Automatic water faucet device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10273668
APP PUB NO 20170328046A1
SERIAL NO

15529906

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An automatic water faucet device 1 for automatically discharging water when an object to be detected is detected has: a sensor 14 that detects the object; a first water discharge part 12 that performs foamy water discharge; a second water discharge part 13 that performs spray water discharge; and a controller 40 that performs control for switching between the foamy water discharge from the first water discharge part 12 and the spray water discharge from the second water discharge part 13, wherein the controller 40 performs the foamy water discharge from the first water discharge part 12 while the sensor 14 detects the object, and when the sensor 14 no longer detects the object, the controller 40 stops this foamy water discharge, and thereafter performs spray water discharge from the second water discharge part 13 for a predetermined period.

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  • TOTO LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukutomi, Tatsuya Kitakyushu, JP 1 0
Kanashiro, Masanobu Kitakyushu, JP 10 28
Murata, Kensuke Kitakyushu, JP 15 122
Nakao, Hitoshi Kitakyushu, JP 11 114
Tomiyama, Naoto Kitakyushu, JP 2 3

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