AU2019101355A4

AU2019101355A4 - Intelligent hand washing station

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Publication number: AU2019101355A4
Application number: AU2019101355A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Huaxiang Chen
Original assignee: Hangzhou Maishou Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Maishou Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-05
Filing date: 2019-11-05
Publication date: 2019-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 2027-11-05

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present invention provide an intelligent hand washing station, including a station body and a water sprayer disposed on the station body. The water sprayer includes a water outlet pipe and a faucet. A hand dryer is disposed on the station body. The hand dryer is communicated with the faucet through a ventilation pipe. A one-way valve is disposed within the ventilation pipe. The water outlet pipe and the ventilation pipe are communicated with the faucet through a reversing valve. A sensor and a controller are disposed on the station body. A user approaches the hand washing station when he or she wants to use the intelligent hand washing station, the sensor acquires a signal, the controller controls the faucet to spray water according to the signal acquired by the sensor, the controller controls the reversing valve to operate after the faucet sprays water for a certain time, and the hand dryer supplies air through the faucet. This solution allows the hand washing station to have a hand drying capability and optimizes the performance of the intelligent hand washing station. 201 -\3

Description

INTELLIGENT HAND WASHING STATION

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to the field of intelligent homes, and particularly to an intelligent hand washing station.

BACKGROUND [0002] Hand washing stations are used in washrooms, and mainly include station bodies and 0 faucets. When people use the hand washing stations, the faucets spray clean water for people to use.

[0003] In the prior art, the hand washing stations in the washrooms generally have inductive capabilities, that is, when people approach the faucets, the faucets automatically spray water for people to use. Although such a structure is advantageous for people to use, the water washing 5 stations of the prior art have a single function without a hand drying function, resulting in degradation of the application experience of the hand washing station. The above background of the invention is intended to place the present invention in an appropriate technical context and to allow is significance to be properly appreciated. Any references to prior art should not be construed as admissions that such prior art is widely known or forms part of common general 0 knowledge in the relevant technical field.

SUMMARY [0004] It is an object of the present invention to overcome or ameliorate at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art, or to provide a useful alternative. One or more embodiments of 25 the present invention provide an intelligent hand washing station, which adds a function of the hand washing station, so that people may easily dry hands after washing the hands, and the use experience of the hand washing station is optimized.

[0005] Some embodiments of the present invention provide an intelligent hand washing station including a station body with a water receiving sink and a water sprayer disposed on the 30 station body. The water sprayer includes a water output pipe and a faucet communicated with the water outlet pipe. The faucet is fixed on the station body. A hand dryer for blowing an air flow out is further disposed on the station body. The hand dryer is communicated with the faucet through a ventilation pipe. A one-way valve for preventing water in the water outlet pipe i

from entering the hand dryer is disposed in the ventilation pipe. The water outlet pipe and the ' ventilation pipe are communicated with the faucet through a reversing valve. A controller for I controlling the reversing valve to operate and a sensor for detecting whether there is a need for • the faucet to spray water are disposed on the station body. The sensor is communicated with the

J 5 controller. The controller controls the reversing valve to operate according to a parameter j detected by the sensor.

[0006] Some embodiments of the present invention provide an intelligent hand washing j station, including a station body and a water sprayer disposed on the station body. The water ) sprayer includes a water outlet pipe and a faucet. A hand dryer is disposed on the station body.

₍ 0 The hand dryer is communicated with the faucet through a ventilation pipe. A one-way valve is J disposed within the ventilation pipe. The water outlet pipe and the ventilation pipe are

I communicated with the faucet through a reversing valve. A sensor and a controller are disposed on the station body. A user approaches the hand washing station if he or she wants to use the intelligent hand washing station, the sensor acquires a signal, the controller controls the faucet 5 to spray water according to the signal acquired by the sensor, the controller controls the reversing valve to operate after the faucet sprays water for a certain time, and the hand dryer supplies air through the faucet. This solution allows the hand washing station to have a hand drying capability and optimizes the performance of the intelligent hand washing station.

[0007] In one embodiment, the ventilation pipe includes a first horizontal portion, a second 0 horizontal portion, and a curved portion between the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion. The first horizontal portion, the second horizontal portion, and the curved portion are of an integrated structure. The curved portion is higher than the first horizontal portion. The one-way valve is positioned within the second horizontal portion.

[0008] In one embodiment, the solution may effectively prevent the residual water in the 25 faucet from entering the hand dryer, so that the performance of the intelligent hand washing station is optimized.

[0009] In one embodiment, an accommodating groove for accommodating the ventilation pipe is provided on the station body. A drain hole is further provided on the station body. The drain hole is communicated with the accommodating groove.

[0010] In one embodiment, the ventilation pipe is not easily bumped, so that the service life of the ventilation pipe is prolonged.

[0011] In one embodiment, a mounting groove for accommodating the reversing valve is provided on the station body. The reversing valve is engaged in the mounting groove. A clamping tongue for fixing the reversing valve and having an elastic deformation capability is bonded to a side wall of the mounting groove. A water outlet hole is further provided on the ' station body. The water outlet hole is communicated with the mounting groove.

I [0012] In one embodiment, the reversing valve is not easily bumped, so that the service life of j the reversing valve is prolonged.

¹ 5 [0013] In one embodiment, the hand dryer includes a housing. A fan is disposed within the

I housing. An electric heater is further disposed within the housing. The fan supplies air to the ventilation pipe through the electric heater. A heat radiating fin for increasing the heat radiating j efficiency of the electric heater is disposed on the electric heater.

) ' [0014] In one embodiment, the electric heater is arranged to improve the hand drying * 0 efficiency of the hand dryer, so that the performance of the hand dryer is optimized.

> [0015] Some embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects over ' the prior art.

[0016] The reversing valve and the hand dryer are arranged to allow the hand washing station to have capabilities of washing and drying hands, so that the performance of the intelligent hand 5 washing station is optimized.

[0017] A hand drying medium supplied by the hand dryer and clean water supplied by the faucet are both supplied by the faucet, so that the structure of the intelligent hand washing station is simplified and the use cost of the intelligent hand washing station is lowered.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0018] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1.

[0020] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS [0021] The present invention will be further described in the detailed embodiments below with reference to accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are merely exemplary, but not all the embodiments of the technical solution of the present invention.

[0022] An intelligent hand washing station in accordance with embodiments of the present 30 invention refers to a hand washing station with an automatic water spraying capability, wherein intelligence means that water is automatically sprayed and automatically stopped.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, an intelligent hand washing station includes a

2019101355 20 Nov 2019 station body 1 with a water receiving sink 101 and a water sprayer 2 disposed on the station body 1. The water sprayer 2 includes a water output pipe 201 and a faucet 202 communicated with the water outlet pipe 201. The faucet 202 is fixed on the station body 1. A hand dryer 3 for blowing an air flow out is further disposed on the station body 1. The hand dryer 3 is 5 communicated with the faucet 202 through a ventilation pipe 301. A one-way valve 302 for preventing water in the water outlet pipe 201 from entering the hand dryer 3 is disposed in the ventilation pipe 301. The water outlet pipe 201 and the ventilation pipe 301 are communicated with the faucet 202 through a reversing valve 303. A controller 4 for controlling the reversing valve 303 to operate and a sensor 5 for detecting whether there is a need for the faucet 202 to 0 spray water are disposed on the station body 1. The sensor 5 is communicated with the controller 4. The controller 4 controls the reversing valve 303 to operate according to a parameter detected by the sensor 5.

[0024] The hand dryer 3 has a capability of outputting wind power. The hand dryer 3 is of a conventional structure in the prior art and can be commercially available.

[0025] The sensor 5 may be of a structure with a detecting capability, such as a proximity sensor 5. The sensor 5 and the controller 4 are both of a structure in the prior art and can be commercially available. The controller 4 should have a certain logic control capability. For example, the controller 4 should control the water spraying duration of the faucet 202 and the operating duration of the hand dryer 3, that is, after the sensor 5 detects that a user approaches, 0 the controller 4 controls the faucet 202 to spray water. When the water spraying duration is out, the controller 4 controls the reversing valve 303 and the hand dryer 3 to operate for performing a hand drying operation. When the operating duration of the hand dryer 3 is out, the controller 4 controls the hand dryer 3 to stop operating and the reversing valve 303 to reset for preparing for one operation.

[0026] The present invention enables the hand washing station to have capabilities of washing and drying hands, thereby optimizing the performance of the hand washing station. Moreover, the user may be effectively prevented from shaking water stains on the hands off to deteriorate the environment of the washroom.

[0027] In some possible embodiments, the ventilation pipe 301 includes a first horizontal 30 portion, a second horizontal portion, and a curved portion between the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion. The first horizontal portion, the second horizontal portion, and the curved portion are of an integrated structure. The curved portion is higher than the first horizontal portion. The one-way valve 302 is positioned within the second horizontal portion. The curved portion is mainly used to prevent the residual water in the faucet 202 from flowing

2019101355 20 Nov 2019 back to the hand dryer 3, so that the performance of the intelligent hand washing station is optimized.

[0028] An accommodating groove 102 for accommodating the ventilation pipe 301 is provided on the station body 1. A drain hole is further provided on the station body 1. The drain 5 hole is communicated with the accommodating groove 102.

[0029] The ventilation pipe 301 may be of an L-shaped structure, that is, the ventilation pipe 301 includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. The one-way valve 302 is positioned on the vertical portion to prevent the residual water in the faucet 202 from flowing back to the hand dryer 3.

[0030] The drain hole is mainly used to discharge the accumulated water in the accommodating groove 102, so that the performance of the intelligent hand dryer 3 is optimized.

[0031] In some possible embodiments, a mounting groove for accommodating the reversing valve 303 is provided on the station body 1. The reversing valve 303 is engaged in the mounting 5 groove. A clamping tongue for fixing the reversing valve 303 and having an elastic deformation capability is bonded to a side wall of the mounting groove. A water outlet hole is further provided on the station body 1. The water outlet hole is communicated with the mounting groove. The water outlet hole is mainly used to drain the accumulated water in the mounting groove, so that the performance of the intelligent hand washing station is optimized.

[0032] The hand dryer 3 includes a housing. A fan 304 is disposed within the housing. An electric heater 305 is further disposed within the housing. The fan 304 supplies air to the ventilation pipe 301 through the electric heater 305. A heat radiating fin for increasing the heat radiating efficiency of the electric heater 305 is disposed on the electric heater 305.

[0033] Both the fan 304 and the electric heater 305 are fixed within the housing by screws.

The housing may be fixed on the hand washing station by a screw. The housing may be bonded to the hand washing station. An air inlet hole should be provided on the housing. The air inlet hole supplies air to the fan 304. A filter may be provided within the air inlet hole to filter air, so that the service life of the fan 304 is prolonged.

[0034] It is appreciated that the aforesaid embodiments are only exemplary embodiments 30 adopted to describe the principles of the present invention, and the present invention is not merely limited thereto. Various variants and modifications can be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, and these variants and modifications are also covered within the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, although the invention has been described with reference to specific examples, it is

2019101355 20 Nov 2019 appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the invention can be embodied in many other forms. It is also appreciated by those of ordinary skill the art that the features of the various examples described can be combined in other combinations. Throughout this specification, including the claims, the words “comprise”, “comprising”, “include”, “including”, 5 and other like terms are to be construed in an inclusive sense, that is, in the sense of “including, but not limited to”, and not in an exclusive or exhaustive sense, unless explicitly stated otherwise or the context clearly requires otherwise.

Claims

2019101355 20 Nov 2019

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. An intelligent hand washing station, comprising a station body with a water receiving sink and a water sprayer disposed on the station body, wherein the water sprayer comprises a water

5 output pipe and a faucet communicated with the water outlet pipe; the faucet is fixed on the station body; the hand dryer for blowing an air flow out is further disposed on the station body; the hand dryer is communicated with the faucet through a ventilation pipe; a one-way valve for preventing water in the water outlet pipe from entering the hand dryer is disposed in the ventilation pipe; the water outlet pipe and the ventilation pipe are communicated with the faucet 0 through a reversing valve; a controller for controlling the reversing valve to operate and a sensor for detecting whether there is a need for the faucet to spray water are disposed on the station body; the sensor is communicated with the controller; and the controller controls the reversing valve to operate according to a parameter detected by the sensor.
2. The intelligent hand washing station according to claim 1, wherein the ventilation pipe 5 comprises a first horizontal portion, a second horizontal portion, and a curved portion between the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion, wherein the first horizontal portion, the second horizontal portion, and the curved portion are of an integrated structure; the curved portion is higher than the first horizontal portion; and the one-way valve is positioned within the second horizontal portion.

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3. The intelligent hand washing station according to claim 2, wherein an accommodating groove for accommodating the ventilation pipe is provided on the station body; a drain hole is further provided on the station body; and the drain hole is communicated with the accommodating groove.
4. The intelligent hand washing station according to claim 1, wherein a mounting groove for 25 accommodating the reversing valve is provided on the station body; the reversing valve is engaged in the mounting groove; a clamping tongue for fixing the reversing valve and having an elastic deformation capability is bonded to a side wall of the mounting groove; a water outlet hole is further provided on the station body; and the water outlet hole is communicated with the mounting groove.

30 5. The intelligent hand washing station according to claim 1, wherein the hand dryer comprises a housing, wherein a fan is disposed within the housing; an electric heater is further disposed within the housing; the fan supplies air to the ventilation pipe through the electric heater; and a heat radiating fin for increasing the heat radiating efficiency of the electric heater is disposed on the electric heater.