Patent ID: 9340959
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B05B,B05D,E03B,E03C,F16K,F17D,G05D,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A plumbing fixture comprising: a body; a mixing valve within the body, the mixing valve comprising a first linear actuator for controlling a first flow control valve within the mixing valve and a second linear actuator for controlling a second flow control valve within the mixing valve; and a controller within the body and configured to send control signals to control actuation of the linear actuators; wherein the plumbing fixture is a faucet and the mixing valve and controller are located within a spout of the faucet; wherein each of the first flow control valve and the second flow control valve comprises an inlet and a valve member assembly to control the fluid flow through the respective flow control valve; and wherein the valve member assembly and the inlet of each of the first flow control valve and the second flow control valve is configured such that, when in use, fluid flowing through the first flow control valve exerts substantially no net force on the valve member assembly of the first flow control valve and fluid flowing through the second flow control valve exerts substantially no net force on the valve member assembly of the second flow control valve.