BIOCIDE CARTRIDGE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC C02F1/68 B01F1/00 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: biocide cartridge 1 for use in a water purification device has an automatic water flow shutoff mechanism at end-of-life, having an inlet for feed water 7 and an outlet for biocide treated water 8, a container 2 containing a water leachable biocide tablet 4 resting on a base having at least one opening for passage of water 6 and a movable plate stacked on said biocide tablet, an arm 9 attached by its end to the movable support and provided with a plugging apparatus 10 at its other end, such that as the water leachable biocide tablet is consumed, the movable support descends such that at the end-of-life position, the plugging apparatus plugs said outlet, thereby shutting off the flow of water.

EFFECT: design of a biocide cartridge for use in a water purification device which has a simple and effective automatic water flow shutoff mechanism which stops the flow of water when the biocide is used up.

14 cl, 2 dwg