Digital fluid control valve
AssigneeMuirsis Incorporated
InventorSu Yong Song
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Abstract
A method for regulating water output is presented. The method includes receiving an input at a plurality of sensors, transmitting a signal to a control unit in response to receiving the input, controlling, via the control unit, a first plurality of solenoid valves to regulate hot water controlling, via the control unit, a second plurality of solenoid valves to regulate cold water in response to the signal, creating a water mixture comprising at least hot water output from at least one of the first plurality of solenoid valves or cold water output from at least one of the second plurality of solenoid valves, and outputting the water mixture to a water output unit.
Claims18
A method for regulating fluid output, the method comprising:
- transmitting a signal to a control unit in response to receiving an input at one or more of a plurality of adjusting sensors when fluid is currently output from a fluid output unit, the plurality of adjusting sensors comprising a plurality of temperature sensors for controlling a temperature of fluid from a first temperature to a second temperature and a plurality of volume sensors for controlling a volume of fluid from a first volume to a second volume, the second volume being different from the first volume and the second temperature being different from the first temperature;
- controlling, via the control unit, a plurality of first solenoid valves and a plurality of second solenoid valves coupled directly to a fluid mixing chamber for fluid communication, a plurality of first orifices and a plurality of second orifices being defined within the fluid mixing chamber, each of the plurality of first solenoid valves being substantially aligned with one of the plurality of first orifices and each of the plurality of second solenoid valves being substantially aligned with one of the plurality of second orifices;
- creating a fluid mixture in the fluid mixing chamber based on the fluid communication from at least the plurality of first solenoid valves, the plurality of second solenoid valves, or a combination thereof;
- and
- outputting the fluid mixture from the fluid mixing chamber to the fluid output unit.
A fluid regulating apparatus, comprising:
- an input unit configured to receive a user input via at least one of a plurality of adjusting sensors when fluid is currently output from a fluid output unit, the plurality of adjusting sensors comprising a plurality of temperature sensors for controlling a temperature of fluid from a first temperature to a second temperature and a plurality of volume sensors for controlling a volume of fluid from a first volume to a second volume, the second volume being different from the first volume and the second temperature being different from the first temperature;
- a control unit configured to transmit a signal in response to the user input;
- and
- a plurality of first solenoid valves and a plurality of second solenoid valves coupled directly to a fluid mixing chamber for fluid communication controlled via the signal, a plurality of first orifices and a plurality of second orifices being defined within the fluid mixing chamber, each of the plurality of first solenoid valves being substantially aligned with one of the plurality of first orifices and each of the plurality of second solenoid valves being substantially aligned with one of the plurality of second orifices,
- the fluid mixing chamber being configured to:
- store a fluid mixture based on the fluid communication from at least the plurality of first solenoid valves, the plurality of second solenoid valves, or a combination thereof;
- and
- output the fluid mixture to the fluid output unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.