JP2669197B2 - Water heater - Google Patents

Water heater

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JP2669197B2
JP2669197B2 JP3168176A JP16817691A JP2669197B2 JP 2669197 B2 JP2669197 B2 JP 2669197B2 JP 3168176 A JP3168176 A JP 3168176A JP 16817691 A JP16817691 A JP 16817691A JP 2669197 B2 JP2669197 B2 JP 2669197B2
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隆行 浦田
修三 徳光
昇 成尾
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【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は家庭や事務所などで飲料
用の湯を供給する給湯装置に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hot water supply apparatus for supplying hot water for drinking at home or office.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】近年の水道水は塩素消毒がされているた
めに、多くの遊離塩素が含まれており、カルキ臭(塩素
臭)の多いものとなっている。そこで従来の給湯装置で
は、沸騰を数分間持続することにより、水中の遊離塩素
やトリハロメタンを大気中に放出し、水道水中のカルキ
臭を除去していた。
2. Description of the Related Art Since tap water in recent years has been sterilized with chlorine, it contains a large amount of free chlorine and has a lot of chlorine odor. Therefore, in the conventional hot water supply apparatus, free chlorine and trihalomethane in the water were released into the atmosphere by maintaining the boiling for several minutes, and the odor of the tap water in the tap water was removed.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、上記方法によ
る遊離塩素の除去には限界があり、十分にしかも短時間
に遊離塩素を除去することはできなかった。また、長時
間沸騰させると給湯装置より発生する蒸気によって、室
内の空気が湿ったり周辺部に置かれている器具類が変色
するというような問題も生ずるものであった。
However, there is a limit to the removal of free chlorine by the above method, and it has not been possible to remove free chlorine sufficiently and in a short time. In addition, if the water is boiled for a long time, the steam generated from the hot water supply device may cause a problem that the air in the room becomes wet or discolors the appliances placed in the periphery.

【0004】本発明は、このような従来の構成が有して
いた課題を解決しようとするものであり、湯中の遊離塩
素をすばやく除去してカルキ臭がしない、また活性炭の
破片や微粉末が湯中に混入することが少ない給湯装置を
提供することを目的としている。
An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of such a conventional structure, and to quickly remove free chlorine in hot water so as not to have a bad smell. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hot water supply device in which water is less likely to be mixed into hot water.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に本発明は、容器と、この容器内の水を加熱するヒータ
と、合成樹脂原料の球状活性炭を設けた給湯装置とする
ものである。
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hot water supply device provided with a container, a heater for heating water in the container, and spherical activated carbon as a synthetic resin raw material. .

【0006】[0006]

【作用】本発明は湯と活性炭を接触させることにより、
活性炭の作用で湯中の遊離塩素が(化1)または(化
2)の様に反応し除去されるので、湯中の遊離塩素が除
去できるものである。これによってカルキ臭の少ないお
いしい湯を供給することが可能となるものである。
According to the present invention, by bringing hot water into contact with activated carbon,
Since free chlorine in hot water reacts and is removed by the action of activated carbon as shown in (Chemical formula 1) or (Chemical formula 2), free chlorine in hot water can be removed. As a result, it becomes possible to supply delicious hot water with a small odor.

【0007】[0007]

【化1】 2Cl2+H2O→4HCl+O2 Embedded image 2Cl 2 + H 2 O → 4HCl + O 2

【0008】[0008]

【化2】 2Cl2+C+2H2O→4HCl+CO2 Embedded image 2Cl 2 + C + 2H 2 O → 4HCl + CO 2

【0009】またこれらの反応は高温ほど迅速に反応す
るので、水温が高いときほど有利である。さらに、組成
の均一な合成樹脂を原料にし、かつ形状が相互に影響を
与えにくく、摩耗しにくい球状であるので、湯中に破砕
片や微粉のほとんどでない給湯装置を提供できる。
Further, since these reactions react more rapidly at higher temperatures, it is more advantageous when the water temperature is higher. Furthermore, since a synthetic resin having a uniform composition is used as a raw material, the shape is hardly affected by each other, and the shape is hard to wear, it is possible to provide a hot water supply apparatus in which crushed pieces and fine powder hardly exist in the hot water.

【0010】[0010]

【実施例】(実施例1) 以下本発明の第一の実施例を図に基づいて説明する。図
、図2において、1は給湯装置の本体(以下単に本体
1と称する)で、内部に湯を貯湯する内径150mm、深
さ250mmの容器2を有している。3は容器2の口部を
封じるように装着した中栓である。また4は本体1の上
部を開閉可能に覆った上蓋である。5は逆止弁であり、
中栓3を貫通して容器2内と連通しており、また大気と
も連通している。6は本体1と容器2との間の底部に設
けたモータ、7はモータ6により駆動されるポンプで、
その吸い込み口8は容器2の底部と連通している。9は
ポンプ7の吐出口で、揚水経路を構成する吐出パイプ1
0に連通している。11は前記吐出パイプ10を通った
湯を注ぐ注水口であり、12は吐出パイプ10中に配置
した活性炭層で、内部に合成樹脂を原料とした球状活性
12aが収容されている。13は加熱用のヒータであ
り、容器2の下部側面に装着されている。14はモータ
6を駆動する起動スイッチと可変抵抗体であり、押しボ
タン15の押し動作によりロッド16を介して動作す
る。17は圧縮形のスプリングで、このスプリング17
は、常時ロッド16を上方に押し上げるように付勢して
いる。
First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a hot water supply apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as main body 1), which has a container 2 having an inner diameter of 150 mm and a depth of 250 mm for storing hot water therein. Reference numeral 3 is an inner plug attached so as to seal the mouth of the container 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes an upper cover that covers the upper part of the main body 1 so as to be openable and closable. 5 is a check valve,
It penetrates the inside plug 3 and communicates with the inside of the container 2, and also communicates with the atmosphere. 6 is a motor provided at the bottom between the main body 1 and the container 2, 7 is a pump driven by the motor 6,
The suction port 8 communicates with the bottom of the container 2. Reference numeral 9 denotes a discharge port of the pump 7, which is a discharge pipe 1 forming a pumping path.
It communicates with 0. Reference numeral 11 is a water injection port for pouring the hot water that has passed through the discharge pipe 10, and 12 is an activated carbon layer arranged in the discharge pipe 10, which is a spherical active material made of synthetic resin as a raw material.
The charcoal 12a is stored. Reference numeral 13 denotes a heater for heating, which is attached to the lower side surface of the container 2. Reference numeral 14 is a start switch for driving the motor 6 and a variable resistor, which is operated by the push operation of the push button 15 via the rod 16. 17 is a compression type spring.
Always urges the rod 16 to be pushed upward.

【0011】以下本実施例の動作を説明する。容器2内
に貯湯された湯を給湯する場合は、押しボタン15を押
し下げる。即ち、押しボタン15を押し下げる操作によ
って起動スイッチ14がONされ、更に押し下げること
により抵抗が可変されて供給電圧が変化し、モータ6に
通電される。モータ6が通電されることによってポンプ
7が動作し、ポンプ7の吸い込み口8より容器2内に貯
湯されている湯を吸い込み、吐出口9より吐出パイプ1
0を通り、注水口11より吐出される。この時湯は活性
炭層12で、合成樹脂を原料とした球状活性炭12aと
接触する。なお本実施例では合成樹脂を原料とした球状
活性炭12aとしては、一次粒子が球状で自硬化性のあ
る合成フェノール樹脂(鐘紡(株)製、ベルバール)を
原料としている。球状活性炭は多数焼結させた一次粒子
より構成されている。また前記球状活性炭には、抗菌処
理として銀を添着しており、このようにして用意した球
状活性炭150gを使用している。
The operation of this embodiment will be described below. When supplying the hot water stored in the container 2, the push button 15 is pushed down. That is, the start switch 14 is turned on by the operation of pressing the push button 15, and the resistance is changed by further pressing to change the supply voltage, and the motor 6 is energized. When the motor 6 is energized, the pump 7 operates and sucks the hot water stored in the container 2 through the suction port 8 of the pump 7 and the discharge pipe 1 through the discharge port 9.
It passes through 0 and is discharged from the water injection port 11. At this time, the hot water contacts the spherical activated carbon 12a made of synthetic resin in the activated carbon layer 12. In this embodiment, as the spherical activated carbon 12a made of a synthetic resin as a raw material, a synthetic phenol resin (Bellvar, manufactured by Kanebo Co., Ltd.) having spherical primary particles and self-hardening is used as a raw material. The spherical activated carbon is composed of a large number of sintered primary particles . Or the said spherical activated carbon was, and impregnated with silver as an antimicrobial treatment, using the thus prepared spherical activated carbon 150 g.

【0012】「昭和62年度大阪市水道局水質試験所調
査研究ならびに試験成績」によると市内33カ所の採水
場所の年平均遊離塩素濃度の平均(x)は0.63pp
m、偏差(σ)は0.12である。x+3σ=0.99
であるので1.0ppmの遊離塩素は充分に高い濃度と
言える。
According to the "Survey and Research Results of Water Quality Laboratory of Osaka City Waterworks Bureau in 1987," the average (x) of the annual average free chlorine concentration at 33 water sampling points in the city is 0.63 pp.
m and the deviation (σ) are 0.12. x + 3σ = 0.99
Therefore, it can be said that 1.0 ppm of free chlorine has a sufficiently high concentration.

【0013】また、遊離塩素のいき値について厚生省の
おいしい水研究会は0.4ppm以下の残留塩素濃度で
は通常の人は気にならないとしている。そこで無臭水に
次亜塩素酸を添加し0.1、0.2、0.3、0.4p
pmの溶液をつくり、5人の人に官能試験を行った。そ
の結果カルキ臭を0.2ppm以上で感じた人は2人い
たが0.1ppmで感じた人はいなかった。
Regarding the threshold value of free chlorine, the Tasty Water Study Group of the Ministry of Health and Welfare states that ordinary people do not care if the residual chlorine concentration is 0.4 ppm or less. Therefore, add hypochlorous acid to odorless water to add 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4p
pm, and a sensory test was performed on five people. As a result, there were two persons who felt the odor at 0.2 ppm or more, but none of them felt 0.1 ppm.

【0014】これらの結果より1.0ppmの遊離塩素
を含む水を0.1ppm以下の濃度まで下げることがで
きると、大部分の人はカルキ臭を感じなくなるといえる
とした。
[0014] From these results, it can be said that if water containing 1.0 ppm of free chlorine can be reduced to a concentration of 0.1 ppm or less, most people will not feel the smell of chlorine.

【0015】実験例1.実験水 水道水に塩素水を添
加して遊離塩素濃度が 1.0 ppm とした。
Experimental Example 1 Experimental water Chlorine water was added to tap water to adjust the free chlorine concentration to 1.0 ppm.

【0016】分析方法 上水試験法の残留塩素項目、D
PD法に従い測定した。 実験方法 1.図1の装置から活性炭層12の中の活性炭を取り除
き、これに実験水を3000ml入れ加熱し、溶液が1
00℃に達した時、注水口11より溶液をサンプリング
し直ちに濃度を測定した。
Analytical Method Residual Chlorine Items in the Water Test Method, D
It was measured according to the PD method. Experimental method The activated carbon in the activated carbon layer 12 was removed from the apparatus shown in FIG.
When the temperature reached 00 ° C, the solution was sampled from the water injection port 11 and the concentration was measured immediately.

【0017】2.実験水を図1の装置に3000ml入
れ加熱し、溶液が100℃に達した時、注水口11より
合成樹脂原料の活性炭の詰まった活性炭層12を通った
溶液をサンプリングし直ちに濃度を測定した。
2. 3000 ml of experimental water was put into the apparatus of FIG. 1 and heated. When the temperature of the solution reached 100 ° C., the solution passing through the activated carbon layer 12 filled with the activated carbon of the synthetic resin raw material was sampled from the water inlet 11 and the concentration was measured immediately.

【0018】実験例1の結果 実験例1の結果を(表1)に示す。Results of Experimental Example 1 The results of Experimental Example 1 are shown in (Table 1).

【0019】[0019]

【表1】 [Table 1]

【0020】このように合成樹脂原料の活性炭12を
用いたものは、湯中の遊離塩素成分を効率よく除去する
ことができた。
As described above, the product using the activated carbon layer 12 of the synthetic resin raw material was able to efficiently remove the free chlorine component in the hot water.

【0021】しかし、給湯装置に活性炭を使用する時に
は湯の中に活性炭の破片や活性炭の微粉が混入してしま
うことが考えられる。給湯装置では湯を飲用に使用する
ことが多いため、活性炭の欠けたものや微粉が湯に混じ
れば美観が悪く、お茶等を楽しむことができない。給湯
装置が輸送や持ち運びされる際に活性炭が擦り合うこと
が考えられる。図2(a)で示すように、端が尖ってい
る活性炭21は輸送中等に擦れあい、活性炭の端が容易
に欠けて破壊炭22が発生するが、図2(b)で示すよ
うに、球状活性炭23は欠けにくい。また、合成樹脂原
料で作成した活性炭は純粋な原料から作成されるため、
活性炭の構造が結晶化されやすく密になる。そのため、
不純物を含む原料から作成された活性炭よりもより堅く
なり、輸送中等の活性炭同士の擦れあいによる微紛の発
生が少ない。そこで以下の試験を行った。
However, when activated carbon is used in the water heater, it is conceivable that fragments of activated carbon or fine powder of activated carbon will be mixed in the hot water. Since hot water is often used for drinking in a hot water supply device, if a product lacking activated carbon or fine powder is mixed with hot water, it will be unattractive and you cannot enjoy tea or the like. Activated carbon may rub against each other when the water heater is transported or carried. As shown in FIG. 2 (a) , the sharpened activated carbon 21 rubs during transportation and the like, and the activated carbon is easily chipped off to generate broken carbon 22, but as shown in FIG. 2 (b).
As described above, the spherical activated carbon 23 is not easily chipped. In addition, since activated carbon made from synthetic resin raw material is made from pure raw material,
The structure of activated carbon is easily crystallized and becomes dense. for that reason,
It is harder than activated carbon made from raw materials containing impurities, and produces less fine powder due to friction between activated carbon during transportation. Therefore, the following test was conducted.

【0022】図3に示すように、活性炭として球状に成
形した合成樹脂を賦活して作った球状炭25と、円柱型
に成形した合成樹脂を賦活して作った活性炭26と、石
炭系の球状活性炭27と、石炭系の破砕形活性炭28
と、椰子殻より作成された破砕炭29を比較した。それ
ぞれの活性炭を150gづつ図1に示したように給湯装
置に取り付け、給湯装置を振幅10cmで1秒間に2往
復する震とう機に取り付け10時間震とうさせた。活性
炭の割れや微粉の測定は、溶液としては超純水を用い、
他は実験例1の条件2と同じ方法で湯を沸騰させた後、
2000mlサンプリングした。サンプリングした湯は
0.4μmの孔のメンブランフィルターで濾過し、濾過
の前後の重量変化で活性炭からの粉落ちを求めた。その
結果を(表2)に示す。
As shown in FIG. 3, a spherical carbon 25 formed by activating a synthetic resin formed into a spherical shape as activated carbon, an activated carbon 26 formed by activating a synthetic resin formed into a cylindrical shape, and a coal-based spherical Activated carbon 27 and crushed coal-based activated carbon 28
And crushed charcoal 29 made from coconut shells. As shown in FIG. 1, 150 g of each activated carbon was attached to a hot water supply device, and the hot water supply device was attached to a shaker that reciprocated twice with an amplitude of 10 cm per second and shaken for 10 hours. For measurement of cracks and fine powder of activated carbon, use ultrapure water as the solution,
Otherwise, after boiling water in the same manner as in Condition 2 of Experimental Example 1,
2000 ml was sampled. The sampled hot water was filtered through a membrane filter having 0.4 μm pores, and the powder drop from the activated carbon was determined by the weight change before and after the filtration. The results are shown in (Table 2).

【0023】[0023]

【表2】 [Table 2]

【0024】表2より分かるように、同じ材質の活性炭
では球状のものほど活性炭の粉落ちは少なく、また原料
が合成樹脂から作成された活性炭は粉落ちは少ない。よ
って本実施例のように、給湯装置に使用する活性炭とし
ては球状で合成樹脂から作成された活性炭が効果的であ
る。 (実施例2) 次に本発明の第二の実施例を図4に基づいて説明する。
31は給湯装置の本体で、内部に湯を貯湯する内径15
0mm、深さ250mmの容器32を有している。33は容
器32の口部を封じるように装着した中栓である。また
34は本体31の上部を開閉可能に覆った上蓋である。
35は逆止弁であり、中栓33を貫通して容器32内と
連通しており、また大気とも連通している。36は本体
31と容器32との間の底部に設けたモータ、37はモ
ータ36により駆動されるポンプで、その吸い込み口3
8は容器32の底部の吸い込み口42と連通している。
48は活性炭層であり、吸い込み口42の上部に配置さ
れており、内部に合成樹脂を原料とした球状活性炭を
容している。39はポンプ37の吐出口で、揚水経路を
構成する吐出パイプ40に連通している。41は前記吐
出パイプ40を通った湯を注ぐ注水口である。43は加
熱用のヒータであり、貯湯用容器32の下部側面に装着
されている。44はモータ36を駆動する起動スイッチ
と可変抵抗体であり、押しボタン45の押し動作により
ロッド46を介して動作する。47は圧縮形のスプリン
グで、このスプリング47は、常時ロッド46を上方に
押し上げるようにしている。
As can be seen from Table 2, in the case of the activated carbon of the same material, spherical particles have less powder drop of activated carbon, and activated carbon made of synthetic resin has less powder removal. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, spherical activated carbon made of synthetic resin is effective as the activated carbon used in the hot water supply device. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
31 is a main body of the hot water supply device, and has an inner diameter 15 for storing hot water therein.
It has a container 32 of 0 mm and a depth of 250 mm. Reference numeral 33 is an inner plug attached to seal the mouth of the container 32. Reference numeral 34 denotes an upper lid that covers the upper part of the main body 31 so as to be openable and closable.
Reference numeral 35 denotes a check valve, which penetrates the inner stopper 33 and communicates with the inside of the container 32, and also communicates with the atmosphere. 36 is a motor provided at the bottom between the main body 31 and the container 32, 37 is a pump driven by the motor 36, and its suction port 3
8 communicates with a suction port 42 at the bottom of the container 32.
48 is an activated carbon layer is disposed on top of the suction opening 42 to yield <br/> volumes of spherical activated carbon which the inner synthetic resin as the raw material. Reference numeral 39 denotes a discharge port of the pump 37, which communicates with a discharge pipe 40 constituting a pumping path. Reference numeral 41 denotes a water inlet for pouring hot water through the discharge pipe 40. Reference numeral 43 denotes a heater for heating, which is mounted on a lower side surface of the hot water storage container 32. Reference numeral 44 is a start switch for driving the motor 36 and a variable resistor, which is operated via the rod 46 by the push operation of the push button 45. Reference numeral 47 is a compression type spring, and this spring 47 always pushes the rod 46 upward.

【0025】以下本実施例の動作を説明する。貯湯用容
器32内に貯湯された湯を給湯する場合は、押しボタン
45を押し下げる。即ち、押しボタン45を押し下げる
操作によって起動スイッチ44がONされ、更に押し下
げることにより抵抗が可変されて供給電圧が変化し、モ
ータ36に通電される。モータ36が通電されることに
よってポンプ37が動作し、低部の吸い込み口42より
容器32内に貯湯されている湯を吸い込み、ポンプ37
の吸い込み口38と吐出口39より吐出パイプ40を通
り、湯は注水口41より吐出される。この低部の吸い込
み口42より容器32内に貯湯されている湯を吸い込む
時、湯は活性炭層48を通して湯を吸い込むため、湯は
活性炭層48で合成樹脂を原料とした球状活性炭と接触
する。
The operation of this embodiment will be described below. When supplying the hot water stored in the hot water storage container 32, the push button 45 is pushed down. That is, the start switch 44 is turned on by the operation of depressing the push button 45, and the resistance is varied to change the supply voltage by further depressing, so that the motor 36 is energized. When the motor 36 is energized, the pump 37 operates to suck the hot water stored in the container 32 through the suction port 42 at the lower portion, and the pump 37
The hot water is discharged from the inlet port 38 and the discharge port 39 through the discharge pipe 40, and the hot water is discharged from the water injection port 41. When the hot water stored in the container 32 is sucked through the lower suction port 42, the hot water is sucked through the activated carbon layer 48, so that the hot water comes into contact with the spherical activated carbon made of synthetic resin as a raw material in the activated carbon layer 48.

【0026】なお本実施例では合成樹脂を原料とした球
状活性炭としては、実施例1と同様のものを用い、また
球状活性炭には、抗菌処理として銀を添着しており、こ
のようにして用意した球状活性炭150gを使用してい
る。
In this example, the same spherical activated carbon as that of Example 1 was used as the spherical activated carbon made of synthetic resin.
Spherical activated carbon is impregnated with silver as an antibacterial treatment.
Using 150 g of spherical activated carbon prepared as
You.

【0027】「昭和62年度大阪市水道局水質試験所調
査研究ならびに試験成績」によると市内33カ所の採水
場所の年平均遊離塩素濃度の平均(x)は0.63pp
m、偏差(σ)は0.12である。x+3σ=0.99
であるので1.0ppmの遊離塩素は充分に高い濃度と
言える。また、遊離塩素のいき値について厚生省のおい
しい水研究会は0.4ppm以下の残留塩素濃度では通
常の人は気にならないとしている。そこで無臭水に次亜
塩素酸を添加し0.1、0.2、0.3、0.4ppm
の溶液をつくり、5人の人に官能試験を行った。その結
果カルキ臭を0.2ppm以上で感じた人は2人いたが
0.1ppmで感じた人はいなかった。
According to the "Survey and Research Results of Water Quality Laboratory of Osaka City Waterworks Bureau in 1987", the average (x) of the annual average free chlorine concentration at 33 water sampling points in the city was 0.63 pp.
m and the deviation (σ) are 0.12. x + 3σ = 0.99
Therefore, it can be said that 1.0 ppm of free chlorine is a sufficiently high concentration. Regarding the threshold value of free chlorine, the Tasty Water Study Group of the Ministry of Health and Welfare has stated that ordinary people do not care if the residual chlorine concentration is 0.4 ppm or less. Therefore, hypochlorous acid was added to odorless water to obtain 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 ppm.
And a sensory test was performed on five persons. As a result, there were two persons who felt the odor at 0.2 ppm or more, but none of them felt 0.1 ppm.

【0028】これらの結果より1.0ppmの遊離塩素
を含む水を0.1ppm以下の濃度まで下げることがで
きると、大部分の人はカルキ臭を感じなくなるといえる
とした。
From these results, it can be said that, if water containing 1.0 ppm of free chlorine can be reduced to a concentration of 0.1 ppm or less, most people will not feel the odor of khaki.

【0029】実験例2.実験水 水道水に塩素水を添
加して遊離塩素濃度が 1.0 ppm とした。
Experimental Example 2. Experimental water Chlorine water was added to tap water to adjust the free chlorine concentration to 1.0 ppm.

【0030】分析方法 上水試験法の残留塩素項目、D
PD法に従い測定した。 実験方法 1.図4の装置から活性炭層48を取り除き、これに実
験水を3000ml入れ加熱し、溶液が100℃に達し
た時、注水口41より溶液をサンプリングし直ちに濃度
を測定した。
Analytical Method Residual Chlorine Items in the Water Test Method, D
It was measured according to the PD method. Experimental method Removing the active carbon layer 48 from the device of FIG. 4, this Renimi
When 3000 ml of test water was added and heated, and when the solution reached 100 ° C., the solution was sampled from the water injection port 41 and the concentration was measured immediately.

【0031】2.実験水を図4の装置に3000ml入
れ加熱し、溶液が100℃に達した時、注水口41より
合成樹脂原料の活性炭の詰まった活性炭層48を通った
溶液をサンプリングし直ちに濃度を測定した。
2. 4 ml of the experimental water was put into the apparatus shown in FIG. 4 and heated. When the temperature of the solution reached 100 ° C., the solution was sampled from the water inlet 41 through the activated carbon layer 48 filled with the activated carbon of the synthetic resin material, and the concentration was measured immediately.

【0032】実験例1の結果 実験例1の結果を(表3)に示す。Results of Experimental Example 1 The results of Experimental Example 1 are shown in (Table 3).

【0033】[0033]

【表3】 [Table 3]

【0034】このように合成樹脂原料の活性炭を用いた
ものは、湯中の遊離塩素成分を効率よく除去することが
できた。
As described above, in the case of using the activated carbon as the synthetic resin raw material, the free chlorine component in the hot water could be efficiently removed.

【0035】しかし、給湯装置に活性炭を使用する時に
は湯の中に活性炭の破片や活性炭の微粉が混入してしま
うことが考えられる。給湯装置では湯を飲用に使用する
ことが多いため、活性炭の欠けたものや微粉が湯に混じ
れば美観が悪く、お茶等を楽しむことができない。給湯
装置が輸送や持ち運びされる際に活性炭が擦り合うこと
が考えられる。図2に示すように、端が尖っている活性
炭は輸送中等に擦れあい、活性炭の端が容易に欠ける
状活性炭は欠けにくい。また、合成樹脂原料で作成し
た活性炭は純粋な原料から作成されるため活性炭の構造
が結晶化されやすく密になる。そのため、不純物を含む
原料から作成された活性炭よりもより堅くなり、輸送中
等の活性炭同士の擦れあいでより微紛の発生が少ない。
そこで以下の試験を行った。
However, when activated carbon is used in the water heater, it is conceivable that activated carbon fragments or activated carbon fine powder may be mixed into the hot water. Since hot water is often used for drinking in a hot water supply device, if a product lacking activated carbon or fine powder is mixed with hot water, it will be unattractive and you cannot enjoy tea or the like. Activated carbon may rub against each other when the water heater is transported or carried. As shown in FIG. 2, activated carbon has a pointed end is rubbing during transportation, but lacks easily the end of the activated carbon
Sphere-like activated carbon is difficult missing. In addition, since activated carbon made from synthetic resin raw materials is made from pure raw materials, the structure of activated carbon is easily crystallized and becomes dense. Therefore, it is harder than the activated carbon made from the raw material containing impurities, and the generation of fine powder is less likely due to the friction between the activated carbons during transportation.
Therefore, the following test was conducted.

【0036】図3に示すように、活性炭としてaの球状
に成形した合成樹脂を賦活して作った球状炭25と、b
の円柱型に成形した合成樹脂を賦活して作った活性炭2
6と、cの石炭系の球状活性炭27と、dの石炭系の破
砕形活性炭28と、eの椰子殻より作成された破砕炭2
9を比較した。それぞれの活性炭を150gづつ図4に
示したように給湯装置に取り付け、給湯装置を振幅10
cmで1秒間に2往復する震とう機に取り付け10時間
震とうさせた。そして活性炭の割れや微粉の測定は溶液
としては超純水を用い、他は実験例1の条件2と同じ方
法で湯を沸騰させた後、2000mlサンプリングし
た。サンプリングした湯は0.4μmの孔のメンブラン
フィルターで濾過し、濾過の前後の重量変化で活性炭か
らの粉落ちを求めた。その結果を(表4)に示す。
As shown in FIG. 3, spherical carbon 25 made by activating a spherical synthetic resin of a as activated carbon, and b
Activated carbon made by activating synthetic resin molded into a cylindrical shape 2
6, c-type spherical activated carbon 27 of coal, d-type crushed activated carbon 28 of coal-type, and crushed carbon 2 made from palm shell of e 2
9 were compared. Attach 150 g of each activated carbon to the water heater as shown in FIG.
It was attached to a shaker that reciprocates twice per second in cm, and was shaken for 10 hours. Then, for the measurement of cracks and fine powder of activated carbon, ultrapure water was used as the solution, and the boiling water was boiled by the same method as in Condition 2 of Experimental Example 1, and then 2000 ml was sampled. The sampled hot water was filtered through a membrane filter having 0.4 μm pores, and the powder drop from the activated carbon was determined by the weight change before and after the filtration. The results are shown in (Table 4).

【0037】[0037]

【表4】 [Table 4]

【0038】表4より分かるように、同じ材質の活性炭
では球状のものほど活性炭の粉落ちは少なく、また原料
が合成樹脂である活性炭は粉落ちが少ない。よって本実
施例のように給湯装置に使用する活性炭としては、球状
で合成樹脂から作成された活性炭が効果的である。
As can be seen from Table 4, in the case of activated carbon of the same material, spherical particles have less powder drop of activated carbon, and activated carbon whose raw material is synthetic resin has less powder removal. Therefore, as the activated carbon used in the hot water supply apparatus as in this embodiment, spherical activated carbon made of synthetic resin is effective.

【0039】(実施例3) 次に本発明の第三の実施例について、図5を参照しなが
ら説明する。51は給湯装置の本体(以下単に本体51
と称する)で、内部に湯を貯湯する内径150mm、深さ
250mmの容器52を有している。53は容器52の口
部を封じるように装着した中栓である。また54は本体
51の上部を開閉可能に覆った上蓋である。55は逆止
弁であり、中栓53を貫通して容器52内と連通してお
り、また大気とも連通している。56は本体51と容器
52との間の底部に設けたモータ、57はモータ56に
より駆動されるポンプでその吸い込み口58は容器52
の底部と連通している。59はポンプ57の吐出口で、
揚水路を構成する吐出パイプ60に連通している。6
1は前記吐出パイプ60による湯の揚水路の途中に設
けた切換弁であり、湯は切換弁61を通って注水口62
からコップ等へ注がれるか、あるいは容器52内に循環
する循環経路を構成する循環口63を通って再び容器5
2内に循環されるようになっている。循環口63には活
性炭層72が取り付けてあり、循環口63を通った湯は
活性炭層72の中を通るようになっている。64は加熱
用のヒータであり、容器52の下部側面に装着されてい
る。65はモータ56を駆動する起動スイッチと可変抵
抗体であり、押しボタン66の押し動作によりロッド6
7を介して動作する。68は圧縮形のスプリングで、こ
のスプリング68は、常時ロッド67を上方に押し上げ
るように付勢している。69は切換弁61を動作させる
スイッチであり、このスイッチの操作により切換弁61
が注水口62側経路か、あるいは循環経路である活性炭
層72側かに切り換わる。
(Embodiment 3) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 51 is the body of the water heater (hereinafter referred to simply as the body 51
The container 52 having an inner diameter of 150 mm and a depth of 250 mm stores therein hot water. Reference numeral 53 is an inner plug attached so as to seal the mouth of the container 52. Reference numeral 54 denotes an upper cover that covers the upper part of the main body 51 so as to be openable and closable. A check valve 55 penetrates the inner plug 53 and communicates with the inside of the container 52 and also communicates with the atmosphere. 56 is a motor provided at the bottom between the main body 51 and the container 52, 57 is a pump driven by the motor 56, and its suction port 58 is the container 52.
Communicates with the bottom of the. 59 is a discharge port of the pump 57,
It communicates with the discharge pipe 60 constituting the pumping route. 6
1 is a switching valve provided in the middle of the pumping routes of water by the discharge pipe 60, hot water injection port through the switching valve 61 62
Is poured from a container to a cup or the like, or is passed through the circulation port 63 that constitutes a circulation path to circulate in the container 52, and then the container 5
It is designed to be circulated within 2. An activated carbon layer 72 is attached to the circulation port 63, and the hot water that has passed through the circulation port 63 passes through the activated carbon layer 72. Reference numeral 64 is a heater for heating, which is mounted on the lower side surface of the container 52. Reference numeral 65 is a start switch for driving the motor 56 and a variable resistor, and the rod 6 is pressed by the push operation of the push button 66.
It works via 7. 68 is a compression type spring, and this spring 68 constantly biases the rod 67 so as to push it upward. Reference numeral 69 denotes a switch for operating the switching valve 61. By operating this switch, the switching valve 61 is operated.
Is switched to the injection port 62 side path or the activated carbon layer 72 side which is a circulation path.

【0040】以下本実施例の動作を説明する。容器52
内に貯湯された湯を給湯する場合は、押しボタン66を
押し下げる。即ち、押しボタン66を押し下げる操作に
よって起動スイッチ65がONされ、更に押し下げるこ
とにより抵抗が可変されて供給電圧が変化し、モータ5
6に通電される。モータ56が通電されることによって
ポンプ57が動作し、ポンプ57の吸い込み口58より
容器52内に貯湯されている湯を吸い込み、吐出口59
より吐出パイプ60へ吐出する。この時スイッチ69を
操作して切換弁61を注水口62側経路に開いておけ
ば、湯は注水口62から外部に給湯される。またこの時
循環経路側に弁を開いておれば、湯は循環口63を通っ
て活性炭層72に注ぎ込まれる。活性炭層72に注がれ
た湯の大部分は活性炭層72を通って容器52内へ循環
する。この活性炭層72を通過している間に、湯は浄化
される。また残りは活性炭層72の表面を伝った後再び
容器52内へ循環する。なお、活性炭層72には合成フ
ェノール樹脂を原料とした球状の活性炭が入っており、
抗菌処理として銀を添着したものを10g使用した。な
お、本実施例では合成樹脂を原料とした球状活性炭とし
ては、実施例1と同様のものを用い、また球状活性炭に
は、抗菌処理として銀を添着している。
The operation of this embodiment will be described below. Container 52
When the hot water stored in the hot water is supplied, the push button 66 is pressed down. That is, when the push button 66 is pushed down, the start switch 65 is turned on, and when the push button 66 is pushed down further, the resistance is changed and the supply voltage is changed.
6 is energized. When the motor 56 is energized, the pump 57 operates and sucks the hot water stored in the container 52 from the suction port 58 of the pump 57, and discharges it from the discharge port 59.
Is discharged to the discharge pipe 60. At this time, if the switch 69 is operated to open the switching valve 61 in the passage on the side of the water inlet 62, hot water is supplied from the water inlet 62 to the outside. At this time, if the valve is opened on the circulation path side, hot water is poured into the activated carbon layer 72 through the circulation port 63. Most of the hot water poured into the activated carbon layer 72 circulates through the activated carbon layer 72 into the container 52. The hot water is purified while passing through the activated carbon layer 72. Further, the rest is passed through the surface of the activated carbon layer 72 and then circulated again into the container 52. The activated carbon layer 72 contains spherical activated carbon made of synthetic phenol resin as a raw material,
10 g of silver-impregnated antibacterial treatment was used. In this example, the same spherical activated carbon as in Example 1 was used as the spherical activated carbon made of synthetic resin.
Has silver attached as an antibacterial treatment.

【0041】今、水道水3000ml中に、初期遊離塩素
濃度が1.0ppmとなるように次亜塩素酸ナトリウムの溶液
を加えて、貯湯用容器2内に貯湯する。給湯装置の本体
51に通電し、押しボタン66を押し下げ、ポンプ57
を作動させて湯を循環口63を通して流量1200ml/m
in.で循環させるとする。この時の湯中の遊離塩素濃度
は、図6に示すように変化した。この実験で、遊離塩素
濃度は浄水試験法の残留塩素項目、DPD法に従い定量
を行った。縦軸は遊離塩素濃度であり、横軸は加熱時間
である。図6のaは通常の加熱だけによる遊離塩素の濃
度変化を、bは湯温が63.5℃から95℃までの約8
分間、cは湯温が73.5℃から95℃までの約5.5
分間、dは83.5℃から95℃までの約3.5分間循
環させたときの遊離塩素の濃度変化を示したものであ
る。この図6より明らかなように、高温からの循環ほど
傾きが大きく遊離塩素の除去性能が高い。すなわち高温
で循環させるほど短い時間で効果的であるといえる。そ
して約8分の循環で遊離塩素濃度1.0ppmの水を
0.1ppm以下にできた。
Now, a solution of sodium hypochlorite is added to 3000 ml of tap water so that the initial free chlorine concentration is 1.0 ppm, and the hot water is stored in the hot water storage container 2. The main body 51 of the water heater is energized, the push button 66 is pushed down, and the pump 57
Is operated to supply hot water through the circulation port 63 at a flow rate of 1200 ml / m.
Let's circulate in. At this time, the free chlorine concentration in the hot water changed as shown in FIG. In this experiment, the free chlorine concentration was quantified according to the residual chlorine item of the water purification test method, the DPD method. The vertical axis is the free chlorine concentration, and the horizontal axis is the heating time. FIG. 6A shows a change in the concentration of free chlorine caused only by ordinary heating, and FIG.
For about a minute, c is about 5.5 when the hot water temperature is from 73.5 ° C to 95 ° C.
And d indicates the change in free chlorine concentration when circulated from 83.5 ° C. to 95 ° C. for about 3.5 minutes. As is clear from FIG. 6, the inclination is larger as the circulation from the high temperature is higher, and the removal performance of free chlorine is higher. That is, it can be said that the higher the temperature is, the shorter the time is effective. Then, water having a free chlorine concentration of 1.0 ppm could be reduced to 0.1 ppm or less by circulation for about 8 minutes.

【0042】しかし、給湯装置に活性炭を使用する時に
は湯の中に活性炭の破片や活性炭の微粉が混入してしま
うことが考えられる。給湯装置では湯を飲用に使用する
ことが多いため、活性炭の欠けたものや微粉が湯に混じ
れば美観が悪く、お茶等を楽しむことができない。給湯
装置が輸送や持ち運びされる際に活性炭が擦り合うこと
が考えられる。図2で示すように、端が尖っている活性
炭は輸送中等に擦れあい、活性炭の端が容易に欠けるが
球状活性炭は欠けにくい。また、合成樹脂原料で作成し
た活性炭は純粋な原料から作成されるため活性炭の構造
が結晶化されやすく密になる。そのため、不純物を含む
原料から作成された活性炭よりもより堅くなり、輸送中
等の活性炭同士の擦れあいでより微紛の発生が少ない。
そこで以下の試験を行った。
However, when activated carbon is used in the hot water supply apparatus, it is conceivable that activated carbon fragments or fine powder of activated carbon may be mixed in the hot water. Since hot water is often used for drinking in a hot water supply device, if a product lacking activated carbon or fine powder is mixed with hot water, it will be unattractive and you cannot enjoy tea or the like. Activated carbon may rub against each other when the water heater is transported or carried. As shown in FIG. 2, the activated carbon having sharp edges rubs against during transportation and the edges of the activated carbon are easily chipped, but the spherical activated carbon is not easily chipped. In addition, since activated carbon made from synthetic resin raw materials is made from pure raw materials, the structure of activated carbon is easily crystallized and becomes dense. Therefore, it is harder than the activated carbon made from the raw material containing impurities, and the generation of fine powder is less likely due to the friction between the activated carbons during transportation.
Therefore, the following test was conducted.

【0043】図3に示すように、活性炭として球状に成
形した合成樹脂を賦活して作ったaの球状炭と、円柱型
に成形した合成樹脂を賦活して作ったbの活性炭と、
の石炭系の球状活性炭と、dの石炭系の破砕形活性炭
と、eの椰子殻より作成された破砕炭を比べた。それぞ
れの活性炭を10gづつ図5に示したように給湯装置に
取り付け、給湯装置を振幅10cmで1秒間に2往復す
る震とう機に取り付け10時間震とうさせた。そして活
性炭の割れや微粉の測定は溶液としては超純水を用い、
他は7.5分循環させる前記した遊離塩素測定実験と同
じ方法で湯を循環させた。循環後の湯は0.4μmの孔
のメンブランフィルターで濾過し、濾過の前後の重量変
化で活性炭からの粉落ちを求めた。その結果を(表5)
に示す。
As shown in FIG. 3, the spherical carbon of the a the molded synthetic resin spherical made by activated as activated carbon, and activated carbon b made by activating the molded synthetic resin cylindrical, c
A spherical activated carbon of coal, compared with crushing shaped activated carbon coal of d, the crushed coal created from coconut shell e. As shown in FIG. 5, 10 g of each activated carbon was attached to a water heater, and the water heater was attached to a shaker that reciprocated twice in 1 second with an amplitude of 10 cm and shaken for 10 hours. And measurement of cracks and fine powder of activated carbon uses ultrapure water as the solution,
Other than that, hot water was circulated in the same manner as the above-described free chlorine measurement experiment in which 7.5 minutes was circulated. The hot water after the circulation was filtered through a membrane filter having a pore size of 0.4 μm, and the powder drop from the activated carbon was determined by the weight change before and after the filtration. The results (Table 5)
Shown in

【0044】[0044]

【表5】 [Table 5]

【0045】以上の結果より同じ材質の活性炭では球状
のものほど活性炭の粉落ちは少なく、また合成樹脂を原
料とする活性炭の方が粉落ち量は少ない。よって本実施
例のように、給湯装置に使用する活性炭としては球状で
合成樹脂から作成された活性炭が効果的である。
From the above results, in the case of activated carbon of the same material, spherical particles have less powder drop of activated carbon, and the activated carbon made of synthetic resin has less powder drop. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, spherical activated carbon made of synthetic resin is effective as the activated carbon used in the hot water supply device.

【0046】[0046]

【発明の効果】本実施例から明らかなように本発明の給
湯装置は、容器と、この容器内の水を加熱するヒータ
と、合成樹脂原料の球状活性炭を設けたことによって、
湯中の遊離塩素成分を効率よく除去することができ、吐
出時に塩素成分の少ないおいしい湯を供給することがで
きるものである。さらに、合成樹脂を原料とする球状活
性炭は他の活性炭に比べ割れや微粉の発生が少なく、湯
中に活性炭の微粉等が混入することが少ないものであ
る。
[Effect of the Invention] water heater obvious to the present invention from this example, a container, a heater for heating the water in the vessel by the kite provided spherical activated carbon of the synthetic resin material,
The free chlorine component in the hot water can be efficiently removed, and a delicious hot water with a low chlorine component can be supplied at the time of discharge. Further, spherical activated carbon made of synthetic resin has less generation of cracks and fine powder than other activated carbons, and fine powder of activated carbon is less likely to be mixed in hot water.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の第一の実施例における給湯装置の縦断
面図
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a water heater according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】同装置に用いられる活性炭の擦れ合いを示す図FIG. 2 is a diagram showing friction of activated carbon used in the apparatus .

【図3】同微粉テストに使用した活性炭を示す図FIG. 3 is a diagram showing activated carbon used for the fine powder test.

【図4】本発明の第二の実施例における給湯装置の縦断
面図
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a water heater according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

【図5】同第三の実施例における給湯装置の縦断面図FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the hot water supply device according to the third embodiment.

【図6】同水中の遊離塩素濃度の推移を示す特性図FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing changes in free chlorine concentration in the same water.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

2・32・52 容器 7・37・57 ポンプ 12・48・72 活性炭層 13・43・64 ヒー 2, 32, 52 containers 7, 37, 57 pumps 12, 48, 72 activated carbon layer 13, 43, 64 heating data

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (56)参考文献 特開 平2−36820(JP,A) 特開 平2−208215(JP,A) 特開 昭63−110622(JP,A) 特開 昭61−1366(JP,A) ────────────────────────────────────────────────── --- Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-2-36820 (JP, A) JP-A-2-208215 (JP, A) JP-A 63-110622 (JP, A) JP-A 61- 1366 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】 容器と、この容器内の水を加熱するヒー
タと、一次粒子が球状で自硬化性のある合成樹脂を原料
とした球状活性炭を設けた給湯装置。
1. A container, a heater for heating water in the container, and a synthetic resin having spherical primary particles and self-curing properties.
And then hot water supply device provided with a spherical activated carbon was.
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