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US 11,602,032 B2Granted
Systems and methods for lighted showering
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsBrandon H. Miller, Connor McManus, Brian M. Kaule
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Abstract
A showerhead includes a plurality of water outlets for providing a flow of water. The showerhead includes one or more lighting elements and a light driver communicably coupled to the one or more lighting elements. The light driver is configured to control at least a subset of the lighting elements to output light based on various conditions corresponding to the showerhead.
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A showerhead comprising:
- a plurality of water outlets for providing a flow of water through the showerhead;
- a plurality of lighting elements arranged to direct light parallel to, and opposite to, a direction of the flow of water through the showerhead;
- a light reflector arranged to reflect the light from the lighting elements towards a light diffuser;
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- a light driver communicably coupled to the plurality of lighting elements, the light driver configured to control at least a subset of the plurality of lighting elements in response to a temperature and a duration of the flow of water, so as to provide a visual indication of the temperature and the duration of the flow of water.
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A showerhead comprising:
- a housing defining an inner cavity and an inlet;
- a shower face having a plurality of water outlets, wherein the plurality of water outlets are fluidly coupled to the inlet of the housing;
- a light reflector arranged along the inner cavity;
- one or more lighting elements arranged to direct light towards the light reflector, wherein light from the lighting elements is directed parallel to, and opposite to, a direction of water flow from the inlet through the showerhead;
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- a light diffuser at least partially surrounding the shower face, the light diffuser receiving light reflected from the light reflector and diffusing light outwardly from the light diffuser.
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A showerhead, comprising:
- a housing defining an inner cavity and an inlet;
- a shower face having a plurality of water outlets, wherein the plurality of water outlets are fluidly coupled to the inlet of the housing;
- a light reflector arranged along the inner cavity;
- one or more lighting elements arranged to direct light towards the light reflector, wherein light from the one or more lighting elements is directed parallel to and opposite to a direction of water flow through the showerhead;
- a light diffuser at least partially surrounding the shower face, the light diffuser receiving light reflected from the light reflector and diffusing light outwardly from the light diffuser;
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- a light driver communicably coupled to the one or more lighting elements, the light driver configured to:
- determine a condition of water flow through the showerhead;
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- generate a control signal for at least some of the one or more lighting elements to cause the lighting elements to output light having a state corresponding to the determined condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.