A kind of digital shower system control method
Technical field
The present invention is applicable to the shower field, particularly a kind of digital shower system control method.
Background technology
People more and more pay attention to for the quality of daily life now, except want aspect living comfortable, even the sanitary bath equipment that must use every day also has more requirements.
The depotition cock of at present common sanitary bath equipment; Be in a body, to be provided with a cold water inlet road, a hot water inlet pipe road, a water valve and an outlet pipeline; And on body, be provided with one link water valve handle, wherein, cold water inlet road and hot water inlet pipe road are respectively in order to supply cold water and hot water; And the water delivering orifice on the end of outlet pipeline and body is communicated with; Water valve is communicated with cold water inlet road, hot water inlet pipe road and outlet pipeline, and links with handle, so handle not only can drive outside the water flow size of water valve with adjustment outflow water delivering orifice; More can drive water valve and change the connected relation between outlet pipeline and cold water inlet road and the hot water inlet pipe road, and be able to adjust the current temperature that flows out water delivering orifice.
The then general depotition cock of the depotition cock that shower is used is provided with another shower more and uses water delivering orifice; And see through water pipe by a shower nozzle and be communicated with water delivering orifice with shower; And between shower is with water delivering orifice and general water delivering orifice, further is provided with a current selector switch in the body, it is external that the current selector switch passes; Adjust selection for the user and let current use water delivering orifice, or general water delivering orifice flows out through shower.
Above-mentioned structure is by the manual control handle of user; With adjustment the flow through cold water on cold water inlet road and hot water inlet pipe road and the flow and the hydraulic pressure of hot water; Through general water delivering orifice, outlet pipeline and be connected to shower nozzle or the water pipe of depotition cock, flow out that user institute desire is used or the water temperature of shower; And because manually the degree of accuracy of controlled water flow temperature is not good; And must directly contact the water outlet water temperature by the user; Whether with sensing is user's preset water outlet water temperature, if accidentally leaving water temperature is too high, can cause user's scald dangerous; If leaving water temperature is low excessively when winter, also possibly cause user's cold and to make that health produces uncomfortable; In addition, when the manual adjustment temperature, current are flowed out always from water delivering orifice (outlet pipeline), very waste water resource also causes user's water rate to increase.
Therefore, in order to let the user directly set the water outlet water temperature, send as an envoy to development and directly set and control with control panel with the mode that detects.Please refer to the U.S. and announce patent No. 6286764; A kind of liquid and gas supply system have been disclosed; Comprise a cold water inlet road (cold water source), a hot water inlet pipe road (hot watersource), a mixing arrangement (mixing device), a flowrate control valve (flow control valve), an outlet pipeline, a shower nozzle (shower head) and user's interface (user interface); Water inlet end on the hot water inlet pipe road is provided with hot water temperature's sensor (hot water temperature sensor); Water inlet water temperature in order to sensing hot water; Cold water inlet road and hot water inlet pipe road system are respectively arranged with cold feed valve (cold water supply valve) and hot water service valve (hot water supply valve); Flow with control cold water and hot water inflow; And intersection is mixed with the temperature of carrying out cold water and hot water to mixing arrangement; And between cold water inlet road and mixing arrangement, be provided with a cold feed sensor (cold water supply valve sensor), and between hot water inlet pipe road and mixing arrangement, be provided with a hot water service sensor (hot water supply valve sensor), flow to the flow of mixing arrangement and the flow that hot water flows to mixing arrangement in order to sensing cold water respectively.
Current from the mixed temperature back of mixing arrangement is flowed out pass through flowrate control valve and outlet pipeline again, are flowed out by shower nozzle at last, use so that user's shower to be provided; Between mixing arrangement and flowrate control valve; Be equiped with a mixing material temperature sensor (mixed fluid temperature sensor) and a liquid and combination of gases sensor (fluid and gas composition sensor) in regular turn; With current temperature and the hydraulic pressure after the mixed temperature of difference sensing; In outlet pipeline, more be provided with a flow sensor (flow sensor), give user's water outlet water flow with the sensing water outlet.
And the user is through the water temperature of user's interface with desired water outlet; Input to a control module (control unit); Control cold feed valve, hot water service valve, mixing arrangement and flowrate control valve simultaneously; And receive temperature and pressure information by hot water temperature's sensor, mixing material temperature sensor, liquid and combination of gases sensor and flow sensor, go back to control each valve group again, to obtain user's preset water outlet water temperature.
In addition; Please announce patent No. 6705534 with reference to the U.S. again; Disclosed a kind of shower control system, comprised two water inlet pipes (inlet pipes), rising pipe (stem pipe), a shower nozzle (shower head) and an electric hybrid module (mixing assembly), two water inlet pipes are supplied cold water and hot water respectively; And be provided with a solenoid (solenoid) between each water inlet pipe and the rising pipe; In order to the flow of inlet water of control cold water and hot water, electric hybrid module comprises a pressure transducer (pressure sensor), a temperature sensor (temperature sensor) and a Control Component (control assembly), and pressure transducer and temperature sensor are installed on the rising pipe; Control Component provides electric power by a power supply unit, and Control Component and solenoid, pressure transducer and temperature sensor electric connection; The user is through the desired leaving water temperature of Control Component input; Control Component is then controlled solenoid to change the flow of inlet water of cold water and hot water; And receive the information that pressure transducer and temperature sensor are passed back; Make comparisons according to the water temperature of the information of being received and user's input again, further do solenoidal control again, meet the water temperature that the user imports up to leaving water temperature.
Though above-mentioned structure and method; Can let the directly desired leaving water temperature of input of user, avoiding with the direct engaged test leaving water temperature of human body, but in leaving water temperature control; A lot of water resources have been wasted; And can't discharge in advance at the current of preset leaving water temperature current of not reaching of hot water inlet pipe road and outlet pipeline, even cold water mixes with hot water after the completion, when the user will use before; Rest on the current of preset leaving water temperature current of not reaching of hot water inlet pipe road and outlet pipeline before being bound to touch earlier, so promptly running into equally is not the preset water outlet water temperature that promptly is not to use the person at the beginning; Moreover, if the interim busy shower cabinet of walking out of user forgets when turning off shower set that shower set then is still lasting water outlet, but can't automatically close to remedy user's carelessness, can cause the waste of water resource especially.
So; How a kind of user of letting is provided the preset water outlet water temperature with digital mode input and adjustment, and draining in advance before shower system uses, and when the user does not re-use during shower; Can close water outlet automatically within a certain period of time; To save the shower system control method at water source, be at present aspect the control shower system, an instant problem.
Summary of the invention
The fundamental purpose of the embodiment of the invention is to provide a kind of digital shower system control method; Realized before the current water outlet of user's preset water outlet water temperature; Before rested on the draining in advance of the current of outlet pipeline, do not re-used shower and when not closing out water management, or suspended and do not re-use shower after the water outlet and when not closing out water management the user; Can in the regular hour, close water outlet automatically, to save the water source.
The embodiment of the invention is to realize like this; A kind of digital shower system control method; What this digital shower system had that a cold water inlet, a hot water inlet pipe, an end be communicated with this cold water inlet and this hot water inlet pipe simultaneously one mixes a rising pipe, at least one water delivering orifice that is communicated with this rising pipe other end, a digital user's interface and the control module that warm device, is communicated with this mixed warm device other end; Be provided with an anti-reflux valve respectively at this cold water inlet and the contiguous warm device place of should mixing of this hot water inlet pipe; Mix warm device at this and be provided with a temperature sensor, this rising pipe is provided with an operation valve, and this temperature sensor and this operation valve system electrically connect with this control module respectively; The user is through this numeral user interface input one preset leaving water temperature, and this control method comprises:
Step SA1: start, open this digital shower system with start;
Step SA2: whether whether whether have signal feedback or detecting to mix warm device through control module detected temperatures sensor has this system of signal feedback detection normal, if this system is undesired, promptly produces an error messages, if this system is normal, carry out next step;
Step SA3: get into standby mode, discharge the current that do not reach this preset leaving water temperature in rising pipe in advance;
Step SA4: when the leaving water temperature of rising pipe among the step SA3 reaches preset leaving water temperature; According to preset water discharge time, discharge current, and continue to get into shower pattern behind this water discharge time; Message from this numeral user interface input one setting; Make this water delivering orifice continue water outlet through this control module control operation valve, and the maintenance of water outlet water temperature is with to preset the water outlet water temperature identical, and the plurality of preset cut-off condition is provided; And
Step SA5: the shutdown, according to preset cut-off condition automatically to close this digital shower system.
Further, step SA3 comprises:
Step SR1: start standby mode, carry out this hot water inlet pipe's draining in advance;
Step SR2: whether this temperature sensor detects the water outlet water temperature that flows in this rising pipe identical with preset water outlet water temperature, if inequality, gets back to step SR1, if identical, carries out next step;
Step SR3: continue to discharge current three seconds; And
Step SR4: stop draining, close this standby mode, to get into this shower pattern.
Further, this numeral user interface has a plurality of buttons, comprises some function keys and number of digital key, and step SA4 specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step SB1: start shower pattern; And
Step SB2: whether judge in the button five minutes of this numeral user interface unmanned the use; If in five minutes, have the people to use; This numeral user interface promptly enters into a setting picture and accomplishes the water outlet setting of this water delivering orifice, if unmanned use the in five minutes promptly carried out step SA5.
Further, should numeral user interface in this step SB2 accomplish set after, specifically comprise according to this step of should preset cut-off condition closing this digital shower system automatically among the step SA5:
Step SC1: judgement should numeral user interface in 20 minutes unmanned use the whether, if people user is arranged, this water delivering orifice promptly continues water outlet, if unmanned user gets into next step;
Step SC2: stop this water delivering orifice water outlet; And
Step SC3: the unmanned use whether within the function button that judgement should numeral user interface five minutes, if there is the people to use, this water delivering orifice carries out water outlet again, if unmanned the use then carried out this step SA5.
Further, step this water delivering orifice in step SC3 of closing this digital shower system according to this preset cut-off condition automatically carries out carrying out after the water outlet again, and this button comprises a Pause key, specifically comprises:
Step SD1: judge whether nobody uses in ten minutes after pressing this Pause key, if there is the people to use, this water delivering orifice promptly continues water outlet, if unmanned use the, i.e. execution in step SC2.
The present invention is through above-mentioned control method; Realized before the current water outlet of user's preset water outlet water temperature; Before rested on the draining in advance of the current of hot water line and/or outlet pipeline, and do not re-used shower and when not closing out water management, or suspended and do not re-use shower after the water outlet and when not closing out water management the user; Can in the regular hour, close water outlet automatically, to save the water source.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the digital shower system that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of the digital shower system control method that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 be the embodiment of the invention provide standby mode the time digital shower system control method process flow diagram; And
Fig. 4 be the embodiment of the invention provide shower pattern the time digital shower system control method process flow diagram.
Embodiment
Below in embodiment, be described in detail the present invention's detailed features and advantage; Its content is enough to make any related art techniques person of haveing the knack of to understand the present invention's technology contents and implements according to this; And appearance, claim and diagram within disclosing according to this instructions, any related art techniques person of haveing the knack of can understand relevant purpose of the present invention and advantage easily.
Conjunction with figs. specifies preferred embodiment of the present invention as follows.
Please refer to Fig. 1, show the structural representation of the digital shower system that the embodiment of the invention provides.Digital shower system 1 in the present embodiment; Have a cold water inlet 11, a hot water inlet pipe 12, and mix warm device 13, a rising pipe 14, a water delivering orifice 15, one digital user's interface 16 and a control module 17; Wherein, in the pipeline of cold water inlet 11, also can be provided with a flow control module 11a, a flow control module 12a also can be set in hot water inlet pipe 12 pipeline; One operation valve 14a is set in the pipeline of rising pipe 14; Flow controlling unit 11a, 12a, and operation valve 14a three electrically connects with control module 17 respectively, the user can be through digital user's interface 16 inputs one preset leaving water temperature T.
In addition, mix warm device 13 places, be respectively arranged with an anti-reflux valve 11b, 12b, in order to prevent that the excessive and adverse current of cold water or pressure of hot water is to another water inlet pipe in cold water inlet 11 and hot water inlet pipe's 12 vicinity.
The quantity system of water delivering orifice 15 can be a plurality of, and through the water state that goes out of a plurality of water delivering orifices 15 of control module 17 controls, like single water delivering orifice water outlet, two water delivering orifice water outlets, three collocation such as water delivering orifice water outlet, the embodiment of the invention describes with a water delivering orifice.
Shower system in the embodiment of the invention also comprises sets up flow controlling unit 11a and flow controlling unit 12a; Enter into mixed warm device 13 in order to control cold water current and hot water current respectively; And water outlet place that mixes warm device 13 also can be provided with a temperature sensor 13a; And electrically connect with control module 17, be used for the temperature that preliminary sensing mixes stream of warm water, and will tentatively mix the stream of warm water temperature value and be sent to control module 17.
Shower system in the embodiment of the invention can also be that digital user's interface 16 is to electrically connect with control module 17; And have a plurality of button 16a and a display module 16c; Button 16a comprises numerical key, function key and Pause key 16b; And display module 16c system can be display panels (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), but not as limit.
According to above-mentioned structure, the user passes through information input digit user interface 16, and digital user's interface 16 is about to information and is sent to control module 17, and by control module 17 Control Flow control module 11a and flow controlling unit 12a; Cold water current and hot water current flow through mix warm device 13 and mix temperature after; The temperature value that is sensed by temperature sensor 13a again offers control module 17; With the operation valve 14a of control setting at rising pipe 14; And then by water delivering orifice 15 water outlets whether, and mix the current temperature after warm device 13 adjustment mix temperature, the temperature T that this leaving water temperature is imported by digital user's interface 16 for the user by this through this operation valve 14a control.
Please refer to Fig. 2, show the process flow diagram of the digital shower system control method that the embodiment of the invention provides.
In embodiments of the present invention, the step of digital shower system control method comprises:
Step SA1: start (Power ON), open digital shower system 1 with start;
Whether step SA2: it is normal to detect digital shower system 1, wherein, detects the digital display circuit shower system and whether normally further comprises step:
If the digital shower system 1 that detects is undesired, promptly produce an error messages; And
If the digital shower system 1 that detects is normal, carry out next step SA3.
Step SA3: get into standby mode RM (Ready Mode), discharge the current that do not reach preset leaving water temperature T in rising pipe 14 in advance;
Step SA4: get into shower pattern SM (Shower Mode); Message (comprising preset leaving water temperature T) from digital user's interface 16 inputs one users setting; Continue water outlet through control module 17 control water delivering orifices 15; And the water outlet water temperature keeps with to preset leaving water temperature T identical, and the plurality of preset cut-off condition is provided; And
Step SA5: shutdown (Power OFF), close digital shower system 1 automatically according to above-mentioned plurality of preset cut-off condition.
In embodiments of the present invention; Step SA2 specifically comprises following two steps: whether 17 detected temperatures sensor 13a have the message feedback through control module; And detecting mixes warm device 13 whether the signal feedback arranged, so that carry out the whether normal detection of digital shower system 1.
Please again with reference to figure 3, the process flow diagram of digital shower system control method when showing the standby mode that the embodiment of the invention provides.
In embodiments of the present invention, the step SA3 system of entering standby mode RM comprises the following steps:
Step SR1: in step SR1, comprise following two treatment steps:
Step SR11: start standby mode; And
Step SR12: carry out hot water inlet pipe 12 draining in advance.
Step SR2: whether temperature sensor 13a detects the water outlet water temperature that flows in the rising pipe 14 identical by the preset leaving water temperature T of digital user's interface 16 inputs with the user, if inequality, gets back to step SR12, if identical, promptly carries out next step;
Step SR3: continue to discharge current three seconds; And
Step SR4: stop draining, turning off standby pattern RM is to get into shower pattern SM.
Please refer to Fig. 4, the process flow diagram of digital shower system control method when showing the shower pattern that the embodiment of the invention provides.
Please in embodiments of the present invention, accomplish after the drain function in advance of standby mode RM simultaneously with reference to figure 2, promptly get into step SA4 and get into shower pattern, and among the step SA4 preset cut-off condition in one of them the step of the first preset cut-off condition comprise:
Step SB1: start shower pattern SM; And
Step SB2: the button 16a that judges digital user's interface 16 unmanned use whether in five minutes; If in five minutes, have the people to use; Getting into step SB21 and be digital user's interface 16 promptly enters into the water outlet setting picture and accomplish water delivering orifice 15 and sets; If unmanned the use promptly carried out step SA5 in five minutes.
Among the step SA4 preset cut-off condition in one of them the second preset cut-off condition accomplish at digital user's interface 16 and carry out after setting, second preset cut-off condition step comprise:
Step SC1: judge whether nobody uses digital user's interface 16 in 20 minutes, if people user is arranged, getting into step SC11 is that water delivering orifice 15 promptly continues water outlet, if unmanned use gets into next step;
Step SC2: stop water delivering orifice 15 water outlets; And
Step SC3: whether judge within the button 16a five minutes of digital user's interface 16 unmanned the use, if there is the people to use, water delivering orifice 15 carries out water outlet again, if unmanned the use then carried out step SA5.
Among the step SA4 preset cut-off condition in one of them the 3rd preset cut-off condition tie up to water delivering orifice 15 and carry out again carrying out after the water outlet, the step of the 3rd preset cut-off condition comprises:
Step SD1: judge whether nobody uses in ten minutes after pressing Pause key 16b, if there is the people to use, getting into step SC11 is that water delivering orifice 15 promptly continues water outlet, if unmanned use, i.e. execution in step SC2.
Therefore; The present invention is through above-mentioned structure and control method, realized before the current water outlet of user's preset water outlet water temperature, before having rested on the draining in advance of the current of hot water line and/or outlet pipeline; And when the user does not re-use shower and does not close out water management; Or do not re-use shower after the time-out water outlet and when not closing out water management, can in the regular hour, close water outlet automatically, to reach the effect of saving the water source.
In sum, only notebook invention is not the scope that is used for limiting patent working of the present invention for presenting the preferred embodiments or the embodiment of the technological means that adopted of dealing with problems.Be that patent claim context all and of the present invention conforms to, or change and modification, be all claim of the present invention and contain according to the equalization that claim of the present invention is done.