DESC:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INLINE WATER PURIFICATION

Field of the invention:

The invention relates generally to water purification systems, and more particularly, to a system and method for inline water purification, for example, inline chlorination of water.

Background of the invention:

Generally, in domestic water pumping, water is used as it is for drinking and other household applications. In developing countries like India, a major cross section of the society does not have purchasing power to install reverse osmosis (RO)/water purifier systems for getting safe drinking water.

Mostly, people use disinfectants such as chlorine dioxide or potassium permanganate for having safe and clean drinking water. However, these disinfectants are added in tanks that are already filled with water. This kind of water purification is manual and requires continuous monitoring of the water tanks and adding disinfectants as and when tank is refilled.

However, quantity of disinfectant to be added in the water tank may vary as it is manual process, the quantity of which differs from person to person. Further, user may forget to add disinfectants in the water tank that may leave the water contaminated.

Accordingly, there exists a need to provide a system and a method for inline water purification that overcomes abovementioned drawbacks of the prior art.

Object of the invention:

An object of the present invention is to provide purified and safe drinking water to the masses at an affordable price.

Summary of the invention:

Accordingly, the present invention provides a system for inline water purification. The system is used for inline water chlorination. The system comprises of a mixing unit and a cartridge. The mixing unit is a housing having a first opening, a second opening, a third opening. The first opening includes a threaded/flanged portion configured thereon for connecting to a pump for water input. The second opening includes a threaded/flanged portion configured thereon for enabling fitment to the delivery pipe thereby providing an outlet of the water. The third opening is configured to incline at an angle of 45 degree from a vertical axis formed by joining of the first opening and the second opening. The third opening includes a screwed end configured thereon for fitting the cartridge therein.

The cartridge is removably placed in the third opening. The cartridge comprises of a container and a cap. The container includes premeasured quantity of chlorine tablets placed therein. The cap is removably fitted on the container. The chlorine tablets slide down to a bottom of the container due to gravity. Then, the chlorine tablets mix and disintegrate slowly in the water coming from the pump. The delivery pipe provides chlorinated, purified and safe drinking water. The container and the cap are made of transparent engineering plastic to provide visibility of consumption of the chlorine tablets and help in timely refilling the cartridge with the chlorine tablets. The container has a bottom in red colour to indicate a time of refilling of the chlorine tablets therein.

Brief description of the drawing:

Figure 1 shows a system for inline water purification, in accordance with the present invention.
Detailed description of the embodiments:

The foregoing objects of the present invention are accomplished and the problems and shortcomings associated with the prior art, techniques and approaches are overcome by the present invention as described below in the preferred embodiments.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a system and a method for inline water purification. The system provides purified and safe drinking water to the masses at an affordable price.

The present invention is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings, throughout which reference numbers indicate corresponding parts in the various figures. These reference numbers are shown in bracket in the following description.

Referring now to figure 1, a system (100) for inline water purification in accordance with the present invention is shown. In an embodiment, the system (100) is used for inline water chlorination. The system (100) comprises a mixing unit (80) and a cartridge (40).

The mixing unit (80) is a housing having a first opening (50), a second opening (60) and a third opening (70). The first opening (50) is adapted for connecting to a pump (not shown) for water input. In an embodiment, the pump is any type of water pump used for supplying water. The second opening (60) is adapted for connecting to a delivery pipe (not shown) to supply chlorinated water therefrom. The first opening (50) is configured with threaded/flanged portion thereon for connecting to the pump used for supplying water. Similarly, the second opening (60) is configured with threaded/ flanged portion thereon for enabling fitment to the delivery pipe. The third opening (70) is configured to incline at an angle of 45 degree from a vertical axis (not numbered) formed by joining of the first opening (50) and the second opening (60). The third opening (70) includes a screwed end configured thereon to facilitate fitment of the cartridge (40) therein.

The cartridge (40) includes a container (30) and a cap (20). The container (30) includes premeasured quantity of chlorine tablets placed therein. The cap (20) is removably fitted on the container (30). The chlorine tablets (not shown) slide down to a bottom (10) of the container (30) due to gravity. Then, the chlorine tablets mix and disintegrate slowly in the water coming from the pump. The delivery pipe provides chlorinated, purified and safe drinking water. However, it may be evident to those skilled in the art that other mechanism known in the art may be used to control flow of chorine tablets in the water coming from the pump. The container (30) and the cap (20) are made of transparent engineering plastic to provide visibility of consumption of the chlorine tablets and help in timely refilling the cartridge (40) with the chlorine tablets. The bottom (10) of the container (30) is in red colour to indicate a time of refilling of the chlorine tablets therein.

In an embodiment, the angle of 45 degree of the third opening (70) is important to ensure the contact between incoming water from the pump and the chlorine tablets.

Advantages of the invention:

1. Using the system (100), output from any pump can be chlorinated inline.
2. The system (100) facilitates the delivery of inline chlorinated water and thus provides purified and safe drinking water to the masses at an affordable price.

The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, and to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but such omissions and substitutions are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention.

,CLAIMS:We Claim:

1. A system (100) for inline water purification, the system (100) being used for inline water chlorination, the system (100) comprising:
a mixing unit (80), the mixing unit (80) being a housing having,
• a first opening (50) being adapted for connecting to a pump for water input,
• a second opening (60) being adapted for connecting to a delivery pipe thereby providing an outlet of the water, and
• a third opening (70) being configured to incline at an angle of 45 degree from a vertical axis formed by joining of the first opening (50) and the second opening (60); and
a cartridge (40) being removably placed in the third opening (70), the cartridge (40) having,
• a container (30) including premeasured quantity of chlorine tablets placed therein, and
• a cap (20) being removably fitted on the container (30),
wherein, the chlorine tablets slide down to a bottom (10) of the container (30) due to gravity, then mix and disintegrate slowly in the water coming from the pump thereby providing chlorinated, purified and safe drinking water to the delivery pipe.

2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first opening (50) includes a threaded/flanged portion configured thereon for connecting to the pump used for supplying water.

3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second opening (60) includes a threaded/flanged portion configured thereon for enabling fitment to the delivery pipe.

4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third opening (70) includes a screwed end configured thereon to facilitate fitment of the cartridge (40) therein.

5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the container (30) and the cap (20) are made of transparent engineering plastic to provide visibility of consumption of the chlorine tablets and help in timely refilling the cartridge (40) with the chlorine tablets.

6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom (10) of the container (30) is in red colour to indicate a time of refilling of the chlorine tablets therein.