position of the water discharging member 200 sensed by the sensor S, the above-mentioned on-off valve V is opened or closed to supply water of the water supply source to the water discharging member 200, Sterilized water can be supplied.

That is, when the sensor S senses that the rotation position of the water discharging member 200 is the water discharging position, the control unit opens the on-off valve V connected to the water supply source, Can be supplied.

When the sensor S senses that the rotation position of the water discharging member 200 is the sterilizing position, the control unit opens the on-off valve V connected to the sterilizing water supply source to supply the sterilization water supply source Sterilized water can be supplied.

The water discharging member 200 may be in the shape of a letter, for example, as shown in FIG. However, the shape of the water discharging member 200 is not particularly limited, and any shape can be used.

The water discharging member 200 may be installed on the front cover FC of the water treatment apparatus such as a water purifier by the installation assistance member IS as shown in Figs.

The sterilizing assistant member 300 may be provided with a water discharge side of the water discharging member 200 penetrating therethrough. Thereby, the sterilizing assistant member 300 can also be rotated by the rotation of the water discharging member 200. Further, one side and the other side of the sterilizing assisting member 300 can be opened.

For example, the sterilizing assistant 300 may be open at the top and bottom as shown in FIG. The water discharge side of the water discharging member 200 may be provided inside the sterilizing auxiliary member 300 through the side of the sterilizing assistant 300.

Accordingly, at the water discharge position of the water discharging member 200 as shown in FIG. 4, the water that has flowed through the discharging passage 210 of the water discharging member 200 is discharged from the water discharging member 200, And may be discharged to the outside through the open lower portion of the auxiliary member 300.

5, the sterilizing water flowing in the discharge passage 210 of the water discharging member 200 is discharged from the water discharging member 200 and is sterilized by the sterilizing aid 200 It is possible to sterilize the water discharge side end of the water discharging member 200 and flow to the carrying member 400 to be contained in the carrying member 400 while staying in the member 300 for a predetermined time.

However, the portion of the sterilizing assistant member 300 through which the water discharge side of the water discharging member 200 penetrates and the portion of the sterilizing assistant member 300 which is opened are not particularly limited, and any portion of the sterilizing assistant 300 It is possible.

The sterilizing assistant member 300 may be provided with a partition wall 310. The inner space of the sterilizing assistant member 300 can be partitioned by the partition wall 311. Further, a communication hole 311 may be formed in the partition wall 311. The water discharge side end of the water discharging member 200 may be located inside the sterilizing assistant member 300 at a predetermined distance D from one end of the sterilizing assistant 300.

5, the sterilizing water discharged from the water discharging member 200 at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member 200 is discharged to the space between the one end of the sterilizing assistant 300 and the partition wall 310 For a predetermined time. The sterilized water remaining in the space between one end of the sterilizing assisting member 300 and the partition wall 310 for a predetermined time flows through the communication hole 311 to the carrying member 400 and is contained in the carrying member 400 have.

Thereby, the water discharge side end of the water discharging member 200 can be sterilized by the sterilizing water.

The predetermined distance D between the water discharge side end of the water discharging member 200 and the water discharging member 200 at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member 200 is not particularly limited, Any distance may be used as long as the water discharge side end of the water can be sterilized by sterilized water.

The sterilizing assistant member 300 may be integrated with the water discharging member 200. For example, the sterilizing assistant member 300 may be integrally formed with the water discharging member 200 by injection molding of a synthetic resin.

However, the method in which the sterilizing assistant member 300 and the water discharging member 200 are integrally formed is not particularly limited, and any method can be used as long as the sterilizing assistant member 300 is integrally formed. And may be connected to the water discharging member 200 separately.

The supporting member 400 is connected to the sterilizing assistant 300 so as to communicate with the open upper side of the sterilizing assistant 300 at the water discharging position of the other side of the sterilizing assistant 300, .

Thus, when the sterilizing assistant member 300 is rotated by the rotation of the water discharging member 200, the carrying member 400 can also be rotated.

The insertion hole H is formed in the supporting member 400 and the fitting protrusion PR is formed in the sterilizing assistant 300 so that the supporting member 400 The fitting projection PR of the sterilizing assistant 300 is fitted in the fitting hole HJ of the sterilizing assistant 300 so that the supporting member 400 can be connected to the other side of the sterilizing assistant 300 which is open.

However, the configuration in which the supporting member 400 is connected to the sterilizing assistant 300 is not particularly limited, and any known configuration such as being connected by a screw connection is possible.

4, at the water discharge position of the water discharging member 200, the carrying member 400 may be positioned above the water discharging member 200. [ However, at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member 200, the carrying member 400 may be positioned below the water discharging member 200.

The sterilizing water sterilizing the discharge passage 210 and the water discharge side end of the water discharging member 200 at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member 200 is supplied to the communicating hole 310 of the partition wall 310 of the sterilizing assistant 300 (400) through the support member (311) and can be contained in the supporting member (400).

Thereby, the water discharging member 200 can be easily sterilized by the sterilizing water even if a separate container for sterilization water discharged from the water discharging member 200 is not prepared.

When the amount of the sterilizing water carried on the supporting member 400 reaches a predetermined level, the user can separate the supporting member 400 from the sterilizing assistant 300 and discard the sterilizing water contained in the supporting member 400.

An embodiment of the water discharging apparatus according to the present invention may further include a control unit. The control unit may be electrically connected to the above-described valve (UV) opening / closing valve (V) and the sensor (S) of the discharge pipe (P).

The controller may open the on-off valve V to supply water to the discharge pipe P in accordance with the rotational position of the water discharging member 200 sensed by the sensor S as described above, Sterile water supply source.

The configuration of the control unit is not particularly limited and may be electrically connected to the sensor S of the opening and closing valve V and the discharge supply pipe P so that a water supply source It is possible to provide any known configuration as long as it is capable of supplying the sterilized water of the water or sterilization water supply source.

As described above, when the water discharging device according to the present invention is used, the water discharging member included in the water discharging device and discharging the water of the water supplying source to the outside can be rotated between the water discharging position and the sterilizing position, The water discharging member can be easily sterilized by the sterilizing water that is supplied to the water discharging member and discharged from the water discharging member at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member and the water discharging member The member can be easily sterilized by the sterilizing water.

The water discharging device described above can be applied to a configuration of the embodiment described above in a limited manner, but the embodiments may be constructed by selectively combining all or a part of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made .

100: Water discharging device 200: Water discharging member
210: exhaust passage 220:
300: sterilizing assistant member 310: partition wall
311: communication hole 400: supporting member
P: discharge pipe CR: connection auxiliary member
UV: valve unit V: opening / closing valve
T: Connector S: Sensor
FC: Front cover IS: Installation assistance member
H: Insertion hole PR: Insert projection

Claims (10)

A water discharge member rotatably connected to a discharge supply pipe connected to the water supply source and rotated between a water discharge position where water of the water supply source is discharged to the outside and a sterilization position to be sterilized by the sterilization water;
A sterilizing assistant member having a water discharge side of the water discharging member penetrating therethrough and having one side and the other side opened; And
A supporting member connected to the sterilizing assistant to communicate with the other opened side of the sterilizing assisting member and containing sterilizing water sterilizing the discharge passage formed in the water discharging member and the water discharge side of the water discharging member;
. The water discharging device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge passage and the water discharge side end of the water discharging member are sterilized by sterilizing water supplied from a sterilizing water supply source. The water discharging device according to claim 2, wherein the sterilizing water supplied to the water discharging member at the sterilizing position of the water discharging member flows into the discharge passage and is discharged to the outside, Wherein the discharge side end is sterilized. The water discharging device according to claim 3, wherein the water discharging member and the sterilizing assistant member are integrally formed. The water discharging device according to claim 3, wherein the sterilizing assistant member is provided with a partition wall for sterilizing the sterilizing water discharged from the water discharging member for a predetermined time while sterilizing the water discharging side end of the water discharging member. The water discharging device according to claim 5, wherein the partition wall has a communication hole formed therein so that sterilizing water can flow through the supporting member. 6. The water discharging device according to claim 5, wherein the water discharge side end of the water discharging member is located inside the sterilizing assistant member at a predetermined distance from one end of the sterilizing assistant member. The water discharging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water discharging member is provided with a connecting portion rotatably connected to the discharging pipe. The water discharging device according to claim 8, wherein a magnet is provided in the connection portion, and a sensor for sensing the magnet is provided on the discharge supply pipe to sense a rotational position of the water discharge member. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising: a controller electrically connected to the sensor and supplying water or sterilized water to the discharge pipe according to a rotational position of the water discharging member; Further comprising:

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