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Sanitary fitting with insulated outflow pipe

US8590072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KWC AG · CH

Inventors

Stefan Brunner · Freising, DE
Pascal Henzmann · Beinwil am See, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2010
Grant date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The sanitary fitting has an outflow pipe and a mounting base. The outflow pipe is arranged galvanically isolated from the mounting base and serves as the electrode of a sensor device. The sensor device detects whether an object, for example a hand, is present in a sensor zone or not and thereupon generates a presence or an absence signal. An electronic control system controls, in accordance with the presence or absence signal, a valve device, which controls a water flow. The electronic control system can also actuate light sources which illuminate the mounting base and the nozzle region.

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