Digital faucet of variable flow

• US 20040256009A1
• Filed: 12/03/2002
• Published: 12/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joel Valenzuela
• Original Assignee: Joel Valenzuela
• Inventors: Valenzuela, Joel
• Application Number:
  US10/467,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20040256009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 137/607
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/055 Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/22 with an actuating member for each valve, e.g. interconnected to form multiple-way valves
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87692 With common valve operator

Abstract

This invention is a faucet of two or one valve of flow and variable temperature for water, other liquids, gases and/or pulverized solids. It is operated through the digital control or intelligent control whether fixed or to remote control or through the system of voice and has a automatic closed.

The digital control operates pressing in form intermittent or prolonged the button to open or to close, and simultaneously it will show in the indicating scale the close, the progressive and total opening of the faucet. The faucet with intelligent control will allow the user to give to the quantity of flow and temperature, or choosing the previously established scales or calling of memory the conditions previously stored. The control with voice system allows the user to give instructions with voice, the language and the options mentioned previously in the intelligent control.

Claims

1. DIGITAL FAUCET OF VARIABLE FLOW with the characteristics that allow the user to activate through commands the opening and closing of the valve or valves, and to control the stream, flow progressiveness, mixture and timing of liquids, gases and/or pulverized solids, manually, presence or to program these settings at his/her personal preference. It is protected by a safety device. It consists of a BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM consisting of a motor, transmissions, an electronic circuit, solenoids, switches and other electronic components. The BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM opens and closes one or two valves, mixing the fluids, and it is operated through a control device, remote or fixed, programmable or non programmable, digital, presence or voice operated. The Digital Faucet of Variable Flow also can be operated through via Internet, telephone, cellular telephone or systems of programming. Any control, can be integrated upon the different types of outlet tube as part of these. The source of energy can be direct current, battery or solar cells.

2. THE BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof, it is characterized by an electronic system composed of a motor, transmissions, solenoids and circuits and switches controlling the opening and closing of the valves as well as the timing of openness. This system controls the stream, flow progressiveness, mixture and timing of liquids, gases and/or pulverized solids, operated manually or by programmed settings when a memory device is available.

3. THE FIXED DIGITAL CONTROL as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof. It is a modality of the control characterized by a specially structured circuit board, so the user operates the faucet from a fixed position. It offers various options to activate the faucet as to mixture, flow, flow progressiveness and timing. The commands are transmitted to the BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM. The control may have or not a memory to program certain functions, depending on the modality of the control or it may be operated manually. This device contains an indicating scale to show the user the openness, closing of the valve and volume of the flow. The Fixed Digital Control may be operated through button pressing or digital presence.

4. THE DIGITAL REMOTE CONTROL as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof. It is a modality of the CONTROL characterized by a specially designed circuit board to allow the user to operate the faucet from a remote position and select the various options to activate and operate the faucet. The commands are transmitted to the BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM by radial frequency, infrared or a light beam. The remote control may be the kind that requires pressure of buttons or it operates through digital presence.

5. VOICE SYSTEM CONTROL as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof. It is a modality of the CONTROL in addition to a digital control, characterized by a voice sensor specifically designed to allow the user to operate the faucet through a voice command instead of digital fixed or remote control.

6. THE INTELLIGENT CONTROL as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof. It is a modality of the DIGITAL REMOTE CONTROL characterized by the device to maintain the user'"'"'s settings in memory and to operate them through a command operated though button pressing or digital presence.

7. TRANSMISSIONS as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof are devices for the BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM in the DIGITAL FAUCET OF ONE OR TWO VALVES, characterized by its special design and structure to regulate speed and motor'"'"'s motion force when opening and closing the valve or valves.

8. ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof, characteristically designed part of the BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM that makes the changes of polarity to invert the voltage connected to the motor to turn the spin at the command'"'"'s specification, through the application of relays, switches and other electronic components. Additionally, the electronic circuit made for the two valve faucet is connected to a set of two solenoids to pull alternatively, a transmission to connect it to one of the valve to open or close the valve chosen by the user'"'"'s command. Connected to the timer, the electronic circuit also performs the function as the command to activate the motor to close the valve or valves as programmed It also has the function of showing the functioning of the faucet (flow progressiveness, stream, closure, etc.) through the indicating scale or display. This device has four variants as to structure depending on the type of the control used to operate, whether it is the remote or fixed, intelligent or non programmable, digital presence or voice operated, or without the solenoids in the case of the one valve faucet.

9. DIGITAL FAUCET OF VARIABLE FLOW OF A SINGLE VALVE. as demanded in independent claim 1 and a dependent claim thereof, characteristically that allow the user to control the opening and closing of the valve to control the stream, flow progressiveness and timing for liquids, gases or pulverized solids, manually or to program these settings at his/her personal preference. It is protected by a safety device. It consists of a BOX OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM that opens and closes one valve and it is operated through a control device, remote or fixed, programmable or non programmable, digital, presence or voice operated. The source of energy can be direct current, battery or solar cells.