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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Masahiro Kuroishi, Chigasaki, JP;
Naoyuki Onodera, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomoko Sato, Yamato, JP;
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
The faucet device () of the present invention includes a device body (); a solenoid valve (); a spout port forming portion (); a generator () for generating electrical power by rotating an impeller; a solenoid valve-side water-passage forming member () for guiding water to the generator; a spout port-side water-passage forming member () for guiding water to a spout port; a first elastic member () for sealing between the solenoid valve-side water-passage forming member and the generator and allowing relative displacement therebetween; a second elastic member () for sealing between the spout port-side water-passage forming member and the generator and allowing relative displacement therebetween; a third elastic member () for coupling the solenoid valve-side water-passage forming member and the device body and allowing relative displacement therebetween; and a fourth elastic member () for coupling the spout port-side water-passage forming member and the device body and allowing relative displacement therebetween.