Water filtration system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10549240-B2
Application number	US-201815863696-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2018
Priority date	Mar 7, 2017
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

A water filtration system (100) includes a filter cartridge assembly (10), a water-inlet conduit (20), a purified-water conduit (30), a pure-water conduit (40) and a waste-discharge conduit (50). The filter cartridge assembly (10) has a water inlet (110), a purified-water outlet (120) and a purified-water outlet (140). The water-inlet conduit (20) is in communication with the water inlet (110). The pure-water conduit (40) is in communication with the pure-water outlet (140). The purified-water conduit (30) is in communication with the purified-water outlet (120) and has a first valve body (320) configured to control on and off of the purified-water conduit (30). The waste-discharge conduit (50) is in communication with the purified-water conduit (30).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water filtration system, comprising:
an integrally composite filter cartridge assembly, defining a water inlet, a purified-water outlet and a pure-water outlet on an outer surface thereof, wherein the integrally composite filter cartridge assembly is configured to process raw water received through the water inlet to selectively produce purified water through a first filtration flow path, and to produce pure water and waste water through a second filtration flow path that is different from the first filtration flow path;
a water-inlet conduit, in communication with the water inlet and provided with a water-inlet control valve;
a pure-water conduit, in communication with the pure-water outlet;
a purified-water conduit, in communication with the purified-water outlet and having a first valve body configured to control on and off of the purified-water conduit; and
a waste-discharge conduit, in communication with the purified-water conduit and having an end located between the first valve body and the purified-water outlet;
wherein when the water filtration system produces purified water, the purified-water conduit is open to allow purified water to flow from the purified-water outlet into the purified-water conduit, and wherein when the water filtration system produces pure water, the pure-water conduit is open to allow pure water to flow from the pure-water outlet into the pure-water conduit, the waste-discharge conduit is open to allow waste water produced with the pure water to flow from the purified-water outlet to the end of the waste-discharge conduit and through the waste-discharge conduit, and the first valve body is closed.

2. The water filtration system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a pump body assembly provided on the water-inlet conduit, configured to drive water in the water-inlet conduit to flow; and
a second valve body located on the pure-water conduit.

3. The water filtration system according to claim 2 , wherein the pump body assembly is located between the water-inlet control valve and the water inlet.

4. The water filtration system according to claim 2 , wherein the pump body assembly is configured as a booster pump and the second valve body is configured as a check valve.

5. The water filtration system according to claim 1 , wherein the water-inlet control valve is configured as a solenoid valve.

6. The water filtration system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a pre-filter mesh provided on the water-inlet conduit and located at upstream of the water-inlet control valve.

7. The water filtration system according to claim 1 , wherein the waste-discharge conduit is provided with a second valve body configured to control on and off of the waste-discharge conduit.

8. The water filtration system according to claim 7 , wherein the third valve body is configured as a solenoid valve.

Assignees

• Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispenser Mfg Co Ltd
• Midea Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Lyu

Classifications

• B01D2311/02

  Specific process operations before starting the membrane separation process · CPC title

• B01D2311/2649

  Filtration · CPC title

• B01D61/025

  Reverse osmosis; Hyperfiltration · CPC title

• C02F1/008

  Control or steering systems not provided for elsewhere in subclass C02F · CPC title

• C02F2201/004

  Seals, connections · CPC title