摘要 |
The present invention is a system for controlling a plumbing fixture. The system includes at least two sensors, each sensor including a receiver, and a controller coupled to receive detection signals from the sensors and to generate a control signal in response to the received signals. An actuator is coupled to receive the control signal from the controller and couplable to the plumbing device to act on the bathroom device. The invention is also a method of controlling plumbing fixtures that includes receiving detection signals from a plurality of sensors in a central controller, selecting, in the central controller, which of a plurality of actuators attachable to the plumbing fixtures to operate and directing control signals to the selected actuator to operate the selected actuator.
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申请人 |
KOHLER COMPANY;KOLAR, ANTON, J.;PAESE, ANDREW, J.;RICHTER-O'CONNELL, DAVID, J.;TERVO, STEVEN, M.;THOMAS, CARTER, J.;BURNETT, WILLIAM, R.;SHAFER, DAVID, C.;HEINZMANN, FRED, JUDSON |
发明人 |
KOLAR, ANTON, J.;PAESE, ANDREW, J.;RICHTER-O'CONNELL, DAVID, J.;TERVO, STEVEN, M.;THOMAS, CARTER, J.;BURNETT, WILLIAM, R.;SHAFER, DAVID, C.;HEINZMANN, FRED, JUDSON |