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US 10,947,138 B2Granted
Ozone distribution in a faucet
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsMichael Scot Rosko, Patrick B. Jonte, Adam M. DeVries, Kurt J. Thomas, Joel D. Sawaski
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Abstract
A faucet for dispensing a fluid includes a spout, a pull-out spray head removably coupled to the spout and including an outlet, and a valve assembly in fluid communication with the outlet. Additionally, the faucet includes a fluid treatment assembly configured to output a treatment into the fluid.
Claims13
A faucet comprising:
- a spout supporting an outlet;
- a valve assembly in fluid communication with the outlet;
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- a water treatment assembly having a water treatment device and a housing, wherein a first portion of water flows through the housing and the water treatment device and a second portion of water flows through the housing and around the water treatment device, the first and second portions of water being generally coaxial in the housing, and the water treatment device being configured to output a treatment to the first portion of water.
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A housing for a fluid treatment device of a faucet comprising:
- an inlet tube;
- a first cavity fluidly coupled to the inlet tube;
- a second cavity fluidly coupled to the first cavity and supporting the fluid treatment device;
- an electrically operable valve supported within the first cavity;
- a fluid treatment assembly supported within the second cavity and fluidly coupled to the electrically operable valve;
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- an outlet tube fluidly coupled to the second cavity, the first cavity being substantially aligned with the second cavity, wherein fluid in the first cavity flows through the electrically operable valve and directed into the second cavity.
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A faucet for delivering fluid comprising:
- a spout;
- an electrically operable valve fluidly coupled to the spout;
- an ozone treatment device configured to provide ozone in the fluid;
- a capacitive sensor operably coupled to the ozone treatment device, the capacitive sensor providing an output signal;
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- a controller operably coupled to the capacitive sensor and being configured to monitor the output signal from the capacitive sensor to selectively operate the faucet in one of a treatment mode in which the ozone treatment device is actuated in response to the output signal and a non-treatment mode in which the ozone treatment device is not actuated.
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An electronic fluid delivery device comprising:
- a spout configured to deliver fluid from an outlet;
- a valve assembly in fluid communication with the spout;
- a sensor operably coupled to the spout and configured to detect a flow mode of the fluid delivered from the outlet, and the flow mode being defined by at least one of a spray mode, a stream mode, and an aerated mode;
- a user input operably coupled to the sensor;
- a controller in electronic communication with the sensor and the user input, the sensor being configured to provide an electrical signal to the controller indicative of the detected flow mode at the outlet;
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- a fluid treatment assembly operably coupled to the controller and configured to selectively output a treatment to the fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.