A cleaning equipment

Abstract

Cleaning equipment includes: a body; the water outlet where water passing through the body is delivered to the user; the sensor; the automatic flow mode in which the flow is enabled upon the sensor detecting the presence of an object; the manual flow mode in which the flow is controlled only by the contact of the user; the mixed flow mode in which the flow is able to be controlled both by the user's contact and in a non-contact manner; adjustment members for adjusting the temperature and flow rate of the water; for the adjustment of the temperature and flow rate; and the switch which is connected to the control unit, is able to be triggered mechanically or in a touch-operated manner by the first and/or the second adjustment member and enables switching between the flow modes or the flow of water to be controlled in the manual flow mode.

1 . A cleaning equipment suitable for use in the delivery of the water obtained from a source to a user and comprising:
 at least one body connected with said source, through which the water may pass;   at least one water outlet where the water passing through the body is delivered to the user;   at least one sensor, which is positioned in said body, has at least one sensing zone and detects the presence of an object in case such object is positioned within the sensing zone; and   at least one automatic flow mode in which the flow of water is controlled only in a non-contact manner, the flow of water from said water outlet is enabled upon said sensor detecting the presence of the object and the flow of water is interrupted when the object has been removed from the sensing zone   characterized in that it further comprises   at least one manual flow mode in which the flow of water from the water outlet is controlled only by the contact of the user;   at least one mixed flow mode in which the flow of water from the water outlet is able to be controlled both by the user's contact and in a non-contact manner;   at least one first adjustment member, which is connected to said body, is capable of rotating about an axis and enables via said rotational motion the adjustment of the temperature of the water that is to pass through the body to be delivered to the user via the water outlet in all the flow modes;   at least one second adjustment member, which is connected to said body, is capable of rotating about an axis and enables via said rotational motion the adjustment of the flow rate of the water that is to pass through the body to be delivered to the user via the water outlet in all the flow modes;   at least one control unit, which is connected to the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member, determines the extent of rotation of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member and accordingly enables the adjustment of the temperature and the flow rate for the water to be delivered to the user via the water outlet; and   at least one switch, which is connected to the control unit and to said first adjustment member or second adjustment member, is able to be triggered mechanically or in a touch-operated manner by means of the first adjustment member and/or the second adjustment member and enables, upon being triggered, the switching to be performed between said flow modes or the flow of water from the water outlet to be controlled in the manual flow mode and/or in the mixed flow mode.   
     
     
         2 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said sensor is an IR sensor, an ultrasonic sensor or a microwave sensor. 
     
     
         3 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said first adjustment member is a flywheel. 
     
     
         4 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said second adjustment member is a flywheel. 
     
     
         5 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said switch is a microswitch. 
     
     
         6 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said switch has a first triggering condition for switching into the manual flow mode, a second triggering condition for switching into the automatic flow mode, a third triggering condition for switching into the mixed flow mode and a fourth triggering condition for the control over the flow of water from the water outlet in the manual flow mode and mixed flow mode and that said triggering conditions are registered in the control unit. 
     
     
         7 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least one potentiometer for the connection of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member with the control unit (K) and for the determination of the extent of rotation of these adjustment members by the control unit. 
     
     
         8 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least one digital encoder for the connection of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member with the control unit and for the determination of the extent of rotation of these adjustment members by the control unit. 
     
     
         9 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises, for the wireless connection of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member with the control unit and for the wireless determination of the extent of rotation of these adjustment members by the control unit, at least two magnets positioned in the first adjustment member and/or the second adjustment member and at least one detection member on which a voltage is enabled to be induced as a result of the movements of said magnets, said detection member being connected with the control unit and enabling the extent of rotation to be determined by means of the control unit according to the voltage change on said member. 
     
     
         10 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 9 , characterized in that said detection member is a coil, a hall sensor or a magnetic induction switch. 
     
     
         11 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member are positioned on the horizontal plane. 
     
     
         12 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member are positioned side by side. 
     
     
         13 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member are positioned one on the top of the other in the body. 
     
     
         14 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 13 , characterized in that said switch is positioned in the body in a way to be disposed under said members that are positioned one on the top of the other. 
     
     
         15 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 14 , characterized in that it comprises, in order to prevent the members that are positioned one on the top of the other from continuously triggering the switch by way of contact with said switch and to enable the user to trigger the switch by means of said members in case needed, at least one flexible member, which is positioned within the body in a way to be located between a bottom of the body and the underlying adjustment member, applies in its free state a force on the underlying adjustment member in a way to prevent the contact of the adjustment members with the switch and enables the adjustment members to move away from the switch and thus enables the triggering action to end when the adjustment members have been moved so that they approach the switch for the purpose of triggering and when said members have been released after the triggering. 
     
     
         16 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 15 , characterized in that said flexible member is a spring. 
     
     
         17 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 13 , characterized in that it comprises at least one potentiometer with two shafts arranged one within the other in order to allow the adjustment of the temperature and the flow rate of the water by the control unit depending on the rotational motion of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member. 
     
     
         18 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 13 , characterized in that it comprises at least one digital encoder with two shafts arranged one within the other in order to allow the adjustment of the temperature and the flow rate of the water by the control unit depending on the rotational motion of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member. 
     
     
         19 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 13 , characterized in that it comprises at least two magnets positioned in the first adjustment member and/or the second adjustment member and at least one detection member on which a voltage is enabled to be induced as a result of the movements of said magnets, said detection member being connected with the control unit and enabling the extent of rotation to be determined by means of the control unit according to the voltage change on said member, in order to allow the adjustment of the temperature and the flow rate of the water by the control unit depending on the rotational motion of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member. 
     
     
         20 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 19 , characterized in that said detection member is a coil, a hall sensor or a magnetic induction switch. 
     
     
         21 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1  characterized in that it comprises at least one mixing unit, which enables the water to be delivered to the water outlet in line with the temperature and flow rate settings determined by means of the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member. 
     
     
         22 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 21 , characterized in that said mixing unit comprises at least one first water inlet connected with a line supplying hot water to the cleaning equipment; at least one second water inlet connected with a line supplying cold water to the cleaning equipment; at least one collection chamber into which the first water inlet and the second water inlet open and in which the hot water coming from the first water inlet and the cold water coming from the second water inlet mix with each other; at least one water delivery line connected on one side with the collection chamber and on the other side with said body to enable the hot water and cold water mixed within said collection chamber to be delivered via the water outlet to the user; at least one first control member, which is connected with the control unit and which controls the input of the required quantity of the hot-cold water to the collection chamber in accordance with the temperature setting determined by the user by means of the first adjustment member; and at least one second control member, which is connected with the control unit and which enables the water having the desired temperature within the collection chamber to pass through the body to be delivered to the water outlet in accordance with the flow rate determined by the user by means of the second adjustment member. 
     
     
         23 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 22 , characterized in that the first control member comprises at least one motor. 
     
     
         24 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 22 , characterized in that the second control member comprises at least one motor. 
     
     
         25 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 23 , characterized in that said motor is a DC motor with reducer and encoder. 
     
     
         26 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 23 , characterized in that said motor is a motor with belt-and-pulley link. 
     
     
         27 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 23 , characterized in that said motor is a step motor. 
     
     
         28 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 22 , characterized in that it comprises at least one temperature sensor, which measures the temperature of the water that exits from said water delivery line, is connected with the control unit, checks whether or not the temperature of the water is at the temperature value determined by means of the first adjustment member and regulates the operation of said first control member such that the water will be at the determined temperature value. 
     
     
         29 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least one illuminating mechanism, which is positioned in said body and which enables the illumination in different colors and/or in different brightness levels according to the water temperature, water flow rate and the currently active flow mode of the cleaning equipment. 
     
     
         30 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 29 , characterized in that the illuminating mechanism comprises at least one light source positioned inside the body and at least one light carrier, which enables the light emitted from said light source to be guided onto the body. 
     
     
         31 . A cleaning equipment according to  claim 30 , characterized in that the light carrier is positioned between the first adjustment member and the second adjustment member.