IP Library Granted Patent US 10,081,931
Granted Patent B2
US 10,081,931 · App. 15/001,146 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

Electronic plumbing fixture fitting with sensor mounted on electronic board

Inventor: Inho Song (Chesterland, OH)
Assignee: Moen Incorporated
E03C1/057F16K1/385F16K11/22F16K27/0263F16K31/02F16K31/04Y10T137/9464
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,081,931
App. No.
15/001,146
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic plumbing fixture fitting with a sensor mounted on an electronic board, such as an electronic faucet with a sensor mounted on an electronic board.

Claims (11)

1. An electronic plumbing fixture fitting, comprising:

a discharge outlet, the discharge outlet being operable to deliver water, the discharge outlet being located above a mounting surface for the fitting;

an electronic valve, the electronic valve being operable to permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is activated and to not permit flow of water through the discharge outlet when the electronic valve is deactivated;

a first sensor, the first sensor being operable to send a first signal when the first sensor is triggered, the first sensor being mounted on a first electronic board, the first sensor being located above the mounting surface;

a second sensor, the second sensor being operable to send a second signal when the second sensor is triggered, the second sensor being mounted on a second electronic board, the second sensor being located above the mounting surface;

an electronic control, the electronic control being operable to receive the first signal from the first sensor when the first sensor is triggered and, in response, send a first signal to the electronic valve to activate the electronic valve, the electronic control being operable to receive the second signal from the second sensor when the second sensor is triggered and, in response, send a second signal to the electronic valve to activate the electronic valve, at least a portion of the electronic control being located above the mounting surface;

a first cable, the first cable being operable to electrically connect the first sensor to the second sensor, the first cable being located above the mounting surface; and

a second cable, the second cable being operable to electrically connect the second sensor to the electronic control, at least a portion of the second cable being operable to electrically connect the second sensor to the portion of the electronic control located above the mounting surface;

wherein the first electronic board, the second electronic board, the first cable, and at least the portion of the second cable operable to electrically connect the second sensor to the portion of the electronic control located above the mounting surface are integrally formed; and

wherein the second electronic board is a third flexible printed circuit board, and the portion of the second cable operable to electrically connect the second sensor to the portion of the electronic control located above the mounting surface is a fourth flexible printed circuit board.

2. The electronic plumbing fixture fitting of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the third flexible printed circuit board is attached to a stiffener, and at least a portion of the fourth flexible printed circuit board is attached to a stiffener.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2023
From: FB GLOBAL PLUMBING GROUP LLC
To: FORTUNE BRANDS WATER INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 063263/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2020
From: MOEN INCORPORATED
To: FB GLOBAL PLUMBING GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 051928/0720 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2018
From: SONG, INHO
To: MOEN INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 046665/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2016
From: SONG, INHO
To: MOEN INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 040095/0996 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62105176 · Jan 19, 2015
Related Publication 20160208467A1 · Jul 21, 2016
Cited By (1)
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