JPH0646115B2 - Water heater - Google Patents
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は湯と水の混合比率を調節し適温を得ると共に、
混合湯量に変化をつけた給湯装置に関するものである。TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention adjusts the mixing ratio of hot water and water to obtain an appropriate temperature, and
The present invention relates to a hot water supply device in which the amount of mixed hot water is changed.
従来例の構成とその問題点 従来この種の給湯装置には、第１図に示すようなものが
あった。Configuration of Conventional Example and Its Problems Conventionally, there is a hot water supply apparatus of this type as shown in FIG.
第１図は一般に使用されているシャワー付の湯水混合栓
を示すものである。この湯水混合栓は湯側操作つまみ１
と水側捜作つまみ２の操作により湯と水の混合比率を手
動で調節し適温を得ると共に、切替つまみ３により混合
湯の供給を蛇口４側あるいはシャワー５側に切り替え給
湯を行なっている。シャワー５は内部に水流により回転
するロータ６が内蔵されており、シャワー使用時はこの
ロータ６が回転して、混合湯供給路の開口面積を変え、
シャワー５から吐出される混合湯量を変化させ人体への
マッサージ効果を生ずるように工夫されている。なお混
合湯温設定は湯側操作つまみ１や水側操作つまみ２の手
動操作によらず、温度設定を行なうだけで、湯水の混合
比率の調整はサーモエレメントにより自動的に行なわれ
る自動湯水混合栓もあったが、いずれにしても定温度の
湯を供給するだけであった。FIG. 1 shows a commonly used hot and cold water mixing tap with a shower. This hot and cold water mixing tap has a hot water operation knob 1
By operating the and water side search knobs 2 to manually adjust the mixing ratio of hot water and water to obtain an appropriate temperature, the switching knob 3 switches the supply of the mixed hot water to the faucet 4 side or the shower 5 side for hot water supply. The shower 5 has a rotor 6 therein which is rotated by a water flow, and when the shower is used, the rotor 6 rotates to change the opening area of the mixed hot water supply passage.
The amount of mixed hot water discharged from the shower 5 is changed so as to produce a massage effect on the human body. The setting of the temperature of the mixed hot water does not depend on the manual operation of the hot water side operation knob 1 or the water side operation knob 2, but only by setting the temperature, the hot water mixing ratio is automatically adjusted by the thermoelement. However, in any case, it was only to supply hot water at a constant temperature.
この従来の給湯装置の問題点は次のような点であった。The problems with this conventional water heater are as follows.
(1)シャワー５から吐出される混合湯量はロータ６によ
って変化させられているが、混合湯量の時間的変化は強
弱の単調なモードであり複雑なモードを実現できなかっ
た。(1) The amount of mixed hot water discharged from the shower 5 is changed by the rotor 6, but the temporal change in the amount of mixed hot water is a monotonous mode of strength and weakness, and a complicated mode cannot be realized.
(2)混合湯量の時間的変化は、ローラ６が混合湯によっ
て回転させられることによって生じていたため、混合湯
量そのものによって影響を受け、混合湯量が多い時は変
化が早く、少ない時は変化が遅くなる欠点を有してい
た。(2) The change in the amount of mixed hot water with time was caused by the roller 6 being rotated by the mixed hot water, so that it is affected by the amount of mixed hot water itself, and changes rapidly when the amount of mixed hot water is large and slow when it is small. Had the drawback that
(3)混合湯量の変化は純粋に機構的な手段により生じさ
せられているため、遠隔操作や時限操作などが不可能で
あり、また混合湯量の変化が必要でない場合は、ロータ
６を外さない限り止めることができなく不便であった。
更に、ロータ６の圧力損失が大きいため、シャワーの流
量が少なくなる欠点を有していた。(3) Since the change in the amount of mixed hot water is caused by purely mechanical means, remote operation or timed operation is not possible, and if the change in the amount of mixed hot water is not necessary, do not remove the rotor 6. It was inconvenient because I could not stop it.
Further, since the rotor 6 has a large pressure loss, it has a drawback that the flow rate of the shower decreases.
発明の目的 本発明はこのような従来の問題点を解決するものであ
り、流量制御弁にて混合湯の流量を所定流量範囲内で時
間的に変化させる給湯装置を提供することを目的とす
る。An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hot water supply apparatus in which a flow rate of a mixed hot water is temporally changed within a predetermined flow rate range by a flow rate control valve. .
発明の構成 この目的のために本発明は、混合弁と、この混合弁を温
度検出手段の信号によって駆動する混合弁駆動装置と、
混合湯量を制御する流量制御弁と、この流量制御弁を駆
動する流量制御弁駆動装置と、所定流量範囲内で混合湯
量を時間的に継続して変化させるパターンを予め記憶す
る記憶部と、この記憶部の信号を継続して流量制御弁駆
動装置に送出する信号発生部を有し、流量変化を起こさ
せる必要時間幅をタイマーで時間的に制限する流量制御
器を備えて給湯装置を構成し、記憶部のパターンに従っ
て流量を変化させ、かつ流量変化をタイマーで時間的に
制限するものである。To this end, the present invention provides a mixing valve, a mixing valve driving device for driving the mixing valve by a signal of a temperature detecting means,
A flow rate control valve for controlling the amount of mixed hot water, a flow rate control valve drive device for driving the flow rate control valve, a storage unit for storing in advance a pattern for continuously changing the amount of mixed hot water within a predetermined flow rate range, The hot water supply device is configured with a flow rate controller that has a signal generation unit that continuously sends the signal from the storage unit to the flow rate control valve drive device, and limits the required time width for causing the flow rate change with a timer. The flow rate is changed according to the pattern of the storage unit, and the change in the flow rate is limited by a timer.
実施例の説明 以下本発明の実施例を第２図、第３図により説明する。Description of Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
第２図は混合弁と流量制御弁を一体に構成した給湯装置
を示す。温度調節手段である混合弁７は水側入口８と湯
側入口９より供給される水と湯の混合比率を水側弁体１
０と湯側弁体１１が開口比を変えることにより調節され
ている。この水側弁体１０と湯側弁体１１は、混合弁軸
１２により混合弁駆動装置１３により駆動される。混合
弁駆動装置１３は、モータ１４とギヤボックス１５及び
回転運動を直線運動に変換する直線運動変換機構１６よ
りなる。湯と水が混合された混合湯の湯温は、温度検出
器１７により検出される。また混合湯量の設定は温度設
定器１８により設定される。混合弁７は、温度設定器１
８と温度検出器１７の信号に基づいて、両者の温度偏差
が零となる位置まで、混合制御器１９により混合弁駆動
装置１３を介して駆動制御される。FIG. 2 shows a water heater in which the mixing valve and the flow rate control valve are integrally formed. The mixing valve 7 serving as a temperature adjusting means determines the mixing ratio of water and hot water supplied from the water side inlet 8 and the hot water side inlet 9 to the water side valve body 1.
0 and the hot water valve body 11 are adjusted by changing the opening ratio. The water side valve body 10 and the hot water side valve body 11 are driven by a mixing valve drive device 13 by a mixing valve shaft 12. The mixing valve drive device 13 includes a motor 14, a gear box 15, and a linear motion conversion mechanism 16 that converts rotational motion into linear motion. The temperature of the mixed hot water in which hot water and water are mixed is detected by the temperature detector 17. The setting of the amount of mixed hot water is set by the temperature setting device 18. The mixing valve 7 is a temperature setting device 1.
Based on the signals from 8 and the temperature detector 17, the mixing controller 19 drives and controls the mixture valve driving device 13 to a position where the temperature deviation between the two becomes zero.
混合湯の流量は、流量制御弁２０により制御される。こ
の流量制御弁２０は、流量制御弁軸２１を介し流量制御
弁駆動装置２２により駆動される。そして流量制御弁駆
動装置２２は、混合湯量を所定流量範囲内で時間的に継
続して変化させる信号の信号発生部２３を有した流量制
御器２４により制御される。なお流量制御器２４は信号
発生部２３の信号発生を発停するスイッチ部２５と、流
量変化用の記憶部２６を有している。また、スイッチ部
２５はリモコン２７による開閉も可能である。また、流
量制御器２４は内部に流量変化を時間的に制限するタイ
マー機能を有している。また、記憶部２６の記憶信号
は、１／ｆゆらぎ信号や、楽音など各種の信号が考えら
れる。The flow rate of the mixed hot water is controlled by the flow rate control valve 20. The flow control valve 20 is driven by a flow control valve drive device 22 via a flow control valve shaft 21. Then, the flow rate control valve drive device 22 is controlled by a flow rate controller 24 having a signal generator 23 for a signal for continuously changing the amount of mixed hot water within a predetermined flow rate range. The flow rate controller 24 has a switch section 25 for starting and stopping the signal generation of the signal generating section 23, and a storage section 26 for changing the flow rate. The switch unit 25 can also be opened and closed by the remote controller 27. In addition, the flow rate controller 24 has a timer function inside which limits a change in flow rate with time. Various signals such as a 1 / f fluctuation signal and a musical sound can be considered as the storage signal of the storage unit 26.
次に動作について説明する。第２図において、蛇口ある
いはシャワー止水栓（図示せず）が開成されて給湯が開
始されると、混合弁７は温度設定器１８の指示湯温が得
られる位置まで、温度検出器１７で混合湯量を監視しな
がら混合制御器１９の指令で制御される。すなわち、温
度設定器１８と温度検出器１７の温度偏差が零となる湯
水の混合比率位置まで、混合弁駆動装置１３が混合弁７
を駆動して温度調節を行なう。そして流量制御器のスイ
ッチ部２５を「閉」にすると記憶部２６より信号が取り
出され、この信号が増幅されて信号発生部２３から流量
制御弁駆動装置２２へ駆動制御信号が送出される。Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 2, when a faucet or a shower stopcock (not shown) is opened and hot water supply is started, the mixing valve 7 is operated by the temperature detector 17 until the hot water temperature indicated by the temperature setter 18 is obtained. It is controlled by a command from the mixing controller 19 while monitoring the amount of mixed hot water. That is, the mixing valve drive device 13 causes the mixing valve 7 to reach the mixing ratio position where the temperature deviation between the temperature setter 18 and the temperature detector 17 becomes zero.
To control the temperature. When the switch section 25 of the flow rate controller is closed, a signal is taken out from the storage section 26, this signal is amplified, and a drive control signal is sent from the signal generating section 23 to the flow rate control valve drive device 22.
この駆動制御信号に基づいて流量制御弁２０は混合湯流
路は開口比を変え流量を変化させる。そしてこの混合湯
の流量は流量制御基２４の送出する信号によって時間的
に継続して次々と変化する。この変化の状態は第３図に
示すように、時間的に所定の流量範囲内で変化する。こ
の流量の時間的変化は、人体に取って心地よい刺激がシ
ャワー利用時等に得られるように設定されており、流量
の平均レベルの大小によってその変化のパターンや流量
割合またサイクル等が影響を受けないように設定するこ
とが可能である。Based on this drive control signal, the flow rate control valve 20 changes the opening ratio of the mixed hot water flow passage to change the flow rate. Then, the flow rate of the mixed hot water continuously changes with time according to a signal sent from the flow rate control base 24. The state of this change temporally changes within a predetermined flow rate range, as shown in FIG. This temporal change in the flow rate is set so that a comfortable stimulus for the human body can be obtained when using the shower, etc., and the change pattern, flow rate, cycle, etc. are affected by the magnitude of the average level of the flow rate. It is possible to set it so that it does not exist.
混合湯を流量変化させている間、混合湯の温度は温度設
定器１８で指示した湯温で供給される。While the flow rate of the mixed hot water is being changed, the temperature of the mixed hot water is supplied at the hot water temperature indicated by the temperature setting device 18.
スイッチ部２５を「開」にすると混合湯の流量変化は停
止し、一定流量でかつ温度設定器１８の指示湯温で通常
給湯が行なわれる。なお、スイッチ部２５を「開」にし
なくても、流量変化給湯が開始されてから所定の時間が
経過すると、流量制御器２４のタイマー機能により、流
量変化給湯が停止される。これにより、長時間人体に刺
激を与えることの悪影響や、流量制御弁２０や流量制御
弁駆動装置２２の耐久的劣化を防止している。また、ス
イッチ部２５の開閉により、通常の一定流量での給湯
と、流量変化給湯の選択が可能となっている。When the switch unit 25 is opened, the change in the flow rate of the mixed hot water is stopped, and normal hot water supply is performed at a constant flow rate and at the hot water temperature indicated by the temperature setting device 18. Even if the switch unit 25 is not opened, the flow rate change hot water supply is stopped by the timer function of the flow rate controller 24 after a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of the flow rate change hot water supply. This prevents adverse effects of stimulating the human body for a long time and durable deterioration of the flow control valve 20 and the flow control valve drive device 22. Further, by opening / closing the switch unit 25, it is possible to select normal hot water supply at a constant flow rate or hot water flow rate change hot water supply.
発明の効果 以上述べたように本発明は、記憶部の信号に従って給湯
装置を時間的に継続して変化させるとともに、流量変化
給湯を時間的に制限しているため、次のような効果を有
する。EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, the present invention has the following effects because the hot water supply device is continuously changed in time according to the signal from the storage unit and the flow rate change hot water supply is limited in time. .
(1)混合湯の流量変化は、流量制御器の信号発生部でパ
ターンやサイクル等が設定できるため、複雑なモードも
実現でき、シャワーにおけるマッサージ効果を上げるこ
とができる。(1) The change of the flow rate of the mixed hot water can be set in the signal generator of the flow rate controller by the pattern, cycle, etc., so that a complicated mode can be realized and the massage effect in the shower can be enhanced.
(2)混合湯の時間的流量変化は蛇口やシャワー止水栓で
設定される混合湯量のレベル（平均レベル）によって影
響を受けず、零えば混合湯量の多い時も少ない時も同一
のパターンやサイクルで流量を変化させることが可能で
ある。(2) The temporal change in the flow rate of the mixed hot water is not affected by the level (average level) of the mixed hot water volume set by the faucet or shower stopcock, and if it is zero, the same pattern will be obtained regardless of whether the mixed hot water volume is large or small. It is possible to change the flow rate in cycles.
(3)所定流量範囲内で混合湯量を時間的に継続して変化
させるパターンを予め記憶する記憶部と、この記憶部の
信号を継続して前記流量制御弁駆動装置に送出する信号
発生部を有しているため、使用時に、最大流量や最小流
量や変化速度などをその都度設定する必要がなく、操作
性が増すとともに、人体にとって心地好い刺激が得られ
る状態に予め設定ができる。(3) A storage unit that stores in advance a pattern that continuously changes the amount of mixed hot water within a predetermined flow rate range, and a signal generation unit that continuously outputs the signal of this storage unit to the flow control valve drive device. Since it has, it is not necessary to set the maximum flow rate, the minimum flow rate, the changing speed, etc. each time when used, and the operability is increased, and it is possible to set in advance a state in which a comfortable stimulus for the human body can be obtained.
(4)流量変化を起こさせる必要時間幅をタイマーで時間
的に制限するため、長時間に亘る流量変化給湯を制限
し、人体に長時間の刺激を与えることの悪影響を防止す
るとともに、流量制御弁などの耐久性の維持が図れる。(4) Since the timer limits the time width required to cause a flow rate change, the flow rate change hot water supply for a long time is limited to prevent the adverse effect of giving a long-term stimulation to the human body and controlling the flow rate. The durability of valves etc. can be maintained.
第１図は従来の給湯装置を示す斜視図、第２図は本発明
の給湯装置の実施例を示す断面図、第３図は本発明の実
施例の流量変化を示す特性図である。 ７……混合弁、１３……混合弁駆動装置、１７……温度
検出器（温度検出手段）、２０……流量制御弁、２２…
…流量制御弁駆動装置、２３……信号発生部、２４……
流量制御器、２６……記憶部。FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional hot water supply apparatus, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the hot water supply apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing a flow rate change of the embodiment of the present invention. 7 ... Mixing valve, 13 ... Mixing valve drive device, 17 ... Temperature detector (temperature detecting means), 20 ... Flow control valve, 22 ...
... Flow control valve drive device, 23 ... Signal generator, 24 ...
Flow controller, 26 ... Storage unit.
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Claims (1)
混合弁を温度検出手段の信号によって駆動する混合弁駆
動装置と、混合湯量を制御する流量制御弁と、この流量
制御弁を駆動する流量制御弁駆動装置と、所定流量範囲
内で混合湯量を時間的に継続して変化させるパターンを
予め記憶する記憶部と、この記憶部の信号を継続して前
記流量制御弁駆動装置に送出する信号発生部を有し、流
量変化を起こさせる必要時間幅をタイマーで時間的に制
限する流量制御器よりなる給湯装置。1. A mixing valve for adjusting a mixing ratio of hot water and water, a mixing valve driving device for driving the mixing valve by a signal of a temperature detecting means, a flow control valve for controlling the amount of mixed hot water, and the flow control valve. Flow rate control valve drive device, a storage unit that stores in advance a pattern for continuously changing the amount of mixed hot water within a predetermined flow rate range in advance, and the flow rate control valve drive device that continues the signal of this storage unit. A hot water supply device comprising a flow rate controller which has a signal generating section for sending to the air conditioner and limits the time width required for causing a flow rate change with a timer.
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| JPS5866736A (en) * | 1981-10-19 | 1983-04-21 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Hot water supply device |
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1984
- 1984-02-06 JP JP59020210A patent/JPH0646115B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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| JPS60164169A (en) | 1985-08-27 |
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