Water purifier having magnetic field generation

Abstract

A water purifier includes a filter having a cylindrical chamber formed with an inner wall, an outer wall and a bottom. A ceramic layer of granular ceramic particles and at least a pair of magnetic layers each comprising an annular magnet and magnetite particles are provided above or below the ceramic layer in the chamber. The annular magnets are arranged in such a way that the same polarities of adjacent annular magnets are facing each other, and the direction of the magnetic lines of force is parallel to the direction of flow of the water. Water molecules are activated while passing through the magnetic field produced by the magnetic layers of annular magnets and magnetite particles which are magnetized by the annular magnets.

1 . A water purifier comprising: 
 a housing having an inner wall, an outer wall of greater transverse dimension than said inner wall, and a bottom which define a chamber therebetween in the housing;    the housing having a central longitudinal axis and a pair of opposite ends spaced along said axis, said housing being formed with a water inlet at said one end and a water outlet at said other end to allow a flow of water through said chamber in a direction parallel to said axis;    at least one non-magnetic layer disposed in said chamber, said layer extending perpendicularly across said chamber relative to said axis; and    at least one magnetic layer disposed in said chamber, said magnetic layer comprising an annular magnet, said magnetic layer extending perpendicularly across said chamber relative to said axis.    
     
     
         2 . The water purifier of  claim 1 , wherein said non-magnetic layer comprises ceramic.  
     
     
         3 . The water purifier of  claim 2 , wherein said ceramic comprises granular ceramic particles.  
     
     
         4 . The water purifier of  claim 1 , wherein said non-magnetic layer comprises granular particles.  
     
     
         5 . The water purifier of  claim 1 , wherein said magnetic layer includes magnetite particles therein.  
     
     
         6 . The water purifier of  claim 5 , wherein said non-magnetic layer comprises granular ceramic particles.  
     
     
         7 . The water purifier of  claim 1 , including a filter adjacent said inlet.  
     
     
         8 . The water purifier of  claim 7 , wherein said magnetic layer is disposed between said filter and said ceramic layer.  
     
     
         9 . The water purifier of  claim 5 , comprising at least a pair of magnetic layers disposed in said chamber, one of said magnetic layers being disposed between said water inlet and said ceramic layer and the other said magnetic layer being disposed between said ceramic layer and said water outlet.  
     
     
         10 . The water purifier of  claim 9 , wherein the respective annular magnets of said magnetic layers generate magnetic lines of force which are parallel to said central longitudinal axis and the direction of said flow of the water.  
     
     
         11 . The water purifier of  claim 10 , wherein the respective annular magnets of adjacent magnetic layers are positioned such that the same polarities of the adjacent annular magnets are facing each other and said magnetic lines of force pass through said magnetic layers and thereby magnetize said magnetite particles.  
     
     
         12 . The water purifier of  claim 9 , wherein the respective annular magnets of adjacent magnetic layers are positioned such that the same polarities of the adjacent annular magnets are facing each other.  
     
     
         13 . The water purifier of  claim 1 , including a filter adjacent said inlet.  
     
     
         14 . The water purifier of  claim 13 , wherein said magnetic layer is disposed between said filter and said non-magnetic layer.  
     
     
         15 . The water purifier of  claim 1 , comprising at least a pair of magnetic layers disposed in said chamber, one of said magnetic layers being disposed between said water inlet and said non-magnetic layer and the other said magnetic layer being disposed between said non-magnetic layer and said water outlet.  
     
     
         16 . The water purifier of  claim 15 , wherein the respective annular magnets of said magnetic layers generate magnetic lines of force which are parallel to said central longitudinal axis and the direction of said flow of the water.  
     
     
         17 . The water purifier of  claim 16 , wherein the respective annular magnets of adjacent magnetic layers are positioned such that the same polarities of the adjacent annular magnets are facing each other and said magnetic lines of force pass through said magnetic layers.  
     
     
         18 . The water purifier of  claim 15 , wherein the respective annular magnets of adjacent magnetic layers are positioned such that the same polarities of the adjacent annular magnets are facing each other.  
     
     
         19 . The water purifier of  claim 1 , wherein the water purifier is a shower filter.  
     
     
         20 . The water purifier of  claim 5 , wherein the water purifier is a shower filter.  
     
     
         21 . The water purifier of  claim 9 , wherein the water purifier is a shower filter.  
     
     
         22 . The water purifier of  claim 11 , wherein the water purifier is a shower filter.  
     
     
         23 . A water purifier comprising: 
 a housing having an inner wall, an outer wall of greater transverse dimension than said inner wall, and a bottom which define a chamber therebetween in the housing.    the housing having a central longitudinal axis and a pair of opposite ends spaced along said axis, said housing being formed with a water inlet at said one end and a water outlet at said other end to allow a flow of water through said chamber in a direction parallel to said axis;    a filter disposed adjacent said inlet;    at least one ceramic layer disposed in said chamber between said filter and said outlet, said ceramic layer comprising granular ceramic particles and extending perpendicularly across said chamber relative to said axis;    at least one pair of magnetic layers disposed in said chamber, each said magnetic layer comprising an annular magnet and magnetite particles extending perpendicularly across said chamber relative to said axis, one of said magnetic layers being disposed between said filter and said ceramic layer, and the other of said magnetic layers being disposed between said ceramic layer and said outlet; and    at least a pair of said annular magnets disposed in said chamber and coaxially surrounding said axis, wherein one of said magnets is located between said ceramic layer and said inlet and the other of said magnets is located between said ceramic layer and said outlet such that said annular magnets generate magnetic lines of force which are parallel to said central longitudinal axis and in the direction of said flow of water, said annular magnets being located in such a manner that the same polarities of adjacent ones of said annular magnets are facing each other, and said magnetic lines of force pass through said magnetic layers and thereby magnetize said magnetite particles in said magnetic layers.    
     
     
         24 . The water purifier of  claim 23 , wherein the water purifier is a shower filter.