Patent ID: 8480966

Claim:
An apparatus for producing regenerative water comprising: a main body having a hollow container shape, the main body having a water inlet port through which raw water is supplied into the main body, a water outlet port formed at a position adjacent to the water inlet port for discharging regenerative water out of the main body, and a drain port for discharging an excess of raw water or regenerative water; a basket provided in the main body with a lower end of the basket spaced apart from a bottom of the main body by a predetermined distance, the basket allowing the raw water to pass through the bottom or a sidewall thereof; a regenerative substance block contained in the basket, the regenerative substance block being dissolved by the raw water supplied into the main body; an on/off valve provided on the water outlet port; and a flow guide provided in the main body to guide the raw water supplied from the water inlet port towards an interior of the main body or the drain port, thus controlling the amount of regenerative water stored in the main body, the flow guide comprising a flow guide body disposed directly above an upper end of an inlet water guide provided between the water inlet port and the flow guide and further comprising a guide tip extending from the flow guide body and disposed directly above an exhaust space which is defined by a partition wall provided in the main body, a bottom of the exhaust space being connected to the drain port, wherein the raw water dissolves the regenerative substance block in the main body to produce regenerative water, and when the on/off valve is opened, the regenerative water produced in the main body flows through the water outlet port.