Kitchen faucet with garbage disposer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12024867-B2
Application number	US-202217824058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2022
Priority date	May 26, 2021
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A kitchen faucet with a garbage disposer includes a faucet unit, the garbage disposer, and a sensing unit. The faucet unit includes a water outlet passage unit, and the water outlet passage unit is disposed with a first control valve configured to control an opening and a closing of the water outlet passage unit. The garbage disposer is located under a water outlet of the water outlet passage unit of the faucet unit. The sensing unit is disposed on the faucet unit and is configured to generate a normal water outlet instruction and a garbage disposal instruction respectively according to a long sensing distance and a short sensing distance. The first control valve is configured to be opened and closed through the normal water outlet instruction, and the first control valve and the garbage disposer are respectively configured to be opened and closed through the garbage disposal instruction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A kitchen faucet with a garbage disposer, comprising:
a faucet unit,
the garbage disposer, and
a sensing unit, wherein:
the faucet unit comprises a water outlet passage unit,
the water outlet passage unit is disposed with a first control valve configured to control an opening and a closing of the water outlet passage unit,
the garbage disposer is located under a water outlet of the water outlet passage unit,
the sensing unit is disposed on the faucet unit and is configured to generate a normal water outlet instruction and a garbage disposal instruction respectively according to a long sensing distance and a short sensing distance shorter than the long sensing distance,
the sensing unit is in communication with each of the first control valve and the garbage disposer,
the first control valve is configured to be opened and closed through the normal water outlet instruction, and
the first control valve and the garbage disposer are respectively configured to be opened and closed through the garbage disposal instruction.

2. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a delayer, wherein:
the delayer is in communication with the sensing unit and the garbage disposer, and
the delayer is configured to control the garbage disposer to be opened after the first control valve is controlled to be opened for a predetermined delay time through the garbage disposal instruction.

3. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a control box, wherein:
the first control valve is disposed in the control box,
the faucet unit comprises a faucet body,
the faucet body is disposed with a control valve and a handle configured to drive the control valve,
the sensing unit is disposed on the faucet body, and
the water outlet passage unit comprises a water supply passage connected to the control valve, an intermediate water passage connected between the control valve and the first control valve, and a water outlet passage partially disposed in the faucet body and connected to the control valve.

4. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 3 , wherein:
the intermediate water passage is disposed with a water flow sensor,
the control box is disposed with a controller, and
the controller is in communication with each of the first control valve, the sensing unit, the garbage disposer, and the water flow sensor.

5. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 1 , wherein:
the garbage disposer comprises a processing box, a grinding mechanism, and a power mechanism,
the grinding mechanism and the power mechanism are disposed in the processing box,
the power mechanism is operatively coupled to the grinding mechanism to drive the grinding mechanism to rotate to achieve grinding, and
the sensing unit is in communication with the power mechanism.

6. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a control box, wherein:
the first control valve is disposed in the control box,
the faucet unit comprises a faucet body,
the faucet body is disposed with a control valve and a handle configured to drive the control valve,
the sensing unit is disposed on the faucet body, and
the water outlet passage unit comprises a water supply passage connected to the control valve, an intermediate water passage connected between the control valve and the first control valve, and a water outlet passage partially disposed in the faucet body and connected to the control valve.

7. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 2 , wherein:
the garbage disposer comprises a processing box, a grinding mechanism, and a power mechanism,
the grinding mechanism and the power mechanism are disposed in the processing box,
the power mechanism is operatively coupled to the grinding mechanism to drive the grinding mechanism to rotate to achieve grinding, and
the sensing unit is in communication with the power mechanism.

8. A kitchen faucet with a garbage disposer, comprising:
a faucet unit,
the garbage disposer, and
a sensing unit, wherein:
the faucet unit comprises a water outlet passage unit,
the water outlet passage unit comprises a first water passage and a second water passage,
the first water passage is disposed with a first control valve configured to control an opening and a closing of the first water passage,
the second water passage is disposed with a second control valve configured to control an opening and a closing of the second water passage,
the garbage disposer is located under a water outlet of the faucet unit,
the sensing unit is disposed on the faucet unit and is configured to generate a normal water outlet instruction and a garbage disposal instruction respectively according to a long sensing distance and a short sensing distance shorter than the long sensing distance,
the sensing unit is in communication with each of the first control valve, the second control valve, and the garbage disposer,
the first control valve is configured to be controlled to be opened and closed through the normal water outlet instruction, and
the second control valve is configured to be controlled to be opened and closed through the garbage disposal instruction.

9. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a delayer, wherein:
the delayer is in communication with the sensing unit and the garbage disposer, and
the delayer is configured to control the garbage disposer to be opened after the first control valve is controlled to be opened for a predetermined delay time through the garbage disposal instruction.

10. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a control box, wherein:
each of the first control valve and the second control valve is disposed in the control box,
the faucet unit comprises a faucet body,
the faucet body is disposed with a control valve and a handle configured to drive the control valve,
the sensing unit is disposed on the faucet body,
the water outlet passage unit further comprises a cold water supply passage, a hot water supply passage, and a water outlet passage partly disposed in the faucet body,
the cold water supply passage comprises a first water dividing port and a second water dividing port,
the second water dividing port is connected to the second control valve,
the hot water supply passage is connected to the control valve,
the first water passage comprises an intermediate water supply passage connected between the first water dividing port and the control valve and an intermediate water passage connected between the control valve and the first control valve,
the first control valve is connected to the water outlet passage,
the second water passage is connected to the second control valve, and
the second control valve is connected to the water outlet passage.

11. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 10 , wherein:
a water flow sensor is disposed on the intermediate water passage,
a controller is disposed in the control box, and
the controller is in communication with the first control valve, the second control valve, the sensing unit, the garbage disposer, and the water flow sensor.

12. The kitchen faucet with the garbage disposer according to claim 8 , wherein:
the garbage disposer comprises a processing box, a grinding mechanism, and a power mechanism,
the grinding mechanism and the power mechanism are disposed in the processing box,
the power mechanism is operatively coupled to the grinding

Assignees

• Xiamen Solex High Tech Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Dan Tangjun
• Hu Lihong
• Chen Wenxing

Classifications

• B02C18/0092

  for waste water or for garbage · CPC title

• B02C18/0084

  specially adapted for disintegrating garbage, waste or sewage · CPC title

• B02C23/36

  the crushing or disintegrating zone being submerged in liquid · CPC title

• B02C25/00

  Control arrangements specially adapted for crushing or disintegrating · CPC title

• E03C1/057

  touchless, i.e. using sensors · CPC title