Cartridge for a single-lever mixing faucet
US6321786A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87917
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge for a mixing faucet is provided, in addition to the valve formed by a pair of disks and controlled by a single lever, with an electrically operated valve which can be actuated by a proximity detector to respond to the presence of a user's hand near the valve outlet.
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