Sanitary tap for automatic water delivery
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1. A sanitary tap for automatic water delivery to a body part of a user comprising:
- a spout provided with a delivery port;
sensor means disposed on said spout proximate said delivery port for determining a distance value corresponding to the distance between said delivery port and the body part of the user;
water temperature regulating means for regulating the temperature of the water fed through said spout to said delivery port; and
processing means for processing said distance value provided by said sensor means and for controlling said water temperature regulating means in response to said distance value.
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Abstract
A tap includes a sensor (20) for determining the distance between a user'"'"'s hands (3) and the tap, a mixing valve (40) regulating the temperature of water fed to delivery port (11) of the tap and a controller (30) for processing the distance values provided by the sensor. The temperature of water delivered differs based on the position of the user'"'"'s hands relative to the tap.
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1. A sanitary tap for automatic water delivery to a body part of a user comprising:
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a spout provided with a delivery port; sensor means disposed on said spout proximate said delivery port for determining a distance value corresponding to the distance between said delivery port and the body part of the user; water temperature regulating means for regulating the temperature of the water fed through said spout to said delivery port; and processing means for processing said distance value provided by said sensor means and for controlling said water temperature regulating means in response to said distance value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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