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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Grohe Ag, Hemer, DE;
Inventors:
Achim Mielke, Porta Westfalica, DE;
Felix Hamer, Iserlohn, DE;
Assignee:
Grohe AG, Hemer, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/05 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/055 (2013.01); E03C 1/04 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method for operating a sanitary fitting having a housing with a spout and a touch sensor, wherein in a touch mode of the sanitary fitting a tapping of a fluid can be activated by touching the touch sensor and wherein by touching the touch sensor for a period of at least 3 seconds, the touch mode is disabled. In addition, a sanitary fitting is specified, which controller is designed and provided for performing the method.