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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Sloan Valve Company, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Martin E. Marcichow, Riverside, IL (US);
Natan Parsons, Brookline, MA (US);
Fatih Guler, Winchester, MA (US);
Kay Herbert, Winthrop, MA (US);
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the outlet. The valve assembly includes a valve member movable with respect to a valve seat providing a sealing action based on applied pressure on the valve assembly. The bathroom flusher also includes an external cover designed for enclosing an electronic control module comprising a battery, a sensor, and an actuator for controlling operation of the flush valve, wherein the external cover includes at least two cover parts separately removable, and wherein the external cover is attachable with respect to the valve body in a manner also allowing removable attachment of the control module.