WO2014090159A1

WO2014090159A1 - Voice-controlled water discharging apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2014090159A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/089098
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周华松; 杜灵智; 袁敏成; 刘勇; 张伟彬
Original assignee: 厦门松霖科技有限公司
Priority date: 2012-12-12
Filing date: 2013-12-11
Publication date: 2014-06-19

Abstract

A voice-controlled water discharging apparatus, comprising a water-path part, an actuator part, and a control part (10). The actuator part is connected to the water-path part to control water discharge of the water-path part. The control part (10) is connected to the actuator part to control the actuator part into action. The control part (10) comprises a microphone (11), a voice recognition module (12), and a controller (13). The microphone (11) receives voice data and transmits the voice data to the voice recognition module (12). The voice recognition module (12) recognizes a voice content command from the voice data and transmits the voice content command to the controller (13). The controller (13) generates a control command on the basis of the voice content command. The controller (13) is connected to the actuator part to control the actuator part to act according to the control command. The apparatus provides the following advantages: a. control of a water path via voice is allowed, the need for human body movements is obviated, control is convenient and rapid; b. the controller is capable of acquiring a parameter quoted in the voice of a user, controls the water path on the basis of the parameter, and discharges water precisely; and, c. user position is not restricted.

Description

Voice control water outlet

Technical field

The invention relates to a voice controlled water outlet device.

Background technique

The intelligent control water outlet device includes a waterway portion, an execution portion and a control portion, the execution portion is connected to the waterway portion to control the water discharge, and the control portion is connected to the execution portion to control the execution of the partial action to control the water outlet switch. The existing control parts such as infrared induction control or human body capacitance induction control, etc., have some shortcomings in the control parts: 1. The human body is required to move, so that the control part is induced to the human body, and the use is inconvenient; 2. Due to flow or temperature Adjustment requires the input of precise values, and the existing control section cannot sense accurate values, so flow or temperature precise control cannot be achieved.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a voice controlled water outlet device that overcomes the deficiencies of the intelligently controlled water outlet device of the prior art.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problems thereof is:

a voice control water outlet device comprising a waterway portion, an execution portion and a control portion, the execution portion connecting the waterway portion to control the water discharge of the water outlet portion, the control portion being connected to the execution portion to control the execution of the partial action; the control portion including a voice data capable of receiving a microphone, a voice recognition module coupled to the microphone, and a controller coupled to the voice recognition module, the microphone receiving the voice data and transmitting the voice data to the voice recognition module, the voice recognition module identifying the voice content command from the voice data and The voice content command is transmitted to the controller, and the controller generates a control command according to the voice content instruction, and the controller is connected to the execution portion to control the execution portion to act according to the control command.

In a preferred embodiment, the waterway portion includes a cold water pipe, a hot water pipe, and a water outlet terminal;

The execution part comprises a water temperature adjusting mechanism and a flow regulating mechanism; the water temperature adjusting mechanism comprises a mixing valve and a temperature motor, wherein the two water inlets respectively connect the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe, and the temperature motor controls the mixing valve to operate; the flow rate The adjusting mechanism comprises a flow valve and a flow motor, wherein the flow valve is arranged between the mixing port and the water outlet terminal of the mixing valve, and the flow motor controls the flow valve to operate;

The controller is electrically connected to the temperature motor of the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow motor of the flow regulating mechanism.

In a preferred embodiment, the execution portion further includes a solenoid valve disposed between the water outlet of the flow valve and the water outlet terminal; the controller is electrically connected to the solenoid valve for controlling whether the water outlet terminal is discharged or not.

In a preferred embodiment, the control box is further included; the water outlet terminal is a faucet body, and the microphone is installed in the faucet body; the execution portion, the voice recognition module and the controller are all installed in the control box.

In a preferred embodiment, the control box includes a lower case and an upper case that is attached to the lower case, and the control box has a partition plate through which the control box is divided into an accommodating space and an L-shaped space; The voice recognition module and the controller are disposed in the accommodating space, the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow regulating mechanism are disposed at the L-shaped space, and the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow regulating mechanism are vertically arranged.

In a preferred embodiment, the control portion further includes a power processing circuit electrically connected to the controller for processing the household power source as a power source for the controller.

In a preferred embodiment, when used: (1) When the user shouts "water out", the voice recognition module recognizes the "water outlet" command from the sound data of "water outlet", and the controller calculates the "water outlet" command to obtain the "open" command of the control solenoid valve, and the solenoid valve is connected. The “water outlet” command is opened; (2), the user shouts “XX degree”, the voice recognition module recognizes the “XX degree” command from the sound data of “XX degree”, and the controller calculates the “XX degree” command to obtain the control temperature motor. The "temperature adjustment" command of the rotation angle, the temperature motor is connected to the "tempering temperature" command and then rotated to make the water outlet XX water temperature;

When the user calls “increase the flow”, the voice recognition module recognizes the “increase flow” command from the sound data of “increase the flow”, and the controller calculates the “increase flow” command to obtain the “flow rate” for controlling the flow motor to rotate by a predetermined angle. "Command, the flow motor is connected to the "flow" command and then rotates the angle to increase the flow; when the user calls "off water", the voice recognition module recognizes the "off water" command from the sound data of "off water", and the controller calculates The "closed water" command obtains the "close" command for controlling the solenoid valve, and the solenoid valve is closed by the "close" command.

Compared with the background art, the technical solution has the following advantages:

1. The microphone receives the voice data and transmits the voice data to the voice recognition module, the voice recognition module identifies the voice content command from the voice data and transmits the voice content command to the controller, and the controller generates a control command according to the voice content instruction, The controller is connected to the execution part to control the execution part according to the control instruction action, which overcomes the deficiencies of the background art and has the following technical effects: a. The water path can be controlled by voice without the human limb movement, and the control is convenient and fast; b. The device can obtain the parameters reported by the user voice, and the controller controls the water path according to the parameters, and the water discharge is accurate. This advantage is particularly prominent in the kitchen industry; c, the user's position is not limited, and the advantage is in the kitchen industry. Especially outstanding.

2. The water temperature is adjusted by the temperature motor to control the hot and cold water inflow, and the flow rate is adjusted by the flow motor to control the flow valve, and the adjustment precision is high.

3. The voice recognition module and the controller are installed in the accommodating space, and the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow regulating mechanism are installed in the L-shaped space, and the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow regulating mechanism are vertically arranged, the layout is reasonable, and the occupied space is small. Easy to install.

DRAWINGS

The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a water outlet device according to an embodiment.

2 is a top cross-sectional view showing the control box, the execution portion, and a portion of the control portion of the water discharge device of an embodiment.

3 is a perspective exploded view showing the control box, the execution portion and the control portion of the water outlet device of the embodiment.

4 is a schematic view showing a control portion of a water discharge device of an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a main circuit of a controller of a water outlet device according to an embodiment.

6 is a schematic diagram of a temperature motor control circuit of a controller of the water outlet device of an embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a flow motor control circuit of a controller of a water outlet device according to an embodiment.

8 is a schematic diagram of a solenoid valve control circuit of a controller of the water outlet device of an embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram of a voice recognition module of a water outlet device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic circuit diagram of a power processing circuit of a water outlet device according to an embodiment.

detailed description

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the voice control water outlet device includes a waterway portion, an execution portion, a control portion 10, and a control box 20, the execution portion is connected to the waterway portion to control the water discharge, and the control portion 10 is connected to the execution portion to control the execution of the partial motion. . The water passage portion includes a cold water pipe 61, a hot water pipe 62, and a water discharge terminal 63. In the present embodiment, the water discharge terminal 63 is a faucet body.

The execution portion includes a water temperature adjustment mechanism 30, a flow rate adjustment mechanism 40, and a solenoid valve 50. The water temperature adjusting mechanism includes a mixing valve 31 and a temperature motor 32. The mixing valve 31 has two water inlets and a water mixing port. The two water inlets respectively connect a cold water pipe 61 and a hot water pipe 62, and the temperature motor 32 is connected to the mixing valve 31. The mixing valve 31 is controlled to adjust the ratio of the hot and cold water flow to control the water temperature of the water outlet. The flow regulating mechanism 40 includes a flow valve 41 having a water inlet and a water outlet, and the water inlet opening a water mixing port of the mixing valve 31. The flow motor 42 is connected to the flow valve 41 to control the flow valve 41. Action to control the flow of water from the outlet. The solenoid valve 50 is provided between the water outlet of the flow valve 41 and the water discharge terminal 63. In the present embodiment, the solenoid valve 50 is connected to the water discharge terminal 63 via the water mixing pipe 64.

The control section 10 includes a microphone 11 capable of receiving voice data, a voice recognition module 12 connected to the microphone 11 via a signal line 90, and a controller 13 connected to the voice recognition module 12, the microphone 11 receiving voice data and voice The data is transmitted to the speech recognition module 12, which recognizes the speech content instruction from the speech data and transmits the speech content instruction to the controller 13, the controller 13 generating a control command in accordance with the speech content instruction, the controller 13 connecting the temperature Motor 32, flow motor 42 and solenoid valve 50 are controlled to operate in accordance with control commands. For example: 1. When the user calls “water outlet”, the voice recognition module 12 recognizes the “water outlet” command from the sound data of the “water outlet”, and the controller 13 calculates the “water outlet” command to obtain the “open” command of the control solenoid valve 50, and the electromagnetic The valve 50 is opened by the "water outlet" command; 2. the user calls "25 degrees", the voice recognition module 12 recognizes the "25 degree" command from the "25 degree" sound data, and the controller 13 calculates the "25 degree" command. Obtaining a "tempering" command for controlling the rotation angle of the temperature motor 32, the temperature motor 32 is rotated by the "tempering" command to make the water mixing port output 25 degrees water temperature; 3. when the user calls "increase the flow rate", the voice recognition module 12 The "increase flow" command is recognized from the sound data of "increase flow", and the controller 13 calculates an "increase flow" command to obtain a "flow" command for controlling the flow motor 42 to rotate by a predetermined angle, and the flow motor 42 is connected to "flow". After the command, the angle is rotated to increase the flow rate; 4. When the user calls "off water", the voice recognition module 12 recognizes the "water shutoff" command from the sound data of "off water", and the controller 13 calculates the "water shutoff" command. Have the control solenoid valve "off" command 50, the solenoid valve 50 is then "Close" command turns off.

The control portion 10 further includes a power processing circuit 18 that is electrically coupled to the controller 13 as needed.

In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, the controller 13 includes a chip PIC16F913 and a main circuit 14, a temperature motor control circuit 15, a flow motor control circuit 16, and a solenoid valve control circuit 17. In this embodiment, referring to FIG. 9, the speech recognition module 12 includes a chip LD3320 and an auxiliary circuit. Referring to FIG. 10, the power processing circuit 18 is configured to process the household power source externally connected to the plug 80 into a power source used by the controller to increase the power supply for the control portion 10.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the control box 20 includes a lower case 21 and an upper case 22 that is attached to the lower case. The control box is provided with a partition 23 , and the control box is divided into an accommodating space by the partition 23 . And an L-shaped space 25. In the present embodiment, the microphone 11 is mounted on the faucet body 53. In this embodiment, the voice recognition module 12 and the controller 13 are mounted on a control board 70. The control board 70 is installed in the accommodating space 24; the water temperature adjusting mechanism 30 and the flow regulating mechanism 40 are installed in the At the L-shaped space, the water temperature adjusting mechanism 30 and the flow regulating mechanism 40 are vertically arranged.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the invention and the contents of the specification should still be covered by the present invention. Within the scope.

Industrial applicability

The voice control water outlet device of the invention directly controls the waterway by voice, and does not need human body movements, and the control is convenient and fast; the controller can control the waterway according to parameters, and the water discharge is accurate; and has good industrial applicability.

Claims

a voice control water outlet device comprising a waterway portion, an execution portion and a control portion, the execution portion connecting the waterway portion to control the water discharge of the water outlet portion, the control portion being connected to the execution portion to control the execution of the partial action; the control portion including a voice data capable of receiving a microphone, a voice recognition module coupled to the microphone, and a controller coupled to the voice recognition module, the microphone receiving the voice data and transmitting the voice data to the voice recognition module, the voice recognition module identifying the voice content command from the voice data and The voice content command is transmitted to the controller, and the controller generates a control command according to the voice content instruction, and the controller is connected to the execution portion to control the execution portion to act according to the control command.
The voice controlled water outlet device according to claim 1, wherein:

The waterway portion includes a cold water pipe, a hot water pipe, and a water outlet terminal;

The execution part comprises a water temperature adjusting mechanism and a flow regulating mechanism; the water temperature adjusting mechanism comprises a mixing valve and a temperature motor, wherein the two water inlets respectively connect the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe, and the temperature motor controls the mixing valve to operate; the flow rate The adjusting mechanism includes a flow valve and a flow motor, and the flow valve is disposed between the water mixing port and the water discharge terminal of the mixing valve, and the flow motor controls the flow valve to operate;

The controller is electrically connected to the temperature motor of the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow motor of the flow regulating mechanism.
The voice-controlled water outlet device according to claim 2, wherein the execution portion further comprises a solenoid valve disposed between the water outlet of the flow valve and the water outlet terminal; the controller is electrically connected to the solenoid valve; Control the outlet of the water outlet or not.
The voice control water outlet device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising: a control box; the water outlet terminal is a faucet body, the microphone is installed in the faucet body; and the execution part, the voice recognition module and the controller are installed It is located in the control box.
The voice control water outlet device according to claim 4, wherein the control box comprises a lower casing and an upper casing attached to the lower casing, wherein the control box is provided with a partition, and the control box is divided into a capacity through the partition a space and an L-shaped space; the voice recognition module and the controller are disposed in the accommodating space, the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow regulating mechanism are disposed at the L-shaped space, and the water temperature adjusting mechanism and the flow regulating mechanism are vertical Arrangement.
The voice control water outlet device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the control portion further comprises a power processing circuit, wherein the power processing circuit is electrically connected to the controller for processing the household power source as a power source for the controller.
The voice controlled water outlet device according to claim 5, wherein: when in use: (1) When the user shouts "water out", the voice recognition module recognizes the "water outlet" command from the sound data of "water outlet", and the controller calculates the "water outlet" command to obtain the "open" command of the control solenoid valve, and the solenoid valve is connected. The “water outlet” command is opened; (2), the user shouts “XX degree”, the voice recognition module recognizes the “XX degree” command from the sound data of “XX degree”, and the controller calculates the “XX degree” command to obtain the control temperature motor. The "temperature adjustment" command of the rotation angle, the temperature motor is connected to the "tempering temperature" command and then rotated to make the water outlet XX water temperature.
The voice controlled water outlet device according to claim 7, wherein: when in use: When the user calls “increase the flow”, the voice recognition module recognizes the “increase flow” command from the sound data of “increase the flow”, and the controller calculates the “increase flow” command to obtain the “flow rate” for controlling the flow motor to rotate by a predetermined angle. "Command, the flow motor is connected to the "flow" command and then rotates the angle to increase the flow; when the user calls "off water", the voice recognition module recognizes the "off water" command from the sound data of "off water", and the controller calculates The "closed water" command obtains the "close" command for controlling the solenoid valve, and the solenoid valve is closed by the "close" command.