US 12,215,488 B2
Hybrid faucet assembly
Xiaojing Ye, Edison, NJ (US); Walter Pitsch, Washington, NJ (US); Jesus Garcia, Monterrey (MX); and Enrique Gonzalez, Garcia (MX)
Assigned to AS America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US)
Filed by AS America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/370,698.
Application 18/370,698 is a continuation of application No. 17/704,579, filed on Mar. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,802,396.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/166,485, filed on Mar. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0011264 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E03C 1/05 (2006.01); F16K 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/055 (2013.01) [F16K 11/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A faucet assembly comprising
a faucet body;
a faucet spout;
a first manual flow control valve;
a second manual flow control valve;
an electromechanical valve;
a flow director;
a temperature control assembly:
a controller; and
an activator device,
wherein
the first manual flow control valve is configured to be fluidly connected to a cold water source and the flow director, and to deliver cold water to the faucet spout,
the second flow control valve is configured to be fluidly connected to a hot water source and the flow director, and to deliver hot water to the faucet spout,
the temperature control assembly is configured to be fluidly connected to the cold water source and to the hot water source,
the temperature control assembly is fluidly connected to the electromechanical valve,
the electromechanical valve is configured to be fluidly connected to the cold water source, to the hot water source, and to the flow director, and to deliver a hot/cold water mixture to the faucet spout,
the electromechanical valve, the controller, and the activator device are configured to be in electrical communication, and
the controller is configured to receive a signal from the activator device indicating it has been activated, and to send a signal to the electromechanical valve to open to deliver the hot/cold water mixture to the faucet spout, and
wherein the faucet assembly is configured to be independently operated in a manual mode via operation of the first and/or second manual flow control valves, and to be independently operated in an automatic mode via operation of the electromechanical valve.