Multifunctional faucet
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1. A multifunctional faucet, comprising:
- a dispensing faucet for dispensing a plurality of fluids including a first fluid and a second fluid, said faucet including a faucet head with one or more fluid dispensing openings;
a sensor means including a first sensor for sensing an input in a first region of operation and generating a first sensor signal, a second sensor for sensing an input in a second region of operation and generating a second sensor signal and a third sensor for sensing an input in a third region of operation and generating a third sensor signal;
a supply means for supplying said plurality of fluids to said dispensing faucet;
a control connected to said dispensing faucet and receiving said first sensor signal for changing a first fluid dispensing state of said dispensing faucet as to said first fluid in response thereto, receiving said second sensor signal for changing a second fluid dispensing state of said dispensing faucet as to said second fluid in response thereto and receiving said third sensor signal for changing a dispensing state of said dispensing faucet as to one of said plurality of fluids in response thereto;
a display displaying first indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said first sensor, displaying second indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said second sensor and displaying third indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said third sensor; and
a sensor support at said faucet head with said sensor means arranged thereon for positioning said first sensor, said second sensor and said third sensor in close proximity respectively to said first indica said second indica and said third indicia and adjacent to one or more dispensing openings.
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Abstract
A multifunctional faucet has a dispensing faucet (2) for one or more fluids (18, 19), a sensor (3), a supply (10) for the fluids (18, 19) and a control (5). The multifunctional faucet (1) has at least one graphics-capable optical display (4), which is preferably arranged on the front side of the faucet head (36) and is connected to the control (5). The display (4) has a field display (29) or a display with a matrix of a plurality of luminous display elements.
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30 Claims
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1. A multifunctional faucet, comprising:
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a dispensing faucet for dispensing a plurality of fluids including a first fluid and a second fluid, said faucet including a faucet head with one or more fluid dispensing openings; a sensor means including a first sensor for sensing an input in a first region of operation and generating a first sensor signal, a second sensor for sensing an input in a second region of operation and generating a second sensor signal and a third sensor for sensing an input in a third region of operation and generating a third sensor signal; a supply means for supplying said plurality of fluids to said dispensing faucet; a control connected to said dispensing faucet and receiving said first sensor signal for changing a first fluid dispensing state of said dispensing faucet as to said first fluid in response thereto, receiving said second sensor signal for changing a second fluid dispensing state of said dispensing faucet as to said second fluid in response thereto and receiving said third sensor signal for changing a dispensing state of said dispensing faucet as to one of said plurality of fluids in response thereto; a display displaying first indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said first sensor, displaying second indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said second sensor and displaying third indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said third sensor; and a sensor support at said faucet head with said sensor means arranged thereon for positioning said first sensor, said second sensor and said third sensor in close proximity respectively to said first indica said second indica and said third indicia and adjacent to one or more dispensing openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A multifunctional faucet, comprising:
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a dispensing faucet for dispensing a plurality of fluids including a first fluid and a second fluid, whose state may vary, said faucet including a faucet head with one or more fluid dispensing openings; a sensor including a first sensor for sensing an input in a first region of operation and generating a first sensor signal, a second sensor for sensing an input in a second region of operation and generating a second sensor signal and a third sensor for sensing an input in a third region of operation and generating a third sensor signal; a supply means for supplying said plurality of fluids to said dispensing faucet; a control connected to said dispensing faucet and receiving said first sensor signal for changing a first fluid dispensing state of said dispensing faucet based on said first sensor signal, receiving said second sensor signal for changing a second fluid dispensing state of said dispensing faucet based on said second sensor signal and receiving said third sensor signal for changing a dispensing state of said dispensing faucet based on said third sensor signal; a display unit connected to said faucet at a location adjacent to said sensors, said display unit including a display of first indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said first sensor, a display of second indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said second sensor and displaying third indicia presenting instruction information regarding operation aspects of said third sensor; and a faucet insert detachably arranged at the upper end in said faucet, said faucet insert having a plurality of said ducts located on the inside, said ducts being connected with tube couplings for fluid lines on an inlet side and with discharge openings for different fluids in a jacket area on an outlet side, wherein said corresponding passage openings are present in the jacket of said discharge faucet.
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