Micro water pump capable of controlling flow precisely

• US 10,458,402 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2016
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiamen Conjoin Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Xiamen Conjoin Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yan, Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): Lettman, Bryan M
• Application Number:
  US15/218,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20180023556A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,191 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 17/03 driven by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 2201/1208 Angular position of the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 43/026 each plate-like pumping flexible member working in its own pumping chamber
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 49/065 and making use of computers
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 53/1047 the valve being formed by one or more flexible elements
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 53/1087 Valve seats
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 9/045 the means being eccentrics
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/148 the closure elements being fixed in their centre
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7863 Stop

Abstract

A micro water pump capable of controlling flow precisely includes an upper cover, a valve seat, a water capsule seat, a base casing, a water capsule, a crank lever, a drive shaft, an eccentric wheel, a motor, a photoelectric switch, and an output circuit board. The output circuit board is electrically connected with an external motor controller. Through the photoelectric switch to detect the revolution of the motor and to cooperate with the external motor controller, the revolution of the motor control can be controlled precisely so as to get a stable water flow under different volumes and back pressures.

Claims

1. A micro water pump for controlling flow, comprising an upper cover, a valve seat, a water capsule seat, a base casing, a water capsule, a crank lever, a drive shaft, an eccentric wheel, a motor, a photoelectric switch, and an output circuit board;

the motor and the photoelectric switch being installed on the base casing, the motor comprising a motor shaft, the motor shaft being inserted into the base casing and directly connected with the eccentric wheel in the base casing, the motor shaft and the eccentric wheel constituting a transmission member, the transmission member being radially provided with a photoelectric shelter corresponding to the photoelectric switch, the photoelectric shelter cooperating with the photoelectric switch for detecting a revolution of the motor, the photoelectric switch being electrically connected with the output circuit board, the output circuit board being electrically connected with an external motor controller and transmitting information of the revolution of the motor to the exterior motor controller;

the eccentric wheel being formed with an oblique eccentric hole, one end of the drive shaft being obliquely inserted in the eccentric hole, another end of the eccentric wheel being connected with the crank lever, an upper end of the crank lever being provided with at least two supports extending outward, the crank lever swinging to bring the supports to compress and swing repeatedly;

the water capsule seat being sealedly installed on the base casing, the water capsule seat being formed with at least two installation holes corresponding to the supports, each installation hole being sealedly installed with the water capsule, an upper portion of the water capsule being open, a lower portion of the water capsule being installed on a corresponding one of the supports, the supports bringing the water capsule to compress and swing repeatedly;

the valve seat being sealedly installed on the water capsule seat, the valve seat being formed with an inlet hole and an outlet hole corresponding to the water capsule, the inlet hole and the outlet hole being provided with one-way valves which are opened in different directions;

the upper cover being sealedly installed on the valve seat, the upper cover being formed with a water outlet and a water inlet, the water inlet communicating with the inlet hole, the water outlet communicating with the outlet hole,

wherein an upper surface of the valve seat is formed with an outer annular inlet passage and an inner annular outlet passage, the outer annular inlet passage and the inner annular outlet passage are separated from each other, the inlet hole is disposed in the outer annular inlet passage, and the outlet hole is disposed in the inner annular outlet passage;

wherein the one-way valve used for the outlet hole is a diaphragm unit, the diaphragm unit comprises a central post and at least two diaphragms extending outward and radially, the inner annular outlet passage is formed with a central hole for insertion of the central post, the outlet hole is disposed around the central hole, and each diaphragm corresponds to the outlet hole; and

wherein the diaphragm unit is formed with a positioning rib disposed between the diaphragms, the inner annular outlet passage is formed with a pair of stop boards corresponding to the positioning rib, the positioning rib is located between the pair of stop boards, an outer end of the positioning rib is formed with a positioning protrusion, the inner annular outlet passage is formed with a positioning hole corresponding to the positioning protrusion, the positioning protrusion is inserted in the positioning hole, the stop boards and the positioning hole are adapted to limit movement of the positioning rib, and the diaphragm unit is formed with a recess at a junction of each diaphragm and the central post.

2. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one-way valves used for the inlet hole are umbrella-shaped valves, each umbrella-shaped valve includes an umbrella stick and a reverse umbrella face, the valve seat is formed with an umbrella stick installation hole, the umbrella stick is inserted and installed in the umbrella stick installation hole, the inlet hole is composed of a plurality of inlet apertures around the umbrella stick installation hole, and the reverse umbrella face is located on a lower surface of the valve seat to cover the inlet apertures.

3. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 2, wherein an inner surface of the reverse umbrella face is a bowl-shaped surface facing the umbrella stick.

4. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water capsule includes a capsule body at the upper portion thereof and an installation post at the lower portion thereof, the capsule body has a bowl shape, an upper end of the capsule body is formed with an installation face around the capsule body, the installation face has a thickness greater than that of a bowl wall of the capsule body, an outer side of the installation face is formed with positioning protrusions, the water capsule seat is formed with a trough face at the installation holes and positioning notches around the trough face, the positioning protrusions are engaged in the positioning notches, the installation face is sealedly disposed on the trough face through the valve seat, the installation post is formed with a neck, each support is formed with a post hole, the neck is inserted into the post hole so as to assemble the installation post on the support, and a junction of the capsule body and the installation post is formed with a compression portion having a diameter greater than that of the installation post.

5. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the crank lever has a flat transition section between the supports and a reinforcement area at a junction of the supports and an upper end of the crank lever, and the supports and the crank lever are arranged at an acute angle.

6. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper cover, the valve seat, the water capsule seat, and the base casing are formed with grooves on respective outer walls thereof to receive engaging springs, and upper and lower ends of the engaging springs are pressed against the upper cover and the base casing respectively, such that the upper cover, the valve seat, the water capsule seat, and the base casing are secured together.

7. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 1, wherein a wear plate is provided between the eccentric wheel and the base casing, the base casing is formed with a raised platform, and the wear plate is installed on the raised platform.

8. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photoelectric shelter is located on the motor shaft.

9. The micro water pump for controlling flow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photoelectric shelter is located on the eccentric wheel.