특허 US 9265383 - Liquid dispensing units - Google 특허 검색 
 발행 번호 US 9265383 B 2 
 출원 번호 US 13 / 762 , 265 
 공개 날짜 2016 년 2 월 23 일 
 출원 일 2013 년 2 월 7 일 
 공표 된 다른 특허 번호 : CA 2862506 A 1 , CN 104203058 A , CN 104203058 B , EP 2811881 A 2 , EP 2811881 B 1 , US 20130200097 , US 20150238053 , WO 2013119874 A 2 , WO 2013119874 A 3 
 발행 번호 13762265 , 762265 , US 9265383 B 2 , US 9265383 B 2 , US - B 2 - 9265383 , US 9265383 B 2 , US 9265383 B 2 
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 US 9265383 B 2 
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 the processor further configured to control the motor to dispense approximately the dispensation volume of the liquid . 
 2 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the liquid comprises liquid soap . 
 3 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the liquid dispenser is configured to : 
 dispense a first volume of the liquid in response to the object being within a first vertical distance from the first sensor , and 
 dispense a second volume of the liquid in response to the object being within a second vertical distance from the first sensor , 
 the first volume being smaller than the second volume and the first vertical distance being less than the second vertical distance . 
 4 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a second sensor configured to generate a signal in response to the object being within a sensing region of the second sensor . 
 5 . The liquid dispenser of claim 4 , wherein : 
 the dispensation volume is bounded by an upper dispensation amount limit , and 
 the electronic processor is further configured to receive the signal from the second sensor and to control the motor to dispense approximately the upper dispensation amount limit of the liquid in response to the object being within the sensing region of the second sensor . 
 6 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is configured to be activated and deactivated , the electronic processor being configured to deactivate the first sensor for a period of time after the first sensor generates the signal based on the distance between the object and the first sensor , thereby inhibiting the sensor from generating an additional instance of the signal during the period of time . 
 7 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to calibrate a first distance to correspond to a first volume and calibrate a second distance to correspond to a second volume . 
 8 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a port configured to connect the liquid dispenser to a computer . 
 9 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a user input device configured to indicate to the processor to dispense a volume of the liquid . 
 10 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein , as the distance between the object and the first sensor increases or decreases the dispensation volume linearly increases or decreases . 
 11 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein , as the distance between the object and the first sensor increases or decreases the dispensation volume exponentially increases or decreases . 
 12 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the dispensation volume before controlling the motor to dispense the liquid . 
 13 . The liquid dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the motor operates continuously or substantially continuously during dispensation of the dispensation volume of the liquid . 
 the electronic processor further configured to energize the motor to drive the pump to encourage approximately the variable dispensation volume of the liquid to be dispensed out of the outlet of the fluid passage . 
 15 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein , the determined variable dispensation volume linearly increases or decreases as the signal increases or decreases . 
 16 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein , the determined variable dispensation volume exponentially increases or decreases as the signal increases or decreases . 
 17 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the determined variable dispensation volume increases as the signal increases and decreases as the signal decreases . 
 18 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the pump further comprises a pump body with an opening in fluid communication with the reservoir , the opening configured to allow air disposed in the pump body to pass through the opening . 
 19 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the motor to dispense approximately the variable dispensation volume of the liquid in a single dispensation . 
 20 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the outlet comprises a nozzle . 
 21 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the range is a vertical range . 
 22 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , further comprising a second sensor configured to generate a signal in response to the object being within a sensing region of the second sensor . 
 23 . The liquid dispenser of claim 22 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to receive the signal from the second sensor and , in response , to control the motor to dispense approximately a predetermined dispensation amount of the liquid . 
 24 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein : 
 in response to the object being in the second region , the liquid dispenser is in a second operational state . 
 25 . The liquid dispenser of claim 24 , wherein the first region is closer to the sensor than the second sensing region . 
 26 . The liquid dispenser of claim 24 , wherein : 
 the variable dispensation volume is greater when the dispenser is in the extended chore mode than when the dispenser is in the normal mode . 
 27 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , further comprising a port configured to connect the liquid dispenser to a computer . 
 28 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , further comprising a user input device configured to transmit , to the processor , a signal to dispense a volume of the liquid . 
 29 . The liquid dispenser of claim 14 , wherein the liquid comprises liquid soap . 
 This present application claims priority benefit under 35 U . S . C . § 119 ( e ) to U . S . Provisional Application No . 61 / 596 , 672 , filed Feb . 8 , 2012 , entitled “ Soap Dispensing Units , ” and U . S . Provisional Application No . 61 / 609 , 213 , filed Mar . 9 , 2012 , entitled “ Soap Dispensing Units , ” both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety . 
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 공통 특허 분류 B 05 B 12 / 122 , B 05 B 11 / 3043 , A 47 K 5 / 1217 , Y 10 T 29 / 49002 , A 47 K 5 / 1211 , B 65 D 25 / 00 , H 05 K 13 / 00 
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