Title:
FAUCET DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014177841
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a faucet device capable of improving use efficiency of electric energy generated by a generator.SOLUTION: A faucet device includes: a generator 11 for generating electric energy from water flow energy; a power storage unit (power storage circuit 15) charged by power feeding from the generator 11; a load 30 operated by the power feeding from the power storage unit; a step-down circuit 16 for stepping down voltage input to operation guarantee voltage of the load 30; and a booster circuit 17 for boosting the voltage input to the operation guarantee voltage of the load 30. The power feeding to the load 30 from the power storage unit is performed via at least one of the step-down circuit and the booster circuit.
Inventors:
KAREI MINORU
Application Number:
JP2013053488A
Publication Date:
September 25, 2014
Filing Date:
March 15, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOTO LTD
International Classes:
E03C1/05
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ken-ichiro Matsuo
Yasuhisa Ichikawa
Yasuhisa Ichikawa
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