US 9,758,951 B2Granted

Electronic plumbing fixture fitting

AssigneeMoen Incorporated

InventorsKenneth E. Evans, Terrence A. Pagano, Harshil Parikh, Inho Song, Eric M. Weber

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Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic plumbing fixture fitting, such as an electronic faucet. The electronic plumbing fixture fitting includes a wand hose and a hose bracket. The hose bracket is operable to connect to a mounting shank and to the wand hose. The hose bracket is operable to position the wand hose between a mixed water outlet of a flow module and an inlet of the mounting shank such that a portion of the wand hose extends in a loop between the hose bracket and the inlet of the mounting shank. When installed, the hose bracket is in direct contact with the wand hose between the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the inlet of the mounting shank.

Claims21

Dependent claims

An electronic plumbing fixture fitting, comprising:

a housing, the housing being operable to mount above a mounting surface, the housing including a spout and a wand, the wand being operable to pull away from the spout, the wand including a discharge outlet operable to deliver water;
a mounting shank, the mounting shank being operable to extend downwardly from the housing, the mounting shank being operable to extend through and below the mounting surface, the mounting shank having a hollow interior, the mounting shank having an inlet;
an electronic valve, the electronic valve being operable to permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is activated and to not permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is deactivated;
a flow module, the flow module being operable to mount below the mounting surface, when mounted, the flow module being located upstream of the mounting shank, the electronic valve being located inside the flow module, the flow module including:
a cold water inlet operable to receive cold water from a cold water supply,
a cold water passage operable to fluidly connect the cold water inlet and the electronic valve,
a hot water inlet operable to receive hot water from a hot water supply,
a hot water passage operable to fluidly connect the hot water inlet and the electronic valve,
a mixed water outlet operable to discharge mixed water to the discharge outlet, and
a mixed water passage operable to fluidly connect the electronic valve and the mixed water outlet;
a wand hose, the wand hose being operable to fluidly connect the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the wand, the wand hose extending below the mounting surface and through the mounting shank and the spout;
and
a hose bracket, the hose bracket being operable to connect to the mounting shank and to the wand hose, the hose bracket being operable to position the wand hose between the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the inlet of the mounting shank such that a first portion of the wand hose extends in a loop between the hose bracket and the inlet of the mounting shank;
wherein the hose bracket includes a mounting portion that is operable to thread onto the mounting shank;
when installed, the hose bracket being in direct contact with a second portion of the wand hose between the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the inlet of the mounting shank, and the hose bracket not being in direct contact with the first portion of the wand hose extending in the loop between the hose bracket and the inlet of the mounting shank;
and
during operation, when the wand is pulled away from the spout, the wand hose does not move through the hose bracket.

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An electronic plumbing fixture fitting, comprising:

a housing, the housing being operable to mount above a mounting surface, the housing including a spout and a wand, the wand being operable to pull away from the spout, the wand including a discharge outlet operable to deliver water;
a mounting shank, the mounting shank being operable to extend downwardly from the housing, the mounting shank being operable to extend through and below the mounting surface, the mounting shank having a hollow interior, the mounting shank having an inlet;
an electronic valve, the electronic valve being operable to permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is activated and to not permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is deactivated;
a flow module, the flow module being operable to mount below the mounting surface, when mounted, the flow module being located upstream of the mounting shank, the electronic valve being located inside the flow module, the flow module including:
a cold water inlet operable to receive cold water from a cold water supply,
a cold water passage operable to fluidly connect the cold water inlet and the electronic valve,
a hot water inlet operable to receive hot water from a hot water supply,
a hot water passage operable to fluidly connect the hot water inlet and the electronic valve,
a mixed water outlet operable to discharge mixed water to the discharge outlet, and
a mixed water passage operable to fluidly connect the electronic valve and the mixed water outlet;
a wand hose, the wand hose being operable to fluidly connect the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the wand, the wand hose extending below the mounting surface and through the mounting shank and the spout;
and
a hose bracket, the hose bracket being operable to connect to the mounting shank and to the wand hose, the hose bracket being operable to position the wand hose between the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the inlet of the mounting shank such that a first portion of the wand hose extends in a loop between the hose bracket and the inlet of the mounting shank;
wherein the hose bracket includes a mounting portion that is operable to thread onto the mounting shank, and a guide portion that is operable to connect to the wand hose;
when installed, the hose bracket being in direct contact with a second portion of the wand hose between the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the inlet of the mounting shank, and the hose bracket not being in direct contact with the first portion of the wand hose extending in the loop between the hose bracket and the inlet of the mounting shank;
and
during operation, when the wand is pulled away from the spout, the wand hose does not move through the hose bracket.

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An electronic plumbing fixture fitting, comprising:

a housing, the housing being operable to mount above a mounting surface, the housing including a spout and a wand, the wand being operable to pull away from the spout, the wand including a discharge outlet operable to deliver water;
a mounting shank, the mounting shank being operable to extend downwardly from the housing, the mounting shank being operable to extend through and below the mounting surface, the mounting shank having a hollow interior, the mounting shank having an inlet;
an electronic valve, the electronic valve being operable to permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is activated and to not permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is deactivated;
a flow module, the flow module being operable to mount below the mounting surface, when mounted, the flow module being located upstream of the mounting shank, the electronic valve being located inside the flow module, the flow module including:
a cold water inlet operable to receive cold water from a cold water supply,
a cold water passage operable to fluidly connect the cold water inlet and the electronic valve,
a hot water inlet operable to receive hot water from a hot water supply,
a hot water passage operable to fluidly connect the hot water inlet and the electronic valve,
a mixed water outlet operable to discharge mixed water to the discharge outlet, and
a mixed water passage operable to fluidly connect the electronic valve and the mixed water outlet;
a wand hose, the wand hose being operable to fluidly connect the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the wand, the wand hose extending below the mounting surface and through the mounting shank and the spout;
and
a hose bracket, the hose bracket being operable to connect to the mounting shank and to the wand hose, the hose bracket being operable to position the wand hose between the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the inlet of the mounting shank such that a first portion of the wand hose extends in a loop between the hose bracket and the inlet of the mounting shank;
wherein the hose bracket includes a mounting portion that is operable to thread onto the mounting shank;
when installed, the hose bracket being in direct contact with a second portion of the wand hose by being clamped on the wand hose between the mixed water outlet of the flow module and the inlet of the mounting shank, and the hose bracket not being in direct contact with the first portion of the wand hose extending in the loop between the hose bracket and the inlet of the mounting shank;
and
during operation, when the wand is pulled away from the spout, the wand hose does not move through the hose bracket.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/788,725Filed 7 Mar 2013 · us provisional application
Priority: 7 Mar 2012
Published: US 2013/0248620 A126 Sep 2013
Granted: 12 Sep 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

E03C 1/057
Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like: touchless, i.e. using sensors
E03C 1/04
Plumbing installations for fresh water: water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
E03C 1/0401
Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths: fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface,…
E03C 1/0402
Fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface, e.g. a countertop: with mounting from only one side