TWM526598U - Water tank failure warning device featuring water leakage monitoring function and toilet - Google Patents

Description

Water tank failure warning device and toilet with water leakage detection function

The utility model relates to a warning device and a toilet, in particular to a water tank failure warning device and a toilet with a water leakage detecting function.

The toilet is a sanitary device that is provided in every household and public restroom. The main structure of the toilet includes a toilet seat and a water tank connected to the toilet seat, the water tank including a flushing unit disposed in the cabinet, and a float disposed in the water tank and linked to a water inlet mechanism, when the flushing unit is operated to release water in the tank for flushing, the float will decrease as the water level decreases, when the flushing unit When the water tank plug is lowered again to plug the water outlet of the tank, the flushing action can be stopped, and the water inlet mechanism starts to inject water, and when the float ball rises to a certain height, it is driven to stop the water inlet.

However, when the toilet is used, it often happens that the water tank plug cannot be aligned with the water outlet, and the water tank leaks. If the user does not pay attention to it and repairs it, a large amount of valuable water will be wasted, although there are some advertised on the market. The toilet with the water tank leak detection function, but the user can not install it himself, and usually the entire water tank needs to be replaced, so it is not favored by the public.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a toilet that can detect if a water tank is malfunctioning and automatically alert.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a tank failure warning device that can detect whether a water tank is faulty and automatically alert.

Therefore, the present invention has a water leakage detecting function toilet, including a water tank mechanism, and a water tank failure warning device installed in the water tank mechanism. The water tank mechanism includes a tank for loading water, a float ball installed in the box and capable of moving up and down as the water level rises and falls, and one of the tanks is mounted to the box and operable to release the tank body a flushing unit for the installed water. The tank failure warning device includes a float sensor, a flush sensor, and a microprocessor connected to the float sensor and the flush sensor. The float sensor is mounted at a specific height position of the box, and correspondingly outputs a float signal when the float is sensed at the specific height. The flush sensor can be activated when the flush unit is operated. The microprocessor can be triggered to start when the flush sensor is activated, and can output a water leakage signal when timing to a specific timing time and the floating ball signal is not received.

Therefore, the novel water tank failure warning device with water leakage detection function is suitable for being installed in a water tank mechanism, the water tank mechanism includes a tank for loading water, and one of the tanks is installed in the tank and is lifted up and down with the water level. a displacement float, and a flush unit operable to release water contained in the tank, the tank failure warning device including a float sensor, a flush sensor, and a signal connected thereto A float sensor and a microprocessor of the flush sensor. The float sensor is mounted at a specific height position of the box, and correspondingly outputs a float signal when the float is sensed at the specific height. The flush sensor can be activated when the flush unit is operated. The microprocessor can be triggered to start when the flush sensor is activated, and can output a water leakage signal when timing to a specific timing time and the floating ball signal is not received.

The effect of the novel is that through the design of the float sensor, the flush sensor and the microprocessor, the new toilet can immediately warn when the water tank mechanism leaks, which is quite convenient and practical.

Referring to Figures 1, 3 and 4, an embodiment of the present invention having a water leak detection function can be wirelessly communicated with a remote device 900, which can be a cell phone, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or the like. A smart wearable electronic device, and the wireless communication can be a radio communication technology, a wireless network technology, and/or a mobile communication network technology, such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, wifi, 3G, or 4G communication technologies. The toilet 2 includes a toilet seat 3, a water tank mechanism 4 connected to the toilet seat 3, and a tank failure warning device 5 mounted to the water tank mechanism 4.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 4, the water tank mechanism 4 includes a tank 41 for containing water, and a flushing unit 43 mounted to the tank 41 and operable to release water contained in the tank 41. A water inlet unit 44 connected to the casing 41 and a float ball 42 mounted in the casing 41. In the present embodiment, the flushing unit 43 has a flushing handle 431 attached to the side of the casing 41. However, the flushing handle 431 can also be disposed on the front side of the casing 41, or The installation is exposed on the top side of the casing 41. Since the flushing handle 431 is of a multitude type and is not a modification of the present invention, it will not be described in detail. The float 42 can be displaced up and down as the water level in the casing 41 rises and falls. Since the toilet seat 3 and the water tank mechanism 4 are conventional members and of various types, they will not be described in detail.

Referring to Figures 3, 4, and 5, the water tank failure warning device 5 includes a float sensor 51 mounted to the casing 41, and a flushing feeling attached to the casing 41 and actuatable by the flushing unit 43. a detector 52, a microprocessor 53 mounted on the outer surface of the casing 41 and connected to the float sensor 51 and the flush sensor 52, and an alarm connected to the microprocessor 53 54. In this embodiment, the microprocessor 53 is connected to the float sensor 51, the flush sensor 52 and the alarm 54 via the signal line 530, but when implemented, the microprocessor 53 is The floating ball sensor 51, the flush sensor 52 and the alarm 54 can also be connected by a wireless communication method.

The float sensor 51 is mounted on the inner surface of the casing 41 and located at the height of the float 42 when the tank 41 is full of water, and can be activated to detect whether the float 42 is at the full water level. And when a float ball 42 is detected at the height, a float signal is output.

In this embodiment, the float sensor 51 is a light reflective sensor, and includes a light emitting unit 511 capable of horizontally emitting an optical signal at a height of the floating ball 42 at a full water level, and a sensible sensor The light sensing unit 512 of the optical signal reflected by the floating ball 42 and the light sensing unit 512 outputs the floating ball signal when the optical signal is sensed.

When implemented, the float sensor 51 can also be configured with a light-blocking sensing design, and the light-emitting unit 511 can be disposed opposite to the light-sensing unit 512 to the housing 41, respectively. The light emitting unit 511 can emit the optical signal to the light sensing unit 512. When the water level is full, the floating ball 42 is located at the light emitting unit 511 and the light sensing unit 512. The light signal that is directed to the light sensing unit 512 is blocked, and the light sensing unit 512 sends the floating ball signal. In practice, the float sensor 51 can also adopt a micro switch, which can be activated when the float 42 is displaced to a full water level, and correspondingly generates the float signal. Since the manner in which the float 42 can be sensed to be at a full water level is numerous, the float sensor 51 is not limited to the above type when implemented.

The flushing sensor 52 is attached to the outer surface of the casing 41, and is activated when the flushing handle 431 (shown in FIG. 2) is pressed to perform flushing, and triggers the microprocessor 53 to be energized. In this embodiment, the flush sensor 52 is a touch switch that can be activated when the flush handle 431 is pressed. Since the type of the sensor that can be sensed by the flushing unit 43 is large, for example, the pivoting displacement of the flushing handle 431 can be sensed by using a magnetic induction method, or the light sensing method is additionally used, The above types are limited.

The microprocessor 53 includes a timing unit 531, a water leakage determination unit 532, and a wireless communication unit 533. The water leakage determining unit 532 can be triggered to be activated by the flushing sensor 52 to drive the timing unit 531 to start timing, simultaneously activate the floating ball sensor 51, and receive the floating ball sensing within a specific timing time. When the float signal is output by the device 51, the float sensor 51 is turned off. If the float signal output from the float sensor 51 is not received after the specific timing time expires, the shutter signal is turned off. The float sensor 51 generates a water leakage signal representative of the water leakage and simultaneously drives the wireless communication unit 533 to wirelessly transmit a water leakage message to the remote device 900.

The alarm 54 can be installed in the toilet or in a place outside the toilet for others to watch. The alarm 54 can be driven by the water leakage signal to generate an alert message, such as warning light, warning sound and/or warning. image.

When the toilet 2 of the present invention is used, when the flushing unit 43 is operated to flush, the flush sensor 52 is immediately activated, thereby driving the microprocessor 53 to activate the float sensor 51 to start sensing the float. 42. If the microprocessor 53 receives the float signal within the specific timing time, it indicates that the water tank mechanism 4 can be filled with water without water leakage, and the float sensor 51 is turned off. However, if the floating ball signal is not received within the specific timing time, it indicates that the water tank mechanism 4 has a water leakage phenomenon, so that the floating speed of the floating ball 42 is slowed down, which will prompt the alarm device 54 to generate a warning message to remind the use. Or other people around to go to see the maintenance.

When implemented, the water tank failure warning device 5 can be designed in the form of a separately sold module, which is convenient for the consumer to purchase and install on the existing toilet, so that the toilet has a water tank failure warning function.

In the embodiment, the microprocessor 53 has a wireless communication function, which can conveniently provide a remote reminder to a user who is far away from the toilet or who is out of the door. However, when implemented, the microprocessor 53 does not set the The wireless communication unit 533 is necessary, and only the alarm function of the alarm 54 is required to achieve the warning reminding effect.

In summary, through the design of the float sensor 51, the flush sensor 52 and the microprocessor 53, the new toilet 2 can immediately warn when the water tank mechanism 3 is leaking, and It can be designed by wireless communication function to inform users who have left the toilet or other people around the toilet to go to the inspection and maintenance. It is quite convenient and practical, and the design of the tank failure warning device 5 is also convenient for the user to install the settings. Therefore, it is indeed possible to achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

2‧‧‧ toilet
3‧‧‧ toilet seat
4‧‧‧Water tank mechanism
41‧‧‧ cabinet
42‧‧‧Floating ball
43‧‧‧ flushing unit
431‧‧‧ flush handle
44‧‧‧Inlet unit
5‧‧‧Water tank failure warning device
51‧‧‧Floating ball sensor
511‧‧‧Light emitting unit
512‧‧‧Light sensing unit
52‧‧‧ flushing sensor
53‧‧‧Microprocessor
530‧‧‧Signal line
531‧‧‧Time unit
532‧‧‧Water leakage judgment unit
533‧‧‧Wireless communication unit
54‧‧‧Alarm
900‧‧‧Remote device

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention having a water leakage detecting function; FIG. 2 is a view of the embodiment. 3 is a functional block diagram of the embodiment; FIG. 4 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating a floating ball at a full water level; and FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. View, the float is below the full water level.

2‧‧‧ toilet

3‧‧‧ toilet seat

4‧‧‧Water tank mechanism

41‧‧‧ cabinet

42‧‧‧Floating ball

43‧‧‧ flushing unit

431‧‧‧ flush handle

44‧‧‧Inlet unit

5‧‧‧Water tank failure warning device

51‧‧‧Floating ball sensor

52‧‧‧ flushing sensor

53‧‧‧Microprocessor

530‧‧‧Signal line

54‧‧‧Alarm

Claims (16)

A toilet having a water leakage detecting function, comprising: a water tank mechanism comprising a tank for loading water, a float ball installed in the tank and capable of moving up and down as the water level rises and falls, and one installed in the tank And a flushing unit operable to release water contained in the tank; and a tank failure warning device mounted to the tank mechanism, comprising: a float sensor mounted at a specific height position of the tank And, when sensing that the float is at the specific height, correspondingly outputting a float signal, a flush sensor can be touched when the flush unit is operated, and a microprocessor, the signal Connected to the float sensor and the flush sensor, can be triggered to start when the flush sensor is activated, and can be timed until a specific timing time and the float is not received. When the signal is signaled, a leak signal is output. The toilet having a water leakage detecting function according to claim 1, wherein the microprocessor includes a timing unit that can be driven for timing, and a water leakage judging unit, and the water leakage judging unit is used by the flush sensor. The timing unit is driven to start timing, and the water leakage signal is output when the timing is up to the specific timing time and the floating ball signal is not received. The toilet having a water leakage detecting function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the microprocessor further includes a wireless communication unit, and the water leakage determining unit can drive the wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit the water leakage signal when the water leakage signal is outputted. Water leak message. The toilet having a water leakage detecting function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the water tank failure warning device further comprises an alarm device that is connected to the microprocessor and is triggered by the water leakage signal to generate an alarm message. . The toilet having the water leakage detecting function according to claim 4, wherein the alarm message is a warning sound, an alert light, and/or a warning image. The toilet having a water leakage detecting function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the floating ball sensor comprises a light emitting unit that is oppositely mounted on the opposite side of the floating body and oppositely disposed on opposite sides of the floating ball A light sensing unit can emit an optical signal to the light sensing unit, and the light sensing unit can output the floating ball signal when the optical signal is not sensed. The toilet having a water leakage detecting function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the floating ball sensor comprises a light emitting unit capable of emitting an optical signal at a level of the height, and one of the floating balls is sensed. The light sensing unit of the reflected optical signal, and the light sensing unit outputs the floating ball signal when the optical signal is sensed. The toilet having a water leakage detecting function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the floating ball sensor is a micro switch capable of being touched by a floating ball to generate the floating ball signal. A water tank failure warning device with a water leakage detecting function, which is suitable for being installed in a water tank mechanism, the water tank mechanism includes a tank for loading water, and a floating tank installed in the tank and moving up and down with the water level a ball, and a flushing unit operable to release water contained in the tank, the tank failure warning device comprising: a float sensor mounted at a specific height position of the cabinet and capable of sensing When the float is at the specific height, correspondingly outputting a float signal; a flush sensor can be activated when the flush unit is operated; and a microprocessor connected to the float sensor for sensing And the flushing sensor can be triggered to start when the flushing sensor is activated, and can output a leaking signal when timing to a specific timing time and the floating ball signal is not received. . A water tank failure warning device with a water leakage detecting function according to claim 9, wherein the microprocessor includes a timing unit that can be driven for timing, and a water leakage determination unit, and the water leakage determination unit is flushed by the water The sensor triggers to drive the timing unit to start timing, and can output the water leakage signal when timing to the specific timing time and the floating ball signal is not received. The water tank fault warning device with the water leakage detecting function according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the microprocessor further comprises a wireless communication unit, and the water leakage determining unit can drive the wireless communication unit when outputting the water leakage signal Send a leak message wirelessly. The water tank failure warning device with the water leakage detecting function according to claim 9 or 10 further includes an alarm device that is connected to the microprocessor and is triggered by the water leakage signal to generate an alarm message. The water tank fault warning device with the water leakage detecting function according to claim 12, wherein the alarm message is an alert sound, an alert light, and/or a warning image. The water tank failure warning device with a water leakage detecting function according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the floating ball sensor comprises a light that is oppositely mounted on the opposite side of the floating body and oppositely disposed on the opposite side of the floating ball The transmitting unit and the light sensing unit can emit an optical signal to the light sensing unit, and the light sensing unit can output the floating ball signal when the optical signal is not sensed. A water tank failure warning device having a water leakage detecting function according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the floating ball sensor comprises a light emitting unit capable of emitting an optical signal at a height level, and a sensible sensing The light sensing unit of the optical signal reflected by the floating ball, and the light sensing unit outputs the floating ball signal correspondingly when the optical signal is sensed. The water tank failure warning device with a water leakage detecting function according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the floating ball sensor is a micro switch capable of being touched by a floating ball to generate the floating ball signal.