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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Hsiang Hung Wang, Changhua Hsien, TW;
Hsiang Hung Wang, Changhua Hsien, TW;
Other;
Abstract
An automatic water flow controller for a faucet includes an outlet member, a manual valve device, one or more inlet pipes supplying water to the manual valve device, a coupling tube coupled between the outlet member and the manual valve device, a solenoid valve attached to the coupling tube for controlling the water to selectively flow through the coupling tube, and an infrared ray detector attached to the outlet member for detecting an approaching of a user within a detection zone of the infrared ray detector, the infrared ray detector is electrically connected to the solenoid valve for operating the solenoid valve to control the water to selectively flow through the coupling tube.