CN1897862A - Dishwasher with water softening system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The aim of the invention is to provide a dishwasher that allows for the softening or decarbonization of the water used in the dishwasher for dishwashing processes in an economical manner. For this purpose, the inventive dishwasher is provided with a raw water supply (2), at least one washing container and a raw water conditioning device for softening and/or partially demineralizing (decarbonizing) raw water from the water supply network. Said raw water conditioning device comprises at least one ion exchange container (9) containing an ion exchange material, and a refillable regenerating means container (6). The raw water is supplied to the washing container via the ion exchange container (9). A water dispenser (5) guides the raw water from the raw water supply (2) alternatively to the ion exchange container (9) or to the regenerating means container (6). The inventive dishwasher is advantageous in that the quantity of water required for producing the regeneration brine does not have to be metered out or stocked in a separate regeneration water reservoir, thereby eliminating the need for such a regeneration water reservoir, and entailing a reduction of production costs and requiring less space for the inventive raw water conditioning device.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of table-ware washing machine, it has and is used for the employed water of table-ware washing machine washing process is softened or decarburization, just is used to reduce the system of wash liquid calcium content.In particular, the present invention relates to a kind of table-ware washing machine, it has the hard water supplying duct, at least one is used to hold the washing container of the washing articles that will clean and is used for device that the hard water from water supply network is carried out water softening and/or is used for the water section desalination, the regenerative agent container that this device comprises at least one ion-exchange container and can annotate.
Background technology
The high calcium content of the employed wash liquid of washing process is unfavorable to wash result in the known table-ware washing machine, because calcium can be deposited on the washing articles and particularly cause the dirt of not expecting thus under the situation of glass washing articles.In the prior art, disclose have be used for to the washing or the employed water of rinse cycle softens or the table-ware washing machine of decarbonization device.Water correction is used to reduce the calcium content of wash liquid, wherein, uses ion-exchanger generally speaking, and it contains to small part and removes the calcium be dissolved in the water or the ion exchange material of magnesium.
For carrying out water softening by means of ion-exchanger, the hard water that will take from family's water pipe guided by ion-exchanger before the cycles of washing that imports table-ware washing machine.Ion-exchanger contains a kind of resin, and its characteristic is to absorb calcium ion or the magnesium ion that is dissolved in the water, reduces the calcium content of water thus.Again remove the calcium that is absorbed for the resin that makes ion-exchanger, generally carry out regenerative process, wherein, carry the salt solution that is mixed with regenerant salt to ion-exchanger, it mainly contains sodium chloride in the aqueous solution.As long as this regenerate brine contacts with the resin of ion-exchanger, the sodium ion that regenerate brine contains will replace calcium ion or magnesium ion is absorbed by resin, and calcium ion in the resin or magnesium ion are dissolved in the salt solution that is mixed with regenerant salt.Calcium ion or magnesium ion and the ion of receiving exchange seemingly at regeneration period in this manner, and the hard water that the resin of ion-exchanger is used for softening back washing process is regenerated.
For carrying out regenerative process as far as possible effectively, must prepare the regenerate brine of the amount of determining in advance and be transported to ion-exchanger.For this reason will produce on the known device the required water yield of regenerate brine in independent recycled water reservoir vessel quantitatively or store and mix regenerant salt.In regenerative process, in the salt solution importing ion-exchanger with saturated regenerant salt, it stops a moment there, so that can carry out above-mentioned ion-exchange.The shortcoming that is used for the well known device of water softening is, prepares to be used to produce the independent recycled water reservoir vessel of definite water yield needs of regenerate brine, and the area occupied that it need be determined has also improved the manufacturing cost of table-ware washing machine.
Summary of the invention
Therefore purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of table-ware washing machine, and it has and is used for the employed water of table-ware washing machine washing process is softened or the device of decarburization, and this device has reduced area occupied and reduced manufacturing cost.
This purpose is achieved by the device of the present invention of the foundation with claim 1 feature.The favourable improvement project of the present invention is illustrated in dependent claims 2-12.
Comprise the hard water supplying duct according to table-ware washing machine of the present invention, at least one is used to hold the washing container and the hard water treating apparatus that is used for the hard water from water supply network is carried out water softening and/or is used for water section desalination (decarburization) of the washing articles that will clean, this device comprises ion-exchange container that at least one contains ion exchange material and the regenerative agent container that can annotate, wherein, hard water is transported to washing container by ion-exchange container and is provided with the water coupler, and it is with the hard water of hard water supplying duct lead selectively ion-exchange container or regenerative agent container.
In foundation table-ware washing machine of the present invention, before the washing work or during the hard water of hard water supplying duct is transported to ion-exchange container, hard water softens or decarburization in the above described manner by ion exchange material there, so that be transported to the wash liquid circulation that therefore washing container also imports table-ware washing machine as soft water subsequently.For regenerative process definite water yield of hard water supplying duct is passed through the water coupler and import the regenerative agent container.The regenerative agent container contains regenerative agent, and it stops dissolving therein under the situation of enough time in the regenerative agent container at water, until saturated.In regenerative process, the regenerate brine that regenerant salt is saturated imports ion-exchange container, and regenerate brine stops a moment there, so that can carry out above-mentioned ion-exchange.
According in the table-ware washing machine of the present invention, produce the therefore no longer quantitative or storage in independent recycled water reservoir vessel of the required water yield of regenerate brine, but directly import the regenerative agent container by the water coupler from water supply network.Therefore the advantage that has according to table-ware washing machine of the present invention is, produce the required water yield of regenerate brine needn't be in independent recycled water reservoir vessel quantitatively or store and therefore no longer need this recycled water reservoir vessel.By cancelling independent recycled water reservoir vessel, reduced the manufacturing cost of table-ware washing machine on the one hand, and the space of vacating can have been made in addition his usefulness owing to reduced the area occupied of hard water treating apparatus on the other hand.
Particularly advantageous is to be provided with the measure of water device in the conduit between hard water supplying duct and water coupler.Can accurately measure the water yield that flows into table-ware washing machine by the hard water supplying duct thus.According to the water yield of measuring in the conduit between hard water supplying duct and water coupler, can regulate the effect of water coupler and therefore control the conveying of hard water to the regenerative agent container.Additional or selectively also can in the conduit between water coupler and the regenerative agent container, be provided with the measure of water device for same purpose.The measure of water device for example can be the vane type counter, and it is by being arranged on the water yield in the impeller mensuration inflow catheter in the associated catheter current to small part.
The present invention another preferred embodiment in, the hard water of water supply network is transported to the hard water treating apparatus by anti-water recovery apparatus.This anti-water recovery apparatus preferably realizes by the section of flowing freely, and free laying equal stress on to the whereabouts newly accumulates in the lower end of the section of flowing freely behind water certain section by gravity in this section, wherein, flows freely Duan Keyu ambient pressure balance.Guarantee thus to occur in water supply network under the situation of negative pressure, the liquid of table-ware washing machine is not inhaled in the water supply network.
Particularly advantageous is that anti-device, ion-exchange container and the water coupler of sucking back formed a best removable assembly.Thus can with alleged assembly cost economy and according to plain mode with the mode of the unique assembly table-ware washing machine of packing into.In a kind of selectable embodiment, ion-exchange container and regenerative agent container are formed a best removable assembly at least, wherein, prevent that sucking back device also can be integrated in this assembly.The convertibility of this assembly has reduced the maintenance expenditures and the possible cost of repairs.
Suitable is that ion-exchange container and regenerative agent container interconnect by the conduit of best valve control.The liquid flow of liquid from the regenerative agent container to ion-exchange container can be reliably controlled in valve control.Can be provided with check valve between this external ion-exchange container and the regenerative agent container, it prevents that liquid is back in the regenerative agent container from ion-exchange container.By charging valve being arranged in the hard water supplying duct, as long as, just the hard water supplying duct can be closed from the hard water of water supply network to table-ware washing machine conveying q.s.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, only also can utilize a hard water treating apparatus that the hard water of a plurality of table-ware washing machines is softened or decarburization, method is for example to be provided with another water coupler between ion-exchange container and washing container, its with soft water from ion-exchange container lead selectively washing container or another table-ware washing machine of a table-ware washing machine.Therefore the ion-exchange container of the described hard water treating apparatus hard water that can be used for two table-ware washing machines is handled, wherein, and for the regeneration of ion-exchange container equally only needs a regenerative agent container.
Upward carry out work according to table-ware washing machine of the present invention and the practice of above-mentioned embodiment, the process of its control washing procedure by the presetting apparatus that is preferably electronics.This presetting apparatus is preferably in the process of particularly regulating regenerative process under the RST that consideration provides by the measure of water device.By the water yield counter in the hard water supplying duct, presetting apparatus can be measured: have how much hard water to pass through ion-exchange container, and determine the interval of the necessity and the control regenerative process of the regenerative process that ion exchange material is used in the ion-exchange container according to it.Suitable for this reason is, no matter is charging valve or valve and the water coupler that is subjected to the conduit of valve control, preferably can control by described presetting apparatus separately or jointly according to a kind of definite washing procedure.
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The present invention is described in detail by preferred embodiment shown in the drawings below.Wherein:
Fig. 1 illustrates the constructed profile according to first embodiment of the invention hard water treating apparatus;
Fig. 2 illustrates the constructed profile according to second embodiment of the invention part hard water treating apparatus.
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The hard water treating apparatus according to first embodiment of the invention that schematically illustrates among Fig. 1 comprises hard water supplying duct 2, and it can close and will import the table-ware washing machine (not shown) from the hard water of water supply network by charging valve 1.Hard water enters as anti-by hard water supplying duct 2 and sucks back the section of flowing freely 3 that device uses, and is inhaled in the water supply network so that the liquid that can not of table-ware washing machine under the situation of negative pressure occurs in water supply network.
Flow through the measure of water device at the section of flowing freely 3 back hard water, it is measured by the hard water supplying duct and flows into the interior hard water amount of table-ware washing machine.In embodiment shown in Figure 1, the measure of water device is the vane type counter, and it measures the water yield of being carried by the impeller that is arranged in the hard water conduit current.On the flow direction of measure of water device 4 back, hard water is transported to water coupler 5, and it has the ion-exchange container of ion exchange material 9 with hard water or guiding, perhaps imports regenerative agent container 6.
According to the function of the hard water amount adjusting water coupler of measuring by vane type counter 4 in the conduit between hard water supplying duct 2 and water coupler 55, and therefore control the conveying of hard water to regenerative agent container 6.The washing duration of work, hard water is from hard water supplying duct 2 guiding ion-exchange containers 9.Hard water softens or decarburization by ion exchange material there.With after the soft water of softening or decarburization by water supply conduit 10 guiding washing containers and therefore import in the wash liquid circulation of table-ware washing machine.
Be the ion exchange material in the regenerant ions exchanging container 9, in advance the water yield of determining imported regenerative agent container 6 from hard water supplying duct 2 by water coupler 5.Regenerative agent container 6 contains regenerative agent 7, and it is dissolved in the water in the regenerative agent container 6.Hard water is imported into the regenerative agent container and replaces saturated regenerate brine in the ion-exchange container 9, starts described ion-exchange there between regenerate brine and ion exchange material.Because during carrying out regenerative process, consume regenerative agent 7, so regenerative agent container 6 can be by closed hole 14 filling regenerative agents 7.
Ion-exchange container 9 interconnects by the conduit that wherein is provided with check valve 8 with regenerative agent container 6, and this check valve prevents that liquid is back in the regenerative agent container 9 from ion-exchange container 6.In embodiments of the present invention shown in Figure 1, anti-device 3, measure of water device 4, ion-exchange container 9 and the water coupler 5 of sucking back formed a removable assembly.Alleged thus parts can cost be packed into according in the table-ware washing machine of the present invention or change with unique assembly economically and according to plain mode.But regenerative agent container 6 can be integrated in this assembly equally.
Fig. 2 illustrates the constructed profile according to second embodiment of the invention part hard water treating apparatus, and it only can utilize a hard water treating apparatus that the hard water of a plurality of table-ware washing machines is softened or decarburization.Flow direction with soft water is provided with another water coupler 10 in ion-exchange container 9 back of containing ion exchange material relatively for this reason, it is equipped with the washing container of the table-ware washing machine of hard water treating apparatus, perhaps other table-ware washing machines of guiding on arrow A direction shown in the drawings with soft water from ion-exchange container 9 or by soft water supplying duct 10 guiding.The hard water that can be used for two or more table-ware washing machines according to the hard water treating apparatus of table-ware washing machine of the present invention is handled thus, wherein, and for the regeneration of ion-exchange container also only needs a regenerative agent container.
Suck back device as anti-, in second embodiment of hard water treating apparatus, also can on hard water supplying duct 2, be provided with the section of flowing freely 3.Be that with difference in hard water treating apparatus shown in Figure 2, the measure of water device that constitutes as vane type counter 13 is not arranged on the back of the section of flowing freely 3 but the front according to hard water treating apparatus of the present invention above-mentioned first embodiment.The others of the hard water treating apparatus second embodiment structure shown in Figure 2 are identical with embodiment shown in Figure 1.
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Charging valve on the 1 hard water supplying duct 2
2 hard water supplying ducts
3 sections of flowing freely
4 measure of water devices or vane type counter
5 water couplers
6 regenerative agent containers
7 regenerative agents
8 check valves
9 have the ion-exchange container of ion exchange material
10 lead to the soft water conduit of washing container
11 comprise the assembly of ion-exchange container 9 and water coupler 5
12 second water couplers
13 measure of water devices or vane type counter
Closable hole in the 14 regenerative agent containers 6
A leads to the soft water duct direction of another table-ware washing machine
Claims (12)
1. table-ware washing machine, it has a hard water supplying duct (2), at least one is used to hold the washing container and the hard water treating apparatus (6 that is used for hard water is carried out water softening and/or is used for water section desalination (decarburization) of the washing articles that will clean, 9), this device comprises the regenerative agent container (6) that at least one contains the ion-exchange container of ion exchange material (9) and can annotate, wherein, hard water is transported to washing container by ion-exchange container (9), it is characterized in that, be provided with a water coupler (5), its will lead selectively from the hard water of described hard water supplying duct (2) regenerative agent container (6) or ion-exchange container (9).
2. by the described table-ware washing machine of claim 1, wherein, be provided with measure of water device (4) in the conduit between hard water supplying duct (2) and water coupler (5).
3. by one of aforementioned claim described table-ware washing machine, wherein, between water coupler (5) and regenerative agent container (6), be provided with the measure of water device.
4. by one of aforementioned claim described table-ware washing machine, wherein, hard water is through preventing that sucking back device (3) is transported to hard water treating apparatus (6,9).
5. by the described table-ware washing machine of claim 4, wherein, anti-device (3), ion-exchange container (9) and the water coupler (5) of sucking back formed a best removable assembly (11).
6. by one of aforementioned claim described table-ware washing machine, wherein, ion-exchange container (9) and regenerative agent container (6) are formed a best removable assembly.
7. by one of aforementioned claim described table-ware washing machine, wherein, ion-exchange container (9) and regenerative agent container (6) interconnect by the conduit of preferably valve control.
8. by the described table-ware washing machine of claim 7, wherein, be provided with a check valve (8) between ion-exchange container (9) and the regenerative agent container (6), it prevents that liquid is back in the regenerative agent container (6) from ion-exchange container (9).
9. by one of aforementioned claim described table-ware washing machine, wherein, hard water supplying duct (2) can be closed by charging valve (1).
10. by one of aforementioned claim described table-ware washing machine, wherein, be provided with another water coupler (12) between ion-exchange container (9) and the washing container, its with soft water from ion-exchange container (9) lead selectively washing container or other table-ware washing machines.
11. by one of aforementioned claim described table-ware washing machine, wherein, be provided with a presetting apparatus that is preferably electronics, it preferably controls the regenerative process that is used to make ion exchange material regeneration according to the signal that is provided by described measure of water device (4).
12. by the described table-ware washing machine of claim 11, wherein, charging valve (1), can preferably control by presetting apparatus separately or jointly according to definite washing procedure by the valve and the water coupler (5,12) of the conduit of valve control.
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