KR20130059726A

KR20130059726A - Water pressure-automatic controlling apparatus for bidet and method thereof

Info

Publication number: KR20130059726A
Application number: KR1020110125856A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 한달영; 임형석
Original assignee: 주식회사 파세코
Priority date: 2011-11-29
Filing date: 2011-11-29
Publication date: 2013-06-07

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water pressure automatic control device and method for a bidet, by automatically adjusting the amount of water to be supplied through the water supply valve to maintain a stable discharge water pressure of the water discharged through the nozzle, the stability of the bidet and It relates to a water pressure automatic control device and method for bidet to ensure the commerciality according to.

Description

Water pressure automatic control device and method for bidet {WATER PRESSURE-AUTOMATIC CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR BIDET AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an automatic pressure regulating apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an automatic pressure regulating apparatus and method for bidet that can automatically adjust the water pressure discharged from the nozzle according to the water pressure supplied.

In general, our toilet culture relies on toilet paper for most of its treatment after stool.

However, because the anal circumference of feces is composed of more than a thousand fine wrinkles, it is virtually impossible to completely remove dirt remaining between fine wrinkles, even if it is cleanly treated with toilet paper. There are frequent factors such as anal diseases such as hemorrhoids, female diseases such as vaginitis, and male diseases such as prostate.

Therefore, in recent years, as a means for solving the post-stool post-treatment process cleanly and hygienically, the cleaning water supplied from the water supply line is cleaned by using a nozzle, and the cleaned anal part is dried by hot or cold air. The bidet that has been developed so that it is widely distributed in the toilets of homes and public places.

In addition, according to the type of bidet is equipped with a reservoir for supplying water in the bidet itself in the case of high-end type is to produce hot water in the bidet itself to supply a warm washing water to the user.

However, the bidet according to the prior art changes the water pressure of the washing water discharged through the nozzle in accordance with the water pressure of the water supply, the high pressure of the washing water discharged through the nozzle in the high water pressure area, the washing water discharged through the nozzle in the low water pressure area The water pressure is low.

Therefore, when the water pressure of the wash water is low, there is a problem in that the flow rate discharged through the nozzle is small so that dirt is not removed cleanly, while when the water pressure of the wash water is high, there is a problem in that a pain occurs in the cleaning site.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention, it is possible to stably maintain the discharge water pressure of the washing water discharged through the nozzle by automatically adjusting the quantity of the washing water supplied through the water supply valve To help.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic pressure adjusting device for bidet according to the present invention detects the water pressure of the washing water supplied into the bidet, and adjusts the amount of water supplied to the bidet nozzle according to the water pressure to maintain a constant discharge water pressure. It is characterized in that the hydraulic pressure control unit to be provided.

The hydraulic pressure control unit, a flow meter consisting of an impeller rotating by the washing water being supplied, a magnet installed in the impeller, and a Hall sensor for detecting a pulse generated by the rotation of the magnet; A control unit connected to the hall sensor of the flow meter and calculating a water pressure by calculating the number of output waveforms transmitted from the hall sensor; And, characterized in that it comprises a water quantity control valve for controlling the supply amount of the washing water in accordance with the water pressure calculated by the controller.

The water quantity control valve may include: a fixed disk having a plurality of washing water flow path holes formed therein;

A valve disc rotating on the center of the fixed disk and having a valve hole formed on a circumferential surface to selectively open the washing water flow path hole; A fixed stopper formed on a circumferential surface of the fixed disk; And a rotational projection for changing the rotational direction of the valve disk when the fixed disk stops while touching the fixed disk while rotating with the valve disk.

Automatic pressure control method for bidet according to the present invention, the first step of washing water introduced into the bidet; A second step of detecting the water pressure of the washing water by a flow meter; A third step of comparing and determining the water pressure sensed by the flow meter with a set reference water pressure; And a fourth step of controlling the supply amount of the washing water when the water pressure sensed by the flow meter is out of the set reference water pressure.

The second step may include detecting a magnet installed in an impeller rotating in a water supply passage by a Hall sensor attached to an outside of the flow meter, and outputting a pulse according to the rotation of the impeller.

The fourth step may include: determining that water pressure is higher than a reference water pressure when the number of output pulses exceeds a set number of pulses, thereby reducing supply of washing water; And determining that the water pressure is lower than the reference water pressure when the number of the output pulses is smaller than the set number of pulses, thereby increasing the supply of the washing water.

According to the automatic pressure adjusting device and method for a bidet according to the present invention having the configuration as described above, by automatically and stably adjusting the water pressure of the wash water within the set reference water pressure, there is an effect that can be constantly discharged through the nozzle. .

Through this, it is possible to secure the stability of the bidet and the corresponding merchandise.

1 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of a bidet according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic view showing a pressure control unit of the automatic pressure adjusting device for bidet according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a water supply flow path and a flow meter according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is an operation diagram showing an operating state of the water amount control valve according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the automatic pressure control method for bidet according to the present invention.

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

1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the bidet according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic view showing a hydraulic pressure control unit of the automatic pressure adjusting device for bidet according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a water supply passage according to the present invention and It is a perspective view which shows a flow meter.

Bidet B according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the water supply valve 110 for opening and closing the water supply passage 100 to be described later, a water tank (not shown), a water level sensor (not shown), Thermistors (not shown) and the like are mounted, and a nozzle assembly 200 is installed at the center thereof.

Here, the nozzle assembly 200 includes a driving unit 210 in which the first and second cylinders 211 and 212 are formed, a cleaning nozzle 220 inserted into the first cylinder 211 and extended by hydraulic pressure, and the first and second cylinders 211 and 212. The bidet nozzle 230 inserted into the two cylinders 212 and extended by hydraulic pressure, and a motor 241 which rotates by an angle corresponding to the number of input pulses and transmits the rotational force to the first and second cylinders 211 and 212. It is configured to include a main body 240 including a.

Hydraulic pressure control unit for detecting the water pressure of the washing water supplied into the bidet (B) and then adjust the water supply to the cleaning nozzle 220 and the bidet nozzle 230 according to the water pressure to maintain the discharge water pressure constant 300 is provided.

The hydraulic pressure control unit 300 is an impeller 311 rotated by the washing water supplied along the water supply passage 100, a magnet 313 having a magnet installed on the rotating shaft 312 of the impeller 311, and It includes a flow meter 310 consisting of a Hall sensor 314 for detecting a pulse generated by the rotation of the magnet 313.

In addition, the control unit 320 is connected to the hall sensor 314 of the flow meter 310 and controls the quantity by calculating the number of output waveforms transmitted from the hall sensor 314, and is connected to the control unit 320 When the deviation from the set reference value of the control unit 320 includes a water amount control valve 330 for controlling the supply of the washing water by adjusting the opening and closing amount.

The water quantity control valve 330 is fixed to the fixed disk 331 is formed with a plurality of washing water flow path 331a, and the center of the fixed disk 331, the washing water flow path 331a to selectively The valve hole 332a for opening the valve 332a is formed on the circumferential surface thereof, the fixing stopper 333 formed on the circumferential surface of the fixed disk 331, and the valve disk 332 rotate together with the valve disc 332. When it comes in contact with the fixed stopper 333 is configured to include a rotary projection 334 for changing the rotation direction of the valve disk 332.

As shown in FIG. 4, the quantity control valve 330 has a cleaning nozzle as the valve hole 332a selectively opens the plurality of washing water flow path holes 331a according to the rotation angle of the valve disc 332. The amount of water supplied to the 220 or the bidet nozzle 230 is adjusted.

5 is a flowchart showing the automatic pressure control method for bidet according to the present invention, the operation of the pressure control unit 300 will be described as follows.

First, the washing water supplied along the water supply passage 100 hits the impeller 311 of the flow meter 310 to rotate the impeller 311.

As the impeller 311 rotates, the magnet 313 installed on the rotation shaft 312 of the impeller 311 rotates together.

The hall sensor 314 senses a magnetic field generated from the magnet 313 to generate a pulse, and the pulse generated from the hall sensor 314 is transmitted to the controller 320 to measure the number of pulses. .

Since the number of pulses corresponds to the rotation speed of the impeller 311, the flow rate, that is, the water pressure, supplied to the rotation speed of the impeller 311 through the number of pulses stored in the controller 320 is measured.

On the other hand, if the number of pulses transmitted from the control unit 320 exceeds the set number of pulses, it is determined that the water pressure is higher than the reference water pressure to operate the water supply valve 330 connected to the control unit 320 to supply the washing water. Will be reduced.

On the contrary, if the number of pulses transmitted from the control unit 320 is less than the set number of pulses, it is determined that the water pressure is lower than the reference water pressure, so that the water supply valve 330 connected to the control unit 320 operates to supply the washing water. Increased.

Therefore, by operating the water quantity control valve 330 by the control unit 320, the water pressure discharged to the outside through the washing nozzle 220 and the bidet nozzle 230 of the bidet (B) is related to the water pressure supplied to the water supply. Can always remain constant.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Various modifications to the embodiments are also within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

B: bidet 100: water supply passage
110: water supply valve 200: nozzle assembly
210: driving unit 211: first cylinder
212: second cylinder 220: cleaning nozzle
230: bidet nozzle 240: main body
241: motor 300: hydraulic pressure control unit
310: flow meter 311: impeller
312: rotation axis 313: magnet
314: Hall sensor 320: control unit
330: Quantity control valve

Claims

A hydraulic pressure automatic control device for a bidet is provided with a hydraulic pressure control unit for detecting the water pressure of the water supplied to the bidet, and to maintain a constant discharge water pressure by adjusting the amount of water supplied to the bidet nozzle according to the water pressure.

The method of claim 1,
The hydraulic pressure control unit,
A flow meter composed of an impeller rotating by the washing water being supplied to the water, a magnet installed in the impeller, and a hall sensor detecting a pulse generated by the rotation of the magnet;
A control unit connected to the hall sensor of the flow meter and calculating a water pressure by calculating the number of output waveforms transmitted from the hall sensor; And
Water pressure automatic control device for bidet, characterized in that it comprises a water quantity control valve for controlling the supply amount of the washing water in accordance with the water pressure calculated by the control unit.

The method of claim 2,
The water quantity control valve,
A fixed disk having a plurality of washing water flow paths formed therein;
A valve disc rotating on the center of the fixed disk and having a valve hole formed on a circumferential surface to selectively open the washing water flow path hole;
A fixed stopper formed on a circumferential surface of the fixed disk; And
The automatic pressure control device for bidet, characterized in that it comprises a rotary projection for changing the rotation direction of the valve disk when the fixed disk stopper while rotating with the valve disk.

A first step of washing water introduced into the bidet;
A second step of detecting the water pressure of the washing water by a flow meter;
A third step of comparing and determining the water pressure sensed by the flow meter with a set reference water pressure; And
And a fourth step of controlling the supply amount of the washing water when the water pressure sensed by the flow meter is out of the set reference water pressure.

5. The method of claim 4,
The second step comprises:
And a hall sensor attached to the outside of the flow meter to detect the magnet installed in the impeller rotating in the water supply passage, and outputting a pulse according to the rotation of the impeller.

The method of claim 5,
In the fourth step,
Reducing the supply of the washing water by determining that the water pressure is higher than the reference water pressure when the number of output pulses exceeds the set number of pulses; And
And when the number of output pulses is less than the set number of pulses, determining that the water pressure is lower than the reference water pressure, thereby increasing the supply of the washing water.