Patent ID: 8549677

Claim:
A control device for automatic water discharge, mounted at a position where water is discharged from an automatic water discharge device, in a kitchen or sanitation environment, the control device comprising: a housing comprising: a front end and a back end opposite the front end; a first holding chamber having an opening positioned at the front end of the housing; a second holding chamber having an opening positioned at the back end of the housing; a third holding chamber having an opening positioned at the front end of the housing; and a water intake chamber; a sensor unit received in the first holding chamber and comprising a circuit with a processor and a sensor set at the circuit; a diaphragm unit movable in a first direction; an electromagnetic valve assembly received in the second holding chamber and comprising an electromagnetic valve electrically connected with the circuit and configured to control the motion of the diaphragm, the electromagnetic valve comprising an electromagnet set inside the valve cover such that an operative motion of the electromagnet is in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction; and a water discharge unit received in the third holding chamber; wherein motion of the diaphragm unit controls connecting or blocking between the water intake chamber and the third holding chamber to respectively discharge water or stop water.