IP Library Granted Patent US 12,098,773
Granted Patent B2
US 12,098,773 · App. 17/905,882 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Core seat for a valve core and a valve core module

Inventor: Yonghua Ma (Ningbo, CN)
Assignee: Ningbo Wanhai Cartridge Technology Co., Ltd.
F16K11/0787F16K27/045
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Patent No.
US 12,098,773
App. No.
17/905,882
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention disclosed a core seat for a valve core, the core seat comprises a base ( 9 ) with a total water outlet passage ( 9 a ), a first transition water outlet passage ( 9 b ) and a second transition water outlet passage ( 9 c ); and an electric control switch ( 13 ), the second transition water outlet passage ( 9 c ) is in communication with the total water outlet passage ( 9 a ), the electric control switch ( 13 ) controls communication between the first transition water outlet passage ( 9 b ) and the total water outlet passage ( 9 a ); the core seat provides the possibility that a tap using the core seat can be switched into an ordinary tap for use after an electric control switch is damaged. The present invention disclosed a valve core module which comprises a water path switching valve core and the core seat, a tap using the valve core module can be switched to an ordinary tap for use after the electric control switch is damaged.

Claims (31)

1. A valve core module, comprising a water path switching valve core and a core seat;

wherein the core seat comprises:

a base ( 9 ) with a total water outlet passage ( 9 a ), a first transition water outlet passage ( 9 b ) and a second transition water outlet passage ( 9 c ); and

an electric control switch ( 13 ) in communication with the first transition water outlet passage ( 9 b ) and the total water outlet passage ( 9 a ),

wherein

the second transition water outlet passage ( 9 c ) is in communication with the total water outlet passage ( 9 a ),

the electric control switch controls communication between the first transition water outlet passage ( 9 b ) and the total water outlet passage ( 9 a );

wherein the water path switching valve core comprises a housing ( 1 ), a plurality of inlet passages, a first outlet passage ( 7 c ), a second outlet passage ( 7 d );

a plurality of plates and a handle ( 4 ) for controlling the movement of the plates are disposed inside the housing ( 1 ), through operating the handle ( 4 ), a water flow is controlled to flow from the first water outlet passage ( 7 c ) and/or the second water outlet passage ( 7 d );

the housing ( 1 ) is connected to the base ( 9 ) of the core seat, the first outlet passage ( 7 c ) is in communication with the first transition water outlet passage ( 9 b ), and the second outlet passage ( 7 d ) is in communication with the second transition water outlet passage ( 9 c );

the base ( 9 ) has a mounting surface ( 91 ) on a top of the base ( 9 ), and the housing ( 1 ) is connected to the mounting surface ( 91 );

the first transition water outlet passage ( 9 b ) and the second transition water outlet passage ( 9 c ) run through the mounting surface ( 91 );

and the ends of the first water outlet passage ( 7 c ) and the second water outlet passage ( 7 d ) are located at the bottom surface of the housing ( 1 );

the base ( 9 ) further has a plurality of initial water inlet passages, and the initial water inlet passages runs through the valve core mounting surface ( 91 ); and

an end of at least one of the plurality of inlet passages is located on the bottom surface of the housing ( 1 ), and the plurality of initial water inlet passages are in communication with the plurality of inlet passages;

the plurality of initial water inlet passages are composed of a first initial water inlet passage ( 9 d ) and a second initial water inlet passage ( 9 e );

the plurality of inlet passages are composed of a first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and a second inlet passage ( 7 b );

the first initial water inlet passage ( 9 d ) is in communication with the first inlet passage ( 7 a ), and the second initial water inlet passage ( 9 e ) is in communication with the second inlet passage ( 7 b );

one of the plurality of plates has a water mixing chamber ( 51 ), and movement of the aforementioned one plate enables the water mixing chamber ( 51 ) to communicate with the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and/or the second inlet passage ( 7 b ); and

wherein the water path switching valve core further comprises a rotor ( 2 ) and a dial ( 3 ) mounted in the housing ( 1 ), the plurality of plates comprises a movable plate ( 5 ) and a fixed plate ( 6 );

the dial ( 3 ) is constrained at the bottom of the rotor ( 2 ) to rotate along with the rotor ( 2 ) and can slide relative to the rotor ( 2 ), the movable plate ( 5 ) is fixed on the bottom surface of the dial ( 3 ), and the fixed plate ( 6 ) is fixed on the bottom of the housing ( 1 );

the first inlet passage ( 7 a ), the second inlet passage ( 7 b ), the first outlet passage ( 7 c ) and the second outlet passage ( 7 d ) are disposed on the bottom of the housing ( 1 ) and the fixed plate ( 6 );

the movable plate ( 5 ) internally has the water mixing chamber ( 51 ), and the bottom surface of the movable plate ( 5 ) has a water mixing inlet ( 511 ), a first water mixing outlet ( 512 ) and a second water mixing outlet ( 513 ) in communication with the water mixing chamber ( 51 );

the rotation of the movable plate ( 5 ) is capable of enabling the water mixing chamber ( 51 ) to communicate with the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and/or the second inlet passage ( 7 b ) through the water mixing inlet ( 511 );

the first water mixing outlet ( 512 ) is always in communication with the first water outlet passage ( 7 c ), the sliding of the movable plate ( 5 ) is capable of determining whether the second water mixing outlet ( 513 ) is in communication with the second water outlet passage ( 7 d ), and determining whether the movable plate ( 5 ) blocks the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and the second inlet passage ( 7 b ).

2. The valve module of claim 1 , wherein when the movable plate ( 5 ) is in a middle position state, the bottom surface of the movable plate ( 5 ) does not block the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and the second inlet passage ( 7 b ), and the rotation of the movable plate ( 5 ) is capable of enabling the water mixing chamber ( 51 ) to be in communication with the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and/or the second inlet passage ( 7 b ), and the bottom surface of the movable plate ( 5 ) blocks the communication between the second water mixing outlet ( 513 ) and the second outlet passage ( 7 d );

when the movable plate ( 5 ) slides from the middle position to one side direction, the bottom surface of the movable plate ( 5 ) blocks both the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and the second inlet passage ( 7 b ), and both the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and the second inlet passage ( 7 b ) are blocked from the water mixing inlet ( 511 );

when the movable plate ( 5 ) slides from the middle position to the other side direction, the bottom surface of the movable plate ( 5 ) does not block the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and the second inlet passage ( 7 b ), and the rotation of the movable plate ( 5 ) is capable of enabling the water mixing chamber ( 51 ) to be in communication with the first inlet passage ( 7 a ) and/or the second inlet passage ( 7 b ), and enabling the second water mixing outlet ( 513 ) to be in communication with the second outlet passage ( 7 d ).

3. The valve module of claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the dial ( 3 ) further has a guide boss ( 31 ), the bottom of the rotor ( 2 ) has a guide groove ( 21 ) matching the guide boss ( 31 ), and the guide boss ( 31 ) is disposed in the guide groove ( 21 ) and is capable of sliding therein;

a plurality of first columns ( 8 a ) having peripheral wall portions exposed are inserted onto a front wall and a rear wall of the guide boss ( 31 ), and a plurality of second columns ( 8 b ) having peripheral wall portions exposed are inserted onto a front inner wall and a rear inner wall of the guide groove ( 21 );

the first columns ( 8 a ) need to pass over the second columns ( 8 b ), so that the movable plate ( 5 ) is capable of entering from one side position to the other side position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2022
From: MA, YONGHUA
To: NINGBO WANHAI CARTRIDGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061027/0871 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110832281.7 · Jul 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240229943A1 · Jul 11, 2024
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