Plumbing fixture with heating elements
AssigneeKohler Mira Limited
InventorsKevin T. Peel, KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
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Abstract
A plumbing component includes a valve provided within a portion of the plumbing component and configured to control the flow of water through the plumbing component. The valve includes a body and at least one waterway within the body. An electric heater extends through at least a portion of the body of the valve and is configured to heat at least a portion of the body to an elevated temperature sufficient to kill organisms within the waterway.
Claims36
A plumbing component comprising:
- a valve provided within a portion of the plumbing component and configured to control the flow of water through the plumbing component, the valve comprising a body and at least one waterway within the body;
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- an electric heater extending through at least a portion of the body of the valve and configured to heat at least a portion of the body to an elevated temperature sufficient to kill organisms within the waterway.
A water delivery component configured to be engaged by a user for providing water as directed by the user, the water delivery component comprising:
- a mixer valve provided within a portion of the water delivery component, the mixer valve comprising a first inlet for receiving cold water and a second inlet for receiving hot water, wherein the mixer valve is configured to mix the hot water and cold water in a mixing chamber provided within the mixer valve;
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- a heating element extending through at least a portion of the mixer valve and configured to heat at least a portion of the mixer valve to an elevated temperature sufficient to kill organisms that may be within the mixer valve.
A plumbing fixture comprising:
- a mixing valve including a body, a first inlet configured to be coupled to a first fluid source and a second inlet configured to be coupled to a second fluid source, and an outlet for directing a mixture of the first and second fluids out of the mixing valve;
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- an electric heating element provided within the plumbing fixture for heating the body of the mixing valve to an elevated temperature sufficient to kill organisms within the mixing valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.