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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Grohe Ag, Hemer, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Grohe AG, Hemer, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/08 (2006.01); E03C 1/05 (2006.01); H03K 17/97 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/04 (2013.01); E03C 1/055 (2013.01); F16K 31/08 (2013.01); H03K 17/97 (2013.01); H03K 2217/94068 (2013.01); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04);
Abstract
An electronic control switch with at least two operating states for water faucets. The control switch has at least one control section, a base section, and a guide for a motion of the two sections relative to one another. At least one sensor is located in one section and at least two magnets are located in the other section, or alternatively at least two sensors are located in one section and at least one magnet is located in the other section, and each magnet associated with an operating state enters a detection region of a sensor at least at times in the course of the relative motion. The magnets at least have different magnetic field strengths or different spacings from the sensor.