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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Soo-young Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung-gyu Jang, Seoul, KR;
Ui-son Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Claude Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Jung-hwan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chul-ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Min-suk Chang, Seoul, KR;
In-gyue Choi, Seoul, KR;
Soo-Young Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Gyu Jang, Seoul, KR;
Ui-Son Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Claude Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Hwan Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chul-Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Min-Suk Chang, Seoul, KR;
In-Gyue Choi, Seoul, KR;
Coway Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A water treatment apparatus capable of sterilizing a storage tank and a sterilizing and cleansing method thereof are disclosed. The water treatment apparatus includes: a filter unit purifying raw water; a storage tank connected to the filter unit and storing purified water which has been filtered through the filter unit; an electrolytic sterilizer installed between the filter unit and the storage tank, electrolyzing only purified water which has been filtered through at least a portion of the filter unit to generate sterilization water, and supplying the sterilization water to the storage tank; a drain unit connected to the storage tank and discharging water accommodated in the storage tank; and a control unit controlling a water purification mode of the filter unit and a sterilization mode through the electrolytic sterilizer and the drain unit.