Container with UV purification
AssigneeBluewater Sweden AB
InventorBengt Rittri
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Abstract
A water container for purifying water. The water container includes an opening configured to receive water, a container body arranged to enclose the water and a water purifying unit configured to purify the water. The water purifying unit includes an at least partially transparent plate, which includes a coating of metal-oxide nanoparticles on a first side facing the container body, wherein the first side is configured to be in contact with the water, and an ultraviolet light module configured to radiate towards a second side of the at least partially transparent plate such that light from the ultraviolet light module at least partially passes through the at least partially transparent plate. Also, a method for purifying water within a water container.
Claims14
A water container for purifying water, said water container comprising;
- an opening configured to receive water;
- a container body arranged to enclose said water;
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- a water purifying unit configured to purify said water, wherein said water purifying unit comprises;
- an at least partially transparent plate comprising a coating of metal-oxide nanoparticles on a first side facing said container body, wherein said first side is configured to be in contact with said water;
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- an ultraviolet light module configured to radiate towards a second side of said at least partially transparent plate such that light from said ultraviolet light module at least partially passes through said at least partially transparent plate;
- wherein said at least partially transparent plate is slidably arranged inside said water container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.