APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING STERILIZING WATER

Abstract: An apparatus (50) for manufacturing sterilized water is disclosed, based on an electrolysis and rinsing a certain pollutant by providing a source water inlet pipe (25a, 25b), acid (19) and alkaline water (17) pipes connected to a corresponding portion of the electrolytic bath (15), respectively, a source water inlet control valve, water control drainage valves (11, 13) for controlling the transfer of the acid (19) and alkali water (17) from the electrolytic bath (15), a filter (23) for filtering a foreign material contained in the source water before the source water is flown into the electrolytic bath, a current transformer (27) for transforming the current from (AC) to (DC), and a fuse (29) for preventing the apparatus (50) from a current leakage, a discharge, a short circuit, etc.

Description: APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING STERILIZING WATER TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water, and in particular to an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water which makes it possible to remove an component which generates certain odor based on an electrolysis and rinse a certain pollutant. BACKGROUNG ART In the conventional art, as a sterilization and deodorization method, a chemical method which is implemented using an acid-alkali agent, an oxidation-reduction agent reaction, an ion substitution reaction, etc., a physical method for absorbing bacteria, etc. using a plurality of apertures of an activated carbon, a zerolite, a silica gel, etc. or a surface active agent, and a biochemical method which is implemented using enzymes and bacteria. However, in the above-described chemical method, air including odor sources is gathered and reacted with a certain chemical agent for thereby removing the odor, and in the above-described physical method, a deodorization process is performed using a certain absorbing tower system. Therefore, in the conventional art, an expensive large size system is required. In addition, in the chemical method, since a large size facility, an expensive oxidation-reduction agent, and an acid and alkaline solution are used, a secondary pollution material is manufactured due to the above-described chemical agents. In the above-described physical method, a large size absorbing tower system is used. In particular, when a pollutant is saturated in a fillant of the absorbing tower, a certain process is thus required for processing the saturated pollutant. In this case, a secondary pollutant source is manufactured. When a surface active agent is used for removing a certain pollutant, water may be polluted. When using an organic solvent, an odor of the same may cause a bad working environment. A fire may be caused due to the organic solvent. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water, which is capable of forming anode compartments and cathode compartments by providing a plurality of anode and cathode plates at a center of a gasket having anode and cathode paths. In addition, an electrolytic bath is provided, in which a plurality of unit cells are partitioned by an ion substitution film and are arranged in series, so that it is possible to deodorize a certain component and rinse a pollutant by electrolyzing water . To achieve the above objectives, there is an apparatus provided for manufacturing sterilizing water which includes a housing having a certain size inner space and an operation control panel unit disposed at a front upper slanted surface for controlling an operation of rinsing water manufacturing apparatus, an electrolytic bath installed in the interior of the housing for manufacturing acid and alkaline water based on an electrolytic reaction as a source water is supplied, a source water inlet pipe, acid and alkaline water pipes connected to a corresponding portion of the electrolytic bath, respectively, a source water inlet control valve installed the source water inlet pipe for controlling source water's inflow to the electrolytic bath, a manufactured water control drainage valve installed at the acid and alkaline water pipes for controlling the transfer of the acid and alkaline water from the electrolytic bath, a filter for filtering a foreign material contained in the source water before the source water is flown into the electrolytic bath, a current transformer for transforming the current applied to the electrolytic bath from an alternate current (AC) to a direct current (DC), and a fuse installed in the housing for preventing the apparatus from a current leakage, a discharge, a short circuit, etc. Additional advantages, objectives and features of the invention will become more apparent from the description which follows . BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein: Figure 1 is a front view illustrating an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a rear view illustrating an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water according to the present invention; Figure 3 is a view of a manufacturing process of an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water according to the present invention; Figures 4A through 4C are views illustrating different embodiments of an operation control panel unit installed at a front surface of a housing of an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water according to the present invention; and Figures 5A and 5B are perspective views illustrating an electrolytic bath of an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water according to the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Figure 1 is a front view illustrating an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water according to the present invention, and Figure 2 is a rear view illustrating an apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water according to the present invention. As shown therein, the present invention relates to an apparatus for deodorizing a smell component and rinsing a pollutant by electrolyzing water under a certain condition. An electrolytic bath 15 includes anode and cathode compartments in which a plurality of anode and cathode plates are disposed at a center of a gasket having anode and cathode paths. In the anode and cathode compartments, a plurality of unit cells are partitioned by an ion substitution film and are arranged in series. The above- described construction is well disclosed in the U.S. patent application No. 09/154,833 and PCT/KR99/00509 invented by the applicant of the present invention. The construction of the electrolytic bath disclosed in the U.S. patent application No. 09/154,833 is shown in Figures 5A and 5B. The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a sterilizing water which is capable of more effectively manufacturing deodorizing and sterilizing water using the electrolytic bath 15 disclosed in the U.S. patent application No. 09/154,833 invented by the applicant of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the sterilizing water manufacturing apparatus 50 according to the present invention includes a rectangular cubic housing 4. The housing 4 includes a slanted surface at a front upper portion of the same. An operation control panel unit 1 is formed at an upper portion of the slanted surface for controlling the operation of the apparatus. A movable roller 12 is disposed at a lower portion of the housing 4. In addition, a front door 9 is installed at a front portion of the apparatus, and an electrolytic bath 15 is installed in the interior of the apparatus. There are an alkaline water pipe 17 and an acid water pipe 19 provided for flowing alkaline and acid water manufactured by the electrolytic bath 15. Control valves 11 and 13 are installed at the alkaline water pipe 17 and the acid water pipe 19 for properly draining manufactured water at a certain portion of the front surface of the electrolytic bath 15. The installation positions of the elements disposed at the front and rear surfaces of the electrolytic bath 15 may be changed to either surface. As shown in Figure 2, source water inlet pipes 25a and 25b are installed behind the electrolytic bath 15 for thereby flowing source water into the interior of the electrolytic bath 15. A filter 15 is disposed behind the electrolytic bath 15 for filtering the source water before the source water is flown into the interior of the electrolytic bath 15 through the source water inlet pipes 25a and 25b. A fuse 29, a current transformer 27, and a magnet 25, etc. are disposed at the upper portion of the electrolytic bath 15. The current transformer 27 transforms a primary alternate current (AC) to a secondary direct current (DC) and flows to a corresponding element such as the control valve and the electrolytic bath. The construction and operation of the apparatus for manufacturing the sterilizing water according to the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. A power and voltage display unit 3 are installed on a front upper surface of the operation control panel unit 1 installed on the front surface of the housing 4 for displaying the sizes of the power and voltage applied to the apparatus, and an operation button unit 5 is installed at a lower portion of the same. The operation button unit 5 includes an operation button, a stop button, a rinsing button, etc. In an initial state or stop state of the apparatus, when the operation button is pressed, the operation starts. The stop button stops the operation of the apparatus . For example, in the automatic operation mode of the apparatus, the rinsing button is used for rinsing the electrolytic bath for a certain time. When the rinsing button is manually pressed, the manufacture of the sterilizing and deodorizing operation is stopped, and the electrolytic bath is rinsed. A plurality of lamps 7 are installed at a lower portion of the operation control panel unit 1. The lamps 7 are formed of an operation and rinsing lamp, a water supply stop lamp, an over current lamp, etc. Among the above-described lamps, the operation and rinsing lamp displays the current operation state of the apparatus, and the water supply stop lamp is turned on when the source water is not supplied into the electrolytic bath 15 by detecting a pressure switch. In this case, the apparatus stops. The over current lamp is used to prevent the apparatus from being damaged by an over current applied thereto when the current is sharply increased due to a current leakage, etc. The construction and operation of the elements disposed at the upper portion of the electrolytic bath 15 will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, the fuse 29 and the magnet 25 are used to prevent a certain accident due to a current leakage, a discharge and short circuit. The current transformer 27 transforms an externally inputted primary AC into a DC and supplies the transformed current to the automatic valve, the electrolytic bath, etc. Two source water inlet pipes 25a and 26b installed behind the electrolytic bath 15 are connected to a lower portion of the electrolytic bath 15 for thereby flowing the source water to the pipes through the filter 23. As shown in Figure 1, the source water is changed to an alkali water by the electrolytic bath 15 and is manufactured through the second control valve 13a, and the source water is changed to an acid water by the electrolytic bath 15 and is manufactured through the second control valve 13b. At this time, the alkali and acid water processed by the second control valves 13a and 13b are discharged to outside through the drainage pipe 21. Figure 3 is a view of an operation process of a sterilizing water manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention. As shown therein, the foreign materials contained in the source water are filtered by the filter 23 before the source water is flown into the interior of the electrolytic bath 15. The source water is changed into acid and alkaline water when the same flows through the anode and cathode compartments by an electrolysis for thereby manufacturing acid and alkaline water. The DC 20 is applied to the electrolytic bath 15 of the present invention. The acid and alkaline water flown through the electrolytic bath 15 are flown through the rinsing water pipes 17 and 19 connected to the electrolytic bath 15, and control drainage valves 17a, 17b, 19a, and 19b are installed at the pipe 19 for controlling a draining operation of the rinsing water. Figures 4A and 4C illustrate a detailed construction of the operation control panel unit 1 disposed at an upper front portion of the housing. As shown therein, a display unit for displaying an on/off state of the power, a voltage and current meter, a display unit for displaying an entire operation state of the apparatus, etc. are installed in such a manner that the operation of the apparatus according to the present invention is optimized. As described above, in the electrolytic bath of the apparatus for manufacturing the sterilizing water according to the present invention includes a plurality of anode compartments and cathode compartments in which anode and cathode plates are provided at a center of a gasket having anode and cathode paths, and a plurality of unit cells partitioned by an ion substitution film are formed in series. The housing of the apparatus includes the electrolytic bath, the filter connected to the electrolytic bath, the source water supply pipe, the rinsing water pipe, the control valve, etc. The control panel unit is disposed at a front upper portion of the housing. Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to more effectively manufacture deodorizing and sterilizing water. Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as recited in the accompanying claims

Claims: WHAT IS CLAIMED IS : 1. An apparatus for manufacturing sterilizing water, comprising : a housing having a certain size inner space and an operation control panel unit disposed at a front upper slanted surface for controlling an operation of a rinsing water manufacturing apparatus; an electrolytic bath installed in the interior of the housing for manufacturing acid and alkaline water based on an electrolytic reaction as source water is supplied; a source water inlet pipe, an acid water pipe and an alkaline water pipe connected to a corresponding portion of the electrolytic bath, respectively; a source water inlet control valve installed the source water inlet pipe for controlling source water's inflow to the electrolytic bath; a manufactured water control drainage valve installed at the acid and alkaline water pipes for controlling the transfer of the acid and alkali water from the electrolytic bath; a filter for filtering a foreign material contained in the source water before the source water is flown into the electrolytic bath; a current transformer for transforming the current applied to the electrolytic bath from an alternate current (AC) to a direct current (DC); and a fuse installed in the housing for preventing the apparatus from a current leakage, a discharge, a short circuit, etc. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said control panel unit includes a power and voltage display unit for displaying the sizes of power and voltage applied to the apparatus, an operation button unit for controlling the apparatus, and a lamp unit for displaying an operation state of the apparatus. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said operation button unit includes an operation unit, a stop button, and a rinsing button, and said lamp unit includes an operation and rinsing lamp, a water supply stop lamp and over current lamp. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said rinsing button is used for rinsing for a certain time in the automatic operation mode, and stopping the manufacture of deodorizing and sterilizing water when the rinsing button is manually pressed, and rinsing the electrolytic bath.

Inventors: KIM HEE-JUNG, KIM, HEE-JUNG
Applicants: KIM HEE JUNG, KIM, HEE-JUNG
Application year: 1999
Main classification: C02F1
IPC codes: C02F1