WO2006052163A2

WO2006052163A2 - Electronic remote device for controlling a cistern

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Publication number: WO2006052163A2
Application number: PCT/RU2005/000502
Authority: WO
Inventors: Andrey Viktorovich Nosonov
Original assignee: Andrey Viktorovich Nosonov
Priority date: 2004-11-12
Filing date: 2005-10-06
Publication date: 2006-05-18
Also published as: WO2006052163A3

Abstract

The inventive electronic remote device for controlling a cistern is embodied in the form of an electromechanical device enabling to remotely control a water supply from a cistern to a toilet bowl. The closer to the inventive device analog is represented by cistern mechanical devices largely used in houses. Said invention is characterised in that a discharge mechanism comprises a presence sensor and an electromechanical actuator for opening and closing a plughole. The invention is also characterised in that it makes it possible to remotely control the operation of the toilet bowl cistern without touching any element of the discharge mechanism and without applying a physical force. The device can be differently shaped, only the sizes of the control unit and electromechanical actuator and the manufacturer design capabilities are limited. A wide range of all components of the inventive discharge mechanism is industrially produced, thereby avoiding the problems of the delivery thereof.

Description

Description of the invention.

Title of invention: Electronic, remote control device for the discharge tank. The invention proposed for consideration is an electromechanical device that controls the operation of the mechanism of the drain tank, and serves to remotely drive this mechanism into working condition. Remote control of the drain mechanism is carried out by bringing the palm of the hand to the device’s sensor at a distance of 10-20 centimeters. Purpose of the invention. The proposed device is intended to increase sanitary and hygienic safety in public places, such as a public toilet, as well as to reduce the consumption of water consumed during the operation of sanitary appliances.

The scope of this device. This device is used as attachment and is installed on the toilet flush tank, which allows you to remotely, without contact, bring the flush tank mechanism to working condition. It is proposed to install these devices, both in public and private toilets, thereby eliminating the physical contact of a person with elements of the drain mechanism on which pathogenic bacteria and microbes can be located. The closest analogue, in its functional purpose, to the presented invention relates to the mechanical design of the drain device located inside a conventional toilet bowl. The mechanical designs of the drain tanks are very diverse, but their main purpose is the same, that the opening of the drain hole occurs due to the physical impact on the mechanism of the drain device exerted by the person, as well as the closing of the drain hole at the end of the physical impact on the drain mechanism. Source of information: “Technique of youth” 2003 N ° 2, p. 14-15; www: mukhiп.ru; “Do it yourself” year of manufacture: 2000 ISBN: 5-17-000781-7.

A common feature of mechanical drain devices and the electronic, remote device presented can be attributed to the identity of the purpose of these devices, which consists in controlling the opening and closing of the drain hole of the toilet bowl.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Description of the invention. A distinctive feature of these devices is the difference in the method of controlling the flow of water into the toilet from the drain tank. With the mechanical design of the drain device, control of the water supply occurs due to the application of physical force to the structural element of the drain mechanism in the process of direct contact of a person’s hand with an element of this mechanism. In public toilets, very often the mechanism of the drain tank is in a dilapidated, unsightly condition, which causes people to be squeamish and do not want to touch the lever of the drain device, on which there are many microbes and bacteria, with their own hands. As a result, many visitors to a public toilet do not use a flush device at all, and public toilet workers have, in such cases, to supply a constant pressure of water to plumbing fixtures, which leads to significant consumption of water resources.

With electronic, remote control of the drain device, the opening and closing of the drain hole is carried out electromechanically. It is enough to bring a palm to the sensor of the device without touching it and without making any physical efforts to bring the drain mechanism into working condition.

Thus, the lack of direct contact of a part of the human body with an element of the drain mechanism and the absence of the need for physical force to be applied to the element of the mechanism to bring it into working condition are distinctive features of the presented device. The absence of the need for physical pressure on the drainage mechanism allows its operation for children and disabled people, for whom it is difficult to put pressure on the trigger lever of a mechanical drain.

The use in public toilets of an electronic, remote control device for the flush tank, in addition to improving the sanitary and hygienic situation in public toilets, will also significantly reduce the amount of water consumed by the toilets.

When operating drain tanks with a mechanical drain control system, the disadvantage is the need for manual, contact action with the application of physical force on the drain mechanism element. Moreover, the element of the mechanism itself, on which the contact effect occurs, often does not satisfy sanitary and hygienic standards. In the proposed device,

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Description of the invention. the control of the drain mechanism is carried out remotely, without physical pressure and without contact with the elements of this mechanism. To date (in the absence of retail outlets and information in the media), electronic, remote control devices for draining tanks are not made by anyone, which allows us to consider this device as a new type of technology that can improve sanitary and hygienic standards of operation, as well as allowing to increase efficiency sanitary appliances in the consumption of water resources.

The main essential feature of the claimed invention, affecting the achievement of the technical result, is the presence of remote control and an electromechanical drive for supplying water from the tank to the toilet.

The objective of the invention is: non-contact, effortless control of the mechanism of the drain tank, thereby protecting people from contact with contaminated surfaces; facilitate, weak people, the mode of use of plumbing fixtures; saving water resources during the operation of plumbing.

All the constituent elements of the presented device are manufactured by industry and are widely used in household appliances and the automotive industry, for example, proximity sensors are used in hand-drying devices, bringing palms to this device, it automatically turns on, proximity sensors in automatic door opening devices are also widespread. The following devices widely used in technology can serve as an electromechanical drive for controlling a drain hole: retractor for a starter; electric drive for opening and closing car doors; electric drive carriage of printing devices; worm gear, etc.

Consider one of the possible embodiments of the electronic, remote control device for the drain barrel, shown in figure N ° l.

At the initial time, the device is in standby mode and the drain hole (key 12) is closed. When the palm is brought to the sensor (pos. 1) for a distance of 10 to 20 centimeters, a trigger signal is sent from the sensor to the engine control unit (pos. 2). The control unit (pos. 2) supplies voltage to the motor (pos. 3) of such polarity so that the drum shaft (pos. 5) rotates towards the winding

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Description of the invention. metal tape (pos. 6). Winding onto a drum, a metal strip lifts the carriage (key 7) up. Thanks to the carriage bushing (key 8), which acts on the 105 rod handle (key 13), the carriage (key 7) carries the stem upward (key 9). A rubber bulb (pos. 1) is attached to the stem (key 9), rising in place with the stem, the rubber bulb opens the drain hole (key 12) and water enters the toilet from the tank. When the carriage reaches its highest position, the control unit ceases to supply voltage to the engine, and the drain hole remains open. 110 As soon as the palm of your hand is removed from the sensor (pos. 1), the control unit (pos. 2) will apply a voltage of such polarity to the motor that the drum with a metal tape starts to unwind, moving the carriage to the bottom. At this time, the stem (pos. 9) with a rubber bulb under the action of gravity will also begin to move to the bottom, thereby closing the drain hole (pos. 12). As soon as the 115 carriage (pos7) reaches its lowest position, the control unit will cease to supply voltage to the engine, and the device will return to its original standby mode.

The torque from the engine (pos. 3) to the drum (pos. 5) is transmitted through the gearbox (pos. 4). 120 In the absence of supply voltage, the drain device operates in manual mode. To drain the water, raise the rubber bulb (pos. 1) by pulling the stem (pos. 9) by the handle (pos. 13) up.

The device in Fig. 1 has a body (pos. 10) in the form of a round box mounted on the lid of the drain tank (pos. 14) with a nut (pos. 15).

125 Materials of the device Fig. 1: body (pos. 10), rod (pos. 9), carriage (pos. 7), carriage sleeve (pos. 8), nut (pos. 15), handle (pos. 13) - made of plastic; pear (posl I) - made of rubber; tape (pos. 6) - metal.

The device is powered by a constant voltage of 5 volts, which ensures its electrical safety during operation.

130 Parameters of the elements recommended for use used in the manufacture of the device shown in the figure N ° l. 1. Engine with gearbox:

Brand - QJT-24J, S-D-A.

Supply voltage - 5 volts.

135 Speed - 60 rpm.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Description of the invention.

2. Proximity Sensor:

IR radiation sensor - Orto-VERO, K-30; K-31.

3. Control unit: 140 Electronic circuit for controlling the direction of rotation of the collector motors - LB164ON; TA7291 (P).

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Claims

Claim.

An electronic, remote control device for flushing the tank, belongs to the category of control systems for supplying water from the flushing tank to the toilet, characterized in that the device contains the following interacting components: a remote presence sensor that responds to an object approaching it (palm) and gives a signal to the control unit, which generates pulses of supply voltage supplied to the electromechanical actuator, which controls the valve for supplying water from the tank to the toilet.

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