EP-4741535-A1 - ELECTROLYSIS PIPE

Abstract

An electrolysis tube that progressively electrolyzes water to generate microbubbles is disclosed. The electrolysis tube includes: an inlet (46) through which water is supplied; a moving tube (41) through which the water supplied through the inlet (46) moves a predetermined distance; an outlet (48) through which the water moved through the moving tube (41) is discharged; and a pair of electrodes (42) consisting of a first electrode (43) and a second electrode (44) positioned opposite each other on both sides of the moving path of the water moving through the moving tube (41), and applying a voltage to the moving water to progressively electrolyze the water moving through the moving tube (41) to generate microbubbles. (Representative drawing: FIG. 1)

Inventors

• JI, JONG CHUL
• LEE, GYOUN JUNG
• PARK, SEUNG WOO

Assignees

• APR CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date

20260513

Application Date

20240603

Claims (5)

1. An electrolysis tube comprising: an inlet (46) through which water is supplied; a moving tube (41) through which the water supplied through the inlet (46) moves a predetermined distance; an outlet (48) through which the water moved through the moving tube (41) is discharged; and a pair of electrodes (42) consisting of a first electrode (43) and a second electrode (44) positioned opposite each other on both sides of the moving path of the water moving through the moving tube (41), and applying a voltage to the moving water to progressively electrolyze the water moving through the moving tube (41) to generate microbubbles.
2. The electrolysis tube according to claim 1, wherein the water supplied to the inlet (46) is introduced into one end of the electrodes (42), progressively electrolyzed while passing between the pair of electrodes (42), and flows out to the other end of the electrodes (42).
3. The electrolysis tube according to claim 2, wherein the one end of the electrodes (42) is located close to the inlet (46), and the other end of the electrodes (42) is located close to the outlet (48).
4. The electrolysis tube according to claim 1, wherein the moving distance of the water moving through the moving tube (41) is substantially the same as the length (t) of the first electrode (43) and the second electrode (44) that apply voltage to the water moving through the moving tube (41).
5. The electrolysis tube according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode (43) and the second electrode (44) are fixed inside the moving tube (41) by a module cap (47).

Description

[Technical Field] The present invention relates to an electrolysis tube, and more particularly, to an electrolysis tube that progressively electrolyzes water to generate microbubbles. [Background Art] Nano or microbubble water is currently expected to be utilized in various fields, such as food (sterilization), beverages, cosmetics, liquid crystal manufacturing, medical (sterilization, cell storage, antibacterial action), aquatic resources or plant cultivation (dissolved oxygen supply, growth promotion), cleaning of electronic device substrates, and reduction of frictional resistance on marine hulls. Generally, microbubbles are generated by applying a voltage to induce discharge between a negative electrode and a positive electrode. Various configurations of nanobubble production devices have been proposed. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-34958 discloses dividing a liquid, mixing one of the divided parts with gas to generate microbubbles, rejoining the divided parts, and supplying the rejoined liquid to a plate with holes and a collision plate provided adjacent thereto to produce nanobubbles. The present invention discloses miniaturizing an electrolysis tube that generates microbubbles and applying it to a device for skin beauty, specifically for cleansing the skin. The reason why skin cleansing or facial cleansing is important in skin care is that the skin is more exposed to various pollutants than in the past. Although invisible to the human eye, various pollutants exist in the atmosphere, and among them, fine dust and ultrafine dust may not be removed by simple methods such as general hand washing with water. Various beneficial substances used on the skin to treat, protect, or improve the skin exhibit the best effects when applied to the skin in various ways and then removed at the appropriate time. In addition, these substances must be properly cleansed to avoid adversely affecting the skin. Substances that remain on the skin without being cleansed after time has passed combine with the aforementioned environmental pollutants, adversely affecting the skin, and are not easy to cleanse. Above all, facial cleansing, which is the process of cleansing the face, must be performed more carefully due to the characteristics of facial skin. Various electrical, chemical, and physical methods have been developed to date for effective and safe facial cleansing. However, there are not many safe and clean cleansing methods that do not damage the skin in the long term. Patent No. 10-0787874 "Skin Care Device" discloses a massage device having various functions. The device is disclosed to selectively generate ultrasound, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, etc., to achieve beauty effects through sterilization, treatment, endocrine gland stimulation, blood circulation improvement, etc., but its practical utility and theoretical basis are uncertain. The formation process of microbubbles is complex, and there is difficulty in miniaturizing the manufacturing device. Meanwhile, there is an increasing demand from consumers to easily and inexpensively perform beauty care or beauty treatments that require a lot of time and cost investment at home at desired times. Therefore, self-treatment type beauty techniques and advanced beauty devices are being steadily developed. However, the technology applied to products still does not meet users' expectations. [Prior Art Documents] (Patent Document 1) International Publication No. WO 2014-148397 A1(Patent Document 2) Korean Patent No. 10-1383816(Patent Document 3) Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0127948(Patent Document 4) Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-34958 [Disclosure] [Technical Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolysis tube that progressively electrolyzes water to generate microbubbles. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrolysis tube in which water is introduced into one end of electrodes, and during the process of water flowing out from the other end of the electrodes and being discharged to the outside, the introduced water passes between a pair of electrodes, thereby being progressively electrolyzed to generate microbubbles. [Technical Solution] To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides an electrolysis tube including: an inlet (46) through which water is supplied; a moving tube (41) through which the water supplied through the inlet (46) moves a predetermined distance; an outlet (48) through which the water moved through the moving tube (41) is discharged; and a pair of electrodes (42) consisting of a first electrode (43) and a second electrode (44) positioned opposite each other on both sides of the moving path of the water moving through the moving tube (41), and applying a voltage to the moving water to progressively electrolyze the water moving through the moving tube (41) to generate microbubbles. [Advantageous Effects] The electrolysis tube according to