Ceiling mounted kitchen faucet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12071749-B2
Application number	US-202117244002-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2021
Priority date	May 8, 2020
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

Abstract

A faucet system includes a housing assembly configured to be coupled to a ceiling structure, wherein the housing includes a mixing valve disposed therein. The faucet system further includes a hose assembly coupled to the housing assembly. The hose assembly includes a flexible hose being fluidly coupled to the mixing valve and configured to hang below the housing assembly, a rotatable arm coupled to the housing assembly, and a control knob communicably coupled to the mixing valve. The rotatable arm is configured to facilitate rotation and adjustment of the hose and the control knob configured to control at least one of a temperature or a flow of water within the faucet system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A faucet system comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to a ceiling structure and a baseplate, wherein the housing includes a mixing valve disposed therein;
a flexible hose fluidly coupled to the housing and configured to hang below the housing and receive water mixed by the mixing valve;
a spray head disposed at a terminal end of the hose; and
a rotatable arm coupled to the baseplate and arranged below the housing, wherein the rotatable arm is configured to facilitate rotation and adjustment of the hose and the spray head.

2. The faucet system of claim 1 , further comprising a cord extending from the housing, wherein the cord is supported by the rotatable arm.

3. The faucet system of claim 2 , wherein a terminal end of the cord is connected to a coupling, the coupling being configured to hold the hose to control an amount of slack in the hose so as to facilitate positioning and movement of the hose without requiring a mechanism for increasing or decreasing a length of the hose.

4. The faucet system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is disposed within the ceiling structure.

5. The faucet system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is disposed below the ceiling structure.

6. The faucet system of claim 1 , wherein the faucet system further comprises a controller, the controller configured to control the mixing valve within the housing.

7. The faucet system of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to operate according to a plurality of modes, wherein each of the plurality of modes determines at least one of a temperature or a flow of water through the spray head.

8. The faucet system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of modes comprises a default mode, a gentle mode, and a boost mode.

9. A faucet system comprising:
a housing assembly, the housing assembly having a mixing valve disposed therein;
a hose assembly coupled to the housing assembly, the hose assembly comprising:
a flexible hose configured to hang below the housing assembly and fluidly coupled to the mixing valve;
a cord extending from the housing assembly; and
a coupling connected to a terminal end of the cord, the coupling configured to hold the hose to facilitate positioning and movement of the hose; and

a rotatable arm coupled to the housing assembly, wherein the rotatable arm is configured to facilitate rotation and adjustment of the hose and a spray head coupled to the flexible hose,
wherein the cord is supported by a wheel disposed within the housing assembly.

10. The faucet system of claim 9 , wherein the cord is configured to pass through the rotatable arm such that the terminal end of the cord extends from a distal end of the rotatable arm.

11. The faucet system of claim 9 , wherein the wheel is configured to maintain and adjust a length of the cord.

12. The faucet system of claim 11 , wherein maintaining and adjusting the length of the cord include extending and retracting the cord.

13. The faucet system of claim 9 , wherein the terminal end of the cord forms a loop, the loop being configured to connect to a tab disposed within the coupling.

14. A faucet system comprising:
a housing assembly configured to be coupled to a ceiling structure, wherein the housing assembly includes a mixing valve disposed therein;
a hose assembly coupled to the housing assembly, the hose assembly comprising:
a flexible hose being fluidly coupled to the mixing valve and configured to hang below the housing assembly;
a rotatable arm coupled to the housing assembly and arranged below the housing assembly, wherein the rotatable arm is configured to facilitate rotation and adjustment of the hose; and

a control knob communicably coupled to the mixing valve, the control knob configured to control at least one of a temperature or a flow of water within the faucet system.

15. The faucet system of claim 14 , wherein the control knob comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion is configured to rotate relative to the bottom portion, and wherein rotation of the top portion controls at least one of the temperature or the flow of the water within the faucet system.

16. The faucet system of claim 15 , wherein the top portion of the control knob includes one or more buttons disposed within a top surface, the one or more buttons configured to operate the faucet system based on one or more modes.

17. The faucet system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more modes includes at least one of a default mode, a gentle mode, and a boost mode.

18. The faucet system of claim 14 , wherein the housing assembly further comprises a cord extending from the housing assembly, wherein the cord is supported by the rotatable arm and a terminal end of the cord is connected to a coupling, and wherein the coupling is configured to configured to hold the hose to facilitate positioning and movement of the hose.

19. The faucet system of claim 18 , wherein the housing assembly further comprises a wheel configured to maintain and adjust a length of the cord, and wherein the wheel is at least one of a counterbalance wheel.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Swarte Gregory De
• Frye Jacob
• Wortelboer David
• Weekley Rodney
• Johnson Drew

Classifications

• E03C2001/0415

  having an extendable water outlet · CPC title

• E03C2001/0417

  having space-saving features, e.g. retractable, demountable · CPC title

• E03C1/066

  allowing height adjustment of shower head · CPC title

• E03C1/06

  Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath {(showers per se A47K3/28)} · CPC title

• B65H2701/35

  Ropes, lines · CPC title