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US 2020/0089262 A1Published application
Metered dispense input device
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsJoshua Wales, Joel D. Sawaski, Anthony G. Spangler, Kent Rittenhouse
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a metered dispense input device that wirelessly communicates with a wireless control module of an electronic faucet to allow wireless control of the faucet such that selected volumes of water can be dispensed. The present disclosure further relates to a metered dispense input device that is integrated into an electronic faucet to allow the dispensing of selected volumes of water.
Claims27
A metered dispense input unit for a faucet comprising:
- a shell defining a chamber;
- an input controller disposed within the chamber and operably coupled with an electrically operable valve of a faucet;
- a rotatable first dial supported by the shell and operably coupled to the input controller, wherein the rotational position of the first dial selects one of a first plurality of values corresponding with a numerical unit;
- a rotatable second dial supported by the shell and operably coupled to the input controller, wherein the rotational position of the second dial selects one of a second plurality of values corresponding with a fluid serving size;
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- an activation button positioned above the first dial and in communication with the input controller, the activation button operably coupled to the first dial and the second dial, wherein actuation of the activation button communicates the values selected by the first dial and the second dial to the input controller for dispensing a volume of fluid defined by the numerical measurement unit selected by the first dial and the fluid serving size selected by the second dial.
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A metered dispense input unit for a faucet comprising:
- a shell defining a chamber;
- at least one magnet supported by the shell;
- a rotatable first dial supported by the shell, wherein the rotational position of the first dial selects one of a first plurality of values corresponding with a numerical unit;
- a rotatable second dial supported by the shell, wherein the rotational position of the second dial selects one of a second plurality of values corresponding with a fluid serving size;
- an activation button positioned above the first dial, the activation button operably coupled to the first dial and the second dial;
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- an anchor extending below the shell, wherein the anchor includes at least one magnet, the at least one magnet of the anchor and the at least one magnet of the shell configured to couple to each other.
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A metered dispense input unit for a faucet comprising:
- a shell defining a chamber;
- an input controller disposed within the chamber, including a potentiometer and configured to communicate with a faucet;
- a power supply disposed within the chamber, the power supply configured to power the metered dispense input unit;
- a rotatable first dial supported by the shell, wherein the rotational position of the first dial selects one of a first plurality of values corresponding with a numerical unit;
- a rotatable second dial supported by the shell, wherein the rotational position of the second dial selects one of a second plurality of values corresponding with a fluid serving size;
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- an activation button positioned above the first dial, the activation button operably coupled to the first dial and the second dial, wherein actuation of the activation button places the input controller in operation to communicate the selected values to the faucet;
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- a mount operably coupled to the shell.
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A faucet comprising:
- a metered dispense input unit including:
- a shell defining a chamber;
- an input controller disposed within the chamber and configured to communicate with an electrically operable valve of a faucet;
- a rotatable first dial supported by the shell and operably coupled to the input controller, wherein the rotational position of the first dial selects one of a first plurality of values corresponding with a numerical unit;
- a rotatable second dial supported by the shell and operably coupled to the input controller, wherein the rotational position of the second dial selects one of a second plurality of values corresponding with a fluid serving size;
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- an activation button positioned above the first dial, the activation button operably coupled to the input controller;
- an electrically operable valve operably coupled to the metered dispense input unit;
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- a control module in communication with the input controller and configured to control operation of the electrically operable valve.
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The faucet of claim 25, wherein the temperature sensor is communicatively coupled to a valve controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.