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User interface for controlling bathroom plumbing fixture. RU patent 2438157.

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: user interface generates electrical signals for controlling a plumbing fixture and having: a housing which has a faceplate which defines the outer surface; a display for displaying information for the user of the plumbing fixture. Said display is visible through the outer surface of the faceplate; a mode select switch having a plurality of permanent magnets. The mode select switch is movable relative the housing and the display. There is a Hall sensor on the outer surface of the faceplate which generates electrical signals in response to movement of the plurality of permanent magnets. Said outer surface of the faceplate is an unbroken surface relative the display and the Hall sensor; and there is a plurality of switches, each of which reacts to the user pressing a special area on the faceplate.

EFFECT: broader functionalities owing to water-tightness of the outer surface of the faceplate.

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IPC classes for russian patent User interface for controlling bathroom plumbing fixture. RU patent 2438157. (RU 2438157):

G05B19/042 - Recording and playback systems, i.e. in which the programme is recorded from a cycle of operations, e.g. the cycle of operations being manually controlled, after which this record is played back on the same machine

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