UNIVERSAL CAPACITANCE-TYPE TOUCH INDUCTIVE SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR FAUCET
First Claim
1. A universal capacitance-type touch inductive switch assembly for a faucet, characterized in that the switch assembly comprises:
- an adjustable locking component, which is formed by a conductive metallic material and is locked to a faucet spout;
a control circuit board, which is provided with a capacitance-type touch unit, wherein touch electrodes of said capacitance-type touch unit are connected with said adjustable locking component through a touch circuit;
a solenoid valve, which is arranged in a water supply line of the faucet, wherein said control circuit board controls opening and closing of the solenoid valve according to a touch signal from the capacitance-type touch unit; and
a power supply module, which supplies power to said control circuit board and said solenoid valve.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a universal capacitance-type touch inductive switch assembly for a faucet, comprising: an adjustable locking component, which is formed by a conductive metallic material and is locked to a faucet spout; a control circuit board, which is provided with a capacitance-type touch unit, wherein touch electrodes of said capacitance-type touch unit are connected with said adjustable locking component through a touch circuit; a solenoid valve, which is arranged in a water supply line of the faucet, wherein said control circuit board controls opening and closing of said solenoid valve according to a touch signal from the capacitance-type touch unit; and a power supply module, which supplies power to said control circuit board and said solenoid valve. The switch assembly of the present invention can be installed in a manner compatible with all existing metal faucets.
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15 Claims
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1. A universal capacitance-type touch inductive switch assembly for a faucet, characterized in that the switch assembly comprises:
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an adjustable locking component, which is formed by a conductive metallic material and is locked to a faucet spout; a control circuit board, which is provided with a capacitance-type touch unit, wherein touch electrodes of said capacitance-type touch unit are connected with said adjustable locking component through a touch circuit; a solenoid valve, which is arranged in a water supply line of the faucet, wherein said control circuit board controls opening and closing of the solenoid valve according to a touch signal from the capacitance-type touch unit; and a power supply module, which supplies power to said control circuit board and said solenoid valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A universal capacitance-type touch inductive switch assembly for a faucet, characterized in that the switch assembly comprises:
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an induction component, which is formed by a conductive metallic material; a control circuit board, which is provided with a capacitance-type touch unit, wherein touch electrodes of said capacitance-type touch unit are connected with said induction component through a touch circuit; a solenoid valve, which is arranged in a water supply line of the faucet, wherein said control circuit board controls opening and closing of said solenoid valve according to a touch signal from the capacitance-type touch unit; a power supply module, which supplies power to said control circuit board and said solenoid valve; and an electric quantity detect module, which detects the electric energy of the power supply, and notifies the control circuit board to keep the solenoid valve in an opened state, when the electric energy is lower than a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A universal capacitance-type touch inductive switch assembly for a faucet, characterized in that the switch assembly comprises:
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an induction component, which is formed by a conductive metallic material; a control circuit board, which is provided with a capacitance-type touch unit, wherein touch electrodes of said capacitance-type touch unit are connected with said induction component through a touch circuit; a cold water solenoid valve and a hot water solenoid valve, which are arranged in a cold water feed line and a hot water feed line respectively, wherein said cold water feed line and hot water feed line are both arranged upstream with respect to a water mixing valve in the water supply line of the faucet, and said control circuit board controls opening and closing of said cold water solenoid valve and said hot water solenoid valve according to a touch signal from the capacitance-type touch unit; and a power supply module, which supplies power to said control circuit board and said solenoid valves. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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