Fluid handling – Systems – Multiple inlet with single outlet
Patent
1993-03-12
1994-09-27
Hepperle, Stephen M.
Fluid handling
Systems
Multiple inlet with single outlet
25112904, 290 52, F16K 1124
Patent
active
053499859
ABSTRACT:
The plumbing fixture, which can be actuated without physical contact, has a water line that is connected to a source of water and has a water outlet. A shut-off valve is disposed in the water line downstream of a mixer valve. A control unit controls the shut-off valve as a function of control signals from a proximity-sensitive sensor. A turbine is disposed in the water line for supplying electrical energy to the control unit. Permanent magnets are distributed equidistantly about an outer periphery of a wheel of the turbine. At the level of the permanent magnets, at least two magnet coils are provided in a tubular section of the water line. The coils cooperate with the permanent magnets to form a generator.
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Cosmos Entwicklungs-und Forschungsanstalt
Hepperle Stephen M.
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