WO2018212728A2

WO2018212728A2 - Hot cold water tap valve system

Info

Publication number: WO2018212728A2
Application number: PCT/TR2017/000103
Authority: WO
Inventors: İskender Kostak
Original assignee: Kostak Iskender
Priority date: 2016-10-20
Filing date: 2017-09-27
Publication date: 2018-11-22
Also published as: WO2018212728A3

Abstract

The present invention relates with the local water circulation structure and elements on the hot cold water tap valve that prevents unnecessary water waste by spill during hot water using process and water circulation is provided to prevent freezing of the water in the cold water installation pipes and the water in the tap body where the air temperature is in frost conditions.

Description

HOT - COLD WATER TAP VALVE SYSTEM

The present invention is about hot-cold water tap (faucet) valve flow system which is saving water during first waiting time of the hot water warming process.

There is a need for an additional central hot water circulation (pump-pipe) system that consumes electricity and heat energy by continuously working to get hot water from the tap. if there is no centra) hot water circulation system, or if the circulation line does not reach the tap connection, it is necessary to drain unused water until hot water reaches its optimum heat for useage.

In this tap (faucet) valve structures and elements; circulation of water from the hot water source back to the central hot water circulation line and/or to the cold water line in such a way as to provides that the hot water is brought to the tap body without wastage during the first use of the hot water and/or the still water in the cold water installation pipes and the tap body is prevented from freezing.

Representative forms of the invention:

Figure 1. Tap (faucet) valve system built on the wall, that it is with disc valve with mixer (standard) disc, with by-pass channe!(pipe) and (action lever) pump.

Figure 2: Wall built tap valve system, that it is with two-way valve, with CPU element, by-pass channel(pipe) and (electric motor) pump.

Figure 3: Wall built tap valve system, that it is with three-way valve, by-pass channel(pipe) and pumped, CPU eiement, with mixer (by-pass slit (hollow, channe) and double by-pass hole) disc valve,

Figure 4: Tap valve system on the table, that it is with by-pass valve and pumped, CPU element, mixer (by-pass slit and double by-pass hole) disc valve.

Figure 5: Wall built tap valf, that it is with by-pass channel, with circulation outlet, with mixer (by-pass slit and double by-pass hole) disc valve.

Figure 6: Wail built tap valve system, that it is with three-way valve, with by-pass channel, with circulation outlet, two-way (piston, sliding) valve Figure 7: Wall built tap valve, that it is with circulation outlet, with mixer (by-pass slit and single by-pass hole) disc valve,

Figure 8: Tap valve on the table, that it is with circulation outlet, with mixer (by-pass slit and single by-pass hole) disc valve. Figure 9: Basic disc-1. Figure 10: Fixed disc. Figure 11 : Moving disc.

Figure 12: Basic disc-2. Figure 13: Fixed disc with double bypass hole,

Figure 14: With by-pass slit (hollow) moving disc-1.

Figure 15: Basic disc-3. Figure 16: Single by-pass hole fixed disc,

Figure 17: With by-pass slit moving disc-2.

Figure 18: With single by-pass hole fixed disc, (view cut A)

Figure 19: With by-pass slit moving disc. (view cut B)

Figure 20: With double by-pass hole disc valve: control lever is closed and hot water side. Figure 21 : With double hole by-pass disc valve: control lever is open and hot water side. Figure 22: With one by-pass hole disc valve: control !ever is closed and hot water side. Figure 23: With one by-pass hole disc valve: control lever is open and on the hot water side.

Invention parts:

la.Hot water inlet, 1b. Cool water inlet, 2.Circuiation water outlet,

3a.(Primer, circulation by-pass) Channel (pipe) -1 ,

3b. (Seconder, cold water by-pass) Channel (pipe)-2,

4a.(By-pass)Slit (hollow,channel)-1 ,4b.(By-pass)SI^'rt (hollow)-2, 5a.Hole-1, 5b.Hole-2, 6a.Fixed disc, 6b. (With double (By-pass)hole) Fixed disc, 6c. (With one (8y-pass) hole) Fixed disc, 7a. Standard moving disc, 7b. With (By pass) slit moving disc-1 , 7c. With (by pass) slit moving disc-2, 8. Pump, 9. Electric motor, 10. One way (direction) valve (check valve), 11. Flywheel (twisted) head, 12.Termostatic head, 13.Selenoid (electric coil) head, 14. Servo motor head, IS.Three wayed valve, 16a. Two way valve- 1 , 16b Two way valve-2, 17.Control lever, 18. (Pump) Twist sieeved, 19 Gear wheel, 20. Thermometer, 21. Thermostat, 22.Ltght, 23b. Electrical switch-2, 24. Centry processing unit (CPU), 25. Siren, 26 Sensor of sensitive themperature element (thermistor, thermocouple etc.) 27. Wireless control sensor, 28. With cable control connection element, 29a. Basic disc-1 , 29b. Basic disc-2, 29c. Basic disc-3, 30a.Tap body-1 , SOb.Tap body-2, 31 a. Mixer( standard, non by-pass hole and/or non slit)) disc valve-1 (cartridge), 31 b Mixer(by-passed) disc valve-2, 31 c.Mixer(by-passed) disc valve-3, 32. Flow unit. (Figure 1-8) This invention is hot-cold water tap (faucet); at first moment of hot water usage prevents unnecessary water spill by ensures hot water reach to the tap body-1 ,2 (30a,b) and/or

In places where weather is on frost conditions, prevents freezing of stationary cold water inside of installation pipes and the tap body -1 ,2 (30a,b); controllling water passing and local water circulation with by-pass (short circuit); between the hot and cold water inlets (1a,b), before the standart on-off valves (two wayed valve-1 (16a), mixer (standard) disc vatve-1 (31a) (cartridge)) of tap (faucet), includes at least one of flow element like channel (pipe)-1,2 (3a,b) and a pump (8) unit with one way valve (check valve) (10), three wayed valve (15) or two wayed valve-2 (16b)

(Figures 3, 4, 5) This invention is also a hoi-cold water tap, at first moment of hot water usage prevents unnecessary water spill by ensures hot water reach to the tap body-1 ,2 (30a,b) and/or in places where weather is on frost conditions, prevents freezing of stationary cold water inside of installation pipes and the tap body -1 ,2 (30a,b); provide controllling water passing and local water circulation with by-pass (short circuit); there is a mixer (by-passed) disc valve-2 (31b) (cartridge), that it (cartridge) has additionally the two holes- 1 (5a) between the hot and cold water inlets (1a,b), on the base disk-1 (29a) and / or the fixed disk (6b) and also it (cartridge) has a by-pass s!it-1 (4a) on the moving disk (7b) that it joint (connecting) on the fixed disc (6b) the two holes- 1 (5a) with the hot water inlet hole (1a); further comprises, that it (cartridge) has at least one channel (pipe) -1 ,2 (3a,b) (on the base disc-1 (29a) and on the fixed disc(6b), that it joint the hot and cold water inlets (1a,b) to the end of the two holes-1 (5a)); and / or there is flow element such as pump (8) element and one way valve (check valve) (10), three way valve (15) or two way valve-2 (16b). (Figure 7,8) This invention is also a hot-cold water tap; at first moment of hot water usage prevents unnecessary water spill by ensures hot water reach to the tap body-1 ,2 (30a,b) and/or

in places where weather is on frost conditions, prevents freezing of stationary cold water inside of installation pipes and the tap body -1 ,2 (30a,b);

controllling water passing and local water circulation with by-pass (short circuit); there is a mixer (by-passed) disc valve-3 (31c) (cartridge), that it (cartridge) has additionally one hole-2(5b) between the hot and cold water inlets(1a,b), on the base disc -2 (29b) and on the fixed disc (6c) ; and also there is a by-pass slit -2 (4b) on the moving disc (7c); that it joint

(connecting) to end of this hole-2(5b) with the hot water inlet hole (1a) on the fixed disc (6c), further comprising, that it (cartridge) has at least one channel (pipe) -1,2 (3a, b) (on the base disk-2 (29b) and the fixed disk (6c)), that it joint to end of the bore-2 (5b) to the coki water inlet (1b)); and / or there is flow element such as pump (8) element and one way valve (check valve) (10), three way valve (15) or two way valve-2 (16b).

(Figure 5-8) Again its being a hot-cold water tap. during the first flow of the hot water without wasting any water, providing hot water to the tap body -1 ,2(30a,b) and/or prevents the cold water being frost standing still on plumbing pipes and on the tap body -1 ,2 (30a, b) of the water in places where weather is on frost conditions;

providing local water circulation with by-pass (short circuit, side pass); there is a (hot water) circulation water outlet (2), that it is before the on-off valve (two way valve-1 (16a)) on tap body -1,2 (30a, b) and before the mixer (standard) disc valve-1 (31a).

(Figure 1 -8) Again its being a hot-cold water tap: mentioned pump (8) and/or by-pass channel-1 ,2 (3a,b); located on the tap body-1 ,2 (30a,b) or for preferably providing installation dismantiling simplicity; including a mounted from exterior flow unit (32) separated section from the tap body-1 ,2 (30a,b), also flow unit (32) has a pump (8), a (by-pass) channe!-1,2 (3a, b), a check-valve (10) positioned that blocks reverse direction water flow.

(Figure 5-8) tn the tap that connected to the central circulation system installations; in places where weather temperature is at frost conditions, prevents the cold water being frost standing still on plumbing pipes and on the tap body -1 ,2 (30a,b);

provides water flow from hot water line to circulation line in the same time provides water flow to the cold water line; between circulation water outlet (2) and the cold water outlet (lb) on the tap body-1 ,2 (30a, b), (in addition to the prime circulation by-pass channel- 1 (3a)) a scondary cold water by-pass channel-2 (3b) and a check valve (10) is located.

(Figure 1-4) The pump (8) that mentioned, provides for easy handling, installation and dismantiling; rotary saction pressure piston, diaphragmed piston or wheeled.

There is the pump (8) that it providing manually operated; contain a twist sleeved (18) or providing moving with electric; contain an electric motor (9), also providing regulation number of cycle and torque; contain a gears (reducers) (19).

At ieast one of the tap that mentioned above, it has a selenoid (electric coil) headed (13), a servo-motor headed (14) valve drivers, they are providing to being move and command with electric energy to the three- way valves (15) and to the two way valves-1 ,2 (16a,b) and/or it has a thermostatic headed (12), a flywheel headed (11) valve driver elements that they are providing manual (with hand) move or command drivers.

(Figure 2,3,4,6) At Ieast to one of the tap that mentioned above, it has a electric switch-1,2 (23a, b), that it connected (works on hot water position) belong to the mix disc valve taps water control lever (17), to the flywheel head (11), to the thermostatic head(12), to the selenoid (electric coil) head(13) and/or to the servo-motor head (14), that it sends on/off command to the pump (8) electric motor (9) and/or to the selenoid (electric coil) head (13) (that it belong to the three-way valve (15)) and/or to the servo-motor head (14).

Mentioned the hot-cold water tap has a digital controlled central processing unit (CPU) (24) that it controls the drive elements according to the measurements and to commands, also it has a temperature sensor (thermistor, thermocouple, etc. )(26) for measuring the water temperature, that it converting to a digital signal and sending to the CPU(24).

Also this hot-cold water tap includes a wireless remote control sensor (27) and / or a cable connection remote controller (28) (joint to the CPU (24)) that they provides remote control opening dosing and water temperature control of the tap.

There is a thermometer (20) showing the water temperature on the tap; which is contacted on the tap body (30a, b) is connected; and there is a thermostat

(temperature controlled switch) (21), that it controlling with the command (according to the water temperature) to the pump(8) drives electric motor (9) and / or (belong to the three-way valve (15) and to the two-way valve-2(16b)) to the solenoid (electric bobbin) head(13) and / or to the servo motor head (14);

also there is a lamp (22) and / or a siren (25) that it warn when the water is reached

As mentioned above; this invention's subject is hot-cold water tap valve; inciuding and/or not inciuding central hot water circulation system water installations, pumped(8) or not pumped(8); ones with pumped (8): the eiectric motored (9) or the twist sleeved (18), on the wait (vertically) and/or on the table (horizontal) installed, the f!ywheeled headed (11 ), the selenoid headed (13), the thermostatic headed (12) type; two-way valved-1 (16a), to control lever (17) mixer standard type (basic disc (29a) and fixed disc (6a), without by-pass hole and slit in addition) disc valved-1 (31 a) tap and also: to disc valved-2,3 (31b,c) etc. to tap valve systems; it can be applied on all hot/cold water tap valve systems with varied solution combinations and different uses.

(Figure 1,3,4) For example; if in the tap mixer disc vaived-1,2,3 (31a,b,c) one pumped (8) tap connected to installation without central circulation system; when hot water using; when before opening (lifting) control lever (17) of the tap valve, the twist sleeved (18) that connected to the pump (8) flywheel shaft by turning or when without opening (but turned to hot water side) control lever (17) of the tap valve, electric switch-2 (23b) runs to the eiectric motor (9) that connected to pump (8) flywheel shaft.

stationary, cooled down), by channel (pipe)-1 ,2 (3a, b) on discs and/or (by-pass) holes-1 ,2,3 {5a,b,c) and (by-pass) slits-1 ,2 (4a,b); flow to cold water line, so flow cycle (loop) to hot water source completed.

(Figure 5, 7, 8) For example; a disc va!ved -1 ,2,3 (31a,b,c) without pump (8) tap valve sytem that connected to central circulation systemed installation, when to use hot water, tap valve system control lever (17) turned to hot water side without opening; the water coming from hot water side, by (by-pass) channel (ptpe)-1,2 (3a,b) on discs and/or (by-pass) slits-1,2,3 (5a,b,c) and (by-pass) slits -1,2 (4a,b), to circulation line and/or flows to cold water line, flow cycle (loop) completed to hot water source.

(Figure 6) For example; in a two-way valved-1 (16a) without pump (8) tap valve system that connected to a central circulation systemed installation;

when hot water going to used; by turning hot water flywheel head (11) two way valve- 1 (16a) openes; electric switch -1,2 (23a, b) stimulates seienoid head (13) opens three way valved (15) and via (by-pass) channel (pipe)-1 (3a) to circulation line and/or flows to cold water line and complates flow cycle (loop) through hot water source.

(Figure 2) For example; connected to installation without central circulation, a pumped (8) tap valve system with two-way valved-1 (16a), when to use hot water; when two wayed valve-1 (16a) opened by turning hot water flywheel head (11 );

electric switch -1 (23a) stimulates seienoid head (13) and opens three-way valve (15) and/or activates electric motor (9) connected to pump (8) impeller shaft.

The hot water coming to tap system over (by-pass) channel (pipe)-1 ,2 (3a,b), flows to cold water line, flow cycle completed through hot water source.

(Figure 2,3,4,6) When hot water comes to tap vaive system, thermometer (20) that stocked on tap body-1,2 (30a, b) shows temperature rises, when water reaches adjusted temperature it stimulates thermostat (21 ), Samb(22) and siren (25), pump (8) electric motor (9) deactivated by temperature sensor unit (26) via CPU (24) and/or it stimulates seienoid head (13) to close three-wayed valve (15) or two-wayed valve-2 (16b), by-pass circuit water pass stops, with that hot water tap valve system ready to be open. Like explained examples above; hot water reaches tap body-1 ,2(30a,b) without spilling unnecessary water.

Installations that used pumped (8) tap valve system, because it doesn't needed a central circulation (pump-pipe) installation; material, workmanship and place savings provided. Also in places weather temperature is in frost conditions, continuous water cycle provides water freezing inside cold water installation pipes and tap valve body -1 ,2(30a,b); from outside a commander, wireless command sensor componenet (27) and/or wired command connection data component (28) with (connected to CPU (24) component) tap valve system's; on, off, by-pass, circulation flow, temperature control ect. processes can be performed.

With thermoplastic and/or metal injected, machining and/or molded ect. methods it can be manufactured in series and it can be used in all sanitary water installations.

Claims

CLAIMS:

1. Claim: Hot-cold water tap (faucet) valve is, they characteristics and comprising: between the hot and cold water inlets (1a,b), before the standart on-off valves (two wayed valve-1 (16a), mixer (standard) disc valve-1 (31a) (cartridge)) of tap (faucet), includes at least one of flow element like channel (pipe)-1 ,2 (3a,b)

and a pump (8) unit with one way valve (check valve) (10), three wayed valve (15) or two wayed valve-2 (16b)

2. Claim: Hot-cold water tap valve is, they characteristics and comprising:

there is a mixer (by-passed) disc valve-2 (31 b) (cartridge), that it (cartridge) has additionally the two hotes-1 (5a) between the hot and cokf water inlets (1 a,b), on the base disk-1 (29a) and / or the fixed disk (6b) and also it (cartridge) has a by-pass slit- 1 (4a) on the moving disk (7b) that it joint (connecting) on the fixed disc (6b) the two holes-1 (5a) with the hot water inlet hole (1 a); further comprises, that it (cartridge) has at least one channel (pipe) -1 ,2 (3a, b) (on the base disc-1 (29a) and on the fixed disc(6b), that it joint the hot and cold water inlets (1a,b) to the end of the two holes-1 (5a)); and / or there is flow element such as pump (8) element and one way valve (check valve) (10), three way valve (15) or two way valve-2 (16b).

3. Claim: Hot-cold water tap valve is, they characteristics and comprising:

there is a mixer (by-passed) disc valve-3 (31c) (cartridge), that it (cartridge) has additionally one hole-2(5b) between the hot and cold water intets(1a,b), on the base disc -2 (29b) and on the fixed disc (6c) ; and also there is a by-pass slit -2 (4b) on the moving disc (7c); that it joint

(connecting) to end of this hole-2(5b) with the hot water inlet hole (1a) on the fixed disc (6c), further comprising, that it (cartridge) has at least one channel (pipe) -1 ,2 (3a, b) (on the base disk-2 (29b) and the fixed disk (6c)), that H joint to end of the bore-2 (5b) to the cold water inlet (1b)); and / or there is flow element such as pump (8) element and one way valve (check valve) (10), three way valve (15) or two way valve-2 (16b).

4. Claim: Also a hot-cold water tap valve is, they characteristics and comprising: there is a (hot water) circulation water outlet (2), that it is before the on-off valve (two way valve-1 (16a)) on tap body -1,2 (30a,b) and before the mixer (standard) disc valve-1 (31a).

5. Claim: According to any one of the above claims, a hot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising: including a mounted from exterior flow unit (32) separated section from the tap body-1 ,2 (30a, b), also flow unit (32) has a pump (8), a (by-pass) channel-1,2 (3a,b), a check-valve (10) positioned that blocks reverse direction water flow.

6. Claim: According to any one of the above claims, ahot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising: provides water flow from hot water line to circulation line in the same time provides water flow to the cold water line; between circulation water outlet (2) and the cold water outlet (1b) on the tap body-1 ,2 (30a,b), (in addition to the prime circulation by-pass channel-1 (3a)) a scondary cold water by-pass channel-2 (3b) and a check valve (10) is located.

7. Claim: According to claim 1, 2, 3 or 5, a hot-cold water faucet is; they

characteristics and comprising: the pump (8) that mentioned, provides for easy handling, installation and dismantling; rotary saction pressure piston, diaphragmed piston or wheeled.

8. Claim: According to claim 7, a hot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising: there is the pump (8) that it providing manually operated; contain a twist sleeved (18) or providing moving with electric; contain an electric motor (9), also providing regulation number of cycle and torque; contain a gears (reducers) (19).

9. Claim: According to claim 1 , 2, 3, a hot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising: at least one of the tap that mentioned above; it has a selenoid (electric coil) headed (13), a servo-motor headed (14) valve drivers, they are providing to being move and command with electric energy to the three- way valves (15) and to the two way valves-1 ,2 (16a,b) and/or it has a thermostatic headed (12), a flywheel headed (11 ) valve driver elements that they are providing manual (with hand) move or command drivers.

10. Claim: According to any one of the above claims, a hot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising; it has a electric switch-1 ,2 (23a, b), that it connected (works on hot water position) belong to the mix disc valve taps water control lever (17), to the flywheel head (11 ), to the thermostatic head(12), to the se!enoid (electric coil) head(13) and/or to the servo-motor head (14), that it sends on/off command to the pump (8) electric motor (9) and/or to the selenoid (electric coil) head (13) (that it belong to the three-way valve (15)) and/or to the servo-motor head (14).

11. Claim: According to any one of the above claims, a hot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising: the hot-cold water tap has a digital controlled central processing unit (CPU) (24) that it controls the drive elements according to the measurements and to commands, also it has a temperature sensor (thermistor, thermocouple, etc.)(26) for measuring the water temperature, that it converting to a digital signal and sending to the CPU(24).

12. Claim: According to any one of the above claims, a hot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising: the hot-cold water tap includes a wireless remote control sensor (27) and / or a cable connection remote controller (28) (Joint to the CPU (24)) that they provides remote control opening-closing and water temperature control of the tap.

13. Claim: According to any one of the above claims, a hot-cold water faucet is; they characteristics and comprising: the hot-cold water tap includes a thermometer (20) showing the water temperature on the tap; which is contacted on the tap body (30a,b) is connected; and there is a thermostat (temperature controlled switch) (21 ) also there is a lamp (22) and / or a siren (25).