Water purifier

• US 10,099,163 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2016
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chung-Ming Lee
• Original Assignee: Chung-Ming Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Wen-Pin
• Primary Examiner(s): Fortuna, Ana M
• Application Number:
  US15/255,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20180065068A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 29/56 in series connection
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/14 Safety devices specially adapted for filtration preventing or minimising fires or explosions A62C; Devices for indicating clogging incorporated in a throw-away filter B01D27/10
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/308 Made of at least two different materials, e.g. metal and plastic
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/001 Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/005 Systems or processes based on supernatural or anthroposophic principles, cosmic or terrestrial radiation, geomancy or rhabdomancy
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/283 using coal, charred products, or inorganic mixtures containing them
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/48 with magnetic or electric fields C02F1/46 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/008 comprising telecommunication features, e.g. modems or antennas
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2307/10 as part of a potable water dispenser, e.g. for use in homes or offices
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 9/20 Portable or detachable small-scale multistage treatment devices, e.g. point of use or laboratory water purification systems

Abstract

A water purifier is provided, including a framework, including a plurality of vertical supporting members respectively vertically arranged in intervals and a metal frame disposed on top ends of the plurality of vertical supporting members, the metal frame having two first through holes; two filtering mechanisms, received in the framework and connected in series, one of the two filtering mechanisms for being connected to a water source; a magnetizer, received in the framework, the magnetizer connected to the other of the two filtering mechanisms in series and being communicable with outside; a shell, covering the framework, including a plastic cover covering the metal frame, the plastic cover including two first pass holes corresponding to the two first through holes and two cover bodies disposed on the two first pass holes, the two cover bodies being capable of sealing the two filtering mechanisms respectively.

Claims

1. A water purifier, including:

a framework, including a plurality of vertical supporting members which are respectively vertically arranged in intervals and a metal frame which is disposed on top ends of the plurality of vertical supporting members, the metal frame having two first through holes;

two filtering mechanisms, received in the framework and connected in series, one of the two filtering mechanisms for being connected to a water source;

a magnetizer, received in the framework, the magnetizer connected to the other of the two filtering mechanisms in series and being communicable with outside;

a shell, covering the framework, including a plastic cover covering the metal frame, the plastic cover including two first pass holes which correspond to the two first through holes and two cover bodies which are disposed on the two first pass holes, the two cover bodies being capable of sealing the two filtering mechanisms respectively;

wherein each said cover body includes a cover main body, a pressurizing mechanism which is pivoted to the cover main body, a pressurizing sheet which is connected to the pressurizing mechanism, and a flexible ring which is disposed between the cover main body and a periphery of the pressurizing sheet, movement of the pressurizing mechanism drives the pressurizing sheet to move toward the cover main body and squeeze the flexible ring, and the flexible ring is squeezed to deform radially to contact an inner wall of the filtering mechanism tightly.

2. The water purifier of claim 1, which the framework further includes a bottom board, and the bottom board and the metal frame are detachably disposed on two opposite ends of the plurality of vertical supporting members.

3. The water purifier of claim 1, wherein the metal frame is detachably disposed on the plurality of vertical supporting members, the plastic cover further includes a plastic frame which is detachably disposed on the metal frame and a cover frame which covers the plastic frame, and the plastic frame and the cover frame are penetrated corresponding to each other to form the two first pass holes.

4. The water purifier of claim 1, wherein each said filtering mechanism includes a barrel member and a filter cartridge, two ends of the barrel member which are opposite to each other respectively have an inlet opening which is sealed by the flexible ring and an inserting opening which communicates with and between the water source and the magnetizer, and the filter cartridge is inserted from the inlet opening, into the barrel member and into the inserting opening upside down via a communicating connector.

5. The water purifier of claim 4, wherein one of two ends of the barrel member has a connecting base and a cover member, the connecting base includes an exterior threaded ring and an interior connecting ring surrounded by the exterior threaded ring, the exterior threaded ring and the interior connecting ring define a water inlet space, the interior connecting ring has the inserting opening, the cover member includes a central through opening and a plurality of communicating holes which surround the central through opening, the cover member is screwed to the exterior threaded ring, and the plurality of communicating holes communicate with the water inlet space and an interior of the barrel member.

6. The water purifier of claim 5, wherein the framework further includes a bottom board, and the bottom board and the metal frame are screwed on two opposite ends of the plurality of vertical supporting members;

the plastic cover further includes a plastic frame which is detachably disposed on the metal frame and a cover frame which covers the plastic frame, and the plastic frame and the cover frame are penetrated corresponding to each other to form the two first pass holes;

the metal frame further has a second through hole which corresponds to the magnetizer, the plastic frame and the cover frame are further penetrated corresponding to each other to form a second pass hole, and the shell further includes a sealing cover covering the second pass hole;

the plastic frame radially and protrudingly has a plurality of restricting grooves, the cover main body is integrally formed and protrudingly has a plurality of restricting ribs on a circumferential side thereof, and each said restricting rib is releasably rotated and engaged with one of the restricting grooves;

the framework further includes a plurality of hooping frames, and the plurality of hooping frames are adjustably hooped on the two filtering mechanisms and the magnetizer;

the pressurizing mechanism includes a screw member which is disposed through the pressurizing sheet and the cover main body, a pivotal axle which is attached to one end of the screw member and located on two opposite sides of cover main body with the pressurizing sheet, and a handle member which is pivoted to the pivotal axle, the handle member includes an abutting head which is eccentrically pivoted to the pivotal axle, and when the handle member is swung, the abutting head abuts against the cover main body and pulls to pressurizing sheet to squeeze the flexible ring.

7. The water purifier of claim 1, wherein the pressurizing mechanism includes a screw member which is disposed through the pressurizing sheet and the cover main body, a pivotal axle which is attached to one end of the screw member and located on two opposite sides of cover main body with the pressurizing sheet, and a handle member which is pivoted to the pivotal axle, the handle member includes an abutting head which is eccentrically pivoted to the pivotal axle, and when the handle member is swung, the abutting head abuts against the cover main body and pulls the pressurizing sheet to squeeze the flexible ring.

8. The water purifier of claim 1, further including an electric controlling unit and a throttle valve which is electrically connected to the electric controlling unit, the throttle valve connected to and between the water source and a water outlet end, each said filtering mechanism having an identification identity, the electric controlling unit including an identifier, the identifier identifying and comparing the identification identity of each said filtering mechanism, if the identification identity matches one of at least one preset identification identity, the electric controlling unit controls the throttle valve to allow water to flow through the throttle valve, and if the identification identity non-matches any of the at least one preset identification identity, the electric controlling unit controls the throttle valve to prohibit water from flowing through the throttle valve.

9. The water purifier of claim 8, further including an electric controlling unit and a flow meter which is electrically connected to the electric controlling unit, the flow meter being connected to and between one of the filtering mechanisms and the magnetizer, and when a total amount of water flowing to the magnetizer reaches a preset amount, the electric controlling unit controls the throttle valve to prohibit water from flowing through the throttle valve.

10. The water purifier of claim 8, further including an electric controlling unit, a wireless transmitter which is electrically connected to the electric controlling unit and a wireless receiver, the wireless transmitter and the wireless receiver being capable of transmitting data of each said filtering mechanism wirelessly, and the data at least includes the at least one preset identification identity.

11. The water purifier of claim 8, wherein the electric controlling unit is disposed on the shell and exposed, the electric controlling unit includes a circuit board, at least one light source, a light-guiding member and a reset key, the circuit board is capable of showing data of each said filtering mechanism and the magnetizer, the at least one light source varies based on the data of each said filtering mechanism and the magnetizer, the light-guiding member guides light emitted from the at least one light source and a process of guiding light is viewable from outside of the shell, the light-guiding member further has a penetrating hole which corresponds to the reset key, and the penetrating hole is for a needle to penetrate therethrough so as to actuate the reset key to reset settings of the water purifier.