US 11,982,363 B2
Faucet with integrated manual and automatic flow control
Songgen Zhang, Xiamen (CN); Jiaming Hong, Xiamen (CN); and Zhenguo Zhang, Xiamen (CN)
Assigned to XIAMEN OLT CO., LTD., Xiamen (CN)
Appl. No. 17/777,987
Filed by XIAMEN OLT CO., LTD., Xiamen (CN)
PCT Filed Nov. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/130143
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/088312, PCT Pub. Date May 5, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202011179518.8 (CN), filed on Oct. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412472 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. F16K 11/074 (2006.01); E03C 1/05 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01); F16K 31/60 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 11/0743 (2013.01) [E03C 1/055 (2013.01); F16K 31/0617 (2013.01); F16K 31/0675 (2013.01); F16K 31/60 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A faucet with integrated manual and automatic flow control, comprising a faucet body, a valve, a handle, a cold water inlet pipe, a hot water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe,
wherein, the valve is arranged inside the faucet body, the handle is arranged on a side of the faucet body and is connected with an end of the valve, the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe are both connected to an end of the water outlet pipe through the valve;
the valve comprises a movable piece and a static piece, and the movable piece is movably attached to the static piece, the static piece has a cold water inlet hole, a hot water inlet hole, a first water outlet hole and a second water outlet hole, the cold water inlet pipe communicates with the cold water inlet hole, and the hot water inlet pipe—communicates with the hot water inlet hole, the movable piece has a water guiding channel, a first water passage hole and a second water passage hole, the first water passage hole and the second water passage hole are connected through a water passage;
movement of the movable piece sets the valve to two water outlet modes: under a first water outlet mode, the first water passage hole is connected to the cold water inlet hole and/or the hot water inlet hole, the second water passage hole is connected to the second water outlet hole, and the first water outlet hole is in no connection to any of the water inlet holes; under a second water outlet mode, the first water outlet hole—communicates with the cold water inlet hole and/or the hot water inlet hole through the water guiding channel, the first water passage hole communicates with the cold water inlet hole and/or the hot water inlet hole, and the second water passage hole communicates with the second water outlet hole;
a sliding piece is coupled to the movable piece in a transmission connection to move synchronously with the movable piece, and the water passage is provided between the movable piece and the sliding piece;
a top portion of the movable piece is provided with a first annular groove communicating with the first water passage hole and the second water passage hole, a bottom portion of the sliding piece is provided with a second annular groove opposite to and corresponds with the first annular groove, the first annular groove and the second annular groove jointly form the water passage, and sealing rings are respectively provided on an inner side and an outer side of the second annular groove.