The present invention relates to a water filtration system, and more particularly to a reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks.
With the improvement of the quality of life and increased water pollution, people are paying more attention to drinking water safety, so that various types of water filters/purifiers are put in the market to meet consumers' needs, among which reverse osmosis filters are getting more and more popular in consumers.
Some problems occur during the usage of conventional reverse osmosis filters by now, such as: 1. a large amount of concentration water, which usually has a good water quality, is produced by filtering raw water through reverse osmosis membrane, and it is unfortunate that the concentration water is directly discharged as wastewater, which will lead to serious waste of water resources; 2. the reverse osmosis filter is unable to satisfy daily water consumption due to its slower rate of filtration, so that a conventional reverse osmosis filter must be provided with a water storage pressure tank. However, disposition of the water storage pressure tank may easily lead to secondary pollution and then impact drinking water safety; and 3. filter elements in a conventional reverse osmosis filter are usually connected to each other through external pipeline and need special tools to assist with replacement, which will cause leakage risks, inconvenient installations or replacements and complex operation during uses.
As a result, it is necessary to provide a new reverse osmosis filtration system, which may increase water outlets and omit water storage pressure tanks for avoiding secondary pollution, while assure the quality of pure water and reduce wastewater outlets for purpose of saving water.
An objective of the present invention is to provide a novel reverse osmosis filtration system in which the filter elements can be quickly and easily installed for avoiding leakage occurs during the installation or replacement of the filter elements, so that users can conveniently install or replace the filter elements by themselves and purposes of convenient operation and leakage prevention can be achieved. Meanwhile, water storage pressure tanks are omitted in the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention for avoiding secondary pollution. In addition, two reverse osmosis membranes are contained in the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention to assure the quality of pure water and reduce wastewater outlets for purpose of saving water.
For accomplishing the above-mentioned objective, the present invention provides reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks, consisting of a filter element connecting member and external filter elements and having a raw water inlet, a pure water outlet and a wastewater outlet, wherein
the external filter elements are three-grade-filter elements including a primary filter element, a secondary filter element, a tertiary filter element;
the filter element connecting member contains a connecting body having an internal water path side and a filter element installing side;
an internal water path is formed on the internal water path side;
a primary filter element coupling base, a secondary filter element coupling base and a tertiary filter element coupling base are provided on the filter element installing side, to which the corresponding primary filter element, the secondary filter element or the tertiary filter element is fluidly connected respectively;
the raw water inlet, the pure water outlet and the wastewater outlet are fluidly connected to the external filter elements through the internal water path; and, the filter elements are fluidly connected to each other through the internal water path.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the secondary filter element and the tertiary filter element are both reverse osmosis filter elements.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the pure water obtained by filtering the wastewater effluent of the secondary filter element through the tertiary filter element, together with the pure water of the secondary filter element, is discharged from the pure water outlet of the reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a post carbon filter is connected to the connecting body of the filter element connecting member for a sealed fluidic connection with the internal water path; and, the pure water obtained by filtering the wastewater effluent of the secondary filter element through the tertiary filter element and the pure water of the secondary filter element are filtered through the post carbon filter followed by being discharged from the pure water outlet of the reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the filter element connecting member,
on the filter element installing side,
the primary filter element coupling base is provided with a primary filter inlet and a primary filter pure water outlet, the secondary filter element coupling base is provided with a secondary filter inlet, a secondary filter pure water outlet and a secondary filter wastewater outlet, and the tertiary filter element coupling base is provided with a tertiary filter inlet, a tertiary filter pure water outlet and a tertiary filter wastewater outlet;
on the internal water path side,
the internal water path is divided into a primary filter inlet zone, a primary filter pure water outlet zone, a secondary filter pure water outlet zone, a secondary filter wastewater outlet zone, a tertiary filter wastewater outlet zone, a post carbon filter inlet zone and a post carbon filter pure water outlet zone; wherein
the raw water inlet of the reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks has a fluidic connection with the primary filter inlet through the primary filter inlet zone, the primary filter pure water outlet has a fluidic connection with the secondary filter inlet through the primary filter pure water outlet zone;
the secondary filter pure water outlet has a fluidic connection with the tertiary filter pure water outlet through the secondary filter pure water outlet zone; the secondary filter pure water outlet zone has a fluidic connection with the post carbon filter inlet zone through a first external pipeline; the post carbon filter inlet zone has a sealed fluidic connection with the post carbon filter through a second external pipeline so as to fluidly connect to the post carbon filter pure water outlet zone through a third external pipeline; the post carbon filter pure water outlet zone has a fluidic connection with the pure water outlet of the reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks; and
the secondary filter wastewater outlet has a fluidic connection with the tertiary filter inlet through the secondary filter wastewater outlet zone; the tertiary filter wastewater outlet has a fluidic connection with the wastewater outlet of the reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks through the tertiary filter wastewater outlet zone.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the internal water path is formed on the internal water path side by hot-plate welding.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a flowmeter is positioned on the first external pipeline.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a primary filter element coupling block, a secondary filter element coupling block and a tertiary filter element coupling block are separately disposed on the primary filter element coupling base, the secondary filter element coupling base and the tertiary filter element coupling base to fluidly connect the primary filter element, the secondary filter element, the tertiary filter element with the corresponding grade of the filter element coupling bases respectively; wherein
the primary filter element coupling block contains a first mid-block and a first cap;
the first mid-block is provided with a primary filter element inlet end matching the primary filter inlet of the primary filter element coupling base, and a primary filter element outlet end matching the primary filter pure water outlet of the primary filter element coupling base;
a first arc groove and a first circular groove corresponding to the primary filter element outlet end are formed on the first cap, through which the primary filter element inlet end and the primary filter element outlet end pass, so that the first mid-block slides along the first arc groove;
the secondary filter element coupling block contains a second mid-block and a second cap;
the second mid-block is provided with a secondary filter element inlet end matching the secondary filter inlet of the secondary filter element coupling base, a secondary filter element outlet end matching the secondary filter pure water outlet of the secondary filter element coupling base, and a secondary filter element wastewater outlet end matching the secondary filter wastewater outlet of the secondary filter element coupling base;
a second arc groove and a second circular groove corresponding to the secondary filter element outlet end and the secondary filter element wastewater outlet end are formed on the second cap, through which the secondary filter element inlet end, the secondary filter element outlet end and the secondary filter element wastewater outlet end pass, so that the second mid-block slides along the second arc groove;
the tertiary filter element coupling block contains a third mid-block and a third cap;
the third mid-block is provided with a tertiary filter element inlet end matching the tertiary filter inlet of the tertiary filter element coupling base, a tertiary filter element outlet end matching the tertiary filter pure water outlet of the tertiary filter element coupling base, and a tertiary filter element wastewater outlet end matching the tertiary filter wastewater outlet of the tertiary filter element coupling base;
a third arc groove and a third circular groove corresponding to the tertiary filter element outlet end and the tertiary filter element wastewater outlet end are formed on the third cap, through which the tertiary filter element inlet end, the tertiary filter element outlet end and the tertiary filter element wastewater outlet end pass, so that the third mid-block slides along the third arc groove.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the filter element connecting member further contains a housing for receiving the connecting body, and a base to which the housing is connected and mounted.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the pure water outlet of the reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks is connected to a dual switch non-pressure tap.
In one embodiment of the present invention, screw threads are formed on the first cap, the second cap and the third cap, so that the primary filter element coupling block the secondary filter element coupling block and the tertiary filter element coupling block can be stability mounted on the corresponding grade of the coupling base by engaging the screw threads with the matching bolts.
In the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention, conventional external connecting pipelines are replaced with the internal water path for avoiding leakage occurs during use, and two reverse osmosis membranes are disposed to assure the quality of pure water and reduce wastewater outlets for purpose of saving water.
In the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention, filter elements can be quickly and easily installed for avoiding leakage occurs during the installation or replacement of the filter elements, so that users can conveniently install or replace the filter elements by themselves and purposes of convenient operation and leakage prevention can be achieved. Meanwhile, water storage pressure tanks and pumps are omitted in the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention for reducing manufacturing costs and effectively avoiding secondary pollution.
Embodiments, for purposes of explanation, are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention and not to limit the technical solution of the present invention.
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It can be understood that, for stability of the installation, screw threads (not shown in FIG.s) are formed on the first cap 32, the second cap 42 and the third cap 52, so that the primary filter element coupling block 30, the secondary filter element coupling block 40 and the tertiary filter element coupling block 50 can be stability mounted on the corresponding grade of the coupling base by engaging the screw threads with the matching bolts. It is certain that, the person skilled in the art can replace the screw threads and bolts with other well-known fix install methods.
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In a better design, a flowmeter 244 is positioned on the first external pipeline 241.
It is certain that the pure water outlet 13 of the reverse osmosis filtration system without pressure tanks can be connected to a dual switch non-pressure tap in practical uses.
In the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention, conventional external connecting pipelines are replaced with the internal water path for avoiding leakage occurs during use, and two reverse osmosis membranes are disposed to assure the quality of pure water and reduce wastewater outlets for purpose of saving water.
In the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention, filter elements can be quickly and easily installed for avoiding leakage occurs during the installation or replacement of the filter elements, so that users can conveniently install or replace the filter elements by themselves and purposes of convenient operation and leakage prevention can be achieved. Meanwhile, water storage pressure tanks and pumps are omitted in the reverse osmosis filtration system of the present invention for reducing manufacturing costs and effectively avoiding secondary pollution.
The present invention has been described with relative embodiments which are examples of the present invention only. It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed are not the limit of the scope of the present invention. Conversely, modifications to the scope and the spirit of the claims, as well as the equal of the claims, are within the scope of the present invention.