Sink arrangement with faucet having dual operational mode
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1. A faucet for discharging water automatically or manually comprising:
- a housing for connection to a water supply and including a discharge spout;
a manual actuation mechanism;
an automatic actuation mechanism;
a single flow control valve mechanism having at least one inlet port for communication with the water supply, at least one water outlet port and operable to establish a flow path between said inlet and outlet ports, or block flow between said inlet and outlet ports;
said discharge spout in communication with said outlet port;
said manual actuation mechanism operatively associated with said valve mechanism to operate said valve mechanism independently of said automatic actuation mechanism;
said automatic actuation mechanism operatively associated with said valve mechanism to operate said valve mechanism independently of said manual actuation mechanism.
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Abstract
A faucet for discharging water automatically or manually includes a body which supports a single flow control valve mechanism, a manual actuation mechanism which operates the flow control valve mechanism, and an electrical actuation mechanism which operates the flow control valve mechanism independently of the automatic actuation mechanism. The faucet may be centrally mounted behind two adjacent sink bowls and positionable over each of the bowls to discharge water. Electrical detection means mounted behind one of the bowls detects the presence of a user of that bowl and automatically actuates the faucet in response thereto.
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1. A faucet for discharging water automatically or manually comprising:
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a housing for connection to a water supply and including a discharge spout; a manual actuation mechanism; an automatic actuation mechanism; a single flow control valve mechanism having at least one inlet port for communication with the water supply, at least one water outlet port and operable to establish a flow path between said inlet and outlet ports, or block flow between said inlet and outlet ports; said discharge spout in communication with said outlet port; said manual actuation mechanism operatively associated with said valve mechanism to operate said valve mechanism independently of said automatic actuation mechanism; said automatic actuation mechanism operatively associated with said valve mechanism to operate said valve mechanism independently of said manual actuation mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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19. An automatically operable faucet comprising an automatic actuation mechanism to automatically actuate said faucet, a detection mechanism operatively associated with said automatic actuation mechanism to cause automatic actuation of said faucet on detection of a stimulus,
said detection mechanism arranged to provide a zone of detection, a discharge spout movable between discharge positions to discharge water within said zone of detection and outside said zone.
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21. A sink and faucet arrangement including an automatically operable faucet comprising
an automatic actuation mechanism to automatically actuate said faucet, detection mechanism operatively associated with said automatic actuation mechanism to cause automatic actuation of said faucet on detection of a stimulus, said detection mechanism arranged to provide a zone of detection over a portion of said sink, a discharge spout movable between discharge positions over said sink to discharge water within said zone of detection and outside said zone.
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