An automatic water supply device and method for a garbage processor

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic water supply device and method for a garbage processor, which includes a garbage processor, a water inlet pipe, a sink drain pipe, a main control circuit board, a water path control mechanism and a microphone arranged under the sink; the water path control mechanism is arranged on the water inlet pipe; the microphone is arranged on the sink drain pipe and communicated with the sink drain pipe, and the main control circuit board is connected to the microphone for obtaining sound information generated by air flow disturbance; the main control circuit board is also connected to the water path control mechanism for controlling the water path control mechanism to open or close the water inlet pipe according to the air flow disturbance information in the sink drain pipe. Through the present invention, the user only needs to control the working state of the garbage processor, and automatic water supply can be realized without manually performing an additional water supply operation, which simplifies the use operation of the garbage processor. Moreover, by collecting the air flow disturbance situation in the sink drain pipe to control whether to supply water, external factor interference can be effectively reduced, and the accuracy of water supply control can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of garbage disposal, and particularly relates to an automatic water supply device and method for a garbage processor. Background Art

[0002] As a new type of kitchen appliance, the food waste processor has been rapidly popularized in the market and is favored by consumers due to its advantages such as quickly crushing kitchen food waste and reducing the amount of garbage transportation.

[0003] Currently, the general kitchen food waste processor is installed under the kitchen sink and connected to the kitchen sink. The cutter head is driven by an AC or DC motor, and the food waste in the crushing cavity is crushed by centrifugal force and then discharged into the sewer. When the garbage processor crushes the garbage, by opening the faucet on the sink, water can enter the garbage processor through the sink, thus realizing the water supply of the garbage processor. However, there are also some problems:

[0004] People need to operate the start switch of the garbage processor and manually open the faucet at the same time, and the operation is relatively inconvenient. In addition, after manually opening the faucet, if the water flow is too large, water will splash out of the sink, which means that the user has to clean up the surrounding of the sink after using the garbage processor. That is to say, the current garbage processor is relatively inconvenient to use and the user experience is poor.

[0005] In view of this, the inventor of the present invention deeply considered and actively researched and developed in view of the above-mentioned defects existing in the kitchen food waste processor, and thus this case was produced. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic water supply device and method for a garbage processor to simplify user operation and improve user experience.

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0008] An automatic water supply device for a garbage processor, which includes a garbage processor, a water inlet pipe, a sink drain pipe, a main control circuit board, a water path control mechanism and a microphone, which are arranged under the sink;

[0009] The garbage disposer is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet. The water inlet is communicated with a water inlet pipe, and the water outlet is communicated with a sink drain pipe. The water path control mechanism is arranged on the water inlet pipe to control the on-off of the water inlet pipe. The microphone is arranged on the sink drain pipe and is communicated with the sink drain pipe to collect the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance, and the airflow disturbance is generated in the sink drain pipe when the garbage disposer works. The main control circuit board is connected to the microphone and is used for acquiring the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance. The main control circuit board is also connected to the water path control mechanism and is used for controlling the water path control mechanism to open or close the water inlet pipe according to the airflow disturbance information in the sink drain pipe.

[0010] The water path control mechanism is a solenoid valve.

[0011] The microphone is connected to the sink drain pipe through a capillary tube. One end of the capillary tube is communicated with the inner cavity of the sink drain pipe, and the other end is connected to the collecting end of the microphone.

[0012] The main control circuit board is provided with an MCU processor and an amplifier module. The microphone is connected to the amplifier module, the amplifier module is connected to the MCU processor, and the MCU processor is connected to the solenoid valve.

[0013] The main control circuit board is also provided with a power supply circuit module for power supply.

[0014] A method for automatically supplying water to a garbage disposer is realized by using the above-mentioned automatic water supply device, and the specific steps are as follows:

[0015] Step 1: Start the garbage disposer, and the garbage disposer starts to work, and airflow disturbance is generated in the sink drain pipe.

[0016] Step 2: Collect the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance.

[0017] Step 3: Analyze the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance to judge whether the sound intensity is within the threshold range. If it is within the range, it indicates that the garbage disposer is in the working state, and the water inlet pipe is opened to supply water to the garbage disposer. If the sound intensity is not within the threshold range, it indicates that the garbage disposer is in the non-working state, and the water inlet pipe is closed.

[0018] After adopting the above solution, the present invention reinstalls a water inlet pipe under the sink to supply water to the garbage processor, eliminating the need to supply water through the faucet of the sink. This means that the water supply for the garbage processor does not bring unnecessary cleaning work to the user, thereby improving the user experience. Additionally, for the on-off control of the water inlet pipe, the present invention is achieved through a water path control mechanism in cooperation with the main control circuit board and the microphone head. The microphone head is installed on the sink drain pipe. When the garbage processor is working, airflow disturbances will be generated in the sink drain pipe, and the microphone head will detect the sound generated by the airflow disturbances. The main control circuit board then determines whether the garbage processor is working based on the collected sound. When the garbage processor is working, the water path control mechanism opens the water inlet pipe to supply water to the garbage processor; when the garbage processor is not working, the water path control mechanism closes the water inlet pipe. That is to say, when the user uses the garbage processor, they only need to turn on the switch of the garbage processor, and the water supply for the garbage processor will be automatically carried out. The user can achieve one-key garbage cleaning, and the operation is convenient and simple. Moreover, by installing the microphone head on the sink drain pipe and detecting the airflow disturbance information to realize automatic water supply or not, the automatic water supply control is more accurate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 FIG. is a schematic structural diagram of the automatic water supply device of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 FIG. is a principle block diagram of the automatic water supply device;

[0021] Figure 3 FIG. is a flow chart of the present invention.

[0022] Reference Numeral Explanation:

[0023] Garbage processor 10; Water inlet pipe 20; Sink drain pipe 30; Main control circuit board 40; MCU processor 41; Amplifier module 42; Power supply circuit module 43; Water path control mechanism 50; Microphone head 60; Capillary tube 70; Sink 80. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0024] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the present invention discloses an automatic water supply device for a garbage processor, which includes a garbage processor 10, a water inlet pipe 20, a sink drain pipe 30, a main control circuit board 40, a water path control mechanism 50, and a microphone head 60.

[0025] Among them, the garbage processor 10 is arranged below the sink 80. It is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet. The water inlet is communicated with the water inlet pipe 20, and the water outlet is communicated with the sink drain pipe 30. When the garbage processor 10 is working, the water in the water inlet pipe 20 supplies water to the garbage processor through the water inlet. The garbage crushed by the garbage processor 10 flows out from the water outlet along with the water flow and is discharged from the sink drain pipe 30. Whether the garbage processor 10 works can be directly controlled by a control switch. For the convenience of operation, the control switch can be arranged on the wall. Or, the working state of the garbage processor 10 can also be controlled by a remote control or the like.

[0026] The water path control mechanism 50 is arranged on the water inlet pipe 20. The water path control mechanism 50 is used to open or close the water inlet pipe 20 to determine whether to supply water to the garbage processor 10. In this embodiment, the water path control mechanism 50 is implemented by an electromagnetic valve. Of course, the water path control mechanism 50 can also be implemented by other structures as long as it can control the on-off of the water inlet pipe 20.

[0027] The microphone 60 is arranged on the sink drain pipe 30 and is communicated with the sink drain pipe 30 to collect the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance. The airflow disturbance is generated in the sink drain pipe 30 when the garbage processor 10 is working. In order to ensure that the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance can be accurately collected, in this embodiment, the microphone 60 is connected to the sink drain pipe 30 through a capillary tube 70. One end of the capillary tube 70 is communicated with the inner cavity of the sink drain pipe 30, and the other end is connected to the collection end of the microphone 60.

[0028] The main control circuit board 40 is connected to the microphone 60 and the water path control mechanism 50. The main control circuit board 40 obtains the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance in the sink drain pipe 30 through the microphone 60 and controls the water path control mechanism 50 to open or close the water inlet pipe 20 according to the airflow disturbance information. Specifically, an MCU processor 41 and an amplifier module 42 are arranged on the main control circuit board 40. The amplifier module 42 is used to connect the microphone 60 to amplify the sound signal collected by the microphone 60. The MCU processor 41 is connected to the amplifier module 42. The MCU processor 41 reads the sound signal amplified by the amplifier module 42 and judges whether the intensity of the sound signal is within the threshold range. If it is within the threshold range, it controls the water path control mechanism 50 to open the water inlet pipe 20, otherwise it controls the water path control mechanism 50 to close the water inlet pipe 20.

[0029] A power supply circuit module 43 is also arranged on the main control circuit board 40. The power supply circuit module 43 provides power to ensure that the automatic water supply device can work normally.

[0030] In summary, in the present invention, a water inlet pipe 20 is newly arranged below the sink 80 to supply water to the garbage processor 10, eliminating the need to supply water through the faucet of the sink. This means that the water supply for the garbage processor 10 does not bring unnecessary cleaning work to the user, thus improving the user experience. Additionally, for the on-off control of the water inlet pipe 20, the present invention is achieved through the water path control mechanism 50 in cooperation with the main control circuit board 40 and the microphone 60. The microphone 60 is arranged on the sink drain pipe 30. When the garbage processor 10 is working, airflow disturbances will be generated in the sink drain pipe 30, and the microphone 60 will detect the sound generated by the airflow disturbances. The main control circuit board 40 then determines whether the garbage processor 10 is working based on the collected sound. When the garbage processor 10 is working, the water path control mechanism 50 opens the water inlet pipe 20 to supply water to the garbage processor 10; when the garbage processor 10 is not working, the water path control mechanism 50 closes the water inlet pipe 20. That is to say, when the user uses the garbage processor 10, they only need to turn on the switch of the garbage processor 10, and the water supply for the garbage processor 10 will be automatically carried out. The user can achieve one-key garbage cleaning, and the operation is convenient and simple. Moreover, by arranging the microphone 60 on the sink drain pipe 30 and detecting the airflow disturbance information to achieve automatic water supply or not, the automatic water supply control is made more accurate.

[0031] As Figure 3 shown, based on the same inventive concept, the present invention also discloses a method for automatically supplying water to a garbage processor, and the method is as follows:

[0032] Step 1: Start the garbage processor 10, and the garbage processor 10 starts to work, generating airflow disturbances in the sink drain pipe 30;

[0033] Step 2: Collect the sound information generated by the airflow disturbances;

[0034] Step 3: Analyze the sound information generated by the airflow disturbances to determine whether the sound intensity is within the threshold range. If it is within the range, it indicates that the garbage processor 10 is in a working state, and the water inlet pipe 20 is opened to supply water to the garbage processor 10; if the sound intensity is not within the threshold range, it indicates that the garbage processor 10 is in a non-working state, and the water inlet pipe 20 is closed.

[0035] This method utilizes the fact that when the garbage disposer 10 is operating, a negative pressure is formed inside the garbage disposer 10, which causes air flow disturbances in the sink drain pipe 30 connected to the garbage disposer 10. And the air flow disturbances will inevitably cause air vibrations, thus generating sound. Therefore, in the present invention, the sound generated by the air flow disturbances is collected, and then it is determined whether the intensity of the sound is within the threshold range, so as to determine whether the garbage disposer 10 is in the operating state. When the garbage disposer 10 is in the operating state, the water inlet pipe 20 is further opened to achieve automatic water supply to the garbage disposer 10. Through the present invention, the user only needs to control the operating state of the garbage disposer 10, and automatic water supply can be achieved without the need to perform an additional manual water supply operation, simplifying the use operation of the garbage disposer 10. Moreover, by collecting the air flow disturbance situation in the sink drain pipe 30 to control whether to supply water, external factor interference can be effectively reduced, and the accuracy of water supply control can be improved.

[0036] As described above, it is only an embodiment of the present invention, and does not impose any limitation on the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, any minor modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic water supply method for a garbage processor, characterized in that: The method is implemented by an automatic water supply device for a garbage processor. The automatic water supply device for a garbage processor includes a garbage processor, a water inlet pipe, a sink drain pipe, a main control circuit board, a water path control mechanism, and a microphone, which are arranged under the sink. The garbage processor is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet. The water inlet is communicated with the water inlet pipe, and the water outlet is communicated with the sink drain pipe. The water path control mechanism is arranged on the water inlet pipe to control the on-off of the water inlet pipe. The microphone is arranged on the sink drain pipe and communicated with the sink drain pipe to collect the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance. The airflow disturbance is generated in the sink drain pipe when the garbage processor is working. The microphone is connected to the sink drain pipe through a capillary tube. One end of the capillary tube is communicated with the inner cavity of the sink drain pipe, and the other end is connected to the collection end of the microphone. The main control circuit board is connected to the microphone for obtaining the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance. The main control circuit board is also connected to the water path control mechanism for controlling the water path control mechanism to open or close the water inlet pipe according to the airflow disturbance information in the sink drain pipe. The specific steps of the automatic water supply method are as follows: Step 1: Start the garbage processor. The garbage processor starts to work, and airflow disturbance is generated in the sink drain pipe. Step 2: The microphone collects the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance through the capillary tube. Step 3: Analyze the sound information generated by the airflow disturbance to judge whether the sound intensity is within the threshold range. If it is within the range, it indicates that the garbage processor is in the working state, and the water inlet pipe is opened to supply water to the garbage processor. If the sound intensity is not within the threshold range, it indicates that the garbage processor is in the non-working state, and the water inlet pipe is closed.

2. The automatic water supply method of a garbage processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water path control mechanism is a solenoid valve.

3. The automatic water supply method of a garbage processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control circuit board is provided with an MCU processor and an amplifier module. The microphone is connected to the amplifier module, the amplifier module is connected to the MCU processor, and the MCU processor is connected to the solenoid valve.

4. The automatic water supply method of a garbage processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main control circuit board is also provided with a power supply circuit module for power supply.

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