KR20190130881A - Artificial intelligent type life-time identification apparatus for water quality improvement filter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an artificial intelligence life checking apparatus of a filter for improving water quality. The present invention includes: a flow rate sensor which is installed at a front end or a rear end of a filter for improving water quality, senses a flow rate of water passing through or senses a passage of water, and outputs the result as a sensing signal; an artificial intelligence control unit which receives a sensing signal of the flow rate sensor, calculates a flow rate or a collection rate processed by the filter, and outputs a control signal depending on the calculation result of the remaining life of the filter; a memory unit which stores information necessary for the calculation of the remaining life of the filter by the artificial intelligence control unit; a display unit which displays the remaining life or replacement time of the filter according to the control signal of the artificial intelligence control unit; a wireless communication unit which performs a wireless communication to transmit information of the remaining life or replacement time of the filter to a terminal by the control of the artificial intelligence control unit; a power supply unit which supplies power necessary for an operation; and a modularization casing which provides a path where water passes through by being installed at the front end or rear end of the filter, has the flow rate sensor installed in the path, and has the artificial intelligence control unit, the memory unit, the display unit, the wireless communication unit, and the power supply unit installed in an internal space.

Description

Artificial intelligent type life-time identification apparatus for water quality improvement filter

The present invention relates to an apparatus for checking the life of an artificial intelligence of a filter for improving water quality, and more specifically, to not only accurately check the remaining life of the filter for improving water quality, but also to contribute to the calculation of the life of the filter using artificial intelligence. The present invention relates to an intelligent life verification device for a water quality improvement filter that satisfies both the convenience and economical efficiency of maintenance and management of purified water supply, while increasing the reliability of maintaining the quality of purified water and making it easy to install in a filter without large structural changes. .

In general, household appliances such as water purifiers, bidets, refrigerators, coffee makers, washing machines, dishwashers, etc., by using raw water filters to filter raw water, for example, tap water, with clean water, supply each device to consumers' health. It meets your needs.

Such a filter removes harmful components such as various heavy metals and impurities contained in diesel fuel water, thereby obtaining purified water in drinking water. Therefore, the filter is generally installed in a device that requires purified water to perform the water purification process for the raw water to be purified.

Such a filter has a replacement cycle, which has a problem that it is difficult for general users to properly check the replacement cycle of the filter. Therefore, as a prior art to improve this, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0021294 of the "filter replacement cycle notification system of the water purifier" has been presented, which is the replacement of the precipitation filter, pretreatment carbon filter, membrane filter, post-treatment filter A filter replacement cycle notification system for notifying a cycle to an operation panel of a water purifier, the filter replacement cycle notification system comprising: a timer that counts from an initial use time of each filter and calculates an operation time, a flow sensor that calculates a flow rate passing through each filter, and the timer And a control unit for calculating the respective filter operation time and the passage flow rate by receiving the signal of the flow sensor, and each time the stored passage flow rate and the operation time exceeding the set value by receiving the signal of the control unit, The filter status display unit flashes the filter status lighting display one by one, and the operation time and the flow rate of the filter applied to the control unit. When the value of is recognized as the filter replacement time value, the filter replacement display unit is turned on, and after the filter is replaced, the controller resets the operation time value and the flow rate value of the filter accumulated in the control unit again to the initial value. It includes a button.

However, such a conventional technology has no consideration of the installation of the device, and therefore, no concrete method for practical application is proposed, and the trend of the new technology is not applied by using only the value of a simple flow sensor. There is a limit to increase, and because only the value of the flow rate is used, it is difficult to apply to the filter to determine the replacement cycle through the number of use, and it has a problem that it is difficult to apply to the monitoring of the filter installed in each of a plurality of places.

These problems can be applied not only to filters of water purifiers, but also to all filters used in devices having a water purifying function, such as a refrigerator, a coffee maker, a washing machine, and a dishwasher, including a bidet.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention not only can accurately determine the remaining life of the filter for water quality improvement, but also contributes to the calculation of the life of the filter using artificial intelligence, thereby maintaining the water supply And while maintaining convenience and economical efficiency, while improving the reliability of water quality maintenance, easy to install in the filter, minimizing the change of the existing water purification structure to reduce the cost, each installed in a single place as well as several places The purpose of the present invention is to make it easy to monitor the remaining life of the filter for improving the water quality, so that it is easy to manage and maintain the filter installed in various places.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the object as described above, according to an aspect of the present invention, the flow rate is installed in the front or rear end of the filter for improving the water quality, to detect the flow rate of the water passing through or to detect the passage of water, and output as a detection signal sensor; An artificial intelligence controller that receives the detection signal of the flow sensor and calculates a flow rate or number of times the filter processes and outputs a control signal according to a result of calculating the remaining life of the filter; A memory unit for storing information necessary for calculating the remaining life of the filter by the artificial intelligence controller; A display unit configured to display a remaining life or replacement time of the filter according to a control signal of the artificial intelligence controller; A wireless communication unit performing wireless communication to transmit information on the remaining life or replacement time of the filter to a terminal under control of the artificial intelligence controller; A power supply unit to supply power for operation; And a front end or a rear end of the filter to provide a path through which the water passes, and the flow sensor is installed in the path, wherein the artificial intelligence control unit, the memory unit, the display unit, the wireless communication unit, and the power supply unit are provided. Provided is an artificial life type verification device for a filter for improving water quality, including a modular casing installed in an inner space.

A data collecting unit for retrieving and collecting information on a model name of the filter provided from the outside from the information retrieval server by wireless communication by the wireless communication unit; And a usage period extracting unit extracting information on a use period of the filter from the information on the model name of the filter collected by the data collecting unit and storing the information on the use period of the filter, and storing the stored information in the memory unit. The remaining life of the filter may be calculated by receiving information on the life cycle of the filter extracted by the life cycle extraction unit and stored in the memory unit.

The modular casing may be connected to one side of the filter fixed by the filter fixing unit to be fixed together with the filter, and the filter fixing unit may include: a body having a “U” cross section so that the filter is fitted; Fixing protrusions provided to protrude a plurality of the body; An opening formed to be opened between the fixing protrusions in the body; And an adsorption plate fixed to each of the fixing protrusions and attached to the fixing surface by adsorption.

The modular casing may include a hollow tube providing a path through which the water passes; First and second screw coupling portions provided at both ends of the hollow tube for screwing the filter and the pipe, respectively; And a flow sensor provided at one side of the hollow tube through a connection hole, and the flow sensor installed inside to be adjacent to the connection hole, wherein the artificial intelligence controller, the memory unit, the wireless communication unit, and the power supply unit are installed. Inner openings in which sealing members are interposed for airtightness on both open sides of the inner space for coupling are respectively coupled to bolts, and decorative covers are detachably coupled to the outer sides of each of the inner covers, respectively, from the connection hole in the inner space. It may include a; mounting portion to be displayed to the outside through the inner cover and the decorative cover is provided by the display portion in the isolation space provided to be isolated.

According to the intelligent life confirmation device of the water quality improvement filter according to the present invention, it is possible not only to accurately check the remaining life of the water quality improvement filter, but also to contribute to the calculation of the life of the filter using artificial intelligence. It can increase the reliability of maintaining the quality of water purification while satisfying the convenience and economical efficiency of maintenance and management, and can be easily installed in the filter, thereby minimizing the change of the existing water purification structure and reducing the cost incurred. It is possible to easily monitor the remaining life of the water quality improvement filter installed in each of the various places, so that it is easy to manage and maintain the filter installed in several places.

1 is a side view illustrating a state in which an intelligent life verification device of a filter for improving water quality according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a filter.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an artificial life type verification device of the water quality improvement filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing the modular casing of the AI type life checking device of the filter for improving water quality according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the decomposition of the modular casing of the intelligent life-span check device of the water quality improvement filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an image illustrating an operation of a display unit in a modular casing of an apparatus for confirming life of an artificial intelligence of a filter for improving water quality according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the use of the artificial life type verification device of the water quality improvement filter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific embodiments, but should be understood in a way that includes all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention, and may be modified in various other forms. It is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and like reference numerals denote the same or corresponding elements regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a side view showing a state in which the artificial life type check device of the water quality improvement filter according to an embodiment of the present invention mounted on the filter, Figure 2 is an artificial of the water quality improvement filter according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a block diagram showing the intelligent life verification device.

1 and 2, the artificial life type checking device 100 of the water quality improvement filter according to an embodiment of the present invention is a flow sensor 110, artificial intelligence control unit 120, memory unit 130, The display unit 140 may include a wireless communication unit 150, a power supply unit 160, and a modular casing 170.

The flow rate sensor 110 is installed at the front end or the rear end of the filter 10 for improving the water quality, and detects the flow rate of the water passing through or detects the passage of water and outputs it as a detection signal. Here, the filter 10 may correspond to not only a filter of a water purifier, but also all filters used in a device having a water purifying function, such as a refrigerator, a coffee maker, a washing machine, a dishwasher, and a bidet.

The artificial intelligence controller 120 receives the detection signal of the flow sensor 110 to calculate the flow rate or the number of times the filter 10 processes, and outputs a control signal according to the result of calculating the remaining life of the filter 10. do.

The memory unit 130 stores information necessary for calculating the remaining life of the filter 10 by the artificial intelligence controller 120. In addition to this, various pieces of information, programs, applications, and the like required for the operation may be stored.

The display unit 140 displays the remaining life or replacement time of the filter 10 according to the control signal of the artificial intelligence controller 120. For example, various display devices including LCDs, LEDs, and the like may be used. As shown in the present embodiment, a plurality of LEDs representing on, working, and replacing power of the power provided in the decorative cover 178a of the modular casing 170 to be described later, respectively, with light of different colors. It may be made, but not limited to, and may indicate matters related to the operation state and the life of the filter 10 in various ways. In addition, the display unit 140 may use various display apparatuses for displaying letters, numbers, symbols, etc. to the outside instead of displaying the LEDs as in the present embodiment.

The wireless communication unit 150 performs wireless communication to transmit information on the remaining life or replacement time of the filter 10 to the terminal 20 under the control of the artificial intelligence control unit 120, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Various wireless and wired communication methods can be applied, including 3G and LTE. Here, the terminal 20 may be a device capable of performing wired or wireless communication as well as performing a predetermined process by executing an application or a program, including a smartphone, a tablet PC, a PC, a laptop, and the like.

The power supply unit 160 supplies power required for operation. For example, the external power supplied from the outside is transformed and supplied to a voltage required for operation, or, as another example, a rechargeable battery or a battery for supplying necessary power. It may be configured.

Modular casing 170 is installed to form a module at the front or rear end of the filter 10 to provide a path for the water to pass through, the flow sensor 110 is installed in this path, artificial intelligence control unit 120, memory unit 130, the display unit 140, the wireless communication unit 150, and the power supply unit 160 may be installed in the inner space. The modular casing 170 may be connected to one side of the filter 10 fixed by the filter fixing unit 220, so that the modular casing 170 may be fixed together with the filter 10.

The filter fixing unit 220 includes a body 221 having a “U” cross section so that the filter 10 is fitted, a plurality of fixing protrusions 222 provided to protrude from the body 221, and a body ( 221 is formed to open between the fixing projections 222, the body 221 is fixed to each of the fixing projections 222 and the opening 223 and the fixing projections 222, so that the body 221 is appropriately have a tension and is attached to the fixed surface by vacuum suction It may be made of a material having a ductility as possible, and may include a suction plate 224 having an inner space of the curvature open to one side.

The AI type life checking apparatus 100 of the filter for improving water quality according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a connector 180, a data collection unit 190, and a use cycle extraction unit 210.

The connector 180 may be provided at the end of the cable 181 drawn out from the modular casing 170 to supply external power to the power supply unit 160. In addition to the power supply, the connector 180 additionally provides information on the remaining life or replacement time of the filter 10 to an external device such as a PC or a notebook, or an input device such as a PC or a notebook or various input devices. It may be provided to receive information necessary for the calculation of the remaining life of the filter 10 from the memory unit 130, for example, it may be made of a USB connector.

The data collecting unit 190 receives information about the model name of the filter 10 provided from the outside, for example, the terminal 200, from the information retrieval server 30, for example, the portal system by wireless communication by the wireless communication unit 150. Search and collect.

The usage cycle extractor 210 extracts information on the usage cycle of the filter 10 from the information about the model name of the filter 10 collected by the data collector 190 and stores the information about the usage cycle of the filter 10 in the memory 130. . In order to extract information on the life cycle of the filter 10, the life cycle extracting unit 210 is used to match the various sample data necessary for the period extraction from the text information provided from the data collection unit 190. Information on the use cycle of the filter 10 may be extracted in various ways. In this case, the artificial intelligence controller 120 may calculate the remaining life of the filter 10 by receiving information on the usage period of the filter 10 extracted by the usage cycle extracting unit 210 and stored in the memory 130. have.

1, 3, and 4, the modular casing 170 may include a hollow tube 171, first and second threaded portions 172 and 173, and a mounting portion 174.

The hollow tube 171 may be formed of a hollow tube to provide a path through which water passes.

The first and second screw coupling parts 172 and 173 are provided at both ends of the hollow tube 171 for screwing the filter 10 and the pipe (not shown), respectively. Here, the first screw coupling portion 172 is made of a nut rotatably installed at the end of the hollow tube 171, for example, can be screwed to the male screw provided on the inlet side of the filter 10, the hollow tube ( An o-ring 172a for maintaining the airtightness with 171 and a sealing ring 172b for maintaining the airtightness with the filter 10 may be provided. The second screw coupling portion 173 may be formed of a male screw portion to be screwed into the female screw portion of the pipe.

The mounting portion 174 may be provided to be connected to one side of the hollow tube 171 through the connection hole 174a, the flow sensor 110 may be installed inside to be adjacent to the connection hole 174a, artificial intelligence Inner parts in which sealing members 176a and 176b are interposed for airtightness on both open sides of the inner space 175 for installing the control unit 120, the memory unit 130, the wireless communication unit 150, and the power supply unit 160. The covers 177a and 177b may be coupled to the bolts 177c and 177d, respectively, and the decorative covers 178a and 178b may be detachably coupled to the outer sides of the inner covers 177a and 177b, respectively, by fitting such as protrusions or the like. The display unit 140 may be provided in an isolation space 175a provided to be isolated from the connection hole 174a of the inner space 175 so that the display unit 140 may be displayed to the outside through the inner cover 177a and the decorative cover 178a. can do. The isolation space 175a may be provided to waterproof the conductive wire or the cable for electrical connection with the inner space 175.

2 and 6, the intelligent life confirmation device 100 of the filter for improving water quality according to an embodiment of the present invention may be made of a plurality so as to be installed in each of a plurality of separation spaces 40, in addition to this It may be installed in each of the areas, the artificial intelligence control unit 120 to transmit the identification information of the filter 10 when transmitting information on the remaining life or replacement time of the filter 10 to the terminal 20, In addition, when the remaining life of the filter 10 is within a set period, for example, 1 to 3 days, the filter replacement notification to the predetermined terminal 20 through the wireless communication unit 150 text message, notification tok or e-mail or It can be provided by various other methods. Here, the apparatus installed in each of the separation space 40 is a bidet as an example, but is not limited thereto, and may be various devices requiring the use of the filter 10 including a water purifier. In addition, the identification information may be a variety of information, including a bidet identification number that can be confirmed from the device having a water purification function, such as a bidet having a life confirmation function of the filter 10. The terminal 20 may provide the position of the corresponding filter 10 through the screen so as to easily identify the position of the corresponding filter 10 by the identification information provided from the artificial intelligence controller 120 by an image such as a text or a map.

The artificial intelligence controller 120 calculates the remaining life for each of the filters 10 when a plurality of filters 10 having different lifetimes are arranged in series, so as to provide a replacement time for each of the filters 10. In this case, when the life of each filter 10 is in a drainage relationship, a notification may be provided so that the filters 10 in the drainage relationship may be replaced at the same time in some cases.

On the other hand, the information provided by the intelligent life confirmation device 100 of the water quality improvement filter according to an embodiment of the present invention may be transmitted by being encrypted by an encryption algorithm, the terminal 20, etc. It can be used after decryption using a predetermined encryption algorithm. In addition, the apparatus 100 for checking the life of the intelligent life of the filter for improving water quality according to an embodiment of the present invention may be stored by using a block chain on a predetermined server or the like. In this case, the public according to the subject of use or disclosure of information to be stored is public. You can use a public blockchain or a private blockchain. The public blockchain is a blockchain that can enter the network without any restrictions, such as the well-known cryptocurrency, in which everyone can share and verify the internal transactions. Private blockchain is also called closed blockchain, which is a blockchain specially created by one organization, and only people verified by the authentication method created on the network can participate in this network.

According to the intelligent life confirmation device of the water quality improvement filter according to the present invention, not only can accurately check the remaining life of the water quality improvement filter, but also contributes to the calculation of the life of the filter using artificial intelligence, The reliability and quality of water purification can be increased while satisfying the convenience and economy of supply maintenance and management.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily install in the filter, it is possible to minimize the change in the existing water purification structure to reduce the cost generation.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily monitor the remaining life of the water quality improvement filter installed in each place as well as a single place, it is possible to facilitate the management and maintenance of the filter installed in several places.

As described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention, of course, various modifications and variations can be made within the scope without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

10: filter 20: terminal
30: information search server 40: separated space
110: flow sensor 120: artificial intelligence control unit
130: memory unit 140: display unit
150: wireless communication unit 160: power supply unit
170: modular casing 171: hollow tube
172: first screw coupling portion 172a: O-ring
172b: sealing ring 173: second screw coupling portion
174: mounting portion 174a: connection hole
175: inner space 175a: isolation space
176a, 176b: sealing member 177a, 177b: inner cover
177c, 177d: Bolt 177e: Spacer
178a, 178b: decorative cover 180: connector
181: cable 190: data collection unit
210: use cycle extraction unit 220: filter fixing unit
221: body 222: fixing protrusion
223: opening 224: suction plate

Claims (4)

A flow rate sensor installed at a front end or a rear end of a filter for improving water quality, and detecting a flow rate of water passing through or detecting a passage of water and outputting the detected signal;
An artificial intelligence controller that receives the detection signal of the flow sensor and calculates a flow rate or number of times the filter processes and outputs a control signal according to a result of calculating the remaining life of the filter;
A memory unit for storing information necessary for calculating the remaining life of the filter by the artificial intelligence controller;
A display unit configured to display a remaining life or replacement time of the filter according to a control signal of the artificial intelligence controller;
A wireless communication unit performing wireless communication to transmit information on the remaining life or replacement time of the filter to a terminal under control of the artificial intelligence controller;
A power supply unit to supply power for operation; And
It is installed at the front or rear end of the filter to provide a path for the water to pass through, the flow sensor is installed in the path, the artificial intelligence control unit, the memory unit, the display unit, the wireless communication unit and the power supply unit inside Modular casing installed in the space;
Including, the intelligent life of the filter for improving water quality device. The method according to claim 1,
A data collecting unit for retrieving and collecting information on a model name of the filter provided from the outside from the information retrieval server by wireless communication by the wireless communication unit; And
And a usage period extracting unit extracting information on a use period of the filter from the information on the model name of the filter collected by the data collecting unit and storing the information on the use period of the filter.
The artificial intelligence control unit,
The life cycle of the intelligent filter for water quality improvement filter to extract the life cycle of the filter by receiving the information on the life cycle of the filter extracted by the use cycle extraction unit stored in the memory unit. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The modular casing,
By being connected to one side of the filter fixed by the filter fixing unit, to be fixed with the filter,
The filter fixing unit,
A body having a “U” cross section so that the filter is fitted;
Fixing protrusions provided to protrude a plurality of the body;
An opening formed to be opened between the fixing protrusions in the body; And
A suction plate fixed to each of the fixing protrusions and attached to the fixing surface by suction;
Including, the intelligent life of the filter for improving water quality device. The method according to claim 3,
The modular casing,
A hollow tube providing a path through which the water passes;
First and second screw coupling portions provided at both ends of the hollow tube for screwing the filter and the pipe, respectively; And
It is provided to be connected to one side of the hollow tube through a connection hole, the flow sensor is installed inside to be adjacent to the connection hole, the artificial intelligence control unit, the memory unit, the wireless communication unit and the power supply unit for Inner openings in which sealing members are interposed for airtightness on both open sides of the inner space are respectively coupled by bolts, and decorative covers are detachably coupled to the outer sides of the inner covers, respectively, and are isolated from the connection holes in the inner space. A mounting part provided in the isolation space provided so that the display part is displayed to the outside through the inner cover and the decorative cover;
Including, the intelligent life of the filter for water quality improvement device.

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