EP0245577B1 - Robinet pour liquide à commande variable d'automatique à manuelle - Google Patents

Robinet pour liquide à commande variable d'automatique à manuelle Download PDF

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EP0245577B1
EP0245577B1 EP86830123A EP86830123A EP0245577B1 EP 0245577 B1 EP0245577 B1 EP 0245577B1 EP 86830123 A EP86830123 A EP 86830123A EP 86830123 A EP86830123 A EP 86830123A EP 0245577 B1 EP0245577 B1 EP 0245577B1
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mixer
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Enzo Fava
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    • 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

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  • This invention relates to a tap for the delivery of water or other liquids, and in particular to a tap that can be converted from automatic to manual operation.
  • Automatic taps provided with a sensor are known in the art and are particularly useful in sanitary services.
  • the sensor consists of an emitter or receiver of infrared or visible rays, or any other device for surveying a space for the presence of bodies, such as a person's hands placed in a wash basin on which the tap is mounted.
  • the tap operates by means of an electronic circuit and an electronic valve without manual intervention or an opening handle.
  • the operation of automatic taps of this type are subject to interruption in the event of an electronic or electromechanical breakdown or a black-out of electric current. This results in considerable inconvenience to the user.
  • This invention provides a tap with electronic and electromechanical components in which a by-pass operated by an electronic valve is provided, and in which a water opening and closing mechanism that will not be used during normal automatic operation is provided.
  • the opening and closing mechanism can be in a warm and cold water mixer.
  • the fluid delivery system comprises a body for directing fluid to a desired location.
  • Means for supplying fluid to the body are provided.
  • regulator means for manually controlling flow of fluid through the body.
  • Locking means for releasably locking the regulator means in an open position so that fluid can flow through the body are included in the fluid delivery system.
  • An electrically operated valve means in the fluid supply means is comprised of an automatically controlled fluid flow circuit and a manually controlled fluid flow circuit.
  • Sensor means for detecting the presence of an object proximate the body and for providing an electrical signal response thereto are included in the system. Controller means regulates opening and closing of the valve.
  • Means are provided for transmitting the electrical signal from the sensing means to the controller for the opening the automatically controlled fluid flow circuit in the valve.
  • the locking means for the regulator is engaged when the manually controlled fluid flow circuit in the valve is closed. On the other hand, the locking means is released when the manually controlled fluid flow circuit in the valve is open.
  • the locking means for the regulator may be released and the by- pass of the electronic valve may be opened by a key, screw-driver or similar device, therby transforming the automatically operated tap to a traditional tap without the need of electronic and electromechanical parts.
  • a fluid delivery system of the invention for delivering liquids is depicted.
  • the delivery system can be converted from automatic to manual operation.
  • the fluid delivery system is provided on a wash basin 4, and the system comprises a mixing handle 1, body 2, electronic sensor 3, electric cable 5, water conduit 6, electronic valve 7 having a water regulation handle 8 on a capacity regulator 9, and an electronic circuit 10 with a transformer 11.
  • unscrewing scew A results in a by-pass in electronic valve 7, which allows the water entering electronic valve 7 to freely flow towards body 2 of the tap.
  • Unscrewing screw B on the mixer handle 1 permits upward and rotative movement of the handle, which stops the flow of water through the body 2.
  • dashed lines shown the flow of water when the electronic valve is energized and the menbrane F is open.
  • the alternate dash-dot line shows the flow of water when the manual by-pass is being employed.
  • unscrewing screw A results in continous functioning of the electronic valve so that the water in chamber D freely flows through the manual by-pass, and the pressure in chamber D is diminished with respect to the pressure in chamber E. This results in membrane F being moved to the left, thus opening outlet hole G.
  • the direction of water flow is shown with broken lines as in figure 2.
  • the tap normally functions automatically.
  • the flow of water is started and stopped by the electronic valve.
  • the upper handle rotates only and effects mixing of the water only.
  • the handle is permitted to rotate for mixing of the water,and in addition, the handle may be lifted for stopping the flow of water and lowered for initiating the flow of water through the faucet depicted in the figure.

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Claims (6)

1. Robinet pour l'écoulement manuel ou automatique d'eau dans une cuvette de lavabo (4) comportant un mélangeur avec une poignée (1), un corps de robinet (2), un senseur électronique (3), un câble électrique (5), une conduite de l'eau (6), une électrovalve (7) pourvue d'une poignée (8) de réglage de l'écoulement de l'eau sur un régulateur (9), un circuit de commande électronique (10), et un transformateur (11), caractérisé en ce que par le dévissage d'une vis (A) une dérivation de l'électrovalve (7) permet à l'eau qui entre dans l'électrovalve de s'écouler vers le corps du robinet (2), et en ce que par le dévissage d'une vis (B) la poignée (1) du mélangeur peut être déplacée vers le haut et/ou être mue à rotation de manière à commander l'écoulement de l'eau.
2. Robinet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par une vis (B) située sur l'électrovalve (7) en correspondance du tuyau d'arrivée de l'eau, de sorte que par l'actionnement desdites vis on peut effectuer la variation de commande d'automatique à manuelle.
3. Robinet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le mélangeur (1) sert à mélanger l'eau chaude et froide et en ce qu'il y a un mécanisme d'ouverture et de fermeture de l'eau situé devant ou derrière ledit mélangeur (1) lequel normalement n'est pas utilisé mais qui peut entrer en fonctionnement en cas de dommage.
4. Robinet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que par le dévissage d'une vis (A'), on dégage un trou (H), de manière que l'eau s'écoule directement du tuyau d'entrée (IN) au tuyau de sortie (OUT) à travers une dérivation directe.
5. Robinet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que par le dévissage d'une vis (A), l'eau s'écoule librement de la chambre (D) à travers la dérivation (7), et dans la chambre (D) la pression diminue par rapport à la chambre (E) déplacant ainsi la membrane (F) de manière à libérer la sortie (G), de sorte que toute l'eau en entrée passe librement de la chambre (E) au trou d'émission (G).
6. Robinet selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'en maintenant la vis (B) vissée, la poignée supérieure peut seulement tourner et effectuer le mélange de l'eau, alors que si l'on dévisse la vis (B) ladite poignée peut être déplacée vers le haut pour arrêter l'écoulement d'eau et vers le bas pour ouvrir l'approvisionnement d'eau.
EP86830123A 1984-10-03 1986-05-12 Robinet pour liquide à commande variable d'automatique à manuelle Expired EP0245577B1 (fr)

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US06/661,858 US4604764A (en) 1984-10-03 1984-10-18 Tap for the delivery of liquids for the conversion from automatic to manual
AT86830123T ATE51918T1 (de) 1986-05-12 1986-05-12 Armatur fuer die abgabe von fluessigkeiten mit umschaltung von automatischer auf manuelle steuerung.
EP86830123A EP0245577B1 (fr) 1986-05-12 1986-05-12 Robinet pour liquide à commande variable d'automatique à manuelle
DE8686830123T DE3670327D1 (de) 1986-05-12 1986-05-12 Armatur fuer die abgabe von fluessigkeiten mit umschaltung von automatischer auf manuelle steuerung.

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EP86830123A EP0245577B1 (fr) 1986-05-12 1986-05-12 Robinet pour liquide à commande variable d'automatique à manuelle

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GB2226104A (en) * 1988-12-17 1990-06-20 Hydrotek Corp Faucets
WO1990014473A1 (fr) * 1989-05-18 1990-11-29 Kohler Co. Robinet actionne par solenoide
EP0415062A2 (fr) * 1989-08-25 1991-03-06 Inax Corporation Procédé pour activer une valve automatique pour un passage d'eau
US5118072A (en) * 1989-11-27 1992-06-02 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Solenoid valve
US6019130A (en) * 1996-06-25 2000-02-01 Rosemarie Brand-Gerhart Water run-out fitting
US6044865A (en) * 1996-06-10 2000-04-04 Santech Gmbh Sanitary fitting in the form of a single-lever mixer tap
EP1124019A1 (fr) 2000-02-10 2001-08-16 Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG Dispositif de connexion

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US6508272B1 (en) * 2000-11-20 2003-01-21 Arichell Technologies, Inc. Device and method for operating at least two valves
DE10320636B3 (de) * 2003-05-08 2005-02-03 Hydrotek Corporation Wasserhahn
EP1876305A1 (fr) * 2006-07-07 2008-01-09 Hsiang Hung Wang Robinet mélangeur avec commutation de la commande automatique à manuelle
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GB2226104A (en) * 1988-12-17 1990-06-20 Hydrotek Corp Faucets
WO1990014473A1 (fr) * 1989-05-18 1990-11-29 Kohler Co. Robinet actionne par solenoide
GR900100381A (el) * 1989-05-18 1991-10-10 Kohler Co Κρουνος ο οποιος λειτουργει με σωληνοειδες.
EP0530856A2 (fr) * 1989-05-18 1993-03-10 Kohler Co. Robinet actionné par solénoide
EP0530856A3 (en) * 1989-05-18 1993-04-21 Kohler Co. Solenoid operated faucet
EP0415062A2 (fr) * 1989-08-25 1991-03-06 Inax Corporation Procédé pour activer une valve automatique pour un passage d'eau
EP0415062A3 (en) * 1989-08-25 1991-05-29 Inax Corporation Method of driving an automatic on-off valve for a water passageway
US5063955A (en) * 1989-08-25 1991-11-12 Inax Corporation Method of driving an automatic on-off valve for a water passageway
US5118072A (en) * 1989-11-27 1992-06-02 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Solenoid valve
US6044865A (en) * 1996-06-10 2000-04-04 Santech Gmbh Sanitary fitting in the form of a single-lever mixer tap
US6019130A (en) * 1996-06-25 2000-02-01 Rosemarie Brand-Gerhart Water run-out fitting
EP1124019A1 (fr) 2000-02-10 2001-08-16 Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG Dispositif de connexion

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