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EP0616658B1
EP0616658B1 EP92923900A EP92923900A EP0616658B1 EP 0616658 B1 EP0616658 B1 EP 0616658B1 EP 92923900 A EP92923900 A EP 92923900A EP 92923900 A EP92923900 A EP 92923900A EP 0616658 B1 EP0616658 B1 EP 0616658B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/18—Status alarms
    • G08B21/24—Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
    • G08B21/245—Reminder of hygiene compliance policies, e.g. of washing hands
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/046—Adding soap, disinfectant, or the like in the supply line or at the water outlet
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
    • E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
    • E03C1/057—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like touchless, i.e. using sensors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K2210/00—Combinations of water taps, soap dispensers and hand dryers

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  • This invention relates to a device for washing and rinsing hands, and is particularly suitable for use in premises where food is prepared or in other premises where regular hand washing is essential and needs to be monitored.
  • the electronic monitoring system which records each hand wash, may for example be operated by means of user codes, so as to record the number of times each person working on the premises uses the hand wash unit during the course of a day.
  • the system can be linked to a computer which records the name of each person using the unit and the time and duration of each use.
  • the housing 10 is provided with means (not shown) for securing it to a wall.
  • the wash basin 12 is provided with a conventional waste water outlet 14 and sink trap 15.
  • Liquid soap is supplied from a container 28 to the inlet conduit 24 by means of an electrically operated chemical dosing pump 26 which is arranged to be switched on and off by a central control system described below, in accordance with a predetermined programme.
  • the whole washing cycle is monitored by the central computer via the line 40. This will record the name of the user, as indicated by the user code keyed in, and will also record the time of use. If the central computer is monitoring more than one unit (and it could of course be monitoring a large number of units throughout the building) it will also record the location of the unit used. The computer will also record the total duration of the time during which the user's hands were in the basin. If for example the user simply inserts his hands for a few seconds, not long enough to start the soap supply, he will not be recorded as having washed his hands at all. Having held his hands in the basin long enough to receive the soap solution, the user will have little choice but to hold them there long enough to rinse the soap off again.
  • the system can be set to flush the unit through with water at predetermined intervals, for example two hours. This flushing could also if desired be set to inject into the system a dose of a suitable disinfectant so as to keep the mixer head and the waste outlet free from microbial contamination.
  • a digital counter 62 Positioned on the top of the housing is a digital counter 62, arranged to register one wash each time the soap dispenser operates.

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Claims (7)

  1. Système de lavage et de rinçage des mains pour lavabo (12) comprenant une alimentation en eau (18, 53), un orifice de sortie d'eau (16, 54), un moyen (20, 30, 32, 60) pour actionner automatiquement l'alimentation en eau quand les mains sont introduites sous l'orifice de sortie d'eau, un distributeur de savon liquide (26, 28) agencé pour distribuer du savon sur les mains d'un utilisateur après que l'eau a été fournie pendant une durée prédéterminée pendant un cycle de lavage, et un système de contrôle électronique pour enregistrer chaque lavage des mains, caractérisé en ce que le système de contrôle est agencé pour enregistrer un lavage seulement si les mains de l'utilisateur sont tenues en dessous de l'orifice de sortie d'eau et du distributeur de savon quand le savon est distribué.
  2. Système de lavage et de rinçage des mains selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'eau est fournie au moyen d'une valve de mélange (16) grâce à laquelle le savon liquide est injecté dans l'alimentation en eau.
  3. Système de lavage et de rinçage des mains selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2 dans lequel l'alimentation en eau et en savon est commandée par des relais de temporisation déclenchés par un détecteur de proximité (30, 60) de telle sorte que l'eau coule pendant une période initiale prédéterminée, après quoi le savon est distribué pendant une période prédéterminée, puis l'eau continue de couler pendant une nouvelle période prédéterminée ou jusqu'à ce que les mains soient retirées du dessous de l'orifice de sortie d'eau (16, 54).
  4. Système de lavage et de rinçage des mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le savon est fourni au moyen d'une pompe de dosage (26).
  5. Système de lavage et de rinçage des mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre un lavabo intégré (12).
  6. Système de lavage et de rinçage des mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le système de contrôle comprend un affichage numérique (62) pour indiquer le nombre de fois que le savon a été distribué.
  7. Système de lavage et de rinçage des mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le système de contrôle électronique comprend un ordinateur central agencé pour enregistrer le nom de chaque utilisateur du système, un moyen d'entrée électronique (34) étant prévu pour permettre à l'utilisateur d'entrer un code d'utilisateur.
EP92923900A 1991-11-22 1992-11-23 Unite de lavage pour les mains Expired - Lifetime EP0616658B2 (fr)

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GB9124819 1991-11-22
GB919124819A GB9124819D0 (en) 1991-11-22 1991-11-22 Hand washing unit
PCT/GB1992/002165 WO1993010311A1 (fr) 1991-11-22 1992-11-23 Unite de lavage et de rinçage pour les mains

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EP0616658A1 EP0616658A1 (fr) 1994-09-28
EP0616658B1 true EP0616658B1 (fr) 1997-10-08
EP0616658B2 EP0616658B2 (fr) 2001-05-23

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AT (1) ATE159067T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2950892A (fr)
DE (1) DE69222654T2 (fr)
GB (1) GB9124819D0 (fr)
WO (1) WO1993010311A1 (fr)

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AU2950892A (en) 1993-06-15
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WO1993010311A1 (fr) 1993-05-27
GB9124819D0 (en) 1992-01-15
DE69222654D1 (de) 1997-11-13
DE69222654T2 (de) 1998-05-20
EP0616658A1 (fr) 1994-09-28

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