# US 2014/0190821 A1 · Electrolysis water-making apparatus

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- Number: US 2014/0190821 A1
- Document ID: US20140190821A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/239,873
- Filed: 2012-06-15
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-24
- Assignees: Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Masayasu Shirato; Koki Matsuyama
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190821A1

## CPC

- C02F 1/4674: {with halogen or compound of halogens, e.g. chlorine, bromine}
- C02F 1/46104: {Devices therefor; Their operating or servicing}
- C02F 2201/4611: Fluid flow
- C02F 2201/4618: Supplying or removing reactants or electrolyte
- Y02E 60/36: Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
- 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)
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

The electrolysis water-making apparatus (A) includes: an electrolytic cell (2); a raw material solution feed pump (3) used to supply the raw material solution (W1, W3) to the electrolytic cell (2); a raw material solution pipe (32, 36) connecting an outlet (3b) of the raw material solution feed pump (3) and an inlet (26) of the electrolytic cell (2); and an electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion (40) formed in the raw material solution pipe (32, 36) between the outlet (3b) and the inlet (26). The raw material solution feed pump (3) is provided so that the outlet (3b) is disposed on an upper side of the inlet (26). A pitched pipe (32c) in which an end thereof near the inlet (26) is disposed on an upper side of another end thereof near the outlet (3b) is provided in at least a part of the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion (40).

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrolysis water-making apparatus for making electrolysis water by electrolyzing a raw material solution including a chlorine ion, the electrolysis water-making apparatus comprising:
an electrolytic cell;
a raw material solution feed pump used to supply the raw material solution to the electrolytic cell;
a raw material solution pipe connecting an outlet of the raw material solution feed pump allowing the raw material solution to be discharged therefrom and an inlet of the electrolytic cell allowing the raw material solution to flow thereinto; and
an electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion formed in the raw material solution pipe between the outlet and the inlet,
wherein the raw material solution feed pump is provided so that the outlet is disposed on an upper side of the inlet, and
wherein a pitched pipe in which an end thereof near the inlet is disposed on an upper side of another end thereof near the outlet is provided in at least a part of the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a dilution water pump used to supply dilution water used to dilute the raw material solution so that the raw material solution has a predetermined electrolyte concentration;
a dilution water pipe connecting a second outlet of the dilution water pump allowing the dilution water to be discharged therefrom and a second inlet of the electrolytic cell allowing the dilution water to flow thereinto; and
a second electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion formed in the dilution water pipe between the second outlet and the second inlet,
wherein the dilution water pump is provided so that the second outlet is disposed on a lower side of the second inlet, and
wherein a second pitched pipe in which an end thereof near the second inlet is disposed on a lower side of another end thereof near the second outlet is provided in at least a part of the second electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing means fixing the raw material solution pipe in a state where the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion is formed.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second fixing means fixing the dilution water pipe in a state where the second electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion is formed.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
wherein at least one of the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion and the second electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion is formed into an annular shape wound around a central axis extending in a horizontal direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
wherein at least one of the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion and the second electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion is formed to include at least one of a U-shaped part and an inverted U-shaped part curved around a central axis extending in a horizontal direction.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
wherein at least one of the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion and the second electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion is formed into an annular shape wound around a central axis extending in a vertical direction.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
wherein the electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion is formed to include a tiered part sloping upward as it approaches from the outlet toward the inlet.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2, 4)

The electrolysis water-making apparatus according to claim 2 or 4,
wherein the second electrolyzed solution advection-deterring portion is formed to include a second tiered part sloping downward as it approaches from the second outlet toward the second inlet.
