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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz-Dieter Eichholz, Iserlohn, DE;
Hans-Peter Rudrich, Windischeschenbach, DE;
Assignee:
Friedrich Grohe Aktiengesellschaft, Hemer, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25112904 ; 4DIG / ; 364140 ; 364187 ;
Abstract
A fixture provided with proximity sensing for operation of the valve and contactless setting of the parameters of the control circuit for operating the valve of the fixture, can have a nonvolatile memory which is effective independently of the power supply for the control circuit so that the set parameters are maintained in the memory even on battery failure and are available to restore operation with the set parameters when power is restored.