Plumbing fixture auxiliary port
AssigneeAS America, Inc.
InventorRobert M. Jensen
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Abstract
A plumbing fixture system includes a plumbing fixture bowl and a plumbing fixture tank coupled to the plumbing fixture bowl. The plumbing fixture tank is configured to house liquid. The plumbing fixture tank is configured to provide at least a portion of the liquid to the plumbing fixture bowl to flush the plumbing fixture bowl. The plumbing fixture system further includes a fill valve assembly disposed in the plumbing fixture tank. The fill valve assembly includes an auxiliary port. The auxiliary port is configured to modify a level of the liquid in the plumbing fixture tank.
Claims20
A plumbing fixture system comprising:
- a plumbing fixture bowl;
- a plumbing fixture tank coupled to the plumbing fixture bowl, wherein the plumbing fixture tank is configured to house liquid, and wherein the plumbing fixture tank is configured to provide at least a portion of the liquid to the plumbing fixture bowl to flush the plumbing fixture bowl;
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- a fill valve assembly disposed in the plumbing fixture tank, wherein the fill valve assembly comprises an auxiliary port, wherein the auxiliary port is configured to modify a level of the liquid in the plumbing fixture tank.
A flush valve assembly of a plumbing fixture system, the flush valve assembly comprising:
- a shaft that houses one or more components;
- an inlet configured to provide liquid to the shaft;
- a fill valve outlet, wherein at least a first portion of the liquid is to flow through the one or more components to exit via the fill valve outlet at a first flow rate;
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- an auxiliary port, wherein at least a second portion of the liquid is to exit the auxiliary port to modify a liquid level in a plumbing fixture tank, and wherein the at least a second portion of the liquid is configured to exit the auxiliary port at a second flow rate that is greater than the first flow rate without passing through the one or more components.
A control system comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive user input associated with flushing a plumbing fixture;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive the user input;
- and
- responsive to the user input, actuate a device to cause first liquid flow through an auxiliary port disposed in a plumbing fixture tank to modify a level of liquid in the plumbing fixture tank, wherein a fill valve assembly is disposed in the plumbing fixture tank, and wherein the fill valve assembly comprises the auxiliary port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.