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WO2010114197A1
WO2010114197A1 PCT/KR2009/003896 KR2009003896W WO2010114197A1 WO 2010114197 A1 WO2010114197 A1 WO 2010114197A1 KR 2009003896 W KR2009003896 W KR 2009003896W WO 2010114197 A1 WO2010114197 A1 WO 2010114197A1
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Kyung-Han Jeong
Kwang-Ha Suh
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D35/00—Filtering devices having features not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00, or for applications not specifically covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D33/00; Auxiliary devices for filtration; Filter housing constructions
    • B01D35/02—Filters adapted for location in special places, e.g. pipe-lines, pumps, stop-cocks
    • B01D35/04—Plug, tap, or cock filters filtering elements mounted in or on a faucet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • B67D1/0858—Cooling arrangements using compression systems
    • B67D1/0861—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F9/00—Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
    • C02F9/20—Portable or detachable small-scale multistage treatment devices, e.g. point of use or laboratory water purification systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • B67D1/0858—Cooling arrangements using compression systems
    • B67D1/0861—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means
    • B67D1/0865—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons
    • B67D1/0868—Cooling arrangements using compression systems the evaporator acting through an intermediate heat transfer means by circulating a cooling fluid along beverage supply lines, e.g. pythons the cooling fluid being a gas
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/08—Producing ice by immersing freezing chambers, cylindrical bodies or plates into water
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/04—Producing ice by using stationary moulds
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/04—Ice guide, e.g. for guiding ice blocks to storage tank
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/14—Water supply
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/08—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws by heating bodies in contact with the ice
    • F25C5/10—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws by heating bodies in contact with the ice using hot refrigerant; using fluid heated by refrigerant
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/121—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water filter for the water/ice dispenser

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for purifying water, and more particularly, to an apparatus for purifying water capable of making cold water and ice cubes and providing them to a user.
  • an apparatus for purifying water serves to filter harmful ingredients such as foreign materials or heavy metals included in water in a physical or chemical manner.
  • a similar apparatus to the water purifier may include an ionized water apparatus, etc.
  • This water purifier may be largely divided into a filtering unit for filtering contaminants from raw water, a storing unit for storing purified water having passed through the filtering unit, and a discharging unit for providing the purified water stored in the storing unit to a consumer.
  • the apparatus for purifying water is supplied to homes, companies, factories, etc. due to consumers’ high concerns about health and a recent bad water quality.
  • manufacturers for the apparatus for purifying water present out an apparatus for purifying water having an additional function to provide ice cubes, thereby attracting the consumers’ interests.
  • the apparatus for purifying water having a function to provide ice cubes has a structure that a refrigerant pipe along which a refrigerant having a low temperature flows is immersed in purified water accommodated in a predetermined container.
  • the purified water around the refrigerant pipe is frozen to form ice cubes, whereas the purified water accommodated in the container is cooled into cold water through heat exchange with the refrigerant pipe.
  • the temperature of the cold water is determined according to a heat exchange rate with a heat exchanger until the ice cubes are frozen to a predetermined size. Accordingly, it is difficult to control the temperature of the cold water in accordance with a consumer’s demand.
  • the temperature of the cold water is varied according to a distance between the heat exchanger and the purified water. This may cause the temperature of the cold water provided to the consumer not to be constant.
  • an apparatus for purifying water comprising: a cold water unit configured to cool introduced purified water, and to store it in the form of cold water; an ice making unit configured to make the introduced purified water into ice cubes; a first heat exchanger configured to supply cold air to the ice making unit; and a second heat exchanger configured to supply cold air to the cold water unit.
  • the first and second heat exchangers may be serially connected to each other so that a refrigerant can sequentially pass therethrough.
  • the refrigerant may be supplied to the second heat exchanger from the first heat exchanger.
  • the first and second heat exchangers may be connected to each other in parallel so that refrigerant supply thereto can be individually controlled.
  • the refrigerant supply to the first and second heat exchangers may be controlled by a three-way valve.
  • the refrigerant supply to the first heat exchanger may be performed only when the ice making unit is operated.
  • Whether to perform the refrigerant supply to the second heat exchanger or not may be determined according to a temperature of the cold water.
  • the ice making unit may comprise a purified water container configured to accommodate therein received purified water; ice cube makers formed as a refrigerant pipe of the first heat exchanger is bent, and immersed into the purified water accommodated in the purified water container; and an ice cube storage portion configured to store the ice cubes separated from the ice cube makers, and to selectively discharge out the ice cubes.
  • the ice cube makers may be configured to make ice cubes by freezing the peripheral purified water.
  • the purified water container may be disposed so as to have an opened upper surface, and may be configured to turn upside down so as to discharge water remaining after the ice cubes have been completely made. And, the purified water container may be configured so that the ice cubes can be separated from the ice cube makers thus to be stored in the ice cube storage portion when made to turn upside down.
  • the cold water unit may comprise a cold water container disposed below the purified water container so as to accommodate the remaining water therein when the purified water container is made to turn upside down.
  • An upper surface of the cold water container may be formed with an inclination angle so that the ice cubes can be guided to the ice cube storage portion. And, a plurality of holes through which the remaining water passes may be formed at the upper surface of the cold water container.
  • the ice cube storage portion may be positioned next to the cold water container.
  • the second heat exchanger may be implemented as a refrigerant pipe wound on an outer surface of the cold water container a plurality of times.
  • the second heat exchanger may be implemented as a refrigerant pipe disposed to contact the cold water stored in the cold water container, and bent a plurality of times.
  • the ice making unit may comprise an ice making chamber partitioned into insulation spaces; ice cube makers installed at the ice making chamber, and configured to make ice cubes by receiving purified water; and an ice cube storage portion configured to store the ice cubes made by the ice cube makers, and to selectively discharge out the ice cubes.
  • the first heat exchanger may be attached to the ice cube makers so that heat transfer can occur by conduction.
  • the cold water unit may be implemented as a cold water container disposed outside the ice making chamber, and configured to cool received purified water.
  • the second heat exchanger may be implemented as a refrigerant pipe wound on an outer surface of the cold water container a plurality of times.
  • the cold water unit may be implemented as a cold water container disposed outside the ice making chamber, and configured to cool received purified water.
  • the second heat exchanger may be implemented as a refrigerant pipe disposed to contact the cold water stored in the cold water container, and bent a plurality of times.
  • the heat exchangers are individually disposed at the cold water unit and the ice making unit. This may allow the temperature of the cold water supplied from the cold water unit to be easily controlled. Furthermore, this may allow the cold water to be supplied to a user with a uniform temperature.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of an apparatus for purifying water according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section view of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a disassembled perspective view of an ice making unit of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line ‘II-II’ in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section view of a cold water unit of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 6 is a longitudinal section view showing a modification example of the cold water unit of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing the operation of the ice making unit of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section view showing an apparatus for purifying water according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a longitudinal section view showing an apparatus for purifying water according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a disassembled perspective view of an ice making unit of FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of an apparatus for purifying water according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section view of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a disassembled perspective view of an ice making unit of FIG. 2
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line ‘II-II’ in FIG. 3
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section view of a cold water unit of FIG. 2.
  • the apparatus for purifying water 100 comprises a case 101 that forms the appearance, and various components disposed in the case 101 and configured to operate the apparatus for purifying water 100.
  • the case 101 is formed in a hexagonal shape. However, the case 101 may have various forms for enhanced designs.
  • a state displaying portion 103 configured to display, to outside, a state of the apparatus for purifying water 100 (e.g., purified water amount, hot water amount, cold water amount, ice cubes amount, temperature of hot water, temperature of cold water, whether or not an ice cube making mode is operated, etc.).
  • a state of the apparatus for purifying water 100 e.g., purified water amount, hot water amount, cold water amount, ice cubes amount, temperature of hot water, temperature of cold water, whether or not an ice cube making mode is operated, etc.
  • the case 101 is further provided with a discharging unit 105 configured to discharge out purified water, cold water, ice cubes, etc.
  • one or more surfaces of the case 101 are configured to be opened and closed so as to clean or repair components inside the case 101.
  • a remaining water collector 105 configured to collect remaining water having not been accommodated in a container, etc. while discharging out purified water, ice cubes, etc.
  • the remaining water collector 107 is detachably installed at the case 101 so as to easily remove the remaining water.
  • the apparatus for purifying water 100 comprises a filtering unit 180 disposed in the case 101, and configured to purify water introduced from a water supply source, etc.; a purified water storing unit 185 configured to store purified water passing through the filtering unit 180; a cold water unit 150 configured to cool the purified water supplied from the purified water storing unit 185 into a predetermined temperature, and then to store the cooled purified water therein; an ice making unit 120 configured to freeze the purified water in the form of ice cubes, and then to store the frozen ice cubes therein; and first and second heat exchangers 111, 112 configured to supply cold air to the cold water unit 150.
  • the filtering unit 180 includes one or more filters 181, and a filter head 183 configured to fixedly-couple the filters 181 thereto.
  • the number of the filters 181 is varied according to a manufacturer’s purposes.
  • the purified water storing unit 185 serves to store therein water purified through the filtering unit 180, and a maximum storage amount of the purified water is controlled by a floating valve 187.
  • the cold water unit 150 is connected to the purified water storing unit 185 by a tube thus to receive the purified water. And, the amount of the purified water supplied to the cold water unit 150 from the purified water storing unit 185 is controlled by a valve, etc.
  • the purified water stored in the cold water unit 150 is cooled by the second heat exchanger 112.
  • the ice making unit 120 includes a purified water container 121 configured to accommodate therein the purified water supplied from the purified water storing unit 185; ice cube makers 123 configured to make ice cubes by contacting the purified water stored in the purified water container 121; and an ice cube storage portion 125 configured to store the ice cubes made by the ice cube makers 123.
  • the first heat exchanger 111 supplies a refrigerant to the ice cube makers 123. And, the ice cube maker 123 immersed in the purified water stored in the purified water container 121 freezes the purified water, thereby making ice cubes.
  • the first and second heat exchangers 111, 112 are implemented as a refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant having a low temperature passes.
  • the refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant having a low temperature passes serves as the first and second heat exchangers 111, 112.
  • the first and second heat exchangers 111, 112 are serially connected to each other so that a refrigerant having passed through one of the first and second heat exchangers 111, 112 can pass through the other.
  • a refrigerant having a low temperature is supplied to the first heat exchanger 111 thus to form ice cubes, while a refrigerant having a high temperature is supplied to the second heat exchanger 112 thus to form cold water. This may increase the efficiency of energy.
  • thermoelectric elements 111, 112 may be implemented as thermoelectric elements.
  • the apparatus for purifying water 100 may further comprise a hot water storing unit 191 configured to accommodate the purified water storing unit 185 therein, and to store hot water heated to a predetermined temperature by a heating means 193 disposed at an outer side.
  • a hot water storing unit 191 configured to accommodate the purified water storing unit 185 therein, and to store hot water heated to a predetermined temperature by a heating means 193 disposed at an outer side.
  • the heating means 193 may be implemented as a heat wire.
  • the ice making unit 120 includes the purified water container 121, the ice cube makers 123, and the ice cube storage portion 125.
  • the purified water container 121 serves to store the purified water supplied from the purified water storing unit 185, and has an opened upper surface.
  • the purified water container 121 is configured to be able to turn upside down by a motor 121a, so that ice cubes having been completely made by the ice cube makers 123 can be discharged from the ice cube makers 123 thus to be stored in the ice cube storage portion 125.
  • the purified water container 121 has a semi-circular shaped sectional surface so as to prevent interference with other components when made to turn upside down.
  • the ice cube makers 123 are implemented as a plurality of protrusions protruding from the refrigerant pipe of the first heat exchanger 111 so that the refrigerant passing through the first heat exchanger 111 can be supplied thereto.
  • a refrigerant guide member 111a in the protruding direction of the ice cube makers 123.
  • the ice cube makers 123 are disposed to be immersed in the purified water stored in the purified water container 121. Accordingly, the refrigerant passing through inside of the ice cube makers 123 is heat-exchanged with the purified water contacting outer surfaces of the ice cube makers123. And, the purified water around the ice cube makers 123 is frozen to form ice cubes.
  • the first heat exchanger 111 is curvedly formed so as to implement the ice cube makers 123 as much as possible.
  • the ice cubes made by the ice cube makers 123 are separated from the ice cube makers 123 by a heat emitting member (e.g., heat wire) disposed on an outer surface of the ice cube makers 123. Then, as the purified water container 121 is made to turn upside down, the ice cubes are discharged out from the purified water container 121 together with the purified water stored in the purified water container 121, thereby being stored in the ice cube storage portion 125.
  • a heat emitting member e.g., heat wire
  • the cold water unit 150 and a process for separately storing the ice cubes and the purified water discharged from the purified water container 121.
  • the cold water unit 150 includes a cold water container 151 configured to accommodate therein the purified water flowing down from the purified water container 121 (so-called ‘remaining water’).
  • An upper surface of the cold water container 151 may be formed with an inclination angle so that the ice cubes can be guided to the ice cube storage portion 125.
  • a plurality of holes 151a having a size large enough to pass the remaining water therethrough, but not to pass the ice cubes therethrough.
  • the ice cube storage portion 125 is positioned next to the cold water container 151 so that the ice cubes moving along the inclination plane of the upper surface of the cold water container 151 can be accommodated therein.
  • an auger 125b configured to transfer the ice cubes stored in the ice cube storage portion 125 to the discharging unit 105, and an auger motor 125a configured to drive the auger 125b.
  • the purified water stored in the cold water container 151 is cooled by the second heat exchanger 112 implemented as a refrigerant pipe wound on an outer surface of the cold water container 151 a plurality of times.
  • the second heat exchanger 112 is preferably fixed to an outer surface of the cold water container 151 by using a material having a high thermal conductivity.
  • the second heat exchanger 112 may be installed in the cold water container 151.
  • FIG. 6 is a longitudinal section view showing a modification example of the cold water unit of FIG. 2.
  • a second heat exchanger 212 is positioned inside the cold water container 151 so as to contact the cold water stored in the cold water container 151. And, the second heat exchanger 212 is implemented as a refrigerant pipe bent a plurality of times so as to increase a contact area with the purified water.
  • a hole into which the second heat exchanger 212 is inserted is formed on a wall surface of the cold water container 151.
  • a hermetic member 153 is preferably provided so as to prevent leakage of the cold water stored in the cold water container 151.
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing the operation of the ice making unit of FIG. 2.
  • the purified water container 121 is made to turn upside down by rotation of the motor 121a.
  • the purified water stored in the purified water container 121 falls down to be stored in the cold water container 151 through the plurality of holes 151a formed on the upper surface of the cold water container 151.
  • the auger 125b of the ice cube storage portion 125 is rotated, the ice cubes are transferred to a discharge opening 125c thus to be discharged out.
  • FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section view showing the apparatus for purifying water according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • first and second heat exchangers 311, 312 are connected to each other in parallel so that refrigerant supply thereto can be individually controlled.
  • first and second heat exchangers 311, 312 are disposed so that a refrigerant having passed through an expander 318 can be supplied to the first heat exchanger 311 or the second heat exchanger 312 from a valve portion 310a (e.g., three-way valve).
  • a valve portion 310a e.g., three-way valve
  • whether to perform the refrigerant supply to the first heat exchanger 311 is determined according to whether an ice making operation is being performed or not.
  • whether to perform the refrigerant supply to the second heat exchanger 312 is determined according to the temperature of cold water.
  • FIG. 9 is a longitudinal section view showing the apparatus for purifying water according to the third embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 10 is a disassembled perspective view of an ice making unit of FIG. 9.
  • an ice making unit 420 of the apparatus for purifying water 400 includes an ice making chamber 421 partitioned into insulation spaces; ice cube makers 423 installed at the ice making chamber 421, and configured to make ice cubes by receiving purified water; and an ice cube storage portion 425 configured to store the ice cubes made by the ice cube makers 423, and to selectively discharge out the ice cubes.
  • a first heat exchanger 411 may be attached to the ice cube makers 423 so that heat transfer can occur by conduction.
  • a cold water unit 450 may be implemented as a cold water container 451 disposed outside the ice making chamber 421, and configured to cool received purified water.
  • a second heat exchanger 412 may be implemented as a refrigerant pipe wound on an outer surface of the cold water container 451 a plurality of times.
  • the cold water unit 450 may be implemented as the cold water container disposed outside the ice making chamber, and configured to cool received purified water.
  • the second heat exchanger 412 may be implemented as a refrigerant pipe disposed to contact the cold water stored in the cold water container 451, and bent a plurality of times.

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L'invention porte sur un appareil de purification de l'eau qui comprend : une unité d'eau froide configurée pour stocker de l'eau froide dans celle-ci; une unité de fabrication de glace configurée pour transformer l'eau froide en cubes de glace; un premier échangeur de chaleur configuré pour fournir de l'air froid à l'unité de fabrication de glace; et un second échangeur de chaleur configuré pour fournir de l'air froid à l'unité d'eau froide. Etant donné que les échangeurs de chaleur sont individuellement disposés au niveau de l'unité d'eau froide et de l'unité de fabrication de glace, la température de l'eau froide fourni par l'unité d'eau froide peut être facilement contrôlée. De plus, ceci peut permettre à l'eau froide d'être fournie à un utilisateur avec une température uniforme.
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