Multi-module centralized water treatment equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses multi-module centralized water treatment equipment which comprises a base erected on the ground, and further comprises a filtering mechanism for pretreating a water body, a nanofiltration mechanism for forming a multi-module nanofiltration structure and a mounting mechanism for limiting and buffering the nanofiltration mechanism, the filtering mechanism is arranged at the upper part of one side of the base, the nanofiltration mechanism is arranged at the upper part of the base and is adjacent to the filtering mechanism, and the mounting mechanism is arranged at the side part of the nanofiltration mechanism. The water treatment efficiency of the equipment can be effectively improved by matching with the nanofiltration mechanism, the nanofiltration mechanism is modularly arranged and is matched with the mounting mechanism, so that the nanofiltration mechanism can be quickly disassembled, assembled and replaced, a worker can conveniently carry out later overhaul and maintenance work, the situation that the whole equipment is scrapped due to the fact that a certain part is damaged is avoided, and the service life is long.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to water treatment technical field especially is related to a multi -module centralized water treatment equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the prior art, the current domestic direct drinking water equipment generally adopts the traditional combined type, has low integration degree, complex structure, large floor area, is troublesome to install, and mainly adopts reverse osmosis technology for deep purification treatment, but after reverse osmosis treatment, the minerals and beneficial trace elements in water are also all filtered out, which does not meet the human health needs, in addition, most direct drinking water equipment does not have a circulating sterilization function, resulting in the existence of dead water area in the water supply pipe network, forming secondary pollution, and it is impossible to guarantee the freshness and safety of water quality.

[0003] The utility model discloses a centralized water treatment equipment, including support frame and water treatment equipment, water treatment equipment is placed in the top of support frame, and the left and right sides of support frame top are all set up square plug -in slot, two square plug -in slots are located at the left and right sides of water treatment equipment respectively, and the rear side of two square plug -in slot inner walls is all set up screw groove, the front side of two square plug -in slot inner walls is all set up round through -hole, and the inside of two round through -holes is provided with fixed mechanism. However, the centralized water treatment equipment adopts single filter structure to treat water, and the water treatment efficiency is low, and the integrated structure is adopted, and the whole structure design is adopted for each part, if a part is damaged, it is inconvenient to repair and maintain, the damaged part cannot be replaced, so that the whole equipment is scrapped, and the service life is short. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a multi -module centralized water treatment equipment.

[0005] To achieve the above -mentioned purpose, the technical scheme provided by the utility model is:

[0006] A multi-module centralized water treatment device, comprising a base, which is erected on the ground, a filtering mechanism for pretreating water, a nanofiltration mechanism for forming a multi-module nanofiltration structure, and a mounting mechanism for limiting and buffering the nanofiltration mechanism, the filtering mechanism being arranged on the upper side of the base, the nanofiltration mechanism being arranged on the upper side of the base adjacent to the filtering mechanism, and the mounting mechanism being arranged on the side of the nanofiltration mechanism.

[0007] The filtering mechanism comprises filtering supports, filters, and a communication pipe, the filtering supports being provided in two groups, the two groups of filtering supports being arranged side by side and spaced apart on the upper end of the base and fixedly connected with the base, the filters being provided in two groups, the two groups of filters being respectively arranged on the upper end of the two groups of filtering supports and fixedly connected with the corresponding filtering supports, and the communication pipe being arranged between the two groups of filters and in communication with the two groups of filters at both ends thereof, the two groups of filters and the communication pipe together forming a double-group filtering structure.

[0008] The device further comprises a water inlet pipe, which is arranged at the water inlet end of one of the groups of filters and in communication with the filter at one end thereof, and the filter is in communication with an external water system through the water inlet pipe.

[0009] The nanofiltration mechanism comprises nanofiltration supports, nanofiltration membrane tubes, and a high-pressure pump, the nanofiltration supports being arranged on one side of the upper end of the base and fixedly connected with the base, the nanofiltration supports adopting a layered support structure, the nanofiltration membrane tubes being provided in a plurality of groups, each group of nanofiltration membrane tubes being composed of two nanofiltration membrane structures arranged side by side and spaced apart, the plurality of groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes being arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration supports and detachably connected with the nanofiltration supports through the mounting mechanism, the plurality of groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes being in communication with each other through pipelines, the high-pressure pump being arranged on the upper part of the base and fixedly connected with the base, and the high-pressure pump being in communication with the filters and the nanofiltration membrane tubes.

[0010] The device further comprises a pump front pipe and a filter front pipe, the pump front pipe being arranged between the high-pressure pump and the filters and in communication with the filters and the input end of the high-pressure pump at both ends thereof, and the filter front pipe being arranged between the high-pressure pump and the nanofiltration membrane tubes and in communication with the nanofiltration membrane tubes and the output end of the high-pressure pump at both ends thereof.

[0011] The device further comprises a drain pipe and a water production pipe, the drain pipe being arranged at the water drainage end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes and in communication with the water drainage end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes at one end thereof, and the water production pipe being arranged at the water outlet end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes and in communication with the water outlet end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes at one end thereof.

[0012] The device further comprises a flow meter, which is arranged at the end of the water production pipe away from the nanofiltration membrane tubes and fixedly connected with the water production pipe.

[0013] The mounting mechanism comprises mounting pads, mounting bands and buffer assemblies, the mounting pads are provided with a plurality of groups, each group of the mounting pads is composed of two pads arranged side by side and spaced apart, the plurality of groups of the mounting pads are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration support and are fixedly connected with the nanofiltration support, a plurality of groups of the nanofiltration membrane tubes are arranged on the upper portions of the plurality of groups of the mounting pads, the mounting bands are provided with a plurality of groups, each group of the mounting bands is composed of two bands arranged side by side and spaced apart, the plurality of groups of the mounting bands are respectively arranged on the upper portions of the plurality of groups of the mounting pads and one end of each group of the mounting bands is fixedly connected with the corresponding mounting pad, the nanofiltration membrane tubes are bound on the upper portions of the mounting pads by the mounting bands, and the buffer assemblies are provided with a plurality of groups corresponding to the plurality of groups of the nanofiltration membrane tubes, the plurality of groups of the buffer assemblies are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration support and are located on the upper portions of the corresponding nanofiltration membrane tubes.

[0014] The buffer assembly comprises buffer springs, a buffer base plate and buffer limit blocks, the buffer springs are provided with two groups, the two groups of the buffer springs are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the upper portion of the inner side of the nanofiltration support and are fixedly connected with the nanofiltration support, the buffer base plate is arranged at the lower end of the two groups of the buffer springs and is fixedly connected with the buffer springs, the buffer limit blocks are provided with two groups, the two groups of the buffer limit blocks are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the lower portion of the buffer base plate and are fixedly connected with the buffer base plate, and the buffer limit blocks abut against the corresponding nanofiltration membrane tubes.

[0015] The upper portion of the mounting pad and the lower portion of the buffer limit block are provided with an arc-shaped clamping groove structure corresponding to the nanofiltration membrane tube, and the nanofiltration membrane tube is clamped between the mounting pad and the buffer limit block through the arc-shaped clamping groove.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0017] The filter mechanism is provided, the water body is pretreated through the double-group filter structure, the water treatment efficiency of the equipment can be effectively improved through cooperation of the nanofiltration mechanism, the nanofiltration mechanism adopts modular arrangement, cooperation of the mounting mechanism can realize quick disassembly and replacement of the nanofiltration mechanism, the staff can conveniently carry out later maintenance work, the equipment is not scrapped as a whole due to damage of a part, and the service life is long. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is the overall structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is the filter mechanism and base cooperation schematic view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is the drain pipe and water production pipe and nanofiltration mechanism cooperation schematic view of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is the installation mechanism and the nanofiltration mechanism cooperation schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0022] In the drawing: 1, base; 2, filter support; 3, filter; 4, communication pipe; 5, water inlet pipe; 6, nanofiltration support; 7, nanofiltration membrane pipe; 8, high-pressure pump; 9, pump front pipe; 10, filter front pipe; 11, drain pipe; 12, water production pipe; 13, flow meter; 14, installation cushion block; 15, installation bandage; 16, buffer spring; 17, buffer base plate; 18, buffer limiting block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the drawings,

[0024] A kind of multi-module centralized water treatment equipment, including base 1, base 1 is erected on ground, still include the filter mechanism for carrying out pretreatment to water body, the nanofiltration mechanism for constituting multi-module nanofiltration structure and the installation mechanism for limiting buffering nanofiltration mechanism, filter mechanism is arranged on the upper portion of one side of base 1, nanofiltration mechanism is arranged in the upper portion of base 1 and is adjacent to filter mechanism arrangement, installation mechanism is configured in the side portion of nanofiltration mechanism, the overall structure schematic diagram of the utility model as Figure 1 Shown.

[0025] Filter mechanism includes filter support 2, filter 3 and communication pipe 4, filter support 2 is equipped with two groups, two groups of filter support 2 are arranged in the upper end of base 1 and are fixedly connected with base 1, filter 3 is equipped with two groups, two groups of filter 3 are respectively arranged in the upper end of two groups of filter support 2 and are fixedly connected with corresponding filter support 2, communication pipe 4 is arranged between two groups of filter 3 and its two ends are communicated with two groups of filter 3 respectively, two groups of filter 3 and communication pipe 4 jointly constitute double sets of filter structure, filter mechanism cooperates through filter support 2, filter 3 and communication pipe 4, constitutes the pretreatment structure of water treatment equipment to carry out preliminary filtration to water body, wherein, filter support 2 is used to provide installation support for filter 3 to install filter 3 on base 1, filter 3 is used to carry out preliminary filtration to water body, two groups of filter 3 can effectively improve water preliminary filtration efficiency, communication pipe 4 is used to connect two groups of filter 3 to constitute double filter structure, the filter mechanism and base 1 cooperation schematic diagram of the utility model as Figure 2 Shown.

[0026] Still include water inlet pipe 5, water inlet pipe 5 is arranged in the water inlet end of one of filter 3 and one end is communicated with filter 3, filter 3 is communicated with external water system through water inlet pipe 5, wherein, water inlet pipe 5 is used as water inlet structure on filter 3 to connect filter 3 with external water system.

[0027] The nanofiltration mechanism comprises a nanofiltration support 6, nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and a high-pressure pump 8, the nanofiltration support 6 is arranged on one side of the upper end of the base 1 and fixedly connected with the base 1, the nanofiltration support 6 adopts a layered support structure, the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 are arranged in several groups, each group of nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 is composed of two nanofiltration membrane structures arranged side by side and spaced apart, the several groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration support 6 and detachably connected with the nanofiltration support 6 through a mounting mechanism, the several groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 are communicated with each other through pipelines, the high-pressure pump 8 is arranged on the upper part of the base 1 and fixedly connected with the base 1, the high-pressure pump 8 is communicated with the filter 3 and the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, the nanofiltration mechanism cooperates with the nanofiltration support 6, the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and the high-pressure pump 8 to form a multi-module nanofiltration structure to perform nanofiltration treatment on the water body, so that the water treatment efficiency is effectively improved and the disassembly and replacement requirement is met, wherein the nanofiltration support 6 is used for providing mounting support for the several groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 through the layered structure, the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 are used for forming the multi-module nanofiltration structure to perform nanofiltration treatment on the water body, and the high-pressure pump 8 is used for guiding the water body exported by the filter 3 into the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and meeting the filtration requirement of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7.

[0028] The utility model also comprises a pump front pipe 9 and a filter front pipe 10, the pump front pipe 9 is arranged between the high-pressure pump 8 and the filter 3 and communicated with the input end of the filter 3 and the high-pressure pump 8 respectively at both ends, the filter front pipe 10 is arranged between the high-pressure pump 8 and the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and communicated with the output end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and the high-pressure pump 8 respectively at both ends, wherein the pump front pipe 9 is used for communicating the filter 3 with the high-pressure pump 8, and the filter front pipe 10 is used for communicating the high-pressure pump 8 with the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7.

[0029] The utility model also comprises a drain pipe 11 and a water production pipe 12, the drain pipe 11 is arranged at the water drainage end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and communicated with the water drainage end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 at one end, and the water production pipe 12 is arranged at the water outlet end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and communicated with the water outlet end of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 at one end, wherein the drain pipe 11 is used for discharging the wastewater generated by the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, and the water production pipe 12 is used for discharging the water filtered by the nanofiltration, and the cooperation schematic diagram of the drain pipe 11 and the water production pipe 12 with the nanofiltration mechanism is shown in Figure 3 .

[0030] The utility model also comprises a flowmeter 13, the flowmeter 13 is arranged at the end of the water production pipe 12 far away from the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 and fixedly connected with the water production pipe 12, wherein the flowmeter 13 is used for metering the water discharged by the water production pipe 12.

[0031] The mounting mechanism comprises mounting pads 14, mounting bands 15 and buffer assemblies, the mounting pads 14 are provided with a plurality of groups, each group of the mounting pads 14 is composed of two pads arranged side by side and spaced apart, the plurality of groups of the mounting pads 14 are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration support 6 and are fixedly connected with the nanofiltration support 6, a plurality of groups of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 are clamped on the upper portions of the plurality of groups of the mounting pads 14, the mounting bands 15 are provided with a plurality of groups, each group of the mounting bands 15 is composed of two bands arranged side by side and spaced apart, the plurality of groups of the mounting bands 15 are respectively arranged on the upper portions of the plurality of groups of the mounting pads 14 and one ends thereof are fixedly connected with the corresponding mounting pads 14, the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 are bound on the upper portions of the mounting pads 14 through the mounting bands 15, the buffer assemblies are provided with a plurality of groups corresponding to the plurality of groups of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, the plurality of groups of the buffer assemblies are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration support 6 and are located on the upper portions of the corresponding nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, the mounting mechanism is cooperated with the mounting pads 14, the mounting bands 15 and the buffer assemblies to form a mounting structure on the inner side of the nanofiltration support 6 so as to detachably mount the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 on the nanofiltration support 6, wherein the mounting pads 14 are used for providing limiting support for the lower portions of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, the mounting bands 15 are used for binding the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 on the mounting pads 14, and the buffer assemblies are used for providing buffer support for the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, so as to reduce the influence of external impact on the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, and the mounting mechanism and the nanofiltration mechanism are cooperated as shown in the schematic view of FIG. Figure 4 .

[0032] The buffer assemblies comprise buffer springs 16, buffer base plates 17 and buffer limiting blocks 18, the buffer springs 16 are provided with two groups, the two groups of the buffer springs 16 are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the upper portions of the inner side of the nanofiltration support 6 and are fixedly connected with the nanofiltration support 6, the buffer base plates 17 are arranged on the lower ends of the two groups of the buffer springs 16 and are fixedly connected with the buffer springs 16, the buffer limiting blocks 18 are provided with two groups, the two groups of the buffer limiting blocks 18 are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the lower portions of the buffer base plates 17 and are fixedly connected with the buffer base plates 17, the buffer limiting blocks 18 abut against the corresponding nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, and the buffer assemblies are cooperated with the buffer springs 16, the buffer base plates 17 and the buffer limiting blocks 18 to provide buffer support for the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 so as to reduce the influence of external impact on the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7, wherein the buffer springs 16 are used for providing elastic support for the buffer base plates 17, the buffer base plates 17 are used for providing mounting support for the buffer limiting blocks 18, and the buffer limiting blocks 18 are used for abutting against the upper portions of the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7 under the action of the buffer springs 16, so as to provide buffer support for the nanofiltration membrane tubes 7.

[0033] The mounting cushion block 14 and the buffer limiting block 18 are provided with arc-shaped clamping groove structures corresponding to the nanofiltration membrane tube 7, and the nanofiltration membrane tube 7 is clamped between the mounting cushion block 14 and the buffer limiting block 18 through the arc-shaped clamping groove structures, wherein the arc-shaped clamping groove structures on the mounting cushion block 14 and the buffer limiting block 18 are used to improve the cooperation degree between the mounting cushion block 14 and the buffer limiting block 18 and the nanofiltration membrane tube 7, thereby improving the installation stability of the nanofiltration membrane tube 7.

[0034] Working principle:

[0035] The water treatment equipment is connected with an external water system through the water inlet pipe 5 to perform water treatment on the water body, the water body enters the filter 3 through the water inlet pipe 5, the filter 3 performs preliminary filtration on the water body, the water body subjected to the preliminary filtration enters the nanofiltration membrane tube 7 through the high-pressure pump 8, the nanofiltration membrane tube 7 performs nanofiltration on the water body, the wastewater generated by nanofiltration is discharged from the water treatment equipment through the drain pipe 11, and the water subjected to nanofiltration is discharged through the water outlet pipe 12 to complete the water treatment process.

[0036] The beneficial effects of the utility model are that the filter mechanism is provided, the double-filter structure is adopted to pretreat the water body, the nanofiltration mechanism can effectively improve the water treatment efficiency of the equipment, the nanofiltration mechanism is arranged in a modular manner, and the installation mechanism can realize quick disassembly, replacement and maintenance of the nanofiltration mechanism, the service life of the equipment is long, and the equipment is not scrapped as a whole due to damage of a part.

[0037] The above embodiment of the utility model is described in detail, but the content is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and cannot be considered as limiting the implementation range of the utility model. Any equivalent change and improvement within the scope of the utility model application should still belong to the patent coverage range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A multi-module centralized water treatment plant comprising a base (1) which is set up on the ground, characterized in that, The filter mechanism is arranged on the upper side of the base (1), the nanofiltration mechanism is arranged on the upper side of the base (1) and adjacent to the filter mechanism, and the mounting mechanism is arranged on the side of the nanofiltration mechanism. The nanofiltration mechanism comprises a nanofiltration support (6), nanofiltration membrane tubes (7) and a high-pressure pump (8), the nanofiltration support (6) is arranged on one side of the upper end of the base (1) and fixedly connected with the base (1), the nanofiltration support (6) adopts a layered support structure, the nanofiltration membrane tubes (7) are provided in several groups, each group of the nanofiltration membrane tubes (7) is composed of two nanofiltration membrane structures arranged side by side and spaced apart, the several groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes (7) are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration support (6) and detachably connected with the nanofiltration support (6) through the mounting mechanism, the several groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes (7) are communicated with each other through pipelines, the high-pressure pump (8) is arranged on the upper side of the base (1) and fixedly connected with the base (1), and the high-pressure pump (8) is communicated with the filter (3) and the nanofiltration membrane tubes (7). The mounting mechanism comprises mounting pads (14), mounting bands (15) and a buffer assembly, the mounting pads (14) are provided in several groups, each group of the mounting pads (14) is composed of two pads arranged side by side and spaced apart, the several groups of mounting pads (14) are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner side of the nanofiltration support (6) and fixedly connected with the nanofiltration support (6), the several groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes (7) are arranged on the upper side of the several groups of mounting pads (14), the mounting bands (15) are provided in several groups, each group of the mounting bands (15) is composed of two bands arranged side by side and spaced apart, the several groups of mounting bands (15) are respectively arranged on the upper side of the several groups of mounting pads (14) and one end of each mounting band (15) is fixedly connected with the corresponding mounting pad (14), the nanofiltration membrane tubes (7) are bound on the upper side of the mounting pads (14) through the mounting bands (15), and the buffer assembly is provided in several groups corresponding to the several groups of nanofiltration membrane tubes (7).

2. A multi-module centralized water treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The filter mechanism comprises a filter support (2), a filter (3) and a communication pipe (4), the filter support (2) is provided in two groups, the two groups of filter supports (2) are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the upper end of the base (1) and fixedly connected with the base (1), the filter (3) is provided in two groups, the two groups of filters (3) are respectively arranged on the upper end of the two groups of filter supports (2) and fixedly connected with the corresponding filter supports (2), and the communication pipe (4) is arranged between the two groups of filters (3) and communicated with the two groups of filters (3) at two ends, the two groups of filters (3) and the communication pipe (4) jointly constitute a double-group filter structure.

3. A multi-module centralized water treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein, Further comprising a water inlet pipe (5) arranged at the water inlet end of one group of the filter (3) and one end of which communicates with the filter (3), and the filter (3) communicates with the external water system through the water inlet pipe (5).

4. A multi-module centralized water treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein, Further comprising a pre-pump pipe (9) arranged between the high-pressure pump (8) and the filter (3) and two ends of which respectively communicate with the filter (3) and the input end of the high-pressure pump (8), and a pre-filter pipe (10) arranged between the high-pressure pump (8) and the nanofiltration membrane pipe (7) and two ends of which respectively communicate with the nanofiltration membrane pipe (7) and the output end of the high-pressure pump (8).

5. A multi-module centralized water treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein, Further comprising a drain pipe (11) arranged at the water outlet end of the nanofiltration membrane pipe (7) and one end of which communicates with the water outlet end of the nanofiltration membrane pipe (7), and a water production pipe (12) arranged at the water inlet end of the nanofiltration membrane pipe (7) and one end of which communicates with the water inlet end of the nanofiltration membrane pipe (7).

6. A multi-module centralized water treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein, Further comprising a flow meter (13) arranged at one end of the water production pipe (12) away from the nanofiltration membrane pipe (7) and fixedly connected with the water production pipe (12).

7. A multi-module centralized water treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein, The buffer assembly comprises two groups of buffer springs (16), a buffer base plate (17) and two groups of buffer limiting blocks (18). The two groups of buffer springs (16) are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the inner upper part of the nanofiltration support (6) and fixedly connected with the nanofiltration support (6). The buffer base plate (17) is arranged at the lower end of the two groups of buffer springs (16) and fixedly connected with the buffer springs (16). The two groups of buffer limiting blocks (18) are arranged side by side and spaced apart on the lower part of the buffer base plate (17) and fixedly connected with the buffer base plate (17). The buffer limiting blocks (18) abut against the corresponding nanofiltration membrane pipes (7).

8. A multi-module centralized water treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that, The upper part of the mounting pad (14) and the lower part of the buffer limiting block (18) are provided with arc-shaped clamping groove structures corresponding to the nanofiltration membrane pipes (7). The nanofiltration membrane pipes (7) are clamped between the mounting pad (14) and the buffer limiting block (18) through the arc-shaped clamping grooves.

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