US 2025/0034848 A1Published application

Water flow management system

AssigneesCaroma Industries Limited, micas AG

InventorsSteve Cummings, Michael Fritzsche, Mark Ebert, Dragan Music

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Abstract

A water flow management system (1) is disclosed including a valve (22), the valve (22) being adapted to communicate with at least one water flow detector (24) and a set of water usage products (40), wherein the water flow detector (24) is for detecting water flow to the set of water usage products (40). The valve includes a processor (205) that is arranged to determine: an operational status of the set of water usage products (40), a water flow status of the water flow detector (24), and whether, on the basis of the operational status and the water flow status, the water flow to the set of water usage products (40) requires alteration. The processor (205) is adapted to operate the valve (40) to effect the required alteration.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A water flow management system comprising:

a valve, the valve being adapted to communicate with at least one water flow detector and a set of water usage products, wherein the water flow detector is for detecting water flow to the set of water usage products,
wherein the valve comprises a processor that is arranged to determine:
an operational status of the set of water usage products,
a water flow status of the water flow detector, and
whether, on the basis of the operational status and the water flow status, the water flow to the set of water usage products requires alteration,
wherein the processor is adapted to operate the valve to effect the required alteration, and wherein the alteration comprises an increase or decrease in the pressure of the water flow to the set of water usage products thereby to rectify the pressure of the water flow to the set of water usage products to within predetermined acceptable bounds for the set of water usage products operating correctly.

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Facts

Application: 18/916,417Filed 15 Oct 2024
Priority: AU 201890251411 Jul 2018
Published: 30 Jan 2025
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Classification17 codes

E03B 7/075
Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons or valves, in the pipe systems: arrangement of devices for control…
E03B 7/04
Water main or service pipe systems: domestic or like local pipe systems
E03B 7/071
Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons or valves, in the pipe systems: arrangement of safety devices in…
E03C 1/057
Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like: touchless, i.e. using sensors

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