# US 10,370,268 B2 · Water purification system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,370,268 B2 - Document ID: US10370268B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/861,519 - Filed: 2018-01-03 - Published: 2018-09-13 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-07 - Assignees: Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispenser Mfg. Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispenser Mfg. Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xingzhi Zhang; Zhifeng He - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10370268B2 ## CPC - C02F 1/44: by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis {(general membrane separation processes B01D61/00, membrane modules B01D63/00, electrodialysis C02F1/4693, combination of membrane modules and bioreactors C02F3/1268)} - B01D 61/027: {Nanofiltration} - B01D 61/08: Apparatus therefor - B01D 63/06: Tubular membrane modules - C02F 1/003: {using household-type filters for producing potable water, e.g. pitchers, bottles, faucet mounted devices (C02F9/20 takes precedence)} - C02F 9/20: Portable or detachable small-scale multistage treatment devices, e.g. point of use or laboratory water purification systems - C02F 1/001: {Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance (C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00)} - C02F 1/283: {using coal, charred products, or inorganic mixtures containing them} - C02F 1/441: {by reverse osmosis} - C02F 1/442: {by nanofiltration} - C02F 2101/12: Halogens or halogen-containing compounds - C02F 2101/20: Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds - C02F 2101/30: Organic compounds - C02F 2201/006: Cartridges - C02F 2303/02: Odour removal or prevention of malodour - C02F 2303/04: Disinfection - C02F 2307/10: as part of a potable water dispenser, e.g. for use in homes or offices - C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes) - B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28) ## Abstract A water purification system includes: a composite filter-cartridge assembly, a booster pump, a waste water solenoid valve and a water storage device. The composite filter-cartridge assembly includes a filtering housing and a composite filter-cartridge. The filtering housing has a raw water inlet, a pure water opening, a pure water outlet and a concentrated water outlet. The composite filter-cartridge includes a filtering assembly and a taste improvement filter-cartridge disposed downstream from the filtering assembly. The pure water opening is coupled to a water outlet end of the filtering assembly and a water inlet end of the taste improvement filter-cartridge. The booster pump is connected to the raw water inlet, the waste water solenoid valve is connected to the concentrated water outlet, and the water storage device is connected to the pure water opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A water purification system, comprising: a composite filter-cartridge assembly comprising a filtering housing and a composite filter-cartridge disposed in the filtering housing, the filtering housing having a raw water inlet, a pure water opening, a pure water outlet and a concentrated water outlet, the composite filter-cartridge comprising a filtering assembly and a taste improvement filter-cartridge disposed downstream from the filtering assembly, the pure water opening being coupled to a water outlet end of the filtering assembly and coupled to a water inlet end of the taste improvement filter-cartridge; a booster pump connected to the raw water inlet; a waste water solenoid valve connected to the concentrated water outlet; and a water storage device connected to the pure water opening via a water storage pipeline, wherein two ends of the water storage pipeline are both connected to the pure water opening, and the water storage device is configured for storing pure water flowing out of the pure water opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The water purification system according to claim 1, wherein the water storage device comprises: a water storage container configured for storing the pure water; a low pressure switch connected between the water storage container and the pure water opening; a water pump connected between the water storage container and the pure water opening and configured for delivering the pure water in the water storage container to the pure water opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The water purification system according to claim 2, wherein the water storage device further comprises a water intake solenoid valve having a first end connected to the pure water opening and a second end connected to the low pressure switch. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The water purification system according to claim 1, wherein the filtering assembly and the taste improvement filter-cartridge are arranged along a vertical direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The water purification system according to claim 1, wherein the filtering assembly comprises a pretreatment filter-cartridge and a fine filter-cartridge arranged sequentially from outside to inside, the fine filter-cartridge comprises a central water collecting pipe and a fine filtration membrane wound around the central water collecting pipe, the raw water inlet is coupled to a water inlet end of the pretreatment filter-cartridge, and the central water collecting pipe constitutes a water outlet end of the filtering assembly; the composite filter-cartridge further comprises: a first end cover disposed to a first end of the filtering assembly in an axial direction and connected to the filtering assembly so as to cover the first end of the filtering assembly in the axial direction; and a second end cover formed to be a cylindrical shape and disposed to a second end of the filtering assembly in the axial direction and connected to the pretreatment filter-cartridge, wherein the taste improvement filter-cartridge is disposed in the second end cover, the taste improvement filter-cartridge is connected to the central water collecting pipe and located downstream from the fine filter-cartridge, a concentrated water channel and a circulation channel arranged sequentially from outside to inside and spaced apart from each other are defined between the taste improvement filter-cartridge and the second end cover, the concentrated water outlet is coupled to the concentrated water channel, the circulation channel constitutes the water inlet end of the taste improvement filter-cartridge and communicates the pure water opening and the central water collecting pipe, the taste improvement filter-cartridge is provided with a pure water channel configured for the pure water outflow, and the pure water channel is coupled to the pure water outlet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The water purification system according to claim 5, further comprising: a connecting casing disposed in the second end cover and connected to the central water collecting pipe, wherein the concentrated water channel is defined between the connecting casing and the second end cover, the taste improvement filter-cartridge is disposed in the connecting casing, and the circulation channel is defined between the taste improvement filter-cartridge and an inner wall of the connecting casing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The water purification system according to claim 6, wherein a protruding block is provided between the inner wall of the connecting casing and the taste improvement filter-cartridge so that the inner wall of the connecting casing and the taste improvement filter-cartridge are spaced apart, and a gap between the inner wall of the connecting casing and the taste improvement filter-cartridge constitutes the circulation channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The water purification system according to claim 6, wherein an annular protrusion is formed on the connecting casing, and a water outlet end of the central water collecting pipe is fitted in the annular protrusion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The water purification system according to claim 6, further comprising: a first positioning element and a second positioning element, wherein the first positioning element and the second positioning element are disposed at two axial ends of the taste improvement filter-cartridge and connected to the taste improvement filter-cartridge respectively. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The water purification system according to claim 9, wherein the taste improvement filter-cartridge is configured to be a tubular shape, an inner hole of the taste improvement filter-cartridge constitutes the pure water channel, the first positioning element comprises a first positioning body and a first limit protrusion formed on the first positioning body, the first positioning body covers a first end of the taste improvement filter-cartridge adjacent to the central water collecting pipe, the first limit protrusion is fitted in the inner hole of the taste improvement filter-cartridge, the second positioning element comprises a second positioning body and a second limit protrusion formed on the second positioning body, the second positioning body is disposed to a second end of the taste improvement filter-cartridge away from the central water collecting pipe, and the second limit protrusion is fitted in the inner hole of the taste improvement filter-cartridge and provided with a water drain hole penetrating the second positioning element along the axial direction.