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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2015
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Margaret C. Mazz, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Gregory De Swarte, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Donald P. Freier, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Brian C. Wick, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Steven M. Tervo, Plymouth, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Mueller, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Keith S. Ruh, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
Greta Knowles, Sheboygan, WI (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A shower control system includes a water subsystem, a steam subsystem, and a controller in communication with the water subsystem and the steam subsystem. The water subsystem includes one or more electronic valves configured to control a flow rate and a temperature of water dispensed from one or more shower outlets within a shower enclosure. The steam subsystem is configured to generate and dispense steam from one or more steam outlets within the shower enclosure. The controller is configured to control the water subsystem and the steam subsystem to provide a spa experience including a predetermined and coordinated sequence of water outputs from the shower outlets and steam outputs from the steam outlets.