Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for touchless actuation of a toilet
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Application No.: US16225853Application Date: 2018-12-19
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Publication No.: US11208798B2Publication Date: 2021-12-28
- Inventor: John Lipinski , Clayton Garrels , Timothy Waack
- Applicant: KOHLER CO.
- Applicant Address: US WI Kohler
- Assignee: KOHLER CO.
- Current Assignee: KOHLER CO.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Kohler
- Agency: Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC
- Main IPC: E03D5/10
- IPC: E03D5/10 ; E03D5/092 ; E03D1/14

Abstract:
A trip lever assembly for a toilet includes a body and an infrared sensor. The body is configured to be mechanically coupled to a flush valve assembly of the toilet. The infrared sensor is coupled to the body, and is configured to be electrically coupled to the flush valve assembly. The body is configured to be manually actuated to control the flush valve assembly. The infrared sensor is a time-of-flight sensor configured to detect the distance of an object in a detection region of the infrared sensor to control the flush valve assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190203453A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCHLESS ACTUATION OF A TOILET Public/Granted day:2019-07-04
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