Global Patent Index - EP 2421422 B1

EP 2421422 B1 20170607 - SANITARY DISPENSER HAVING CAPACITIVE SENSOR

Title (en)

SANITARY DISPENSER HAVING CAPACITIVE SENSOR

Title (de)

SANITÄRSPENDER MIT KAPAZITIVEM SENSOR

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR SANITAIRE À DÉTECTEUR CAPACITIF

Publication

EP 2421422 B1 20170607 (DE)

Application

EP 10717476 A 20100414

Priority

  • AT 2010000102 W 20100414
  • AT 6012009 A 20090420

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010121276A1] A sanitary dispenser (1), particularly a paper or towel dispenser, comprising a housing (9), in which a sanitary product (8) to be dispensed and a discharge unit (12) for the sanitary product (8) to be dispensed can be arranged or are arranged, and an electric motor (17) for the discharge unit (12), the motor being activatable in a non-contact manner by a capacitive sensor (10) from outside of the housing, wherein the sensor capacitance (Cs) of the capacitive sensor (10) is formed by a planar electrode (11) arranged inside the housing and by the surface of a body part (21) and/or an object arranged outside of the housing.

IPC 8 full level

A47K 5/12 (2006.01); A47K 10/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47K 5/1217 (2013.01 - EP US); A47K 10/3625 (2013.01 - EP US); A47K 2010/3668 (2013.01 - EP US); A47K 2010/3681 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA ME RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010121276 A1 20101028; AT 508223 A1 20101115; AT 508223 B1 20110615; EP 2421422 A1 20120229; EP 2421422 B1 20170607; US 2012061415 A1 20120315; US 8395396 B2 20130312

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 2010000102 W 20100414; AT 6012009 A 20090420; EP 10717476 A 20100414; US 201113277392 A 20111020