US 12,281,719 B2
Water hammer effect mitigation controlling device of solenoid valve for fluid
Lee-Fei Chen, Taipei (TW)
Filed by Lee-Fei Chen, Taipei (TW)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/140,601.
Prior Publication US 2024/0361784 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. F16K 31/06 (2006.01); F16K 47/02 (2006.01); F16L 55/055 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 31/0686 (2013.01) [F16K 31/0696 (2013.01); F16K 47/02 (2013.01); F16L 55/055 (2013.01); G05D 7/0635 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
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1. A water hammer effect mitigation controlling device of a solenoid valve for fluid, the water hammer effect mitigation controlling device of a solenoid valve for fluid being configured to be applied to one of, a washing machine or a dishwasher, and the water hammer effect mitigation controlling device of a solenoid valve for fluid comprising:
a solenoid valve, including a valve body having a closing reaction time;
a controller, electrically connected to the solenoid valve, generating and sending a control signal to the solenoid valve; wherein when the controller receives a closing command, the control signal includes alternatively arranged multiple closing signal intervals and multiple open signal intervals, and a time duration of each closing signal interval is shorter than the closing reaction time; wherein a closing distance that the valve body moves toward a closed state during each closing signal interval is larger than an opening distance that the valve body moves toward an opened state during each open signal interval, and the valve body is switched to the closed state from the opened state according to the control signal; wherein as soon as the valve body reaches a fully closed state for a first time in one said closing signal interval, then in the following open signal interval, the valve body is controlled to open at a final percentage, and then in the following closing signal interval, the valve body is controlled to reach the fully closed state for a second time; and wherein
the closing reaction time is the time required for the valve body to switch from a fully open state to the fully closed state, and the water hammer effect mitigation controlling device of a solenoid valve for fluid is applied to a washing machine or a dishwasher that requires controlling of water inlet timing.