KR20080098260A

KR20080098260A - Apparatus for supplying water of purifier to humidifier

Info

Publication number: KR20080098260A
Application number: KR1020070043718A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 황의선
Original assignee: 웅진코웨이주식회사
Priority date: 2007-05-04
Filing date: 2007-05-04
Publication date: 2008-11-07

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying water to a humidifier, and more particularly, to an apparatus for supplying water from a water purifier to a humidifier without separating the water tank from the humidifier. will be.

The present invention described above,

In the device for supplying water from the water purifier toward the water tank of the humidifier,

Tube coupling means provided in the water tank to supply water to the water tank of the humidifier;

One end is connected to the cock portion or the drain portion of the water purifier and the other end is connected to the tube coupling means and the tube member for supplying water to the water tank of the humidifier.

Description

Apparatus for Supplying Water of Purifier to Humidifier

1 is a schematic view showing a state in which a water purifier and a humidifier water tank are connected through a device according to the present invention;

2a and 2b is a view showing a coupling relationship between the tube member and the water purifier cock in the present invention,

3 is a reference diagram showing that the hose of the drain portion of the configuration of the present invention connected to the tube member;

4a and 4b is a view showing a coupling relationship between the tube member and the tube coupling means in the present invention,

5 is a reference diagram showing a ball socket which is one configuration of the present invention.

100: water purifier 110: cock part

111: nozzle 111a: thread

111b: coupling groove 120: drain portion

121: hose 122: connector

200: water tank 210: tube coupling means

211: nipple part 211a: thread

211b: coupling groove 212: check valve

300: tube member 310: coupler

311: screw socket 312: ball socket

Recently, as interest in health and longevity increases, interest in water for daily drinking also increases.

In addition, as the interest in water increases, there are a lot of water purifiers that allow you to drink more clean water, the water purifier can filter the heavy metals and other foreign substances contained in the water to drink clean water.

Therefore, the demand for water purifiers is gradually increasing due to the overcrowded population, the high growth of industry, the expansion of urban areas, and the pollution of land. It is due to distrust.

In other words, the contaminants such as industrial wastewater, domestic sewage, and livestock wastewater flow into the surface water used as a water source, and the pollution level is getting worse day by day, which is not suitable as drinking water.

On the other hand, a lot of humidifiers are used in homes or hospitals for indoor humidity control or for patients suffering from respiratory diseases. Typically, a humidifier is provided with a water tank for storing water.

Water used in the humidifier is typically tap water, but as described above, the purified water of the water purifier is used instead of tap water due to contamination of the water supply.

However, in order to fill the water tank of the humidifier with water, the water tank must be separated from the humidifier and the water tank must be placed in the cock of the water purifier. There was a very difficult problem to receive.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems described above, when the water tank of the water purifier to put the water of the water purifier when the water tank of the water purifier is supplied directly to the humidifier without having to separate the water tank from the humidifier. The purpose is to simplify the water supply.

The present invention for achieving the above object,

In addition, the cock portion is provided with a nozzle of a predetermined length, the end of the periphery of the nozzle is characterized in that a screw thread or a coupling groove is formed.

In addition, the tube coupling means is formed to protrude to a predetermined height on the upper surface of the water tank, the end of the outer periphery is characterized in that the thread or coupling groove is formed.

In addition, a check valve is installed at a boundary portion between the tube coupling means and the water tank to prevent water from flowing out of the water tank.

In addition, the tube member is characterized in that the hose or flexible pipe.

In addition, both ends of the tube member is characterized in that the coupling portion for coupling with the cock portion or the tube coupling means.

In addition, the coupler is characterized in that the screw socket or ball socket.

Hereinafter, the technical configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view showing a state in which a water purifier and a humidifier water tank are connected through a device according to the present invention, Figures 2a and 2b is a view showing a coupling relationship between the tube member and the water purifier cock in the present invention, Figure 3 Figure 4 is a reference diagram showing the connection of the hose of the drain portion of the configuration of the present invention with the tube member, Figures 4a and 4b is a view showing a coupling relationship between the tube member and the tube coupling means in the present invention, Figure 5 It is a reference figure which shows the ball socket which is one structure of this invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is an apparatus for supplying purified water from a water purifier 100 toward a water tank 200 of a humidifier, and the purified water 100 is extracted from the purified water stored therein as shown in FIG. 1. A cock part 110 having a nozzle shape is provided at one side thereof to enable it.

The cock part 110 is typically provided to be located in front of the water purifier 100, and has a shape of a nozzle 111 protruding downward to receive water in a cup or a container of a predetermined size.

In addition, a push lever 112 is provided near the nozzle 111 provided in the cock part 110 to extract purified water stored therein through the nozzle 111, and pulls the push lever 112 by hand. Or pushed into a cup or container, the purified water is extracted through the nozzle 111.

On the other hand, the other side of the water purifier 100 is provided with a drain portion 120 for discharging the purified water stored therein to the outside, the drain portion 120 is typically formed in the form of a nozzle or a hose.

Here, the cock portion 110 or the drain portion 120 to the outer periphery of the end of the nozzle 111 end of the cock portion 110 as shown in Figure 2a to facilitate the coupling with the tube member to be described later ( 111a) may be formed, or as shown in FIG. 2B, the coupling groove 111b may be formed to facilitate coupling and detachment.

In addition, if the drain portion 120 is in the form of a nozzle, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a thread or a coupling groove may be provided, and if the drain portion 120 is in the form of a hose 121, FIG. As shown, it is connected to a tube member to be described later through a separate connector 122.

At this time, the end of the hose 121 of the drain portion 120 may be directly connected to the connector 122, but after being connected, the connector 122 may not be detached from the hose 121 of the drain portion 120 arbitrarily. In order to increase the fastening force, it is preferable that a coupling hole 121a connected to the connector 122 is provided at the end of the hose 121 of the drain portion 120.

On the other hand, the humidifier is typically provided with a water tank 200 to store water of a predetermined capacity as shown in Figure 1, the humidifier is coupled to the tube member to be described later to supply water to the water tank 200 Tube coupling means 210 is provided.

The tube coupling means 210 may be directly installed in the water tank 200 or installed in the humidifier main body to be introduced into the water tank 200 through an internal flow path.

Here, the tube coupling means 210 forms a nipple portion 211 protruding to a predetermined height on the upper surface of the water tank 200, as shown in Figure 4a, the outer peripheral edge of the end of the nipple portion 211 The thread 211a may be formed on the upper surface of the screw thread 211a.

In addition, as shown in Figure 4b it is also possible to form a coupling groove 211b in the circumferential direction at the end of the nipple portion 211.

At this time, a check valve for allowing water to enter the water tank 200 from the outside at one end of the nipple portion 211 bounded by the water tank 200 and to prevent the water inside the water tank 200 from going out It is preferable that 212 is provided.

When the check valve 212 is installed in the nipple part 211, even when the tube member is removed from the water tank 200 to use a humidifier, water does not flow out through the nipple part 211, and the water tank Water is not discharged through the nipple portion 211 even if the inverted 200.

Here, since the configuration of the check valve 212 is well-known technology, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, one end is connected to the cock portion 110 or the drain portion 120 and the other end is connected to the tube coupling means 210 so that the water of the water purifier 100 is supplied to the water tank 200 of the humidifier. The member 300 is provided.

The tube member 300 is sufficient if it has a form of a tube that can flow water into the inside, it is better to have a characteristic that can be rolled freely as needed.

Therefore, the tube member 300 is preferably made of a flexible tube that can be bent in a hose or freely.

Here, each end of the tube member 300 may be fitted to the cock portion 110 and the tube coupling means 210, respectively, but both ends of the tube member 300 may be attached to the ends of the tube member 300 in order to increase the fastening force. As shown in Figs. 4A and 4B, it is preferable that a coupler 310 is provided.

2A and 4A, when the threads 111a and 211a are formed in the cock portion 110 and the tube coupling means 210, the coupling holes 310 are circumferentially formed on the inner surface to be coupled thereto. It is preferable that the screw socket 311 is formed with a screw thread in the direction.

In addition, the coupler 310 is elastic in the coupling groove when the coupling grooves 111b and 211b are formed at the ends of the cock portion 110 and the tube coupling means 210 as shown in FIGS. 2B and 4B. It is preferred that the ball socket 312 can be combined.

The ball socket 312 is used in a conventional pipe joint as shown in Figure 5 is a plurality of balls 314 are installed along the circumferential direction so as to protrude inward to the tube coupling portion 313 to which the tube is coupled In addition, the outer surface of the tube coupling portion 313 has a structure in which the moving part 315 wraps, and when the moving part 315 is pulled, the ball 314 protruding from the inner side surface can move outward. to be.

Therefore, the coupling grooves 111b and 211b formed in the cock part 110 or the tube coupling means 210 are inserted into the tube coupling part 313 while the moving part 315 is pulled, and then the moving part ( When the 315 is released, the balls 314 of the tube coupling part 313 are seated in the coupling grooves 111b and 211b so that the tube member 300 is removed from the cock 110 or the tube coupling means 210. Will be prevented.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail by using the preferred embodiments, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art may be configured within the scope of the present invention. Substitution and modification of the elements are possible but this also belongs to the rights of the present invention.

According to the present invention as described above, when the water tank of the humidifier to fill the purified water of the water purifier, it is possible to directly supply the water of the water purifier without having to separate the water tank separately, so that the use of the humidifier is convenient and cleanly purified water is used. Because of the humidification, there is a unique effect of doubling the humidification effect.

Claims

In the device for supplying the water of the water purifier 100 toward the water tank 200 of the humidifier,

Tube coupling means (210) provided in the water tank (200) to supply water to the water tank (200) of the humidifier;

One end is connected to the cock portion 110 or the drain portion 120 of the water purifier and the other end is connected to the tube coupling means 210 so that the water of the water purifier 100 is supplied to the water tank 200 of the humidifier (300); Apparatus for supplying water to the humidifier, characterized in that it comprises a humidifier.

According to claim 1, wherein the cock portion 110 is provided with a nozzle 111 of a predetermined length, the end of the periphery of the end of the nozzle 111 is characterized in that the thread 111a or engaging groove 111b is formed. A device for supplying water from a water purifier to a humidifier.

According to claim 1, The tube coupling means 210 is formed to protrude to a predetermined height on the upper surface of the water tank 200, the end of the outer periphery is characterized in that the thread (211a) or coupling groove (211b) is formed A device for supplying water from a water purifier to a humidifier.

The check valve 212 is installed at the boundary between the tube coupling means 210 and the water tank 200 to prevent the water inside the water tank 200 from flowing out. A device for supplying water from a water purifier to a humidifier.

The device for supplying water to a humidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tube member (300) is a hose or a flexible pipe.

The water humidifier of claim 5, wherein the both ends of the tube member 300 are provided with a coupler 310 for engaging with the cock portion 110 or the tube coupling means 210. Device to feed.

The device for supplying water to a humidifier according to claim 6, wherein the coupler (310) is a screw socket (311) or a ball socket (312).