Automatic flushing system and method

Abstract

Disclosed are an automatic flushing system and method, which enable the degree of pollution to be detected and the flushing to be performed automatically according to the degree of pollution following the use of the ceramic sanitary ware. More particularly, in the automatic flushing system and method, it is possible to detect the pollution degree of the liquid within the ceramic sanitary ware and/or within the connecting piece that connects the ceramic sanitary ware to the wastewater installation and also to detect the foreign matter within the liquid by the use of wireless signals, and the flushing is performed automatically with the required quantity of liquid according to the degree of pollution detected.

1 . An automatic flushing system, which enables a degree of pollution to be detected following the use of ceramic sanitary ware and flushing to be performed automatically, characterized in that it comprises at least one pollution detection member which is a receiver or a transmitter or a transceiver being positioned in a way to face a wall of an elbow structure, which enables the ceramic sanitary ware to be connected to a wastewater installation, and enabling to detect a pollution degree of the liquid with wireless signals. 
     
     
         2 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that said pollution detection member is a receiver and a transmitter or a transceiver capable of sending wireless signals and capable of catching the reflected signals that pass through the elbow structure and through the liquid within the elbow structure in order to detect the degree of pollution. 
     
     
         3 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that it comprises at least one first transceiver or transmitter capable of sending wireless signals in order to detect the pollution and at least one second transceiver or receiver capable of catching the wireless signals, which are sent by the first transceiver or transmitter and which pass through the elbow structure and the liquid within the elbow structure. 
     
     
         4 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that it comprises at least one main processing unit, which determines the signal to be sent by the transmitter or transceiver, records the received signal by the receiver or transceiver and decides on the degree of pollution based on the difference between the sent and received signals. 
     
     
         5 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 4  characterized in that the main processing unit is a main processing unit, which records the signals sent and received by the transceiver or transmitter or receiver preferably in the form of amplitude and phase. 
     
     
         6 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 4  characterized in that the main processing unit is a main processing unit, which enables the flushing to be performed with the necessary quantity of liquid based on the degree of pollution detected. 
     
     
         7 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that it comprises at least one sensor, which enables to detect that the use of the ceramic sanitary ware has ended and/or a user has approached the ceramic sanitary ware. 
     
     
         8 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 7  characterized in that the sensor is an optical sensor, a sensor detecting the vibrations or a sensor detecting the sound. 
     
     
         9 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that the pollution detection member operates in the band range of 1 kHz-6 GHz. 
     
     
         10 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that the pollution detection member operates in the band range of 6 GHz-18 GHz. 
     
     
         11 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that the pollution detection member operates in the band range of 18 GHz-40 GHz. 
     
     
         12 . An automatic flushing system according to  claim 1  characterized in that the pollution detection member operates in the band range of 40 GHz-100 GHz. 
     
     
         13 . An automatic flushing method, which enables the degree of pollution to be detected following the use of ceramic sanitary ware and lushing to be performed automatically, characterized in that it comprises the process steps of:
 sending of wireless signals at certain intervals by a pollution detection member to the liquid within an elbow structure and receipt of said sent signals by the same pollution detection member or another pollution detection member depending on the use;   comparing the received signals to the reference values defined in the main processing unit and deciding the pollution degree as a result of said comparison; and   performing the flushing process with a predefined quantity of liquid according to the pollution degree.   
     
     
         14 . An automatic flushing method according to  claim 13  characterized in that in case it is detected that a user approaches the ceramic sanitary ware, the pollution degree of the liquid within the elbow structure is measured and recorded, and the degree of pollution is decided as a result of comparison of the pollution degree after the use to the initially measured values. 
     
     
         15 . An automatic flushing method according to  claim 13  characterized in that in case it is detected that the use of the ceramic sanitary ware has ended and in case the flushing process is required, the flushing is performed with a certain delay from the end of use. 
     
     
         16 . An automatic flushing method according to  claim 13  characterized in that it comprises a calibration function enabling to manually perform the flushing after the installation of the automatic flushing system in the respective ceramic sanitary ware is completed, enabling to define in the main processing unit the respective status as clean once it is made sure that the ceramic sanitary ware is cleaned, enabling to define in the main processing unit the respective status as contaminated after the ceramic sanitary ware is used and enabling to perform the flushing process for the subsequent uses according to these reference values. 
     
     
         17 . An automatic flushing method according to  claim 13  characterized in that the pollution degrees before the use and after the use are recorded, said pollution degrees before the use and after the use are averaged separately and the reference values of clean water and contaminated water are set automatically by the system based on these average values. 
     
     
         18 . An automatic flushing method according to  claim 13  characterized in that in case the pollution degree is above the desired value for any reason despite having performed the flushing process, the maximum number of flushing attempts as defined in the main processing unit are performed and then the automatic flushing system switches into the standby state. 
     
     
         19 . An automatic flushing method according to  claim 13  characterized in that in case the liquid within the elbow structure drops below the predefined level, the flushing process is performed and the liquid level is enabled to reach the desired minimum value.