Remote control device for faucet, control method, and smart home management system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a remote control device for a faucet, a control method, and a smart home management system, which belong to the field of smart homes. The remote control device includes: a control box including a water inlet and a first water outlet in communication with the faucet; and a remote control switch wirelessly connected to the control box and configured to send a first remote control instruction to the control box in response to a first set signal, to control the first water outlet to be opened or closed. According to the technical solution, the remote control device for a faucet in the present disclosure can be applied to various scenes, and an existing mechanical faucet can be easily upgraded to a sensor faucet.

1 . A remote control device for a faucet, comprising:
 a control box comprising a water inlet and a first water outlet in communication with the faucet; and   a remote control switch wirelessly connected to the control box and configured to send a first remote control instruction to the control box in response to a first set signal, to control the first water outlet to be opened or closed.   
     
     
         2 . The remote control device according to  claim 1 , wherein the remote control switch comprises an infrared sensor, the first set signal is a gesture signal, and the remote control switch sends the first remote control instruction in a case where the infrared sensor obtains the gesture signal. 
     
     
         3 . The remote control device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first remote control instruction comprises a first opening instruction to open the first water outlet and a first closing instruction to close the first water outlet, and the remote control switch further comprises:
 a timer configured to return to zero and start timing each time the infrared sensor obtains the gesture signal, and stop timing and return to zero in a case where the infrared sensor does not obtain the gesture signal again within a first set time after obtaining the gesture signal; and   a counter configured to count a number of times when the infrared sensor obtains the gesture signal, and return to zero in a case where the timer stops timing, wherein   the remote control switch sends the first opening instruction to the control box in a case where the infrared sensor obtains the gesture signal at an odd number of times; and   the remote control switch sends the first closing instruction to the control box in a case where the infrared sensor obtains the gesture signal at an even number of times or does not obtain the gesture signal again within the first set time after obtaining the gesture signal at the odd number of times.   
     
     
         4 . The remote control device according to  claim 1 , wherein the remote control switch is further wirelessly connected to a garbage disposer and configured to send a second remote control instruction to the garbage disposer in response to a second set signal, to control the garbage disposer to be turned on or off. 
     
     
         5 . The remote control device according to  claim 4 , wherein the remote control switch further comprises a button, the second set signal is a press signal, and the remote control switch sends the second remote control instruction in a case where the button obtains the press signal. 
     
     
         6 . The remote control device according to  claim 5 , wherein the button comprises a touch button or a mechanical button. 
     
     
         7 . The remote control device according to claim wherein the second remote control instruction comprises a second turn-on instruction to turn on the garbage disposer and a second turn-off instruction to turn off the garbage disposer, and the remote control switch further sends the first remote control instruction to the control box in response to the second set signal, wherein
 the remote control switch sends, in a case where the button obtains the press signal at the odd number of times, the first opening instruction to the control box and sends the second turn-on instruction after a second set time; and   the remote control switch sends, in a case where the button obtains the press signal at the even number of times or does not obtain the press signal again within a third set time after obtaining the gesture signal at the odd number of times, the second turn-off instruction to the control box and sends the first closing instruction after a fourth set time.   
     
     
         8 . The remote control device according to claim wherein the second remote control instruction comprises a second turn-on instruction to turn on the garbage disposer and a second turn-off instruction to turn off the garbage disposer, the control box further comprises a second water outlet in communication with the garbage disposer, the remote control switch further sends a third remote control instruction to the control box in response to the second set signal, and the third remote control instruction comprises a third opening instruction to open the second water outlet and a third closing instruction to close the second water outlet, wherein
 the remote control switch sends, in a case where the button obtains the press signal at the odd number of times, the third opening instruction to the control box and sends the second turn-on instruction after a second set time; and   the remote control switch sends, in a case where the button obtains the press signal at the even number of times or does not obtain the press signal again within a third set time after obtaining the gesture signal at the odd number of times, the second turn-off instruction to the control box and sends the third closing instruction after a fourth set time.   
     
     
         9 . The remote control device according to  claim 1 , wherein the control box further comprises a mode switch, and the mode switch is configured to switch the control box to a bypass mode or a remote control mode, wherein
 in the bypass mode, the first water outlet is in a normally open state; and   in the remote control mode, the first water outlet is opened or closed in response to the first remote control instruction.   
     
     
         10 . A smart home management system, comprising the remote control device for a faucet according to  claim 1  and a faucet. 
     
     
         11 . A control method for a faucet, comprising:
 sending a first remote control instruction to a control box in response to a first set signal, wherein the control box comprises a water inlet and a first water outlet in communication with the faucet, and the first remote control instruction comprises a first opening instruction to open the first water outlet and a first closing instruction to close the first water outlet;   sending, in a case where the first set signal is obtained at an odd number of times, the first opening instruction to the control box, to control the first water outlet to be opened; and   sending, in a case where the first set signal is obtained at an even number of times or the first set signal is not obtained within a first set time after a gesture signal is obtained at the odd number of times, the first closing instruction to the control box, to control the first water outlet to be closed.   
     
     
         12 . The control method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 sending, in response to a second set signal, the first remote control instruction to the control box and a second remote control instruction to a garbage disposer, wherein the second remote control instruction comprises a second turn-on instruction to turn on the garbage disposer and a second turn-off instruction to turn off the garbage disposer;   sending, in a case where the second set signal is obtained at the odd number of times, the first opening instruction to the control box, and sending the second turn-on instruction after a second set time, to control the first water outlet to be opened and the garbage disposer to be turned on; and   sending, in a case where the button obtains the second set signal at the even number of times or does not obtain the second set signal again within a third set time after obtaining the gesture signal at the odd number of times, the second turn-off instruction to the control box, and sending the first closing instruction after a fourth set time, to control the first water outlet to be closed and the garbage disposer to be turned off.   
     
     
         13 . The control method according to  claim 12 , wherein the control box further comprises a second water outlet in communication with the garbage disposer, and the control method further comprises:
 sending, in response to the second set signal, the second remote control instruction to the garbage disposer and a third remote control instruction to the control box, wherein the third remote control instruction comprises a third opening instruction to open the second water outlet and a third closing instruction to close the second water outlet;   sending, in a case where the second set signal is obtained at the odd number of times, the third opening instruction to the control box, and sending the second turn-on instruction after the second set time, to control the second water outlet to be opened and the garbage disposer to be turned on; and   sending, in a case where the second set signal is obtained at the even number of times or the second set signal is not obtained again within the third set time after the gesture signal is obtained at the odd number of times, the second turn-off instruction to the control box, and sending the third closing instruction after the fourth set time, to control the second water outlet to be closed and the garbage disposer to be turned off.