Multifunctional smart faucet
View Patent ↗The present disclosure relates to multifunctional smart faucets able to dispense a plurality of cleaning and personal hygiene liquids. In accordance with aspects and embodiments, a multifunctional smart faucet system is provided comprising a faucet that, in addition to having traditionally plumbed hot and cold water lines, includes a plurality of reservoirs, each of the plurality of reservoirs having a reservoir channel extending from the reservoir through the body of the faucet. The faucet systems disclosed includes a manual push button able to dispense fluids in the reservoirs, as well automated systems for dispensing fluids on intervals and according to pre-determined programming. In some embodiments, the disclosed smart faucet systems are controllable by smart devices with the aid of a dedicated application.
1. A faucet system comprising:
a faucet, the faucet comprising a body having a base and a dispensing end;
at least three reservoirs;
each of the three reservoirs having a reservoir channel extending from the reservoir through the body of the faucet to the dispensing end;
a hot water line and a cold water line extending through the body of the faucet to the dispensing end;
a push button capable of communication with each of the reservoir channels, the hot water line, and the cold water line; and
wherein the push button slides into at least three positions, each of the three positions corresponding to one of the three reservoirs, and each of the three reservoirs containing a different dispensing fluid.
2. The faucet system of claim 1 , further comprising a computer system in communication with the plurality of reservoirs, the computer system comprising a memory and a processor, the processor configured such that execute at least one faucet system operation program stored on the memory.
3. The faucet system of claim 2 , wherein the computer system and plurality of reservoirs are positioned in a housing.
4. The faucet system of claim 3 , the faucet further comprising an interface in communication with the computer system.
5. The faucet system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one program is selected for operation by use of the interface.
6. The faucet system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one program includes a dishwashing program.
7. The faucet system of claim 6 , wherein the dishwashing program periodically dispenses fluid from one of the three reservoirs.
8. The faucet system of claim 7 , wherein the system has three reservoirs each containing one of dish soap, hand sanitizer, and hand lotion.
9. The faucet system of claim 7 , wherein the system has four reservoirs each containing one of dish soap, hand soap, hand sanitizer, and hand lotion.
10. The faucet system of claim 1 , wherein at least one reservoir has a timer, and the timer is in communication with the reservoir's corresponding reservoir channel, the hot water line, and the cold water line.
11. The faucet system of claim 10 , wherein when a flow of water is flowing through the at least one of the hot water line or the cold water line, the timer causes a dispensing of fluid in the reservoir at periodic intervals.
12. The faucet system of claim 11 , wherein the dispensing of the fluid occurs simultaneously with the flow of water.
13. The faucet system of claim 11 , wherein the timer stops the flow of water.
14. The faucet system of claim 13 , wherein the flow of water restarts after the dispensing of the fluid is complete.
15. The faucet system of claim 1 , wherein depression of the push button causes dispensing of the fluid in the corresponding reservoir.
16. The faucet system of claim 2 , wherein the computer system is controllable by an application run from a wireless device.
17. The faucet system of claim 16 , wherein the wireless device is a smart phone.
18. A faucet system comprising:
a faucet, the faucet comprising a body having a base and a dispensing end;
a plurality of reservoirs;
each of the plurality of reservoirs having a reservoir channel extending from the reservoir through the body of the faucet to the dispensing end;
a hot water line and a cold water line extending through the body of the faucet to the dispensing end;
a push button capable of communication with each of the reservoir channels, the hot water line, and the cold water line; and
wherein the push button slides into a plurality of positions, each position corresponding to one of the plurality of reservoirs, and depression of the push button causes dispensing of a fluid in the corresponding reservoir.