EP2511435A4 - Automatic faucet - Google Patents

Automatic faucet

Info

Publication number: EP2511435A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: automatic faucet; faucet; automatic
Prior art date: 2009-12-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP10836078.5A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2511435B1 (en

EP2511435A1 (en

Inventor

Nobuaki Itazu

Ryousuke Yoshitani

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Lixil Corp

Original Assignee

Lixil Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2009-12-10

Filing date

2010-12-10

Publication date

2015-11-04

2010-12-10 Application filed by Lixil Corp filed Critical Lixil Corp

2012-10-17 Publication of EP2511435A1 publication Critical patent/EP2511435A1/en

2015-11-04 Publication of EP2511435A4 publication Critical patent/EP2511435A4/en

2018-08-15 Application granted granted Critical

2018-08-15 Publication of EP2511435B1 publication Critical patent/EP2511435B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2030-12-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
- E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
- E03C1/057—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like touchless, i.e. using sensors

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Domestic Plumbing Installations (AREA)

EP10836078.5A 2009-12-10 2010-12-10 Automatic faucet Not-in-force EP2511435B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2009281030A JP5435274B2 (en)	2009-12-10	2009-12-10	Automatic faucet
PCT/JP2010/072276 WO2011071159A1 (en)	2009-12-10	2010-12-10	Automatic faucet

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2511435A1 EP2511435A1 (en)	2012-10-17
EP2511435A4 true EP2511435A4 (en)	2015-11-04
EP2511435B1 EP2511435B1 (en)	2018-08-15

Family

ID=44145702

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP10836078.5A Not-in-force EP2511435B1 (en)	2009-12-10	2010-12-10	Automatic faucet

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20120297534A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2511435B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5435274B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN102782223B (en)
CA (1)	CA2783541A1 (en)
IN (1)	IN2012DN05100A (en)
WO (1)	WO2011071159A1 (en)

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2009
- 2009-12-10 JP JP2009281030A patent/JP5435274B2/en active Active
2010
- 2010-12-10 CA CA2783541A patent/CA2783541A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2010-12-10 WO PCT/JP2010/072276 patent/WO2011071159A1/en active Application Filing
- 2010-12-10 IN IN5100DEN2012 patent/IN2012DN05100A/en unknown
- 2010-12-10 CN CN201080063671.2A patent/CN102782223B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2010-12-10 US US13/514,878 patent/US20120297534A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2010-12-10 EP EP10836078.5A patent/EP2511435B1/en not_active Not-in-force

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EP0337367A2 (en) *	1988-04-12	1989-10-18	Sloan Valve Company	Spray head for automatic actuation
WO1998004785A1 (en) *	1996-07-31	1998-02-05	Arichell Technologies, Inc.	Object-sensor-based flow-control system employing fiber-optic signal transmission
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CN102782223B (en)	2015-05-06
JP5435274B2 (en)	2014-03-05
CN102782223A (en)	2012-11-14
EP2511435B1 (en)	2018-08-15
JP2011122358A (en)	2011-06-23
US20120297534A1 (en)	2012-11-29
WO2011071159A1 (en)	2011-06-16
IN2012DN05100A (en)	2015-10-09
EP2511435A1 (en)	2012-10-17
CA2783541A1 (en)	2011-06-16

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EP2511435A4 (en)	2015-11-04	Automatic faucet
PL2256261T3 (en)	2016-12-30	Siphon
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