TW201534788A - Water-saving device for water charging system and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A water-saving device for water charging system and the method thereof, the water charging system comprises a water supply pipe and a water device. The water-saving device comprises a sensing unit disposed at the water supply pipe, a valve disposed at the water supply pipe and a processor connected to the sensing unit and the valve. The sensing unit is provided for sensing the total water supply of the water supply pipe, so as to determine whether the water charging system is damaged. When the water charging system is damaged, the processor will close the valve to make the water charging system stop supplying water compulsively, so as to avoid the waste of water resources.

Description

Water saving device and method thereof for water supply system

The invention relates to a water saving device and a water saving method thereof; in particular, a valve is installed on a water supply pipe, and firstly, the flow meter is used to detect whether the water supply system continues to leak water, and then the valve is opened or closed to achieve effective water saving. Resource person.

The flow of rivers in Taiwan is mostly east-west, its length is not long, the drainage area is small, and the slope is large. Therefore, water resources will quickly flow into the sea and cannot retain excess rainwater. On the other hand, the main rainfall in Taiwan is concentrated in the rainy season and typhoon season from May to November. In other months, rainfall is less. Due to uneven rainfall intensity and rainfall distribution, some areas are prone to water shortage. According to the statistics of Taiwan Water Company, the leakage of the whole Taiwan exceeded 100 million tons in 2011, which is equivalent to the water storage capacity of two Dormymen Reservoirs. The water leakage rate is as high as 20%, and the water leakage is quite amazing.

Under the aesthetic requirements, the general household tap water pipelines are hidden between underground or wall joints. When the water equipment fails or the water inlet pipeline breaks, the water leakage is often unknown. It is not only a waste of water resources, but it is more likely to be used for a long time. The water flow causes the foundation to be hollowed out or the furniture or decoration is damaged due to the accumulation of water. For example, the common homeowner is not in the country for a long time. The news of the rupture that caused water in the home and the decoration of the furniture, and even the dispute with the neighbors downstairs, has been heard.

The water company said that the common situation in ordinary households is the continuous watering of water equipment such as water leakage from the toilet, water tower float or reverse osmosis water purifier. In addition, according to data from the mainland water supply department, the leakage of toilets has reached 48% of the leakage rate of mainland residents, ranking first; and the water pipes connected to washing machines and water heaters are broken due to corrosion and aging. The cause of the leak.

The most common types of water leakage in toilets are the following four types: water is continuously flowing without water, water (or floating ball) is damaged, the head cover is worn or stuck, and it is not tightly closed, and the water inlet line is leaking. The toilet tank should be opened immediately to check whether the float is out of order, or the drop cap is worn or jammed and not tightly closed; in addition, the pipeline joint can be observed for water leakage.

However, in most public places (such as parks or schools), some of the toilets are old or old, or because of the poor design of the water tank, the water head cover often gets stuck or hooked up other parts, and cannot return to the original position after flushing. It can be tightly closed, causing the toilet tank to leak water all the time. Because the average person will not open the toilet tank to check the position of the water head cover, and wait until the equipment maintenance or management personnel in the public place find out the repairs, it has been several days and nights. Waste a lot of valuable water resources.

The conventional household water-saving devices and methods are mostly for the saving of water in the toilet, for example, changing the structure or configuration in the toilet tank. Calculate different flushing quantities such as small water volume and normal water volume to reduce the water injection amount of each water tank; or recycle and recycle the domestic water, for example, use the washing water and store it in the spare water tank for the toilet to flush and recycle. .

However, it is difficult to have a good solution to the water leakage in the abnormal state of the water pipeline of the general water equipment. For example, please refer to Fig. 1 for the water supply system used in the toilet tank as an example. For normal use, when the user flushes the water, the water supply system will replenish the water tank of the toilet. When the water supply system is not faulty, the toilet tank can be properly hydrated, and when the water tank is full, the water can be stopped and returned to normal use. State; however, when the hydration system fails to leak water, for example, some structural abnormalities in the toilet tank water replenishment system (such as the falling head cover jam is not tight or the float ball is damaged), the water supply system may occur because the water tank has not reached the full water level. Continuous water supply cannot be stopped, resulting in the waste of valuable water resources. At this point, you must wait for someone to actively discover it before you can manually handle and eliminate structural anomalies. However, the average person will not actively open the toilet tank to check and troubleshoot (especially in public places), until the equipment management or maintenance personnel actively find out the fault. A lot of valuable water resources have been wasted, which is especially serious in public places such as parks and schools.

In view of this, the inventors have conceived and further studied, and finally invented a water saving device and a method thereof for a water replenishing system.

The invention provides a water saving device and a method thereof for a water replenishing system, and the main purpose thereof is to prevent the water replenishing system from wasting valuable due to structural abnormality failure The situation of water resources occurs.

To achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention provides a water saving device for a water replenishing system, comprising: a sensing unit, the sensing unit includes a flow meter, and the flow meter is mounted on the water replenishing system, and the flow meter is used for sensing Measure the total amount of water supplied by the hydration system each time; a valve is installed on the hydration system, and the valve can be opened or closed to determine whether the water is supplied; and a processor is connected to the sensing unit and the valve When the flow meter senses that the total amount of water of the secondary water supply exceeds the preset flow value, it is judged that the water supply system is a fault at this time; when the water supply system fails, the processor closes the valve.

To achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention provides a water saving method for a water replenishing system, comprising the steps of: (A) sensing whether the water replenishing system is abnormal: sensing whether the water replenishing system is abnormal by a sensing unit, the sensing unit including a flow meter The flowmeter is installed in the water supply pipe of the water supply system, and is used for sensing the total amount of water supplied by the water supply pipe of the water supply system, when the total amount of water supplied by the water supply pipe exceeds the preset flow value. That is, it is judged that the water supply system is faulty at this time; (B) closing the valve: when the water supply system is abnormal, the valve installed in the water supply pipe is closed, so that the water supply system forcibly stops the water supply; (C) the reset water supply system : Exclude the abnormal situation of the hydration system and open the valve to reset the hydration system to normal use.

The invention utilizes the water-saving device of the hydration system provided and the method thereof, and the utility model can obtain the effect that the sensing unit senses whether the hydration system is in an abnormal water leakage state, and when the hydration system is abnormally leaking, the utility model is closed. A valve installed on the water supply pipe forcibly stops the water supply to the water supply system, thereby avoiding the waste of valuable water resources due to the water leakage failure of the water supply system.

The present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments of the present invention in accordance with the accompanying drawings.

〔this invention〕

20‧‧‧Sensor unit

21‧‧‧ Flowmeter

22‧‧‧Timer

30‧‧‧ Valve

40‧‧‧ processor

51‧‧‧Signal sender

52‧‧‧Warning unit

53‧‧‧Signal Receiver

70‧‧‧Water supply system

71‧‧‧Water supply pipe

72‧‧‧Water installation

721‧‧‧Water head cover

722‧‧‧Water Pipeline

801‧‧‧Normal use status

802‧‧‧ After flushing

803‧‧‧Is the hydration system abnormal?

804‧‧‧Close the valve

805‧‧‧Send an abnormal signal

806‧‧‧Replacement hydration system

Figure 1 is a flow chart of a conventional hydration system.

Figure 2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it is noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to have a better understanding and understanding of the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the following is a detailed description of the following: a preferred embodiment of the water saving device of the hydrating system of the present invention, for example 2, the water supply system 70 has a water supply pipe 71 and a water device 72. In this embodiment, the water device 72 is a water tank of the toilet (but is not limited, and can be applied to a general household water supply system or a building water supply system It is a water device 72), wherein the common fault of the water device 72 is that the water head cover 721 cannot properly close the water outlet pipe 722 due to the failure of the falling head cover 721 to be stuck or the floating ball is damaged, thereby causing the water device 72 to be properly closed. The water continuously flows out from the water outlet pipe 722, thereby wasting valuable water resources; the water saving device includes: a sensing unit 20, a valve 30, a processor 40, a signal transmitting member 51, a warning unit 52, and a signal receiving unit 53, wherein the sensing unit 20 includes a flow meter 21 and a timer 22, and the flow meter 21 is installed in the water supply pipe 71 of the water supply system 70, and the flow meter 21 is used for sensing The water supply pipe 71 of the water supply system 70 is required to supply water for each time. The timer 22 is installed in the water supply pipe 71 of the water supply system 70, and the timer 22 is used to sense the water supply of the water supply system 70. The tube 71 is continuously supplied with water. In addition, the timer 22 can be directly connected to the flow meter 21 and not disposed in the water supply pipe 71 (as shown in FIG. 4) to sense the flow of water through the flow meter 21. Time; the valve 30 is installed in the water supply pipe 71, and is in position On one side of the flow meter 21 of the sensing unit 20, the valve 30 can be selectively opened or closed. When the valve 30 is opened, the water in the water supply pipe 71 can be smoothly circulated and supplied to the water supply device 72; When the valve 30 is closed, the water in the water supply pipe 71 will not flow and cannot be supplied to the water supply device 72; the processor 40 is connected to the sensing unit 20 and the valve 30 when the flow meter 21 senses When the total amount of water required for the secondary water supply to the water supply pipe 71 exceeds the preset flow value, it can be judged that the water supply system 70 is in a faulty leak at this time. The water state, or when the timer 22 senses that the water supply pipe 71 continues to supply water for more than a preset time value, it may also be determined that the water supply system 70 is in a fault water leakage state, for example, the toilet water tank is the water device 72. For example, after the toilet is flushed with water, in general, after the water supply pipe 71 is supplied for about 5 minutes, the water tank can reach the full water level and automatically shut off the water supply amount of the water supply pipe 71, but if the water supply pipe 71 is supplied for more than 15 minutes, In the continuous water supply, it can be determined that the toilet tank is in a faulty water leakage state, and should immediately send someone to open the toilet tank to check and eliminate the fault. Generally speaking, the preset value of the flow is two to three times the normal hydration amount, and the preset value is twice to three times the normal hydration time. If the above range is exceeded, the hydration system can be judged. 70 is in an abnormal state of water leakage failure. However, whether it is a flow preset value or a time preset value, a slight adjustment and setting may be performed for different use occasions, a toilet label or a user's habit; the signal sending unit 51 is connected to the processor 40, when When the hydration system 70 fails, the processor 40 causes the signal transmitting unit 51 to wirelessly send an abnormal signal to the signal receiving unit 53 (such as a computer or a smart handheld device) held by the manager or the maintenance device. Even if it is uploaded to the cloud database for storage, when the administrator or the repairer receives the abnormal signal from the signal receiving unit 53, the water supply system 70 is currently in a faulty abnormal water leakage state, so the person can be immediately repaired. An abnormal fault in the hydration system 70 to reset the hydration system 70; the warning unit 52 is connected to the processor 40. In this embodiment, the warning unit 52 is disposed on the water device 72, the warning ticket The element 52 selectively emits a warning signal (including sound or color). When the water supply system 70 fails, the processor 40 causes the warning unit 52 to issue the warning signal, and on the other hand, can remind the subsequent user that the water supply system 70 At present, it is in a state of fault leakage. Because the valve has been closed and cannot be flushed, it should not be used for the time being. On the other hand, it can also remind its relevant managers or maintenance personnel to handle it as soon as possible; the signal receiving unit 53 can be a cloud database. The manager or the repairer can download the repair and troubleshooting list from the cloud database. When the water supply system 70 fails, the processor 40 closes the valve 30. When the fault is removed, the valve 30 can be reset and turned on. The water supply pipe 71 can be normally supplied to the water supply device 72 again.

If the invention is applied to a toilet tank pipeline in a public place (such as a park or a school), it is impossible for the manager to patrol any of the toilet tanks 24 hours a day to check whether all the toilet tanks are abnormally leaking due to the large number of toilet tanks under the jurisdiction of the manager. status? In order to achieve unified control and efficient maintenance, the signal receiving component 53 or the warning unit 52 can also be disposed in the management room, so that the administrator can directly check whether the water replenishing system 70 needs to be trouble-shooted; The main components of the embodiment and their configuration description. As for the usage mode and function of the embodiment of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 2, which includes the following steps: normal use state 801: the toilet tank in the initial state (but not limited, another application to The water supply system of the general household water supply system or a building water supply system is in normal use, and the water supply system can be transported normally. After the water supply pipe can automatically replenish the water to the appropriate water level, the water head cover will close the water outlet pipe, so that the water in the water tank stops flowing from the water outlet pipe; after flushing, 802: when the user flushes the water, the water stop The float ball is opened to make the water outlet pipe unblocked, the water in the toilet water tank flows out from the water outlet pipe, and the water supply pipe of the water supply system replenishes the water tank of the toilet; senses whether the water supply system is abnormal 803: feels a sense by a sensing unit Detecting whether the water supply system is abnormal, the sensing unit includes a flow meter installed in the water supply pipe of the water supply system, and is used for sensing the total amount of water required for each water supply of the water supply pipe of the water supply system. When the total amount of water required for the water supply pipe exceeds the preset flow value (or preset time value), it is judged that the water supply system is faulty. When the water supply system is not faulty, the water supply system can be used for the toilet water tank. Normally hydrating, and stop the hydration at the appropriate time to return to the normal use state 801; when the hydration system fails, enter the step of closing the valve 804; close the valve 804: when the hydration system is abnormal, then close The valve installed in the water supply pipe causes the water supply system to forcibly stop the water supply, thereby avoiding the situation that the water supply device continues to replenish the water device and waste valuable water resources; sending an abnormal signal and warning unit 805, when the water is replenished When the system is abnormal, the system can send an abnormal signal to the manager or the repairer wirelessly to immediately control and send people to repair the abnormal water leakage in the water supply system, and assist in resetting the water supply system; the warning unit can remind subsequent users Note; reset water system 806: manager or repairer to hydrate the system After the abnormal situation is repaired and removed, and the valve is opened, the hydration system is reset to the normal use state.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 , the sensing unit 20 includes a flow meter 21 and a timer 22 , which is installed in the water supply pipe 71 of the water supply system 70 , and the timer 22 is It is directly connected to the flow meter 21 and is not provided in the water supply pipe 71 for sensing the time when the water flow continues through the flow meter 21.

The invention can also be applied to the water supply system of a general household. The water consumption equipment with a large water consumption is a washing machine, a water heater, etc., but the normal use time and the water replenishment time are about 2 hours, if the water supply time of the water equipment continues to exceed 4 hours, it can also be judged that the water equipment is already in an abnormal water leakage state. If the family happens to be in the country during the long period of time when no one is at home for a long time, such as the water inlet pipe of the water supply system is broken due to corrosion and aging, the invention can effectively avoid the accumulation of water and furniture in the home due to the rupture of the pipeline after returning to the country. The news of the bubble, and even the leaking dispute with the neighbors downstairs reoccur.

From the above, it is known that the present invention truly conforms to "industrial availability," "novelty," and "progressiveness", and submits an invention patent application in accordance with the law, praying for review and early granting of a patent, and it is truly sensible.

20‧‧‧Sensor unit

21‧‧‧ Flowmeter

22‧‧‧Timer

30‧‧‧ Valve

40‧‧‧ processor

51‧‧‧Signal sender

52‧‧‧Warning unit

53‧‧‧Signal Receiver

70‧‧‧Water supply system

71‧‧‧Water supply pipe

72‧‧‧Water installation

721‧‧‧Water head cover

722‧‧‧Water Pipeline

Claims (10)

A water saving device for a water replenishing system, comprising: a sensing unit, the sensing unit comprises a flow meter, the flow meter is mounted on the water replenishing system, and the flow meter is configured to sense the water supply system each time a total amount of water; a valve is installed on the hydration system, and the valve can be selected to be opened or closed to determine whether the water is supplied; and a processor is connected to the sensing unit and the valve, when the flow meter senses When the total amount of water supplied by the secondary water exceeds the preset value of the flow rate, it is judged that the water supply system is a fault at this time; when the water supply system fails, the processor closes the valve. The water-saving device of the water supply system of claim 1, wherein the water supply system has a water supply pipe and a water supply device, and the flow meter of the sensing unit is installed in the water supply pipe of the water supply system; The valve is installed in the water supply pipe and is located on one side of the flow meter of the sensing unit. The water saving device of the water supply system of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit further comprises a timer connected to the flow meter, the timer is for sensing the water supply system. When the water supply pipe continues to supply water for a long time, when the time of continuous supply of the water supply pipe exceeds the preset time value, it is also judged that the water supply system is faulty. The water-saving device of the hydration system of claim 1, wherein the water-saving device further comprises a signal transmitting component and a signal receiving component, wherein the signal transmitting component is connected to the processor, and the signal receiving component is Wirelessly connected to the signal sending component, when the hydrating system fails, the processor makes the signal The sender of the number sends an abnormal signal to the signal receiver in a wireless manner. For example, the water-saving device of the water-replenishing system described in claim 4, wherein the signal receiving component is a cloud database, and the manager or the repairer can download the maintenance-required and troubleshooting list from the cloud database. The water-saving device of the water supply system of claim 1, wherein the water-saving device further comprises a warning unit, the warning unit is connected to the processor, and the warning unit selectively sends a warning signal when the water is replenished The processor causes the alert unit to issue the alert signal when the system is faulty. The water-saving device of the water supply system according to claim 1, wherein the water supply system is directly installed in a toilet or a home water supply system or a building water supply system. A water saving method for a water replenishing system includes the following steps: (A) sensing whether the water replenishing system is abnormal: sensing whether the water replenishing system is abnormal by a sensing unit, the sensing unit includes a flow meter, and the flow meter is installed in The water supply pipe of the water supply system is used for sensing the total amount of water supplied by the water supply pipe of the water supply system. When the total amount of water supplied by the water supply pipe exceeds the preset flow value, it is judged that the water supply system is (B) closing the valve: when the water supply system is abnormal, closing a valve installed in the water supply pipe to force the water supply system to stop the water supply; (C) resetting the water supply system: abnormal situation of the water supply system Repair the exclusion and open the valve to reset the hydration system to normal use. The water saving method of the hydration system according to claim 8, wherein the (B) closing valve step and the (C) resetting water supply system further have (B2) The step of sending an abnormal signal is to send an abnormal signal to the manager or the repairer to remind the manager or the repairer to assist in resetting the water supply system. The water saving method of the water supply system according to claim 8, wherein the sensing unit comprises a timer connected to the flow meter, wherein the timer is used to sense the water supply pipe of the water supply system At the time of water supply, when the water supply pipe continues to supply water for more than the preset time value, it is also judged that the water supply system is faulty.