IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0930209
(2010-12-30)
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등록번호 |
US-8317155
(2012-11-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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A driving mechanism, mounting to a flush apparatus, includes an actuation housing coupling with a valve body, a manual actuation unit including a push button and a manual plunger arm transversely extended from the push button towards a pushing platform, and an automated actuation unit including a mo
A driving mechanism, mounting to a flush apparatus, includes an actuation housing coupling with a valve body, a manual actuation unit including a push button and a manual plunger arm transversely extended from the push button towards a pushing platform, and an automated actuation unit including a motorized unit and an automated plunger arm transversely extended towards the pushing platform. When the push button is manually pressed, the pushing platform is pushed by the manual plunger arm to move a diaphragm member at the unsealed position. When the motorized unit is activated in responsive to a presence of a user, the automated plunger arm is driven by the motorized unit to move towards the pushing platform, such that the pushing platform is pushed by the automated plunger arm to move the diaphragm member at the unsealed position.
대표청구항
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1. A driving mechanism for a flush apparatus which comprises a valve body and a water valve disposed therein, wherein said driving mechanism comprises: an actuation housing, having an actuation channel, adapted for being supported by said valve body;an automated actuation unit which comprises a moto
1. A driving mechanism for a flush apparatus which comprises a valve body and a water valve disposed therein, wherein said driving mechanism comprises: an actuation housing, having an actuation channel, adapted for being supported by said valve body;an automated actuation unit which comprises a motorized unit received in said actuation housing and an automated plunger arm transversely extended along said actuation channel, wherein when said motorized unit is activated in responsive to a presence of a user, said automated plunger arm is driven by said motorized unit in a transverse direction for actuating said water valve so as to complete an automatically flushing operation of said flush apparatus; anda manual actuation unit which comprises a push button movably mounted at said actuation housing and a manual plunger arm transversely extended along said actuation channel from said push button towards said water valve, wherein when said push button is manually pressed, said manual plunger arm is driven in a transverse direction for actuating said water valve so as to complete a manually flushing operation of said flush apparatus. 2. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 1, wherein said automated plunger arm has a hollow structure defining a sliding channel that said manual plunger arm is slidably extended through said sliding channel. 3. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 1, wherein said automated plunger arm and are manual plunger arm are two individual pins extending side by side towards said water valve. 4. A driving mechanism for a flush apparatus which comprises a valve body and a water valve disposed therein, wherein said driving mechanism comprises: an actuation housing, having an actuation channel, adapted for being supported by said valve body;an automated actuation unit which comprises a motorized unit received in said actuation housing and an automated plunger arm transversely extended along said actuation channel, wherein when said motorized unit is activated in responsive to a presence of a user, said automated plunger arm is driven by said motorized unit in a transverse direction for actuating said water valve so as to complete an automatically flushing operation of said flush apparatus; anda manual actuation unit which comprises a push button movably mounted at said actuation housing and a manual plunger arm transversely extended along said actuation channel from said push button towards said water valve, wherein when said push button is manually pressed, said manual plunger arm is driven in a transverse direction for actuating said water valve so as to complete a manually flushing operation of said flush apparatus;wherein said motorized unit comprises a power source, a servo unit electrically coupled with said power source, a sensor controllably activating said servo unit in responsive to a presence of said user, and a gear transmission unit coupling said servo unit with said automated plunger arm to transmit a servo power from said servo unit to a transverse force at said automated plunger arm for driving said automated plunger arm towards said water valve;wherein said gear transmission unit comprises a gear set coupling with an output of said servo unit and a driving arm having one end rotatably coupling with said gear set and an opposed end pivotally coupling with said automated plunger arm in such a manner that when said servo unit is activated, said automated plunger arm is driven to laterally move in a reciprocating manner. 5. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 4, wherein said automatic plunger arm and said manual plunger arm are extended along said actuation channel for laterally aligning with a diaphragm shaft of said water valve to move a diaphragm member from a sealed position to an unsealed position. 6. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 4, wherein said automated plunger arm has a hollow structure defining a sliding channel that said manual plunger arm is slidably extended through said sliding channel. 7. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 6, wherein said automatic plunger arm and said manual plunger arm are extended along said actuation channel for laterally aligning with a diaphragm shaft of said water valve to move a diaphragm member from a sealed position to an unsealed position. 8. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 7, further comprising first and second stoppers for limiting a traveling distance of said automated plunger arm, wherein when said automated plunger arm is laterally moved forward for actuating said water valve, said automatic plunger arm is blocked by said first stopper to stop a further forward movement of said automatic plunger arm, when said automatic plunger arm is laterally moved backward, said automatic plunger arm is blocked by said second stopper so as to ensure said automated plunger arm returning back to its original position. 9. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 8, wherein said actuation housing comprises a housing body defining said actuation channel at a bottom portion thereof, and a tubular mounting element for detachably mounting at housing body at said valve body. 10. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 4, wherein said automated plunger arm and said manual plunger arm are two individual pins extending side by side towards said water valve. 11. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 10, wherein said automatic plunger arm and said manual plunger arm are extended along said actuation channel for laterally aligning with a diaphragm shaft of said water valve to move a diaphragm member from a sealed position to an unsealed position. 12. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 11, further comprising first and second stoppers for limiting a traveling distance of said automated plunger arm, wherein when said automated plunger arm is laterally moved forward for actuating said water valve, said automatic plunger arm is blocked by said first stopper to stop a further forward movement of said automatic plunger arm, when said automatic plunger arm is laterally moved backward, said automatic plunger arm is blocked by said second stopper so as to ensure said automated plunger arm returning back to its original position. 13. The driving mechanism, as recited in claim 12, wherein said actuation housing comprises a housing body defining said actuation channel at a bottom portion thereof, and a tubular mounting element for detachably mounting at housing body at said valve body. 14. Method for operating a flush apparatus to complete a flushing operation thereof via a driving mechanism, comprising the steps of: (a) activating a motorized unit in responsive to a presence of a user of said flush apparatus; and(b) driving an automated plunger arm by said motorized unit in a transverse direction for actuating a water valve of said flush apparatus so as to complete an automatically flushing operation of said flush apparatus;wherein the method further comprises a manual operating step for manually completing a flushing operation thereof via a driving mechanism, wherein said manual operating step comprises the steps of: (a′) transversely extending a manual plunger arm along said actuation channel towards said water valve; and (b′) manually pressing said manual plunger arm in a transverse direction for actuating said water valve to complete a manually flushing operation of said flush apparatus. 15. The method, as recited in claim 14, wherein said automated plunger arm has a hollow structure defining a sliding channel that said manual plunger arm is slidably extended through said sliding channel. 16. The method, as recited in claim 14, wherein said automated plunger arm and are manual plunger arm are two individual pins extending side by side towards said water valve. 17. Method for operating a flush apparatus to complete a flushing operation thereof via a driving mechanism, comprising the steps of: (a) activating a motorized unit in responsive to a presence of a user of said flush apparatus; and(b) driving an automated plunger arm by said motorized unit in a transverse direction for actuating a water valve of said flush apparatus so as to complete an automatically flushing operation of said flush apparatus;wherein, in the step (a.2), said servo power is transmitted to said transverse force through a gear set coupling with an output of said servo unit and a driving arm having one end rotatably coupling with said gear set and an opposed end pivotally coupling with said automated plunger arm in such a manner that when said servo unit is activated, said automated plunger arm is driven to laterally move in a reciprocating manner;wherein the method further comprises a manual operating step for manually completing a flushing operation thereof via a driving mechanism, wherein said manual operating step comprises the steps of: (a′) transversely extending a manual plunger arm along said actuation channel towards said water valve; and (b′) manually pressing said manual plunger arm in a transverse direction for actuating said water valve to complete a manually flushing operation of said flush apparatus. 18. The method, as recited in claim 17, wherein said automated plunger arm has a hollow structure defining a sliding channel that said manual plunger arm is slidably extended through said sliding channel. 19. The method, as recited in claim 17, wherein said automated plunger arm and said manual plunger arm are two individual pins extending side by side towards said water valve. 20. Method for operating a flush apparatus to complete a flushing operation thereof via a driving mechanism, comprising the steps of: (a) activating a motorized unit in responsive to a presence of a user of said flush apparatus; and(b) driving an automated plunger arm by said motorized unit in a transverse direction for actuating a water valve of said flush apparatus so as to complete an automatically flushing operation of said flush apparatus;wherein, in the step (a.2), said servo power is transmitted to said transverse force through a gear set coupling with an output of said servo unit and a driving arm having one end rotatably coupling with said gear set and an opposed end pivotally coupling with said automated plunger arm in such a manner that when said servo unit is activated, said automated plunger arm is driven to laterally move in a reciprocating manner;wherein the step (b) further comprises a step (b.1) of guiding a traveling distance of said automated plunger arm via first and second stoppers by the steps of: blocking a further forward movement of said automatic plunger arm by said first stopper when said automated plunger arm is laterally moved forward for actuating said water valve; and blocking said automatic plunger arm by said second stopper to ensure said automated plunger arm returning back to its original position when said automatic plunger arm is laterally moved backward;wherein the step (b.1) further comprises a step of generating a stopping signal to deactivate said servo unit when said automatic plunger arm is blocked by said second stopper;wherein, in the step (b), said automatic plunger arm is laterally supported to laterally align with a diaphragm shaft of said water valve to move a diaphragm member from a sealed position to an unsealed position;wherein the method, before the step (a), further comprises a step of detachably mounting a mounting element at a valve body of said flush apparatus to communicate said actuation channel with said water valve, so as to mount said driving mechanism at said valve body of said flush apparatus;wherein the method further comprises a manual operating step for manually completing a flushing operation thereof via a driving mechanism, wherein said manual operating step comprises the steps of: (a′) transversely extending a manual plunger arm along said actuation channel towards said water valve; and (b′) manually pressing said manual plunger arm in a transverse direction for actuating said water valve to complete a manually flushing operation of said flush apparatus. 21. The method, as recited in claim 20, wherein said automated plunger arm has a hollow structure defining a sliding channel that said manual plunger arm is slidably extended through said sliding channel. 22. The method, as recited in claim 20, wherein said automated plunger arm and said manual plunger arm are two individual pins extending side by side towards said water valve.
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