Faucet including a pullout wand with a capacitive sensing
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1. An electronic faucet comprising:
- a spout hub;
a pullout wand removably supported by the spout hub, the pullout wand being movable from a docked position coupled with the spout hub and an undocked position removed from the spout hub;
a manual valve including a handle operably coupled to the spout hub;
an electrically operable valve in fluid communication with the manual valve;
a tube slidably received within spout hub and fluidly coupling the pullout wand to the electrically operable valve;
a capacitive sensor in electrical communication with the pullout wand when in the docked position; and
a controller in electrical communication with the capacitive sensor, wherein the pullout wand is touch sensitive when in the docked position and is not touch sensitive when in the undocked position.
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Abstract
An electronic faucet including a spout hub and a pullout wand removably coupled to the spout hub. The pullout wand is touch sensitive when docked to the spout hub, and is not touch sensitive when undocked from the spout hub.
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1. An electronic faucet comprising:
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a spout hub; a pullout wand removably supported by the spout hub, the pullout wand being movable from a docked position coupled with the spout hub and an undocked position removed from the spout hub; a manual valve including a handle operably coupled to the spout hub; an electrically operable valve in fluid communication with the manual valve; a tube slidably received within spout hub and fluidly coupling the pullout wand to the electrically operable valve; a capacitive sensor in electrical communication with the pullout wand when in the docked position; and a controller in electrical communication with the capacitive sensor, wherein the pullout wand is touch sensitive when in the docked position and is not touch sensitive when in the undocked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic faucet comprising:
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a delivery spout including a receiver; a pullout wand movable from a docked position coupled with the receiver of the delivery spout and an undocked position removed from the receiver of the delivery spout; a wand capacitive coupling between the pullout wand and the delivery spout when the pullout wand is in the docked position; and a capacitive sensor in electrical communication with the pullout wand through the wand capacitive coupling. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic faucet comprising:
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a delivery spout including a receiver; a pullout wand movable from a docked position coupled with the receiver of the delivery spout and an undocked position removed from the receiver of the delivery spout; and a capacitive sensor operably coupled to, and in selective electrical communication with, the pullout wand; wherein output from the capacitive sensor provides an indication of at least one of touching the pullout wand when in the docked position, or a change between the docked position and the undocked position of the pullout wand; and wherein water flow through the pullout wand is controlled based upon the output from the capacitive sensor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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