Water electrolyzing apparatus

• US 4,810,344 A
• Filed: 03/01/1988
• Issued: 03/07/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: OMCO Incorporated
• Original Assignee: OMCO Incorporated
• Inventors: Okazaki, Tatsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Valentine, Donald R.
• Application Number:
  US07/162,452
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 204/228-229, 204/257-258, 204/260, 204/DIG. 5, 204/263-266
• US Class Current: 204/230.5
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4618 for producing "ionised" acidic or basic water
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/46133 characterised by the material
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/46152 characterised by the shape or form
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/003 Coaxial constructions, e.g. a cartridge located coaxially within another
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/4611 Fluid flow
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/46115 Electrolytic cell with membranes or diaphragms
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/4613 Inversing polarity
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/46145 Fluid flow
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/4615 Time
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 204/05 Magnetic plus electrolytic

Abstract

An electrolytically ionized water forming apparatus including: a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolysis diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber; water supply channels each disposed on one side and two discharge systems of an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with the cathode chamber and an acidic water discharge channel in communication with the cathode chamber each disposed on the other side of the plurality of electrolysis devices respectively; the plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceeding stage constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis device at the succeeding stage. Polarity of voltage applied to the electrolysis devices is preferably switched alternately at a predetermined time for enabling continuous operation. Magnetic supply unit or electron generating unit may be disposed to the electrolysis vessel thereby exerting magnetic effect or electrons on water during electrolysis.

Claims

1. A water electrolyzing apparatus including:

a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolysis diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, wherein each electrolysis vessel has a water supply channel disposed at one end thereof and two discharge systems disposed at an opposite end from said water supply channel, said two discharge systems including an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with said cathode chamber and an ionized acidic water discharge channel in communication with said anode chamber;

said plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceding state constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis device at a succeeding stage.

2. A water electrolyzing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein electrode material is used in common with the cathode and the anode which enables operation for forming electrolytically ionized water by switching the polarity of electrolyzing voltage.

3. A water electrolyzing apparatus as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the water supply channel to the electrolysis vessel at the first stage is constituted as a pair of independent water supply channels communicating individually to the cathode chamber and the anode chamber of the electrolysis vessel respectively.

4. A water electrolyzing apparatus as defined in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein at least one of the electrodes of the electrolysis vessel is made of a permanent magnet.

5. A water electrolyzing apparatus including:

a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolyzing diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, wherein each electrolysis vessel has a water supply channel disposed at one end thereof and two discharge systems disposed at an opposite end from said water supply channel, said two discharge systems including an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with said cathode chamber and an ionized acidic water discharge channel in communication with said anode chamber;

said plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceding stage constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis device at the succeeding stage, and the other of the two ionized water discharge channels from the electrolysis devices are joined together into a single stream,

electrode material being used in common with the cathode and the anode which enables operation for forming electrolytically ionized water by switching the polarity of electrolyzing voltage, and

a flow rate switching device put to the final stage of the ionized water discharge channels connected in series and to the other ionized water discharge channel after joining.

6. A water electrolyzing apparatus including:

a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolyzing diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, wherein each electrolysis vessel has a water supply channel disposed at one end thereof and two discharge systems disposed at an opposite end from said water supply channel, said two discharge systems including an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with said cathode chamber and an ionized acidic water discharge channel in communication with said anode chamber;

said plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceding stage constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis vessel at a succeeding stage, and the other of the two ionized water discharge channels from the electrolysis devices are joined together into a single stream, and

a flow rate ratio control unit put to the final stage of the serially connected ionized water discharge channel after joining and/or to the portion or entire pairs of ionized water discharge channels 9a, 9b.

7. A water electrolyzing apparatus including:

a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolyzing diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, wherein each electrolysis vessel has a water supply channel disposed at one end thereof and two discharge systems disposed at an opposite end from said water supply channel, said two discharge systems including an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with said cathode chamber and an ionized acidic water discharge channel in communication with said anode chamber,

said plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceding stage constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis vessel at a succeeding stage, and the other of the two ionized water discharge channels from the electrolysis devices are joined together into a single stream, and

a 2-stage interlocking type flow switch valve having a pair of independent channels put to the final stage of the ionized water discharge channels connected in series and to the other ionized water discharge channel after joining.

8. A water electrolyzing apparatus including:

a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolyzing diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, wherein each electrolysis vessel has a water supply channel disposed at one end thereof and two discharge systems disposed at an opposite end from said water supply channel, said two discharge systems including an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with said cathode chamber and an ionized acidic water discharge channel in communication with said anode chamber,

said plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceding stage constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis vessel at a succeeding stage, and the other of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device are joined together into a single stream, and

a 2-stage interlocking type flow switch valve having a pair of independent channels put to the water supply channel of the electrolysis device at the first stage and to the other of the ionized water discharge channel after the joining.

9. A water electrolyzing apparatus including:

a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolyzing diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, wherein each electrolysis vessel has a water supply channel disposed at one end thereof and two discharge systems disposed at an opposite end from said water supply channel, said two discharge systems including an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with said cathode chamber and an ionized acidic water discharge channel in communication with said anode chamber,

said plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceding stage constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis vessel at a succeeding stage, and

a magnetic supply device for forming magnetic fields to the inside of the electrolysis vessel disposed to a portion or all of the plurality of electrolysis devices.

10. A water electrolyzing apparatus including:

a plurality of electrolysis devices, each comprising an electrolysis vessel having a cathode and an anode opposed to each other and an electrolyzing diaphragm partitioning the space between both of the electrodes into a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, wherein each electrolysis vessel has a water supply channel disposed at one end thereof and two discharge systems disposed at an opposite end from said water supply channel, said two discharge systems including an ionized alkaline water discharge channel in communication with said cathode chamber and an ionized acidic water discharge channel in communication with said anode chamber,

said plurality of electrolysis devices being connected in series in a plurality of stages such that only one of the two ionized water discharge channels of the electrolysis device at a certain preceding stage constitutes a water supply channel to the electrolysis vessel at a succeeding stage, and

a DC or AC electron inducing high voltage generation device insulated at one of the terminals disposed, with the other not-insulated terminal of said high voltage generation unit being electrically connected to either one of partial or entire electrodes of a plurality of electrolysis devices.