KR101110432B1 - Electron open water valve - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electronic self-closing water supply valve is provided to save water by restricting the usage of water within a specific time, which is set by a user. CONSTITUTION: An electronic self-closing water supply valve comprises a manipulation part(100), a flow path part(200), and an opening and closing part. The manipulation part has a print circuit board with a switch, a battery, and a controller. Water is supplied in a direction perpendicular to the manipulation part through the flow path part. The opening and closing part opens and closes the flow path part according to the manipulation of the manipulation part. The opening and closing part comprises a valve disk, a moving frame, a fixed frame, and a solenoid valve. The valve disk opens and closes the flow path of the flow path part. The moving frame is fixed to the valve disk and moved together. The fixed frame is fixed separate from the moving frame and has an opening and closing hole. The solenoid valve comprises a plunger for opening and closing a bypass channel.

Description

Electromagnetic A Closed Water Valve {Electron Open Water Valve}

The present invention relates to an electronic autism type water supply valve, and more particularly, to an electronic autism type water supply valve which is installed in a public sauna, a lodging facility, a home, and the like and automatically closes after water is discharged for a predetermined time.

In general, the self-closing water supply valve is a water supply of the singular water when the user presses the push button, and the piston is released in proportion to the water pressure of the elastic part and the water supplied when the push button is released. The water is automatically cut off when the set time has elapsed, so that even if the user does not lock the water supply valve, the water is automatically cut off after a certain time, thereby reducing waste of water that is discarded more than necessary.

Self-closing water supply valves installed in public saunas, lodging facilities, and home bathrooms allow the user to operate the water supply valve to perform water supply and water cutoff. If not given, water is continuously supplied, which causes waste to be discarded more than necessary.

On the other hand, because many people use the public sauna, after the use as much as the amount of water is discarded more than necessary.

In addition, if the shutoff valve is not locked while the drainage valve is blocked in the accommodation or home bathroom, the water accumulated on the floor of the bathtub or bathroom may overflow into the living room.

As described above, the self-closing water supply valve is used to automatically shut off the water supply after a set time has elapsed even if the user does not lock the water supply valve.

Recently, autistic faucet fittings are mandatory to be used in public saunas and lodging establishments, thereby minimizing the waste of water.

Such a conventional autism type water supply valve has a body 10 formed with an inlet hole 11 and an outlet hole 12 so that water is introduced and discharged as shown in FIG. 1, the inlet hole and the inside of the body; Water supply opening and closing part 20 to perform the water supply and blockage of the water by the lifting operation in the state that blocked the discharge hole, that is, to block the inflow hole and the discharge hole so that the water supplied into the body on both sides of the top The inlet 21a is formed in the upper end, and the cylinder 21 in which the recessed groove 21b was formed in the longitudinal direction in the inner periphery is provided.

In addition, the piston 22 to be elevated in close contact with the inner circumference of the cylinder, in a state in which the cylinder 22 is tightly sealed on the upper surface of the cylinder so that the water in the cylinder can be discharged and cut off to the discharge hole according to the position of the piston 22 The closing cap 23 is formed with an opening 23a.

In addition, the outer surface of the upper body of the piston extends to the center of the upper surface of the piston through the opening and the body of the piston shaft (24) exposed to the outside is coupled to the end of the piston shaft (24) that can operate the piston 30, that is, the piston Push button 31 coupled to the front end, the elastic portion 32 to return the push button to its original state by its elastic force by touching the upper surface of the body and the bottom of the push button in the state to be covered by the piston, the push button outer circumference It is provided with a gap control tube 33 that can adjust the operating distance of the push button in the state coupled to.

The conventional self-closing water supply valve as described above is a piston coupled to the push button by the piston shaft because the push button is in the state protruding toward the front of the body by the elastic force of the elastic portion elastically installed between the upper surface and the push button of the body. 22 seals the opening 23a of the sealing cap 23, so that the flow of water introduced into the cylinder is blocked and is in a singular state.

In this state, when the water supply valve presses the push button 31 to use water, the piston 22 is pushed down the cylinder 21 while forcibly compressing the elastic portion 32 by pressing the button. Accordingly, the opening hole 23a, which is closed by the piston, is opened, so that water is supplied through the discharge hole 12 through which the water passing through the opening hole communicates.

When the pressing state applied to the push button 31 is released in the above state, the push button 31 is returned to its original state by the elastic force of the elastic portion that is forcibly compressed. In this case, the piston (22) is temporarily not restored to the original state, and gradually returns to the original state, when the set time has elapsed, the piston 22 seals the opening hole 23a of the sealing cap to supply water to the water, so that the user closes the on / off valve. Even if a certain amount of water is supplied without water, the water is automatically cut to reduce waste of water that is discarded more than necessary.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is an electronic autism type that is waterproof so that water does not flow into the substrate, the battery and the solenoid valve inside so that the opening and closing operation of the water supply valve is made smoothly To provide a water supply valve.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic autistic water supply valve which allows water to be temporarily supplied even when the battery is exhausted.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an autism type water supply valve that can be replaced easily when a battery, a substrate, or the like is produced in one module, when a failure of the battery, the substrate, or the like occurs.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an electronically autistic water supply valve which can freely set a time at which water is supplied while a user uses the water supply valve.

In order to achieve the above object, the electronically self-closing water supply valve of the present invention includes an operation unit in which a PCB substrate is provided with a switch, a battery, and a controller inside the case, a flow path unit in which water is supplied in a direction perpendicular to the operation unit, and operation of the operation unit. According to the opening and closing portion for opening and closing the flow path,
The opening and closing portion is a valve disk for opening and closing the flow path of the flow path portion, a moving frame fixed to the valve disk to move with the valve disk, a fixed frame spaced apart from the moving frame and formed with an opening and closing hole, opening and closing the bypass flow path It further comprises a solenoid valve provided with a plunger.

The operation unit may include an upper case and a lower case in which an inner space is formed, a switch installed in the upper case, a battery for supplying power to the opening and closing unit according to the operation of the switch, and the opening and closing of the opening and closing unit according to the power supply and the switch operation. Characterized in that it further comprises a PCB substrate for the operation is made.

The operation unit is sealed with a synthetic resin so that water does not come into contact with the switch, the battery and the PCB, it characterized in that the waterproof.

A water supply adapter connected to the water supply side, a valve body having a direction perpendicular to the direction of the flow path to open and close the water supply connected to the water supply adapter, and a drainage adapter connected to supply the water supply through the valve body to the drain side It characterized in that it further comprises.

The water supply adapter further includes a tee bolt fixed to the water supply pipe and a union nut for fastening the tee bolt to the water supply adapter, wherein the drain adapter is provided with a union socket for connecting and fixing the drain pipe to the drain adapter. .

The flow path of the valve body is provided with a water supply flow path formed to be connected to the water supply side, a drain flow path formed to be connected to the drain side, a connection flow path formed in a direction orthogonal to the water supply flow path and connected to the drain flow path, the valve body Is characterized in that the sealing O-ring for sealing between the water supply adapter and the drainage adapter is fixed.

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The fixing frame has a side passage formed on the side, an opening and closing hole formed to be connected to the side passage, a bypass hole is formed on one side of the opening and closing hole, and the O-ring is fixed to the fixing frame so as not to leak on both sides thereof. It features.

The PC substrate is provided with a controller for controlling the solenoid valve by the operation unit, the controller is a power supply for supplying power, a timer for providing a time for the user to set the water supply time, a drive unit for driving the solenoid valve and And a control unit for controlling the operation of the driving unit according to the user's operation.

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The present invention has the effect of having a water saving effect by using the water for a predetermined time in public saunas, home bathrooms, etc., as well as the convenience that the user can freely set the water supply time.

In addition, the waterproofing is made of synthetic resin such as epoxy to prevent water from entering or seeping into the water supply valve where water is continuously used, thereby preventing internal parts from failing, and reducing the trouble of frequent breakdowns and replacements. Even if this is consumed, the temporary operation is made, which has the effect of informing the administrator of the replacement time.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional self-closing water supply valve.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an electromagnetic self-closing water supply valve of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional exploded perspective view showing an electromagnetic self-closing water supply valve of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an electromagnetic autistic water supply valve of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional exploded perspective view illustrating the electromagnetic autistic water supply valve of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing an electromagnetic self-closing water supply valve of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the electromagnetic autism type water supply valve of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view showing an electromagnetic autistic water supply valve of the present invention.
9 is a cross-sectional view showing an electromagnetic self-closing water supply valve of the present invention.
10 is a block diagram showing a controller of the electromagnetically autistic water supply valve according to the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Electronic autism type water supply valve of the present invention is a switch 130, a battery 135 and a PCB board 140 in the case is built-in operation unit 100, the flow path portion in which the water supply in the direction orthogonal to the operation unit 100 200, an opening and closing part 300 for opening and closing the flow path part 200 according to the operation of the operation part 100.

The operation unit 100 is a battery for supplying power for the operation of the upper case 110 and the lower case 120 having an internal space, the switch 130 fixed to the upper case 110, the opening and closing unit 300 (135), the PCB 130 to control the power supply and operation to the opening and closing unit 300 in accordance with the operation of the switch 130 and the switch 130, the battery 135, the PCB 130 140 integrally It further includes a module body 150 for fixing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 9, the upper case 110 and the lower case 120 have an inner space formed therein so that the operation unit 100, the flow path unit 200, and the opening / closing unit 300 are embedded therein. The case 110 is provided with a button portion 111 that moves elastically so that the user can press the switch 130.

A sticker 112 indicating the switch 130 is fixed to the button part 111, and a button groove 113 to which the switch 130 is inserted and fixed is formed in the button part 111, and the button part ( 111) both sides of the fixing groove 114 for fixing the module body 150 is formed.

In addition, the upper case 110 has a fixing hole 115 to which the lower case 120 is fixed, and an insertion groove 116 into which the flow path part 200 is inserted is formed.

In addition, the lower case 120 has a protrusion 121 fixed to the fixing hole 115 of the upper case 110, and an insertion groove 122 into which the flow path part 200 is inserted is formed.

The switch 130 operates the opening and closing unit 300 according to a user's operation to open and close the flow path unit 200. When the switch 130 is pressed, the switch 130 supplies the power of the battery 135 to the opening and closing unit 300. The opening and closing part 300 is operated to keep the flow path part 200 open for a set time.

The battery 135 supplies power to the opening / closing unit 300, and the switch 130, the battery 135, and the PCB 140 (Printed Circuit Board) are integrally housed in the module body 150.

The PCB substrate 140 controls the opening / closing part 300 to open or close the flow path part 200 according to the operation of the switch 130. The PCB substrate 140 is integrally installed with a controller (not shown) to store the time for the passage 200 to be opened and to operate the opening / closing unit 300 according to the operation of the switch 130.

As shown in FIG. 10, the controller includes a power supply unit made of a battery 135 and provides a time for the user to grasp the pressing time of the switch 130 pressed by the button unit 111 ( 144 is provided.

In addition, the driving unit 145 operates the opening / closing unit 300. The driving unit 145 opens or closes the flow path unit 200 by applying power to the solenoid valve 340, or controls the driving unit 143. ) Is provided.

The module body 150 is sealed with a synthetic resin that is waterproof to prevent water from entering or entering the switch 130, the battery 135, and the PCB substrate 140. That is, the waterproofing of the module body 150 is filled with a synthetic resin having a waterproof function such as epoxy, urethane, etc. in the module body 150 in a state in which the switch 130, the battery 135 and the PCB substrate 140 are all assembled. The switch 130, the battery 135, and the PCB substrate 140 are blocked from the outside to prevent water from entering or entering the switch.

On the other hand, the battery 135 is electrically connected to the power supply to the opening and closing part 300, the battery 135 and the opening and closing part 300 is also electrically connected to the waterproof so that water does not penetrate or enter.

The PC substrate 140 is provided with a main PCB substrate 141 and the auxiliary PCB substrate 142, the main PCB substrate 141 is installed to control the normal operation, the auxiliary PCB substrate 142 is the main PC When a failure of the substrate 141 occurs, the same operation as the main PCB 141 is installed so that the water supply valve is normally operated.

That is, the auxiliary PC substrate 142 has the same function as the main PC substrate 141, and is normally operated by the auxiliary PC substrate 142 when a failure of the main PC substrate 141 occurs.

The flow path part 200 is a water supply adapter 210 connected to the water supply side to supply water, a valve body 220 in which a flow path is formed so that water introduced from the water supply adapter 210 is supplied, and water passing through the flow path. It further comprises a drain adapter 230 is connected to the drain side so that it is supplied.

The water supply adapter 210 has a tee (T) bolt 211 fixed to a water supply pipe (not shown in the figure) and a union nut 212 fastening the tee (T) bolt 211 to the water supply adapter 210. It further includes, the drain adapter 230 further includes a union socket 231 connected to the drain pipe (not shown in the figure).

The water supply adapter 210 and the drainage adapter 230 are provided with an O-ring 213 to prevent leakage of water passing through the valve body 220.

In addition, the valve body 220 has a water supply passage 221 connected to the water supply side, and a drain passage 222 connected to the drain side, and formed in the water supply passage 221 and the drain passage 222. A connecting flow path 223 is formed.

In addition, a bypass flow path 224 is formed in the valve body 220 to be opened and closed according to the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing part 300.

The opening / closing part 300 is fixed to the valve disc 310, the moving frame 320 fixed to the valve disc 310, and the valve body 220 to close and close the connection flow path 223 to block the flow path. The fixing frame 330 is formed with a hole 332, the solenoid valve 340 for opening or closing the opening and closing hole 331 of the fixing frame 330 further comprises.

The valve disc 310 is in close contact with the connection flow path 223 to block the connection flow path 223 as well as to open the connection flow path 223 away from the connection flow path 223 and move together with the moving frame 320. It is fixed to the moving frame 320 so as to.

In addition, the valve disc 310 is fixed to the moving frame 320, and a spring 321 is installed on one surface of the moving frame 320, and one end of the spring 321 moves the moving frame 320. It passes through and protrudes toward the valve disc 310.

In addition, the side frame 331 is formed on the side of the fixing frame 330, the side passage 331 is formed in connection with the opening and closing hole 332 is formed in the center of the fixing frame 330, One side of the opening and closing hole 332 has a bypass hole 333 connected to the water supply passage 221.

The solenoid valve 340 has a connection jack 341 is electrically connected to the battery 135, the solenoid valve 340 is provided with a plunger 342 for opening and closing the opening and closing hole 332, the plunger A spring 343 for moving the 342 is provided.

In the electronic self-closing water supply valve of the present invention having such a configuration, when the user presses the switch 130 of the operation unit 100, the power of the battery 135 is applied to the solenoid valve 340 of the opening / closing unit 300 ( S10).

The solenoid valve 340 is retracted by the applied power, and as the plunger 342 is retracted, the opening and closing hole 332 of the fixed frame 330 is opened (S20).

When the opening and closing hole 332 is opened in this way, the equilibrium between the hydraulic pressure acting on the water supply passage 221 and the hydraulic pressure acting on the moving frame 320 are different.

That is, the hydraulic pressure acting on the moving frame 320 moves toward the plunger 342 where the hydraulic pressure is low as the plunger 342 is retracted and the opening / closing hole 332 is opened.

When the opening / closing hole 332 is opened as described above, the valve disc 310 of the opening / closing part 300 is formed by the strong water pressure between the fixed frame 330 having low water pressure and the solenoid valve 340 and the water pressure applied by the water supply passage 221. ) Will retreat.

As the valve disc 310 is retracted as described above, the moving frame 320 and the spring 321 are retracted to open the connection flow path 223 of the flow path part 200 blocked by the valve disc 310 to open the water supply pipe. Water introduced from the water is supplied to the drainage adapter 230 through the drainage passage 222.

At this time, the water (hydraulic pressure) between the valve body 220 and the fixed frame 330 is moved to the opening / closing hole 332 via the side passage 331 of the fixing frame 330 shown in FIG. Water introduced into the 332 is moved toward the water supply passage 221 through the bypass hole 333 and the bypass passage 224.

At this time, the controller 146 of the controller measures the reference voltage of the battery 135 of the power supply unit (S30).

When the user presses the switch 130 of the button unit 111 in the state in which the connection flow path 223 is opened (S40), as shown in FIG. 7, power is applied to the solenoid valve 340 to plunger 342. ) To the original position (S70).

That is, when the user wants to cut off the water during use without using water for a set time, the user presses the switch 130, and when the switch 130 is turned on in the state where the set time has not passed (S40), By operating the solenoid valve 340 of 300 to block the connection flow path 223 it is possible to block the supply of water.

In addition, when the switch 130 is not switched to the ON state within the set time (S40), the plunger 342 of the solenoid valve 340 is kept open for a set time, and when the set time is reached, the main The plunger 342 is returned to its original state by the control of the PCB substrate 141.

As the plunger 342 returns to the original state, the opening / closing hole 332 is blocked, and the water pressure of the water supply flow path 221 and the water pressure of the moving frame 320 and the fixed frame 330 are converted to an equilibrium state.

That is, the valve disk 310 maintains an equilibrium between the water pressure applied from the water supply passage 221 and the water pressure of the water filled in the moving frame 320 and the fixed frame 330, and then the plunger 342 of the solenoid valve 340. ) To block the opening and closing hole 332.

When the opening and closing hole 332 is blocked in this way, the moving frame 320 and the valve disc 310 as the hydraulic pressure is applied along with the elastic force of the spring 321 installed between the moving frame 320 and the fixed frame 330. ) Is moved toward the connection flow path 223.

As such, the valve disc 310 blocks the connection flow path 223, thereby blocking the water supplied to the drainage adapter 230 (S70).

On the other hand, the user can set the time the water is supplied, which is to keep pressing the switch 130 by the time the water is supplied, to measure the time of pressing the timer 144 to store the time in the controller 146 of the controller do.

That is, if the user presses the switch 130 for 10 seconds, the time is stored in the PCB substrate 140 pressed time of the switch 130, this time is the time to operate the plunger 342 of the solenoid valve 340 It is set by default.

In addition, when the switch 130 is pressed while the power of the battery 135 is exhausted, the PCB substrate 140 applies power to the solenoid valve 340 to open the plunger 342 and then, after 1 second, the plunger ( 342 is returned to its original position (S50).

That is, when a power supply of the battery 135 is weaker than the power required to operate the solenoid valve 340, the PCB substrate 140 operates the solenoid valve 340 for only one second.

As such, when the power of the battery 135 is less than the reference voltage, the manager replaces the water supply valve. At this time, by separating the upper case 110 and the lower case 120 of the water supply valve, the switch 130 and the battery 135. And the module body 150 in which the PCB substrate 140 is integrated.

The module body 150 is filled with a synthetic resin made of waterproof such as epoxy in a state in which the switch 130, the battery 135, and the PCB substrate 140 are embedded, so that the module body 150 is provided as a single module. It is possible to easily replace the module body 150 without.

100: operation unit 110: upper case
111: button portion 112: sticker
113: button groove 114: fixing groove
115: fixing hole 116: insertion groove
120: lower case 121: protrusion
122: insertion groove 130: switch
135: battery 140: PCB substrate
141: main PCB substrate 142: secondary PC substrate
150: module body 200: flow path
210: water supply adapter 211: tee bolt
212: Union nut 213: O-ring
220: valve body 221: water supply flow path
222: drainage flow path 223: connection flow path
230: drain adapter 231: union socket
300: opening and closing portion 310: valve disc
320: moving frame 321: spring
330: fixed frame 331: side passage
332: opening and closing hole 333: bypass hole
340: solenoid valve 341: connecting jack
342: plunger 343: spring

Claims (16)

Control panel with built-in PC board with switch, battery and controller inside the case,
A flow path portion in which water is supplied in a direction orthogonal to the operation portion;
It includes an opening and closing portion for opening and closing the flow path in accordance with the operation of the operation unit,
The opening and closing portion has a valve disk for opening and closing the flow path of the flow path portion,
A moving frame fixed to the valve disc and moving with the valve disc,
A fixed frame spaced apart from the moving frame and having an opening and closing hole,
And an solenoid valve having a plunger for opening and closing the bypass flow path. The method of claim 1,
The operation unit, the upper case and the lower case in which the inner space is formed,
A switch installed in the upper case,
A battery for supplying power to the opening and closing part according to the operation of the switch,
Electronic autism type water supply valve, characterized in that it further comprises a PCB to enable the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing portion according to the power supply and switch operation to the opening and closing portion. The method of claim 2,
The operation unit is an electromagnetic autistic water supply valve, characterized in that the waterproof is sealed by a synthetic resin so that water does not contact the switch, the battery and the PCB substrate. The method of claim 1,
The flow path unit has a water supply adapter connected to the water supply side,
A valve body connected to the water supply adapter so that a direction of a flow path is orthogonal to open and close a supplied water supply;
And a drainage adapter connected to the water supply passing through the valve body to the drainage side. The method of claim 4, wherein
The water supply adapter further comprises a tee bolt fixed to the water supply pipe and a union nut for fastening the tee bolt to the water supply adapter. The method of claim 4, wherein
The drain adapter is provided with a union socket for fixing the drain pipe connected to the drain adapter. The method of claim 4, wherein
The flow path of the valve body is a water supply flow path formed to be connected to the water supply side,
A drain passage formed to be connected to the drain side;
And a connecting flow path formed in a direction orthogonal to the water supply flow path and connected to the drain flow path. The method of claim 4, wherein
The valve body is a self-closing water supply valve, characterized in that the sealing O-ring for sealing between the water supply adapter and the drainage adapter is fixed. delete The method of claim 1,
The fixing frame has a side flow path formed on the side,
An opening and closing hole formed to be connected to the side passage,
Electromagnetic self-closing water supply valve, characterized in that the bypass hole is formed on one side of the opening and closing hole. The method of claim 1,
The fixed frame of the electronic autistic water supply valve, characterized in that the O-ring is fixed so as not to leak on both sides. The method of claim 1,
And the controller for controlling the solenoid valve by the operation unit. The method of claim 12,
The controller is a power supply for supplying power,
A timer that provides time for the user to set the water supply time
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the driving unit in accordance with a user's manipulation and a driving unit for driving the solenoid valve. delete delete delete

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