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US 9,739,040 B2Granted
Sanitary fitting
AssigneeGrohe AG
InventorsWerner Gnauert, Wulf Woesthoff
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Abstract
A sanitary fitting having at least one first actuating element, in particular for setting the temperature and/or volume of mixed water, and having at least one second actuating element for setting the volume of hot water. In order to set the volume of hot water, a valve element, in particular a solenoid valve, which is electrically controllable by the second actuating element, is arranged in the hot water flow path.
Claims12
A sanitary fitting comprising:
- at least one first actuating element for adjusting a temperature and/or volume of mixed water;
- at least one second actuating element for adjusting a volume of boiling water;
- and
- a valve element that is controllable electrically by the second actuating element and is arranged in a high temperature water line for adjusting the volume of the boiling water,
- wherein a sensor element, that is connected to the valve element through a signal line, is associated with the second actuating element, and wherein the sensor element generates an actuating signal for controlling the valve element when the second actuating element is actuated.
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A sanitary fitting comprising:
- at least one first actuating element for adjusting a temperature and/or volume of mixed water;
- at least one second actuating element for adjusting a volume of boiling water;
- and
- a valve element that is controllable electrically by the second actuating element and is arranged in a high temperature water line for adjusting the volume of the boiling water,
- wherein a timer is associated with the valve element via which the valve element opened by the second actuating element automatically closes after a predetermined time period has elapsed.
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A sanitary fitting comprising:
- at least one first actuating element for adjusting a temperature and/or volume of mixed water;
- at least one second actuating element for adjusting a volume of boiling water;
- and
- a valve element that is controllable electrically by the second actuating element and is arranged in a high temperature water line for adjusting the volume of the boiling water,
- wherein the second actuating element is moveable between an off position, in which the valve element is closed, and a boiling water position, in which the valve element is open, and wherein the second actuating element is moveable in an actuating motion from the off position into the boiling water position while building up a restoring force so that the second actuating element automatically returns to the off position when released,
- wherein a refrigerating, carbonating, and/or filtering unit is provided that is in fluidic connection with the sanitary fitting through a supply line, and wherein the unit is electrically controlled by the second actuating element for adjustment of the water supplied by the unit,
- wherein the second actuating element is moveable into at least one additional actuating position with which the flow path from the unit to an outlet of the sanitary fitting is opened, and
- wherein the actuating motion of the second actuating element into the boiling water position and an actuating motion of the second actuating element into the additional actuating positions are opposite one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.