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US 2013/0340852 A1Published application
Plumbing fixture with mixing valve and controller
AssigneeKohler Mira Limited
InventorKevin T. Peel
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Abstract
A plumbing fixture includes a body and a mixing valve within the body. The mixing valve includes a first linear actuator for controlling a first flow control valve within the mixing valve and a second linear actuator for controlling a second flow control valve within the mixing valve. A controller is located within the body and is configured to send control signals to control actuation of the linear actuators.
Claims35
A plumbing fixture comprising:
- a body;
- a mixing valve within the body, the mixing valve comprising a first linear actuator for controlling a first flow control valve within the mixing valve and a second linear actuator for controlling a second flow control valve within the mixing valve;
- and
- a controller within the body and configured to send control signals to control actuation of the linear actuators.
1 more element
A plumbing fixture incorporating a mixing valve of reduced size within a portion thereof, the plumbing fixture comprising:
- a mixing valve within a portion of the body that is coupled to a first fluid delivery line providing a first fluid and to a second fluid delivery line providing the second fluid, the mixing valve further comprising a first stepper motor for controlling a first flow control valve within the mixing valve and a second stepper motor for controlling a second flow control valve within the mixing valve;
- and
- a controller within the plumbing fixture that is configured to control operation of the first and second stepper motors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.