Hydrogen water generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11312611-B2
Application number	US-201916692408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2019
Priority date	May 13, 2019
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

A hydrogen water generator includes a hydrogen water discharger including a water outlet, a seating unit disposed under the water outlet and forming a seating surface, a water container seatable on the seating surface and including an opening at an upper end of the water container, and a first magnetic body at a lower end of the water container, and the seating unit including a second magnetic body. When the water container is seated on the seating surface, the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body are attractable to each other to position the water container with respect to the water outlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydrogen water generator comprising:
a hydrogen water discharger including a water outlet;
a driver that lowers the hydrogen water discharger;
a controller;
an operation button;
a seating unit disposed under the water outlet and forming a seating surface;
a water container seatable on the seating surface and including an opening at an upper end of the water container, and a first magnetic body at a lower end of the water container; and
the seating unit including a second magnetic body,
wherein when the water container is seated on the seating surface, the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body are attractable to each other to position the water container with respect to the water outlet,
wherein the second magnetic body is an electromagnet,
wherein when the second magnetic body is supplied with power after the water container is seated on the seating surface, the water container slides on the seating surface until the first magnetic body is positioned directly above the second magnetic body by an attraction force between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body,
wherein when the controller determines that the operation button is pressed, power is supplied to the second magnetic body to cause the water container to slide into position below the hydrogen water discharger, and then the controller is configured to operate the driver to lower the hydrogen water discharger.

2. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic body is a permanent magnet or a ferromagnetic body.

3. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein the seating unit includes a seating panel and a rolling plate on which the water container is seatable.

4. The hydrogen water generator of claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of balls or wheels interposed between the rolling plate and the seating panel.

5. The hydrogen water generator of claim 3 , wherein the rolling plate includes a third magnetic body and the seating panel includes the second magnetic body, and the second magnetic body and the third magnetic body are attractable to each other to roll the rolling plate with respect to the seating panel.

6. The hydrogen water generator of claim 5 , wherein the third magnetic body is a permanent magnet or a ferromagnetic body.

7. The hydrogen water generator of claim 5 ,
wherein the controller is configured to supply power to the second magnetic body such that the second magnetic body forms an attraction force with the first magnetic body to position the water container under the water outlet, and
the controller is configured to supply power to the second magnetic body such that the second magnetic body forms an attraction force with the third magnetic body to move the rolling plate until the third magnetic body is positioned above the second magnetic body.

8. The hydrogen water generator of claim 7 ,
wherein the first magnetic body includes
a first central magnetic body, and
at least one first peripheral magnetic body disposed along a circumferential direction with respect to the first central magnetic body; and

the second magnetic body includes
a second central magnetic body, and
at least one second peripheral magnetic body disposed along a circumferential direction with respect to the second central magnetic body.

9. The hydrogen water generator of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to supply the current to the second central magnetic body after supplying the current to the at least one second peripheral body, and the water container is moved by an attraction force between the at least one first peripheral magnetic body and the at least one second peripheral body, and then the water container is moved by an attraction force between the first central magnetic body and the second central magnetic body.

10. The hydrogen water generator of claim 9 , wherein a distance between the first central magnetic body and the at least one first peripheral magnetic body is smaller than a distance between the second central magnetic body and the at least one second peripheral magnetic body.

11. The hydrogen water generator of claim 5 ,
wherein the third magnetic body includes
a third central magnetic body, and
at least one third peripheral magnetic body disposed along a circumferential direction with respect to the third central magnetic body.

12. The water hydrogen generator of claim 11 ,
wherein the rolling plate includes
a central rolling plate and a peripheral rolling plate surrounding the central rolling plate,
the central rolling plate including the third central magnetic body, and
the peripheral rolling plate including the at least one third peripheral magnetic body, and
the peripheral rolling plate forming a moving boundary of the central rolling plate on the seating panel.

13. The water hydrogen generator of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to supply the current to the second central magnetic body after supplying the current to the at least one second peripheral magnetic body, wherein the peripheral rolling plate is moved by an attraction force between the at least one third peripheral magnetic body and the at least one second peripheral magnetic body, and then the central rolling plate is moved by an attraction force between the third central magnetic body and the second central magnetic body.

14. The hydrogen generator of claim 13 , wherein an attraction between the second peripheral magnetic body and the third peripheral magnetic body moves the peripheral rolling plate on the seating panel, and the peripheral rolling plate moves the central rolling plate such that the third magnetic body moves toward the second central magnetic body.

15. The hydrogen water generator of claim 7 , wherein the first magnetic body and the third magnetic body are permanent magnets, and the controller is configured to change a polarity of the second magnetic body such that the second magnetic body and the third magnetic body form a repulsive force with each other.

16. The hydrogen water generator of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to supply the current to the second magnetic body when the water container is removed from the rolling plate.

17. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen water discharger is movable to cover the opening of the upper end of the water container when the water container is positioned under the water outlet.

18. An appliance comprising a body that includes the hydrogen water generator of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Yoo Hyun Sun
• Chun Jae Hung
• Kim Joo Gyeom

Classifications

• B01F23/23764

  Hydrogen · CPC title

• B01F2101/48

  Mixing water in water-taps with other ingredients, e.g. air, detergents or disinfectants · CPC title

• C02F1/008 Primary

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

• B67D1/0894 Primary

  for the vessel to be filled · CPC title

• B01F23/2362

  for aerating or carbonating within receptacles or tanks, e.g. distribution machines (B01F23/2361 takes precedence) · CPC title