Discharge cold switching valve and its switching method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10718102-B2
Application number	US-201815925061-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2018
Priority date	Aug 15, 2017
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

A switching valve for discharging cold water includes: an operating member, a first switching member, and a water outlet switching member. The switching valve for discharging cold water has a cold water discharging passage and a head water outflow passage. When the operating member is in the initial position, the switching valve for discharging cold water is in the first position, the joint between the head water outflow passage and the water inlet end is sealed, the cold water discharging passage opens; when the operating member switches to the shower position, the first switching member is moved by the operating member to the second position, a second joint between the cold water discharging passage and the water inlet end is sealed, and the head water outflow passage opens, engaging the operating member with the water outlet switching member. The operating member drives the water outlet switching member to open one or both of the first and second water outlet passages.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A switching valve for discharging cold water, comprising:
a water inlet end,
an operating member,
a first switching member for discharging the cold water,
a water outlet switching member,
a cold water discharging passage,
a head water outflow passage, and
a water outlet passage in fluid communication with the head water outflow passage, wherein:
the operating member is operatively coupled to the first switching member,
when the operating member is in an initial position:
the first switching member is disposed at a first position,
a first joint between the head water outflow passage and the water inlet end is sealed by the first switching member, and
the cold water discharging passage is open, and when the operating member is switched from the initial position to a use position:
the operating member is pushed to drive the first switching member to move to a second position,
a second joint between the cold water discharging passage and the water inlet end is sealed by the first switching member,
the head water outflow passage is opened,
the operating member is operatively coupled to the water outlet switching member, and
the operating member drives the water outlet switching member to rotate so that the water outlet passage is opened.

2. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 1 , wherein:
when the operating member is reset from the use position to the initial position, the first switching member is maintained in the second position by a force of water in the head water outflow passage.

3. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first switching member is a switching shaft,
a first end of the switching shaft is operatively coupled to the operating member and a second end of the switching shaft abuts a first reset member,
a circumference of the switching shaft is disposed with a first seal ring, and
the operating member drives the switching shaft to move from the first position to the second position along its axial direction of the switching shaft.

4. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 3 , wherein:
the first joint and the second joint are respectively disposed on a first side and a second side of the water inlet end,
when the switching shaft is in the first position, the first seal ring is disposed on the second side of the water inlet end, and
when the switching shaft is in the second position, the first seal ring is switched to the first side of the water inlet end.

5. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a closing member, wherein:
the closing member comprises a water stopping column and a temperature sensor disposed in the cold water discharging passage,
a telescopic end of the temperature sensor is operatively coupled to the water stopping column, and
when hot water flows through the cold water discharging passage:
the telescopic end of the temperature sensor extends to drive the water stopping column to move, and
a second seal ring disposed on the water stopping column seals the cold water discharging passage.

6. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 5 , wherein:
the water stopping column comprises a pressure relief hole in a flowing direction of water, and
when the water stopping column seals the cold water discharging passage, the water in the cold water discharging passage flows out from the cold water discharging passage through the pressure relief hole.

7. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 1 , wherein when the head water outflow passage is opened, the operating member rotatably connects to the water outlet switching member.

8. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 7 , wherein:
the water outlet switching member is a valve rod,
a side wall of the valve rod is disposed with a third seal block,
the operating member drives the valve rod to rotate about an axial direction of the valve rod,
when the third seal block is rotated to a third joint between the head water outflow passage and the water outlet passage, the water outlet passage is blocked, and
when the third seal block is rotated to be away from the third joint, the water outlet passage is opened.

9. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 1 , wherein:
the operating member is a spinning button,
the first switching member is operatively coupled to the spinning button in a pressing direction of the spinning button, and
the water outlet switching member is rotatably connected to the spinning button.

10. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 9 , comprising:
a positioning pin, wherein:
the water outlet switching member comprises at least one first positioning groove and a second positioning groove in the pressing direction of the spinning button,
when the spinning button is pressed, the positioning pin is moved from the at least one first positioning groove to the second positioning groove, and
when the spinning button drives the water outlet switching member to rotate, the positioning pin is disposed in the at least one first positioning groove.

11. The switching valve for discharging cold water according to claim 10 , wherein:
the second positioning groove is continuously disposed on an outer side of the water outlet switching member along a circumferential direction of the water outlet switching member,
the at least one first positioning groove comprises two first positioning grooves disposed on the outer side of the water outlet switching member along the circumferential direction of the water outlet switching member at intervals, and
when the positioning pin is engaged with a first one of the two first positioning grooves, the water outlet passage is open, and
when the positioning pin is engaged with a second one of the two first positioning grooves, the water outlet passage is closed.

12. A switching valve for discharging cold water, comprising:
an operating member,
a first switching member for discharging the cold water,
a water outlet switching member,
a cold water discharging passage,
a head water outflow passage,
a outlet water passage in fluid communication with the head water outflow passage, wherein:
the operating member is operatively coupled to the first switching member and the water outlet switching member,
the operating member is configured to be pressed to drive the first switching member to move from a first position for discharging the cold water to a second position for showering, and
the operating member is configured to be rotated to drive the water outlet switching member to rotate so that the water outlet passage is opened.

Assignees

• Xiamen Solex High Tech Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Xi
• Chen Donghai
• Zhang Mingfu
• Chen Wenxing

Classifications

• F16K31/002 Primary

  actuated by temperature variation (thermo-electric F16K31/025) · CPC title

• F16K5/0407

  with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means · CPC title

• F16K11/0445

  Bath/shower selectors · CPC title

• E03C1/0408

  Water installations especially for showers (E03C1/06 takes precedence; shower heads B05B1/18) · CPC title

• E03B7/045 Primary

  diverting initially cold water in warm water supply · CPC title