Filtration faucet system

• US 20090014382A1
• Filed: 07/13/2007
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David C. Kwan, Teri Q. Kwan
• Original Assignee: David C. Kwan, Teri Q. Kwan
• Inventors: Kwan, David C., Kwan, Teri Q.
• Application Number:
  US11/827,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20090014382A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/433.100
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/04 Plug, tap, or cock filters filtering elements mounted in or on a faucet
• 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 1/283 using coal, charred products, or inorganic mixtures containing them
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/441 by reverse osmosis
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2307/06 Mounted on or being part of a faucet, shower handle or showerhead
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 9/20 Portable or detachable small-scale multistage treatment devices, e.g. point of use or laboratory water purification systems
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 2201/40 Arrangement of water treatment devices in domestic plumbing installations

Abstract

A filtration faucet system includes a filter housing for mounting underneath a faucet countertop and a filter cartridge. The filter housing has a filter compartment, a water inlet adapted for operatively linking to a water source, a filtered water outlet adapted for operatively linking to a first water opening of a faucet device, and an unfiltered water outlet adapted for operatively linking to a second water opening of the faucet device. The filter cartridge is supported in the filter compartment and is adapted not only for filtering water flowing from the water inlet to the filtered water outlet before the water exits at the first water opening but also for guiding the water directly flowing from the water inlet to the unfiltered water outlet before the water exits at the second water opening.

Claims

1. A filtration faucet system for a faucet device having first and second water openings in selectively controllable manner, comprising:

a filter housing, which is adapted for mounting underneath a faucet countertop, having a filter compartment, a water inlet adapted for operatively linking to a water source, a filtered water outlet adapted for operatively linking to said first water opening of said faucet device, and an unfiltered water outlet adapted for operatively linking to said second water opening of said faucet device; and

a filter cartridge supported in said filter compartment of said filter housing, wherein said filter cartridge is adapted not only for filtering water flowing from said water inlet to said filtered water outlet before said water exits at said first water opening but also for guiding said water directly flowing from said water inlet to said unfiltered water outlet before said water exits at said second water opening, such that said filter cartridge is adapted for selectively filtering and unfiltering said water to said faucet device.

2. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said filter cartridge comprises a filter core having a water passage extended from said water inlet to said unfiltered water outlet for guiding said water passing from said water source to said second water opening in an unfiltered manner, and a filtering chamber communicating with said filtered water outlet and defining between an inner wall of said filter compartment and said filter core for filtering said water when said water passes through said filter core.

3. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 2, wherein said water passage has a water entrance operatively linked to said water inlet of said filter housing and a water exit which is operatively linked to said unfiltered water outlet and is arranged in such a manner that when said water exit is closed for blocking said water passing therethrough, said water is guided to pass through said filter core to said filtering chamber, when said water exit is opened for allowing said water passing therethrough, said water is guided to flow to said unfiltered water outlet.

4. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 2, wherein said filter core, having an elongated tubular structure, comprises a tubular filtering wall defining said water passage therewithin and filtering elements provided at said filtering wall such that when said water passes through said filtering wall, said water is filtered via said filtering elements to said filter chamber before exiting at said filtered water outlet.

5. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 3, wherein said filter core, having an elongated tubular structure, comprises a tubular filtering wall defining said water passage therewithin and filtering elements provided at said filtering wall such that when said water passes through said filtering wall, said water is filtered via said filtering elements to said filter chamber before exiting at said filtered water outlet.

6. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said water inlet is coaxially aligned with said unfiltered water outlet for guiding said water to directly flow from said water source to said second opening of said faucet device.

7. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 3, wherein said water inlet is coaxially aligned with said unfiltered water outlet for guiding said water to directly flow from said water source to said second opening of said faucet device.

8. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 5, wherein said water inlet is coaxially aligned with said unfiltered water outlet for guiding said water to directly flow from said water source to said second opening of said faucet device.

9. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said filter housing comprises a surrounding wall supporting said filtered water outlet thereat, a top wall supporting said unfiltered water outlet thereat, and a bottom wall supporting said water inlet thereat, wherein said filter compartment is defined within said surrounding wall, said top wall and said bottom wall.

10. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 5, wherein said filter housing comprises a surrounding wall supporting said filtered water outlet thereat, a top wall supporting said unfiltered water outlet thereat, and a bottom wall supporting said water inlet thereat, wherein said filter compartment is defined within said surrounding wall, said top wall and said bottom wall.

11. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 8, wherein said filter housing comprises a surrounding wall supporting said filtered water outlet thereat, a top wall supporting said unfiltered water outlet thereat, and a bottom wall supporting said water inlet thereat, wherein said filter compartment is defined within said surrounding wall, said top wall and said bottom wall.

12. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 9, wherein said top wall of said filter housing is detachably coupled with said surrounding wall for allowing said filter cartridge being replaceable supported in said filter housing.

13. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 11, wherein said top wall of said filter housing is detachably coupled with said surrounding wall for allowing said filter cartridge being replaceable supported in said filter housing.

14. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 11, wherein said filter housing further comprises a cartridge holder for retaining said filter cartridge in position, wherein said cartridge holder comprises a first cartridge seat provided at said top wall and a second cartridge seat which is provided at said bottom wall and is coaxially aligned with said first cartridge seat, wherein two ends of the filter core is seated at said first and second cartridge seats respectively to alignedly support said filter core in said filter compartment at a center of said surrounding wall.

15. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 13, wherein said filter housing further comprises a cartridge holder for retaining said filter cartridge in position, wherein said cartridge holder comprises a first cartridge seat provided at said top wall and a second cartridge seat which is provided at said bottom wall and is coaxially aligned with said first cartridge seat, wherein two ends of the filter core is seated at said first and second cartridge seats respectively to alignedly support said filter core in said filter compartment at a center of said surrounding wall.

16. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said filter cartridge comprises a filter core having a water passage extended to said filtered water outlet for guiding said water passing from said water source to said first water opening in a filtered manner, and an unfiltering chamber communicating with said unfiltered water outlet and defining between an inner wall of said filter compartment and said filter core for directly guiding said water to said unfiltered water outlet.

17. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 16, wherein said water passage has a water exit which is operatively linked to said filtered water outlet and is arranged in such a manner that when said water exit is closed for blocking said water passing therethrough, said water is guided to only flow to said unfiltered water outlet, when said water exit is opened for allowing said water passing therethrough, said water is guided to flow along said water passage to said filtered water outlet through said filter core.

18. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 17, wherein said filter core, having an elongated tubular structure, comprises a tubular filtering wall defining said water passage therewithin and filtering elements provided at said filtering wall such that when said water passes through said filtering wall, said water is filtered via said filtering elements to said water passage before exiting at said filtered water outlet.

19. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 18, wherein said filter housing comprises a surrounding wall supporting said water inlet and said unfiltered water outlet in a spaced apart manner, a first side wall supporting said filtered water outlet thereat, and an opposed second wall supporting said water inlet thereat, wherein said filter compartment is defined within said surrounding wall, said first side wall and said second side wall, wherein said water inlet and said unfiltered water outlet are positioned at the same orientation, wherein said water inlet is provided at said surrounding wall at a position close to said second side wall while said unfiltered water outlet is provided at said surrounding wall at a position close to said first side wall.

20. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 19, wherein said first side wall of said filter housing is detachably coupled with said surrounding wall for allowing said filter cartridge being replaceable supported in said filter housing.

21. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 20, wherein said filter housing further comprises a cartridge holder for retaining said filter cartridge in position, wherein said cartridge holder comprises a first cartridge seat provided at said first side wall and a second cartridge seat which is provided at said second side wall and is coaxially aligned with said first cartridge seat, wherein two ends of the filter core is seated at said first and second cartridge seats respectively to alignedly support said filter core in said filter compartment at a center of said surrounding wall.

22. The filtration faucet system, as recited in claim 21, wherein said cartridge holder further comprises two sealing rings disposed at said first and second cartridge seats to seal said ends of said filter core at said first and second side walls respectively.