Electromatic pop up drain
OwnerCraig Robert Frankeinventor
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Abstract
An “Electromatic Pop Up Drain” for electronically raising and lowering the pop up drain plug in lavatory sinks. The “Electromatic Pop Up Drain” has infrared sensors as a triggering device, ac-dc electric motor as the actuating device, positioning and connective linkage. The user actuates the drain plug by passive hand motion detected by the infrared sensors. This detection device triggers a sequence of events that leads to the closing of the drain plug. A second detection of hand movement by the infrared sensors cause the drain plug to open allowing for the water or liquid to drain freely from the sink.
Claims1
An electromatic pop up drain assembly for lavatory sinks having a pop up drain plug, the assembly consisting primarily of:
- an infrared sensor act as a signal triggering device, which maybe situated in the proximity of, or on a lavatory faucet;
- a ac-dc electric motor actuator;
- a pivot collar, movable in a c-saw fashion in response to the action of said electric motor;
- a push rod in response to the action of said pivot collar by the thrust applied from said electric motor;
- a yoke connected to a pivot rod for raising and lowering the pop up drain plug in response to the forces applied from said push rod through said pivot collar emanated from said electric motor triggered by said infrared sensor.
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