ELECTRONIC SHOWER SYSTEM
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1. An electronic shower system comprising:
- a rough assembly including a housing, a mixing valve body supported by the housing, the rough assembly received within a cavity of a shower wall and coupled behind an outer surface of the shower wall;
a valve assembly including a mixing valve received within the mixing valve body;
a drive assembly including a mixing valve drive operably coupled to the mixing valve; and
a main user interface including a controller in electrical communication with the drive assembly, the main user interface coupled in front of the outer surface of the shower wall and covering the cavity of the shower wall receiving the rough assembly.
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Abstract
An electronic shower system including a mixing valve operably coupled to a mixing valve drive, and a diverter valve operably coupled to a diverter valve drive and in fluid communication with the mixing valve. A controller is in communication with the mixing valve drive and the diverter valve drive. A user interface includes a removable module in communication with the controller.
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44 Claims
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1. An electronic shower system comprising:
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a rough assembly including a housing, a mixing valve body supported by the housing, the rough assembly received within a cavity of a shower wall and coupled behind an outer surface of the shower wall; a valve assembly including a mixing valve received within the mixing valve body; a drive assembly including a mixing valve drive operably coupled to the mixing valve; and a main user interface including a controller in electrical communication with the drive assembly, the main user interface coupled in front of the outer surface of the shower wall and covering the cavity of the shower wall receiving the rough assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic shower user interface comprising:
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a mount configured to be secured to a vertical wall; a user interface module including a touch sensor received within a sealed enclosure; a controller in communication with the user interface; and a coupler to releasably secure the user interface to the mount. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic shower system comprising:
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a diverter valve; a diverter valve drive operably coupled to the diverter valve for controlling the delivery of water from the diverter valve to at least one of a plurality of outlets; a controller operably coupled to the diverter valve drive; and wherein the diverter valve includes a rotatable valve plate configured to be moved between a plurality of rotational positions to direct flow from an inlet to at least one selected first and second fluid outlets and to control flow rate to the at least one selected first and second fluid outlet. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An electronic shower system comprising:
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a mixing valve fluidly coupled to a hot water supply and a cold water supply; a mixing valve drive operably coupled to the mixing valve for controlling the proportion of water from the hot water supply and the cold water supply provided to an outlet; a diverter valve fluidly coupled to the mixing valve; a diverter valve drive operably coupled to the diverter valve for controlling the delivery of water from the mixing valve to at least one of a plurality of outlets; and a controller operably coupled to the mixing valve drive and the diverter valve drive. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An electronic shower system comprising:
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a mixing valve fluidly coupled to a hot water supply and a cold water supply; a mixing valve drive operably coupled to the mixing valve for controlling the proportion of water from the hot water supply and the cold water supply provided to an outlet; a controller in electrical communication with the mixing valve drive; a position sensor operably coupled to the mixing valve drive for detecting a position of the mixing valve, the position sensor in electrical communication with the controller; a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of water supplied by the mixing valve, the temperature sensor in electrical communication with the controller; and wherein the controller associates the sensed position of the mixing valve from the position sensor with the measured temperature of water from the temperature sensor to predict valve position for a desired outlet water temperature. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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