Storage container for water treatment system

Abstract

A storage container for a water treatment system includes a bladder disposed in the container and having an inlet port for receiving water and having a water outlet. The container may be used for preventing the bladder from being over-inflated or exploded. A switch may be disposed above or below the bladder for detecting whether the bladder has been filled with water or not and for controlling the water to flow into the bladder. The container includes two openable housings for allowing the bladder to be removed or changed or cleaned when the housings are opened.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A storage container for a water treatment system, said storage container comprising: 
 a container body, and    a bladder disposed in said container body, said bladder including an inlet port for coupling to a water reservoir for receiving water therefrom, and including an outlet port for outward flowing of the water,    said container body being provided for preventing said bladder from being over-inflated.    
     
     
         2 . The storage container according to  claim 1  further comprising means for controlling the water to flow into said bladder.  
     
     
         3 . The storage container according to  claim 2 , wherein said controlling means includes a switch disposed below said bladder for detecting whether said bladder has been filled with water or not.  
     
     
         4 . The storage container according to  claim 3 , wherein said container body includes a bottom portion having a flexible plate disposed therein for supporting said bladder, said switch is engaged with said plate for detecting whether said bladder has been filled with water or not.  
     
     
         5 . The storage container according to  claim 4 , wherein said switch includes a button for engaging with said plate, and means for biasing said button to engage with said plate.  
     
     
         6 . The storage container according to  claim 2 , wherein said controlling means includes a switch disposed above said bladder for detecting whether said bladder has been filled with water or not.  
     
     
         7 . The storage container according to  claim 6 , wherein said switch is disposed on said container body and includes an actuating lever extended inward of said container body for engaging with said bladder and for being actuated by said bladder.  
     
     
         8 . The storage container according to  claim 7 , wherein said bladder includes an upper portion having an actuator disposed thereon for engaging with and for actuating said actuating lever of said switch.  
     
     
         9 . The storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein said bladder includes a mouth provided therein for filling disinfectant into said bladder.  
     
     
         10 . The storage container according to  claim 1  further comprising means for pumping the water out of said outlet port of said bladder.  
     
     
         11 . The storage container according to  claim 1  further comprising means for detecting a water leakage of said container body and said bladder.  
     
     
         12 . The storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein said container body includes two housings, and means for detachably securing said housings together, for allowing said bladder to be removed from said container body when said housings are opened.