NZ760666A - Smart automatic flush toilet construction - Google Patents
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Disclosed is a smart automatic flush toilet construction to allow both automatic and manual operation by bypassing the sensor operated valve. The automatic flush toilet construction comprises an automatic flushing module, which is arranged on a flushing pipe of a toilet, the automatic flushing module is provided with a control system, an sensor and an electric valve, the control system is connected to the sensor and the electric valve; the electric valve is provided with a valve and a power motor, the valve is mounted on the flushing pipe of the toilet, the power motor is connected to the valve to provide the power for driving the valve to control the flushing operation of the flushing pipe; a water tank wherein the automatic flushing module is provided with a dual-channel shunting pipe which is arranged under the water tank, the dual-channel shunting pipe is provided with a first pipe and a second pipe, the lower ends of the first pipe and second pipe are connected to the flushing pipe of toilet, the valve of electric valve is mounted on the first pipe; the water tank is provided with a manual valve, the second pipe is interconnected with the manual valve of water tank, the flushing operation of the flushing pipe is manually controlled through the manual valve of the water tank to enable has the functions of automatic flushing and manual flushing; an outer casing is provided on the outer side of the water tank to form a double water tank structure, wherein the inner water tank of the double water tank structure is used to store water and a space between the inner water tank and the outer casing is used to arrange the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe.
Description
SMART AUTOMATIC FLUSH TOILET CONSTRUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a smart automatic flush toilet construction,
particularly to an innovative automatic flushing module that can be applied to
various toilets to achieve automatic flushing effect of various toilets.
2. Description of the Prior Art
At present, the automatic flush toilets generally sold on the market are a
whole set of equipment, which is mainly provided with a special automatic
flushing device on a specially designed toilet, so that the toilet has the function
of automatic flushing. Therefore, the consumers must purchase or replace a set
of automatic flush toilet equipment to enjoy the convenience of the automatic
flush toilet.
However, if the toilet is not damaged or worn out, most people are not
willing to deliberately replace the entire set of toilet equipment to obtain the
automatic flushing function of the toilet. Furthermore, when the automatic
flush toilet can only be used on a specific toilet, it will affect the sales market of
the automatic flush toilet, and the cost of replacing the entire set of automatic
flush toilets will be a big economic burden for most families, so it is not
economical.
In addition, all the automatic flush toilets on the market use a single
sensor to determine whether flushing is required. If the position of the sensor
is too high, it is difficult to accurately detect the situation of child going to the
toilet. If the position of the sensor is too low, the sensor is easily interfered or
blocked by the toilet cover. Moreover, when the only sensor fails (for example,
the sensor is dirty or the sensor is shorted), the toilet will be uncontrolled to
flush or unable to flush.
Therefore, the inventor of this invention, having much experience in
designing and manufacturing valves, pipe line system and its related products,
understands and researches the problem of the foregoing automatic flush
toilets and hence devised this invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objective of this invention is to offer an automatic flushing module for
various toilets, the automatic flushing module can realize full-automatic
flushing function for various toilets, and the construction or installation of this
invention is very easy. The purpose of water saving can be achieved through the
control of the flushing amount, and a dual-channel structure can also be used
to make the automatic flushing module have the functions of automatic
flushing and manual flushing, so that the user can safely go to the toilet in the
event of a power outage, to improve the convenience of users using the toilet
in various situations.
The smart automatic flush toilet construction in the present invention
includes at least an automatic flushing module, which is provided with a control
system, an sensor and an electric valve, said control system is connected to said
sensor and said electric valve; said electric valve is provided with a valve and a
power motor, said valve is mounted on the flushing pipe of the toilet, said
power motor is connected to said valve to provide the power for driving the
valve, so the electric valve can control the flushing operation of the flushing
pipe.
The smart automatic flush toilet construction of present invention, among
which said automatic flushing module may be provided with a dual-channel
shunting pipe, said dual-channel shunting pipe is mounted on the flushing pipe
of the toilet. When the toilet is a toilet having a water tank, said dual-channel
shunting pipe may be arranged on the flushing pipe of the water tank or
arranged under the water tank. Said dual-channel shunting pipe is provided
with a first pipe and a second pipe, said valve of electric valve is mounted on
the first pipe, and said second pipe is provided with a manual valve which can
be arranged on the second pipe or on the water tank, depending on the needs
of use. In this way, said dual-channel shunting pipe can have the functions of
automatic flushing and manual flushing to solve the problem that the toilet
cannot be flushed in the event of a power failure or the electric valve failure.
The smart automatic flush toilet construction of present invention, among
which said control system is provided with a timer, which can set an
appropriate flushing time, so that said electric valve can accurately control the
opening and closing time of the valve and control the amount of flushing.
The smart automatic flush toilet construction of present invention, among
which said valve may be one of a ball valve, a plate valve, half-column valve or
full-column valve. Said sensor may be an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor,
or a radar sensor. Said automatic flushing module may be provided with a
plurality of sensors to detect a plurality of different directions, respectively. Said
control system can use the signals returned by the multiple sensors to perform
smart flushing operations and equipment function detection.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
is a first embodiment of the present invention applied to a tankless toilet;
is a second embodiment of the present invention applied to a tankless
toilet;
is an embodiment of the present invention applied to a tankless
squatting pan;
is a schematic view of the first flushing action of the ball valve in the
present invention;
is a schematic view of the second flushing action of the ball valve in the
present invention;
is a schematic view of the first flushing action of the plate valve in the
present invention;
is a schematic view of the second flushing action of the plate valve in the
present invention;
is a schematic view of the first flushing action of the half-column valve in
the present invention;
is a schematic view of the second flushing action of the half-column valve
in the present invention;
is a schematic view of the first flushing action of the full-column valve in
the present invention;
is a schematic view of the second flushing action of the full-column
valve in the present invention;
is an embodiment of the present invention applied to a squatting pan
with a water tank;
is a schematic diagram of the first use state of ;
is a schematic diagram of the second use state of ;
is an embodiment of the present invention applied to a toilet with a
water tank;
is a first embodiment of a dual-channel shunting pipe of a toilet with a
water tank in the present invention;
is a second embodiment of a dual-channel shunting pipe of a toilet with
a water tank in the present invention;
is a first embodiment of the double water tank structure in the present
invention;
Fig. 19 is a second embodiment of the double water tank structure in the
present invention;
is a third embodiment of the double water tank structure in the present
invention;
is a fourth embodiment of the double water tank structure in the
present invention;
is a schematic view of a first use state in ; and
is a schematic view of a second use state in .
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A preferred embodiment of a smart automatic flush toilet construction in
the present invention, as shown in to 23, includes at least an automatic
flushing module 1.
Said automatic flushing module 1 is arranged on the flushing pipe 20 of
the toilet 2, the automatic flushing module 1 is provided with a control system
, an sensor 11 and an electric valve 12. Said control system 10 is connected to
the sensor 11 and the electric valve 12, so the control system 10 can control the
electric valve 12 to flush water through the signal received from the sensor 11.
Said control system 10 may be made integrally with said sensor 11 or the
electric valve 12, or may be an independent device, depending on the needs of
use.
Said sensor 11 may be arranged at any position of the toilet 2, said sensor
11 may be an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or a radar sensor. As shown
in FIGS. 3 and 18 to 23, said sensors 11 may be plural, the plurality of sensors
11 may be respectively arranged at different positions and respectively detect a
plurality of different directions. Through the detection from different directions,
the problem of dead angle detection by a single sensor can be overcome, and
the problem that child is not easily detected by a single sensor is solved. Said
control system can use the signals returned by the multiple sensors to perform
smart flushing operations and equipment function detection. Said sensors may
respectively use different types of sensor to improve the accuracy of detection.
Through the multiple detection technology, the problem of uncontrolled to
flush can be reduced. When one sensor fails, the automatic flushing function
can still be maintained.
As shown in Figs. 3 and 18 to 23, taking the dual sensors 11 as an example.
when both sensors 11 are operating normally, said control system 10 must
receive the flushing signals from the two sensors to activate the automatic
flushing function, this will avoid the problem of false detection by one sensor
11. When said control system 10 detects a sensor failure, it will automatically
switch to the single sensor mode and issue a maintenance warning, so the
toilet can not only maintain the function of automatic flushing, but also notify
the maintenance personnel to carry out maintenance as soon as possible.
When one of the sensors detects that there is a child, the child mode is
activated, and a low-position or low-angle sensor is used to determine whether
to activate the automatic flushing function.
Said electric valve 12 is provided with a valve 120 and a power motor 121,
said valve 120 is mounted on the flushing pipe 20 of the toilet 2, said power
motor 121 is connected to said valve 120 to provide the power for driving the
valve 120, so the electric valve 12 can control the flushing operation of the
flushing pipe 20. Said valve 120 may be a valve structure compatible with the
flushing pipe 20 of the toilet 2, such as a ball valve (as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5), a
plate valve (as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7), a half-column valve (as shown in FIGS. 8
and 9), a full -column valve (as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11), and the like. Said
power motor 121 is a motor structure corresponding to the operation mode of
the valve, such as a rotary power motor or a telescopic power motor. Said
control system 10 may be provided with a timer (not shown in FIGS.), said timer
can set an appropriate flushing time, so that said electric valve 12 can
accurately control the opening and closing time of the valve 120 and control the
amount of flushing.
As shown in FIGS. 12, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 21, said automatic flushing
module 1 may be provided with a dual-channel shunting pipe 13, said
dual-channel shunting pipe 13 is mounted on the flushing pipe 20 of the toilet 2,
said dual-channel shunting pipe 13 is provided with a first pipe 130 and a
second pipe 131, the valve 120 of the electric valve 12 is mounted on the first
pipe 130, and the second pipe 131 is provided with a manual valve 14. In this
way, said dual-channel shunting pipe 13 can have the functions of automatic
flushing and manual flushing to solve the problem that the toilet cannot be
flushed in the event of a power failure or the electric valve 12 failure.
As shown in FIGS. 12 to 21, when the toilet 2 is a toilet having a water tank
2A, said dual-channel shunting pipe 13 may be arranged under the water tank
2A (as shown in FIGS. 15 to 21) or on the flushing pipe 20 of the toilet 2. (as
shown in FIGS. 12 and 14). Said dual-channel shunting pipe 13 is provided with
a first pipe 130 and a second pipe 131, the valve 120 of the electric valve 12 is
mounted on the first pipe 130, and the second pipe 131 is provided with a
manual valve 14 which can be arranged on the second pipe 131 (as shown in
FIGS. 12, 17, 19 and 21) or on the water tank 2A (as shown in FIGS. 16 and 20),
depending on the needs of use. In this way, said dual-channel shunting pipe 13
can have the functions of automatic flushing and manual flushing to solve the
problem that the toilet cannot be flushed in the event of a power failure or the
electric valve 12 failure.
As shown in FIGS. 18 to 21, an outer casing 21 may be provided on the
outer side of the water tank 2A to form a double water tank structure, so the
inner water tank 2A of the double water tank structure can be used to store
water and the outer casing 21 of the double water tank structure can be used
to arrange with electronic equipment. In this way, the toilet with said double
water tank structure can present an integrated visual beauty and avoid
electronic parts and flushing pipe 20 directly exposed to the outside and affect
the beauty of the toilet.
As shown in FIGS. 13, 14, 22 and 23, when a user on the toilet, the sensor
11 will detect the user. The control system 10 will drive the electric valve 12 to
perform flushing operation according to the signal sent by the sensor 11 after
the user leaves the toilet, so as to achieve the automatic flushing effect of the
toilet.
In summary, the smart automatic flush toilet construction of this invention
can arrange an automatic flushing module on various toilets with a water tank
or without a water tank (including seated toilets, squatting pans, etc.), and can
realize automatic flushing function on various toilets. The construction or
installation of this invention is very easy, the old toilet can be directly
transformed into a smart automatic flush toilet through the replacement of the
flushing pipe of the toilet, and the purpose of water saving can be achieved
through the control of the flushing amount. In addition, the present invention
can use a dual-channel shunting pipe to make the toilet have the functions of
automatic flushing and manual flushing, so that the user can safely go to the
toilet in the event of a power outage, to improve the convenience of users
using the toilet in various situations. Evidently this invention has tangible
benefits and tallies with progressiveness and novelty demanded by patent laws.
While the preferred embodiments of this invention have been described
above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be
made therein and appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications
that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (7)
1. A smart automatic flush toilet construction comprising: an automatic flushing module, which is arranged on a flushing pipe of a toilet, said automatic flushing module is provided with a control system, an sensor and an electric valve, said control system is connected to said sensor and said electric valve; said electric valve is provided with a valve and a power motor, said valve is mounted on the flushing pipe of the toilet, said power motor is connected to said valve to provide the power for driving the valve to control the flushing operation of the flushing pipe; a water tank wherein said automatic flushing module is provided with a dual-channel shunting pipe which is arranged under the water tank, said dual-channel shunting pipe is provided with a first pipe and a second pipe, the lower ends of said first pipe and second pipe are connected to said flushing pipe of toilet, said valve of electric valve is mounted on the first pipe; said water tank is provided with a manual valve, said second pipe is interconnected with said manual valve of water tank, the flushing operation of the flushing pipe is manually controlled through the manual valve of the water tank to enable has the functions of automatic flushing and manual flushing; an outer casing is provided on the outer side of said water tank to form a double water tank structure, wherein the inner water tank of the double water tank structure is used to store water and a space between the inner water tank and the outer casing is used to arrange the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe, thereby separating the stored water from the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe, avoid exposure of the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe to the outside and provide an aesthetically pleasing integrated toilet.
2. A smart automatic flush toilet construction comprising: an automatic flushing module, which is arranged on a flushing pipe of a toilet, said automatic flushing module is provided with a control system, a sensor and an electric valve, said control system is connected to said sensor and said electric valve; said electric valve is provided with a valve and a power motor, said valve is mounted on the flushing pipe of the toilet, said power motor is connected to said valve to provide the power for driving the valve to control the flushing operation of the flushing pipe; a water tank, wherein said automatic flushing module is provided with a dual-channel shunting pipe which is arranged under the water tank, said dual-channel shunting pipe is provided with a first pipe and a second pipe, the lower ends of said first pipe and second pipe are connected to said flushing pipe of toilet, said valve of electric valve is mounted on the first pipe; said second pipe is provided with a manual valve, the flushing operation of the flushing pipe is manually controlled through the manual valve of the second pipe to enable the functions of automatic flushing and manual flushing; an outer casing is provided on the outer side of said water tank to form a double water tank structure, wherein the inner water tank of the double water tank structure is used to store water and a space between the inner water tank and the outer casing is used to arrange the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe, thereby separating the stored water from the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe, avoid exposure of the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe to the outside and provide an aesthetically pleasing integrated toilet.
3. A smart automatic flush toilet construction comprising: an automatic flushing module, which is arranged on a flushing pipe of a toilet, said automatic flushing module is provided with a control system, an sensor and an electric valve, said control system is connected to said sensor and said electric valve; said electric valve is provided with a valve and a power motor, said valve is mounted on the flushing pipe of the toilet, said power motor is connected to said valve to provide the power for driving the valve to control the flushing operation of the flushing pipe; a water tank, wherein said automatic flushing module is provided with a dual-channel shunting pipe which is arranged on said flushing pipe of toilet, said dual-channel shunting pipe is provided with a first pipe and a second pipe, said valve of electric valve is mounted on the first pipe; said second pipe is provided with a manual valve, the flushing operation of the flushing pipe is manually controlled through the manual valve of the second pipe to enable the functions of automatic flushing and manual flushing; an outer casing is provided on the outer side of said water tank to form a double water tank structure, wherein the inner water tank of the double water tank structure is used to store water and a space between the inner water tank and the outer casing is used to arrange the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe, thereby separating the stored water from the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe, avoid exposure of the automatic flushing module and the flushing pipe to the outside and provide an aesthetically pleasing integrated toilet.
4. The smart automatic flush toilet construction according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said control system is provided with a timer to accurately control the opening and closing time of the valve and control the amount of flushing.
5. The smart automatic flush toilet construction according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said sensor is one of an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or a radar sensor.
6. The smart automatic flush toilet construction according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said valve is a ball valve, a plate valve, half-column valve or full-column valve.
7. The smart automatic flush toilet construction according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein said automatic flushing module is provided with a plurality of sensors to detect a plurality of different directions.
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