Method of and an apparatus for producing a mineral water
AssigneeNippondenso Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuo Tokushima, Akiko Ito
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing a mineral water is provided with a mineral source having a mineral element containing a soluble mineral component. Plain water is supplied to the mineral source. The mineral component dissolves in the plain water when the soluble mineral of the mineral element is brought into contact with the plain water. Ultrasonic waves are applied to the mineral source by an ultrasonic source. The conditions for applying ultrasonic waves to the mineral source is controlled to prepare a mineral water which contain mineral component according to a user's requirements or liking.
Claims11
An apparatus for producing a mineral water comprising:
- a mineral source having a mineral element containing a soluble mineral component;
- means for feeding plain water to the mineral source;
- the mineral component dissolving in the plain water when the soluble mineral of the mineral element is brought into contact with the plain water;
- an ultrasonic source for applying ultrasonic waves to the mineral source;
- adjustable control means coupled to said ultrasonic source for controlling the conditions for applying ultrasonic waves to the mineral source to produce a desired concentration of dissolved minerals in the plain water;
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- a discharge pipe in flow communication with said mineral source for discharging water containing dissolved minerals from said mineral source.
An apparatus for producing a mineral water comprising:
- a multiple mineral source which has a plurality of layers of mineral elements containing soluble mineral components, the plurality of layers of mineral elements being different from each other in dissolving property and/or content of the mineral components;
- a water feed pipe through which plain water is fed to the multiple mineral source;
- a plurality of branch pipes branched from the water feed pipe and connected to the multiple mineral source to direct the plain water into the respective processing layers;
- means for controlling the flow rate of the plain water directed to the respective branch pipes;
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- a discharge pipe in flow communication with said multiple mineral source for discharging water containing dissolved minerals from said multiple mineral source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.