Device for controlling and/or regulating the supply of a medium, devices of this type comprising washing or drying units and a corresponding method
First Claim
1. A device (2) for controlling and/or regulating a supply of a medium through a supply unit for an impingement device (10), the supply unit including at least one shut-off member and each shut-off member able to be brought into a closed position and/or at least one open position using an actuating element and the device (2) including a sensor device (50) for contactless determination of the presence of material to be impinged using this medium, characterized in that this sensor device (50) is additionally implemented for contactless determination of the relative position of this material in relation to the impingement device (10) and for outputting signals, which act on the actuating element in such away that they bring the shut-off member into a setting corresponding to the presence and the position of the material to be impinged using this medium.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device (2) for controlling and/or regulating the supply of a medium using a supply unit for an impingement device. Said supply unit comprises at least one shut-off member and each shut-off member can be moved into a closed position and at least one open position by means of an actuating element. The device comprises a sensor unit (50) for determining in a contactless manner the presence of a material that is to be impinged by the medium. The inventive device (2) is characterised in that said sensor unit (50) is additionally configured for the contactless determination of the relative position of the material in relation to the impingement device (10) and for the output of signals, which act on the actuating elements in such a way that the latter moves the shut-off members into a position that corresponds with the presence and the location of the material to be impinged by the medium. The washing and/or drying devices (10) preferably comprise a device (2) of this type for controlling and/or regulating the supply of water and/or warm air for washing and/or drying purposes. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.
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1. A device (2) for controlling and/or regulating a supply of a medium through a supply unit for an impingement device (10), the supply unit including at least one shut-off member and each shut-off member able to be brought into a closed position and/or at least one open position using an actuating element and the device (2) including a sensor device (50) for contactless determination of the presence of material to be impinged using this medium,
characterized in that this sensor device (50) is additionally implemented for contactless determination of the relative position of this material in relation to the impingement device (10) and for outputting signals, which act on the actuating element in such away that they bring the shut-off member into a setting corresponding to the presence and the position of the material to be impinged using this medium.
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13. A method of contactless control and/or regulation of a supply of a medium through a supply unit for an impingement device (10), the supply unit including at least one shut-off member and each shut-off member able to be brought into a closed position and/or at least one open position using an actuating element or their combination and the device including a sensor device (50) for contactless determination of the presence of material to be impinged using this medium, using which at least one field is generated,
characterized in that the contactless detection of this at least one field using the sensor device (50) registers the relative position of this material in relation to the impingement device (10) and the sensor device (50) outputs signals which act on the actuating elements in such a way that they bring the shut-off members into a setting corresponding to the presence and the position of the material to be impinged using this medium.
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