Patent classifications
E03D5/105
FITTING WITH AUTOMATIC OBJECT RECOGNITION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FITTING BY MEANS OF AUTOMATIC OBJECT RECOGNITION
A fitting, in particular an outlet fitting, for a sanitary installation having a control unit and a sanitary element controllable with the control unit is disclosed. The fitting has at least one imaging sensor. The control unit is adapted to trigger an action of the sanitary element depending on an object recognition based on at least one output signal from the at least one imaging sensor. A fitting arrangement having a fitting as well as a method for controlling a fitting is also disclosed.
Fitting with automatic object recognition and method for controlling a fitting by means of automatic object recognition
A fitting, in particular an outlet fitting, for a sanitary installation has a control unit, a sanitary element controllable with the control unit, and at least one imaging sensor. The control unit is adapted to trigger an action of the sanitary element depending on an object recognition based on at least one output signal from the at least one imaging sensor. A fitting arrangement with such a fitting as well as a method for controlling such a fitting are also provided.
MODULARIZED INDUCTION FLUSHING DEVICE FOR URINAL AND INDUCTION URINAL
The present utility model provides a modularized induction flushing device for a urinal and an induction urinal. The modularized induction flushing device comprises a water inlet and outlet assembly, a water drainage assembly, an electromagnetic valve assembly, and a power supply assembly, wherein the modularized induction flushing device further comprises an induction module, the induction module is associated with the electromagnetic valve assembly and is attached to the water inlet and outlet assembly and/or the water drainage assembly, wherein the induction module is configured to be switched between at least two induction modes in a replaceable mode, and the electromagnetic valve assembly responds to different induction modes of the induction module to control flushing of the urinal. According to the modularized induction flushing device of the present utility model, the replaceable induction module is provided, the induction modes can be switched according to different needs, the use experience of a user is improved, the modularized induction flushing device is easy to implement, the performance is obviously improved, the modularized induction flushing device can be applied to various occasions, and the diversified requirements of the user are met.
Toilet with overflow protection
A flush toilet includes a bowl, a tank coupled to the bowl, a flush valve positioned within the tank, and a flush device configured to initiate a flush cycle. The automatic toilet further comprises an electronic sensing assembly having a sensing member positioned on the bowl for detecting an overflow condition of the bowl, an overflow device operably coupled to the flush device, and a controller in electronic communication with the electronic sensing assembly and the overflow device for controlling the flush device in response to a condition of the toilet.
Flush valve and motor alignment bracket
A flush valve assembly including a manifold including an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passageway positioned between the inlet and the outlet, a motor coupled to the manifold and including a drive gear, a valve cartridge coupled to the manifold, and a shaft extending from the valve cartridge. The shaft includes a valve gear configured to mesh with the drive gear. Rotational motion from the motor is transferred through the drive gear, the valve gear, and the valve shaft to rotate the valve cartridge between a first position and a second position. The flush valve assembly additionally includes a bracket removably coupled to the manifold. The bracket is configured to align the drive gear and the valve gear in a predetermined position.
ANTIVIRAL COMMODE
An antiviral commode has a base structure including a toilet water bowl having an upper rim, a seat and top lid hinge mounted to the base structure a filter assembly including a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter disposed within a porous and metallic filter track housing mounted to the underside of the toilet top lid concentric to the toilet seat making uniform surface contact on one end with the top surface of the toilet seat when the toilet seat and top lid are closed, electronics for initiating flushing, a power source for powering the electronics, and at least one visual indicia for notification of state.
Hybrid time-of-flight sensor and IR sensor
A hybrid sensor for calibrating a primary active infrared (IR) sensor to more accurately locate, continuously calibrate, and conserve energy by more accurately detecting via the active IR detection is described herein. The hybrid sensor includes one or more infrared sensors and one or more time-of-flight sensors. The time-of-flight sensor may remain in a dormant state (e.g., low power or sleep mode) until the one or more infrared sensors detect an object. In response to detecting an object, the time-of-flight sensor may be activated to obtain several measurements of the object. After obtaining the measurements, the time-of-flight sensor may return to its dormant state. The hybrid sensor may use the measurements obtained by the time-of-flight sensor to calibrate the one or more infrared sensors to provide more accurate measurements on an object-by-object basis.
TOILET WITH OVERFLOW PROTECTION
A flush toilet includes a bowl, a tank coupled to the bowl, a flush valve positioned within the tank, and a flush device configured to initiate a flush cycle. The automatic toilet further comprises an electronic sensing assembly having a sensing member positioned on the bowl for detecting an overflow condition of the bowl, an overflow device operably coupled to the flush device, and a controller in electronic communication with the electronic sensing assembly and the overflow device for controlling the flush device in response to a condition of the toilet.
INADVERTENT OPERATIONS IN TOUCHLESS LAVATORY
A method for controlling a touchless lavatory is disclosed herein. The method includes forming one or more groups of sensors from a plurality of sensors, determining that a trigger event is detected from the first sensor, and identifying a first group of sensors of the one or more groups of sensors to which the first sensor belongs. The method further includes requesting an ambient light measurement from each of the plurality of sensor. The method further includes computing an average ambient light value based on the ambient light measurement, comparing the ambient light measurement of the first sensor to the average ambient light value of all the sensors, determining that the ambient light measurement of the first sensor is less than the average ambient light value of all the sensors, and determining that the first sensor trigger event is valid.
TOILET BOWL BIDET CAPABLE OF PREVENTING DROPLETS FROM SPLASHING WHEN TOILET IS FLUSHED
Disclosed is a toilet bowl bidet capable of preventing droplets from splashing, the toilet bowl bidet including a washing water supply hose (150) having an air pump (180) disposed at an outlet side of a washing water valve (160) and configured to mix air into washing water supplied to a bidet nozzle unit (140), wherein the bidet nozzle unit (140) includes first and second washing water passages (141) and (143) respectively including bidet nozzles (142) and (144), a third washing water passage (145) including a shield nozzle (146), and a distributor 148 configured to guide the washing water to a selected one of the first, second, and third washing water passages (141), (143), and (145). A controller (170) is configured to, when a flushing operation is performed, control the distributor (148) to supply air-mixed washing water to the third washing water passage (145) and open the washing water valve (160).