×

Electronic faucet

  • US 6,202,980 B1
  • Filed: 01/15/1999
  • Issued: 03/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An electronic faucet, comprising:

  • a spout having a housing that extends from a base end of said housing to a distal free end of said housing, said base end having a substantially planar mounting surface;

    an infra-red detector supported within said housing proximate said base end, said housing having an outer surface with said detector being recessed from said outer surface, said infra-red detector having an optical axis oriented in a direction that is parallel to the plane in which said mounting surface lies, and said optical axis extending through an opening in said outer surface of said housing at a location in which said outer surface forms an obtuse angle with said mounting surface.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×