Faucet illumination
AssigneeSensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
InventorPiyush Sharma
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Abstract
Mounting hardware for a faucet including one or more light sources for illumination. The light source(s) can be configured to emit light from one or more vertically oriented surfaces of the mounting hardware. One or more sensors can acquire sensor data that can be used to control operation of the light source(s). The light sources can include visible and/or ultraviolet light sources. When included, the ultraviolet light can be directed onto one or more areas of one or more horizontally oriented surfaces located adjacent to the vertically oriented surface(s). The light sources can be located in an escutcheon of the mounting hardware.
Claims20
A faucet comprising:
- a spout;
- an actuator configured to regulate a flow of water out of the spout;
- mounting hardware configured to mount the spout and the actuator to a horizontally oriented surface;
- at least one light source configured to emit light from at least one vertically oriented surface of the mounting hardware;
- at least one sensor configured to acquire sensor data, wherein operation of the at least one light source is controlled based on the sensor data;
- and
- a surface treatment component configured to operate the at least one light source in order to treat at least one area of at least one horizontally oriented surface located adjacent to the at least one vertically oriented surface, wherein the at least one light source includes at least one ultraviolet light source.
Mounting hardware for a faucet, the mounting hardware comprising:
- at least one visible light source configured to emit visible light;
- at least one ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light from at least one vertically oriented surface of the mounting hardware directed to treat at least one area of at least one horizontally oriented surface located adjacent to the at least one vertically oriented surface;
- at least one sensor configured to acquire sensor data;
- and
- a computing unit configured to operate the at least one visible light source and the at least one ultraviolet light source based on the sensor data.
An escutcheon, comprising:
- at least one ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light from at least one vertically oriented surface of the mounting hardware directed downward to treat at least one area of at least one horizontally oriented surface located adjacent to the at least one vertically oriented surface;
- at least one sensor configured to acquire sensor data;
- and
- a computing unit configured to operate the at least one ultraviolet light source based on the sensor data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.