Failsafe Water Saving Shower Head Apparatus and Method

A fail-safe water saving shower enclosure system includes a showerhead, shower faucet, power adapter, an active infrared sensor, electromagnetic activated fluid valve and shower walls. The infrared sensor installed on one shower wall aims at the opposite shower wall that has the showerhead. The encl...

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Main Authors YU, Simon Siu-Chi, CHANG, Huei Meng
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.02.2019
Subjects
ACTUATING-FLOATS
BLASTING
COCKS
COFFEE MILLS
DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
FURNITURE
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HEATING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TAPS
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
TOILET ACCESSORIES
VALVES
WEAPONS
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Summary:A fail-safe water saving shower enclosure system includes a showerhead, shower faucet, power adapter, an active infrared sensor, electromagnetic activated fluid valve and shower walls. The infrared sensor installed on one shower wall aims at the opposite shower wall that has the showerhead. The enclosure is electronically partitioned into a restrictive flow zone and free flow zones. When a bather is not present within the restrictive flow zone, the showerhead flows at a free flow rate set at the shower faucet. When the bather does not need water, he simply moves towards the restrictive flow zone. The sensor signals the normally open electromagnetic valve to shut off water from reaching the showerhead. The free flow of water resumes when the bather moves towards the showerhead. The showerhead always receives a full flow of water without the presence of a bather, despite a failure of the disclosed components or power loss.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201815894936