KR101504642B1 - Bidet for include a hot water feature and its control method thereof - Google Patents

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KR101504642B1
KR101504642B1 KR20140129092A KR20140129092A KR101504642B1 KR 101504642 B1 KR101504642 B1 KR 101504642B1 KR 20140129092 A KR20140129092 A KR 20140129092A KR 20140129092 A KR20140129092 A KR 20140129092A KR 101504642 B1 KR101504642 B1 KR 101504642B1
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The present invention relates to a bidet with an instantaneous hot water function wherein a sheath heater generates heat by power supplied in accordance with control of a control unit while an aluminum heating member is heated by the generated heat to convert water supplied from a water faucet into hot water while jetting the water through a nozzle to wash an anus or a partial area of a user, and the water from the water faucet is supplied to the heating member to rapidly cool the heating member up to a room temperature while the power supply to the sheath heater is stopped in accordance with the control of the control unit in order to stably use the bidet; and a method of controlling the same. The bidet with an instantaneous hot water function includes a sheath heater generating heat in accordance with control of a control unit; a heating member surrounding the sheath heater, and receiving the heat generated in the sheath heater to convert water in a flow passage into hot water; a housing mounted on the heating member to accommodate the flow passage, and having a supply hole and a discharge hole respectively connected to a front end portion and a rear end portion of the flow passage penetrated; a temperature sensor measuring the temperatures of the hot water discharged through a through-hole be connected and the heating member while being positioned on the discharge hole to be sunk in the flow passage in order to supply power to the sheath heater and stop the supply in accordance with the control of the control unit; a mounting member mounted on the housing to enable the discharge hole a through-hole be connected while accommodating the temperature sensor; a guide member mounted on the mounting member to accommodate the through-hole in order to guide hot water supply or discharge air; and a check valve mounted between the guide member and the mounting member to supply hot water and prevent backflow while opening and closing the through-hole.

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[0001] The present invention relates to a bidet including an instantaneous hot water function and a control method thereof,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a bidet, and more particularly, to a bidet, in which heat generated by a sheath heater is generated by a power supply supplied under control of a control unit, Water is injected into the heating member while the power supply to the sheath heater is stopped under the control of the control unit so that the heating member is quenched to room temperature And a method of controlling the bidet.

Generally, a bidet is a device that cleans the anus or the locus of a user with water sprayed to the spray nozzle according to a button operation of the user after using the user's toilet, and is widely used in homes and companies.

The water sprayed from the spray nozzle is heated by the hot water stored in the hot water tank and the cold water supplied to the hot water tank is heated by the heater to maintain a constant temperature at all times.

In addition, when the capacity of the hot water tank is increased, the size of the entire bidet increases and the power consumption increases. When the capacity is reduced, cold water is supplied during use and consumer complaints increase. The water stored in the hot water tank freezes and the hot water tank is blown, so that the bidet is damaged.

In order to solve the above problems, an instantaneous heating device has recently been registered in Korean Patent No. 0804303.

When the water is heat-exchanged through the heating means of the ceramic material installed in the casing and discharged to the outflow port, the patent is mixed in the mixing space and discharged to the discharge port, and the pressure space sensor is included in the mixing space.

However, the prior-art patent has solved the conventional problem by heating and discharging water through the heating means, but the structure is complicated, resulting in a decrease in productivity and an increase in manufacturing cost, resulting in low economical efficiency.

In addition, since the heating means of the ceramic material has a low durability due to a thermal shock and an abrupt temperature difference, cracks are generated and the life of the product is shortened. Since water is supplied to the heating means and stagnated, .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heating member of an aluminum material which is not damaged by thermal shock due to a thermal shock and a rapid temperature difference, And a method of controlling the bidet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an instantaneous hot water function which can be used in a stable manner by supplying water to a heating member made of aluminum after quenching the heating member made of aluminum and quenching the heating member made of aluminum at a room temperature while waiting for the next operation And a method of controlling the bidet.

In the bidet including the instantaneous hot water function of the present invention,

A sieve heater for emitting heat under the control of the control unit;

A heating member surrounding the sheath heater and transferring heat radiated from the sheath heater to convert water in the flow path into hot water;

A housing which is mounted on the heating member to receive the flow path and through which the supply hole and the exhaust hole communicating with the front end portion and the rear end portion of the flow path respectively pass;

A temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the hot water and the temperature of the heating member, which are located in the discharge hole so as to be submerged in the flow path of the heating member, and for supplying and stopping power to the sheath heater under the control of the control unit;

A mounting member mounted to the housing so as to communicate the discharge hole and the through hole while receiving the temperature sensor;

A guide member mounted on the mounting member to receive the hole and guide the supply of hot water or to discharge air;

And a check valve mounted between the guide member and the mounting member for opening and closing the through-hole while preventing hot water supply and reverse flow.

A method of controlling a bidet including an instantaneous hot water function,

When the anal and local cleaning buttons are pressed after the use of the user, power is supplied to the sheath heater according to the control of the controller to cause heat to be dissipated;

The heat surrounding the sheath heater is transferred to the heating member to dissipate the water in the flow path to hot water;

The water remaining in the flow path is heated by the heating member to convert the water into hot water while opening the solenoid valve so that the water of water is supplied to the flow path of the heating member through the supply hole of the housing;

The temperature of the hot water and the temperature of the heating member, which are located in the discharge hole so as to be immersed in the flow path of the heating member, Measuring and supplying power to the sheath heater according to the control of the control unit;

The check valve is raised by the pressure of the residual hot water discharged to the discharge hole to close the guide discharge hole of the guide member and simultaneously the nozzle is washed through the water hole and the hot water supplied to the supply hole is sprayed onto the nozzle, Cleaning the anus and the locale;

Stopping the supply of power to the sieve heater under the control of the control unit when the stop button is pressed by completing the cleaning of the anal and local parts of the user;

Water in a state in which supply of power is stopped by the sheath heater is supplied to the flow path of the heating member through the supply hole of the housing to discharge the heating member into the discharge hole while quenching the heating member;

And a step of closing the solenoid valve in the control unit according to a result of measuring the temperature of the water discharged to the discharge hole by the temperature sensor, thereby stopping the water supply of water and waiting for the next operation.

According to the present invention, since an aluminum heating member which is not damaged by thermal shock due to a thermal shock and a rapid temperature difference can be used without being deformed, the life of the product can be extended and the economical efficiency can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, after using the hot water function, water can be supplied to the heating member made of aluminum to quench the heating member made of aluminum at room temperature while waiting for the next operation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
2 is an exploded perspective view
3 to 4 are cross-sectional views
Fig. 5 is a view showing an installation state diagram
Figures 6 to 10 show the operating state diagram of the present invention

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention, FIGS. 3 to 4 are sectional views of the present invention, and FIG.

The bidet 100 includes an instantaneous hot water function. The bidet 100 includes a sheath heater 110 that dissipates heat under the control of the controller. The bidet 100 surrounds the sheath heater 110, A heating member 120 for transferring the water in the flow path 121 to hot water and a heating member 120 installed in the heating member 120 to receive the flow path 121, A housing 130 in which the supply hole 131 and the discharge hole 132 communicate with the end portion is formed and is positioned in the discharge hole 132 so as to be submerged in the flow passage 121 of the heating member 120, A temperature sensor 140 configured to measure the temperature of the hot water discharged to the hole 132 and the temperature of the heating member 120 and to supply and stop the power to the sheath heater 110 under the control of the control unit, The sensor 130 is mounted on the housing 130 so as to communicate the discharge hole 132 and the through hole 153 while receiving the sensor 140. [ And a guide member 160 for guiding the supply of hot water or discharging air is mounted on the mounting member 150 so as to receive the through hole 153. The guide member 160, And a check valve (170) mounted between the mounting member (150) and opening and closing the through hole (153) to prevent hot water supply and back flow. The check valve (170) will be described in more detail as follows.

The heating member 120 is preferably made of aluminum.

The heating member 120 has a rear end portion of the flow path 121 communicated with the discharge hole 132 is lower than the front end portion thereof and is inclined at 5 to 30 ° so that air and hot water are smoothly discharged.

The mounting member 150 includes a mounting body 151 and an installation hole 152 through which the temperature sensor 140 is installed in the mounting body 151 in the same line as the discharge hole 132, And includes a through hole (153) penetrating the mounting body (151) to guide the movement of hot water and air.

The guide member 160 is provided with a guide body 161 for guiding the ascending and descending movement of the check valve 170. The guide member 160 passes through the upper end of the guide body 161, A guide discharge hole 162 for guiding the discharge of the air located in the flow path 121 of the heating member 120 while being closed and opened and closed is provided and the guide discharge hole 162 is passed through the guide discharge hole 162 and the other guide body 161 And a water hole 163 for guiding the movement of hot water.

The following describes the operation of the present invention.

6 to 7, when the user presses the anus cleaning button or the local cleaning button to clean the anus or the local part of the user's toilet after the use of the user sitting on the toilet seat, The temperature of the heating member 120 made of aluminum having high heat transfer and durability is increased by the heat generated from the sieve heater 110 and the temperature of the flow path 121 of the heating member 120 is increased, The air and water remaining in the air are heated to be converted into hot air and hot water.

In addition, a solenoid valve (not shown) is opened under the control of a control unit (not shown), and at the same time, water of water conductivity is converted into water that passes through a solenoid valve (not shown) and a decompression valve (not shown) And then supplied to the supply hole 131 of the housing 130, as shown in Fig.

At this time, while the water supplied to the supply hole 131 is supplied to the front end of the oil passage 121 of the heating member 120, hot air and hot water located in the oil passage 121 are moved to the rear end of the oil passage 121 The temperature is measured by the temperature sensor 140 provided in the mounting hole 152 of the mounting member 150 so that the lower end of the rear end channel 121 is locked and discharged to the discharge hole 132.

The flow path 121 is formed in a zigzag fashion so as to increase the contact time between the water and the heating member 120 to increase the heat exchange efficiency.

When the temperature of the hot water measured by the temperature sensor 140 is lower than the set temperature, the heating member 120 is further heated through the sheath heater 110. When the temperature of the hot water is equal to or higher than the set temperature, The heating temperature of the heating member 120 can be lowered.

9, the check valve 170 is lifted by the pressure of the hot air and hot water discharged to the discharge hole 132, thereby opening the through hole 153 of the mounting member 150, And is discharged to the outside of the guide body 161 through the guide discharge hole 162 and the water hole 163 of the guide member 160 communicated with the supply passage 153 and supplied to the flow passage 121 as shown in FIG. The check valve 170 is lifted by the hot water pressure to open the water hole 163 while closing the guide discharge hole 162 of the guide member 160 to open the water hole 163, (Not shown) that is moved forward through a nozzle (not shown) and is sprayed to clean a nozzle (not shown), and then an anal or local part of the user can be cleaned.

When the user presses the stop button after completing the cleaning of the anus or the local part, the control unit (not shown) controls the syd heater (not shown) Water supplied to the supply hole 131 of the housing 130 is supplied to the channel 130 of the heating member 120 while the supply of water is stopped to the supply hole 131 of the housing 130, 121, and is heat-exchanged with the heating member 120, and is quenched to room temperature, so that it can be used in a stable manner.

The water exchanged with the heating member 120 is discharged to the discharge hole 132 while the temperature is measured by the temperature sensor 140 whose lower end is locked in the rear end flow passage 121, The control unit may close the solenoid valve (not shown) according to the result of measuring the temperature of the water discharged to the discharge hole 132 by the temperature sensor, While waiting for the next operation.

The heating member 120 heated by the sheath heater 110 is provided with a ground wire 120a and a thermal fuse 120b to prevent overheat of the heating member 120 and to cut off the supplied electricity, The check valve 140 can be held in close contact with the through hole 153 of the mounting member 150 by the back pressure to maintain the closed state, so that the check valve 140 can be used in a stable manner while preventing the reverse flow of the washing water.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular embodiments and drawings, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting in any ordinary or prejudicial sense. It must be interpreted in terms of meaning and concept. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only examples of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

100: Bidet 110: Sheath heater
120: heating member 130: housing
140: temperature sensor 150: mounting member
160: guide member 170: check valve

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A sieve heater for emitting heat under the control of the control unit;
A heating member surrounding the sheath heater and transferring heat radiated from the sheath heater to convert water in the flow path into hot water;
A housing which is mounted on the heating member to receive the flow path and through which the supply hole and the exhaust hole communicating with the front end portion and the rear end portion of the flow path respectively pass;
A temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the hot water and the temperature of the heating member, which are located in the discharge hole so as to be submerged in the flow path of the heating member, and for supplying and stopping power to the sheath heater under the control of the control unit;
A mounting member mounted to the housing so as to communicate the discharge hole and the through hole while receiving the temperature sensor;
A guide member mounted on the mounting member to receive the hole and guide the supply of hot water or to discharge air;
And a check valve mounted between the guide member and the mounting member for opening and closing the through hole to prevent hot water supply and reverse flow.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the heating member is formed of an aluminum material.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the heating member is inclined at an angle of 5 to 30 degrees so that the rear end of the flow path communicating with the discharge hole is lower than the front end thereof to smooth the discharge of air and hot water.
[2] The apparatus according to claim 1,
A mounting body;
A mounting hole through which the temperature sensor is installed in the mounting body in the same line as the discharging hole;
And a through hole penetrating the inside of the mounting body to guide the movement of hot water and air.
[2] The apparatus according to claim 1,
A guide body for guiding the ascending and descending movement of the check valve;
A guide discharge hole passing through the upper end of the guide body and being closed and opened and closed according to the ascending and descending of the check valve, and guiding the discharge of the air located in the flow passage of the heating member;
And a water hole penetrating through the guide discharge hole and the guide body on the other side for guiding movement of the hot water.
When the anal and local cleaning buttons are pressed after the use of the user, power is supplied to the sheath heater according to the control of the controller to cause heat to be dissipated;
The heat surrounding the sheath heater is transferred to the heating member to dissipate the water in the flow path into hot water;
The water remaining in the flow path is heated by the heating member to convert the water into hot water while opening the solenoid valve so that the water of water is supplied to the flow path of the heating member through the supply hole of the housing;
The temperature of the hot water and the temperature of the heating member, which are located in the exhaust hole and are immersed in the flow path of the heating member, are measured by a temperature sensor installed in the mounting member, and power is supplied to and stopped from the sheath heater under the control of the control unit ;
The check valve is raised by the pressure of the residual hot water discharged to the discharge hole to close the guide discharge hole of the guide member and simultaneously the nozzle is washed through the water hole and the hot water supplied to the supply hole is sprayed onto the nozzle, Cleaning the anus and the locale;
Stopping the supply of power to the sieve heater under the control of the control unit when the stop button is pressed by completing the cleaning of the anal and local parts of the user;
Water in a state in which supply of power is stopped by the sheath heater is supplied to the flow path of the heating member through the supply hole of the housing to discharge the heating member into the discharge hole while quenching the heating member;
And a step of closing the solenoid valve in the control unit according to a result of measuring the temperature of the water discharged to the discharge hole by the temperature sensor, thereby stopping the water supply of the water of conductivity and waiting for the next operation. Wherein the method comprises the steps of:
The method of claim 6,
Wherein the heating member is formed of an aluminum material.
The method of claim 6,
Wherein the heating member is inclined at an angle of 5 to 30 degrees so that the rear end of the flow path communicated with the discharge hole is lower than the front end thereof to facilitate discharge of air and hot water.
7. The apparatus of claim 6,
A mounting body;
A mounting hole through which the temperature sensor is installed in the mounting body in the same line as the discharging hole;
And a through hole penetrating through the mounting body to guide the movement of hot water and air.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6,
A guide body for guiding the ascending and descending movement of the check valve;
A guide discharge hole passing through the upper end of the guide body and being closed and opened and closed according to the ascending and descending of the check valve, and guiding the discharge of the air located in the flow passage of the heating member;
And a water hole penetrating through the guide discharge hole and the guide body on the other side for guiding movement of the hot water.
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