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Hybrid fitting with water jet detection

US10590636B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GROHE AG · DE

Inventors

Heiko SCHOENBECK · Hemer, DE
Andreas Jung · Regensburg, DE
Stefan Steinhoff · Somerset, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 6, 2017
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE03C1/055
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for operating a sanitary fitting, and to a sanitary fitting. The sanitary fitting is equipped to deliver a water jet and has at least one manual actuator for manual regulation of at least one water jet flow rate or a water jet temperature, and a sensor arrangement that is equipped for sensor-controlled regulation of a predefined water jet flow rate and a predefined water jet temperature. The sensor arrangement is equipped to detect the presence of an object in an external detection area and a control unit is provided to distinguish whether the object detected first is a water jet or a different object.

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