EP3486382B1 - Dispositif d'actionnement pour un dispositif sanitair - Google Patents

Dispositif d'actionnement pour un dispositif sanitair Download PDF

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EP3486382B1
EP3486382B1 EP17201866.5A EP17201866A EP3486382B1 EP 3486382 B1 EP3486382 B1 EP 3486382B1 EP 17201866 A EP17201866 A EP 17201866A EP 3486382 B1 EP3486382 B1 EP 3486382B1
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Peter Schmid
Pascal BRÄNDLI
René Elsener
Stephan Müller
Samuel Schüller
Tobias PLÜSS
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/10—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl
    • E03D5/105—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl touchless, e.g. using sensors
    • 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/02—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor
    • E03D5/028—Pusher plates and actuating mechanisms for built-in cisterns

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  • the present invention relates to an operating device with user recognition according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Actuating plates for user recognition have become known from the prior art.
  • the EP 3 031 989 such an actuator plate, wherein sensors are arranged in a housing.
  • the EP 2 497 868 discloses a further device for the electrical triggering of a water discharge, the sensors monitoring the space in front of the device via certain surface areas in the front.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an actuating device with user recognition for the purpose of triggering a function which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art.
  • a particularly preferred object is to specify an actuating device which allows a more reliable user identification.
  • the object of claim 1 achieves this object Actuator for a sanitary fitting for the purpose of triggering a function.
  • the function can be, for example, triggering a rinse or switching on lighting or starting or actuating a shower or opening a water valve in an outlet fitting or any other function.
  • Said actuating device comprises a housing with a front and a rear as well as a detection sensor with a transmitter and a receiver for detecting a user.
  • the detection sensor emits electromagnetic waves via the transmitter and receives the electromagnetic waves reflected by the user via the receiver.
  • the detection sensor is arranged in a cavity of the housing, the cavity having a transmission region in the direction of said electromagnetic waves which is transparent or permeable to said electromagnetic waves.
  • the housing has a side surface which extends in the direction of the surface normal to the front side at least partially between the front side and the rear side, the transmission area being arranged in the region of the side surface or in the side surface.
  • the transmission area is essentially such that the electromagnetic waves emerge via the side surfaces of the housing.
  • the area to be detected is not an area in front of the front side, but another area, namely an area on the side, in particular below the actuating device, as a result of which incorrect operations can be avoided.
  • the electromagnetic waves preferably pass through the transmission region in the direction of a main direction.
  • the expression "main direction” is understood to mean a direction in which the electromagnetic waves travel shortly after transmission from the transmitter antenna and in which the electromagnetic waves pass the transmission area. After passing through the transmission area, the electromagnetic waves propagate based on the local conditions and the antenna characteristics. As explained below, the electromagnetic waves can travel in a circularly polarizing manner, the main axis then essentially being the axis around which the electromagnetic waves Rotate waves around, is understood.
  • the main direction of the electromagnetic waves is essentially perpendicular to the surface normal.
  • actuating device is understood in particular to mean an actuating plate for triggering a flush on a toilet or urinal, or a plate of an outlet fitting or a housing for a shower toilet or another sanitary device.
  • the side surface with the transmission area is oriented essentially in the vertical or horizontal.
  • the electromagnetic waves preferably go substantially downward or upward with respect to the housing.
  • the transmission area can be designed as an opening in the housing or it can be made of a material that is transparent or permeable to the electromagnetic waves. It is also conceivable that the transmission area is partially designed as an opening in the cavity or in the housing and is partially made of a material that is transparent to the electromagnetic waves.
  • transparent or “transparent” in connection with the transmission area is understood to mean that the emitted and the receiving electromagnetic waves of the detection sensor can pass through the transmission area.
  • the transmission area does not hinder these electromagnetic waves from spreading.
  • the housing is designed in such a way that it can be installed with a gap to a mounting level predetermined by the customer, which gap lies to the said radiation area in such a way that the electromagnetic waves are guided through the gap.
  • the arrangement has the advantage that, due to the arrangement of the transmission area and the gap, the users can be detected independently of the installation situation, because the electromagnetic waves are not caused by elements which are in contact with or protrude from the mounting plane or by the actuating device themselves are hindered, but can be reliably sent and received. This means that when installed, no elements on the assembly level can hinder the electromagnetic waves.
  • the materialization of the assembly level and the element installed behind the assembly level can be arbitrary.
  • gap is understood to mean an opening or an opening or a space.
  • the gap is typically open, that is to say without a material filling. However, it can also be provided with a material filling that is transparent to the electromagnetic waves.
  • the detection sensor is preferably a high-frequency sensor whose frequency is in the range from 24 GHz to 24.25 GHz or at 61 GHz or at 76 GHz.
  • Other sensors such as optical or capacitive sensors, can also be used.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment is characterized in that the transmitter has a transmitter antenna in the form of a patch antenna and / or in that the receiver has a receiver antenna in the form of a patch antenna.
  • a "patch antenna” is understood to mean an antenna which extends essentially in one plane.
  • the extension of the patch antenna transverse to the main direction of the electromagnetic waves is preferably essentially a rectangle, in particular a slim rectangle.
  • main direction in connection with the patch antenna is understood to mean a direction in which the electromagnetic waves travel shortly after transmission from the transmitter antenna. This is typically inside the cavity. Outside the cavity and after passing through the transmission area or possibly the gap, the electromagnetic waves spread based on the local conditions and the antenna characteristic continues.
  • the transmission area preferably has an area which corresponds at least to the size of the patch antennas or which is smaller than the size of the patch antennas. The same can be said for the clear width of the gap.
  • the patch antenna is preferably circularly polarized, so that the electromagnetic waves or the electromagnetic field are circularly polarized, so that the electromagnetic waves radiate circularly.
  • the circularly polarized field has the advantage that the electromagnetic waves can also penetrate a transmission area or a gap which corresponds to half the wavelength or which is smaller than half the wavelength.
  • Said patch antennas of the transmitter and those of the receiver are preferably essentially in a common plane.
  • the cavity is preferably not designed to be penetrable for said electromagnetic waves, except in the transmission area. That means said electromagnetic waves can only emerge through said transmission area.
  • the cavity is provided, except in the transmission area, with a coating which cannot be penetrated by said electromagnetic waves, the coating preferably being an electrically conductive, in particular a metallic, coating.
  • the coating can ensure that the electromagnetic waves can only leave the cavity via the transmission area.
  • the wall of the cavity is formed, except in the transmission area, by a material which cannot be penetrated by the electromagnetic waves.
  • the transmission area and the slit in the main direction are preferably those Seen electromagnetic waves, arranged substantially congruent to each other. This means that the shape and the extent of the slit and the transmission area are essentially identical to one another. In addition, the slit and the transmission area are essentially one above the other when viewed in the main direction. However, it is also conceivable that either the slit or the transmission area is larger than the transmission area or the slit.
  • the main direction extends in the area of the transmission area and the gap essentially parallel to the assembly plane, the electromagnetic waves essentially emerging from the gap in the main direction and then spreading correspondingly further in the room.
  • the transmission area and / or the slit are preferably essentially rectangular and each have a length which corresponds to a multiple of the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the detection sensor.
  • the transmission area and / or the slit preferably has a width which corresponds to the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the detection sensor.
  • the transmission area and / or the slit has a width which corresponds to half the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the detection sensor.
  • the transmission area and / or the slit has a width which corresponds to a dimension smaller than half the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the detection sensor. This allows the space requirement in the actuating device to be further optimized. This embodiment is particularly advantageous if the above-mentioned patch antenna, in particular with the circular polarization, is used.
  • the front element preferably has actuation buttons for triggering a flush.
  • the flush can be triggered manually, while another function, such as switching on a night light or triggering a shower toilet, can be controlled with the detection sensor.
  • the actuating device is part of an outlet fitting, which further comprises an outlet pipe.
  • the transmission region is preferably made of plastic, in particular of a thermoplastic, preferably with a relative permittivity or a dielectric conductivity of ⁇ r between 3 and 5.
  • This permittivity is particularly advantageous if the penetration region or the gap has a width which is half that Wavelength corresponds to or which is less than half the wavelength, and if the above-mentioned patch antenna, in particular the circularly polarized patch antenna, is used.
  • the housing is particularly preferably a rectangle or a square when viewed in the direction of the surface normal on the front, a side surface extending from the front in the direction of the surface normal from the edge of the rectangle or the square, the transmission area or the gap in the area of the Side surface is arranged.
  • the width described above is advantageous because the extent of the side surface is then smaller can be chosen.
  • the extension of the side surface in the direction of the surface normal is preferably many times smaller than the extension of the front side transverse to the surface normal.
  • the actuating device preferably also has at least one light source, the light of which can be emitted via said transmission area or the gap or via a passage arranged separately from the transmission area.
  • the light source can be controlled by the signal provided by the detection sensor.
  • the light source is particularly preferably arranged on the same printed circuit board as the detection sensor.
  • An arrangement comprises an actuating device as described above and a sanitary article, both the actuating device and the sanitary article being fastened to said assembly level, and the transmission area or the gap which may be present being directed against the sanitary article.
  • the sanitary article is preferably a washstand, a toilet bowl or a urinal.
  • An actuating device 1 for a sanitary fitting is shown in the figures.
  • the actuating device 1 is used for the purpose of triggering a function in connection with a sanitary fitting.
  • the function can be, for example, the triggering of a flush and / or the control of an under-shower and / or the control of lighting and / or the actuation of a water valve in an outlet fitting and / or another sanitary function.
  • the sanitary fitting is preferably a toilet or a urinal or a washstand or other element.
  • the actuating device 1 comprises a housing 2 with a front side 13 and a rear side 14.
  • the front side 13 can be recognized by the user in the installed state.
  • the actuating device is connected to a wall or a mounting frame or part of the sanitary fitting via the rear side 14.
  • the actuating device 1 comprises a detection sensor 3 with a transmitter 4 and a receiver 5.
  • the detection sensor 3 serves to detect a user who uses the sanitary fitting.
  • the detection sensor 3 emits waves via the transmitter 4, which are then reflected by a user and received again by the receiver 5.
  • the detection sensor 3 can then recognize a user based on the transmitted or the received waves and output a corresponding signal.
  • the signal then serves as a control signal for triggering said function.
  • the detection sensor 3 is mounted in a cavity 6 of the housing 2. Under a cavity 6 in the present case is understood to be a receiving space which is arranged in or on the housing 2 or is provided by the housing 2.
  • the cavity 6 has a transmission region 7a in the direction of the said waves.
  • the transmission area 7a is transparent to the said waves. This means that the said waves can emerge from the cavity 6 through the transmission region 7a.
  • the transmission area 7a can be designed as an opening or it can be made of a material that is transparent to the waves emitted by the detection sensor 3. This means that the waves can penetrate through the material to the outside.
  • the cavity 6 is closed with a cover 21.
  • the housing 2 is in the preferred embodiment shown, as in FIGS Figures 2 and 4th shown, designed in such a way that it can be assembled with a gap 7b to form an assembly level ME provided by the customer.
  • the assembly level ME is, for example, a wall covered with tiles or the front of a built-in frame or the surface of the sanitary fitting.
  • the assembly level ME represents the final state, that is, no elements are arranged which are placed on the assembly level ME.
  • the gap 7b lies in such a way to the said transmission area 7a that the transmitted as well as the waves to be received coming from the transmission area 7a are guided through the gap 7b.
  • the waves are emitted by the detection sensor 3 along a main direction H and first pass through the transmission area 7a and then through the gap 7b.
  • the arrangement of the transmission area 7a and of the gap 7b has the advantage that the actuating device 1 can be used independently of the materialization of the assembly level ME specified by the customer.
  • the materialization of the assembly level ME can be very versatile and that under certain circumstances negatively influence the waves of the detection sensor or make it impossible to pass through.
  • an actuating device 1 is created which can be used for all purposes.
  • the detection sensor 3 is preferably a high-frequency sensor whose frequency is preferably 24 gigahertz.
  • the transmitter 4 has a transmitter antenna 8 and the receiver 5 has a receiver antenna 9.
  • the waves are transmitted via the antennas.
  • Both the transmitter antenna 8 and the receiver antenna 9 are essentially in the form of a patch antenna.
  • a patch antenna is understood to mean an antenna which is preferably located in one plane.
  • the transmitter antenna 8 and the receiver antenna 9 are on a common circuit board, which in the Figure 1 is shown.
  • the main direction H in which the wave transmitters 4 are emitted, extends essentially orthogonally to the plane in which the patch antennas lie from this printed circuit board.
  • the transmission area 7a has an area which corresponds at least to the size of the transmitter antenna 8 and the receiver antenna 9 or the patch antenna.
  • the gap 7b has a clear width which corresponds at least to the size of the transmitter antenna 8 and the receiver antenna 9 or patch antennas. This ensures that all waves that are emitted by the transmitter 4 and received by the receiver 5 emerge unhindered from the cavity and the housing 2 and can in turn enter unhindered.
  • the Figure 5 shows schematically a part of the patch antenna, as well as the transmission area 7a and the gap 7b.
  • the waves W propagate in the direction of the main direction H.
  • the patch antenna polarizes the electric field in such a way that a circular polarization of the field is achieved.
  • the circularly polarized field rotates over time around the axis of the main direction H. A kind of spiral arises which rotates around the main axis H.
  • the antenna is typically selected such that the electric field or the waves extend in the direction parallel to the feed.
  • the antennas are preferably fed on the left and right.
  • the electric field is now oriented so that it is parallel or approximate is parallel to the gap, but during the other half of the time the electric field is perpendicular to the gap or approximately perpendicular.
  • the waves can pass through the gap and radiate forward.
  • the waves W will leave the gap.
  • the cavity 6 preferably has, except in the transmission region 7a, a coating which cannot be penetrated by the said waves.
  • a coating which cannot be penetrated by the said waves.
  • the cover 21 is also provided with a metallic coating on the side facing the cavity 6.
  • the coated insides have the reference number 22.
  • the lid can also be a metallic lid.
  • the coating is typically a metallic coating. The coating creates the advantage that the waves emerge from the cavity 6 exclusively via the said transmission region 7a and focusing can thus be achieved. In addition, errors can practically be excluded.
  • the transmission area 7a and the slit 7b seen in the main direction H of the said waves are substantially congruent.
  • "clear width” means a clear width that is transparent to the waves. This does not necessarily have to be a "clear width” in which there is no material in the transmission area. However, as explained above in connection with the transmission area, the material must be transparent to the waves.
  • the transmission area 7a and the slit 7b essentially have a rectangular basic shape.
  • the rectangular basic shape has a length that corresponds to a multiple of the wavelength of the waves transmitted by the detection sensor 3.
  • the length L is in Figure 1 drawn.
  • the transmission area 7a and the slit 7b both have a width B, which corresponds at most to the wavelength of the waves sent by the detection sensor 3. It has proven particularly advantageous if the transmission region 7a and the slit 7b have a width which corresponds to half the wavelength of the waves transmitted by the detection sensor 3. As a result of this design, the gap 7b and the transmission area 7a can be chosen to be as small as possible, which is advantageous for the overall thickness of the actuating device 1, since this can be minimized accordingly.
  • the width B is in the Figure 4 drawn. The width B is typically around 4 millimeters, but as mentioned, this depends on the wavelength. The above-described propagation of the waves enables a comparatively thin slit 7b or a comparatively thin transmission region 7a to be created.
  • the housing 2 has the shape of a rectangle.
  • the housing 2 can also have the shape of a square or another shape.
  • a side surface 15 extends from the front side 13 in the direction of the surface normal F, which here is essentially provided by the front element 10.
  • the transmission region 7a or the gap 7b are arranged in the region of the side surface 15. That is, the main direction H of the waves from the detection sensor 3 is perpendicular to the surface normal F and essentially parallel to the mounting plane ME.
  • the housing is then arranged in the installed position so that the main direction H is oriented downwards in the direction of gravity, so that a user sitting on a toilet or approaching a urinal can be recognized.
  • the waves after leaving the gap 7b not only in the main direction H, but, as in FIG Figure 3 indicated, also move away from the assembly level ME ..
  • the extension B of the side surface 15 in the direction of the surface normal F is many times smaller than the extension of the front 13 transversely to the surface normal F.
  • the housing 2 has a front element 10 which has the front side 13 and a back element 11 which has the back side 14.
  • the two elements 10, 11 can be connected to one another via a latching connection 18.
  • said cavity 6 lies with the transmission region 7a on the rear element 11.
  • An arrangement on the front element 10 or a joint provision of the cavity 6 between the front element 10 and the rear element 11 would also be conceivable.
  • the gap 7b is created by the spaced arrangement of the front element 10 to the mounting plane ME.
  • the front element 10 has at least one, here two, actuation button 12 for triggering a flush.
  • actuating device 1 also has a light source 16, the light of which can be emitted via said transmission region 7a or the gap 7b. That is, in the embodiment shown, the light source 16 is controlled via the signal from the detection sensor 3, while the flushing is triggered manually via the actuation keys 12.
  • the actuating device 1 shown here essentially serves as an actuating device 1 with which, for example, a night light can be provided. In other embodiments, it is conceivable to dispense with the actuation buttons 12 and to use the signal from the detection sensor for triggering the flushing. In yet another embodiment, it would be conceivable to also arrange the actuation buttons and to use the signal from the detection sensor for starting or triggering a shower.
  • the light source 16 is preferably arranged on the same circuit board as the detection sensor 3. In the embodiment shown, the light source 16 is arranged to the left of the detection sensor 3 or of the patch antennas of the detection sensor 3. The light from the light source 16 is coupled into a light guide and coupled out again in the area of the gap 7B.
  • the light guide bears the reference number 19.
  • the actuating device 1 is shown in connection with an outlet fitting.
  • the same parts are provided with the same reference numerals.
  • Here extends from the front 13 a tap 25, which is arranged instead of the actuation buttons according to the embodiment in the other figures.
  • the installation of the corresponding sensor parts is symbolized by the dashed lines.

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  1. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) pour une garniture sanitaire en vue du déclenchement d'une fonction, le dispositif d'actionnement (1) comportant un boîtier (2) doté d'un côté avant (13) et d'un côté arrière (14) ainsi qu'un capteur de détection (3) doté d'un émetteur (4) et d'un récepteur (5) pour la détection d'un utilisateur, le capteur de détection (3) émettant des ondes électromagnétiques par le biais de l'émetteur (4) et en recevant par le biais du récepteur (5),
    le capteur de détection (3) étant disposé dans une cavité (6) du boîtier (2), la cavité (6) comprenant une zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) dans la directions desdites ondes électromagnétiques, laquelle zone est transparente auxdites ondes, et
    le boîtier (2) comprenant une surface latérale (15) qui s'étend dans la direction de la normale à la surface (F) du côté avant au moins partiellement entre le côté avant (13) et le côté arrière (14), la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) étant disposée dans la région de la surface latérale (15) et/ou dans la surface latérale, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2) est réalisé de telle sorte que celui-ci peut être monté avec un interstice (7b) par rapport à un plan de montage prédéfini (ME) du côté du bâtiment, lequel interstice (7b) est situé par rapport à ladite zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) de telle sorte que les ondes émises et à recevoir sont guidées à travers l'interstice (7b).
  2. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le capteur de détection (3) est un capteur haute fréquence dont la fréquence se situe de préférence dans la plage de 24 GHz à 24,25 GHz ou à 61 GHz ou à 76 GHz.
  3. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'émetteur (4) comprend une antenne d'émetteur (8) sous la forme d'une antenne planaire et/ou en ce que le récepteur (5) comprend une antenne de récepteur (9) sous la forme d'une antenne planaire.
  4. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé
    en ce que la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) comprend une surface qui correspond au moins à la taille des antennes planaires, ou qui est inférieure à la taille des antennes planaires ; et/ou
    en ce que l'interstice (7b) présente une largeur intérieure qui correspond au moins à la taille des antennes planaires ou qui est inférieure à la taille des antennes planaires.
  5. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisé
    en ce que lesdites antennes planaires se situent sensiblement dans un plan commun (E) ; et/ou en ce que l'antenne planaire est polarisée de manière circulaire.
  6. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la cavité (6) est formée de manière à ne pas pouvoir être traversée par lesdites ondes électromagnétiques mis à part dans la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a),
    la cavité (6) étant dotée d'un revêtement ne pouvant pas être traversé par lesdites ondes mis à part dans la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a), le revêtement étant réalisé de préférence de manière électroconductrice ; ou la paroi de la cavité (6) étant formée par un matériau ne pouvant pas être traversé par lesdites ondes mis à part dans la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a).
  7. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) et l'interstice (7b) sont sensiblement en coïncidence vus dans la direction principale (H) desdites ondes.
  8. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) et/ou l'interstice (7b) sont sensiblement rectangulaires et de préférence présentent une longueur (L) qui correspond à un multiple de la longueur d'onde des ondes électromagnétiques émises par le capteur de détection (3).
  9. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) et/ou l'interstice (7b) présentent une largeur (B) qui correspond à la longueur d'onde des ondes électromagnétiques émises par le capteur de détection (3) ; ou en ce que la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) et/ou l'interstice (7b) présentent une largeur qui correspond à la moitié de la longueur d'onde des ondes électromagnétiques émises par le capteur de détection (3) ; ou en ce que la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) et/ou l'interstice (7b) présentent une largeur qui est inférieure d'une mesure à la moitié de la longueur d'onde des ondes électromagnétiques émises par le capteur de détection (3).
  10. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé
    en ce que le boîtier (2) comprend un élément avant (10) comprenant le côté avant (13) et un élément arrière (11) comprenant le côté arrière (14), lesquels éléments peuvent être reliés l'un à l'autre, ladite cavité (6) dotée de la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) étant disposée sur l'élément avant (10) ;
    ou en ce que ladite cavité (6) est disposée sur l'élément arrière (11) avec la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) ;
    ou en ce que ladite cavité (6) dotée de la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) est disposée sur l'élément avant (10) et sur l'élément arrière (11).
  11. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que l'élément avant (10) comprend des boutons d'actionnement (12) pour le déclenchement d'une chasse.
  12. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) est constitué de matière synthétique, en particulier d'une matière thermoplastique, de préférence présentant une permittivité relative εr entre 3 et 5, et/ou en ce que l'étendue (D) de la surface latérale (15) dans la direction de la normale à la surface (F) est plusieurs fois inférieure à l'étendue du côté avant (13) transversalement à la normale à la surface.
  13. Dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'actionnement (1) comprend en outre au moins une source lumineuse (16) dont la lumière peut être émise sur ladite zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) et l'interstice (7b) ou sur un passage (17) disposé de manière séparée de la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) .
  14. Ensemble comportant un dispositif d'actionnement (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes 1 à 9 et une garniture de sortie, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'actionnement fait partie d'une garniture de sortie, laquelle comporte en outre un tuyau de sortie.
  15. Ensemble comportant un dispositif d'actionnement selon l'une des revendications précédentes 1 à 13 ainsi qu'un article sanitaire, dans lequel à la fois le dispositif d'actionnement et l'article sanitaire peuvent être fixés sur ledit plan de montage, et dans lequel la zone de traversée de rayonnement (7a) et/ou l'interstice (7b) sont orientés vers l'article sanitaire.
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