A linkage faucet, device and system

Abstract

A linkage faucet, device and system, comprising a main body, a pipe body and a first control valve, wherein the pipe body is rotatably connected to the main body, a water outlet channel is arranged in the pipe body, and the first control valve controls the switch of the water outlet channel, characterized in that: it also comprises a motor and a rotating mechanism, wherein the rotating mechanism is mounted on the pipe body, and the output shaft of the motor is drivingly connected with the rotating mechanism to drive the pipe body to rotate. The invention has a simple structure, low cost and improves user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of faucets, and in particular to a linkage faucet, a device and a system. Background Art

[0002] With the gradual improvement of people's living standards and the demand for environmental protection, family kitchens have become an important source of garbage. In response to this situation, the kitchen waste disposer was born, which can process some food waste such as leftovers in the kitchen; the garbage disposer is composed of five parts: one, the suspension system, which can be suspended under the sink; two, the grinding system, which uses the hammer in the rapidly rotating cavity to hit the garbage and combine it with the serrated edge in the cavity to grind the garbage; three, the noise reduction and sewage discharge system, which reduces noise while working and discharges the broken garbage; four, the power system, which provides power to the grinding system; five, the control system, which protects the machine, provides and controls the power output.

[0003] When the garbage disposer is working, water needs to flow out of the faucet to flush the ground garbage out of the sewage outlet. In the prior art, the garbage disposer and the faucet work separately. When turning on the garbage disposer, the water outlet of the faucet must be controlled to aim at a specific area, and then the faucet is turned on to discharge water; after the garbage disposer is turned off, the faucet also needs to be turned off manually. This process makes the user's operation cumbersome, and even causes the user to forget to turn on the faucet, causing the garbage disposer to heat up too high and the garbage cannot be flushed out of the sewage outlet. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art and to provide a linkage faucet, device and system with simple structure and low cost.

[0005] The present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A linked faucet comprises a main body, a tube body and a first control valve, wherein the tube body is rotatably connected to the main body, a water outlet channel is arranged in the tube body, and the first control valve controls the switch of the water outlet channel. The invention is characterized in that it also comprises a motor and a rotating mechanism, wherein the rotating mechanism is mounted on the tube body, and the output shaft of the motor is transmission-connected to the rotating mechanism to drive the tube body to rotate.

[0007] Preferably, the rotating mechanism comprises a transmission sleeve, the transmission sleeve is provided with transmission teeth, and the motor output shaft is correspondingly provided with a gear, and the gear is meshed with the transmission teeth.

[0008] Preferably, the main body is provided with a limiting column, and the rotating mechanism is correspondingly provided with a limiting groove, and the end of the limiting column is located in the limiting groove.

[0009] Preferably, it also includes a pull-out tube, which is located in the tube body.

[0010] A faucet linkage device includes a garbage disposer, which is provided with a grinding motor and a first controller, and the first controller is connected to the grinding motor. It is characterized in that: the garbage disposer is also provided with a first wireless communication unit, and the first controller is connected to the first wireless communication unit to send an electrical signal of corresponding strength according to the rotation speed of the grinding motor. It also includes a linkage faucet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is provided with a second controller, a second wireless communication unit and a second control valve; the second wireless communication unit is used to receive electrical signals, and the second control valve is used to control the water inlet of the main body. The second controller is connected to the second wireless communication unit, the motor and the second control valve to control the motor to drive the tube body to rotate according to the electrical signal, and control the working state of the second control valve.

[0011] Preferably, the second control valve is a solenoid valve group.

[0012] Preferably, the second control valve is an electric valve.

[0013] Preferably, the first wireless communication unit or the second wireless communication unit is a ZIGBEE module or a radio frequency module, a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module.

[0014] Preferably, the grinding motor is also provided with a temperature control switch, and the temperature switch is connected to the first controller.

[0015] A faucet linkage system, characterized in that it includes a monitoring platform, a mobile terminal, or any of the above-mentioned faucet linkage devices, wherein the monitoring platform is provided with a third communication unit, and the monitoring platform realizes wireless communication with the mobile terminal, the linkage faucet, and the garbage disposer through the third communication unit.

[0016] It can be seen from the above description of the present invention that, compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The present invention adds a rotating mechanism and a motor on the basis of the faucet body. The rotating mechanism is driven by the motor to rotate, which further drives the tube body of the faucet to rotate to meet the needs of faucet linkage. The structure is simple and the cost is low.

[0018] 2. In the present invention, the rotating mechanism adopts a transmission sleeve and a gear, and a limit groove is provided on the transmission sleeve to limit the rotation angle range of the tube body.

[0019] 3. In the present invention, a second wireless communication unit and a second control valve are provided on the linkage faucet, which can communicate with the first wireless communication unit of the garbage disposer, and can control the pipe body linkage and the second control valve switch according to the electrical signal of the garbage disposer, without manual operation, thereby improving user experience and saving water resources.

[0020] 4. In the present invention, an electrical signal of corresponding strength is preset in the first controller according to the rotation speed of the grinder, and the second controller can automatically control the water inlet flow of the main body according to the electrical signal to improve the utilization rate of water resources.

[0021] 5. In the present invention, a faucet linkage system is formed by establishing communication between the monitoring platform, the garbage disposer, the mobile terminal and the linkage faucet device, so that users can monitor the working status information of the faucet and the garbage disposer in real time, which is more intelligent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a front view of the linkage faucet of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a side view of the faucet of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the faucet of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 Installation diagram for the rotating mechanism and motor;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A partial enlarged view of

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A partial enlarged view of

[0028] Figure 7 It is a partial cross-sectional view of the linkage faucet;

[0029] Figure 8 An exploded view of a garbage disposal;

[0030] Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a garbage disposal;

[0031] Fig.10 It is a module diagram of the linkage device;

[0032] Fig.11 It is a composition diagram of the system of the present invention;

[0033] in:

[0034] 10. Main body, 11. Locking sleeve, 12. Fixing sleeve, 13. Washer, 14. Limiting column, 20. Tube body, 21. Sealing ring, 22. Bump, 23. Water outlet channel, 30. First control valve, 40. Motor, 41. Sealing cover, 42. Gear, 50. Transmission sleeve, 51. Transmission tooth, 52. Limiting groove, 53. Groove, 60. Garbage disposer, 61. Housing, 62. Suspension assembly, 63. Grinding chamber assembly, 63a. Grinding chamber, 63b. Grinding disc, 64. Temperature control switch, 65. Human body sensor, 66. Grinding motor, 67. First controller, 68. First wireless communication unit, 69. Sewage outlet, 70. Second controller, 71. Second wireless communication unit, 72. Second control valve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present invention is further described below through specific implementation modes.

[0036] Reference Figures 1 to 7 A linkage faucet includes a main body 10, a tube body 20, a first control valve 30, a motor 40 and a rotating mechanism. The main body 10 is a hollow structure, and a water inlet is provided at one end, which can be connected to a water inlet pipe in conjunction with a locking sleeve 11, a fixing sleeve 12 and a gasket 13. The tube body 20 is rotatably connected to the other end of the main body 10, and a sealing ring 21 is provided at the connection to achieve sealing. A water outlet channel 23 is provided in the tube body 20, which is connected to the water inlet of the main body 10. The first control valve 30 is installed on the main body 10, and is used to control the switch of the water outlet channel 23 and the water outlet flow rate. It can adopt a conventional switch valve, and the water outlet switch and the water outlet flow rate can be controlled by the handle.

[0037] The rotating mechanism is mounted on the tube body 20 for transmission. The motor 40 is mounted on the main body 10, and its output shaft is in transmission connection with the rotating mechanism to drive the tube body 20 to rotate. The main body 10 is provided with a mounting groove on the side, and the motor 40 is fixed in the mounting groove and sealed by a sealing cover 41.

[0038] The transmission between the rotating mechanism and the output shaft of the motor 40 may be a gear and rack transmission, a screw nut transmission, a worm gear transmission, etc. Preferably, the rotating mechanism includes a transmission sleeve 50, on which a transmission tooth 51 is provided, and the output shaft of the motor 40 is correspondingly provided with a gear 42, which meshes with the transmission tooth 51, and the transmission tooth 51 is driven to rotate by the gear 42, thereby further driving the tube body 20 to rotate.

[0039] The transmission sleeve 50 and the tube body 20 are relatively fixed, for example, a groove 53 is provided at the top of the transmission sleeve 50, and a protrusion 22 is provided at the corresponding end of the tube body 20, and the protrusion 22 is embedded in the groove 53 to achieve fixation, and the fixing method is not limited to this. The transmission teeth 51 can be located at the periphery, bottom or top of the transmission sleeve 50, and are distributed circumferentially, preferably at the bottom.

[0040] Furthermore, a limiting column 14 is provided on the inner wall of the main body 10 , and a limiting groove 52 is correspondingly provided on the outer wall of the rotating mechanism. The end of the limiting column 14 is located in the limiting groove 52 , that is, the angular range of rotation of the tube body 20 is limited by the limiting groove 52 .

[0041] Furthermore, the inner cavity of the tube body 20 of the present invention can be directly used as the water outlet channel 23, or a pull-out tube arranged in the tube body 20 can be used as the water outlet channel to form a pull-out faucet.

[0042] The present invention also provides a faucet linkage device, including a garbage disposer 60 and the above-mentioned linkage faucet. Figure 8-Figure 10 The garbage disposer 60 includes a garbage disposer body, a grinding motor 66, a first controller 67, etc. The garbage disposer body includes a housing 61, a suspension assembly 62, and a grinding chamber assembly 63. The suspension assembly 62 is connected to the grinding chamber assembly 63 and can be suspended at the drain outlet of the water tank or other suitable positions. The grinding chamber assembly 63 is provided with a grinding chamber 63a for accommodating garbage and a sewage outlet 69 for discharging garbage. The grinding motor 66 is installed at the bottom of the grinding chamber assembly 63, and a grinding disc 63b is installed on its output shaft. The housing 61 is provided on the periphery of the grinding chamber assembly 63, the grinding motor 66, the first controller 67, etc.

[0043] The first controller 67 is connected to the grinding motor 66 and is used to control the grinding motor 66 to drive the grinding disc 63b to rotate to grind the garbage. The first controller 67 can also receive the FG pulse feedback of the grinding motor 66. The first controller 67 can also calculate the actual number of revolutions of the grinding motor 66 according to the FG pulse feedback. The number of revolutions can be used to determine whether there is a processed object in the grinding chamber 63a of the garbage disposer 60. If the number of revolutions is close to the no-load operation range, there is no processed object; if the number of revolutions is lower, there is more processed garbage.

[0044] The garbage disposer 60 of the present invention may also be provided with sensing mechanisms such as a temperature control switch 64 and a human body sensor 65. The temperature switch is used to detect the temperature of the grinding motor 66 and feed it back to the first controller 67. The first controller 67 also determines whether the temperature of the grinding motor 66 is too high or overloaded according to the temperature state of the grinding motor 66. The human body sensor 65 is used to send information to the first controller 67 when a human body approaches the grinding chamber 63a of the garbage disposer 60, and the first controller 67 can control the grinding motor 66 to stop working.

[0045] The garbage disposer 60 of the present invention is also provided with a first wireless communication unit 68, and the first controller 67 is connected to the first wireless communication unit 68. The first controller 67 can preset electrical signals of corresponding strengths according to different ranges of processed materials, and send the corresponding electrical signals to the linked faucet through the first wireless communication unit 68.

[0046] The linkage faucet is provided with a second controller 70, a second wireless communication unit 71 and a second control valve 72. The second control valve 72 is used to control the water inlet of the main body 10. The second wireless communication unit 71 is used to receive an electrical signal from the garbage disposer 60. The second controller 70 is connected to the second wireless communication unit 71, the motor 40 and the control valve, and is used to control the motor 40 to drive the pipe body 20 to rotate to a specific position according to the electrical signal, and control the second control valve 72 to open the water inlet, and the size of the water inlet flow rate can also be controlled according to the strength of the electrical signal.

[0047] Furthermore, the second control valve 72 of the present invention can be implemented by a solenoid valve group or an electric valve. For the solenoid valve group, it includes a plurality of solenoid valves connected in parallel. By controlling the number of solenoid valves opened or closed, the water flow rate is adjusted. For example, if at least two solenoid valves are opened at the same time, the water flow rate is the maximum, and if only one solenoid valve is opened, the water flow rate is the minimum. For the electric valve, the flow rate is adjusted by controlling the valve opening size.

[0048] The linkage device of the present invention may use R0006 as the first controller, PIC16F1823 as the second controller, and the first wireless communication unit 68 and the second wireless communication unit 71 may use conventional near field communication modules such as ZIGBEE module, radio frequency module, WIFI module or Bluetooth module.

[0049] In actual application, the first control valve 30 is set to be in an open state, and the second control valve 72 is set to be in a closed state. The linkage working principle is as follows:

[0050] When the garbage disposer 60 is started, the grinding motor 66 works, and the first processor sends an electrical signal of corresponding strength to the linked faucet through the first wireless communication unit 68 according to the rotation speed of the grinding motor 66. The second wireless communication unit 71 transmits the electrical signal to the second controller 70. The second controller 70 controls the motor 40 to drive the tube body 20 to rotate to the working position, so that its water outlet is aligned with the position of the garbage disposer 60, and controls the second control valve 72 to open the water inlet. The second controller 70 also controls the water inlet flow rate according to the strength of the electrical signal. The water flows out through the water outlet channel 23 and flows into the garbage disposer 60.

[0051] When the waste in the garbage disposer 60 is processed, the first controller 67 sends a corresponding electrical signal, and the second processor controls the second control valve 72 to close the water inlet according to the electrical signal to avoid wasting water resources. At the same time, the second processor can also control the motor 40 to return to its position, driving the pipe body 20 to return to its position.

[0052] See also Fig.11The present invention also proposes a linkage faucet system, including a monitoring platform, a mobile terminal, the above-mentioned garbage disposer 60 and a linkage faucet. The monitoring platform may be provided with a third communication unit. The monitoring platform establishes wireless communication with the mobile terminal, the linkage faucet and the garbage disposer 60 through the third communication unit, and can be used to monitor the linkage faucet and the garbage disposer 60.

[0053] The garbage disposer 60 can upload its working information or abnormal information to the monitoring platform, including the amount of processed material, the temperature of the grinding motor 66, the motor temperature being too high or overloaded, etc. The linkage faucet can send the status information of the motor 40 and the second control valve 72 to the monitoring platform.

[0054] The monitoring platform can also determine whether the garbage disposer 60 or the linkage faucet is working normally based on the received working information, and can send abnormal information to the mobile terminal to notify the user.

[0055] The above is only a specific implementation of the present invention, but the design concept of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any non-substantial changes to the present invention using this concept shall be deemed as an infringement of the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A faucet linkage device, comprising a garbage disposer, which is provided with a grinding motor and a first controller, wherein the first controller is connected to the grinding motor, characterized in that: The garbage disposer is also provided with a first wireless communication unit, and a first controller is connected to the first wireless communication unit to send an electrical signal of corresponding strength according to the rotation speed of the grinding motor; it also includes a linkage faucet, the linkage faucet includes a main body, a pipe body, a first control valve, a motor, a rotating mechanism, a second controller, a second wireless communication unit and a second control valve, the pipe body is rotatably connected to the main body, a water outlet channel is provided in the pipe body, the first control valve controls the water outlet channel switch, the rotating mechanism is installed on the pipe body, and the output shaft of the motor is connected to the rotating mechanism to drive the pipe body to rotate; the second wireless communication unit is used to receive electrical signals, the second control valve is used to control the water inlet of the main body, the second controller is connected to the second wireless communication unit, the motor and the second control valve, so as to control the motor to drive the pipe body to rotate according to the electrical signal, and control the working state of the second control valve; the rotating mechanism includes a transmission sleeve, the transmission sleeve is provided with transmission teeth, the motor output shaft is correspondingly provided with a gear, and the gear is meshed with the transmission teeth; it also includes a pull-out tube, which is located in the pipe body.

2. A faucet linkage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The main body is provided with a limiting column, and the rotating mechanism is correspondingly provided with a limiting groove, and the end of the limiting column is located in the limiting groove.

3. A faucet linkage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The second control valve is a solenoid valve group.

4. A faucet linkage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The second control valve is an electric valve.

5. The faucet linkage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first wireless communication unit or the second wireless communication unit is a ZIGBEE module or a radio frequency module, a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module.

6. A faucet linkage device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The grinding motor is also provided with a temperature control switch, and the temperature control switch is connected to the first controller.

7. A faucet linkage system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a monitoring platform, a mobile terminal and the faucet linkage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the monitoring platform is provided with a third communication unit, and the monitoring platform realizes wireless communication with the mobile terminal, the linkage faucet and the garbage disposer through the third communication unit.

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