KR20130035543A

KR20130035543A - Water tank for bidet capable of controlling hot and cool water

Info

Publication number: KR20130035543A
Application number: KR1020110099900A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 진성월
Original assignee: 코웨이 주식회사
Priority date: 2011-09-30
Filing date: 2011-09-30
Publication date: 2013-04-09

Abstract

Disclosed is a bidet water tank capable of controlling hot and cold water, in which hot water as well as cold water can be used as the water used to be used as a wash water.
Bidet water tank capable of adjusting the hot and cold water is disclosed, the tank body for receiving water introduced from the outside, the received water can flow out; Heating means for heating the water contained in the tank body; Cooling means for cooling the water contained in the tank body; And a control unit controlling the heating means and the cooling means such that the temperature of the water contained in the tank body becomes a reference temperature.
According to such a bidet water tank, even if the water used for the wash water of the bidet is a high temperature can be obtained by cooling to an appropriate temperature can be used.

Description

Water tank for bidet capable of controlling hot and cool water}

The present invention relates to a bidet water tank capable of adjusting cold and hot water, and more particularly, to a bidet water tank capable of controlling cold and hot water that can be used as cold water as well as cold water to be used as the wash water.

A bidet is a type of sanitary ware that is used to clean the genitals and the anus after stool. A common bidet includes a toilet seat heating function, a hot water washing function, a drying function, and a deodorizing function.

The major countries with active bidet markets are Japan and Korea, and because they are sold to similar regions, bidets with normal functions are being developed.

However, because some countries have very unique environment and house structure, when using an existing bidet, the bidet cannot be used due to the installation environment.

In particular, in the Middle East, it is difficult to use a bidet due to a very dry and high temperature environment.

For example, houses in the Middle East have a water tank on the roof and use the stored water for living, but the temperature of the water discharged into the home piping and toilet due to the high temperature may exceed 40 degrees.

The conventional bidet includes a function of accommodating cold water and heating it to make hot water, and since there is no separate cooling function for cooling water, when the hot water is used as the use water of the bidet, the hot water is discharged as it is and the user may be burned. There is a danger.

The present invention has been made to solve at least some of the problems of the prior art as described above, in one aspect, a bidet water tank capable of adjusting the cold and hot water can be used to cool even when the water used for use as the wash water of the bidet is hot The purpose is to provide.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a bidet water tank capable of adjusting the hot and cold water that can be heated with less power when the temperature of the water used for use as the wash water of the bidet is slightly lower than the appropriate temperature for use as the wash water. For the purpose of

As one aspect for achieving at least some of the above object, the present invention includes a tank body for receiving water introduced from the outside, the water received can flow out; Heating means for heating the water contained in the tank body; Cooling means for cooling the water contained in the tank body; And a control unit for controlling the heating means and the cooling means such that the temperature of the water accommodated in the tank body becomes a reference temperature.

Preferably, the cooling means may include a thermoelectric element for cooling the water contained in the tank body.

More preferably, the cooling means is connected to the thermoelectric element cooling member for heat exchange with the water contained in the tank body; A heat sink for dissipating heat of the thermoelectric element; And a cooling fan configured to assist heat dissipation of the heat sink.

Also preferably, the heating means may include a heater for heating the water contained in the tank body.

Also preferably, the controller may operate the heating means when the temperature of the water contained in the tank body is lower than the reference temperature, and operate the cooling means when the temperature is higher than the reference temperature.

More preferably, the bidet water tank further comprises a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the water contained in the tank body, the control unit to control the heating means and the cooling means based on the water temperature detected by the temperature sensor. Can be.

According to one embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, it is possible to obtain an effect that can be used by cooling to an appropriate temperature even when the water used for the wash water of the bidet is a high temperature.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the temperature of the water used for use as the wash water of the bidet using a low power heating means is slightly lower than the appropriate temperature for use as the wash water, it is optimized to be used by heating with less power It is possible to secure the heating means and to obtain the effect of saving power.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a water tank for bidet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a flow chart of the operation of the bidet water tank shown in FIG.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Furthermore, the singular forms "a", "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this specification, terms such as " comprise ", " comprise ", and " have "mean that there exist features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts, And should not be construed to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, with reference to Figure 1 looks at the configuration of the water tank for bidet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the bidet water tank 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tank body 110, heating means 120, cooling means 130 and the control unit 140, It may further include a temperature sensor 170 that can detect the water temperature.

The tank body 110 is a component having a space therein so as to store the water to be used as the wash water in the bidet, and receives the water flowing from the water supply source (not shown) on the outside of the bidet, the water received It is configured to be. Here, the water supply source is a facility for supplying water that can be used as the wash water of the bidet, such as tap water, water storage tank of the building.

For the inflow and outflow of water, the tank body 110 may be provided with an inflow pipe 112 through which water can be introduced from the outside and an outflow pipe 114 through which the received water can flow out to the nozzle side of the bidet.

In addition, in one embodiment, each of the inlet pipe 112 and the outlet pipe 114 may be further provided with a valve 116 that can open and close the flow of water. In this case, the valve 116 may be configured to enable the opening and closing of the water as well as controlling the amount of flowing water.

On the other hand, the heating means 120 is a component capable of heating the water contained in the tank body 110, in one embodiment, the heating means 120 includes a heater 122 and the heating unit power supply 160 Can be configured.

Here, the heater 122 may be connected to a power source and generate heat when a voltage is applied to heat the water contained in the tank body 110, and the heating unit power supply 160 may apply a voltage to the heater 122. .

For example, the heater 122 may be composed of a heating wire that is installed to contact the water contained in the tank body 110.

On the other hand, in the environment where hot water generally flows into the tank main body 110, since only a slight heating of the received water may be performed to wash water at a desired temperature, in one embodiment, the heating means 120 includes a low power heater 122. This can reduce the power consumption of the bidet.

However, the heating means 120 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may be implemented in various ways capable of heating the water contained in the tank body 110.

And, the cooling means 130 is a component capable of cooling the water contained in the tank body 110, in one embodiment, the cooling means 130 is a thermoelectric element 132, cooling member 134, heat sink 136 and a cooling fan 138.

When the thermoelectric element 132 is supplied with power, one side is cooled and the other side is heated according to the Peltier effect. Specific principles and operations of the thermoelectric element 132 correspond to techniques well known to those skilled in the art, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Here, a plurality of thermoelectric elements 132 may be installed as needed, and in one embodiment, may be installed to be exposed from the inside and outside of the tank body 110, it may be supplied with power from the cooling unit power supply 150. . At this time, the cooling unit power supply 150 is connected so that the thermoelectric element 132 absorbs the heat of the water contained in the tank body 110 and releases the absorbed heat to the outside of the tank body 110. That is, the thermoelectric element 132 may absorb heat inside the tank body 110 and generate heat from the outside.

In addition, the cooling member 134 is connected to the thermoelectric element 132 is configured to exchange heat with the water contained in the tank body (110).

In one embodiment, the cooling member 134 is connected to the exposed portion inside the tank body 110 of the thermoelectric element 132, may be installed to contact the water contained in the tank body 110, the thermoelectric element 132 At the endothermic action of), it may be made of a material having high thermal conductivity so as to transfer heat of the received water to the thermoelectric element 132 well.

In addition, the cooling member 134 is made of a material that does not flow electricity to block the energization between the thermoelectric element 132 and the received water.

In addition, the heat sink 136 is installed on the heat generating portion of the thermoelectric element 132 is configured to release the heat of the thermoelectric element 132.

In one embodiment, the heat dissipation plate 136 is connected to the exposed portion of the tank body 110 outside the thermoelectric element 132 may emit heat generated in the thermoelectric element 132 to the outside of the tank body 110. .

In addition, the cooling fan 138 is installed on the heat dissipation portion of the heat sink 136 in one embodiment is configured to assist the heat dissipation of the heat sink 136.

However, the cooling means 130 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may be implemented in various ways to cool the water contained in the tank body 110.

On the other hand, the control unit 140 controls the heating means 120 and the cooling means 130 so that the temperature of the water accommodated in the tank body 110 is a reference temperature.

To this end, in one embodiment, the controller 140 may control the cooling unit power 150 and the heating unit power 160 to start or stop the heating unit 120 and the cooling unit 130.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment, the same power source may be used to drive the heating means 120 and the cooling means 130. In this case, the controller 140 may control the power so that the power is selectively supplied to the heating means 120 or the cooling means 130.

In addition, the reference temperature is a value that can be set in advance by the user, and may correspond to the temperature of the washing water desired by the user when using the bidet. For example, the reference temperature may be set to about 38 degrees of the human body temperature so that there is no discomfort in using the bidet.

In addition, the bidet water tank 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be additionally installed a temperature sensor 170 that can detect the temperature of the water accommodated in the tank body 110.

In one embodiment, the temperature sensor 170 may be installed inside the tank body 110 and is connected to the control unit 140. Here, the controller 140 may control the heating means 120 and the cooling means 130 based on the temperature of the water accommodated in the tank body 110 sensed by the temperature sensor 170.

However, the temperature sensor 170 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may be configured in various ways in which the temperature of the water accommodated in the tank body 110 may be measured and transmitted to the controller 140.

Next, with reference to Figure 2 looks at the water temperature control operation of the bidet water tank 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when water is introduced into the tank body 110 through the inlet pipe 112, the temperature of the introduced water is measured by the temperature sensor 170 (step S210).

The measured water temperature data is read by the controller 140, and the controller 140 determines whether the measured water temperature is equal to a preset reference water temperature (step S220). In an exemplary embodiment, the user may preset an error range of determining whether the measured water temperature and the reference water temperature are the same.

When the measured water temperature and the reference water temperature are the same, the cooling means 130 and the heating means 120 are stopped by the controller 140 (step S230). Here, the reference water temperature may be set to a constant temperature range. For example, the reference water temperature may be set to 35 ~ 45 ℃.

On the other hand, if the measured water temperature and the reference water temperature is not the same, the controller 140 determines whether the measured water temperature is higher than the reference water temperature (step S240).

If the measured water temperature is higher than the reference water temperature, the cooling means 130 is operated (step S250).

On the other hand, when the measured water temperature is not higher than the reference water temperature, the heating means 120 is operated (step S260).

On the other hand, while the operating means or the heating means 120 is operating in steps S250 and S260, the temperature sensor 170 repeats step S210 periodically to measure the temperature of the water contained in the tank body 110, and the control unit 140 Repeat step S220 to step S220 to control the cooling means 130 and the heating means 120.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. I want to make it clear.

100: bidet water tank 110: tank body
112: inlet pipe 114: outlet pipe
116 valve 120 heating means
122: heater 130: cooling means
132: thermoelectric element 134: cooling member
136: heat sink 138: cooling fan
140: control unit 150: cooling unit power
160: heating unit power supply 170: temperature sensor

Claims

A tank body accommodating water introduced from the outside, and the received water can flow out;
Heating means for heating the water contained in the tank body;
Cooling means for cooling the water contained in the tank body; And
A control unit controlling the heating means and the cooling means such that the temperature of the water accommodated in the tank body becomes a reference temperature;
Bidet water tank can be adjusted to include hot and cold water.

The method of claim 1,
The cooling means is a bidet water tank for cold and hot water control, characterized in that it comprises a; a thermoelectric element for cooling the water contained in the tank body.

The method of claim 2,
The cooling means,
A cooling member connected to the thermoelectric element to heat exchange with water contained in the tank body;
A heat sink for dissipating heat of the thermoelectric element; And
Bidet water tank capable of adjusting the hot and cold water, characterized in that it further comprises; a cooling fan to assist the heat dissipation of the heat sink.

The method of claim 1,
The heating means,
Bidet water tank capable of adjusting the hot and cold water, comprising: a heater for heating the water contained in the tank body.

The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
The temperature of the water contained in the tank body
When the temperature is lower than the reference temperature to operate the heating means,
Bidet water tank capable of adjusting the hot and cold water, characterized in that for operating the cooling means when higher than the reference temperature.

The method of claim 1,
The water tank for bidet,
Further comprising a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the water contained in the tank body,
The control unit is a bidet water tank for cold and hot water control, characterized in that for controlling the heating means and the cooling means based on the water temperature detected by the temperature sensor.