JP2000236761A - Automatic water supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic water supply device which can simply be attached or detached. SOLUTION: This automatic water supply device 1 is obtained by vertically extending the device, disposing a tap connector 2 for connecting to a water tap at the upper end, and further disposing a water supply route portion at whose lower end a hose connector for connecting to a water supply hose is disposed, a shut-off valve portion which is connected to the lower portion of the water supply portion in an approximately orthogonal state and used for opening or closing the lower portion of the water supply portion, a control portion for controlling the shut-off valve portion, a setting operation-displaying portion which is used for setting the valve-opening or closing time of the shut-off valve portion controlled through the control portion and for displaying the set time, an electric source for supplying electricity to the setting operation- displaying portion and the control portion and the shut-off portion, and a casing for covering the electric source portion, the control portion and the central portion of the water supply route whose upper and lower portions are excluded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic water supply device for automatically supplying water at a set time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic water supply device for supplying water to a lawn, a garden tree, a flower such as a potted plant at a predetermined time has been developed.

As one form of such an automatic water supply device, an electromagnetic valve is attached to a tap of a water supply, a water supply pipe is connected to the electromagnetic valve, and the opening and closing time of the electromagnetic valve is set to the electromagnetic valve. In some cases, a setting operation / display unit for displaying the set time is connected via a control unit.

In addition, the setting operation / display unit and the control unit are housed integrally in one box, are configured separately from the electromagnetic valve, and are mounted on a wall or the like near the faucet. I have.

[0005]

However, in the above-described automatic water supply device, the solenoid valve and the setting operation / display unit and the control unit housed in one box are formed separately. In addition, it is necessary to prepare a place for installing the device, and when mounting the device on a wall or the like, it is necessary to prepare a mounting tool or a mounting member, which is complicated.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention,
I. A water supply section extending vertically and providing a faucet connector at an upper end for connecting to a water tap, and a hose connector at a lower end for connecting a water supply hose,
B. An opening / closing valve section which is connected to a middle part of the water supply channel in a substantially orthogonal state and opens and closes a middle part of the water supply channel; c. A control unit for controlling the open / close valve unit; A setting operation / display unit for setting and operating the valve body opening / closing time of the on / off valve unit controlled via the control unit, and displaying the set time; A power supply unit for supplying electricity to the setting operation / display unit, the control unit, and the on-off valve unit; An automatic water supply device comprising: a power supply unit, a control unit, an on-off valve unit, and a casing unit that covers an intermediate part of the water supply channel unit except for upper and lower ends. .

The present invention also has the following configuration.

[0008] The on-off valve unit includes a valve body that opens and closes a middle part of the water supply channel unit, and a valve body driving body that drives the valve body.
The valve body driver is formed so as to extend substantially horizontally forward from the middle part of the water supply channel part, and between the front end of the valve body driver and the upper part of the water supply channel part, a plate-shaped setting is formed. The operation and display unit is arranged in a erected manner in an inclined position.

The power supply unit is disposed below the setting operation / display unit and in side spaces formed on the left and right sides of the water supply channel unit and the on-off valve unit, respectively.

The power supply unit includes a battery housing box and a plurality of batteries housed in the battery housing box. The battery housing box extends in the front and rear direction in the side space, and has a rear end. A pair of left and right opened battery housing cases, and a connecting piece interposed between the rear end edges of both battery housing cases in a rear space formed behind the water supply channel portion, and have a U-shape in plan view, Open the rear ends of both battery storage cases
The casing is formed by closing with an opening / closing lid forming a part of the rear wall of the casing, and the rear wall of the casing having the opening / closing lid and the water supply passage are arranged as close as possible. thing.

The casing portion is attached to the water supply channel portion so as to be rotatable around its vertical axis.

[0012] The setting operation / display unit includes a current time display screen for displaying the current time, a battery remaining amount display screen for displaying the remaining amount of the battery, and a water supply time countdown display screen for counting down the set water supply time. To have.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

That is, the automatic water supply device according to the present invention comprises:
I. A water supply section extending vertically and providing a faucet connector at an upper end for connecting to a water tap, and a hose connector at a lower end for connecting a water supply hose,
B. An opening / closing valve section which is connected to a middle part of the water supply channel in a substantially orthogonal state and opens and closes a middle part of the water supply channel; c. A control unit for controlling the open / close valve unit; A setting operation / display unit for setting and operating the valve body opening / closing time of the on / off valve unit controlled via the control unit, and displaying the set time; A power supply unit for supplying electricity to the setting operation / display unit, the control unit, and the on-off valve unit; The power supply section, the control section, the on-off valve section, and a casing section covering the water supply path section and the middle section excluding the upper and lower ends thereof are provided.

In this manner, by connecting the water supply path to the water tap via the faucet connector, the automatic water supply device can be easily attached to the faucet, and the automatic water supply device can be attached to a wall or the like. The troublesome labor can be saved. In addition, the automatic water supply device can be easily removed.

The opening / closing valve section includes a valve element for opening and closing a middle part of the water supply channel, and a valve element driving element for driving the valve element. The plate-shaped setting operation / display unit is arranged in an inclined posture between the front end of the valve body driving body and the upper part of the water supply channel part. ing.

In this manner, the water supply path, the on-off valve, and the setting operation / display unit can be compactly arranged, and the setting operation / display unit is arranged in an inclined posture. Even when the automatic water supply device is attached to the faucet, the setting operation and the visual recognition of the display unit and the setting operation can be performed easily and reliably.

The power supply section is disposed below the setting operation / display section and in side spaces formed on the left and right sides of the water supply path section and the opening / closing valve section, respectively.

In this way, the power supply unit can be compactly arranged in the dead space formed by the arrangement of the water supply channel, the on-off valve unit, and the setting operation / display unit.

Further, the power supply unit includes a battery housing box,
A plurality of batteries housed in the battery housing box,
The battery housing box extends in the front-rear direction in the side space, and has a pair of left and right battery housing cases with an open rear end, and both battery housing cases in a back space formed behind the water supply channel. And a connecting piece interposed between the rear end edges of the two battery storage cases.
The casing is formed by closing with an opening / closing lid forming a part of the rear wall of the casing, and the rear wall of the casing having the opening / closing lid and the water supply passage are arranged as close as possible. ing.

In this way, the automatic water supply device can be made compact, the casing can be made small, and the rearward projection of the casing from the water supply passage can be made as small as possible. Can be prevented from interfering with other objects.

Therefore, when installing the automatic water supply apparatus, the automatic water supply apparatus can be easily installed without being restricted by the surroundings of the water tap.

The replacement of the battery can be easily performed by opening the cover.

The casing is attached to the water supply passage so as to be rotatable around its vertical axis.

In this way, since the casing is rotatable about the axis of the water supply channel, the setting operation / display unit and the opening / closing lid can be appropriately oriented in a direction easy for the user to operate. From this point, the setting operation and the battery replacement operation can be performed easily.

The setting operation / display section includes a current time display screen for displaying the current time, a battery level display screen for displaying the remaining battery level, and a water supply time countdown display screen for counting down the set water supply time. I have it.

In this way, by visually recognizing the current time display screen, it is possible to set the water supply time while confirming the current time, and to accurately determine the water supply start time and the water supply continuation time. Can be set. As a result, an error in water supply time due to an error in the current time can be prevented.

By visually recognizing the remaining battery level display screen, the remaining battery level can be checked at any time, and the replacement of the battery can be performed smoothly and reliably.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent a problem that the battery runs out at the set time and automatic water supply is not performed.

Further, by visually recognizing the water supply time countdown display screen, the countdown water supply time can be easily confirmed at any time.

[0031]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is an automatic water supply device according to the present invention. The automatic water supply device A is detachably attachable to a tap B of a water supply. And the water supply hose C can be detachably connected.

That is, the automatic water supply device A is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 0, a faucet connector 2 for extending in the vertical direction and connecting to a faucet B for water supply is provided at an upper end portion,
Hose connector 3 for connecting water supply hose C to the lower end
, A switching valve unit 4 connected to the lower part of the water supply channel unit 1 in a substantially orthogonal state to open and close the lower part of the water supply channel unit 1, and a control for controlling the opening and closing valve unit 4 Unit 5 and the control unit 5
A setting operation / display unit 6 for setting and opening the valve body opening / closing time of the opening / closing valve unit 4 controlled through the control unit; A power supply unit 7 for supplying electricity to the power supply unit 7, a casing unit 8 for covering the power supply unit 7, the control unit 5, the on-off valve unit 4, and the middle part except the upper and lower ends of the water supply channel unit 1. I have. H is the user's hand.

The water supply channel 1 is formed by turning a lower half of the water supply channel main body 10 around an axis into a tubular water supply channel main body 10 extending in the vertical direction and a stepped enlarged diameter portion 10a formed on the upper part of the water supply channel main body 10. A joint body 11 that is movably fitted and communicated and connected, and the joint body 11
The faucet connector 2 in which a male screw portion 2a provided at the lower end is screwed to a female screw portion 11a formed on the upper inner peripheral surface of the water supply portion, Is provided. 12 is a fixing screw, 13 is a packing, 14 is a packing with a net, 15 is an O-ring, and 16 is an E-ring.

The water supply passage main body 10 has a valve seat 10
b.

The opening / closing valve portion 4 is a valve seat of the water supply passage main body 10.
10b is provided with a valve element 4a which is releasably movable forward and backward, and a valve element driver (actuator) 4b which operates the valve element 4a forward and backward.

The valve driving body 4b is connected to the water supply path main body 10
It extends substantially horizontally forward from the position of the valve seat 10b.

The control section 5 has a substrate 20 stretched over a front upper surface of a casing section 8 to be described later, and is attached to a lower portion of the rear surface of the substrate 20.

As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 5 has a timer T built therein, and a setting operation, which will be described later, is provided on the input side.
While the various operation switches 22 of the display unit 6 are connected, the liquid crystal display 21 of the setting operation / display unit 6 is connected to the output side.

The setting operation / display section 6 has a liquid crystal display 21 and various operation switches 22 arranged on the surface of the substrate 20, and covers the surface of the substrate 20 with a panel 23. A sheet 24 is stretched, and the surface of the panel sheet 24 can be freely opened and closed by a panel cover 25. 26 is a panel seal packing, and 27 is a screw.

The panel lid 25 has left and right opposed recesses 23b, 23b formed on the inner side surfaces of a pair of left and right pivotal support pieces 23a, 23a formed at the lower portion of the panel 23, while being formed at the lower edge. Formed on the inner surface of the pivot piece connection 25a thus formed are pivotally inserted protrusions 25b, 25b facing in the left-right direction,
By fitting the bilateral support fitting projections 25b, 25b into the fitting recesses 23b, 23b and pivoting, the bilateral support fitting projections 25b, 25b are supported.
The panel lid 25 can be opened forward centering on b. 25c is an opening finger hook.

Here, the front upper surface 67 of the casing 8
The setting operation / display unit 6 is formed on an inclined surface of approximately 45 degrees, and is arranged on the front upper surface unit 67 to have an inclined posture.

Also, as shown in FIG. 12, the liquid crystal display 21 has a watering day display screen 30 for illuminating a reserved watering day, and a watering display screen for illuminating when watering is being performed. 31 and a battery level display screen 32 for displaying the remaining battery level
, A current time display screen 33 for displaying the current time, and a timer display screen 34 for lighting the reserved watering start time and watering time.

The display form of the battery remaining amount display screen 32 and the remaining amount of the battery are as shown in Table 1.

[0045]

[Table 1]

Also, various operation switches 22 are provided in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a watering date setting switch 35 for selecting a watering date at the time of setting the reservation, a watering time setting switch 36 for selecting a watering start time at the time of setting the reservation, and a watering time at the time of setting the reservation. The watering minute setting switch 37 for selecting the watering, the immediate watering switch 38 for passing water regardless of the watering setting, the reservation switch 39 for starting the reservation setting, and the selected item are determined. And a decision switch 40 are provided.

The power supply unit 7 is provided in the side spaces S1 and S1 formed below the setting operation / display unit 6 and on the left and right sides of the water supply channel unit 1 and the opening / closing valve unit 4, respectively. The power supply unit 7 is disposed over a back space S2 formed behind the unit 1 and includes a battery housing box 45 and four batteries 46 housed in the battery housing box 45. I have.

The battery storage box 45 is provided with the side spaces S1, S
1 and a pair of left and right battery housing cases 47, 47 extending in the front-rear direction and having an open rear end.
7 and a connecting piece 48 interposed between the rear end edges thereof, and have a U-shape in plan view. The rear end openings of both battery housing cases 47 and 47 form part of the rear wall of the casing 8. Opening and closing lid 49
The rear wall of the casing 8 provided with the opening / closing lid 49 and the water supply channel 1 are arranged as close as possible. Reference numerals 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 denote electrode plates, and reference numeral 56 denotes a battery housing case packing.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a decorative screw 50 for fixing the lid is attached to the lid 49, and the decorative screw 50 is screwed into a screw hole 57 formed in the connecting piece 48. The lid 49 is a decorative screw for fixing the lid.
By turning the screw 50 clockwise a to tighten and fix it, the screw 50 is turned counterclockwise b to tighten and release.

The casing portion 8 includes a lower casing portion forming body 60 formed in a dish shape, and an upper casing formed in a cap shape so that a lower end peripheral portion is fitted to an upper end peripheral portion of the lower casing portion forming body 60. And the part forming body 61.

The lower casing portion forming body 60 has a connecting body projecting hole 62 for projecting the hose connecting body 3 downward at a rear portion thereof, and a battery housing box 45 at front, rear, left and right sides of the connecting body projecting hole 62. Pillars 63, 63, 64, 64 for supporting the front pillars 63, 63.
5,65 are protruding.

The upper casing part forming body 61 includes a ceiling wall part 61.
a, a connecting body projecting hole 66 for projecting the faucet connecting body 2 upward is formed, the front upper surface part 67 is formed as a stepped concave inclined surface, and is directly below the rear left and right side parts of the front upper surface part 67. A pair of right and left columns 68, 68 are vertically installed so that the columns 68, 68 are fitted to the upper ends of the tubular supports 65, 65 of the lower casing part forming body 60, and screws 69, 69 are provided. It is detachably connected by.

Here, a pair of right and left columns 68, 68 are disposed on the left and right sides of the valve body driving body 4b, and the battery housing cases 47, 4 are provided.
7 and is compact so that the strength of the front upper surface portion 67 can be ensured satisfactorily.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show another use mode other than the water supply of the automatic water supply device A. After the water supply hose C is detached from the hose connector 3 in advance, the watering switch 38 is immediately pressed. Then, water can be discharged from the hose connecting body 3 to wash the hands H and the like.

FIG. 15 shows a mode of use when the automatic water supply device A according to the present invention is mounted on the coupling spigot D. First, the coupling E is rotated and removed from the coupling sprinkler D, Turn the faucet connector 2 from the joyton body 11 of the automatic water supply device A and remove it.
11 female screw part 11a is coupled with male screw part d
So that it can be mounted around.

[0056]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the automatic water supply device includes: A water supply passage extending vertically and providing a faucet connector at an upper end for connecting to a water tap and a hose connector at a lower end for connecting a water supply hose; b. An opening / closing valve section which is connected to a middle part of the water supply channel in a substantially orthogonal state and opens and closes a middle part of the water supply channel; c.
A control unit for controlling the open / close valve unit; A setting operation / display unit for setting and operating the valve body opening / closing time of the on / off valve unit controlled via the control unit, and displaying the set time.
E. A power supply unit for supplying electricity to the setting operation / display unit, the control unit, and the on-off valve unit; The power supply section, the control section, the on-off valve section, and a casing section covering the water supply path section and the middle section excluding the upper and lower ends thereof are provided.

In this way, by connecting the water supply path to the water tap via the faucet connector, the automatic water supply device can be easily mounted on the faucet, and the automatic water supply device can be mounted on a wall or the like. The troublesome labor can be saved.

Also, the automatic water supply device can be easily removed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing valve portion includes a valve body that opens and closes a middle part of the water supply passage portion, and a valve body driving body that drives the valve body. Is formed by extending substantially horizontally forward from the middle part of the water supply channel part, and between the front end of the valve body driver and the upper part of the water supply channel part, a plate-shaped setting operation / display part is provided. It is arranged in a erected manner in an inclined posture.

In this way, the water supply path, the opening / closing valve, and the setting / display unit can be arranged compactly.

Moreover, since the setting operation / display unit is arranged in an inclined posture, even when the automatic water supply device is attached to the faucet, the setting operation / display unit can be easily viewed and set.
And it can be performed reliably.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the power supply unit is disposed below the setting operation / display unit and in lateral spaces formed on the left and right sides of the water supply channel unit and the on-off valve unit, respectively. are doing.

In this way, the power supply can be compactly arranged in the dead space formed by the arrangement of the water supply channel, the on-off valve, and the setting / display unit.

According to the present invention, the power supply unit includes a battery housing box and a plurality of batteries housed in the battery housing box, and the battery housing box is disposed in the side space in the front-rear direction. And a pair of left and right battery housing cases having a rear end opened, and a connecting piece interposed between rear end edges of both battery housing cases in a back space formed behind the water supply channel. A casing having a U-shape in a plan view, and a rear end opening of both battery housing cases is formed by closing with an opening / closing lid forming a part of a rear wall of the casing, and the casing including the opening / closing lid The rear wall of the section and the water supply section are arranged as close as possible.

In this way, the automatic water supply device can be made compact, the casing portion can be made small, and the extent of the casing portion projecting backward from the water supply channel can be made as small as possible. The rear wall of the part can be prevented from interfering with another object.

Therefore, when installing the automatic water supply apparatus, the automatic water supply apparatus can be easily installed without being restricted by the surroundings of the tap.

The replacement of the battery can be easily performed by opening the cover.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the casing is attached to the water supply passage so as to be rotatable around its vertical axis.

As described above, since the casing is rotatable around the axis of the water supply passage, the setting operation / display unit and the opening / closing lid can be appropriately oriented in a direction easy for the user to operate. From this point, the setting operation and the battery replacement operation can be performed easily.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the setting operation / display unit includes a current time display screen for displaying the current time,
It has a battery remaining amount display screen for displaying the remaining amount of the battery, and a water supply time countdown display screen for counting down the set water supply time.

In this way, by visually recognizing the current time display screen, the user can set the water supply time while checking the current time, and can accurately determine the time to start water supply and the water supply continuation time. Can be set. As a result, an error in water supply time due to an error in the current time can be prevented.

By visually checking the remaining battery level display screen, the remaining battery level can be checked at any time, and the replacement of the battery can be performed smoothly and reliably.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a problem that the battery runs out at the set time and automatic water supply is not performed.

Further, by visually checking the water supply time countdown display screen, the countdown water supply time can be easily confirmed at any time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic water supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing a use state of the automatic water supply device.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the automatic water supply device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional right side view of the automatic water supply device.

FIG. 5 is a central sectional side view of the automatic water supply device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a battery housing (replacement) operation.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of a decorative screw for fixing the opening / closing lid.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic water supply device.

FIG. 11 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a setting operation / display unit.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of another use mode.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of another usage pattern.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of attachment to a coupling sprinkler.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A automatic water supply device 1 water supply channel 2 faucet connection unit 3 hose connection unit 4 on-off valve unit 5 control unit 6 setting operation / display unit 7 power supply unit 8 casing unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) a. A water supply passage extending vertically and providing a faucet connector at an upper end for connecting to a water tap and a hose connector at a lower end for connecting a water supply hose; b. An on-off valve unit connected to the middle part of the water supply channel in a substantially orthogonal state to open and close the middle part of the water supply channel; c. A control unit for controlling the opening / closing valve unit; A setting operation / display unit for setting and opening the valve body opening / closing time of the on / off valve unit controlled via the control unit, and displaying the set time; A power supply unit for supplying electricity to the setting operation / display unit, the control unit, and the on-off valve unit; An automatic water supply apparatus, comprising: a power supply unit, a control unit, an on-off valve unit, and a casing unit that covers the water supply channel unit and a halfway unit excluding upper and lower ends thereof. 2. An on-off valve section comprising a valve element for opening and closing a middle part of a water supply channel, and a valve element driving element for driving the valve element. It is formed to extend substantially horizontally more forward, and between the front end of the valve body driving body and the upper part of the water supply channel part, a plate-shaped setting operation and display part is installed in an inclined posture The automatic water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the automatic water supply device is arranged. 3. The power supply unit is disposed below the setting operation / display unit and in side spaces formed respectively on the left and right sides of the water supply channel unit and the on-off valve unit. Item 6. The automatic water supply device according to Item 1. 4. The power supply unit includes a battery housing box and a plurality of batteries housed in the battery housing box. The battery housing box extends in the front-rear direction in the side space, and extends rearward. A pair of left and right battery housing cases with open ends and a connecting piece interposed between the rear edge portions of both battery housing cases in a back space formed behind the water supply channel portion form a U shape in plan view. At the same time, the rear end opening of both battery storage cases
The casing is formed by closing with an opening / closing lid forming a part of the rear wall of the casing, and the rear wall of the casing having the opening / closing lid and the water supply passage are arranged as close as possible. The automatic water supply device according to claim 3, wherein: 5. The automatic water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the casing is rotatably mounted on the water supply passage around a vertical axis thereof. 6. A setting operation / display unit includes a current time display screen for displaying a current time, a battery remaining amount display screen for displaying a remaining battery level, and a water supply time countdown display screen for counting down a set water supply time. The automatic water supply device according to claim 1, comprising: