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US 9,758,953 B2Granted
Basin and hand drying system
AssigneeBradley Fixtures Corporation
InventorsGraeme S. Bayley, Mark A. Figurski, Kenneth A. Kreitzer, Jason M. Renner, Jon A. Dommisse, Terry Lee McCallum
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Abstract
A basin and hand drying system includes a hand dryer attached to a basin. The hand dryer includes a top air plenum and a bottom air plenum. The air plenums include a plurality of air outlets that direct pressurized air from a blower motor for hand drying. A soap dispenser and faucet mount on the basin for dispensing liquefied soap and water for hand washing.
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A lavatory system comprising:
- a basin including a water collecting area and a back splash;
- the back splash integrated with a soap dispenser and a faucet;
- a hand dryer integrated with the back splash and the water collecting area of the basin, the hand dryer having:
- a first plenum connected to the backs plash;
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- a second plenum connected to the water collecting area of the basin;
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- proximity sensors integrated with the soap dispenser, hand dryer, and faucet configured to activate the soap dispenser, hand dryer, and faucet, respectively, when an object is sensed with a triangulation algorithm for detecting an object or user's hand proximate to the soap dispenser, hand dryer, and faucet.
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A lavatory system comprising:
- a basin having an integrated water collecting area and a backsplash;
- the back-splash configured with a soap dispenser and a faucet;
- a hand dryer integrated with the backsplash and the integrated water collecting area of the basin;
- a first plenum connected to the backsplash;
- a second plenum connected to the integrated water collecting area of the basin;
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- a microcontroller programmed to control the hand dryer, soap dispenser, and faucet with a triangulation algorithm using a plurality of inputs from a plurality of proximity sensors configured to sense a person's hands proximate to the hand dryer, soap dispenser, and faucet.
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A lavatory system comprising:
- a basin including a water collecting area and a backsplash;
- a hand dryer including a first plenum extending from the backsplash and a second plenum integrated with the water collecting area of the basin forming a drying cavity configured to receive a person's hands;
- a faucet extending from the back splash;
- a soap dispenser extending from the back splash;
- a drain in the basin configured to receive a water from the faucet, a soap from the soap dispenser, and a liquid removed from the person's hands by the hand dryer;
- a microcontroller programmed to control the lavatory system with a triangulation algorithm using a plurality of inputs from a plurality of proximity sensors, wherein the microcontroller delays an activation of the hand dryer when a person's hands are sensed by the proximity sensors for a set period of time;
- a lavatory system cover beneath the basin configured to enclose a plumbing and a blower motor;
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- a pair of end caps removably attached to a first and second side of the lavatory system configured to conceal attachments for additional lavatory systems.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.