Dispenser energy on refill unit
AssigneeGOJO Industries, Inc.
InventorsJackson William Wegelin, Chip W. Curtis
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing a material includes a circuit in communication with a battery and a rechargeable energy storage device. The circuit places the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device in series during a dispense event such that an actuator that facilitates dispensing the material during the dispense event receives power from the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device during the dispense event.
Claims24
A dispenser for dispensing a material, comprising:
- a circuit in communication with a battery and a rechargeable energy storage device, the circuit placing the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device in series during a dispense event such that an actuator that facilitates dispensing the material during the dispense event receives power from the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device during the dispense event,
- wherein the circuit places the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device in parallel in the absence of the dispense event such that the battery recharges the rechargeable energy storage device.
A dispenser for dispensing a material, comprising:
- a pump in communication with the material;
- an actuator in communication with the pump to actuate the pump to dispense the material during a dispense event;
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- a circuit in communication with a battery and a rechargeable energy storage device, the circuit placing the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device in electrical communication with the actuator during the dispense event such that the actuator receives power from the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device during the dispense event,
- wherein the circuit places the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device in parallel in the absence of the dispense event such that the battery recharges the rechargeable energy storage device.
A method of operating a dispenser for dispensing a material, comprising:
- placing a battery and a rechargeable energy storage device of the dispenser in series during a dispense event such that an actuator that facilitates dispensing the material during the dispense event receives power from the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device during the dispense event;
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- placing the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device in parallel in the absence of the dispense event such that the battery recharges the rechargeable energy storage device.
A dispenser for dispensing a material, comprising:
- a pump in communication with the material;
- an actuator in communication with the pump to actuate the pump to dispense the material during a dispense event;
- a battery;
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- a rechargeable energy storage device, wherein the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device are in series during the dispense event such that the actuator receives power from the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device during the dispense event,
- wherein the battery and the rechargeable energy storage device are in parallel in the absence of the dispense event such that the battery recharges the rechargeable energy storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.