KR20130100529A - A water saving apparatus - Google Patents

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KR20130100529A
KR20130100529A KR1020120021802A KR20120021802A KR20130100529A KR 20130100529 A KR20130100529 A KR 20130100529A KR 1020120021802 A KR1020120021802 A KR 1020120021802A KR 20120021802 A KR20120021802 A KR 20120021802A KR 20130100529 A KR20130100529 A KR 20130100529A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B77/00—Kitchen cabinets
    • A47B77/04—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts
    • A47B77/08—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes
    • 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
    • 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
    • E03C1/052—Mechanical devices not being part of the tap, e.g. foot pedals
    • 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
    • F16K31/44—Mechanical actuating means
    • F16K31/62—Pedals or like operating members, e.g. actuated by knee or hip

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Abstract

PURPOSE: A water saving device is provided to open or close a valve assembly using a one-touch method by simply stepping on a pressing plate. CONSTITUTION: A water saving device (100) comprises a device body (110), a valve assembly (120), a valve interference member (130), and an operation unit (140). The valve interference member reciprocates in a direction to cross a water supply passage. The valve interference member opens or closes the water supply passage by hindering the valve assembly based on the position. The operation unit is installed on the outer side of the device body. The operation unit moves to make the valve interference member hinder or release the valve assembly through a pressing operation.

Description

Saving water apparatus {A WAter saving apparatus}

The present invention relates to a water saving device, and more particularly, to a water saving device that can easily control the water supply and shut-off operation in a one-touch manner.

Recently, as part of efforts to alleviate the shortage of water around the world, various water saving devices for reducing water waste have been proposed, commercialized, and used.

The sensor-sensitive water-saving device is a water-saving device that installs an electric valve in the water supply line of the hydrant, install a sensor for sensing the proximity of the user, open the electric valve only when the proximity is detected to supply water. By the way, such a sensor-sensitive water-saving device, there is a problem that a malfunction occurs when the sensor is broken because the sensor for the proximity detection of the user should be installed.

In addition, there is a manual switch-type water-saving device, and a water-saving device is also known in which water is supplied only in a state where a foot switch (foot switch) is normally stepped on.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional foot switch type water saving device.

A motorized valve 3 is installed between the water supply pipe 1 and the faucet 2, and a controller 4 for controlling the water supply by turning the electric valve 3 on and off is installed. In order to input the water supply on / off signal, a foot switch 5 is installed to allow the user to step on the foot to operate the switch, and the controller 4 is configured to supply power by installing an adapter 6.

In the conventional water-saving device, the controller 4 drives the electric valve 3 in a state where the foot switch 5 is pressed, so that water is supplied to the physical faucet 2 of the water supply pipe 1.

However, in the domestic sink, a faucet (hydraulic) is configured to serve as cold / hot water supply, and is connected to a cold / hot water pipe. In the conventional configuration, the electric valve must be installed in the cold water supply pipe and the hot water supply pipe, respectively. The controller for controlling the electric valve is usually housed in the lower part of the sink.

Therefore, there is a hassle to install the electric valves so as to surround the two electric valves with a case because it is aesthetically bad to use in the exposed state, respectively installed in the cold and hot water pipes.

In addition, since components such as the controller 4 and the electric valve 3 are to be used to control the water supply using a power source, the device is complicated, the cost is increased, and there is a problem in that additional electric energy is consumed. When exposed to moisture or water, there is a problem that a failure may occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an improved water saving device capable of controlling water supply by a simple operation even by mechanical operation control.

The water-saving device of the present invention for achieving the above object, the device body having at least one water supply path; A valve assembly installed at the water supply path; A valve interference member installed to reciprocate in a direction crossing the water supply path, the valve interference member interfering with the valve assembly to block or open the water supply path; And an operation unit which is movably installed on the outside of the apparatus main body, and wherein the valve interference member is moved to interfere or release the valve assembly by a user's pressing operation.

The valve assembly may include: a valve body installed inside the water supply path, having an inlet through which water is introduced, and a plurality of water through holes formed inside the inlet; A valve ball disposed at an inlet side of the valve body and pressurized to block the inlet of the valve body by hydraulic pressure; It is preferable to include a ball interference pin which is installed to be reciprocated through the valve body, and pushes the valve ball to be spaced apart from the inlet while one end is moved to the valve ball to interfere with the valve interference member.

The valve interference member may be installed to be reciprocated in a direction orthogonal to the water supply path in the apparatus main body, and may have a tapered portion tapered to gradually reduce its outer diameter at a portion corresponding to the water supply path. When the valve interference member is pressed by the operation unit to move, it is preferable that the ball interference pin is interfered by the taper to move the valve ball forcibly.

In addition, the operation unit, and the fixed shaft is installed on the apparatus main body; A moving shaft disposed side by side with the valve interference member with the fixed shaft interposed therebetween to be reciprocated; A connecting shaft rotatably connected to the fixed shaft and having both ends hinged to the valve interference member and the moving shaft; And a pressing plate rotatably installed on an upper portion of the fixed shaft, and selectively pressing any one of the valve interference member and the moving shaft to move according to the rotational position.

In addition, the surface facing the valve interference member of the pressing plate is preferably tapered to suppress the interference with the bottom surface during the pressing operation.

In addition, the water supply path includes a hot water path for supplying hot water and a cold water path for supplying cold water and formed in parallel with the hot water path, wherein the valve assembly is installed in each of the hot water path and the cold water path, and the valve interference The member may be installed to simultaneously open or close the valve assembly by interfering or releasing the valve assembly of each of the hot water path and the cold water path at the same time.

According to the water-saving device of the present invention, it is possible to open or close the valve assembly in a so-called one-touch manner by a simple operation by stepping on the pressing plate, which is convenient to use.

In addition, the water-saving device of the present invention has an advantage that can be used for a long time by lowering the possibility of failure and increase the durability by having a configuration made by mechanical operation excluding electrical and electronic components.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a conventional water-saving device.
2 is a perspective view showing a water saving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A is a front view of the water saving device shown in FIG. 2.
3B is a right side view of the water saving device shown in FIG. 2.
4A is a cross-sectional view of the water saving device shown in FIG. 2.
Figure 4b is a view showing an extract of the valve body shown in Figure 4a.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the valve is opened in the state of Figure 4a.

Hereinafter, a water saving device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 to 5, the water saving device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus main body 110 having one or more water supply paths (111, 112), the valve assembly is installed on the water supply paths (111, 112) And a valve interference member 130 installed to reciprocate in a direction crossing the water supply paths 111 and 112, and an operation unit 140 for reciprocating the valve interference member 130 by an external force. .

The apparatus body 110 has a cold water supply path 111 and a hot water supply path 112 penetrated at both ends. The water supply paths 111 and 112 are formed side by side with a predetermined distance apart. Water transport pipes are connected to the inlet and the outlet of each of the water supply paths 111 and 112, respectively.

The valve assembly 120 is installed inside each of the water supply paths 111 and 112, and serves to open or close the water so as to pass through it, depending on the operating state. The valve assembly 120 includes a valve body 121 installed in the water supply paths 111 and 112, a valve ball 122, and a ball interference pin 123.

The valve body 121 is installed on the water supply paths 111 and 112, and the inlet 121a at one end thereof is tapered to an inner diameter smaller than the valve ball 122 so that the valve body 122 can be selectively opened and closed by the valve ball 122. Then, a plurality of water passage holes 121b are formed from the inlet to the other end. And the center of the valve body 121 is formed with a pin coupling hole 121c to which the ball interference pin 123 is movably coupled.

The ball interference pin 123 has a pin portion 123a coupled to penetrate through the pin coupling hole 121c and a spherical contact portion 123b extended at an end of the pin portion 123a. The pin part 123a is coupled to be reciprocally movable in the pin coupling hole 121c, and the opposite end of the contact part 123b may be selectively contacted with the valve ball 122. The contact portion 123b is located on the opposite side of the valve ball 122, the interference by the movement of the valve interference member 130, the ball interference pin 123 moves toward the valve ball 122 to move the valve ball 122 Push it apart from the inlet (121a). The ball interference pin 123 is forcibly moved toward the valve ball 122 while being interfered during the lowering operation of the valve interference member 130, so that the valve ball 122 is spaced apart from the inlet 121a to open the inlet 121a. Do it.

That is, in the state where the contact portion 123b of the ball interference pin 123 does not interfere with the valve interference member 130 as shown in FIG. 4A, the valve ball 122 is inlet 121a of the valve body 121 by hydraulic pressure. ) Is always pressurized to block the water to block the supply. On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 5, when the valve interference member 130 is lowered, the contact portion 123b of the ball interference pin 123 interferes with the valve interference member 130 and is pushed toward the valve ball 122 to move the valve. The ball 122 is spaced apart from the inlet 121a. Therefore, in this case, the inlet 121a of the valve body 121 is opened to allow water to pass therethrough.

The valve interference member 130 is installed to reciprocate in a direction intersecting with the water supply paths 111 and 112 in the apparatus main body 110, preferably in a direction orthogonal to each other. The valve interference member 130 has a taper portion 131 for interfering with the ball interference pins 123 at portions corresponding to the water supply paths 111 and 112. The tapered portion 131 is formed such that the outer diameter of the valve interference member 130 gradually decreases from the top to the bottom. Therefore, in the state where the valve interference member 130 is raised as shown in FIG. 4A, the valve interference member is prevented by the tapered portion 131 while the contact portion 123b of the ball interference pin 123 does not interfere with the tapered portion 131. The thickness of the 130 is moved to the reduced space to allow the valve ball 122 to allow the inlet (121a) of the valve body 121 to block.

When the valve interference member 130 is lowered as shown in FIG. 5, the contact portion 123b of the ball interference pin 123 is pushed by the tapered portion 131 to move in the direction of the arrow, that is, the direction opposite to the water supply direction. The inlet 121a is opened by pushing the 122 from the inlet 121a.

The valve interference member 130 as described above may be reciprocated by the operation unit 140. The operation unit 140 has a fixed shaft 141 installed on the apparatus main body 110 and a moving shaft installed to be reciprocated in the same direction in parallel with the valve interference member 130 with the fixed shaft 141 therebetween. 142 of the connecting shaft 143 and the fixed shaft 141 rotatably connected to the fixed shaft 141 and both ends of which are hinged to the valve interference member 130 and the moving shaft 142. The pressing plate 144 is rotatably installed in a direction in which the valve interference member 130 and the moving shaft 142 can be contacted and separated from each other.

The fixed shaft 141 is fixed to the upper end of the device body 110, is installed in the central position between the valve interference member 130 and the moving shaft 142. The fixed shaft 141 is formed with a long hole 141a to be rotated by a predetermined angle in a state where the connecting shaft 143 has passed, it is connected to be rotated about the pivot pin 145 in the long hole.

The moving shaft 142 is coupled to the mounting hole 114 formed to a predetermined depth from the outside of the apparatus main body 110 so as to reciprocate up and down, and one end of the connecting shaft 143 is hingedly coupled to the upper end thereof. The hinge hole 142a is formed. The moving shaft 142 ascends in conjunction with the connecting shaft 143 when the valve interference member 130 descends and, when pressed by the pressing plate 144 in the raised state, rotates the connecting shaft 143. Allow the valve interference member 130 to be raised.

A hinge hole 132 is formed at the upper end of the valve interference member 130 so that the other end of the connecting shaft 143 is hinged.

The connecting shaft 143 is rotatably installed around the fixed shaft 142, and both ends of the connecting shaft 143 are hingedly connected to the valve interference member 130 and the moving shaft 143. By the connecting shaft 143, the valve interference member 130 and the moving shaft 142 may be interlocked with each other to reciprocate.

The pressing plate 144 is rotatably installed in the upper portion of the fixed shaft 142, the central lower surface of the pressing plate 144 is formed with a shaft groove (144a), the support shaft 146 in the shaft groove (144a) In combination, the pressing plate 144 may be reciprocated about the support shaft 146. That is, the pressing plate 144 is capable of reciprocating rotational movement between the valve interference member 130 and the moving shaft 142 around the support shaft 146. The pressing plate 144 may be installed to be exposed to the outside such as the floor, and may be rotated to tilt to the right or tilted to the left based on, for example, the user's foot stepping with reference to FIGS. 4A and 5. . That is, when pressing the pressing plate 144 in the direction of the arrow in the position A in Figure 4a, the valve interference member 130 is pressed down by the pressing plate 144 as shown in Figure 5, the moving shaft 142 is connected Ascending in conjunction with the axis (143). As the valve interference member 130 descends, as described above, the ball interference pin 123 is moved to open the valve to move the valve ball 122 while the water is supplied.

When the pressing plate 144 is pressed in the B position in the state of FIG. 5, the connecting shaft 143 is rotated while the moving shaft 142 is pressed and lowered again. Then, the valve interference member 130 connected to the connecting shaft 143 is raised in conjunction with each other, and the ball interference pin 123 that has been interfered with the tapered portion 131 of the valve interference member 130 is moved by hydraulic pressure. Pushed by the valve ball 122 is moved to the initial position, the inlet 121a of the valve body 121 is blocked by the valve ball 122 moved by the water pressure is stopped the water supply.

As described above, the water-saving device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed so that the components including the device body 110 is buried from the bottom surface or located below the bottom surface, the bottom surface of the pressure plate 144 Can be installed so as to be exposed to the top of the. Then, the user can step on the right and left sides of the pressing plate 144 alternately by foot to adjust the water supply and the stage. In particular, since such operation can be operated by a so-called one-touch type by mechanical operation, there is an advantage that the operation is simple and there is no fear of failure. In addition, the plurality of water supply paths (111, 112) can be opened and closed at the same time, it is possible to save by controlling the amount of hot water and cold water used together.

100. Saving device 110. Main unit
120. Valve assembly 130. Valve interference member
140..Operation Unit

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An apparatus body having at least one water supply path;
A valve assembly installed at the water supply path;
A valve interference member installed to reciprocate in a direction crossing the water supply path, the valve interference member interfering with the valve assembly to block or open the water supply path;
And an operation unit movably installed on an outside of the apparatus main body, the operation unit being moved to interfere with or release the valve assembly by a user's pressing operation. The method of claim 1, wherein the valve assembly,
A valve body installed inside the water supply path, having an inlet through which water is introduced, and a plurality of water through holes formed inside the inlet;
A valve ball disposed at an inlet side of the valve body and pressurized to block the inlet of the valve body by hydraulic pressure;
And a ball interference pin installed to be reciprocally moved through the valve body, and having one end moved toward the valve ball by being interfered with the valve interference member and pushing the valve ball to be spaced apart from the inlet. Water saving device. The method of claim 2, wherein the valve interference member,
Installed in the apparatus body so as to reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to the water supply path, and having a tapered portion tapered to gradually reduce its outer diameter at a portion corresponding to the water supply path,
And the valve interference member is pressed by the operation unit to move, and the ball interference pin is interfered by the taper to force the valve ball side to move. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation unit,
A fixed shaft installed at the apparatus main body;
A moving shaft disposed side by side with the valve interference member with the fixed shaft interposed therebetween to be reciprocated;
A connecting shaft rotatably connected to the fixed shaft and having both ends hinged to the valve interference member and the moving shaft; And
And a pressing plate rotatably installed on an upper portion of the fixed shaft and selectively pressing any one of the valve interference member and the moving shaft to move according to the rotational position. The method of claim 5,
And a surface facing the valve interference member of the pressing plate is tapered to suppress interference with the bottom surface during the pressing operation. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The water supply path includes a hot water path for supplying hot water and a cold water path for supplying cold water and formed in parallel with the hot water path.
The valve assembly is installed in each of the hot water path and the cold water path,
The valve interference member is installed to open and close at the same time by interfering or releasing the valve assembly of each of the hot water path and cold water path at the same time according to the movement position.
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