CN212066488U - Water consumption monitoring and prompting system for water dispenser - Google Patents
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Abstract
A water consumption monitoring and prompting system of a water dispenser comprises the water dispenser, a water outlet device and a prompting device, wherein the water dispenser is used for installing a replaceable drinking water tank containing water instead of a drinking device for distributing drinking water through an external pipeline; a sensor for sensing the amount of water in the drinking water tank and transmitting the amount of water to the outside; the processing unit comprises a control center, the control center is connected with the sensor, receives the information related to the water quantity in the drinking water tank or the replacement information of the drinking water tank from the sensor, determines the water consumption condition and the required operation according to the information and outputs corresponding information; the control center can calculate the number of the residual drinking water tanks for each user; a prompt database connected with the control center; and the display unit is connected with the control center and the prompt database.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to a monitoring system of a water dispenser, in particular to a water dispenser water use monitoring and prompting system.
Background
In general, drinking water for households is produced by boiling tap water through a water dispenser through a tap water pipeline to produce potable water, and is also directly delivered to users in a delivery mode, and a drinking water tank in which drinking water is packaged is directly delivered to the users by a water distribution unit and is installed on the water dispenser. When the water in the drinking water tank of the user is used up, the water distribution unit is informed to send a new drinking water tank to the user for water supplement.
Summary of The Invention
Technical problem
However, in the above-mentioned conventional drinking water dispensing method, the water distribution unit cannot know the water consumption of the user, and the user needs to pay attention to the consumption of the drinking water, so that the user is liable to inadvertently not notify the water distribution unit to replenish the water before the drinking water tank is used up, and the user may use up the old drinking water tank before a new drinking water tank is delivered. Therefore, the mode of manually monitoring the water consumption and notifying water supplement is quite inconvenient, and the water distribution unit can supplement water only by depending on the notification of the user and cannot give a proper water supplement prompt to the user according to the consumption of the drinking water tank, so that the overall water distribution efficiency is also influenced.
Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide a novel water monitoring and prompting system for a water dispenser to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art.
Solution to the problem
Technical solution
Therefore, the invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art, and provides a water consumption monitoring and prompting system for a water dispenser, wherein a sensor is used for monitoring the water quantity of a replaceable drinking water tank arranged on the water dispenser and transmitting the sensed information to a processing unit, the processing unit can obtain the water consumption condition of a user according to the water quantity of the drinking water tank or the replacement condition of the drinking water tank and determine corresponding prompting information to notify the user, so that the processing unit can prompt the user to replenish water in advance according to the water consumption condition of the user in real time, and the user can also know the water consumption condition according to the statistical data of the processing unit, so that the purposes of full-automatic water consumption monitoring and prompting can be achieved, and the convenience and the water distribution efficiency are greatly improved.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a water consumption monitoring and prompting system for a water dispenser, comprising: the drinking water machine is used for installing a replaceable drinking water tank containing water instead of a drinking device for distributing drinking water through an external pipeline, and comprises a water outlet device which can output the water in the drinking water tank to a user after operation; the sensor is positioned at the water dispenser or close to the water dispenser and can monitor the position of the drinking water tank, and the sensor is used for sensing the water quantity in the drinking water tank and transmitting the water quantity outwards; a processing unit, comprising: a control center connected with the sensor, receiving the information about the water quantity in the drinking water tank or the information about the replacement of the drinking water tank from the sensor, determining the water consumption condition and the required operation according to the information, and outputting corresponding information; the control center can calculate the number of the residual drinking water tanks for each user; a prompt database connected with the control center and including multiple different prompt statements, each prompt statement corresponding to the information in the control center; and the display unit is connected with the control center, the prompt database and a display, and is used for finding out the corresponding prompt statement in the prompt database according to the information output by the control center so as to output the corresponding prompt statement to the display.
The processing unit also comprises a user database which is connected with the control center and respectively establishes a file library for each user, wherein each file library records drinking water tank ordering information and stock history of a corresponding user and information which is transmitted by the control center and is related to the corresponding user.
The processing unit also comprises a map unit which is connected with the user database and the display unit and used for establishing a map, recording marks corresponding to all users on the map and outputting the map to the display through the display unit, wherein the marks of the map can display information of the corresponding archives of the corresponding users in the user database after being clicked.
The processing unit also comprises a statistic unit which is connected with the control center and used for counting the relevant data in the processing unit.
When the residual quantity of the drinking water tanks is lower than a certain value, the control center prompts a user whether water is required to be supplemented; or when the residual quantity of the drinking water tanks is lower than a certain value, the control center requires the water distribution unit to automatically replenish water for the user.
The control center can determine the time for water supplement and plan a water supplement route according to the number of the residual drinking water tanks of all users.
The processing unit is in the form of a user APP and is installed on a client electronic information device of the user.
The processing unit is installed in at least one website-side electronic information device and is connected with at least one client-side electronic information device, so that a user can enter the processing unit through the client-side electronic information device.
Wherein the prompting statement prompts the user that a new drinking water tank must be ordered, or prompts the processing unit that a new drinking water tank must be delivered to the user, or prompts the user that more water needs to be replenished, or prompts the user that whether an abnormality exists in the site or not.
Wherein, the sensor determines whether a new drinking water tank is replaced by applying a logic operation mode, the mode comprises monitoring whether the drinking water tank is taken out or put into the water dispenser, or monitoring whether the water volume in the drinking water tank is greatly increased, or judging whether the water volume in the front and the back drinking water tanks is the same so as to judge that a user only takes off the old drinking water tank and puts the old drinking water tank into the same drinking water tank again instead of replacing the new drinking water tank; or sticking an identification sensing volume label on the drinking water tank, and monitoring the volume label to determine the drinking water tank used.
The mode that this sensor monitoring water yield is the weight of monitoring drinking water jar, or uses laser or different light monitoring mode monitoring drinking water jar mid water level's height.
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Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a water dispenser and a drinking water tank of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the component architecture of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the system configuration of the present invention in which the processing unit is installed on the client electronic information device.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an alternative system configuration of the present invention in which the processing unit is installed in a web-side electronic information device.
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The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein the same reference numerals are used to designate the same elements, structures, and advantages.
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a water monitoring and prompting system for a water dispenser according to the present invention is shown, which comprises the following components:
a water dispenser 1, which can be used to install a replaceable drinking water tank 2 containing water, rather than a drinking device for dispensing drinking water through an external pipeline, as shown in fig. 1, the water dispenser 1 includes a water outlet device 4, which can be operated to output water in the drinking water tank 2 to a user, and can heat or cool the water if necessary.
A sensor 10 located at the water dispenser 1 or close to the water dispenser 1 to monitor the position of the drinking water tank 2, wherein the sensor 10 is used for sensing the water amount in the drinking water tank 2 and transmitting the water amount to the outside, and preferably, the sensor 10 transmits sensing information in a wireless manner, such as Wi-Fi, telecommunication wireless network, and other suitable manners. The sensor 10 may also apply logic to determine whether a new drinking water tank 2 has been replaced. Such as monitoring whether the drinking water tank 2 is taken out or put into the water dispenser 1, or monitoring whether the water amount in the drinking water tank 2 is greatly increased. It is also possible to make an intelligent decision, such as determining whether the water volume in the two drinking water tanks 2 is the same, to judge that the user only takes off the old drinking water tank 2 and puts it into the same old drinking water tank 2 again, instead of replacing the new drinking water tank 2; alternatively, an identification sensing tag is attached to the drinking water tank 2 and the tag is monitored to determine the drinking water tank 2 being used. This is well known in the art and it is therefore within the scope of the present invention to monitor the amount of water or change of the drinking water tank 2, as is well known in the art.
The water quantity monitoring mode of the sensor 10 in the invention can be the weight of the drinking water tank 2, or the water level in the drinking water tank 2 can be monitored by applying laser or different optical monitoring modes, and various water quantity monitoring modes are all the protection scope of the invention.
The sensor 10 shown in fig. 1 is for illustrative purposes only, and the form and position of the sensor are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
A processing unit 3 comprising:
a control center 20 connected to the sensor 10 (as shown in fig. 2), receiving information about the amount of water in the drinking water tank 2 or information about replacement of the drinking water tank 2 from the sensor 10, determining the condition of water use and required operation according to the information, and outputting corresponding information.
The control center 20 may also calculate the number of remaining drinking water tanks 2 for each user. If the first user had been given 10 bottles of drinking water 2, the first user would have left 8 bottles if 2 had been used up.
A prompt database 30 connected to the control center 20, wherein the prompt database includes a plurality of different prompt statements 31, and each prompt statement 31 corresponds to the information in the control center 20.
Wherein the prompt 31 may have different contents, such as when the number of drinking water tanks 2 is insufficient, the prompt 31 prompts the user that a new drinking water tank 2 has to be ordered, or prompts the processing unit 3 that a new drinking water tank 2 has to be sent to the user; or when the water consumption is too low, the prompting sentence 31 prompts the user that more water needs to be supplemented; or when the water consumption is excessive, the prompt sentence 31 prompts that whether the scene is abnormal or not needs to be checked.
A display unit 35, connected to the control center 20, the prompt database 30 and a display 500, for finding out the corresponding prompt sentence 31 in the prompt database 30 according to the information output by the control center 20, so as to output the corresponding prompt sentence 31 to the display 500.
The processing unit 3 further comprises a user database 40 connected to the control center 20, and establishing a file 41 for each user, wherein each file 41 records the order information and the inventory history of the drinking water tank 2 of a corresponding user and the information about the corresponding user transmitted from the control center 20.
The processing unit 3 further includes a map unit 50, which is connected to the user database 40 and the display unit 35, and configured to establish a map, record a mark corresponding to each user on the map, and output the map to the display 500 through the display unit 35, where the mark of the map can display information of the archive 41 corresponding to the user in the user database 40 after being clicked.
The processing unit 3 further comprises a statistical unit 60 connected to the control center 20 for counting the relevant data in the processing unit 3, wherein the statistical unit 60 can be set by the processing unit 3 in various statistical manners and presented in a suitable table.
Such as the total number of drinking water tanks 2 stored at the customer end, or the flow or inventory of the day, month, year, etc. The user can know the water consumption per unit time according to the statistical data. The administrator of the processing unit 3 can also know the operation status of the whole system based on the statistical data.
When the residual quantity of the drinking water tank 2 is lower than a certain value, the control center 20 prompts the user whether water is needed to be supplemented; or when the remaining quantity of the drinking water tank 2 is below a certain value, the control center 20 requests the water distribution unit to automatically replenish water to the user.
Wherein the control center 20 can also determine the time for replenishing water and plan the replenishing route according to the remaining amount of the drinking water tanks 2 of all users.
The system configuration of the present invention can have various flexible configurations, as shown in fig. 3, the processing unit 3 is in the form of a user APP 600 installed on the user's client electronic information device 400. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, the processing unit 3 can also be installed in at least one website-side electronic information device 300 (e.g., a server), and the processing unit 3 is connected to at least one client-side electronic information device 400, so that a user can enter the processing unit 3 through the client-side electronic information device 400. The display 500 connected to the display unit 35 can be the display 401 of the client-side electronic information device 400 or the display 301 of the website-side electronic information device 300. The control center 20, the prompt database 30, the display unit 35, the user database 40, the map unit 50, and the statistical unit 60 of the processing unit 3 may be configured at different locations according to the requirement.
The website-side electronic information apparatus 300 may be a cloud server, so that the processing unit 3 of the present invention is configured in the cloud server, and a user or a manager of the processing unit 3 can enter the processing unit 3 through the APP to perform a required operation.
The invention has the advantages that the sensor is used for monitoring the water quantity of the replaceable drinking water tank arranged on the water dispenser, the sensed information is transmitted to the processing unit, the processing unit can know the water consumption condition of a user according to the water quantity of the drinking water tank or the replacement condition of the drinking water tank, and the corresponding prompt information is determined to inform the user, so that the user can be prompted to supplement water in advance according to the water consumption condition of the user in real time through the processing unit, and the user can also know the water consumption condition according to the statistical data of the processing unit, so that the purposes of full-automatic water consumption monitoring and reminding can be achieved, and the convenience and the water distribution efficiency are greatly improved.
The above detailed description is specific to one possible embodiment of the present invention, but the embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent implementations or modifications that do not depart from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides a water dispenser water use control and reminder system which characterized in that includes:
the drinking water machine is used for installing a replaceable drinking water tank containing water instead of a drinking device for distributing drinking water through an external pipeline, and comprises a water outlet device which can output water in the drinking water tank to a user after operation;
the sensor is positioned at the water dispenser or close to the water dispenser and can monitor the position of the drinking water tank, and the sensor is used for sensing the water quantity in the drinking water tank and transmitting the water quantity outwards;
a processing unit, comprising:
a control center connected with the sensor, receiving the information about the water quantity in the drinking water tank or the information about the replacement of the drinking water tank from the sensor, determining the water consumption condition and the required operation according to the information, and outputting corresponding information; the control center can calculate the number of the residual drinking water tanks for each user;
a prompt database connected with the control center and including multiple different prompt statements, each prompt statement corresponding to the information in the control center;
and the display unit is connected with the control center, the prompt database and a display, and is used for finding out the corresponding prompt statement in the prompt database according to the information output by the control center so as to output the corresponding prompt statement to the display.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit further comprises a user database connected to the control center for establishing a file library for each user, wherein each file library records drinking water tank ordering information and inventory history of a corresponding user and information about the corresponding user transmitted from the control center.
3. The water dispenser water monitoring and prompting system of claim 2, wherein the processing unit further comprises a map unit, which is connected with the user database and the display unit, and is used for establishing a map, recording marks corresponding to each user on the map, and outputting the map to the display through the display unit, wherein the marks of the map can display information of a corresponding archive library of the corresponding user in the user database after being clicked.
4. The water monitor and prompt system for a water dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit further comprises a statistic unit connected to the control center for counting the relevant data in the processing unit.
5. The water monitor and prompt system for a water dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the remaining amount of the drinking water tank is lower than a certain value, the control center prompts the user whether to replenish water; or when the residual quantity of the drinking water tanks is lower than a certain value, the control center requires the water distribution unit to automatically replenish water for the user.
6. The water monitor and prompt system for a water dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control center can determine the time required for water replenishment and plan the water replenishment route according to the number of the remaining drinking water tanks of all users.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing unit is in the form of a user APP and is installed on a client electronic messaging device of the user.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is installed in at least one website-side electronic information device, and the processing unit is connected to at least one client-side electronic information device, so that a user can enter the processing unit through the client-side electronic information device.
9. The water monitoring and prompting system for a water dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the prompting statement includes a prompt to the user that a new drinking water tank must be ordered, or a prompt to the processing unit that a new drinking water tank must be delivered to the user, or a prompt to the user that more water needs to be replenished, or a prompt to the user that an abnormality is detected in the field.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor determines whether a new drinking water tank is replaced by applying a logic operation, which includes monitoring whether the drinking water tank is taken out of or put into the water dispenser, or monitoring whether the water volume in the drinking water tank is greatly increased, or determining that a user only takes off an old drinking water tank and puts into the same old drinking water tank again instead of replacing the new drinking water tank according to whether the water volumes in the two drinking water tanks are the same; or sticking an identification sensing volume label on the drinking water tank, and monitoring the volume label to determine the drinking water tank used.
11. The water monitor and reminder system for a water dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the sensor monitors the amount of water by monitoring the weight of the drinking water tank or by monitoring the level of water in the drinking water tank using a laser or a different optical monitoring.
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