TWM505546U - Improved pump control device - Google Patents

Description

Pump control device improvement

The present invention provides a pump control device, in particular, a pump that controls fluid pressure or flow and provides it to a working device, which is convenient to use and saves power and reduces cost.

In some areas, pumps are used to bring the working equipment (such as pneumatic tools, hydraulic tools, etc.) to the desired function, and the pump may be used in air or hydraulic applications in some cases where it is desirable to have the pump not directly The operation can achieve the required control, the control range is wide, and the simple example is that the control needs to be achieved by turning the pump on and off the pump, and the pump is also running when the working equipment is running, and vice versa.

At present, the more common conventional pump control system relies on the pressure of the working equipment and the pump to achieve this control mode. This method must be used when the pump is running and closed. When the working equipment is not used, the pressure is increased to a certain pressure. At the time, the pressure sensor notifies the pump to close, and when the working equipment is used to lower the pressure to a certain value, the pressure sensing element notifies the pump to operate.

This method can only achieve barely accepted control, non-ideal control, and this method still has many shortcomings. The best performance of this method needs to be in the state of no leakage of the conventional pump control system, but to achieve the best. The performance of the performance must be more costly, and it is very easy to occur in order to enhance the leakage prevention but affect the flow or noise, resulting in poor use or inconvenience to the user, and the scope of application of this method is also limited, when the pump control system is used When the pressure difference is not obvious, it will cause the control to be difficult.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned deficiencies, the applicant of this case has designed a new type of patenter who has improved the control device of the pump which is convenient to use, saves power and reduces cost.

The main purpose of this case is to make the pump achieve the effect of automatic control according to the operation mode of the working equipment, thereby saving power, reducing cost and convenient use, while making the scope of utilization more extensive and cost-effective, and letting the working equipment and The pump can achieve a better match.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the present invention includes a pump, a working device, an inductive device and a control device, and the control device is connected with the sensing device and the pump information, and the pump is connected to the working device; when the sensing device is in the direction of the working device When the position or action determines the working state, when the sensing device generates the working information and transmits to the control device, the control device controls the pump according to the working information to achieve the desired operating state, wherein the operating state of the control pump is extensive. Such as: control the pump's power, flow, pressure or fluid direction.

With the above technology, the problem of high production cost, low flow rate, power consumption (waste) and continuous switch inconvenience existing in the conventional pump control system can be achieved, and the progress of use, power saving and cost reduction can be achieved. .

1‧‧‧ pump

2‧‧‧Control device

3‧‧‧Induction device

4‧‧‧Working equipment

5‧‧‧External power supply

The first figure is a block diagram of the structure of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is an infrared diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a schematic diagram of light sensing of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the magnetic induction of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the radio frequency of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the wired direction sensing of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the wireless direction sensing of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of image positioning of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the first to sixth figures, it can be seen that the present invention includes a pump 1, a working device 4, a sensing device 3 and a control device 2.

Where the working device 4 is connected to the pump 1 and controls the fluid flow, and the working device 4 can be a pneumatic or hydraulic tool (such as a spray pen, a spray gun, a wind gun or a medical catheter, etc.), and the pump 1 uses suction or pressure. Providing or moving a liquid, or a mechanical device (such as an air compressor) that compresses gas or forces air into the inflated object, and the pump 1 is connected with the control device 2, and the sensing device 3 is connected with the control device 2, and then the pump 1 The sensing device 3 or the control device 2 is connected by wired or wireless communication technology, and the pump 1, the control device 2 or the sensing device 3 is connected to at least one external power source 5 to obtain power (the control device 2 is connected to the external power source 5 in the figure) As an illustration, and the external power source 5 contains a general power source, an industrial power source, or a battery.

The sensing device 3 can be one of a micro switch, an infrared sensor, a light sensor, a magnetic sensor and a magnetic component, a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and an identification component, a direction sensor or an image locator. And the sensing device 3 can detect the displacement direction of the working device 4 , the location or the action mode, to determine its working state and generate corresponding work information and transmit to the control device 2, and then the pump 1 provides different fluid flow, fluid pressure or fluid direction according to the work information, so the control device 2 can be induced The working information obtained by the device 3 is used to control the pump 1 and its actuation state change, and the above working state may be an active state or an inactive state. When the working device 4 needs to be in an active state, the control device 2 controls the pump 1 to start, and vice versa. Also.

In addition, the pump 1, the sensing device 3 or the control device 2 can be physically connected, and the sensing device 3 and the control device 2 can be co-located in a housing, or physically connected to the housing, or connected to the housing. In addition, the components of the pump 1, the sensing device 3 or the control device 2 are also connected by means of wireless communication technology.

As shown in the first figure, the physical line part indicates that there is actual physical connection, and the virtual body line can be wireless or wired information connection, and the external power source 5 is connected by the control device 2, and it can be seen that the working device 4 needs to be changed. During operation, the sensing device 3 senses the displacement direction, the position or the action mode of the working device 4 to generate work information, and provides the work information to the control device 2, and the control device 2 controls the pump 1 according to the work information to perform the pump. The change of the actuation state, such as cutting off the power supply, the pressurization or flow of the fluid, etc., allows the work equipment 4 to perform the required operation.

As shown in the second figure, the sensing device 3 is illustrated by an infrared sensor. When the working device 4 is placed between the sensing devices 3 and blocks infrared rays (ie, sensing regions), the sensing device 3 sends a message to the control device 2 Turn off the power to the pump 1.

Please refer to the third figure, wherein the sensing device 3 is illustrated by a light sensor. When the working device 4 shields the illumination of the sensing device 3 (ie, the sensing area) due to the placement, the sensing device 3 sends a message to the control device 2 Turn off the power to the pump 1.

The second and third figures illustrate that the sensing device 3 can sense at least one sensing area to determine whether the working device 4 is located in the sensing area to generate working information of whether the working device 4 needs to be in an active state or an inactive state.

As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the sensing device 3 is configured to include a magnetic sensor and a magnetic component disposed on the working device 4 to place the working device 4 in a specific position or a magnetic sensor. In the region, the magnetic sensor senses the magnetic field of the magnetic element, causing the sensing device 3 to send a message to cause the control device 2 to cut off the power of the pump 1. Further, since the magnetic element and the magnetic sensor are actuated by the magnetic field sensing, the magnetic element is Separating the magnetic sensors by a certain distance makes the use more convenient.

In addition, the sensing device 3 can also include a radio frequency identification device (RFID) and an identification component disposed on the working device 4 as a commentary to make the working device 4 When placed in a specific location or in the sensing area of the RFID device, the RF device communicates with the identification component via the RFID device, so that the sensing device 3 sends a message to cause the control device 2 to cut off the power of the pump 1, and the identification component and the radio frequency identification. The device is judged to be activated by radio frequency communication, so the radio frequency identification device is separated from the identification component by a certain distance to make it more convenient to use.

The fourth A diagram and the fourth B diagram illustrate that the sensing device 3 can determine whether the working device 4 is in an active state or an inactive state by using the wireless sensing technology to determine whether the working device 4 is located in a specific location or a sensing region. .

Please refer to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, wherein the sensing device 3 is illustrated by a direction sensor (such as a gyroscope, etc.), and the sensing device 3 is disposed on the working device 4 for sensing the direction of displacement of the working device 4 or Action mode (such as angular acceleration, etc.), and send work information to the control device 2 according to the sensing result to change the pump 1 actuation, fluid flow, fluid pressure or fluid direction, and the sensing device 3 must use wired or wireless technology to carry out the control device 2 information link.

Please refer to the sixth figure, wherein the sensing device 3 is illustrated by the image locator, and the sensing device 3 is configured to sense the displacement direction, the position or the action mode (such as the circle motion, etc.) of the working device 4 in the sensing area thereof, and Work information is sent to the control device 2 according to the sensing result to change the pump 1 actuation, fluid flow, fluid pressure or fluid direction.

Therefore, the key to improving the control device of the pump in this case to improve the application is:

1. By combining the control device 2 with the sensing device 3, the present invention achieves the progress of saving power.

Second, by the control device 2 and the sensing device 3, the present invention achieves the convenience of use and the cost reduction.

1‧‧‧ pump

2‧‧‧Control device

3‧‧‧Induction device

4‧‧‧Working equipment

5‧‧‧External power supply

Claims (20)

The control device of the pump is improved, comprising: a pump; a working device connected to the pump; a sensing device for determining the working state according to the direction, position or action of the working device and generating working information; a control device, And connecting the sensing device and the pump information to control the pump according to the working information. The control device of the pump of claim 1, wherein the pump is a mechanical device that uses suction or pressure to supply or move a liquid, or to compress a gas or force air into an inflated object. The control device for a pump as described in claim 2, wherein the pump is an air compressor. The control device for a pump according to claim 1, wherein the pump, the control device or the sensing device is coupled to at least one external power source for obtaining power, and the external power source comprises a general power source, an industrial power source or a battery. The control device of the pump of claim 1, wherein the working device is a pneumatic or hydraulic tool. The control device for a pump according to claim 5, wherein the working device is a spray pen, a spray gun, a wind gun or a medical catheter. The control device of the pump of claim 1, wherein the sensing device senses at least one sensing area to determine whether the working device is located in the sensing area to generate work information. The control device of the pump according to claim 1 is improved, wherein the sensing device is a micro switch, an infrared sensor or a light sensor. The control device for a pump according to claim 1, wherein the sensing device comprises a magnetic sensor and a magnetic component disposed on the working device to match the position. The control device of the pump according to claim 1, wherein the sensing device determines whether the working device is located at a specific position by using wireless sensing technology. The improvement of the control device of the pump according to claim 10, wherein the sensing device comprises a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and an identification component disposed on the working device to match the position. The improvement of the control device of the pump according to claim 1, wherein the induction device is caused to change the operation according to the displacement direction or the action mode of the working device. The improvement of the control device of the pump according to claim 12, wherein the sensing device is a direction sensor or a image locator. The control device of the pump according to the first aspect of the patent application is improved, wherein the working state can be an active state or an inactive state. The control device of the pump of claim 14, wherein the control device controls the pump to start when the working device is in an active state. The improvement of the control device of the pump according to claim 14, wherein the sensing device senses at least one sensing area to determine whether the working device is located in the sensing area to generate whether the working device needs to be active or inactive. The job information of the status. The improvement of the control device of the pump according to claim 16 , wherein the sensing device determines whether the working device is in an active state by using a wireless sensing technology to determine whether the working device is located in the sensing area. The control device of the pump of claim 1, wherein the pump provides different fluid flow, fluid pressure or fluid direction depending on the operational information. The control device for a pump according to claim 1, wherein the pump, the sensing device or the control device are connected by using a wireless communication technology. The improvement of the control device of the pump according to claim 1, wherein the pump, the sensing device or the control device is physically connected, and the pump, the sensing device and the control device are co-located in a casing. Or physically connected to the housing or an assembly connected to the housing.