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US 8,707,987 B2Granted
Boiling water tap
AssigneeHenri Peteri Beheer B.V.
InventorNiels Theodoor Peteri
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Abstract
A water tap is disclosed, which comprises an operating element for operating the tap, a sensor for detection of the touch of at least a portion of the tap by an object and generation of a detection signal and signalling means for generation of a warning signal based on the detection signal. The sensor and the signalling means are configured to generate a warning signal at a touch of at least a portion of the tap. A hot water system comprising the water tap is also disclosed.
Claims18
A water tap for supplying water, comprising:
- a tap housing having a user-operated operating element selectively movable with respect to the tap housing for operating the tap,
- a contact sensor operably connected to the user-operated operating element to generate a detection signal upon detection of a contact of the operating element by an electrically conducting object, and
- one or more signal generators receiving the detection signal and configured to generate a warning signal, and
- wherein the contact sensor and the one or more signal generators are configured to generate the warning signal immediately upon the contact of the operating element with the electrically conducting object.
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A water tap, comprising:
- a tap housing;
- a user-operated knob operably connected to the tap housing;
- a contact sensor operably connected to the user-operated knob to generate a detection signal upon detecting a contact of at least a portion of the knob by a user;
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- one or more signal generators receiving the detection signal and configured to generate a warning signal, wherein the one or more signal generators comprise one or more light sources configured to emit light between the tap housing and the user-operated knob.
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A water tap, comprising:
- a tap housing having a user-operated knob selectively movable with respect to the tap housing;
- a contact sensor operably connected to the user-operated knob to generate a detection signal upon detecting a contact of at least a portion of the knob by an electrically conducting object;
- one or more signal generators receiving the detection signal and configured to generate a warning signal,
- wherein the contact sensor and the one or more signal generators are configured to generate the warning signal immediately upon the contact of the knob with the electrically conducting object, and
- wherein the one or more signal generators comprise one or more light sources configured to emit a light signal substantially radially diverging around at least the user-operated knob and/or an outlet disposed within the tap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.