CA2668681A1 - Fluid delivery control system - Google Patents

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CA2668681A1
CA2668681A1 CA 2668681 CA2668681A CA2668681A1 CA 2668681 A1 CA2668681 A1 CA 2668681A1 CA 2668681 CA2668681 CA 2668681 CA 2668681 A CA2668681 A CA 2668681A CA 2668681 A1 CA2668681 A1 CA 2668681A1
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Randall Paul Schmitt
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G05CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05DSYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D23/00Control of temperature
    • G05D23/01Control of temperature without auxiliary power
    • G05D23/13Control of temperature without auxiliary power by varying the mixing ratio of two fluids having different temperatures
    • G05D23/1393Control of temperature without auxiliary power by varying the mixing ratio of two fluids having different temperatures characterised by the use of electric means
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593Systems
    • Y10T137/87249Multiple inlet with multiple outlet
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593Systems
    • Y10T137/87571Multiple inlet with single outlet
    • Y10T137/87676With flow control
    • Y10T137/87684Valve in each inlet
    • Y10T137/87692With common valve operator

Abstract

A fluid delivery control system (12) including a rotatable flow control member (14) to provide a flow control signal to a controller (30) and a rotatable temperature control member (16) to provide a temperature control signal to a controller (30).

Claims (24)

1. A fluid delivery control system comprising:
a first fluid control valve;
a first actuator operably coupled to the first fluid control valve;
a controller in communication with the first actuator;
a flow control member in communication with the controller, the flow control member supported for rotation about a rotational axis and configured to provide a flow control signal to the controller in response to rotation;
a temperature control member in communication with the controller, the temperature control member supported for rotation about the rotational axis and configured to provide a temperature control signal to the controller in response to rotation relative to the flow control member; and wherein the controller is configured to cause the first actuator to adjust a fluid flow rate in response to the flow control signal and to adjust a fluid temperature in response to the temperature control signal.
2. The fluid delivery control system of claim 1, further comprising:
a second fluid control valve;
a second actuator operably coupled to the second fluid control valve; and wherein the first fluid control valve is in fluid communication with a hot water supply line and the second fluid control valve is in fluid communication with a cold water supply line, the controller is configured to cause the first actuator and the second actuator to cooperate in adjusting the fluid temperature in response to the temperature control signal and to cause the first actuator and the second actuator to cooperate in adjusting the fluid flow rate in response to the flow control signal.
3. The fluid delivery control system of claim 2, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator each comprise an electric motor.
4. The fluid delivery control system of claim 1, wherein the temperature control member is concentrically positioned radially inwardly from the flow control member.
5. The fluid delivery control system of claim 1, further comprising:
a flow rotational position detector operably coupled to the flow control member and configured to provide the flow control signal in response to rotation of the flow control member; and a temperature rotational position detector operably coupled to the temperature control member and configured to provide the temperature control signal in response to rotation of the temperature control member.
6. The fluid delivery control system of claim 5, wherein the flow rotational position detector and the temperature rotational position detector each comprises a potentiometer.
7. The fluid delivery control system of claim 5, further comprising:
an outer shaft adapter operably coupled to the flow control member and the flow rotational position detector;
an inner shaft adapter operably coupled to the temperature control member and the temperature rotational position detector; and wherein the flow rotational position detector and the temperature rotational position detector are supported radially within the outer shaft adapter.
8. The fluid delivery control system of claim 1, wherein the temperature control member is configured to selectively rotate within the flow control member.
9. A fluid delivery control system comprising:
a flow control member supported for rotation;
a flow potentiometer operably coupled to the flow control member and configured to generate a flow control signal in response to rotation of the flow control member relative thereto;
a temperature control member supported for rotation relative to the flow control member; and a temperature potentiometer operably coupled to the temperature control member and configured to generate a temperature control signal in response to rotation of the temperature control member relative thereto.
10. The fluid delivery control system of claim 9, further comprising:
a fluid delivery device; and a controller in communication with the temperature potentiometer and the flow potentiometer, the controller being configured to control a fluid temperature at the fluid delivery device in response to the temperature control signal and to control a fluid flow rate at the fluid delivery device in response to the flow control signal.
11. The fluid delivery control system of claim 10, further comprising:
a first fluid control valve in fluid communication with a hot water supply line;
a first actuator operably coupled to the first fluid control valve;

a second fluid control valve in fluid communication with a cold water supply line;
a second actuator operably coupled to the second fluid control valve; and wherein the controller is configured to cause the first actuator and the second actuator to cooperate in controlling the fluid temperature in response to the temperature control signal and to cause the first actuator and the second actuator to cooperate in controlling the fluid flow rate in response to the flow control signal.
12. The fluid delivery control system of claim 11, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator each comprise an electric motor.
13. The fluid delivery control system of claim 9, wherein the temperature control member is concentrically positioned relative to the flow control member.
14. The fluid delivery control system of claim 9, further comprising:
an outer shaft adapter operably coupled to the flow control member and the flow potentiometer;
an inner shaft adapter operably coupled to the temperature control member and the temperature potentiometer; and wherein the temperature potentiometer and the flow potentiometer are supported within the outer shaft adapter.
15. The fluid delivery control system of claim 9, wherein:
the flow potentiometer and the temperature potentiometer each includes a body and a shaft supported for rotation relative to the body;
rotation of the flow control member relative to the flow potentiometer causes the body of the flow potentiometer to rotate relative to the shaft of the flow potentiometer;
and rotation of the temperature control member relative to the temperature potentiometer causes the shaft of the temperature potentiometer to rotate relative to the body of the temperature potentiometer.
16. A fluid delivery control system comprising:
a mounting member;
a flow control handle supported by the mounting member;
a temperature control handle supported by the mounting member;
an outer shaft adapter operably coupled to the flow control handle;
an inner shaft operator operably coupled to the temperature control handle;

a flow input detector supported within, and operably coupled to, the outer shaft adapter for providing a flow control signal; and a temperature input detector supported within the outer shaft adapter and operably coupled to the inner shaft operator for providing a temperature control signal.
17. The fluid delivery control system of claim 16, further comprising:
a fluid delivery device;
a first fluid control valve in fluid communication with a hot water supply line and the fluid delivery device;
a first actuator operably coupled to the first fluid control valve;
a second fluid control valve in fluid communication with a cold water supply line and the fluid delivery device;
a second actuator operably coupled to the second fluid control valve; and wherein the controller is configured to cause the first actuator and the second actuator to cooperate in controlling a fluid temperature at the fluid delivery device in response to the temperature control signal, and to cause the first actuator and the second actuator to cooperate in controlling a fluid flow rate at the fluid delivery device in response to the flow control signal.
18. The fluid delivery control system of claim 17, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator each comprise an electric motor.
19. The fluid delivery control system of claim 17, wherein the fluid delivery device comprises a shower head.
20. The fluid delivery control system of claim 16, wherein the flow input detector comprises a flow potentiometer, and the temperature input detector comprises a temperature potentiometer.
21. The fluid delivery control system of claim 16, wherein the temperature control handle and the flow control handle are supported for rotation about the same rotational axis.
22. The fluid delivery control system of claim 16, wherein the mounting member comprises a valve body.
23. The fluid delivery control system of claim 16, wherein:
the flow control handle and the temperature control handle are supported for rotation; and rotation of the flow control handle causes the outer shaft adapter to rotate the flow input detector for providing the flow control signal.
24. The fluid delivery control system of claim 23, wherein the rotation of the flow control handle causes the inner shaft operator to rotate with the outer shaft adapter such that the temperature input detector does not provide the temperature control signal.
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