Patent ID: 7743788
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: C02F,E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A faucet assembly comprising: a base including a water delivery passageway extending between bottom and top ends of the base, a valve assembly bore extending from a sidewall of the base to the water delivery passageway, and a sensor bore extending from the bottom end of the base to the valve assembly bore; a valve member received in the valve assembly bore of the base for rotation about a longitudinal axis extending between a first end received in the water delivery passageway and a second end extending out of the base, wherein the valve member is adapted to be rotated between a closed position wherein flow through the water delivery passageway is blocked and an opened position wherein flow through the water delivery passageway is permitted; a magnet secured to the valve member such that, when the valve member is rotated to the opened position, the magnet is aligned with the sensor bore intersecting the valve assembly bore, and when the valve member is rotated to the closed position, the magnet is unaligned with the sensor bore; a metal rod positioned in the sensor bore; and a Hall effect sensor positioned below the bottom end of the base in alignment with the sensor bore and adapted to switch on when the magnet is aligned with the sensor bore and switch off when the magnet is unaligned with the sensor bore.