Apparatus for generating functional water

• US 9,908,795 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Bio Technology Ent.
• Original Assignee: Korea Bio Technology Ent.
• Inventors: Chung, Yong Kyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Stelling, Lucas
• Application Number:
  US14/782,310
• Publication Number:
  US 20170036927A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,131 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 39/06 Free radical scavengers or antioxidants
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 43/00 Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0246 Closure retaining means, e.g. beads, screw-threads
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 41/04 Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/28 with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials B65D51/247 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/003 using household-type filters for producing potable water, e.g. pitchers, bottles, faucet mounted devices C02F9/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4676 by electroreduction
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/66 by neutralisation; pH adjustment for degassing C02F1/20; using ion-exchange C02F1/42; for flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities C02F1/52; for removing dissolved compounds C02F1/58
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/688 Devices in which the water progressively dissolves a solid compound
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/46165 Special power supply, e.g. solar energy or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2307/02 as part of a bottle

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for generating functional water which allows a container to be connected to a water bottle with an opening part which is standardized and available in the market, thus reducing water filled in the water bottle into functional water which is formed of oxygen water, sterilized and deodorized water, hydrogen or ionized water. The apparatus includes a container which accommodates a functional water generating member, wherein the upper and lower sides are blocked by an upper plate and a lower plate; and a water bottle connection part which is formed in the center of the upper plate while communicating with the inside of the container and is configured to connect separable the opening part of the water bottle.

Claims

1. An apparatus for generating functional water, comprising:

a container which is configured to accommodate a functional water generating means, wherein upper and lower sides of the container are blocked by an upper plate and a lower plate;

a water bottle connection part which is formed in the center of the upper plate while communicating with the inside of the container, wherein the water bottle connection part separably connects to an opening part of a water bottle, the water bottle connection part comprising a first connection pipe which stands vertical protruding downward in the center of the upper plate and comprises a first tap part formed at an inner circumference of the first connection pipe, wherein a threaded part formed on an outer circumferential surface of an opening part of a water bottle is engageable to the first tap part; and

a second connection pipe which is separably engaged to the first tap part, wherein a threaded part formed on an outer circumferential surface of an opening part of a water bottle is engageable to the second connection pipe, the second connection pipe comprises a narrower pipe part which is formed at a lower portion thereof and has a connection screw part formed at an outer circumferential surface thereof and engages the first tap part; and

a wider pipe part integrally extends from the top of the narrower pipe part and having a larger inner diameter than the narrower pipe part, wherein on an inner circumferential surface of the wider pipe part, a second tap part is formed, the pitch circle of the second tap part is larger than the pitch circle of the first tap part.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the water bottle connection part further includes:

a rubber connection packing pipe which is formed in a cylindrical shape and fits into the inside of the second tap part of the second connection pipe, wherein a chamfering part is formed at a circumference of the top of the inside, and a circumference protrusion formed on an outer circumferential surface of a opening of a water bottle is inserted in an interference fit.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the functional water generating means is formed of an alkali reducing agent provided in as grains or as a single solid form, and a water passage plate with a plurality of water passage holes is further fixed at a lower side of the first connection pipe.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the container further includes:

a separable opening and closing cover configured to cover the top of the container, wherein there are provided a circumference protruding plate which is formed protruding upward from an upper side of a circumference of the upper plate;

an upper engaging screw part formed on an outer circumferential surface of the circumference protruding plate; and

an engaging tap part which is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the circumference plate and is separably engageable to the upper engaging screw part.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the container further includes:

a lower engaging screw part which is formed on a lower side of an outer circumferential surface of the container, wherein an engaging tap part formed on a circumference plate of the separable opening and closing cover is engageable to the lower engaging screw part.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the functional water generating means includes:

a charging part having a charging battery fixed at the top of the lower plate of the container;

an electric power supply jack which is connected to the charging part and extends to a circumference of the container;

a substrate which is fixedly arranged on the top of the charging part and is connected with the charging unit;

a switch which is connected to the substrate and extends toward a circumference of the container; and

an electrode which is fixedly arranged horizontal on the top of the substrate and performs electrolysis with respect to water.