KR101666382B1 - Touch faucet apparatus for sink - Google Patents

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KR101666382B1
KR101666382B1 KR1020150132561A KR20150132561A KR101666382B1 KR 101666382 B1 KR101666382 B1 KR 101666382B1 KR 1020150132561 A KR1020150132561 A KR 1020150132561A KR 20150132561 A KR20150132561 A KR 20150132561A KR 101666382 B1 KR101666382 B1 KR 101666382B1
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이종석
김창호
박춘건
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
    • E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K19/00—Arrangements of valves and flow lines specially adapted for mixing fluids
    • F16K19/006—Specially adapted for faucets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K31/00—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices
    • F16K31/02—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices electric; magnetic

Abstract

The present invention relates to a touch faucet apparatus for a sink which is more conveniently and rapidly used. Therefore, a cartridge (30) is installed inside a faucet body (1), and an outlet (12) is provided to a front end of the faucet body. Moreover, a lower portion of the faucet body is fixated to a sink (13), and a valve (9) is operated whenever the faucet body (1) is touched to control water supply.

Description

{TOUCH FAUCET APPARATUS FOR SINK}

The present invention relates to a touch water receiving apparatus for a sink, which allows water to be discharged only by lever operation without making contact with the water receiving body at the time of initial operation, thereby enabling convenient and quick use. The spring is provided so that when the lever is operated, the power receiving body is normally energized with the lever, so that water can be discharged without touching the power receiving body separately.

In the case of a water receiving apparatus used in a kitchen and a bathroom of an apartment house, the use of an automatic control apparatus using a switch, an infrared sensor, and a touch sensor is rapidly increasing. Such sensors are installed in the operating part of the water receiving apparatus, The electronic valve is controlled to enable flood or shut off.

In the case of using a conventional sensor system, there is a restriction on the use period due to the limit life of the contact point when the mechanical structure is used. In the case of using the infrared sensor, the operation is performed according to the sensing range or sensitivity sensed by the sensor There is a limitation on the operating range, so that it is sometimes difficult to operate. In the case of the user, complaints are frequently made.

A capacitive touch sensor is a sensor that senses the change in capacitance caused by the contact of a body or a specific object. The difference between the value of a minute capacitance generated when a human touches a touch surface and the set value And finally output in a frequency mode and a pulse mode.

First, in the case of the frequency method, there is a defect that is vulnerable to external noise that affects the frequency waveform when external noise is generated and can not provide a normal output value. That is, when a part of the body is brought into contact with the electrode, a certain AC load is increased on the circuit at the time of contact, and the output frequency is displaced by impeding the flow of electricity such as resistance or inductance .

In the case of the capacitance change portion, since it is a conductor portion, there is a serious problem such that the output frequency is influenced by the EMI generated in various electronic apparatuses of a general household, and an output value accompanied by an error is provided. It has been required to provide a reliable output value under various conditions.

On the other hand, in the conventional touch water receiving apparatus for sinking, the cold and hot water pipes are connected to the cartridge and the opening of the cartridge is controlled by the lever, so that the water can be discharged by the lever operation. Since it is connected to the box, the user must first open the lever, and then touch the faucet main body or the associated faucet to get out the water.

That is, since the operation of the lever and the touch of the power receiving body are completely separated from each other in the conventional sinking touch receiving apparatus, a double operation is required to open the lever first and touch the power receiving body separately. There was an inconvenience and troublesome problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and unlike the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to enable water to be discharged only by operating a lever without touching a water receiving body during an initial operation, It is.

In the beginning, the water is discharged at the same time as the lever operation, but after that, the hand recognizes that the hand touches the power receiving body, so that the water supply is stopped without the hand touching the power receiving body. , The water supply is stopped only when the time from when the hand touches the water receiving body to when the water drops down is equal to or less than a predetermined value. There is another purpose to be able to do this.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

The water receiving body is provided with a cartridge which is operated by a lever, a tip end is provided with a water outlet, and a lower portion is fixed to the sink. The cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected to the inlet side, (Discharge side) of the valve is connected to the inlet side of the valve operated by the control box again, and the discharge side of the valve is connected to the mixed water pipe (discharge side) so that water can be supplied to the water jetting hole via the water receiving body And the other end of the signal line is connected to the control box so that the valve is operated each time the water receiving body is touched to control water supply, A touch water receiving apparatus for a portable telephone,

The cartridge is fixed to the power receiving body by a nut and the shaft of the cartridge is fitted to the shaft support portion of the lever so that the flow path inside the cartridge can be controlled by the lever. And a coil spring of a metal spring is inserted and coupled.

In addition, the nut is attached to the upper portion of the nut, and the spring is formed as a generally cylindrical shape, but the lower portion is formed with an inclined portion having a gradually increasing diameter, and the upper end of the spring is installed to surround the shaft supporting portion from the outside, And may be installed so as to be held in contact with the nut at the inside of the cover.

The coupling portion between the cover and the nut may be coupled to have a groove on the inside thereof. The lower portion of the spring, that is, the lower end of the inclined portion is supported by being inserted into the groove portion.

In addition, in the initial state, when the power receiving body is energized, the control body connected to the valve is connected to the copper tube connected to the power receiving body, the sensing body connected to the copper tube and the signal line, An electric signal for controlling the supply of water is delivered to the water supply unit,

When the lever is opened to use the water, the water jet start check program is activated in the control box, and when the water jet is started, a water supply command is issued to the valve So that the water can be discharged as soon as the lever is opened.

In the state where the water is being discharged, the flood stop check program is activated. In this case, if the user touches the water receiving body, a condition for switching to the water flood stop is provided. However, if the touch is not stopped within a predetermined time after the touch, the water supply to the valve can be maintained.

As described above, according to the present invention, water can be discharged by only the operation of the lever without touching the receptacle body at the time of the initial operation, thereby making it possible to use more conveniently and quickly.

In other words, since the lever case has a spring for connecting the lever and the power receiving body, the power receiving body is always energized with the lever during operation of the lever, so that water can be discharged without touching the power receiving body separately.

In the beginning, the water is discharged at the same time as the lever operation, but after that, the hand recognizes that the hand touches the power receiving body, so that the water supply is stopped without the hand touching the power receiving body. , The water supply is stopped only when the time from when the hand touches the water receiving body to when it drops is equal to or less than a predetermined value,

On the first Saturday, quick water supply is possible without exceptions. After that, when the user touches the water receptacle short, the water supply is stopped. However, when the water receptacle is pulled to change the water discharge direction, The water supply can be prevented from being interrupted in the case of long touching, thereby preventing the water supply from being interrupted due to malfunction.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a touch-sensitive water receiving apparatus for sinking according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the spring of the present invention,
3 is a flowchart for explaining a process of controlling water supply in the control box,
FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the control process when the initial water is supplied in the control box,
5 is a flow chart for explaining the control process of the water supply interruption in the control box.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a touch-sensitive water receiving apparatus for sinking according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of only a spring,

The receptacle body 1 is provided with a cartridge 30 which is operated by a lever 2 and is provided with a water jetting port 12 at its tip end and fixed to a sink 13,

The cold water pipe 4 and the hot water pipe 5 are connected to the inlet side of the cartridge 30 and the copper pipe 3 connected to the discharge side is connected to the mixed water pipe 10 And the discharge side of the valve 9 is connected to the mixed water pipe 11 on the discharge side so as to be connected to the water jetting spout 12 via the water receiving body 1 Connected to be supplied with water,

One end of the signal line 18 is connected to the terminal 19 and the other end of the signal line 18 is connected to the control box 8, So that the valve 9 is operated to control the water supply.

A control box 8 and a power supply unit 7, which are main board assemblies connected with the touch circuit assembly and the signal line 18, are mounted on the power receiving body 1, and a touch circuit assembly (not shown) Respectively.

An assembly such as an LED base ring 14 and an LED circuit board 15 is installed on the power receiving body 1 side on the side of the SHANK 20. The assembly is connected to the control box 8 And the control box 8 is connected to a separate power source 7.

Therefore, the operating principle of the sink-type touch receiving apparatus of the present invention is such that a fine current (mA) is caused to flow through the conductor of the power receiving body 1. In this state, a uniform frequency type output appears, . That is, when the minute current flows, the power receiving body 1 may have one capacitance.

In this state, when the user's body touches, the capacitance value held by the power receiving body 1 changes. This results in a difference in the output value, and the output of the frequency type described above changes. One is that the peak value changes, and the other changes the frequency.

The control box 8 detects the change in shape by the main control board, and checks the presence or absence of contact of the user's body by a program. Also, even when the user's body approaches the user without touching, a difference occurs in the capacitance value as when the user touches the body, and the control box 8 senses the program in a well-controlled manner.

On the other hand, the cartridge 30 is fixed to the power receiving body 1 by the nut 31, and the shaft 34 of the cartridge 30 is engaged with the shaft supporting portion 35 of the lever 2, A coil spring of a metal type is inserted between the lever 2 and the cartridge 30 so as to be able to control the flow path within the lever 30 by the lever 2.

The cover 32 is coupled to the upper portion of the nut 31 because it is not preferable to expose the nut 31 to the outside, and the spring 17 is formed in a generally cylindrical shape, but an inclined portion 171 having a gradually larger diameter is formed in the lower portion The upper end of the spring 17 is installed so as to enclose the shaft supporting portion 35 from the outside and the lower end thereof is installed so as to be contacted to the nut 31 from the inside of the cover 32.

The lower portion of the spring 17, that is, the lower end of the inclined portion 171, may be coupled to the lower end of the spring 17, And is configured so as not to be easily separated once it is once coupled.

Since the cartridge 30 is coupled to the power receiving body 1 by the nut 31 and the metal spring 17 is connected between the lever 2 and the nut 31, ) And the lever (2) can be energized.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a process of controlling the water supply in the control box, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the control process in the initial box supply in the control box, FIG. The operation of the present invention will now be described with reference to the above drawings.

When the user opens the lever 2 to use the water, the lever 2 is already energized with the power receiving body 1 by the spring. Therefore, even if the power receiving body 1 is not touched separately, It becomes a state that can become.

When the power receiving body 1 is energized like this, the copper tube 3 connected to the power receiving body 1 and the copper tube 3 connected to the power receiving body 1 are connected to each other, An electric signal for controlling the water supply to the control box 8 connected to the valve 9 is transmitted via the terminal 19 and the signal line 18 connected to the valve 9,

When the lever 2 is opened to use water at this time, a jet start check program is activated in the control box 8 (see FIG. 3)

The water supply command is issued to the valve 9 only by touching (touch granularity) at the start of water jetting, so that water can be discharged as soon as the lever 2 is opened.

When the water is being discharged, the jet stop check program is activated (see FIG. 3)

If the user touches the water receiving body 1 at this time, the condition for switching to the water jetting stop is created. If the touch is stopped within a predetermined time after touching But the water supply to the valve 9 can be maintained when the touch is not stopped within a predetermined time after touching (when the touch arrival exceeds a predetermined time) (refer to FIG. 5).

As described above, according to the present invention, since the lever 2 is configured to be energized with the power reception body 1 by the spring 17 and to discharge the water at the time when the power reception body 1 is touched during the initial operation, The water can be quickly discharged only by opening the lever 2. [

However, after that, the hand recognizes that the hand touches the power receiving body 1, so that the water supply is not stopped but the hand comes into contact with the power receiving body 1, Since the water supply is stopped only when the time till the water reaches the water tank 1 is less than the predetermined value,

However, when the user touches the water receiving body 1 for a short time, the water supply is stopped. However, in order to change the water discharging direction, The water supply is not interrupted when the water receiving body 1 is touched for a long time, thereby preventing water supply interruption due to malfunction.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention .

It is therefore intended that such variations and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1: faucet body 2: lever
3: copper pipe 4: cold water pipe
5: Hot water pipe 6: LED wire
7: Power supply unit 8: Control box
9: valve 10: mixed water pipe (inflow side)
11: Mixed water pipe (discharge side) 12:
13: sink 14: LED base ring
18: Signal line 19: Terminal
20: Talk 30: Cartridge
31: nut 32: cover
33: groove portion 34: shaft
35: shaft support

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The water receiving body 1 is provided with a cartridge 30 which is operated by a lever 2 and is provided with a water jetting port 12 at its tip end and fixed to a sink 13, And the hot water pipe 5 are connected to the inflow side and the copper pipe 3 connected to the discharge side is connected to the mixed water pipe (inflow side) 10 so that the valve 9 operated by the control box 8 And the discharge side of the valve 9 is connected to the mixed water pipe 11 to be supplied with water through the water receiving main body 1 to the water jetting spout 12, One end of the signal line 18 is connected to the terminal 19 and the other end of the signal line 18 is connected to the control box 8 so that when the power receiving body 1 is touched Wherein the valve (9) is operated to control the supply of water,
The cartridge 30 is fixed to the power receiving body 1 by the nut 31 and the shaft 34 of the cartridge 30 is fitted and engaged with the shaft supporting portion 35 of the lever 2, A coil spring 17 is inserted between the lever 2 and the power receiving body 1 so that the lever 2 is rotated in the initial state, 2, the power supply body 1 is energized only by an operation of lifting the spring 17, and the spring 17 is formed in a generally cylindrical shape, but an inclined portion 171 having a gradually larger diameter is formed in the lower portion thereof. Device.
The method according to claim 1,
A cover 32 is coupled to the nut 31 and an upper end of the spring 17 is installed to surround the shaft support 35 from the outside. (31), and is mounted to be supported by the nut (31).
3. The method of claim 2,
The lower portion of the spring 17, that is, the lower end of the inclined portion 171, is engaged with the groove portion 33, 33, so that they can not be separated easily once they are once connected.
The method according to claim 1,
When the power receiving body 1 is energized only by the operation of lifting the lever 2, the copper tube 3 connected to the power receiving body 1, the terminal 19 connected to the copper tube 3, and the signal line 18 The water jet start check program is activated in the control box 8 so that the valve 9 is opened so that the water supplied from the cartridge 30 is supplied to the valve 9 To the water jetting hole (12).
The method according to claim 1 or 4,
In the state where the water is being discharged, the flood stop check program is activated. In this case, when the water receiving body 1 is touched, the condition for switching to the flood stop is created. Wherein the water supply stop command is issued to the valve (9), but when the touch is not stopped within a predetermined time after the touch, the water supply to the valve (9) is maintained.
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