Water control system having a temperature controlled tub faucet valve
AssigneeEvolve Technologies, LLC
InventorsJeff Doss, Jason Swanson
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Abstract
A water control system including a showerhead and a tub faucet. The faucet has a temperature controlled valve configured in a first mode to automatically restrict fluid flow through the faucet and direct fluid to the showerhead once the fluid flowing through the faucet reaches a predetermined temperature, referred to as a hot mode. The faucet also has a manual override member configured to manually restrict fluid flow through the faucet and to the showerhead to allow cold showers, referred to as a cold mode. The valve includes a piston, and a sleeve configured to establish the hot mode and the cold mode.
Claims20
A fluid control system, comprising:
- a showerhead;
- plumbing configured to couple fluid to the showerhead;
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- a tub faucet coupled to the plumbing and configured to dispense a fluid, the tub faucet including a valve configured to control flow of the fluid through the tub faucet, the valve comprising:
- a main body having only a single flow channel, the single flow channel extending between an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the inlet port is configured to be coupled to a fluid source and the outlet port is configured to dispense fluid into a bathing tub;
- a temperature sensitive actuator positioned in the single flow channel of the main body;
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- a piston positioned in the main body, the piston configurable in a first position whereby the fluid is permitted to flow through the single flow channel of the faucet, and a second position established by the temperature sensitive actuator having a threshold such that the fluid is restricted from flowing through the single flow channel of the valve when the fluid reaches the threshold, wherein the valve is operable in a first mode such that the fluid is automatically prevented from flowing through the single flow channel of the valve and is automatically directed to the showerhead when the fluid reaches the threshold;
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- the valve is operable in a second mode, wherein the valve has a manually settable override member configured to prevent fluid flow through the single flow channel of the tub faucet from the inlet port to the outlet port of the tub faucet regardless of the temperature of the fluid.
A tub faucet configured to dispense a fluid, the tub faucet including a valve configured to control a flow of fluid through the tub faucet, the valve comprising:
- a main body having only a single flow channel, the single flow channel extending between an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the inlet port is configured to be coupled to a fluid source and the outlet port is configured to dispense fluid into a bathing tub;
- a temperature sensitive actuator positioned in the single flow channel of the main body;
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- a piston positioned in the main body, the piston configurable in a first position whereby the fluid is permitted to flow through the single flow channel of the faucet, and a second position established by the temperature sensitive actuator having a threshold such that the fluid is restricted from flowing through the single flow channel of the valve when the fluid reaches the threshold, wherein:
- the valve is operable in a first mode such that the fluid is automatically prevented from flowing through the single flow channel of the valve when the fluid reaches the threshold, and
- the valve is operable in a second mode, wherein the valve has a manually settable override member configured to prevent fluid flow through the single flow channel of the tub faucet from the inlet port to the outlet port of the tub faucet regardless of, the temperature of the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.