DESCALING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF AN ELECTRONIC TOILET BIDET

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a descaling apparatus of an electronic toilet bidet, the descaling apparatus comprising a descaling liquid storage tank, comprising a descaling agent chamber; a descaling agent storage box configured to house solid descaling agent and disposed in the descaling agent chamber; and a descaling apparatus connector disposed on the descaling liquid storage tank. The descaling apparatus connector comprising a first end in fluid communication with a descaling liquid inlet of the descaling agent chamber and a descaling liquid outlet of the descaling agent chamber and comprises a second end configured to be connected or disconnected to the electronic toilet bidet.

Description

Claims

1. A descaling apparatus of an electronic toilet bidet, the descaling apparatus comprising: a descaling liquid storage tank, comprising a descaling agent chamber;a descaling agent storage box configured to house solid descaling agent and disposed in the descaling agent chamber; anda descaling apparatus connector disposed on the descaling liquid storage tank, the descaling apparatus connector comprising: a first end in fluid communication with a descaling liquid inlet of the descaling agent chamber and a descaling liquid outlet of the descaling agent chamber; anda second end configured to be connected or disconnected to the electronic toilet bidet.

2. The descaling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an internal space of the descaling agent storage box is in fluid communication with the descaling agent chamber.

3. The descaling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an air exhaust assembly disposed on the descaling agent storage box and configured to release air in the descaling liquid storage tank.

4. The descaling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the descaling agent storage box comprises an air exhaust hole,wherein the air exhaust assembly comprises: an air exhaust plate disposed in the descaling agent storage box;an air exhaust rod comprising: a first end connected to the air exhaust plate; anda second end extending from the descaling agent storage box through the air exhaust hole; andan air exhaust spring comprising: a first end connected to the second end of the air exhaust rod; anda second end engaged with the descaling agent storage box,wherein a diameter of the air exhaust hole is larger than a diameter of the air exhaust rod, andwherein the air exhaust plate is configured to cover the air exhaust hole.

5. The descaling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the air exhaust assembly further comprises an air exhaust sealing ring disposed between an inner surface of the descaling agent storage box and the air exhaust plate.

6. The descaling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the descaling agent storage box further comprises: a box frame comprising a plurality of through holes;a box screen mesh disposed in the box frame; anda box upper lid disposed on the box frame and configured to open and close the descaling agent storage box, andwherein the air exhaust assembly is disposed on the box upper lid.

7. The descaling apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the box upper lid comprises an air exhaust chamber configured to house the air exhaust assembly, andwherein the air exhaust hole is disposed at a bottom of the air exhaust chamber.

8. The descaling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the descaling liquid storage tank further comprises: a base;a shell disposed on the base and having an upward opening; andan outer lid configured to open or close the opening of the shell, andwherein the descaling apparatus connector is disposed on the shell.

9. The descaling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the shell is transparent or translucent.

10. The descaling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a level sensor assembly disposed in the descaling agent storage box.

11. The descaling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the descaling apparatus connector comprises: a descaling apparatus connector output connected to and in fluid communication with the descaling liquid outlet of the descaling agent chamber; anda descaling apparatus connector input connected to and in fluid communication with the descaling liquid inlet of the descaling agent chamber.

12. The descaling apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the descaling apparatus connector output comprises an end configured to be connected or disconnected to the electronic toilet bidet,wherein the descaling apparatus connector input comprises an end configured to be connected or disconnected to the electronic toilet bidet, andwherein at least one connector sealing ring is disposed on the end of the descaling apparatus connector output or the end of the descaling apparatus connector input.

13. The descaling apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a descaling apparatus connector locker is disposed on the second end of the descaling apparatus connector.

14. The descaling apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the descaling apparatus connector output comprises an end configured to be connected or disconnected to the electronic toilet bidet,wherein the descaling apparatus connector input comprises an end configured to be connected or disconnected to the electronic toilet bidet,wherein at least one connector output protruding portion is disposed on the end of the descaling apparatus connector output,wherein the at least one connector output protruding portion comprises a connector output groove connected to and in fluid communication with the descaling apparatus connector output,wherein at least one connector input protruding portion is disposed on the end of the descaling apparatus connector input, andwherein the connector input protruding portion comprises a connector input groove connected to and in fluid communication with the descaling apparatus connector input.

15. The descaling apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a level sensor assembly is disposed on the descaling apparatus connector and is communicably coupled to a controller of the electronic toilet bidet.

16. The descaling apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the descaling liquid storage tank further comprises a divider,wherein the descaling liquid outlet and the descaling liquid inlet of the descaling agent chamber are disposed on the divider, andwherein the divider divides the descaling liquid storage tank into the descaling agent chamber and a liquid discharging chamber.

17. A descaling method by using a descaling apparatus of an electronic toilet bidet, the method comprising: predetermining, by a controller of the electronic toilet bidet, parameters for a pre-processing procedure after a descaling apparatus connector of the descaling apparatus is connected to a bidet connector of the electronic toilet bidet; andin response to a descaling request, performing, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, the pre-processing procedure according to the predetermined parameters; andin response to the descaling request, when the pre-processing procedure is completed, resetting, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, the parameters for the pre-processing procedure and performing, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, a flushing procedure for at least one time until an exit condition is triggered.

18. The descaling method according to claim 17, wherein the pre-processing procedure comprises: controlling, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, an external water supply system to supply clean water to a bidet connector main passage of the bidet connector for a predetermined pre-processing time;controlling, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, the external water supply system to stop supplying the clean water to the bidet connector main passage of the bidet connector for a predetermined suspension time after the predetermined pre-processing time lapses; andresetting, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, the parameters for the pre-processing procedure and performing, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, the flushing procedure after an air exhaust assembly of the descaling apparatus releases air in a descaling liquid storage tank of the descaling apparatus to an outside of the descaling liquid storage tank.

19. The descaling method according to claim 18, further comprising: receiving, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, liquid level information from a level sensor assembly communicably coupled to the controller of the electronic toilet bidet; andresetting, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, the parameters for the pre-processing procedure and performing, by the controller of the electronic toilet bidet, the flushing procedure when the controller of the electronic toilet bidet receives, from the level sensor assembly, the liquid level information indicating that a liquid level reaches a predetermined level, the controller.

20. The descaling method according to claim 17, wherein the flushing procedure comprises controlling an external water supply system to supply clean water to a bidet connector main passage of the bidet connector.