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US 8,037,551 B2Granted
Programmable automatic flushometer
AssigneeSloan Valve Company
InventorsJohn R. Wilson, Xu Wang
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Abstract
Methods for communicating with an automatic flush valve device. The automatic flush device having a variety of operational modes which can be selected from to control the operation of the device. The communication from the automatic flush device providing a user with information regarding the status of the flush valve device.
Claims5
A system for programmably controlling a flush valve, comprising:
- a flush valve having a body;
- an automatic flush valve actuation device mounted to the flush valve body and in communication with the flush valve, the automatic flush valve actuation device having a housing, a presence sensor, and a communication device;
- a manual actuation handle having a first position and a second position, the manual actuation handle at least partially disposed within the housing in the second position, the manual actuation handle in communication with the flush valve;
- the manual actuation handle having an ambient light detector positioned to be disposed within the housing when the handle is in one of the first position or the second position and positioned to be external to the housing in an other of the first position or the second position;
- the presence sensor configured to detect the presence of an object within a defined area;
- the automatic flush valve actuation device further including a central processing unit (CPU), and a storage device coupled to the CPU
- wherein the automatic flush device and the manual actuation handle are actuable to select between a programming mode and an operational mode for the system.
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