WO2018104036A1 - Appareil de mesure pour un ensemble à arrêt automatique - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a metering apparatus for an auto-shut off assembly capable of measuring the total amount of water that has passed through the water treatment system.
- the invention relates to a metering apparatus for an auto-shut off assembly, in which the flow of water through the water treatment system stops once a predetermined quantity of water has passed through the system.
- Typical water treatment devices use mechanical filtration or chemical removal media.
- Mechanical filters remove impurities from water by size exclusion method, where the pores in the filter prevents passage of particulates such as sediments. As a mechanical filter approaches the end of its useful life, particulate accumulation reduces or stops the flow of water completely; this change in flow rate of water through the filter provides an indication that the filter component replacement is necessary.
- Chemical removal media e.g. charcoal-based media, ion exchange media
- processes such as adsorption and ion exchange for removing undesirable chemical species.
- a disadvantage associated with using chemical removal media is that with usage the removal of impurities by the media decreases and eventually stops as the effective life of the chemical removal media ends, but unlike the mechanical filters, the chemical removal media does not provide any indication to the user that the chemical removal media therein is no longer effective.
- various approaches to indicate end of life to the user when it is not inherently provided by the behaviour of the media have been taken.
- flow-totalization devices which uses a process known as "flow totalization" have become recognized as the most accurate means for end of life indication of conventional treatment units. These devices totalize the liquid volume which has passed through the media. Both electrical and mechanical approaches to "flow totalization" are disclosed in the prior art.
- WO2015/192968 A1 discloses a metering device for an auto-shut off assembly for metering the volume of liquid collected in a chamber and for determining the end of life of a filter and causing auto shut-off after the calibrated life of the filter is reached.
- the metering device in this document includes a float, rack and pinion assembly, a ratchet and pawl assembly and a screw with an actuator.
- an apparatus (100) for providing automatic shut off mechanism in a fluid treatment system comprising:
- a member (1 ) housable inside a chamber (30) of the fluid treatment system adapted to contain a fluid, where said member is capable of moving in a reciprocating motion in response to the rise and fall of the fluid level of said fluid;
- a clockwork mechanism (25) regulated by an escapement mechanism (35); wherein the escapement mechanism (35) is coupled to the member (1 ) for setting the clockwork mechanism (25) in motion as a function of the
- an arm (17) comprising a plug means or connectable to a plug means (18) wherein the arm (17) is operatively coupled to the clockwork mechanism (25) for intermittently progressing the arm along a path which drives the plug means towards an outlet or inlet of the fluid treatment system thereby shutting off the flow of water.
- a fluid treatment system comprising:
- a third aspect of the present invention disclosed is a method of actuating an auto-shut off mechanism in a fluid treatment system comprising the apparatus of the first aspect of the invention, including the steps of:
- escapement mechanism (35) in operative position which in turn sets the clockwork mechanism in motion as a function of the reciprocating motion of the member (1 );
- a fourth aspect of the present invention disclosed is a use of an apparatus of the first aspect for providing automatic shut off mechanism in the fluid treatment system.
- escapement mechanism (35) is coupled to a member (1 ) for setting the clockwork mechanism (25) in motion as a function of the reciprocating motion of the member (1 ) in an apparatus comprising:
- a member (1 ) housable inside a chamber (30) of the fluid treatment system adapted to contain a fluid, where said member is capable of moving in a reciprocating motion in response to the rise and fall of the fluid level of said fluid and;
- an arm (17) comprising a plug means or connectable to a plug means (18) wherein the arm (17) is operatively coupled to the clockwork mechanism (25) for intermittently progressing the arm along a path which drives the plug mean towards an outlet or inlet of the fluid treatment system thereby shutting off the flow of water for providing auto-shut off mechanism at the end of the useful life of the fluid treatment system.
- Figure 01 is a transverse sectional view of the apparatus according to the invention illustrating the clockwork mechanism and the escapement mechanism.
- Figure 02 is a plan view of the apparatus according to the invention illustrating the apparatus according to the present invention when used in a fluid treatment system.
- the apparatus includes a suitable housing and is conveniently mountable by a U-bent staff, or the like, to a structure with which it is used, the latter being exemplified in the drawings by a chamber (30) of a water treatment system.
- Disclosed apparatus (100) as shown in the figures described herein is mechanically driven and includes a clockwork mechanism (25) controlled by escapement mechanism (35) and has an arm (17) displaceable at a controlled rate to indicate the end of life of the fluid treatment system and provide auto-shut off mechanism upon reaching the end of useful life of the replaceable component having a predetermined life.
- disclosed apparatus (100) includes a clockwork mechanism (25) and an escapement mechanism (35), housed in a support frame (5, 6, 7, 8) formed of a pair of spaced rectangular plates indicated herein as a front plate (5) and back plate (6). Spacer posts (7, 8) and screws (not shown) separates the front plate (5) and the back plate (6) and fixes them in parallel spaced relation to each other.
- the clockwork mechanism (25) incorporated in the apparatus (100) is preferably of a conventional type.
- the clockwork mechanism is collectively indicated by the reference character 25, said clockwork mechanism includes a gear assembly having a main gear (9) carried by a rotatable main shaft (2).
- the main gear (9) is coupled by inter-engaging gear teeth on the successive gears through a gear train including a first pinion (10p) fixed on shaft (10s) having a ratchet assembly (12) carried on a drive gear (10) rotatable on the shaft (10s).
- the drive gear (10) is coupled to a second pinion (1 1 p), the second pinion (1 1 p) and the escapement gear (1 1 ) are rotatably connected on the escapement gear shaft (1 1 s).
- the clockwork mechanism also includes a main spring (3) for operating the gear assembly, the main spring (3) is mounted on the main shaft (2) and is wound by turning the main shaft (2) in a clockwise direction, a key (4) provided on the outer end of the main shaft is utilized to perform this operation. Turning the key (4), winds up the main spring (3), which stores energy and provides the operating energy for the clockwork mechanism (25).
- the main spring (3) is of the flat spring type, its inner end being secured to the main shaft (2) and its other end being anchored to the support frame (5,6,7,8) of the apparatus (100).
- the escapement mechanism consists typically of an oscillatory device which interrupts the rotation of the escapement gear (1 1 ), one tooth of the escapement gear being permitted to 'escape' on each oscillatory cycle which cycle includes a reciprocating motion including a rise and fall of the member (1 ), such that the rate of rotation of the escapement gear (1 1 ) is controlled by the period of oscillation of the escapement mechanism.
- the escapement mechanism (35) as shown in Figure 1 includes an oscillating arm (13) cooperating with the escapement gear (1 1 ) rotatable on the escapement gear shaft (1 1 s) which escapement gear is also operatively connected to the member (1 , not shown) housed in the chamber (30) of the fluid treatment system.
- an oscillating arm (13) cooperating with the escapement gear (1 1 ) rotatable on the escapement gear shaft (1 1 s) which escapement gear is also operatively connected to the member (1 , not shown) housed in the chamber (30) of the fluid treatment system.
- two pallets (14,15) are fixed such that the pallets engage with the escapement gear (1 1 ) in a conventional manner and the other free end of the oscillating arm (13) is mounted on a staff (16), the staff being supported in position by connecting with the member (1 ).
- the oscillating arm (13) is movably connected to staff (16) for providing a rocking movement in the arm (13) in response to the reciprocating movement of the member (1 ).
- Figure 2 shows a plan view illustrating the apparatus (100) according to the present invention when used in a fluid treatment system.
- Figure 2 illustrates the member (1 ) capable of moving in a reciprocating motion coupled to the escapement mechanism (35) through a U-shaped staff (16).
- the member (1 ) is preferably a float (1 ) housed within the chamber (30) comprising a replaceable water treatment unit (40) in fluid communication with an outlet (31 ) of the chamber for exiting the treated water.
- the float (1 ) is in contact with the water contained in the chamber (30) and reciprocating oscillations of the float (1 ) effects angular simple harmonic oscillations of the oscillating arm (13) and the accompanied pallets (14, 15) in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the float (1 ).
- Oscillation of the oscillating arm (13) and the accompanied pallets (14, 15) permits individual teeth of the escapement gear (1 1 ) to enter and escape from between the pallet 14 and 15.
- Continued rotation of the escapement gear (1 1 ) is however arrested by pallets (14, 15) which engages with a successive escapement gear tooth.
- the speed of rotation of the escapement gear (1 1 ) is governed by the oscillatory frequency of the oscillating arm (13) and the accompanied pallets (14, 15) which in turn is governed by the water flowing in and out of the chamber (30).
- the controlled release of the tooth of the escapement gear (1 1 ) also causes control release of tension in the main spring (3) through rotational movement of gear assembly and shaft (2).
- an arm (17) which is connectable at its free end to a plug means (18), the arm (17) is operatively coupled to the clockwork mechanism (25) for intermittently progressing the arm along a path (shown by the arrow head B).
- the plug means (18) is placed along the path and at a predetermined distance from the arm (17) and positioned along the path taken by the arm.
- the predetermined distance of the plug means from the arm is so fixed that when the amount of water passed through the chamber is equal to the amount of water that may be treated by the replaceable water treatment unit (40) before reaching its end of life, the clockwork mechanism moves the arm and connects with the plug means.
- the plug means (18) interacts with a resilient means (19), preferably a coiled spring for maintaining the plug means (18) in open position or closed position for allowing or shutting off the flow of water through the inlet or outlet (31 ) of the chamber (30).
- the plug means (18) provides the apparatus (100) with an auto-shut off mechanism after a predetermined amount of water corresponding to the life of the replaceable treatment unit (40) has passed through the chamber (30).
- the apparatus of the present invention preferably also has an indicator needle (20) rotatably mounted on the main shaft (2) such that the indicator needle moves over a dial (21 ) intermittently with the main shaft (2) and drive gear (10) when the main spring (3) is wound down.
- the dial (21 ) preferably carries indicia for visually indicating the effective life of the replaceable water treatment unit (40) remaining to be used.
- the dial (21 ) preferably provides appropriate indications to tell the user when for example one-half of the life of the replaceable water treatment unit is remaining and when it has reached end of life.
- the apparatus (100) according to the present invention is used in a chamber (30) of a water treatment system including a replaceable treatment unit (40).
- a replaceable treatment unit (40) The working of the apparatus for indicating the end of life of the replaceable treatment unit (40) and achieving an auto- shut off mechanism upon completion of the useful life of the replaceable treatment unit (40) is described in detail herein.
- the main spring (3) of the clockwork mechanism (25) is tensioned by turning a key (4) of the winding mechanism.
- the main spring (3) is preferably a torsion spring.
- the main spring of the clockwork is wound up but the potential energy stored therein cannot be dissipated immediately and is checked from unwinding by a gear assembly of the clockwork mechanism (25) coupled to an escapement mechanism (35).
- the apparatus is placed within the chamber (30) and positioned such that the member (1 ) housed in the chamber is in contact with water to be treated, when the chamber fills.
- the upward movement of the member (1 ) effects angular simple harmonic oscillation of the oscillating arm (13) and associated pallets (14,15) in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the member (1 ).
- One upward movement of the member (1 ) brings the oscillating arm (13) and associated pallets (14,15) to operative position and sets the escapement gear (1 1 ) in motion and a portion of a teeth of the escapement gear is released from between the pallet 14 and 15 and the escapement gear (1 1 ) advances until the teeth again contacts the pallets (14, 15).
- the intermittent rotation of the main shaft (2) also displaces the indicator needle (20) over the dial (21 ) for indicating the remaining life of the water treatment system.
- the intermittent rotation of the main shaft (2) also progresses the arm (17) along a path which upon contact with the plug means drives the plug means (18) inside the outlet (31 ) stopping further flow of water from the chamber thereby effecting end of life automatic shut off mechanism.
- an apparatus for providing automatic shut off mechanism in a fluid treatment system having a member (1 ), a clockwork mechanism (25), an escapement mechanism (35), an arm (17) and plug means (18).
- the fluid treatment system is a liquid treatment system more preferably a water treatment system.
- Disclosed apparatus may be incorporated into a water treatment system.
- the water treatment system may be in-line, at a terminal end, or as a self-contained system, which processes water in batches.
- An example of an in-line system would be an under- the-counter water treatment system, which filters water prior to reaching the faucet.
- Terminal end devices include countertop and faucet-mounted fluid treatment system.
- Self-contained batch devices rely on an influent holding chamber and an effluent holding chamber, which are connected through a replaceable treatment unit.
- Preferably disclosed apparatus (100) is provided in a water treatment system having an inlet chamber for receiving water to be treated, a storage chamber for storing treated water and a replaceable water treatment unit placed there between with the member of the apparatus placed in the chamber housing the replaceable water treatment unit.
- the water treatment system is a gravity fed water treatment system.
- Disclosed apparatus includes a member (1 ) housable inside a chamber (30) of the fluid treatment system adapted to contain a fluid, where said member (1 ) is capable of moving in a reciprocating motion in response to the rise and fall of the fluid level of said fluid.
- the reciprocating motion of the member is either in an up and down direction or in a back and forth direction, preferably in an up and down direction.
- the member is a float.
- the member is made of a substance whose density is less than that of the liquid proposed to be contained in the chamber, preferably the float is made of materials selected from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, high impact polystyrene, general-purpose polystyrene, polypropylene copolymer, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyoxymethylene or any other suitable material.
- the member may be made of a hollow metal cylinder of as small a height as possible, consideration being given however to the fact that such cylinder must float upon the liquid.
- the member may be of any shape but must be capable of being buoyant.
- at least half of the float height must sink in the liquid to make the float buoyant.
- the movement of the float is guided along a guide which ensures that the float moves in an upward and downward direction or in a back and forth direction without any interferences.
- the member (1 ) is mounted between two vertical guides.
- the member moved by the water may be a paddle wheel, which is not a float.
- Disclosed apparatus includes a clockwork mechanism (25) regulated by an
- the clockwork mechanism incorporated in the apparatus is preferably of a conventional type.
- the clockwork mechanism (25) includes a gear assembly and an energy storage means (3).
- Disclosed energy storage means preferably has its one end secured to the main shaft (2) and the free end attached to support frame (5, 6, 7, 8) of the apparatus.
- the energy storage means (3) is chargeable by an external source of power and configured to release energy for driving the gear assembly.
- the energy storage means is a spring means.
- the spring means is a torsion spring.
- the spring means is made of a steel alloy.
- a key is secured to the main shaft for mechanically charging the energy storing means.
- the gear assembly includes one or more gears.
- the gear of the clockwork mechanism is selected from a spur gear or a bevel gear.
- the gear assembly includes a main gear (9) rotatably mounted on a main shaft and a drive gear intermeshing with the main gear.
- Preferably disclosed clockwork mechanism includes a ratchet assembly (12) for controlling the rotation of the gear assembly in a single direction.
- the drive gear (10) includes a ratchet assembly, which ensures that the gear assembly moves in a single direction.
- the main gear of the gear assembly is operatively associated with the energy storage means (3) by the main shaft to receive the energy from the energy storage means.
- Escapement mechanism Disclosed apparatus includes an escapement mechanism (35) coupled to the member (1 ) for setting the clockwork mechanism (25) in motion as a function of reciprocating motion of the member (1 ).
- An "escapement” is a mechanism by which a gear is advanced along a circular path through a repeated movement between two discreet stopped positions.
- An example of an escapement path can be found in a pendular clock. Escapement paths other than that described herein could be used within the principles of the invention. For example, the escapement path could be linear instead of circular. Also, as with the pendulum of a clock, the member moving between two discreet positions need not be the same member which is advanced along the escapement path.
- the escapement mechanism cooperates with the gear assembly of the clockwork mechanism, in such a manner that during the periods when the escapement mechanism are at rest, the clockwork mechanism are also kept at rest, and that in the opposite case, during the period when the escapement mechanism are in operative position, the clockwork mechanism are also in motion by virtue of the mechanical power supply connected to them.
- the succession of periods of rest and motion is determined by the reciprocating motion of the member. This regular periodic advancement progresses the arm (17) operatively coupled to the clockwork mechanism along a path which drives the plug means towards an outlet or inlet of the fluid treatment system.
- the escapement mechanism includes an escapement gear operatively connected to the clockwork mechanism and, an oscillating arm (13) with one end mounted on the member and a free end having at least two pallets engaging with the escapement gear.
- the oscillating arm is mounted on the staff (16) supporting the member.
- Disclosed apparatus includes an arm (17) operatively coupled to the clockwork mechanism and said arm intermittently progresses along a path.
- the arm comprises a plug means or is connectable to a plug means and the arm intermittently progressing along a path which drives the plug means towards an outlet or inlet of the fluid treatment system thereby shutting the flow of the water and providing auto-shut off mechanism.
- the arm is secured to a main shaft (2) of the clockwork mechanism on one end and the plug means is either fixed or connectable to the other end.
- the plug means interacts with a resilient means (19) for maintaining the plug means in open position or closed position for allowing or shutting off the flow of water through the inlet or outlet (31 ) of the chamber (30).
- the resilient means is a coiled spring.
- the apparatus includes an indicator needle with one end secured to the clockwork mechanism and the free end includes a needle movable above a dial, preferably a dial bearing indicia.
- the present invention disclose a fluid treatment system comprising:
- a fluid treatment chamber (30) positioned between the inlet and the outlet wherein the chamber houses a replaceable water treatment unit (40) and the apparatus (100) of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the member (1 ) of the apparatus is positioned within the fluid treatment chamber (30) .
- a third aspect of the present invention disclosed is a method of actuating an auto-shut off mechanism of the apparatus of the first aspect after a predetermined amount of water has passed through a replaceable water treatment unit (40) in a fluid treatment system including the steps of:
- the method includes a step of calibrating the apparatus of the first aspect to plug the inlet or outlet when the useful life of the replaceable water treatment unit reaches.
- a fourth aspect of the present invention disclosed is a use of an apparatus of the first aspect for providing automatic shut off mechanism in the fluid treatment system.
- escapement mechanism (35) is coupled to a member (1 ) for setting the clockwork mechanism (25) in motion as a function of the reciprocating motion of the member (1 ) in an apparatus comprising:
- a member (1 ) housable inside a chamber (30) of the fluid treatment system adapted to contain a fluid, where said member is capable of moving in a reciprocating motion in response to the rise and fall of the fluid level of said fluid and;
- an arm (17) comprising a plug means or connectable to a plug means (18) wherein the arm (17) is operatively coupled to the clockwork mechanism (25) for intermittently progressing the arm along a path which drives the plug mean towards an outlet or inlet of the fluid treatment system thereby shutting off the flow of water for providing auto-shut off mechanism at the end of the useful life of the fluid treatment system.
- Example 1 An apparatus according to the present invention for providing autoshut off mechanism.
- An apparatus according to the present invention has a clockwork mechanism with the following gear assembly configuration was made .
- the gear assembly in the apparatus has:
- the clockwork mechanism of Example 1 also included a main spring (3) for operating the gear assembly.
- the main spring was mounted on the main shaft (2) and is wound by turning the key (4) provided on the main shaft (2) by 10° in a clockwise direction.
- the apparatus of the present invention was mounted in the chamber (3) having a capacity of 10 L.
- the replaceable water treatment unit used was a carbon block filter having biocidal copper, which has a useful life for treating 2000 litres.
- the below table 01 shows the number of litres passed through the chamber before the apparatus provided the auto-shut off mechanism. TABLE 01
- Table 1 shows that the apparatus of the present invention effectively stops the flow of water through the outlet of the chamber at the end of the useful life of the replaceable water treatment unit.
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Abstract
La présente invention concerne un appareil de mesure pour un ensemble à arrêt automatique pouvant mesurer la quantité totale d'eau qui a traversé un système de traitement d'eau. Selon un premier aspect, l'invention concerne un appareil (100) destiné à fournir un mécanisme d'arrêt automatique dans un système de traitement de fluide, ledit appareil comprenant : i. un élément (1) pouvant être logé à l'intérieur d'une chambre (30) du système de traitement de fluide conçue pour contenir un fluide, ledit élément pouvant se déplacer selon un mouvement de va-et-vient en réponse à l'élévation et à la chute du niveau de fluide dudit fluide ; ii. un mécanisme d'horlogerie (25) régulé par un mécanisme d'échappement (35) ; le mécanisme d'échappement (35) étant couplé à l'élément (1) pour régler le mécanisme d'horlogerie (25) en mouvement en fonction du mouvement de va-et-vient de l'élément ; et iii. un bras (17) comprenant un moyen d'obturation ou pouvant être relié à un moyen d'obturation (18), le bras (17) étant couplé de manière fonctionnelle au mécanisme d'horlogerie (25) pour faire avancer par intermittence le bras le long d'un trajet qui entraîne le moyen d'obturation vers une sortie ou une entrée du système de traitement de fluide, arrêtant ainsi le flux d'eau.
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