Folding tube valve

Abstract

A pipe folding valve includes a motor; a driving structure, one end of which is connected to the main shaft of the motor and driven by the main shaft of the motor; the other end of the driving structure is connected to a pipeline connecting device for fixing a flexible pipeline; and when the driving motor rotates, the rotation of the main shaft of the motor will drive the driving structure, so that the driving structure sweeps along the fan-shaped surface, thereby also driving the pipeline to bend, so that the pipeline forms a bending section at the bending point, and forms different angles along the bending section; when the pipeline bends, the flow of liquid inside it will be restricted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a liquid valve structure, in particular to a folded tube valve. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, in many applications, humans need to use pipes to transport liquids, such as controlling the flow of water used to irrigate flowers and plants in a flower garden, controlling the flow of water in a fish pond, or transporting water in a general household, or industrial applications. Transporting water or required liquids is a very common application.

[0003] Traditionally, the way to control the flow of liquid in a pipeline is to use a valve body to control the output liquid flow, wherein the valve body has a valve plate or a valve stem for controlling the flow. Generally, the valve plate must be rotated or the valve stem must be driven to move up and down to regulate the flow of liquid passing through the valve body. This type of valve body structure is quite complex and must be composed of multiple parts. Moreover, these parts are all made of metal materials, so the cost is quite high. At the same time, a large amount of electricity is required to control the mechanical axis by the motor. Installation also requires professional technicians, and it is not easy for ordinary people to achieve the purpose of installation.

[0004] Therefore, it is hoped to provide a new folding tube valve to solve the above-mentioned defects in the prior art. Summary of the invention

[0005] Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. The present invention proposes a folding tube valve, which uses a motor, a driving structure, a pipeline connecting device and a flexible pipeline to form a valve body structure that can control the flow of liquid. The flow can be controlled by bending the pipeline. The number of components of the present invention is quite small, so the cost is low, and the structure of the present invention is simple, and it is quite easy to assemble, and anyone can easily install it. At the same time, the driving structure and pipeline of the present invention are made of non-metallic materials such as plastic, and their weight is quite light, so the power required by the motor to control the driving structure is also quite low. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to various purposes such as controlling the flow of water for irrigating flowers and plants in flower gardens, controlling the flow of water in fish ponds, or transporting water in ordinary households.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention proposes a folding tube valve, including a motor; a driving structure, one end of which is connected to the main shaft of the motor, and the driving structure is driven by the main shaft of the motor; the other end of the driving structure is connected to a pipeline connecting device for fixing a flexible pipeline; and when the driving motor rotates, the rotation of the main shaft of the motor will drive the driving structure, so that the driving structure sweeps along the fan-shaped surface, thereby also driving the pipeline to bend, so that the pipeline forms a bending section at the bending point, and forms different angles along the bending section; when the pipeline bends, the flow rate of the liquid inside it will be restricted.

[0007] The pipeline connecting device includes at least one cable tie for fastening to the pipeline, one end of the cable tie has a loop, and the other end of the cable tie is fixed in the loop, so that the cable tie forms a ring structure to fix the pipeline; the tightness of the cable tie can be changed by adjusting the position of the cable tie passing through its loop.

[0008] When the at least one cable tie is a plurality of cable ties, the plurality of cable ties are connected in series, and one of the cable ties is used to fasten the pipeline.

[0009] During installation, the angle between the sector swept by the driving structure during operation and the pipeline is between 90 degrees ± 20 degrees.

[0010] Furthermore, the pipe folding valve also includes a pipe fixer for fixing the pipe; wherein the pipe connecting device and the pipe fixer are installed on both sides of the bending section of the pipe; when the driving structure drives the pipe connecting device to move, since the other end of the pipe is fixed by the pipe fixer, the pipe connecting device drives the pipe to bend along the bending section to form different angles.

[0011] The pipeline fixer includes a first annular body. When the first annular body is fixed in the surrounding structure, the pipeline is tightly pressed against the motor to achieve the effect of fixing the pipeline on the motor.

[0012] Furthermore, the folded tube valve also includes a flow meter installed on the pipeline for detecting the flow of the liquid after passing through the bending section.

[0013] Furthermore, the folding tube valve also includes a controller, which receives the flow from the flow meter and controls the switch of the motor to control the rotation speed of the motor to control the bending angle of the pipeline and control the flow.

[0014] The controller is also connected to a display for displaying the liquid flow rate and the motor current, and is connected to an input device for receiving the current of the motor to be controlled input by the user and transmitting it to the controller. The controller includes a timer for setting the liquid flow rate value at different times or time periods so that the liquid flow in the pipeline changes over time.

[0015] During installation, the pipeline is installed between the two ends of the original pipeline in the original fluid channel that are cut off.

[0016] The features and advantages of the present invention may be further understood from the following description, which is to be read with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the components of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing another component combination of the present invention, wherein the bending state of the pipeline is shown;

[0019] Figure 3 A block diagram showing the structure of the component combination of the present invention.

[0020] Description of Reference Numerals

[0021] 10 Motor

[0022] 11 Spindle

[0023] 12 Switch

[0024] 20 Drive Structure

[0025] 30 Pipeline connection device

[0026] 31 Cable Ties

[0027] 32 Ring

[0028] 40 Pipeline

[0029] 40' original pipeline

[0030] 41 bending section

[0031] 50 Pipe Fixer

[0032] 51 First Ring

[0033] 52 Second Ring

[0034] 60 Flow Meter

[0035] 70 Controller

[0036] 71 Timer

[0037] 80 Display

[0038] 90 Input device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The structural composition of the present invention, as well as the effects and advantages it can produce, are now described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the folded tube valve of the present invention includes the following elements:

[0041] a motor 10;

[0042] A driving structure 20, one end of which is connected to the spindle 11 of the motor 10, is driven by the spindle 11 of the motor 10 to drive the driving structure 20. The other end of the driving structure 20 is connected to a pipeline connection device 30 for fixing a flexible pipeline 40. The pipeline connection device 30 can be in any form as long as it can fix the pipeline 40 and drive the pipeline 40 to bend.

[0043] The pipeline connection device 30 can be Figure 1 The embodiment shown in the figure comprises at least one cable tie 31 for tying the pipe 40. One end of the cable tie 31 has a ring 32, and the other end of the cable tie 31 is fixed in the ring 32, so that the cable tie 31 forms a ring structure to fix the pipe 40. The pipe 40 is a flexible pipe 40. The tightness of the cable tie 31 can be changed by adjusting the position of the cable tie 31 passing through the ring 32. When the at least one cable tie 31 is a plurality of cable ties 31, the plurality of cable ties 31 form a serial connection, and one of the cable ties 31 is used to tie the pipe 40.

[0044] In the present invention, if the original pipeline in the fluid channel has considerable flexibility and its length has sufficient margin, the original pipeline can be used as the pipeline 40 connected to the drive structure 20. If the flexibility of the pipeline in the original fluid channel is quite low, such as a metal pipeline or a pipeline formed by hard plastic, the two ends of the original pipeline can be cut off, and the pipeline 40 can be installed between the two cut-off ends of the original pipeline 40' in the original fluid channel, such as Figure 1 shown.

[0045] like Figure 2 As shown, when the driving motor 10 rotates, the spindle 11 of the motor 10 rotates to drive the driving structure 20, so that the driving structure 20 sweeps along the fan-shaped surface, and thus drives the pipeline 40 to bend, so that the pipeline 40 forms a bending section 41 at the bending position, and forms different angles along the bending section 41. Since the bending of the pipeline 40 will limit the flow of the internal liquid, when the pipeline 40 is not bent, the flow is almost unchanged, and when the angle of the bending of the pipeline 40 is larger, the change in the flow is greater, and in extreme cases, the passage of the fluid can be completely blocked.

[0046] In order to achieve a better driving effect in the present invention, during installation, the angle between the fan-shaped area swept by the driving structure 20 and the pipeline 40 is between 90 degrees ± 20 degrees, with 90 degrees being the best.

[0047] The present invention further includes a pipeline fixer 50 for fixing the pipeline 40. The pipeline connection device 30 and the pipeline fixer 50 are installed on both sides of the bending section 41 of the pipeline 40. Therefore, when the driving structure 20 drives the pipeline connection device 30 to move, since the other end of the pipeline 40 is fixed by the pipeline fixer 50, the pipeline connection device 30 can drive the pipeline 40 to bend along the bending section 41 to form different angles.

[0048] In the present invention, the pipeline fixer 50 includes a first annular body 51. When the first annular body 51 is fixed in the surrounding structure (such as the components around the motor 10), the pipeline 40 is tightly pressed against the motor 10 to achieve the effect of fixing the pipeline 40 on the motor 10.

[0049] The pipeline fixer 50 of the present invention may further include at least one second annular body 52 for further fixing the pipeline 40 to the surrounding structure (such as the components around the motor 10).

[0050] like Figure 3 As shown, the present invention also includes:

[0051] A flow meter 60 is installed on the pipeline 40 to detect the flow rate of the liquid after passing through the bending section 41 .

[0052] A controller 70 receives the flow rate from the flow meter 60 and controls the switch 12 of the motor 10 to control the rotation speed of the motor 10, thereby controlling the bending angle of the pipeline 40, that is, controlling the flow rate.

[0053] The controller 70 is also connected to a display 80 that can display the liquid flow rate and the current of the motor 10, and the controller 70 is also connected to an input device 90, which is used to receive the current of the motor 10 to be controlled input by the user and transmit it to the controller 70.

[0054] The controller 70 also includes a timer 71 for allowing the user to set the liquid flow value at different times or time periods, so that the entire system can make the liquid flow in the pipeline 40 change over time.

[0055] The advantage of the present invention is that the motor, driving structure, pipeline connection device and flexible pipeline are used to form a valve body structure that can control the flow of liquid, and the flow can be controlled by bending the pipeline. The number of components of the present invention is quite small, so the cost is low. In addition, the structure of the present invention is simple and easy to assemble, and anyone can easily install it. At the same time, the driving structure and pipeline of the present invention are made of non-metallic materials such as plastic, and their weight is quite light, so the power required by the motor to control the driving structure is also quite low. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to various purposes such as controlling the flow of water for irrigating flowers and plants in flower gardens, controlling the flow of water in fish ponds, or transporting water in ordinary households.

[0056] In summary, the humanized and considerate design of the present invention meets the actual needs. It specifically improves the existing deficiencies and has obvious breakthrough advantages compared with the prior art. It does have an improvement in efficacy and is not easy to achieve.

[0057] The above detailed description is a specific description of a feasible embodiment of the present invention, but this embodiment is not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent implementation or modification that does not deviate from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A folding tube valve, characterized in that: include: a motor; A driving structure, one end of which is connected to the spindle of the motor, and is driven by the spindle of the motor to drive the driving structure; the other end of the driving structure is connected to a pipeline connecting device for fixing a flexible pipeline; as well as When the motor rotates, the rotation of the motor shaft drives the driving structure, so that the driving structure sweeps along the fan-shaped surface, thereby driving the pipeline to bend, so that the pipeline forms a bending section at the bending point, and forms different angles along the bending section; when the pipeline bends, the flow rate of the liquid inside it is restricted; The pipeline connection device includes at least one cable tie for fastening to the pipeline, one end of the cable tie has a ring, and the other end of the cable tie is fixed in the ring, so that the cable tie forms a ring structure to fix the pipeline; The tightness of the tie of the cable tie is changed by adjusting the position of the cable tie passing through the loop; A pipeline fixture is used to fix the pipeline; wherein the pipeline connection device and the pipeline fixture are installed on both sides of the bending section of the pipeline; when the driving structure drives the pipeline connection device to move, since the other end of the pipeline is fixed by the pipeline fixture, the pipeline connection device drives the pipeline to bend along the bending section to form different angles; A flow meter installed on the pipeline to detect the flow rate of the liquid after passing through the bending section; A controller receives the flow rate from the flow meter and controls the switch of the motor to control the rotation speed of the motor, thereby controlling the bending angle of the pipeline and controlling the flow rate; The controller is also connected to a display for displaying the liquid flow rate and the motor current, and the controller is connected to an input device for receiving the current of the motor to be controlled input by the user and transmitting it to the controller. The controller also includes a timer for setting the liquid flow rate value at different times or time periods so that the liquid flow in the pipeline changes over time.

2. The folding tube valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the at least one cable tie is a plurality of cable ties, the plurality of cable ties are connected in series, and one of the cable ties is used to fasten the pipeline.

3. The folding tube valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: During installation, the angle between the sector swept by the driving structure during operation and the pipeline is between 90 degrees ± 20 degrees.

4. The folded tube valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pipeline fixer includes a first annular body. When the first annular body is fixed in the surrounding structure, the pipeline is tightly pressed against the motor to achieve the effect of fixing the pipeline on the motor.

5. The folded tube valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: During installation, the pipeline is added between the two ends of the original pipeline in the original fluid channel that are cut off.

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