Hydrogen water generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11464355-B2
Application number	US-201916657780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2019
Priority date	May 14, 2019
Publication date	Oct 11, 2022
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022

Abstract

A hydrogen water generator includes a body including a first outlet coupled to a first inlet for receiving supply water, and a second inlet coupled to a second outlet, the second outlet for discharging hydrogen water, a water tank assembly detachably attached to the body, the water tank assembly including a water tank and an electrode module coupled to the water tank, and the water tank including a third inlet and a third outlet. When the water tank assembly is attached to the body, the third inlet of the water tank couples to the first outlet of the body, and the third outlet of the water tank couples with the second inlet of the body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydrogen water generator comprising:
a body including a first outlet coupled to a first inlet for receiving supply water, and a second inlet coupled to a second outlet, the second outlet for discharging hydrogen water;
a water tank assembly detachably attached to the body,
the water tank assembly including a water tank and an electrode module coupled to the water tank,
the water tank including a third inlet and a third outlet,
wherein when the water tank assembly is attached to the body, the third inlet of the water tank couples to the first outlet of the body, and the third outlet of the water tank couples with the second inlet of the body.

2. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein
the body further comprises a guide surface, wherein the water tank assembly is placed on the guide surface to be slidingly moved to be attached to the body.

3. The hydrogen water generator of claim 2 , wherein
the body comprises a central body, a lower body, and an upper body,
the lower body extending from a lower portion of the central body and including the guide surface, and
the central body including the first outlet and the second inlet.

4. The hydrogen water generator of claim 3 , wherein
the guide surface is contoured and a bottom surface of the water tank assembly is contoured to correspond with the contoured surface of the guide surface.

5. The hydrogen water generator of claim 3 , further comprising:
a first sidewall coupling the central body, the lower body, and the upper body, and
a second sidewall coupling the central body, the lower body, and the upper body, wherein an insertion space is formed between the central body, the lower body, the upper body, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall in which the water tank assembly is inserted.

6. The hydrogen water generator of claim 5 , wherein
the first sidewall and the second sidewall are contoured, and side surfaces of the water tank assembly are contoured to correspond with the respective first sidewall and the second sidewall.

7. The hydrogen water generator of claim 3 , further comprising:
a guide part disposed at a bottom surface of the upper body; and
another guide part disposed at a top surface of the water tank assembly, wherein the guide part corresponds with the another guide part to guide the water tank assembly when the water tank assembly is moved to attach to the body of the hydrogen water generator.

8. The hydrogen water generator of claim 7 , wherein
the guide part is a contoured guide protrusion disposed at the upper body; and
the another guide part is a contoured guide groove corresponding to the contoured guide protrusion and disposed at the water tank of the water tank assembly.

9. The hydrogen water generator of claim 8 , wherein
the first outlet of the body is disposed at the guide protrusion disposed at the upper body of the hydrogen water generator.

10. The hydrogen water generator of claim 7 , further comprising:
a locking structure to lock the guide part and the another guide part together when the water tank assembly is inserted into the body of the hydrogen water generator.

11. The hydrogen water generator of claim 8 , wherein
one of the guide groove and the guide protrusion includes a locking projection; and
an other of the guide groove and the guide protrusion includes a locking groove, wherein the locking projection locks with the locking groove when the guide protrusion is inserted into the guide groove.

12. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein
one of the first outlet of body and the third inlet of the water tank assembly is a protrusion tube and an other one of the first outlet of body and the third inlet of the water tank assembly is an opening, wherein the protrusion tube fits to the opening; and
one of the second inlet of body and the third outlet of the water tank assembly is another protrusion tube and an other one of the second inlet of body and the third outlet of the water tank assembly is another opening, wherein the another protrusion tube fits to the another opening.

13. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein
the first outlet of body is a protrusion tube that fits with a protrusion tube of the third inlet of the water tank assembly, and
the second inlet of body is a protrusion tube that fits with a protrusion tube of the third outlet of the water tank assembly.

14. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein
the water tank includes a lid to close a top opening of the water tank,
wherein a step is disposed at an edge of the top opening in which the lid is seated.

15. The hydrogen water generator of claim 3 , wherein
the water tank includes a lid to close a top opening of the water tank,
wherein a bottom surface of the upper body abuts the lid of the water tank when the water tank assembly is attached to the body of the hydrogen water generator.

16. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a magnetic sensor disposed at the body; and
a magnetic body disposed at the water tank assembly,
wherein the magnetic sensor is configured to detect the magnetic body when the water tank assembly is attached to the body of the hydrogen water generator.

17. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a magnetic body disposed at the water tank assembly; and
another magnetic body disposed at the body,
wherein the magnetic body disposed at the water tank assembly and the another magnetic body disposed at the body attract to each other when the water tank assembly is attached to the body of the hydrogen water generator.

18. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a power receiver disposed at the water tank assembly; and
a power transmitter disposed at the body of the hydrogen water generator.

19. The hydrogen water generator of claim 1 , wherein
the water tank assembly comprises a seating part projecting from a lower portion of the water tank assembly.

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

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• B67D1/04

  Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers · CPC title

• C02F2209/02

  Temperature · CPC title

• C25B9/00

  Cells or assemblies of cells; Constructional parts of cells; Assemblies of constructional parts, e.g. electrode-diaphragm assemblies; Process-related cell features · CPC title

• C02F1/4676

  by electroreduction · CPC title

• C25B15/00

  Operating or servicing cells · CPC title