This application claims the priority benefit of China application No. 202321383377.0, filed on Jun. 1, 2023, China application No. 202321381655.9, filed on Jun. 1, 2023, and China application No. 202321381662.9, filed on Jun. 1, 2023. The entireties of China application No. 202321383377.0, China application No. 202321381655.9, and China application No. 202321381662.9 are hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The present invention relates to the technical field of faucets, and more particularly to drawable inductive faucet.
Faucet, as a necessary device for water use in daily production and life, is widely used in kitchens, bathrooms, and other places. A spout of a drawable faucet can be drawn out to different positions, can satisfy a water use requirement of different positions, and is convenient to use. And therefore, the drawable faucet is widely used.
At present, a drawing induction apparatus of the drawable faucet on the market is disposed at a water inlet end of a faucet body, or at a water inlet end of a drawing hose; when the spout is drawn out, the drawing hose is pulled to trigger a switch, so as to control the faucet to discharge water. The drawing hose may deform during drawing. Therefore, the displacement of the spout cannot be directly, quickly, and precisely reflected in the displacement amount of the water inlet end of the drawing hose. The induction response speed and precision of the water inlet end of the drawing hose are low, and therefore the faucet cannot be precisely controlled to discharge water and stop discharging water, thus having a poor user experience.
In addition, in a faucet provided with an infrared induction switch, the position of the infrared induction switch is low, and a user would be easy to trigger by mistake the infrared induction switch during use. Therefore, it would be difficult to control the faucet to discharge water and stop discharging water.
In order to solve the above problems, our company specially designs a drawing induction structure for a drawable faucet to improve the use experience of the user.
The objective of the present invention is to provide a drawable inductive faucet which has a quick induction speed and quick response and can precisely control the faucet to discharge water and stop discharging water.
In order to achieve the above objective, the solution of the present invention is: a drawable inductive faucet, including a faucet body, a spout, a drawing hose, an intelligent control apparatus, and an electric control valve box for controlling the on-off of a waterway of the faucet, wherein the drawing hose is disposed in the faucet body in a drawable manner; a water inlet end of the drawing hose is connected to the electric control valve box, and a water outlet end of the drawing hose is connected to the spout.
The intelligent control apparatus is disposed in the faucet body, and is located at one end of the faucet body adjacent to the spout; the intelligent control apparatus is electrically connected to the electric control valve box; the intelligent control apparatus includes a photoelectric induction apparatus and a drawable induction apparatus; the photoelectric induction apparatus is used to induct a human body and control the spout to discharge water or stop discharging water by means of the electric control valve box.
The spout is drawn out or resets to trigger the drawable induction apparatus; the drawable induction apparatus transmits a draw-out signal or a reset signal to the electric control valve box; and the electric control valve box controls the spout to discharge water or stop discharging water.
Further, the drawing hose is connected to the spout by means of a metal connector; and the drawing hose and the metal connector perform synchronous displacement with the draw-out and reset of the spout.
Further, the drawable induction apparatus is a mechanical ejector pin switch; in an initial state, a contact of the mechanical ejector pin switch is in contact with the metal connector; the spout is drawn out or resets, such that the contact of the mechanical ejector pin switch separates from or contacts with the metal connector, and the mechanical ejector pin switch transmits a draw-out signal or a reset signal to the electric control valve box, so as to control the spout to discharge water or stop discharging water.
Further, the drawable induction apparatus is a magnetic induction apparatus; the magnetic induction apparatus includes inductors and induction members; the number of the inductors is at least two, or the number of the induction members is at least two; the induction member is disposed at the water outlet end of the drawing hose, and moves together with the drawing hose; the inductor is fixedly disposed at one end of the faucet body adjacent to the spout, and is used to induct the movement of the induction member; in an initial state, each induction member is located above the inductor.
Further, the inductor includes a first magnetic induction switch and a second magnetic induction switch which are sequentially disposed in a water outlet direction of the faucet body; a magnet is disposed inside a faucet housing at a position corresponding to the magnetic induction switch; the induction member is a demagnetization ring disposed at the water outlet end of the drawing hose; when the spout is drawn out, the demagnetization ring is driven to sequentially trigger the first magnetic induction switch and the second magnetic induction switch, and the electric control valve box receives the draw-out signal and controls the spout to discharge water; when the spout resets, the demagnetization ring is driven to sequentially trigger the second magnetic induction switch and the first magnetic induction switch, and the electric control valve box receives the reset signal and controls the spout to stop discharging water.
Further, the inductor is a magnetic pole determiner; the induction member is a magnetic member having an N pole and an S pole, wherein the N pole of the magnetic member is a first induction member, and the S pole of the magnetic member is a second induction member; the first induction member and the second induction member are sequentially disposed in the draw-out direction of the drawing hose; when the spout is drawn out, the S pole and the N pole of the magnetic member are driven to sequentially pass through the magnetic pole determiner, and the magnetic pole determiner determines that the spout is drawn out, and transmits a draw-out signal to the electric control valve box, so as to control the spout to discharge water; and when the spout resets, the N pole and the S pole of the magnetic member are driven to sequentially pass through the magnetic pole determiner, and the magnetic pole determiner determines that the spout resets, and transmits a reset to the electric control valve box, so as to control the spout to stop discharging water.
Further, the drawable induction apparatus is a magnetic reed induction apparatus; the magnetic reed induction apparatus includes a magnetic reed switch and a magnet; the magnetic reed switch is fixedly disposed at one end inside the faucet body adjacent to the spout; the magnet is disposed at the water outlet end of the drawing hose, and performs synchronous displacement with the draw-out or reset of the spout and the drawing hose, so as to keep away from or get close to the magnetic reed switch; and the electric control valve box receives the draw-out signal or the reset signal, and controls the spout to discharge water or stop discharging water.
Further, the photoelectric induction apparatus is an infrared induction switch disposed inside the faucet body; an infrared induction region is disposed on an outer surface of the faucet body at a position corresponding to the infrared induction switch; when the human body is located within the infrared induction region, the infrared induction switch acquires a signal by means of human body induction, and transmits the acquired signal to the electric control valve box; and the electric control valve box controls the spout to discharge water or stop discharging water.
Further, the faucet body is in an inverted U shape; and the infrared induction switch is located on an inner side of an inverted U-shaped faucet body opening.
Further, a handle switch is disposed on a side wall of the faucet body; the handle switch is connected to the electric control valve box, so as to control the spout to discharge water or stop discharging water.
After the above solution is adopted, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
In the present invention, the position of a drawing switch changes from the water inlet end of the faucet to the water outlet end of the faucet; the on-off of the waterway of the faucet is controlled in cooperation with the spout; when the spout is drawn out, the drawable induction apparatus is triggered not by means of the water inlet end of the farther drawing hose, but is directly triggered by means of a structure between the water outlet end of the drawing hose and the spout; in this way, the present invention not only reduces the response time and distance, but also overcomes the influence of the material of the drawing hose, enabling the response of the drawable induction apparatus to be quick, direct and precise.
In addition, the present invention configures a photoelectric induction apparatus for induct a human body at the water outlet end which is higher than the faucet body, and can effectively solve the problem of triggering by mistake the photoelectric induction apparatus, thus improving the use experience of the user.
1, faucet body; 2, spout; 3, drawing hose; 4, intelligent control apparatus; 5, electric control valve box; 6, metal connector; 7, photoelectric induction apparatus; 8, infrared induction region; 9, drawable induction apparatus; 10, mechanical ejector pin switch; 11, contact; 12, handle switch; 13, magnetic induction apparatus; 131, first magnetic induction switch; 132, second magnetic induction switch; 133, demagnetization ring; 134, magnetic pole determiner; 135, first induction member; 136, second induction member; 14, magnetic reed induction apparatus; 141, magnetic reed switch; and 142, magnet.
The present invention will be described in detail hereafter with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
The present invention provides a drawable inductive faucet, as shown in
The spout 2 is movably disposed at one end of the faucet body 1; the spout 2 can be drawn out of the faucet body 1, facilitating corner flushing or water storage. When not in use, the spout can automatically retract to the water outlet end of the faucet body 1.
The drawing hose 3 is disposed in the faucet body 1 in a drawable manner; one end of the drawing hose 3 is a water inlet end, and the other end is a water outlet end; the water inlet end of the drawing hose 3 is connected to the electric control valve box 5, and the water outlet end of the drawing hose 3 is connected to the spout 2; and the drawing hose 3 performs synchronous displacement with the draw-out and reset of the spout 2. The drawing hose 3 may use a nylon fiber hose, a metal hose and the like, which is not limited by the present invention.
The key point of the present invention is that, as shown in
As shown in
In the present invention, the faucet body 1 is in an inverted U shape, and the infrared induction switch is located on an inner side of an inverted U-shaped faucet body opening. In the present invention, the photoelectric induction apparatus 7 is disposed at one end of the faucet body 1 adjacent to the spout 2, and the corresponding infrared induction region 8 is located on an inner side of an inverted U-shaped faucet body 1 opening, so as to effectively solve the problem of triggering by mistake the photoelectric induction apparatus 7. In an existing faucet, the photoelectric induction apparatus 7 for inducting a human body is disposed on a side wall of the faucet body 1 at a position in parallel with or close to a handle switch 12; the position of the induction region thereof is low, and is extremely adjacent to a mounting table of the faucet; when the handle switch 12 on one side of the faucet body 1 needs to be turned on manually, a human hand or an object passing through the induction region can easily trigger by mistake the photoelectric induction apparatus 7, causing sudden water discharge. Therefore, the use of the faucet is extremely inconvenient, thus having poor use experience.
The drawable induction apparatus 9 is disposed at one end of the faucet body 1 adjacent to the spout 2, and is used to control the drawing of a faucet switch in cooperation with the spout 2. As shown in
In the present invention, the drawable induction apparatus 9 has various types, as shown in the following embodiments:
In the present embodiment, the drawable induction apparatus 9 is a mechanical ejector pin switch 10. In order to facilitate the trigger of the drawable induction apparatus 9 during displacement of the spout 2, the drawing hose 3 is connected to the spout 2 by means of a metal connector 6; and the drawing hose 3 and the metal connector 6 perform synchronous displacement with the draw-out and reset of the spout 2. The drawing hose 3 and the spout 2 can also be connected by means of a connector made from other materials, as long as the connector can cooperate with the spout 2 to trigger the drawable induction apparatus 9.
In an initial state, as shown in
In the present invention, the drawing induction position changes from the water inlet end of the faucet to the water outlet end of the faucet; when the spout 2 is drawn out, the drawable induction apparatus 9 is triggered not by means of the water inlet end of the farther drawing hose 3, but is directly triggered by means of the metal connector 6 between the water outlet end of the drawing hose 3 and the spout 2; in this way, the present invention not only reduces the response time and distance, but also overcomes the influence of the material of the drawing hose 3, enabling the response of the drawable induction apparatus to be quick, direct and precise.
In the present invention, the faucet is further provided with a handle switch 12, and the faucet can be controlled to discharge water or stop discharging water by turning on/off the handle switch 12. The handle switch 12 is disposed on a side wall of the faucet body 1; the handle switch 12 is connected to the electric control valve box 5, so as to control the on-off of the waterway of the faucet. The handle switch 12, which is a mechanical switch, is a master switch of the faucet; only if the handle switch 12 is in a turn-on state, can the photoelectric induction apparatus and the drawable induction apparatus play role; no matter whether the photoelectric induction apparatus and the drawable induction apparatus are in a turn-on state, as long as the handle switch 12 is turned off, the waterway of the faucet will be disconnected, and the spout 2 will stop discharging water. The embodiments of the present invention all obey the control mode.
In the present embodiment, the photoelectric induction apparatus 7 and the drawable induction apparatus 9 are also disposed at one end of the faucet body 1 adjacent to the spout 2. The difference between the present embodiment and embodiment I is that: the drawable induction apparatus 9 is a magnetic induction apparatus 13, but not a mechanical ejector pin switch.
The magnetic induction apparatus 13 includes inductors and induction members; the number of the inductors is at least two, or the number of the induction members is at least two; the induction member is disposed at the water outlet end of the drawing hose 3, and moves together with the drawing hose 3; the inductor is fixedly disposed at one end of the faucet body 1 adjacent to the spout 2, and is used to induct the movement of the induction member; in an initial state, each induction member is located above the inductor. The inductor and the induction member can precisely determine the drawing direction of the spout, for example whether the spout is drawn out or resets, so as to effectively avoid the phenomenon of triggering by mistake the photoelectric induction apparatus.
The solution in the present embodiment is that a plurality of inductors correspond to one induction member.
The key points are as shown in
In the present embodiment, the photoelectric induction apparatus 7 and the drawable induction apparatus 9 are also disposed at one end of the faucet body 1 adjacent to the spout 2, and the type of the drawable induction apparatus 9 is a magnetic induction apparatus 13. The difference between the present embodiment and embodiment II is that: the solution in the present embodiment is that one inductor corresponds to a plurality of induction members.
The key points are as shown in
In the present embodiment, the first induction member 135 and the second induction member 136 can be respectively the N pole and S pole of the magnetic member; alternatively, if the first induction member 135 is the S pole of the magnetic member and the second induction member 136 is the N pole of the magnetic member, then the determination method and direction are just on the contrary.
In the present embodiment, the photoelectric induction apparatus 7 and the drawable induction apparatus 9 are also disposed at one end of the faucet body 1 adjacent to the spout 2. The difference between the present embodiment and embodiment I is that: the drawable induction apparatus is a magnetic reed induction apparatus 14, but not a mechanical ejector pin switch.
The key points are as shown in
The electric control valve box 5 and the intelligent control apparatus 4 may be connected by means of an electronic wire or wireless transmission; the intelligent control apparatus 4 transmits the acquired signal to the electric control valve box 5; and the electric control valve box 5 controls the on-off of the waterway of the faucet, so as to control the faucet to discharge water and stop discharging water.
In the present invention, as long as any one of the photoelectric induction apparatus and the drawable induction apparatus is in the turn-on state, the other apparatus would in an ineffective state. That is, the turn-on and turnoff operations for the other apparatus are inoperative. When the spout 2 is drawn out and discharges water, the water will not be discharged repeatedly when the infrared induction switch 8 is triggered with a hand; on the contrary, when the infrared induction switch 8 is in the turn-on state and the spout 2 is discharging water, the spout 2 will remain in a water discharge state no matter the spout 2 is drawn out or resets.
The descriptions above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the design of the present invention. All the equivalent variations made according to the key design points of the present invention are concluded in the scope of protection of the present invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202321381655.9 | Jun 2023 | CN | national |
202321381662.9 | Jun 2023 | CN | national |
202321383377.0 | Jun 2023 | CN | national |