Ion Eluting Unit and Apparatus and Washing Machine Comprising Same
First Claim
1. A metal ion eluting unit comprising:
- at least one first electrode serving as either a positive or negative electrode;
at least one second electrode serving as an electrode whose polarity is opposite to a polarity of the first electrode and so arranged as to face the first electrode; and
a driving means for applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes, the metal ion eluting unit eluting metal ions from the positive electrode by applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes while supplying water between the first and second electrodes, wherein polarities of the first and second electrodes are reversed periodically, and wherein a current density of a current flowing between the first and second electrodes is controlled to be a predetermined value or more.
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Abstract
A metal ion eluting unit includes: at least one first electrode 102 serving as either a positive or negative electrode; at least one second electrode 103 serving as an electrode whose polarity is opposite to the polarity of the first electrode 102 and so arranged as to face the first electrode 102; and a driving means for applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes. The metal ion eluting unit elutes metal ions from the positive electrode by applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes while supplying water between the first and second electrodes. The polarities of the first and second electrodes are reversed periodically, and the current density of a current flowing between the first and second electrodes is controlled to be a predetermined value or more.
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1. A metal ion eluting unit comprising:
- at least one first electrode serving as either a positive or negative electrode;
at least one second electrode serving as an electrode whose polarity is opposite to a polarity of the first electrode and so arranged as to face the first electrode; and
a driving means for applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes, the metal ion eluting unit eluting metal ions from the positive electrode by applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes while supplying water between the first and second electrodes, wherein polarities of the first and second electrodes are reversed periodically, and wherein a current density of a current flowing between the first and second electrodes is controlled to be a predetermined value or more. - View Dependent Claims (21)
- at least one first electrode serving as either a positive or negative electrode;
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15. A metal ion eluting unit comprising:
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at least one first electrode serving as either a positive or negative electrode; at least one second electrode serving as an electrode whose polarity is opposite to a polarity of the first electrode and so arranged as to face the first electrode; a driving means for applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes to elute metal ions; a water quality detector for detecting water quality; and a control portion for reversing the polarities of the first and second electrodes and also controlling at least one of the voltage and current toward the first and second electrodes based on a result of detection performed by the water quality detector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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