CN109306723B

CN109306723B - Intelligent bathtub

Info

Publication number: CN109306723B
Application number: CN201811217895.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴先锋; 李桂玉
Original assignee: Nanjing Enwell Technology Service Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nanjing Enwell Technology Service Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-10-18
Filing date: 2018-10-18
Publication date: 2024-03-29
Anticipated expiration: 2038-10-18
Also published as: CN109306723A; DE102018131050A1

Abstract

The application provides an intelligent bathtub, include: basin body, bath table, drainage device, water inlet unit, manual switch, power, microprocessor and first filter screen, this drainage device includes: outlet, electro-magnet, drainage storehouse, bathtub stopper, interlock support and drain pipe, this bathtub stopper includes: the plug body, the suction part and the fixing part. When water is stored, the microprocessor controls the electromagnet to be electrified, so that the electromagnet is magnetic to attract the bathtub plug, and the linkage support supports the bathtub plug to rise into the water outlet through mechanical transmission, so that the water outlet is sealed. When draining, the microprocessor controls the electromagnet to be powered off, so that the electromagnet loses magnetism, the attraction to the bathtub plug is lost, the bathtub plug falls to be separated from the drain outlet under the action of gravity, and water smoothly flows out of the drain outlet to the drain pipe, and the drain work is completed. The user only needs to lightly press the manual switch to control the plugging and separating of the bathtub plug, thereby realizing the automatic control of the drainage and water storage actions of the drainage device.

Description

Intelligent bathtub

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent home, in particular to an intelligent bathtub.

Background

The bathtub is a short-time water storage device for home bath and is usually installed in a home bathroom. Most of the bathtub is rectangular, water can be stored in the inner pit, a water inlet device is arranged for providing cold and hot water for the bathtub, and a water drainage device is arranged for removing redundant water in the bathtub.

When a user takes a bath, the water needs to be kept in a storage state, and normally the user plugs the water outlet by using the bathtub plug to prevent the water from being discharged. Most of the existing bathtub plugs are made of various materials and are in bottle plug shapes, when the bathtub plug is used, a user holds the bathtub plug by hand and plugs the bathtub plug into a water outlet forcefully, and when water is required to be drained, the user needs to stretch hands into water and pull out the bathtub plug forcefully in the water. Because the outlet usually sets up in the bathtub bottommost, therefore, when there is a large amount of water in the bathtub, the extrusion force, frictional force and the water pressure of outlet are born simultaneously to the bathtub stopper, have greatly increased the pull-out degree of difficulty of bathtub stopper, and the material of making the bathtub stopper is easy the denaturation inefficacy moreover, and the user needs frequent change. In order to reduce the plug pulling difficulty of a user, the prior pop-up bathtub plug is connected with the bottom of the bathtub through a compression spring, the bathtub plug and the compression spring are pressed, a fixing pin arranged on the bathtub plug is fixed at a water outlet, at the moment, a gap is formed between the bathtub plug and the water outlet and can be used for draining water, after the water draining is finished, the user presses the bathtub plug forcefully again, the fixing pin is separated from the water outlet, the bathtub plug is reset under the action of the elasticity of the compression spring, at the moment, the bathtub plug and the water outlet are tightly combined, and the water storage of the bathtub can be controlled. However, when draining water, the gap between the bathtub plug and the drain outlet is small, and sundries are easy to accumulate, so that the drain is blocked. And when the bathtub plug is pressed, a certain force application degree is required to be achieved, so that the bathtub plug has great difficulty for children and old people, and the compression spring is extremely easy to damage under the condition of uneven stress, so that the use burden of a user is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides an intelligent bathtub to solve the bathtub stopper of current bathtub and use the degree of difficulty big, and unable problem of control drainage.

The application provides an intelligent bathtub, include: basin body, bath platform, drainage device and water inlet unit, the bath platform set up in on the upper portion outward flange of the basin body, water inlet unit with the basin is linked together, drainage device set up in the bottom of the basin body, its characterized in that still includes: the device comprises a manual switch, a power supply, a microprocessor and a first filter screen;

the microprocessor is arranged in the bottom end of the basin body, is connected with the water inlet device, the water discharge device, the manual switch and the power supply and is used for controlling water inlet of the water inlet device and water discharge of the water discharge device;

the manual switch is arranged on the basin body and used for controlling the opening and closing of the water draining device;

the drainage device includes: the water draining device comprises a water draining port, an electromagnet, a water draining bin, a bathtub plug, a linkage bracket and a water draining pipe;

the water outlet is arranged at the bottom of the basin body and is communicated with the interior of the basin body;

the electromagnet is arranged on the inner side wall of the water outlet and is annular and used for electrifying to attract the bathtub plug;

the drainage bin is arranged inside the bottom end of the basin body and externally connected with the drainage outlet;

the bathtub plug is arranged in the drainage bin and is connected with the inside of the bottom end of the basin body through the linkage bracket; the bathtub plug comprises: a plug body, a suction part and a fixing part; the plug body is in a hollow cylinder shape; the suction part is arranged on the inner side wall of the plug body; the fixed part is arranged at the outer side of the bottom of the plug body and is used for being fixedly connected with the linkage bracket;

the drain pipe is externally connected with the drain bin;

the first filter screen is arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the basin body and is positioned above the water outlet.

In practical application, when water storage is needed, a user turns on a power supply and presses a manual switch, a microprocessor controls an electromagnet to be electrified, the electromagnet is made to have magnetism and attract with an attracting part in a bathtub plug, a linkage support enables the bathtub plug to rise into a water outlet through mechanical transmission, the linkage support is fixed in the water outlet by means of attraction of the electromagnet, the water outlet is sealed, and therefore the basin body achieves the water storage condition. At this time, the water inlet device is started to store water in the basin body. When the water is needed to be drained, a user presses the manual switch, the microprocessor controls the electromagnet to be powered off, so that the electromagnet loses magnetism, the attraction to the bathtub plug is lost, the bathtub plug falls to be separated from the water outlet under the action of self gravity, and water smoothly flows out of the water outlet to the water outlet pipe, and the water draining work is completed. The user only needs to lightly press the manual switch to control the plugging and separating of the bathtub plug, thereby realizing the automatic control of the drainage and water storage actions of the drainage device.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent bathtub according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a drainage device of an intelligent bathtub according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a bathtub plug of the intelligent bathtub according to the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of an intelligent bathtub according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a heating wire in a lying part of an intelligent bathtub according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of components associated with a microprocessor in a smart bathtub according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, an embodiment of the present application provides an intelligent bathtub, including: basin body 1, bath platform 2, drainage device 3 and water inlet device 4, bath platform 2 set up on the upper portion outward flange of basin body 1, and water inlet device 4 is linked together with basin body 1, and drainage device 3 sets up in the bottom of basin body 1, and this intelligent bathtub still includes: the manual switch 5, the power supply 14, the microprocessor 8 and the first filter screen 9; the microprocessor 8 is arranged in the bottom end of the basin body 1, is connected with the water inlet device 4, the water outlet device 3, the manual switch 5 and the power supply 14, and is used for controlling water inlet of the water inlet device 4 and water outlet of the water outlet device 3; the manual switch 5 is arranged on the basin body 1 and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the water draining device 3; the drainage device 3 includes: a water outlet 31, an electromagnet 32, a water outlet bin 33, a bathtub stopper 34, a linkage bracket 35 and a water outlet pipe 37; the water outlet 31 is arranged at the bottom of the basin body 1 and is communicated with the interior of the basin body 1. The drain port 31 is usually formed at the lowest position of the bowl body 1, so that the problem of incomplete drainage can be effectively avoided.

The electromagnet 32 is provided on the inner side wall of the drain port 31, and is annular in shape, and is configured to be energized to attract the bathtub stopper 34. The electromagnet 32 may also be a block type, but it is necessary to ensure that the electromagnet 32 is uniformly distributed on the drain port 31, to ensure that the electromagnet 32 applies a uniform force to the bathtub stopper 34, and to prevent the bathtub stopper 34 from being attracted obliquely.

The drain bin 33 is disposed inside the bottom end of the bowl body 1 and is externally connected to the drain port 31. The drain bin can reserve enough activity space for bathtub stopper 34 and interlock support, through playing the short accumulation effect to the drainage, lightens the impulsive force of water to drain pipe 37 and drain bin 33 junction, prolongs drain pipe 37's life.

The bathtub plug 34 is arranged in the drain bin 33 and is connected with the inside of the bottom end of the basin body 1 through the linkage bracket 35; the bathtub plug 34 includes: a plug body 341, a suction portion 342, and a fixing portion 344; the plug body 341 is in a hollow cylinder shape; the suction part 342 is provided on the inner side wall of the plug body 341; the fixing part 344 is disposed at the outer side of the bottom of the plug body 341 and is fixedly connected with the linkage bracket 35; the drain pipe 37 is externally connected to the drain bin 33. When water storage is needed, a user turns on the power supply 14 and presses the manual switch 5, the microprocessor 8 controls the electromagnet 32 to be electrified, the electromagnet 32 is magnetic and attracts the attraction part 342 in the bathtub plug 34 mutually, the linkage support 35 enables the bathtub plug 34 to ascend into the water outlet 31 through mechanical transmission, and the linkage support is fixed in the water outlet 31 by means of attraction of the electromagnet 32 and plays a role in sealing the water outlet 31, so that the basin body 1 achieves the water storage condition. At this time, the water inlet device 4 is started to store water in the basin body 1. When the water is required to be drained, a user presses the manual switch 5, the microprocessor 8 controls the electromagnet 32 to be powered off, so that the electromagnet 32 loses magnetism, the attraction to the bathtub plug 34 is lost, the bathtub plug 34 falls to be separated from the drain outlet 31 under the action of self gravity, and water smoothly flows out of the drain outlet 31 to the drain pipe 37, and the water draining work is completed. The user can control the plugging and separating of the bathtub plug 34 by only slightly pressing the manual switch 5, thereby realizing the automatic control of the drainage and water storage actions of the drainage device 3.

The first filter screen 9 is disposed inside the bottom of the tub 1 and above the drain opening 31. During drainage, impurities such as hair and the like in the water can stay on the first filter screen 9, so that the drain pipe 37 is effectively prevented from being blocked.

As an alternative embodiment, the bathtub stopper 34 further comprises: a seal 343; the seal 343 is wrapped around the outer sidewall of the plug body 341.

Since the bathtub stopper 34 and the drain opening 31 are made of hard materials having extremely low elasticity, the bathtub stopper 34 and the drain opening 31 must be sized to fit each other during design, and the drain opening 31 must be secondarily sealed by the seal 343 in order to prevent the drain opening 31 from being completely blocked due to the small size of the bathtub stopper 34. Meanwhile, the sealing member 343 is made of a material with high elasticity such as rubber, so that the impact force of the bathtub plug 34 and the drain opening 31 can be buffered in the matching process, and the service life is prolonged.

As an alternative embodiment, there are at least 3 interlocking brackets 35, and the interlocking brackets 35 are uniformly distributed on the bathtub stopper 34.

The 3 linkage supports 35 must be uniformly distributed on the bathtub stopper 34, so that the linkage supports 35 are prevented from being unevenly applied with force in the mechanical transmission process, so that the bathtub stopper 34 is inclined and even clamped in the water outlet 31, and damage to the linkage supports 35, the bathtub stopper 34 and the water outlet 31 is avoided. However, the number of the linkage supports 35 is not too large, and too many linkage supports 35 not only increase the manufacturing cost, but also scratch more sundries, thereby affecting the transmission effect.

As an alternative embodiment, the intelligent bathtub further comprises: a lying device 6; the lying device 6 is arranged in the basin body 1 along the length direction of the basin body 1; the reclining mechanism 6 includes: head 61, middle 62 and foot 63; head 61, middle 62 and foot 63 are in a streamlined connection; the head 61 is higher than the upper edge of the tub 1, the feet 63 are higher than the upper edge of the tub 1, and lower than the head 61, and the middle 62 is near the bottom of the tub 1.

The conventional bathtub generally designs the bottom of the tub body 1 to have a planar structure, but the human body has a curved structure, so that a user is very uncomfortable to lie on his back and is easy to feel pain. In order to adapt to the human body curve, a lying device 6 with a streamline shape is additionally arranged in the basin body 1, and when a user lies in the bathtub, the neck is rested on the head 61 to support the cervical vertebra. The buttocks are seated on the middle portion 62, and the legs are supported on the feet 63, so that the legs are lifted up, and the blood circulation of the legs can be improved. At the same time, the height of the foot 63 is not too high, so that the pressure on the buttocks and the back after the leg is lifted is avoided. The lying device 6 provided by the embodiment can be combined with a human body curve, is in streamline design, avoids collision caused by a right-angle structure to a user, and improves the use comfort of the user.

As an alternative embodiment, the intelligent bathtub further comprises: a handrail 7; armrests 7 are respectively arranged on the two inner side walls of the basin body 1 along the length direction; from the foot 63 to the head 61, the width of the armrest 7 gradually increases and the height gradually decreases.

Typically, the surface of the tub body 1 is smoother and less prone to traction, especially after wetting. In order to set the armrests 7 on the inner side wall of the basin body 1, the application points of the user in the rising and lying processes can be increased, and the use safety coefficient is improved. Meanwhile, in the lying process, the user can naturally sag the arms to cause pressure on the shoulders, the neck and the waist, and the armrests 7 can play a supporting role on the two arms, so that lying is more comfortable.

As an alternative embodiment, the heater 10 is arranged inside the basin 1, and the heating wire 64 is arranged inside the lying part 6; the heater 10 is connected with the microprocessor 8 and the heating wire 64, respectively, for heating the lying part 6 under the control of the microprocessor 8.

When the basin body 1 is used, the basin body 1 can be in cold and heat exchange due to direct contact with external air, so that the temperature around the basin body 1 is relatively low, and when a user lies on the lying part 6, the user can gradually feel the low temperature conducted by the basin body 1, and discomfort is generated. In order to prevent the temperature of the lying part 6 from being lower than the habit temperature of the user, referring to fig. 5, the heating wire 64 is additionally arranged in the lying part 6, the temperature of the heating wire 64 can be set to the habit temperature of the user, the manual switch 5 is turned on to give a heating instruction when the user takes a bath, at this time, the microprocessor 5 controls the heater 10 to be started, so that the heating wire 64 is heated to the designated temperature, the user can feel the water temperature not only on the whole body, but also at the contact part with the lying part 6.

As an alternative embodiment, the inner bottom end of the basin body 1 is also provided with a water level sensor 11; the water level sensor 11 is connected with the microprocessor 8 and is used for detecting water level data in the basin body 1, so that the microprocessor 8 controls the opening and closing of the water draining device 3 and the water inlet device 4 according to the water level data.

In the process of storing water for the basin body 1, the water level sensor 11 continuously detects water level change data of water in the basin body 1, and when the water level data reach a first preset water level limit, the microprocessor 8 controls the water inlet device 4 to be closed. When a person enters the basin body 1, the water level in the basin body 1 changes, if the stable water level exceeds the second preset water level limit, the microprocessor 8 controls the water draining device 3 to be started until the water level sensor 11 detects water level data again to be lower than the second preset water level limit, the microprocessor 8 controls the water draining device 3 to be closed, water overflows the basin body 1 due to the fact that the person enters the basin body can be effectively prevented, potential safety hazards caused by wet and slippery surrounding environment are avoided, and meanwhile the drowning hazard caused to the person due to excessive water quantity after the person enters the basin body 1 is avoided.

As an alternative embodiment, a temperature sensor 12 is arranged on the inner wall of the basin body 1; the temperature sensor 12 is connected with the microprocessor 8 and is used for detecting water temperature data in the basin body 1, so that the microprocessor 8 controls the opening and closing of the water draining device 3 and the water inlet device 4 according to the water temperature data.

The temperature sensor 12 is arranged on the inner wall of the basin body 1, can effectively detect the water temperature in the basin body 1, avoids being influenced by the environmental temperature of a bathroom, and further ensures the detection accuracy. After the temperature sensor 12 detects the water temperature data in the basin body 1, the detected water temperature data are transmitted to the microprocessor 8, and the microprocessor 8 can determine the water temperature suitable for the user according to the water temperature data and combining the water consumption habit of the user. If the current water temperature data is lower than the water temperature used by the user, the microprocessor 8 controls to increase the opening size of the hot water valve in the valve 41 to enable more hot water to flow in, and simultaneously reduces the opening size of the cold water valve to enable less cold water to flow in, so that the water temperature suitable for the user is obtained through neutralization; conversely, the microprocessor 8 adjusts the water temperature to be higher than the water temperature used by the user by adjusting the opening size of the valve 41, thereby ensuring that the user always enjoys the proper water temperature.

As an alternative embodiment, an infrared sensor 13 is also arranged on the inner wall of the basin body 1; the infrared sensor 13 is connected with the microprocessor 8 and is used for detecting the personnel activity state in the basin body 1, so that the microprocessor 8 controls the opening and closing of the water draining device 3 and the water inlet device 4 according to the water temperature data and the personnel activity state.

The infrared sensor 13 is used for detecting whether a human body enters the basin body 1, and if the infrared sensor 13 does not detect that the human body enters the basin body 1 within the preset detection time period, the microprocessor 8 controls the water draining device 3 to be started to drain water in the basin body 1. If the infrared sensor 13 detects that a human body enters the basin body 1 within the preset detection time period, the temperature sensor 12 normally detects the water temperature in the basin body 1, and the microprocessor 8 adjusts the opening mode and the opening size of the valve 41 according to the water temperature data to adjust the water temperature of the basin body 1. The intelligent bathtub that this embodiment provided can prevent effectively that because long-time unmanned bathtub, however the bathtub still normally adjusts the temperature, the waste condition of electric energy, water resource that causes.

As an alternative embodiment, the interior of the drain pipe 37 is also provided with a second screen 36.

The mesh of the second screen 36 may be smaller than the first screen 9 in size, and prevent the small-sized foreign substances from flowing into the drain pipe 37 and accumulating to cause clogging, since the foreign substances passing through the inside of the first screen 9 are intercepted.

The foregoing detailed description of the embodiments is merely illustrative of the general principles of the present application and should not be taken in any way as limiting the scope of the invention. Any other embodiments developed in accordance with the present application are within the scope of the present application, without undue burden to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An intelligent bathtub, comprising: basin body (1), bath platform (2), drainage device (3) and water inlet unit (4), bath platform (2) set up in on the upper portion outward flange of basin body (1), water inlet unit (4) with basin body (1) are linked together, drainage device (3) set up in the bottom of basin body (1), its characterized in that still includes: the device comprises a manual switch (5), a power supply (14), a microprocessor (8) and a first filter screen (9);

the microprocessor (8) is arranged in the bottom end of the basin body (1), is connected with the water inlet device (4), the water discharge device (3), the manual switch (5) and the power supply (14) and is used for controlling water inlet of the water inlet device (4) and water discharge of the water discharge device (3);

the manual switch (5) is arranged on the basin body (1) and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the water draining device (3);

the drainage device (3) comprises: a water outlet (31), an electromagnet (32), a water outlet bin (33), a bathtub plug (34), a linkage bracket (35) and a water outlet pipe (37);

the water outlet (31) is arranged at the bottom of the basin body (1) and is communicated with the interior of the basin body (1);

the electromagnet (32) is arranged on the inner side wall of the water outlet (31) and is annular and is used for electrifying and attracting the bathtub plug (34);

the drainage bin (33) is arranged inside the bottom end of the basin body (1) and is externally connected with the drainage outlet (31);

the bathtub plug (34) is arranged in the drainage bin (33) and is connected with the inside of the bottom end of the basin body (1) through the linkage bracket (35); the bathtub plug (34) comprises: a plug body (341), a suction part (342), and a fixing part (344); the plug body (341) is in a hollow cylinder shape; the suction part (342) is arranged on the inner side wall of the plug body (341); the fixing part (344) is arranged at the outer side of the bottom of the plug body (341) and is used for being fixedly connected with the linkage bracket (35);

the drain pipe (37) is externally connected with the drain bin (33);

the first filter screen (9) is arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the basin body (1) and is positioned above the water outlet (31).

2. The intelligent bathtub of claim 1, wherein the bathtub plug (34) further comprises: a seal (343);

the seal (343) is wrapped around the outer sidewall of the plug body (341).

3. An intelligent bathtub as claimed in claim 2, wherein said number of interlocking brackets (35) is at least 3, and said interlocking brackets (35) are uniformly distributed on said bathtub stopper (34).

4. The intelligent bathtub of claim 1, wherein the intelligent bathtub further comprises: a lying device (6);

the lying device (6) is arranged in the basin body (1) along the length direction of the basin body (1);

the reclining device (6) includes: a head portion (61), a middle portion (62) and a foot portion (63);

-said head (61), said middle (62) and said foot (63) are in a streamlined connection;

the head (61) is higher than the upper edge of the basin body (1), the feet (63) are higher than the upper edge of the basin body (1) and lower than the head (61), and the middle part (62) is close to the bottom of the basin body (1).

5. The intelligent bathtub of claim 4, wherein the intelligent bathtub further comprises: an armrest (7);

the armrests (7) are respectively arranged on the two inner side walls of the basin body (1) along the length direction;

from the foot (63) to the head (61), the armrest (7) gradually increases in width and gradually decreases in height.

6. An intelligent bathtub as claimed in claim 5, wherein a heater (10) is provided inside the tub (1), and a heater wire (64) is provided inside the reclining device (6);

the heater (10) is respectively connected with the microprocessor (8) and the heating wire (64) and is used for heating the lying device (6) under the control of the microprocessor (8).

7. An intelligent bathtub as claimed in any one of claims 1-5, in which the inner bottom end of the tub (1) is further provided with a water level sensor (11);

the water level sensor (11) is connected with the microprocessor (8) and is used for detecting water level data in the basin body (1), so that the microprocessor (8) controls the opening and closing of the water draining device (3) and the water inlet device (4) according to the water level data.

8. An intelligent bathtub as claimed in any one of claims 1-5, in which a temperature sensor (12) is provided on the inner wall of the tub (1);

the temperature sensor (12) is connected with the microprocessor (8) and is used for detecting water temperature data in the basin body (1), so that the microprocessor (8) controls the opening and closing of the water draining device (3) and the water inlet device (4) according to the water temperature data.

9. An intelligent bathtub as claimed in claim 8, wherein the inner wall of the tub (1) is further provided with an infrared sensor (13);

the infrared sensor (13) is connected with the microprocessor (8) and is used for detecting the personnel activity state in the basin body (1), so that the microprocessor (8) controls the opening and closing of the water draining device (3) and the water inlet device (4) according to the water temperature data and the personnel activity state.

10. An intelligent bathtub according to any one of claims 1-5, characterised in that the drain (37) is provided with a second screen (36) inside.