EP 2739794 A4 20160224 - AUTOMATIC FAUCETS
Title (en)
AUTOMATIC FAUCETS
Title (de)
AUTOMATISCHE WASSERHÄHNE
Title (fr)
ROBINETS AUTOMATIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201161574345 P 20110731
- US 2012000150 W 20120315
- US 2012000337 W 20120731
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2013019272A2] An automatic faucet includes a housing forming partially an internal barrel and a faucet head and being constructed to include at least one water inlet conduit extending into said barrel and a water outlet for delivering water from a spout. The automatic faucet also includes a faucet head having a removable faucet crown and the spout, wherein the faucet crown is removably mounted to the faucet head. The automatic faucet also includes a valve module, a sensor module, a battery module, a turbine module, and a control module. The valve module includes a valve controlled by an electromagnetic actuator for controlling the water flow from the spout. The sensor module is constructed to provide sensor data influenced by a user. The control module is constructed to control opening and closing of the valve by providing signals to the electromagnetic actuator. The control module is also constructed to receive sensor data from the sensor module and execute a sensing algorithm. The control module is also constructed to execute a power management algorithm for managing electrical power generated by the water turbine and provided to and from the battery.
IPC 8 full level
E03C 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E03C 1/04 (2013.01); E03C 1/055 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] DE 10320636 B3 20050203 - HYDROTEK CORP NANTOU [TW]
- [XI] JP 2008248474 A 20081016 - TOTO LTD
- [E] US 2013167953 A1 20130704 - KUROISHI MASAHIRO [JP], et al
- [IP] DE 102010009215 A1 20110825 - GUZMAN CRISTOBAL [DE]
- [E] DE 102011110092 A1 20120920 - AQUIS SANITAER AG [CH]
- [A] US 2009188995 A1 20090730 - ONODERA NAOYUKI [JP], et al
- See references of WO 2013019272A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2013019272 A2 20130207; WO 2013019272 A3 20130523; CA 2843596 A1 20130207; CA 2843596 C 20200128; CN 103842597 A 20140604; CN 103842597 B 20170801; EP 2739794 A2 20140611; EP 2739794 A4 20160224; MX 2014001203 A 20140915; MX 354313 B 20180226
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2012000337 W 20120731; CA 2843596 A 20120731; CN 201280038725 A 20120731; EP 12820445 A 20120731; MX 2014001203 A 20120731