Valve actuator having small isolated plunger
    21.
    发明授权
    Valve actuator having small isolated plunger 有权
    阀门执行器具有小的隔离柱塞

    公开(公告)号:US06752371B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-22

    申请号:US10174919

    申请日:2002-06-19

    IPC分类号: F16K3102

    CPC分类号: E03D1/36 E03D5/10

    摘要: A solenoid plunger (36) is disposed for reciprocation in a plunger pocket that is formed by the stationary parts of a solenoid-type actuator (10). A flexible diaphragm (22) closes the plunger pocket's open mouth and is deformed by movement of a plunger (36) between an open position, in which it is displaced from a valve seat (20), and a closed position, in which it is seated on the valve seat and thereby prevents flow from a valve inlet (16) to a valve outlet (18). The diaphragm thereby isolates the plunger from the fluid thereby being controlled, but a separate, incompressible fluid fills the chamber in which the plunger reciprocates. A through-plunger passage (44, 56) provides a low-flow-resistance path for the incompressible fluid to flow into and out of the portion (52) of the plunger chamber behind the plunger as the plunger moves. This reduces actuation time and thus the energy required for an actuation. The chamber in which the plunger reciprocates is formed by elements (22, 26, 32, and 34) through which the incompressible fluid can diffuse only very slowly, so the actuator can be long-lived even if it small in size.

    摘要翻译: 螺线管柱塞(36)设置成在由螺线管型致动器(10)的静止部分形成的柱塞槽中往复运动。 柔性隔膜(22)关闭柱塞口袋的开口,并通过柱塞(36)在其从阀座(20)移位的打开位置和关闭位置之间的移动而变形, 坐在阀座上,从而防止从阀入口(16)流向阀出口(18)。 隔膜因此将柱塞与流体隔离,从而被控制,但是单独的不可压缩流体填充柱塞往复运动的腔室。 贯穿柱塞通道(44,56)在柱塞移动时提供了一个低流阻阻力路径,用于不可压缩流体流入和移出柱塞后部柱塞室的部分(52)。 这减少了致动时间,从而减少了致动所需的能量。 柱塞往复运动的腔室由元件(22,26,32和34)形成,不可压缩流体可以通过该腔体非常缓慢地扩散,因此致动器即使尺寸较小也可以长寿命。

    Flusher having consistent flush-valve-closure pressure
    22.
    发明授权
    Flusher having consistent flush-valve-closure pressure 有权
    冲洗器具有一致的冲洗阀关闭压力

    公开(公告)号:US06453479B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-24

    申请号:US09761408

    申请日:2001-01-16

    IPC分类号: E03D134

    CPC分类号: E03D5/024 E03D1/142

    摘要: A tank-type flusher including an intake valve, a diaphragm-operated flush valve, a pressure control mechanism. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and constructed to close water flow to a water storage tank at about a predefined water level in the water tank. The diaphragm-operated flush valve is constructed to control a flush valve member between a seated state and an unseated state that allows water discharge from the water tank into a toilet bowl. The diaphragm separates a pressure chamber and a pilot chamber. The diaphragm is arranged to seal the pressure chamber to maintain pressure forcing the flush valve member to the seated state thereby preventing the water discharge from the water storage tank to the toilet bowl. The pressure control mechanism is constructed an arranged, upon actuation, to reduce pressure in the pilot chamber of the diaphragm-operated flush valve thereby reduce pressure in the pressure chamber causing the water discharge. The tank-type flusher also includes a manifold that supplies pressurized water through a pressurizer conduit to the pressure chamber. A check valve maintains the pressure in the pressure chamber that keeps the flush valve closed, despite loss in source pressure.

    摘要翻译: 一种罐式冲洗机,包括进气阀,隔膜式冲洗阀,压力控制机构。 进气阀连接到外部水源,并被构造成在水箱中大约预定的水位处封闭向储水箱的水流。 隔膜操作的冲洗阀被构造成控制在就座状态和非放置状态之间的冲洗阀构件,其允许水从水箱排放到马桶中。 隔膜分隔压力室和导向室。 隔膜布置成密封压力室以保持迫使冲洗阀构件处于就座状态的压力,从而防止从储水箱排放到马桶的水。 压力控制机构被构造成在致动时布置成减小隔膜操作的冲洗阀的先导室中的压力,从而减小压力室中的压力,导致排水。 罐式冲洗机还包括将加压水通过加压管道供应到压力室的歧管。 止回阀维持压力室中的压力,保持冲洗阀关闭,尽管源压力损失。

    Passive sensors for automatic faucets and bathroom flushers
    27.
    发明申请
    Passive sensors for automatic faucets and bathroom flushers 有权
    无源传感器用于自动水龙头和浴室冲水器

    公开(公告)号:US20090049599A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US12217511

    申请日:2008-07-05

    IPC分类号: E03C1/05 H01J47/00 F16K31/02

    CPC分类号: E03D5/105 E03C1/057

    摘要: The present invention is directed to novel optical sensors and novel methods for sensing optical radiation. The novel optical sensors and the novel optical sensing methods are used, for example, for controlling the operation of automatic faucets and flushers. The novel sensors and flow controllers (including control electronics and valves) require only small amounts of electrical power for sensing users of bathroom facilities, and thus enable battery operation for many years. A passive optical sensor includes a light detector sensitive to ambient (room) light for controlling the operation of automatic faucets or automatic bathroom flushers.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于感测光辐射的新型光学传感器和新颖方法。 新型光学传感器和新颖的光学感测方法用于例如控制自动水龙头和冲水器的操作。 新颖的传感器和流量控制器(包括控制电子和阀门)只需要少量的电力来感测卫生间设施的使用者,从而使电池工作多年。 无源光学传感器包括对环境(室内)光敏感的光检测器,用于控制自动水龙头或自动浴室冲洗器的操作。

    Enclosures for automatic bathroom flushers
    28.
    发明授权
    Enclosures for automatic bathroom flushers 有权
    自动浴室冲洗机外壳

    公开(公告)号:US08556228B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US12804143

    申请日:2010-07-14

    IPC分类号: F16K31/02

    CPC分类号: E03D5/105 E03D3/02 E03D3/06

    摘要: A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the outlet. The valve assembly includes a valve member movable with respect to a valve seat providing a sealing action based on applied pressure on the valve assembly. The bathroom flusher also includes an external cover designed for enclosing an electronic control module comprising a battery, a sensor, and an actuator for controlling operation of the flush valve, wherein the external cover includes at least two cover parts separately removable, and wherein the external cover is attachable with respect to the valve body in a manner also allowing removable attachment of the control module.

    摘要翻译: 浴室冲洗机包括冲洗器主体,阀组件,电子控制系统和冲洗盖。 冲击器主体包括入口和出口,并且被设计成容纳控制入口和出口之间的水流的阀组件。 阀组件包括可相对于阀座移动的阀构件,其基于阀组件上施加的压力提供密封作用。 浴室冲洗器还包括外盖,其设计用于封闭电子控制模块,该电子控制模块包括电池,传感器和用于控制冲洗阀操作的致动器,其中所述外盖包括至少两个可独立拆卸的盖部, 盖可以以允许可拆卸地附接控制模块的方式相对于阀体安装。

    Apparatus and method for controlling fluid flow
    29.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for controlling fluid flow 有权
    用于控制流体流动的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08505573B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-13

    申请号:US13136444

    申请日:2011-08-01

    IPC分类号: F16K31/02

    摘要: An actuator base, bobbin, and pole piece form a pocket for an armature that a flexible membrane encloses to form an armature chamber filled with an incompressible fluid. The membrane protects the armature from exposure to corrosive fluids flowing in a conduit. Conduit flow can be stopped by driving the membrane against a valve seat. Pressure from the controlled fluid in the conduit is transmitted through the membrane to the fluid within the armature chamber so that the armature does not need to counteract force applied to the membrane by the conduit fluid's pressure.

    摘要翻译: 致动器基座,线轴和极片形成用于电枢的凹槽,柔性膜封闭以形成填充有不可压缩流体的衔铁室。 膜可保护电枢免受在导管中流动的腐蚀性液体的侵害。 可以通过将膜驱动到阀座上来阻止管道流动。 导管中的受控流体的压力通过膜传递到电枢室内的流体,使得电枢不需要通过导管流体的压力抵消施加到膜的力。