Patent ID: 8496025

Claim:
An electronic faucet comprising a housing; at least one water inlet line extending into the housing; a water outlet from the housing, said housing including removable cover parts; a valve cartridge located inside said housing, said valve cartridge including a solenoid valve and a diaphragm for controlling the water flow between said at least one inlet line and the outlet; a battery located inside said housing; an object sensor, located inside said housing, for detecting a faucet user; and a control circuit, located inside said housing, for controlling the opening and closing of the solenoid valve, the control circuit including a microcontroller, receiving signals from the object sensor, for controlling operation of the electronic faucet and controlling a solenoid driver receiving battery power from a DC-to-DC converter, the solenoid driver providing power to the solenoid valve, said microcontroller controlling the operation by utilizing timers measuring detection and non-detection of the faucet user by the object sensor.