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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1991
Heinz-Dieter Eichholz, Iserlohn, DE;
Hans-Jurgen Ludewig, Rinteln, DE;
Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik GmbH & Co., Hemer, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus usable in combination with a mixing valve having hot- and cold-water inlets and a mixed-water outlet and a actuating drive for operating the valve to change the blend of hot and cold water at the outlet. The apparatus controls and sets the valve via the actuating drive and has a sensor at the outlet for producing an actual-value output corresponding to the temperature of the water at the output, a digital computer, a line connecting the computer to the sensor and to the actuating drive, a display for indicating settings of the computer, a removable program module engageable in the computer for supplying a valve- and user-specific program thereto, and an input panel connected to the computer for programming same.