Retrofit electronic plumbing system
AssigneeFortune Brands Water Innovations LLC
InventorRyan M. Snitil
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Abstract
A plumbing system operable to retrofit a mechanical system into an electronic system is provided. The plumbing system includes a showerhead, a valve body, a tub spout, and a retrofit assembly. The retrofit assembly includes an adapter, a mixing assembly, a power module, a digital assembly, a housing, and a mounting assembly. The valve body and the adapter are operable to be located behind a mounting surface. The mixing assembly, the digital assembly, and the housing are operable to be located in front of a mounting surface. The mounting assembly is operable to mount the mixing assembly, the power module, the digital assembly, and the housing in front of the mounting surface to the valve body and the adapter behind the mounting surface.
Claims20
A plumbing system, the plumbing system having a valve body, the plumbing system comprising:
- an adapter, the adapter operable to be received in the valve body behind a mounting surface, the adapter further operable to receive hot water from a hot water inlet of the valve body and cold water from a cold water inlet of the valve body;
- a mixing assembly, the mixing assembly operable to fluidly communicate with the adapter, the mixing assembly further operable to receive hot water and cold water from the adapter and provide mixed water to the adapter;
- a housing, the mixing assembly operable to be received in the housing in front of the mounting surface;
- and a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly operable to secure the mixing assembly in the housing relative to the adapter in the valve body, the mounting assembly further operable to mount the housing to the valve body;
- the mounting assembly including a mounting plate, the mounting plate operable to be attached to the valve body;
- the mounting assembly including a mounting wedge, the mounting wedge operable to be attached to the mounting plate;
- and wherein attachment of the mounting wedge to the mounting plate moves the mounting wedge into engagement with the mounting plate and secures the housing to the mounting plate.
A plumbing system, the plumbing system having a valve body, the plumbing system comprising:
- an adapter, the adapter operable to be received in the valve body behind a mounting surface, the adapter further operable to receive hot water from a hot water inlet of the valve body and cold water from a cold water inlet of the valve body;
- a mixing assembly, the mixing assembly operable to fluidly communicate with the adapter, the mixing assembly further operable to receive hot water and cold water from the adapter and provide mixed water to the adapter;
- a housing, the mixing assembly operable to be received in the housing in front of the mounting surface;
- and a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly operable to secure the mixing assembly in the housing relative to the adapter in the valve body, the mounting assembly further operable to mount the housing to the valve body;
- the mounting assembly including a mounting plate, the mounting plate operable to be attached to the valve body;
- the mounting assembly including a mounting wedge, the mounting wedge operable to be attached to the mounting plate;
- the mounting assembly including a mounting fastener;
- and wherein movement of the mounting fastener relative to the mounting wedge moves the mounting wedge into engagement with the mounting plate and secures the housing to the mounting plate.
A plumbing system, the plumbing system having a valve body, the plumbing system comprising:
- an adapter, the adapter operable to be received in the valve body behind a mounting surface, the adapter further operable to receive hot water from a hot water inlet of the valve body and cold water from a cold water inlet of the valve body;
- a mixing assembly, the mixing assembly operable to fluidly communicate with the adapter, the mixing assembly further operable to receive hot water and cold water from the adapter and provide mixed water to the adapter;
- a housing, the mixing assembly operable to be received in the housing in front of the mounting surface;
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- a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly operable to secure the mixing assembly in the housing relative to the adapter in the valve body, the mounting assembly further operable to mount the housing to the valve body;
- the mounting assembly including a mounting plate, the mounting plate operable to be attached to the valve body;
- the mounting assembly including a mounting wedge, the mounting wedge operable to be attached to the mounting plate;
- the mounting assembly including a connecting plate, the mounting wedge operable to be attached to the connecting plate;
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- wherein, after installation, the mounting wedge is received between the mounting plate and the connecting plate, and the connecting plate is received between the mounting wedge and the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.