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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2005
Applicant:
Horst Kunkel, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Horst Kunkel, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Hansa Metallwerke AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an actuating device for fixtures, particularly plumbing fixtures, comprising at least one input unit that is provided with a plurality of sensors which are connected to a control unit, and at least one drive unit for at least one closing device for at least one fluid pipe, especially a valve of a water pipe that can be controlled by means of the control unit. At least three sensors are arranged in a substantially regular manner essentially along a closed curve. The drive unit is triggered when signals of at least two adjacent sensors are detected.