High-precision manual and automatic integrated control valve driving device

By designing a high-precision manual-automatic integrated control valve drive device, which combines a drive motor and an infrared sensor, the problems of inaccurate automatic control and imprecise manual control of the control valve during power interruption in the existing technology have been solved, realizing reliable detection and precise adjustment of piston movement.

CN121139741APending Publication Date: 2025-12-16HANGGUANG TECHNOLOGY (WUXI) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511393215.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-09-27
Publication Date
2025-12-16

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Technical Problem

The control valves of existing soft water treatment equipment are usually automatic or manual. Automatic control valves cannot be controlled when the power supply is interrupted, while manual control valves are difficult to control the piston movement distance accurately and cannot be visually observed.

Method used

A high-precision manual-automatic integrated control valve drive device was designed, which combines a drive motor, an infrared sensor and a counting infrared sensor to achieve precise piston movement through a gear and screw structure, and is equipped with an indicator needle and scale lines for easy manual adjustment.

Benefits of technology

It achieves both automatic control precision and manual control accuracy during power supply interruptions, ensures reliable detection of piston movement distance, and improves the reliability and accuracy of the control valve.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of soft water control valves, and provides a high-precision manual and automatic integrated control valve driving device which comprises a support, a driving motor, a piston, a rotating gear, a fixing disc, a counting infrared sensor, an L-shaped supporting plate, a sliding plate, an infrared sensor, a shifting rod, a bearing, a screw rod and a fixing sleeve. According to the device, the controller controls the driving motor to start, so that the driving motor drives the gear to rotate, the rotating gear can be driven to rotate, the fixed disc, the screw rod and the like can be synchronously driven to rotate, the piston can be limited, the piston can only move in the axial direction of the screw rod, and the shifting rod synchronously drives the light blocking piece to move away from the position of the infrared sensor; the piston moves upwards from the initial position, meanwhile, the counting infrared sensor is matched with the rectangular through hole, the rotating angle of the rotating gear can be detected, and therefore the time when the driving motor is powered on to rotate and powered off to stop is judged according to the set angle, and the stopping position of the piston is determined.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of soft water control valves, and particularly relates to a high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The soft water control valve is a core control component of a soft water machine, is used for adjusting a water flow path and controlling automatic operation of a softening process. The soft water control valve replaces calcium and magnesium ions (main components causing water scale) in water into sodium ions through ion exchange principle, so as to reduce water hardness, is widely applied to household, hotel, industrial and other fields, effectively prevents pipe and equipment scale, prolongs the service life of water-related equipment such as water heaters and washing machines, and simultaneously improves washing and bathing experience.

[0003] In the prior art, the control valve installed on the soft water treatment equipment is usually automatic or manual. The automatic control valve cannot control the control valve in time when power supply problems occur in the use process. The manual control valve is difficult to accurately control the piston moving distance of the control valve in the use process, and the piston moving distance cannot be directly observed. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims at solving the problem in the prior art that the control valve installed on the soft water treatment equipment is usually automatic or manual. The automatic control valve cannot control the control valve in time when power supply problems occur in the use process. The manual control valve is difficult to accurately control the piston moving distance of the control valve in the use process, and the piston moving distance cannot be directly observed.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present application adopts the following technical scheme: a high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device, comprising: a support, a driving motor, a piston, a rotating gear, a fixed disc, a counting infrared sensor, an L-shaped support plate, a sliding plate, an infrared sensor, a lever, a bearing, a screw rod and a fixed sleeve, the inner surface of the bearing is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the support near the top, the outer surface of the bearing is fixedly installed on the inner surface of the rotating gear, the fixed disc and the rotating gear are fixedly installed through bolts, the driving motor is fixedly installed with the support, the driving gear of the driving motor is engaged with the rotating gear, the center of the fixed disc is provided with a special-shaped hole two, the screw rod is arranged in the special-shaped hole two, one end of the screw rod is provided with a snap spring groove two, the inner wall of the snap spring groove two is snap-connected with a snap spring two, the inside of the piston is provided with a threaded groove, one end of the screw rod is threadedly connected in the inside of the threaded groove, the outer surface of the piston is provided with a snap spring groove one, the inner wall of the snap spring groove one is snap-connected with a snap spring one, the fixed sleeve and the piston are fixedly installed through the snap spring one, the fixed sleeve and the lever are fixedly installed through bolts, the center of the support is provided with a special-shaped hole one, the outer surface of the fixed sleeve is slidingly connected in the inside of the special-shaped hole one.

[0006] Preferably, the support is fixedly connected with the L-shaped support plate, one side of the L-shaped support plate is provided with a straight slot, one side of the sliding plate near the bottom is fixedly connected with a round rod one, the outer surface of the round rod one is slidingly connected in the inside of the straight slot.

[0007] Preferably, one side of the sliding plate near the top is fixedly connected with an indicating needle, the top of the L-shaped support plate is provided with a scale line, when the piston is not moving, the position of the indicating needle of the sliding plate points to the control valve position scale line of the L-shaped support plate, when the manual controller is not equipped with the control circuit board, the infrared sensor, the counting infrared sensor and the driving motor, after the rotating gear is manually rotated for many turns, according to the indicating needle of the position of the sliding plate, the position scale line where the piston stays is pointed, so that the hand can find the required position.

[0008] Preferably, one side of the lever is fixedly connected with a round rod two, one side of the sliding plate is provided with an inclined slot, the outer surface of the round rod two is slidingly connected in the inside of the inclined slot.

[0009] Preferably, the infrared sensor is fixedly connected with the support, one side of the lever facing the infrared sensor is fixedly connected with a light shield.

[0010] Preferably, the outer surface of the screw rod is provided with a limiting step, the size of the limiting step is greater than the size of the special-shaped hole two.

[0011] Preferably, the top of the rotating gear is fixedly connected with a plurality of hollow columns in a circumferential array, the outer surface of the hollow column is movably connected in the mounting hole, the hollow column is threadedly connected with the bolt.

[0012] Preferably, the inner wall of the special-shaped hole one is provided with a plurality of semi-cylinders in a circumferential array, the outer surface of the fixing sleeve is provided with a plurality of semi-circular grooves in a circumferential array, the semi-cylinders are matched with the semi-circular grooves, the inside of the fixing sleeve is provided with a special-shaped hole three, and one end of the piston is slidably connected in the inside of the special-shaped hole three.

[0013] Preferably, the top of the rotating gear is provided with a plurality of rectangular through holes in a circumferential array, and the counting infrared sensor is fixedly installed through the support and the support rod.

[0014] Preferably, the outer surface of the rotating gear is provided with a plurality of arc-shaped grooves in a circumferential array.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the application has the advantages and positive effects that,

[0016] 1. In the application, the controller controls the driving motor to start, so that the driving gear rotates, then under the cooperation of the driving gear and the rotating gear, the rotating gear and the support rotate through the bearing, under the cooperation of the fixed disc and the rotating gear through the bolt, under the cooperation of the screw rod and the rotating gear through the clamp spring two, the fixed disc and the screw rod rotate synchronously, then under the cooperation of the screw rod and the piston through the threaded connection, under the cooperation of the piston and the fixing sleeve through the clamp spring one, and under the cooperation of the fixing sleeve sliding in the special-shaped hole one, the piston is limited, so that the piston can only move along the axial direction of the screw rod, the movement of the piston from the initial position to the upper position is detected through the infrared sensor, and under the cooperation of the counting infrared sensor and the rectangular through hole, the rotating angle of the rotating gear is detected, so that when the driving motor is powered on and powered off, the position of the piston is determined according to the set angle.

[0017] 2. In the application, under the cooperation of the arc-shaped groove, the rotating gear is conveniently rotated by hand, and in the same way, the piston, the fixing sleeve and the lever can be moved upward through the rotation of the screw rod, the circular rod two slides in the inside of the inclined slot, the sliding plate slides to one side, the circular rod one slides in the inside of the straight slot, the indicating needle points to different scale lines, and the position required by the piston is found manually. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 An automatic control head structure schematic diagram of a high-precision manual-automatic integrated control valve driving device is provided.

[0019] Figure 2A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device manual control head structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0020] Figure 3 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device overall split structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0021] Figure 4 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device fixed disc structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0022] Figure 5 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device rotating gear structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0023] Figure 6 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device bearing structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0024] Figure 7 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device screw structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0025] Figure 8 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device clamp spring two structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0026] Figure 9 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device partial split structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0027] Figure 10 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device support structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0028] Figure 11 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device L-shaped support plate structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0029] Figure 12 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device clamp spring two piston structure schematic diagram provided by the application;

[0030] Figure 13 A high-precision hand-automatic integrated control valve driving device clamp spring two front view structure schematic diagram provided by the application.

[0031] Legend:

[0032] 1. Bracket; 101. Irregular Hole 1; 2. Drive Motor; 3. Piston; 301. Snap Ring Groove 1; 302. Threaded Groove; 303. Snap Ring 1; 4. Rotary Gear; 401. Rectangular Through Hole; 402. Hollow Column; 5. Fixing Plate; 501. Mounting Hole; 502. Irregular Hole 2; 6. Counting Infrared Sensor; 7. L-shaped Support Plate; 701. Straight Groove; 702. Scale Line; 8. Sliding Plate; 801. Angled Groove; 802. Round Rod 1; 803. Indicator Needle; 9. Infrared Sensor; 10. Lever; 1001. Round Rod 2; 1002. Light Blocking Plate; 11. Bearing; 12. Screw; 1201. Snap Ring Groove 2; 1202. Limiting Step; 1203. Snap Ring 2; 13. Fixing Sleeve; 1301. Irregular Hole 3. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0034] Examples, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 As shown, the present invention provides a technical solution: a high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device, comprising: a bracket 1, a drive motor 2, a piston 3, a rotating gear 4, a fixed plate 5, a counting infrared sensor 6, an L-shaped support plate 7, a sliding plate 8, an infrared sensor 9, a lever 10, a bearing 11, a screw 12, and a fixing sleeve 13. The inner surface of the bearing 11 is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the bracket 1 near the top, and the outer surface of the bearing 11 is fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the rotating gear 4. The fixed plate 5 and the rotating gear 4 are fixedly mounted by bolts. The drive motor 2 is fixedly mounted to the bracket 1, and the drive gear of the drive motor 2 meshes with the rotating gear 4. A shaped hole 50 is provided at the center of the fixed plate 5. 2. The screw 12 is located inside the irregular hole 502. One end of the screw 12 is provided with a retaining ring groove 1201. The inner wall of the retaining ring groove 1201 is engaged with a retaining ring 1203. The piston 3 is provided with a threaded groove 302. One end of the screw 12 is threadedly connected to the inside of the threaded groove 302. The outer surface of the piston 3 is provided with a retaining ring groove 301. The inner wall of the retaining ring groove 301 is engaged with a retaining ring 303. The fixed sleeve 13 is fixedly installed with the piston 3 by retaining ring 303. The fixed sleeve 13 is fixedly installed with the lever 10 by bolts. The center of the bracket 1 is provided with an irregular hole 101. The outer surface of the fixed sleeve 13 is slidably connected to the inside of the irregular hole 101.

[0035] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13As shown, the bracket 1 is fixedly connected to the L-shaped support plate 7. A straight groove 701 is provided on one side of the L-shaped support plate 7. A round rod 802 is fixedly connected to the side of the sliding plate 8 near the bottom. The outer surface of the round rod 802 is slidably connected to the inside of the straight groove 701. With the above arrangement, when the sliding plate 8 moves, the round rod 802 can slide to one side along the inside of the straight groove 701.

[0036] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 As shown, an indicator needle 803 is fixedly connected to the side of the sliding plate 8 near the top, and a scale line 702 is provided on the top of the L-shaped support plate 7. When the piston 3 is stationary, the position indicator needle 803 of the sliding plate 8 points to the control valve position scale line 702 of the L-shaped support plate 7. When the manual controller is not equipped with the control circuit board, infrared sensor 9, counting infrared sensor 6 and drive motor 2, after manually rotating the rotating gear 4 for several revolutions, the position indicator needle 803 of the sliding plate 8 points to the scale line 702 where the piston 3 is stationary, so that the manual can find the required position. Through the above settings, when the sliding plate 8 moves, the indicator needle 803 can be made to point to the scale line 702 at different positions, which facilitates observation during manual adjustment and ensures the accuracy of adjustment.

[0037] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 As shown, a round rod 1001 is fixedly connected to one side of the lever 10, and a slanted groove 801 is provided on one side of the sliding plate 8. The outer surface of the round rod 1001 is slidably connected to the inside of the slanted groove 801. With the above arrangement, when the lever 10 drives the round rod 1001 to move up or down, the round rod 1001 can slide up or down inside the slanted groove 801, applying a force to the sliding plate 8, causing the sliding plate 8 to slide to one side or the other side.

[0038] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 As shown, the infrared sensor 9 is fixedly connected to the bracket 1, and a light-blocking plate 1002 is fixedly connected to the side of the lever 10 facing the infrared sensor 9. With the above settings, when the light-blocking plate 1002 blocks the infrared sensor 9, the infrared sensor 9 sends a stop signal to the controller, and the controller cuts off the power supply to the drive motor 2.

[0039] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 As shown, a limiting step 1202 is provided on the outer surface of the screw 12. The size of the limiting step 1202 is larger than the size of the irregular hole 502. By setting the limiting step 1202, the length of the screw 12 passing through the irregular hole 502 can be controlled.

[0040] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13As shown, the top of the rotating gear 4 is fixedly connected with multiple hollow columns 402 in a circumferential array. The outer surface of the hollow columns 402 is movably connected in the mounting hole 501. The hollow columns 402 are threadedly connected to bolts. Through the above arrangement, the fixed disk 5 and the rotating gear 4 can be fixed together.

[0041] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 As shown, the inner wall of the irregular hole 101 is arranged in a circumferential array with multiple semi-cylinders, and the outer surface of the fixing sleeve 13 is arranged in a circumferential array with multiple semi-circular grooves. The semi-cylinders and semi-circular grooves cooperate with each other. The fixing sleeve 13 is provided with an irregular hole 1301 inside. One end of the piston 3 is slidably connected to the inside of the irregular hole 1301. Through the above arrangement, the fixing sleeve 13 is limited, so that the fixing sleeve 13 can only slide up and down.

[0042] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 As shown, the top of the rotating gear 4 has multiple rectangular through holes 401 arranged in a circular array. The counting infrared sensor 6 is fixedly installed on the bracket 1 by a support rod. With the above settings, the counting infrared sensor 6 can record a value by the controller every time it passes through a rectangular through hole 401 of the rotating gear 4. Each value corresponds to the degree of rotation of the rotating gear 4. The more rectangular through holes 401 the rotating gear 4 has, the finer the thread division of the screw 12 will be, and the more accurate the movement distance of the control valve piston 3 will be.

[0043] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 - Figure 13 Figure 1 Figure 13 As shown, the outer surface of the rotating gear 4 has multiple arc-shaped grooves arranged in a circumferential array. The arc-shaped grooves facilitate manual rotation of the rotating gear 4.

[0044] Working principle: When the automatic control head is in use, the controller starts the drive motor 2, causing the drive gear to rotate. Then, under the meshing action of the drive gear and the rotating gear 4, and with the rotation of the rotating gear 4 and the bracket 1 via the bearing 11, the rotating gear 4 can be driven to rotate. With the fixed plate 5 and the rotating gear 4 fixed by bolts, and the screw 12 and the rotating gear 4 fixed by the snap ring 1203, the fixed plate 5 and the screw 12 can be driven to rotate synchronously. Then, with the screw 12 and the piston 3 threaded together, and with the piston 3 and the fixed sleeve 13 fixed by the snap ring 303, and the fixed sleeve 13 sliding inside the irregular hole 101, the piston 3 can be limited, allowing it to move only along the axial direction of the screw 12. Simultaneously, the movement of the fixed sleeve 13 drives the lever 10 upwards, causing the light-blocking plate 1002 to move away from the position of the infrared sensor 9. The detector 9 detects the movement of the light-blocking plate 1002, i.e., the piston 3 moves upward from its initial position. At the same time, with the cooperation of the counting infrared sensor 6 and the rectangular through hole 401, the rotation angle of the rotating gear 4 can be detected. Based on the set angle, it can determine when to power on the drive motor 2 to rotate and when to power off to stop, thus determining the stopping position of the piston 3. Compared with the automatic control head, the manual control head does not install the drive motor 2, the counting infrared sensor 6, and the infrared sensor 9. With the cooperation of the arc groove, it is convenient to rotate the rotating gear 4 by hand. Similarly, the rotation of the screw 12 can drive the piston 3, the fixed sleeve 13, and the lever 10 to move upward, so that the second round rod 1001 slides along the inside of the inclined groove 801, so that the sliding plate 8 slides to one side. Simultaneously, the first round rod 802 slides inside the straight groove 701, so that the indicator needle 803 points to the scale line 702 at different positions, realizing the manual finding of the required position of the piston 3.

[0045] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any other way. Any person skilled in the art may make changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments for application in other fields. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device, characterized in that, include: An automatic controller and a manual controller are provided. The automatic controller includes a bracket (1), a drive motor (2), a piston (3), a rotating gear (4), a fixed plate (5), a counting infrared sensor (6), an L-shaped support plate (7), a sliding plate (8), an infrared sensor (9), a lever (10), a bearing (11), a screw (12), and a fixed sleeve (13). The inner surface of the bearing (11) is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the bracket (1) near the top. The outer surface of the bearing (11) is fixedly installed on the inner surface of the rotating gear (4). The fixed plate (5) and the rotating gear (4) are fixedly installed by bolts. The drive motor (2) is fixedly installed on the bracket (1). The drive gear of the drive motor (2) meshes with the rotating gear (4). A shaped hole (502) is provided at the center of the fixed plate (5). The screw (12) is provided with... The screw (12) is placed inside the irregular hole two (502). One end of the screw (12) is provided with a retaining ring groove two (1201). The inner wall of the retaining ring groove two (1201) is engaged with a retaining ring two (1203). The piston (3) is provided with a threaded groove (302). One end of the screw (12) is threadedly connected to the inside of the threaded groove (302). The outer surface of the piston (3) is provided with a retaining ring groove one (301). The inner wall of the retaining ring groove one (301) is engaged with a retaining ring one (303). The fixed sleeve (13) is fixedly installed with the piston (3) through retaining ring one (303). The fixed sleeve (13) is fixedly installed with the lever (10) through bolts. The center of the bracket (1) is provided with an irregular hole one (101). The outer surface of the fixed sleeve (13) is slidably connected to the inside of the irregular hole one (101).

2. The high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket (1) is fixedly connected to the L-shaped support plate (7). A straight groove (701) is provided on one side of the L-shaped support plate (7). A round rod (802) is fixedly connected to the side of the sliding plate (8) near the bottom. The outer surface of the round rod (802) is slidably connected to the inside of the straight groove (701).

3. The high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sliding plate (8) is fixedly connected to an indicator needle (803) on the side near the top. The top of the L-shaped support plate (7) is provided with a scale line (702). When the piston (3) is not moving, the position indicator needle (803) of the sliding plate (8) points to the control valve position scale line (702) of the L-shaped support plate (7). When the manual controller is not equipped with the control circuit board, infrared sensor (9), counting infrared sensor (6) and drive motor (2), after manually rotating the rotating gear (4) for several turns, the position indicator needle (803) of the sliding plate (8) points to the position scale line (702) where the piston (3) stops, so that the manual can find the required position.

4. The high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 3, characterized in that: One side of the lever (10) is fixedly connected to a round rod (1001), and one side of the sliding plate (8) is provided with a slanted groove (801). The outer surface of the round rod (1001) is slidably connected to the inside of the slanted groove (801).

5. The high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The infrared sensor (9) is fixedly connected to the bracket (1), and a light-blocking plate (1002) is fixedly connected to the side of the lever (10) facing the infrared sensor (9).

6. The high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the screw (12) is provided with a limiting step (1202), the size of which is larger than the size of the irregular hole (502).

7. The high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the rotating gear (4) is fixedly connected with a plurality of hollow columns (402) in a circumferential array. The outer surface of the hollow columns (402) is movably connected in the mounting hole (501), and the hollow columns (402) are threadedly connected to bolts.

8. The high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the irregular hole one (101) is arranged in a circumferential array with multiple semi-cylinders, and the outer surface of the fixing sleeve (13) is arranged in a circumferential array with multiple semi-circular grooves. The semi-cylinders cooperate with the semi-circular grooves. The interior of the fixing sleeve (13) is provided with an irregular hole three (1301), and one end of the piston (3) is slidably connected to the interior of the irregular hole three (1301).

9. A high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The top of the rotating gear (4) has multiple rectangular through holes (401) arranged in a circular array, and the counting infrared sensor (6) is fixedly installed on the bracket (1) by a support rod.

10. A high-precision manual / automatic integrated control valve drive device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The outer surface of the rotating gear (4) is provided with multiple arc-shaped grooves arranged in a circular array.