Intelligent folding faucet
The smart faucet, driven by a motor and position sensor, solves the problems of space occupation and manual folding of existing faucets, and achieves automatic folding, precise positioning, and efficient switching between hot and room temperature water.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520393299.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-07
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-07
AI Technical Summary
Most existing faucets take up space and lack motor-driven automatic intelligent folding functions, and most are manually folded, making it impossible to achieve efficient switching between hot water and room temperature water.
The folding arm is opened and closed by a motor drive mechanism, and precise positioning is achieved by combining it with a position sensor. It has a built-in dual water channel to switch between hot water and room temperature water, and the water output effect is ensured by a rotation and sealing structure.
It achieves automatic folding and precise positioning of the faucet, ensuring a large water output and good water temperature, and has the ability to efficiently switch between hot and room temperature water.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The utility model relates to the faucet related technical field in water supply equipment, especially a motor drive type foldable faucet. BACKGROUND
[0004] We often call the faucet in life, actually is the popular name of water valve, is used to control the size switch of water flow, is the effect of switch control water and throttling. With the development of the times, the updating speed of faucet is very fast, from the old cast iron technology to knob type, to stainless steel single temperature single control faucet, stainless steel double temperature double control faucet.
[0005] Most of the current market faucets are relatively space-occupying, and few have folding structure as the structural feature of the faucet, and some folding faucets also have folding structure but need manual folding action, without motor-driven automatic intelligent folding faucet. SUMMARY
[0007] The utility model discloses a folding faucet that has a motor drive mechanism that can drive the folding arm part to open and fold up, and the user can open and store the drive mechanism by manually touching and non-contact sensor drive; in addition, the faucet related to the utility model also has a position sensor that can realize accurate positioning of the folding arm part through the sensor; at the same time, the present application has a double waterway channel, especially a high-reliability rotating matching double waterway channel, which realizes that the faucet can output hot and cold water and normal temperature water, and can ensure large water output and good water temperature effect.
[0008] The intelligent folding faucet related to the utility model is characterized in that it comprises a stand column part and a folding arm part, the bottom of the stand column part is used for being fixed to a table top, the distal end of the folding arm is provided with a water outlet, the stand column part and the folding arm part are rotationally connected through a built-in drive rotary connecting piece, the motor in the drive rotary connecting piece drives a rotating shaft at the connection between the folding arm part and the stand column part, and the rotating shaft drives the folding arm part to rotate.
[0009] The drive rotary connecting piece comprises a motor, a first gear, a rack and a rotating gear, the motor drives the first gear, the first gear meshes with one end of the rack, and the other end of the rack meshes with the rotating gear, and the rotating gear is coaxially driven with the rotating shaft at the folding arm.
[0010] A photoelectric switch and a positioning rib are arranged at the connection between the folding arm part and the stand column part, the positioning rib rotates to two limit positions in the photoelectric switch, and the two limit positions correspond to the opening position and the folding position of the folding arm part.
[0011] There are water supply pipelines in the column part and the folding arm part of the intelligent water faucet, the water supply pipelines include column section water supply pipelines and folding arm section water supply pipelines, the two pipelines are connected at the connecting shaft of the folding arm part and the column part, and a rotating cooperation sealing structure is arranged between the connected parts.
[0012] The rotating cooperation sealing structure is an oil seal sealing ring.
[0013] The column section water supply pipelines and the folding arm section water supply pipelines both include normal temperature water pipelines and hot water pipelines which are arranged adjacent to each other, wherein the column section normal temperature water pipeline is connected with the folding arm section normal temperature water pipeline, and the column section hot water pipeline is connected with the folding arm section hot water pipeline.
[0014] A touch interface is arranged on the outer surface of the folding arm part of the intelligent folding water faucet.
[0015] A UV sterilization lamp is arranged on the surface of the column part of the intelligent folding water faucet and faces the folding arm part.
[0016] A water collecting disc is arranged below the intelligent folding water faucet.
[0017] The intelligent folding water faucet disclosed by the present application has a motor transmission mechanism, and the folding arm part can be opened and folded by driving the motor through touch control, and the user can open and store the transmission mechanism through manual touch and non-contact sensor driving; in addition, the water faucet disclosed by the present application also has a position sensor, and the folding arm part can be accurately positioned through the sensor; meanwhile, the present application has a double water channel, especially a high-reliability rotating cooperation double water channel, so that the water faucet can output hot water and normal temperature water, and the water output amount and water temperature effect can be ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the intelligent folding water faucet disclosed by the present application;
[0020] Figure 2 is the split structure schematic diagram of the intelligent folding water faucet disclosed by the present application;
[0021] Figure 3 is the internal structure schematic diagram of the intelligent folding water faucet disclosed by the present application;
[0022] Figure 4 is the back split structure schematic diagram of the intelligent folding water faucet disclosed by the present application;
[0023] Among them:
[0024] 10, column part; 11, ultraviolet sterilization lamp; 20, folding arm part; 21, water outlet; 22, rotating shaft; 23, touch interface; 30, water collecting disc; 41, motor; 42, first gear; 43, rack; 44, rotating gear; 50, photoelectric switch; 60, positioning rib; 70, water supply pipeline; 71, normal temperature water pipeline; 72, hot water pipeline.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The utility model will be described in detail in combination with examples, the following described examples are exemplary, only for explaining the utility model, and can not be understood as the restriction of the utility model.
[0027] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is position relationship, only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and is not indicated or implied that the indicated device or element must have a specific orientation, a specific orientation structure and operation, therefore, it can not be understood as the restriction of the utility model.
[0028] Please refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 and the accompanying drawings Figure 2 One of the drawings shows an intelligent folding faucet, which includes a column part 10 and a folding arm part 20, the bottom of the column part 10 is used for fixing to the table top, the folding arm part 20 is provided with a water outlet 21 at the end, and a water collecting disc 30 can be arranged at the bottom of the column part 10 to collect the water that is dropped or splashed.
[0029] The column part 10 and the folding arm part 20 are rotatably connected through the built-in driving rotating connecting piece, the motor 41 in the driving rotating connecting piece is transmitted to the rotating shaft 22 at the connection between the folding arm part 20 and the column part 10, and the folding arm part 20 is driven to rotate through the rotating shaft 22.
[0030] Please refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 2The internal structure of the intelligent folding faucet is shown, mainly showing the structure and operation mode of the driving rotating member. The column part 10 and the folding arm part 20 both include a shell and an internal structure. A driving rotating connecting member is arranged in the column part 10. The driving rotating connecting member includes a motor 41, a first gear 42, a rack 43, and a rotating gear 44. The motor 41 drives the first gear 42. The first gear 42 meshes with one end of the rack 43. The other end of the rack 43 meshes with the rotating gear 44. The rotating gear 44 is coaxially transmitted with the rotating shaft 22 of the folding arm. The whole transmission process is as follows: after the motor 41 is started, the first gear 42 is driven to rotate. With the rotation of the first gear 42, the meshed rack 43 moves up and down. The rack has teeth at both ends. The first gear 42 meshes with the teeth at one end of the rack 43 to drive the rack 43. The rack 43 meshes with the teeth at the other end to drive the rotating gear 44. The rotating gear 44 is coaxially rotated with the rotating shaft of the folding arm part 20 to finally drive the folding arm part 20 to open / fold.
[0031] An optical switch 50 and a positioning rib 60 are arranged at the connection between the folding arm part 20 and the column part 10. The positioning rib 60 rotates to two limit positions in the optical switch 50. The two limit positions correspond to the open position and the folded position of the folding arm part 20, respectively. The positioning rib 60 functions to send a signal to trigger the optical switch 50 when it rotates to one limit position. At this time, the motor is stopped / start.
[0032] Please refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 3 and the accompanying drawings Figure 4 In order to better meet the use requirements and improve the use convenience of the product, a waterway structure for simultaneously supplying water at different temperatures is added to the intelligent folding faucet. A water supply pipeline 70 is connected and conducted in the column part 10 and the folding arm part 20 of the intelligent faucet. The water supply pipeline 70 includes a column section water supply pipeline and a folding arm section water supply pipeline. The two pipeline sections are connected and conducted at the rotating shaft of the connection between the folding arm part 20 and the column part 10. A rotating cooperation sealing structure is arranged between the connected and conducted parts.
[0033] The rotating cooperation sealing structure is an oil seal ring 80.
[0034] The column section water supply pipeline and the folding arm section water supply pipeline both include adjacent and separated normal temperature waterways 71 and hot waterways 72. The column section normal temperature waterway is connected with the folding arm section normal temperature waterway. The column section hot waterway is connected with the folding arm section hot waterway.
[0035] A touch interface 23 is arranged on the outer surface of the folding arm part 20 of the intelligent folding faucet. The faucet can be turned on and off through the touch mode. The hot water outlet or the normal temperature water outlet can be selected according to the requirements.
[0036] On the surface of the column part 10 of the intelligent folding faucet towards the folding arm part 20, the position corresponding to the water outlet is provided with an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 11.
[0037] The intelligent folding faucet utilizes the folding arm part 20, the column part 10 and the water collecting disc 30, the folding arm part and the column part 10 are rotationally matched, 0-90° opening and closing can be realized, and cold and warm water paths are communicated between the folding arm part and the column part, the folding arm part 20 can be finally driven to rotate through the motor drive transmission mechanism, precise arm swinging is realized between the two through the positioning rib and the photoelectric sensor, and precise positioning control from 0° and 90° is realized.
[0038] The intelligent folding faucet disclosed by the utility model has a motor transmission mechanism, the motor drive folding arm part can be started by touch control to open and fold, and the user can drive the transmission mechanism to open and store through manual touch and non-contact sensor; in addition, the faucet disclosed by the utility model also has a position sensor, the folding arm part can be precisely positioned through the sensor; meanwhile, the application has a double water path channel, especially a high-reliability rotationally matched double water path channel, the faucet can output hot water and normal temperature water, and the water output amount is large and the water temperature effect is good.
[0039] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the utility model in any form, although the utility model is disclosed as above, however, it is not used to limit the utility model, any skilled person in the art, without departing from the technical scheme range of the utility model, when utilizing the disclosed technical content to make some changes or modifications for equivalent embodiments, as long as it does not depart from the technical scheme content of the utility model, according to the utility model technology, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiment, belongs to the range of the utility model technical scheme.
Claims
1. A smart folding faucet, characterized by, The smart folding faucet comprises a column part and a folding arm part, the bottom of the column part is used for fixing to a table top, the distal end of the folding arm part is provided with a water outlet, wherein the column part and the folding arm part are rotationally connected through a built-in driving rotary connecting piece, a motor in the driving rotary connecting piece is transmitted to a rotating shaft at the connection between the folding arm part and the column part, and the folding arm part is driven to rotate through the rotating shaft.
2. The smart folding faucet of claim 1, wherein, The driving rotary connecting piece comprises a motor, a first gear, a rack and a rotating gear, wherein the motor drives the first gear, the first gear meshes with one end of the rack, and the other end of the rack is engaged with the rotating gear, and the rotating gear is coaxially transmitted with the rotating shaft at the folding arm part.
3. The smart folding faucet of claim 2, wherein, An optical switch and a positioning rib are arranged at the connection between the folding arm part and the column part, the positioning rib is rotated to two limit positions in the optical switch, and the two limit positions correspond to the open position and the folded position of the folding arm part.
4. The smart folding faucet of claim 3, wherein, A water supply pipeline is connected in the column part and the folding arm part of the smart faucet, the water supply pipeline comprises a column section water supply pipeline and a folding arm section water supply pipeline, the two pipeline sections are connected at the rotating shaft at the connection between the folding arm part and the column part, and a rotary sealing structure is arranged between the connected parts.
5. The smart folding faucet of claim 4, wherein, The rotary sealing structure is an oil seal.
6. The smart folding faucet of claim 3, wherein, The column section water supply pipeline and the folding arm section water supply pipeline each comprise adjacent normal temperature water pipelines and hot water pipelines, wherein the column section normal temperature water pipeline is connected with the folding arm section normal temperature water pipeline, and the column section hot water pipeline is connected with the folding arm section hot water pipeline.
7. The smart folding faucet according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein, A touch interface is arranged on the outer surface of the folding arm part of the smart folding faucet.
8. The smart folding faucet of claim 7, wherein, A UV sterilization lamp is arranged on the surface of the column part of the smart folding faucet, which faces the folding arm part and corresponds to the position of the water outlet.
9. The smart folding faucet of claim 8, wherein, A water collecting disc is arranged below the smart folding faucet.