Systems and methods for automatic water dispensing
AssigneeYesone Corporation
InventorUn Seok Kim
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Abstract
A water dispensing system includes: at least one flow control valve connected to a water pipe, and comprising a flow meter configured to measure an amount of water flowing in the water pipe and a solenoid valve configured to control a flow of the water by allowing or blocking the flow of the water in the water pipe; a controller configured to control dispensing of the water from one end of the water pipe by electrically communicating with each of the flow meter and the solenoid valve; and a switch configured to provide an interface for a user to control an operation of the water dispensing system.
Claims20
A water dispensing system, comprising:
- at least one flow control valve connected to a water pipe, and comprising:
- a flow meter configured to
- measure an amount of water flowing in the water pipe,
- determine when a first threshold is met, and
- transmit a signal to a controller when the first threshold is met;
- and
- a solenoid valve configured to control a flow of the water by allowing or blocking the flow of the water in the water pipe;
- the controller configured to control dispensing of the water from one end of the water pipe by electrically communicating with each of the flow meter and the solenoid valve;
- and
- a switch configured to provide an interface for a user to control an operation of the water dispensing system,
- wherein the first threshold represents an amount of water less than a volume of a container to which the water is dispensed.
A method of dispensing water, the method comprising:
- injecting water into a water pipe;
- measuring, by a flow meter, an amount of water flowing in the water pipe;
- transmitting, by the flow meter, a signal to a controller when a first threshold is met;
- controlling, by a solenoid valve, a flow of the water by allowing or blocking the flow of the water in the water pipe;
- controlling, by the controller, an operation of dispensing the water by electrically communicating with each of the flow meter and the solenoid valve;
- providing an interface to a user to control an operation of dispensing water;
- and
- dispensing the water from one end of the water pipe,
- wherein the first threshold represents an amount of water less than a volume of a container to which the water is dispensed.
A water dispensing system, comprising;
- a water pipe comprising an inlet to receive water, and an outlet to dispense the water;
- at least one flow control valve configured to
- measure an amount of water flowing in the water pipe,
- determine when a threshold is met, and
- control a flow of the water in the water pipe;
- a controller configured to control dispensing of the water from the outlet of the water pipe by electrically communicating with the at least one flow control valve to allow or block the flow of the water in the water pipe based on at least the measured amount of water;
- and
- a switch configured to provide an interface for a user to control an operation of the water dispensing system,
- wherein the controller is configured to block the flow of the water when the threshold is met, and
- wherein the threshold represents an amount of water less than a volume of a container to which the water is dispensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.