DRINKING WATER DISPENSER WITH ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION DEVICE Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC B67D3/00 

FIELD: food or food products; water treatment.

SUBSTANCE: drinking water dispenser comprises housing (10) and, installed in housing (10): inlet pipeline (18) for connecting an external water source; cold water tank (11), equipped with cooling device (12) and having water-filled lower part (25) and upper part (26), in which, when the tank is filled with water, an air cavity is formed; water inlet (13) connected to inlet pipeline (18); and water outlet (14) connected to outlet pipeline (20); outlet valve (21) for dispensing water to a consumer, connected to outlet pipeline (20); as well as UV radiation source (17) installed in cold water tank (11). Water inlet (13) is made in form of vertical tube (27) placed in cold water tank (11), with open upper end (29), and lower end (28) connected to inlet pipeline (18); and the UV radiation source (17) is installed in the upper part of the cold water tank (11), above the open upper end (29) of vertical tube (27) of water inlet (13).

EFFECT: improved efficiency of disinfection and ease of use of the dispenser, as well as disinfection of water entering the storage tank and maintaining purity of water in the storage tank and maintaining microbiological purity of the air space in the storage tank.

10 cl, 3 dwg