Global Patent Index - EP 3714338 A1

EP 3714338 A1 20200930 - DEVICE COMPRISING A CONTROLLABLE VALVE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VALVE

Title (en)

DEVICE COMPRISING A CONTROLLABLE VALVE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VALVE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG MIT STEUERBAREM VENTIL UND VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN DES VENTILS

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF À VANNE COMMANDABLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE LA VANNE

Publication

EP 3714338 A1 20200930 (DE)

Application

EP 17805170 A 20171123

Priority

EP 2017080209 W 20171123

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019101315A1] The present invention relates to a device (1) which comprises a controllable valve (2) for sanitary facilities, heating systems or air conditioning systems, a control unit (3) which controls the valve (2), and a sensor which is connected to the control unit (3). The sensor is a light sensor (4) which can detect a light signal (7) from visible light, convert said light signal into a sensor signal (17) specific to said light signal, and transmit said light signal to the control unit (3). The control unit (3) is designed to control the valve (2) on the basis of the specific sensor signal (17).

IPC 8 full level

G05B 19/042 (2006.01); E03C 1/05 (2006.01); E03D 5/10 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 10/116 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E03C 1/04 (2013.01 - US); E03C 1/057 (2013.01 - EP US); E03D 5/105 (2013.01 - EP US); F24D 19/1015 (2013.01 - US); F24F 11/84 (2017.12 - US); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2019101315A1

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019101315 A1 20190531; CN 111373332 A 20200703; EP 3714338 A1 20200930; US 2020347583 A1 20201105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2017080209 W 20171123; CN 201780096730 A 20171123; EP 17805170 A 20171123; US 201716763103 A 20171123