JP2003062573A - Electrolytic water generator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To be able to supply electrolyzed water instantly when needed and in a necessary amount, and to extend the battery life by using only the electrolyzed power, which is suitable for carrying. An electrolyzed water generator is provided. SOLUTION: A container main body 2 for storing an electrolyte solution 4;
An electrolyzed water sprayer 8 attached to the mouth 6 of the container main body 2, wherein the electrolyzed water sprayer 8 has a nozzle portion 12, and one end 20 has a rear end 16 of the nozzle 12. And a check valve 24 interposed in the electrolyte solution supply path 18, a manual pump 26, and a pair of electrodes 3.
8, 40, and a battery 42 for supplying power to the pair of electrodes
And a switch 48 for turning on and off the supply of electric power.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water generator for discharging electrolyzed water using a manual pump. Electrolyzed water can be used for purposes such as sterilization, sterilization, and deodorization.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art p obtained by electrolyzing an aqueous electrolyte solution
A technique for extracting anodic electrolyzed water (acidic water) having a low H content and utilizing it for sterilization and disinfection is already well known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. HEI 1
1-90442). Anode electrolyzed water generated on the anode side contains hypochlorous acid in it, so it utilizes the strong oxidizing action and chlorinating action of hypochlorous acid for sterilization and disinfection. The method of use is widespread in medical institutions.
Further, since ozone and dissolved oxygen contained in a small amount in acidic water have a granulation generation promoting action, their use as an aid for surgical treatment has also been studied. In addition, cathodic electrolyzed water is used for citation and the like.

As a device for producing electrolyzed water having such an action, PCT / JP95 / 01503 was obtained by continuously pumping an electrolytic solution into an electrolytic cell by using a battery-driven pump and electrolyzing there. An electrolyzed water generator for continuously spraying electrolyzed water is described. In this generator, the driving is performed by the secondary battery, but since the power consumption is considerably large, the battery life is shortened and the battery charging operation becomes complicated.

Also, an electrolyzed water generator for performing electrolysis in a batch system is commercially available. Since this generator is a system of generating electrolyzed water in a batch system, it is not possible to instantaneously obtain electrolyzed water, and it takes about 10 minutes of electrolysis time to produce 2 liters of cathode electrolyzed water and anode electrolyzed water, respectively. It is something that is manufactured.
This generator produces 2 liters of cathode electrolyzed water and 2 liters of anode electrolyzed water for each electrolyzed water production, which is too large for personal use. In addition, since the action of electrolyzed water deteriorates when it is stored for a long period of time, it is wasteful to produce electrolyzed water in excess of the amount used.

Further, an electrolyzed water generator used by being directly connected to a water pipe is commercially available. However, this is large and expensive, and is not suitable for personal use. Moreover, since it is used by directly connecting it to the water pipe, the generator is not designed to be portable. When carrying and using electrolyzed water produced by this generator, the problem of deterioration of electrolyzed water remains.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to be able to instantly supply electrolyzed water in a required amount at a required time and consume power. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrolyzed water generator suitable for carrying, which can extend the battery life by using only electrolysis power.

[0007]

The present invention which achieves the above object is as follows.

[1] An electrolyzed water generator comprising a container body for containing an electrolyte solution and an electrolyzed water spraying part attached to the mouth of the container body, wherein the electrolyzed water spraying part is a nozzle part and one end. Side is connected to the rear end side of the nozzle portion and the other end side is inserted into the container main body, a check valve interposed at the other end side of the electrolyte solution supply path, and the electrolyte solution supply path A manual pump interposed between the nozzle section and the check valve, a pair of electrodes disposed between the nozzle section and the manual pump in the electrolyte solution supply path, and the pair of electrodes An electrolyzed water generator comprising a battery for supplying electric power and a switch for turning on / off the supply of electric power.

[2] The electrolyzed water generator according to [1], wherein the switch is turned on / off in conjunction with the drive lever of the pump.

[3] The electrolytic solution supply passage according to [1] or [2], wherein the electrolyte solution supply path connects a branch pipe whose one end is opened in the main body of the container, and a constant pressure valve is provided in the branch pipe. Generator.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an electrolyzed water generator 1 of the present invention.
It is a side view which shows an example of 00.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 is a main body of a substantially cylindrical container having an internal hollow, and an electrolyte solution 4 is contained therein. The diameter of the container main body 2 becomes narrower as it goes upward, and a mouth portion 6 is formed at the upper end.

Reference numeral 8 is an internally hollow electrolyzed water spraying section, which is screwed into the mouth section 6 of the container main body 2 by a connecting section 10 formed on the lower end side thereof.

A nozzle portion 12 is provided in the electrolytic water spraying portion 8.
The nozzle tip 14 is attached so as to project from the inside of the electrolyzed water spraying portion 8 to the outside. The rear end side 16 of the nozzle portion 12 is connected to one end side 20 of the electrolyte solution supply passage 18, and the other end side 22 of the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 passes through the mouth portion 6 of the container main body 2 inside the container main body 2. It is inserted in the electrolyte solution 4.

Reference numeral 24 is a check valve provided in the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 and acts so that the electrolyte solution 4 does not flow backward in the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 toward the container main body 2.

Reference numeral 26 is a manual piston pump, which is mounted between the nozzle portion 12 of the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 and the check valve 24. The piston pump 26 reciprocates a piston 28 along its axial direction (direction of arrow Q) to thereby cause the electrolyte solution 4 in the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 to move.
Are transferred in the direction of the nozzle portion 12. Reference numeral 30 is a spring that pushes back the piston 28.

Reference numeral 32 is a discharge lever, which is rotatably attached (in the direction of arrow RS) to the electrolyzed water spraying section 8 by a locking shaft 34. Therefore, the lever 32 is moved to the container main body 2 side (the arrow S
Direction), the piston 28 of the pump 26 is pushed and moved by the pushing convex portion 36 of the lever 32. As a result, the electrolyte solution is transferred toward the nozzle.

Reference numerals 38 and 40 respectively denote an electrolyte solution supply passage 1
The pair of anodes and cathodes formed between the nozzle portion 12 and the piston pump 26 of No. 8 electrolyze the electrolyte solution flowing in the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 by the electric power supplied from the battery 42 which is a power source. The control circuit 44 controls the electrolytic current. Moreover, 46 is an LED. The voltage of the battery is preferably 3.0 to 6.0 v for practical use.

Reference numeral 48 denotes a switch, and by moving the lever 32 to the container main body 2 side, the switch 48 moves in the direction of arrow T and is turned on. As a result, electric power is supplied to both electrodes 38 and 40, and electrolysis of the electrolyte solution occurs.

Therefore, by driving the lever 32, electrolysis of the electrolytic solution occurs, and the cathode electrolyzed water and the electrolyzed electrolyzed water produced by electrolysis are both transferred by the pump to the nozzle portion 1.
It is sprayed from the tip 14 of the No. 2 to the outside.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the above example.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the present invention. In this example, the branch pipe 50 is connected to the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 in the container main body 2 and the constant pressure valve 52 is attached to the branch pipe 50, and other configurations are the same as those in FIG. The description is omitted. By attaching the constant pressure valve 52, it is possible to spray the electrolyzed water from the nozzle tip 14 at a discharge amount corresponding to the optimum electrolysis condition. The operating pressure of the constant pressure valve can be experimentally determined and determined so that the optimum electrolysis condition is obtained.

In each of the above examples, the piston pump is used as the manual pump, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a diaphragm pump or other various pumps can be used. Further, although the battery is used as the power source, an AC power source may be used with a transformer and a rectifier circuit. Further, the structure of the switch is not limited to this, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0025]

EXAMPLE An electrolyzed water generator having the structure shown in FIG. 1 was manufactured.
The container main body 2 has an internal volume of 300 ml, and can store 0.05 ml of a saline solution of 0.05M.

The electrode is a platinum plate, 20 mm × 23.6 mm
The ones with a size of 0.5 mm were attached to the electrolyte solution supply passage 18 with a distance of 0.18 mm. The electrolytic current was controlled by the control circuit 44 so as to be 0.1 A. A pump that discharges 0.5 ml by operating the lever once was used.

In the electrolyzed water generator of this example, when the lever was pulled, the switch was immediately turned on, electrolysis of the electrolyte aqueous solution was started, and the electrolyzed water thus produced was sprayed from the tip of the nozzle. When the lever was pulled and released, the lever returned to the initial position by the action of a return spring (not shown), the spray of electrolyzed water stopped, the switch turned off, and the electrolysis stopped.

[0028]

According to the present invention, since the electrolyte solution is manually phase-shifted and sprayed, the apparatus structure is simpler than the automatic spraying method using a motor. Therefore, the electrolyzed water generator of the present invention can be manufactured at low cost. Furthermore, since the electrolyte solution is manually phase-shifted, it is possible to instantly spray the required amount of electrolyzed water when needed, which is suitable for carrying. Moreover, since the power consumption is limited to only the electrolytic power, the battery life is long. Further, since the present invention electrolyzed water generator discharges the anode electrolyzed water and the catholyte electrolyzed water produced by electrolysis without separation, the entire amount of the electrolyte solution can be used, and no drainage occurs. Have.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing an example of an electrolyzed water generator of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side sectional view showing another example of the electrolyzed water generator of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 containers 4 Electrolyte solution 6 mouth 8 Electrolyzed water spray unit 10 connection 12 Nozzle part 14 Nozzle tip 16 Rear end side 18 Electrolyte solution supply path 20 One end side 22 The other end 24 Check valve 26 Manual piston pump 18 pistons 30 spring 32 Discharge lever 34 Locking shaft 36 Pressing convex part 38 Anode 40 cathode 42 batteries 44 Control circuit 46 LED 48 switch 50 branch pipe 52 Constant pressure valve

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electrolyzed water generator comprising a container main body for storing an electrolyte solution and an electrolyzed water sprayer attached to the mouth of the container main body, wherein the electrolyzed water sprayer is a nozzle part and one end side. And an electrolyte solution supply path connecting the other end side into the main body of the container while connecting to the rear end side of the nozzle part, a check valve interposed at the other end side of the electrolyte solution supply path, and the electrolyte solution supply path A manual pump installed between the nozzle part and the check valve,
A pair of electrodes arranged in the electrolyte solution supply path between the nozzle portion and the manual pump, a battery for supplying power to the pair of electrodes, and a switch for turning on / off the power supply. Electrolyzed water generator. 2. The electrolyzed water generator according to claim 1, wherein the switch is turned on / off in conjunction with a drive lever of the pump. 3. The electrolyzed water generator according to claim 1, wherein the electrolyte solution supply path connects a branch pipe having one end opened in the container main body, and a constant pressure valve is provided in the branch pipe.