CN216009720U

CN216009720U - Water-saving device based on existing household arrangement and capable of being simply and conveniently installed on hot water faucet

Info

Publication number: CN216009720U
Application number: CN202122248607.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李星江
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2021-09-16
Filing date: 2021-09-16
Publication date: 2022-03-11
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-16

Abstract

The utility model provides a can portably install water saving fixtures on hot tap based on current family arranges, including inlet channel (2), outlet conduit (9), recovered water delivery port (7), recovered water storage water tank (8), solenoid valve (6). After the hot water faucet is opened, residual cold water in a hot water supply pipeline is firstly recovered in a water storage tank (8) through an electromagnetic valve (6) according to a water saving strategy, and after the hot water arrives, the electromagnetic valve (6) guides the hot water to the hot water faucet to flow out for use. The water-saving device is simply installed between the hot water supply pipeline and the hot water faucet in series, so that the original water supply pipeline does not need to be modified, and the installation is simple and convenient. The utility model discloses the guarantee user does not need other preparation before using hot water, directly opens hot water tap, and remaining cold water in the water supply pipe at first can be retrieved and stored, then wait for hot water to arrive can, eliminate user's learning cost, avoid extravagant water resource.

Description

Water-saving device based on existing household arrangement and capable of being simply and conveniently installed on hot water faucet

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a water saving fixtures, especially relate to one kind based on current family's water route pipeline arranges, can simply and conveniently install in the terminal water saving fixtures like hot tap of hot water supply.

Background

In daily life, a water heater is usually away from hot water taps such as showers and kitchens by a certain distance, when the hot water taps are opened, residual cold water in a pipeline can only be drained firstly, and the water quantity to be drained every time is 2.8 liters, wherein the distance is 10 meters, and the water pipe with the diameter of 25 millimeters and the wall thickness of 3 millimeters is commonly used in families. This results in a large waste of water resources.

There are three main types of solutions currently being searched: the type is that a water return loop and a water return device are laid, and water in the pipeline is kept to be heated at any time in a mode of continuously returning water and reheating by a water pump to wait for use. The second type is to provide a recycling pipeline for recycling the cooling water in the pipeline to the toilet and the like (for example, patent No. CN 108201392 a). The third type is that a three-way butterfly valve and a water storage tank are arranged on a pipeline near a faucet, and a valve is operated in advance to recycle cooling water in a manual control mode before the water storage tank is used (for example, the patent number is CN 204678473U).

The technology of the type I is mature and commercial, the running of the equipment needs to continuously consume energy to maintain the running of the return water pump and the heater, a relatively complex return water pipeline needs to be erected, the comfort is good, and the economic effect and the energy-saving effect cannot be balanced. The second type needs to erect longer and complicated recycled water pipelines, needs to arrange a plurality of electromagnetic valves, water pumps and pressurizers, and even needs to modify the mode of the water heater to realize the purpose of water saving. The third type is energy-saving, but the broken pipe installation is also complex, and the normal use experience of the user for opening and using the hot water faucet is damaged. The living and learning cost is improved.

The prior art cannot achieve balance in economy and energy conservation, and needs complicated line reconstruction and construction. The problems of water saving, electricity consumption and gas consumption in real life are caused, the technology implementation and installation construction are complex and difficult to popularize, the water consumption problem is objective and difficult to solve for a long time, and the like.

Disclosure of Invention

The to-be-solved technical problem of the utility model is to provide a water saving fixtures that can simply install to only arrange just can swift realization water conservation purpose based on current family water route pipeline. The original use habit of a user is not influenced, and the user only needs to open the hot water faucet and wait for hot water to arrive.

In order to solve the problem, the utility model provides a can simply and conveniently install water saving fixtures on hot tap based on current family arranges.

The device includes:

and the water inlet pipeline is connected with a hot water supply pipeline, and a temperature sensor, a hot water tap opening and closing sensor and an electromagnetic valve are arranged on the water inlet pipeline along the water flow direction.

And the water outlet pipeline is respectively connected with the electromagnetic valve and a hot water inlet of the hot water faucet along the water flow direction.

The water storage tank comprises a water storage tank body, a liquid level sensor and a water storage tank water drain switch, wherein the water storage tank water drain switch is connected with the water storage tank body, and the water storage tank body is connected with a recycled water outlet.

The controller is connected with the water inlet pipeline, the temperature sensor, the hot water tap opening and closing sensor, the electromagnetic valve, the water outlet pipeline, the recycled water outlet and the liquid level sensor; and the controller is used for executing a water-saving control strategy through the electromagnetic valve according to the signal state of each sensor.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the water saving control strategy includes:

the controller analyzes the received sensor signal status: a. the temperature sensor detects that the water temperature is not up to the preset using temperature, b, the hot water faucet opening and closing sensor detects that the hot water faucet is in an opened state, and c, the liquid level sensor detects that the water storage tank is not full. When three special states of abc simultaneously occur, the controller controls the electromagnetic valve to be electrified and opened. And when three special states of abc fail to occur simultaneously, the controller controls the electromagnetic valve to be closed in a power-off mode.

As the utility model discloses a further improvement, storage water tank body upper portion can set up the warning pipe to still can guarantee the normal operating of the whole function of device when level sensor breaks down, improve the utility model discloses the stability of operation.

As a further improvement, the utility model concentrates on the cold and hot dual-purpose hot water tap in a tap to cold and hot water pipes such as shower tap, kitchen faucet, can set up one section cold water connecting pipe in water saving fixtures, cold water connecting pipe both ends are connected with cold water supply pipe and cold and hot dual-purpose hot water tap's cold water entry respectively to realize further facility and regular when the installation.

As a further improvement of the utility model, the water inlet pipeline, the water outlet pipeline, the recycled water outlet, the controller, the cold water connecting pipe and the like which take the electromagnetic valve as the center can be covered by the shell, so as to facilitate the water prevention and the installation of the device.

As a further improvement of the utility model, can set up and stop the recovery switch to in through mechanical mode manual control solenoid valve, the water in the forced induction hot water pipe outwards directly discharges, uses hot water tap with conventional mode, still can normal use hot water under guaranteeing water saving fixtures fault condition, the manual switching state that stops the recovery switch corresponds the switching state of solenoid valve, thereby the utility model discloses still can maintain temporarily through manual control under the state of all electronic subassembly outage even damage the utility model discloses a main function normal operating, further improvement the utility model discloses the stability of operation. Obviously, the device can be separated from the electrified automatic control by setting the manual stop recovery switch, and the basic water-saving function can be completed completely by a manual mechanical control mode.

As a further improvement of the utility model, stop the circular rotary switch that recovery switch can set up into the recess of taking a word to use the coin to insert the recess and carry out the hand switch operation, stop recovery switch and can establish mechanical linkage relation with inside solenoid valve motion valve body, thereby make stop recovery switch and can undertake the effect of rivers direction pointer in daily use.

As a further improvement, the utility model can be provided with a temperature digital display screen on the shell so as to observe the current water temperature more intuitively.

As another improvement of the present invention, a micro water flow generator may be installed at the water inlet pipe, and the kinetic energy generated by the water flow in the collecting pipe is converted to provide the electric power required by the device.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the power required by the device may also be provided by a battery, which may be prepared for daily charging and energy storage by means of the miniature water flow generator.

The utility model has the advantages that: the utility model discloses an above-mentioned design, arrange based on current family, only establish ties this water saving fixtures of installation on hot water supply is terminal like hot tap, implements and installs more easily. The electromagnetic valve is electrified and opened only when the specific state is met, and only the on-off state acts, so that the energy consumption is low, and the integral water-saving and energy-saving economic effect is formed. The recovered residual cold water is still clean tap water and is stored in the water storage tank, and the water can be continuously used by discharging through a water discharge switch of the water storage tank attached to the water storage tank, so that the water-saving effect can be visually observed. Through the controller is to the strategic control of solenoid valve, the utility model discloses can realize the water conservation purpose automatically, and not increase the study cost for the user, the user still according to original use habit to tap use can.

Drawings

In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration, specific embodiments of the invention and various aspects of the invention may be practiced, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water saving device that can be easily installed on a hot water faucet based on the existing household arrangement.

In the figure: c-hot water faucet, A-cold water supply pipeline, B-hot water supply pipeline, 1-cold water connecting pipe, 2-water inlet pipeline, 3-micro water flow generator, 4-hot water faucet on-off sensor, 5-temperature sensor, 6-electromagnetic valve, 7-recycled water outlet, 8-water storage tank, 81-water storage tank water discharge switch, 82-water storage tank body, 83-liquid level sensor, 84-overflow pipe, 9-water outlet pipeline, 10-recovery stop switch, 11-host shell and 12-temperature digital display screen.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are combined to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width" and "longitudinal", "transverse,

The directional or positional relationships "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are indicative of the directional or positional relationships illustrated in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the invention and to simplify description, and are not indicative or implied that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance

Or implicitly the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a water saving device that can be easily installed on a hot water faucet based on existing household arrangement, including:

a water inlet pipe 2 connected to the hot water supply pipe B for introducing externally supplied hot water, including but not limited to a gas water heater, an electric water heater, hot water centrally supplied from a building, etc.; the water inlet pipe 2 is provided with a temperature sensor 5, a hot water tap opening and closing sensor 4 and an electromagnetic valve 6 along the water flow direction.

And the water outlet pipeline 9 is respectively connected with the electromagnetic valve 6 and a hot water inlet of the hot water faucet C along the water flow direction.

Storage water tank 8, including storage water tank body 82, level sensor 83 and storage water tank switch 81 that drains, storage water tank switch 81 that drains is connected with storage water tank body 82, and storage water tank body 82 is connected with recycled water delivery port 7, the recycled water is the residual water of hot water pipeline internal cooling, promptly the utility model discloses the water resource of saving need be collected to the device.

The controller is connected with the water inlet pipeline 2, the temperature sensor 5, the hot water tap opening and closing sensor 4, the electromagnetic valve 6, the water outlet pipeline 9, the recycled water outlet 7 and the liquid level sensor 83, receives signals of the sensors, and executes a water-saving control strategy through opening and closing of the electromagnetic valve 6.

In this embodiment, the water saving control strategy includes:

when the user opens the hot water tap and prepares to use hot water, the sensors feed back the current signal state to the controller: a. the hot water faucet opening and closing sensor 4 detects that the hot water faucet is in an opened state; b. the temperature sensor 5 detects that the water temperature is in a state of not reaching a preset use temperature; c. the level sensor 83 detects that the tank body 82 is in a not-full state. When the three specific states abc occur simultaneously, the controller controls the electromagnetic valve 6 to be powered on and opened, at this time, the residual water cooled in the hot water conveying pipeline is guided by the electromagnetic valve 6 to flow into the water storage tank body 82 until the signal received by the controller changes: i.e. the abc three specific states fail to occur simultaneously, then the controller controls the solenoid valve 6 to be de-energized and closed, and the water flow in the hot water delivery pipe is directed by the solenoid valve 6 to the hot water inlet of the hot water tap and then to flow out for use by the user.

As a further improvement, the water storage tank body 82 upper portion can set up the warning pipe 84 to still can guarantee the normal operating of the whole function of device when level sensor 83 breaks down, improve the utility model discloses the stability of operation.

As a further improvement of the utility model, for a cold and hot dual-purpose hot water faucet in which cold and hot water pipes such as shower faucets and kitchen faucets are concentrated in one faucet, a section of cold water connecting pipe 1 can be arranged in the water saving device, and two ends of the cold water connecting pipe 1 are respectively connected with a cold water supply pipeline a and a cold water inlet of the cold and hot dual-purpose hot water faucet, so as to realize further convenience and regularity in installation; the cold water supply pipeline A is connected with external tap water, and can also be connected with other water supply systems.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the water inlet pipe 2, the water outlet pipe 6, the recycled water outlet 7, the controller, the cold water connecting pipe 1, etc. which are centered on the solenoid valve 6 can be covered with the housing 11, so as to facilitate the water-proof and installation of the device.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a recovery stop switch 10 may be provided on the water saving device to force the water in the hot water pipe to be directly discharged outward by manually controlling the solenoid valve in a mechanical manner, so that the hot water faucet can be used in a conventional manner, thereby ensuring that the hot water can still be normally used in a failure state of the device; stop recovery switch 10's manual on-off state corresponds the on-off state of solenoid valve, thereby the utility model discloses the electric subassembly outage can still be maintained temporarily through manual control even under the state of damage the utility model discloses a main function normal operating, further improvement the utility model discloses the stability of operation. Obviously, by setting the recovery switch 10 to be stopped manually, the device can be completely controlled manually and mechanically to complete the basic water saving function without the electrification automatic control.

As a further improvement of the utility model, stop recovery switch 10 and can set up the circular rotary switch who takes the straight recess to use the coin to insert the recess and carry out the hand switch operation, stop recovery switch 10 and can establish mechanical linkage relation with the motion valve body of inside solenoid valve 6, thereby make stop recovery switch 10 can undertake the effect of rivers direction indicator in daily use.

As a further improvement of the utility model, can set up temperature digital display screen 12 on shell 11, temperature digital display screen 12 links to each other with temperature sensor 5 to in more audio-visual current rivers temperature of observation.

As a further improvement of the utility model, a micro water flow generator 3 can be installed at the position of the water inlet pipe 2, and the kinetic energy generated by the water flow in the collecting pipe is converted into the electric power required by the device.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the power required by the device may also be provided by a battery, which may be prepared for daily charging energy storage by means of the miniature water current generator 3.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made thereto within the knowledge of those skilled in the art. For example, in the above embodiment, the liquid level sensor 83 is disposed in the water storage tank body 82, and obviously, the present invention may also dispose the liquid level sensor near the recycled water outlet 7 to facilitate the compact arrangement of the system. For example, in the above embodiment, the hot faucet opening/closing sensor 4 is provided in the water inlet pipe 2, and the open/close state of the faucet is determined by sensing the water flow. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Based on current family arrange can portably install the water saving fixtures on hot tap, the device has inlet channel (2), temperature sensor (5), hot tap switching sensor (4), level sensor (83), controller, outlet conduit (9), recovered water delivery port (7), storage water tank (8) and connect the inlet channel the outlet conduit the solenoid valve (6) of recovered water delivery port, storage water tank (8) with recovered water delivery port (7) are connected, its characterized in that: the device is installed between a hot water faucet and a hot water supply pipeline in series, and the water inlet pipeline (2) and the water outlet pipeline (9) are respectively connected with hot water inlets of the hot water supply pipeline (B) and the hot water faucet (C).

2. The water saving device according to claim 1, wherein: an overflow pipe (84) is arranged on the water storage tank body (82).

3. The water saving device according to claim 1, wherein: for a cold and hot dual-purpose hot water faucet with cold and hot water pipes concentrated in one faucet, a section of cold water connecting pipe (1) is arranged in the device.

4. The water saving device according to claim 1, wherein: the electromagnetic valve (6) and the water inlet pipeline (2), the water outlet pipeline (9), the recycled water outlet (7) and the cold water connecting pipe (1) which take the electromagnetic valve (6) as the center are externally provided with shells (11).

5. The water saving device according to claim 1, wherein: the water saving device is provided with a recovery stopping switch (10).

6. The water saving device according to claim 5, wherein: the recovery stopping switch (10) is a circular rotary switch with a linear groove.

7. The water saving device according to claim 1, wherein: the water-saving device is provided with a temperature digital display screen (12).

8. The water saving device according to claim 1, wherein: a micro water flow generator (3) is arranged in the water inlet pipeline (2).

9. The water saving device according to claim 8, wherein: the water-saving device is provided with a battery, and the battery is connected with the micro water flow generator (3) through a charging system.