ES1068174U - Level advisor for water collecting containers (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Level indicator for water collection vessels, characterized in that it consists of a wireless emitter activated by a sensor and an actuator, one fixed and another mobile, the latter associated with a float, movable in correspondence with the variation of water level in the collector vessel, a wireless receiver collaborating with said wireless emitter which in turn feeds an acoustic and/or optical signaling device. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Level warning device for collecting containers Water.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a warning water level within a container, of those used as collectors associated with an air conditioner, more specifically to the condenser thereof, which collects the condensates which occurs in the normal operation of the device. The invention is equally applicable to other types of containers or deposits, and can even be used in bathtubs.

The object of the invention is to prevent spillage of condensation water due to inadvertent filling of said container.

Background of the invention

As is known, air devices conditioning are operated based on a circuit in which involved, among other elements that are not relevant, a capacitor in which, while the device is running water vapor condensation occurs, which usually with the contest of a tube of appropriate diameter is conducted towards a collecting container

Generally two containers are available collectors, so that when one of them fills up, it replaces the other, proceeding to empty the first one It remains in reserve until it becomes necessary to make a new change.

This supposes a remarkable dependence for the user of the air conditioner, which has to be pending the situation close to the filling of the container to make the change of it before the spill overflow of its contents.

In practice and despite being aware of occasionally check the level of the container, it is relatively frequent occurrence of water spills with consequences that this brings, such as moisture stains, deterioration in parquets, pallets and the like, etc.

Description of the invention

The level indicator for collecting containers of water of the aforementioned type, fully resolves satisfactory the aforementioned problem, allowing ensure that uncontrolled spillage of said occurrence container.

For this and more specifically, the warning of level that is recommended consist of a small housing cylindrical and elongated, in which a partition wall intermediate establishes two chambers, a lower one in which they are located a sensor and an actuator, the latter associated with a float, elements that close the power circuit of a transmitter wireless, located in the upper chamber, equipped with a plug Watertight closure to conveniently protect from the effects of humidity to the emitter circuit, as well as its batteries food, established within the aforementioned chamber.

With the aforementioned wireless transmitter, a receiver, which can be fixed or installed anywhere of the home that is deemed suitable, or it may constitute a mobile element that is available at any time in the most timely.

The aforementioned receiver has two alerts, one acoustic and one optical, which ensure that the signaling is going to reach the user under any circumstances.

Obviously the casing corresponding to the emitter It is intended to be partially housed inside the condensing water collecting container, so that the actuator will be maintained by its own weight in limit situation lower, as long as it is not pushed by the water it is filling said vessel and ascend by flotation within the corresponding camera until a limit situation in which said actuator reaches the sensor and activates the emitter, which obviously It occurs in a situation close to that of filling the container.

It only remains to point out finally that those mentioned sensor and actuator will be preferably magnetic type, at in order to maintain optimum sealing for the chamber in which The wireless transmitter is hosted.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as an integral part of said description, a single set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, has been represented schematically a level alarm for collecting containers water associated with air conditioners, made of according to the object of the present invention.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

While the invention will be described in connection with a preferred embodiment and procedure, understand that it is not intended to limit the invention to this embodiment or procedure On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalences that may be included within the essence of the invention.

In the above-mentioned figure the water collector container, for being completely configuration variable, having represented only the water level (1) inside it, which will obviously be variable in the time, although it increases as the container fills.

Well, the advisor is recommended in a housing (2), preferably cylindrical, elongated vertically and provided with fixing means to the container in the relative positions preset, settling within said housing (2) a partition wall (3) separating from absolutely watertight way to two chambers, one superior (4) and another lower (5).

In the upper chamber (4), waterproof but accessible through a screw cap (6) a transmitter is placed wireless (7), with its corresponding battery or battery pack power, circuit that closes with the collaboration of a sensor (8) and an actuator (9), both located in the lower chamber (5) coaxially faced, the sensor (8) in solidarity with the partition compartment (3), and the actuator (9) associated with a float (10) able to move vertically along the camera lower (5) from a lower boundary situation, not shown in the figure, in which it is held by a small throttling (11) of the housing opening (2), up to a upper limit situation than the one reached by the rise in the level of water (1), in which the actuator (9) matches the sensor (8) closing the transmitter circuit (7).

As previously stated, the sensor (8) and the actuator (9) is of contactless operation of REED type, inductive, capacitive, etc.

The wireless transmitter (7) is complemented by a receiver (12) that can be located anywhere in which it is deemed convenient at all times, receiver (12) that through the corresponding power circuit activates a acoustic warning (13) and / or optical warning (14), for example based of LEDs

In this way, once the level of planned filling for the collecting vessel, the acoustic and / or optical signaling that is maintained over time in as long as there is no replacement of the full container with another empty, when the float (10) descends to the situation lower limit at which the sensor and the actuator (8 and 9) are substantially separate interrupting the transmitter power wireless (7).

For better device operation, it It has been foreseen that in the upper area of the housing (2) establish a series of holes (15) that let out the air that tends to compress by vertical displacement of the float (10).

Claims (4)

1. Level warning device for water collection vessels, characterized in that it consists of a wireless transmitter that can be activated by means of a sensor and an actuator, one fixed and the other mobile, the latter associated with a float, movable in correspondence with the variation of the water level in the collecting vessel, collaborating with said wireless transmitter a receiver that in turn feeds an acoustic and / or optical signaling device. 2. Level indicator for water collecting containers, according to claim 1, characterized in that the wireless transmitter is housed in an upper chamber defined in a cylindrical housing by an intermediate partition wall, chamber closed superiorly by means of a sealed cap, being established in said housing and at the lower level a second chamber in which the fixed sensor and the float associated to the mobile actuator, axially movable float along said chamber is located. 3. Level indicator for water collecting containers associated with air conditioners, according to previous claims, characterized in that said fixed sensor and actuator are contactless, and the float where the actuator is located has a section corresponding to that of the chamber of the cylindrical housing in which it moves, the housing is open at its lower end and provided in its mouth with a throttle acting as an axial retention means for the float in the lower boundary position thereof. 4. Level warning device for water collecting containers, according to claim 1, characterized in that a series of air passage holes are established in the upper area of the housing.