EP0245905A2 - Ventil mit mehrfach schwenkbarer Auslauftülle - Google Patents

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EP0245905A2
EP0245905A2 EP87200833A EP87200833A EP0245905A2 EP 0245905 A2 EP0245905 A2 EP 0245905A2 EP 87200833 A EP87200833 A EP 87200833A EP 87200833 A EP87200833 A EP 87200833A EP 0245905 A2 EP0245905 A2 EP 0245905A2
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Alfons Dr. Knapp
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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
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
    • 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
    • E03C2001/0414—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths allowing different orientations of the spout or the outlet nozzle
    • 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
    • E03C2001/0417—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths having space-saving features, e.g. retractable, demountable

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  • the present invention relates to a tap, particularly suitable for domestic and sanitary applications, provided with an adjustable flow spout.
  • sink faucets typically have a spout that pivots about a vertical axis, which extends from the horizontal body of a faucet or manifold, while bidet faucets often have their spouts mounted on a ball joint.
  • these taps with a swivel spout do not meet all the requirements that may be encountered in their practical use.
  • a sink tap with a spout swiveling around a vertical axis makes it possible to reach by the jet a limited field of sink positions, but it does not allow to adjust the height of the spout, to modify the inclination with which the jet is delivered, or else to serve appropriately large sinks or having two bowls, because the extended rotation necessary to carry the jet from one extreme position to the other develops according to a horizontal arc and, therefore, the distance between the jet and the edge of the tank changes a lot.
  • the bidet taps provided with a spherically articulated spout allow to choose at will the direction of the jet, within the limits of a certain field, but always starting from a substantially fixed flow position, close to the edge. of the tank, and therefore they do not allow, for example, to obtain a jet directed from the bottom up, as would be desirable in some cases.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the mentioned drawbacks of known taps provided with an adjustable flow spout, by authorizing flow modes which cannot be achieved by known taps.
  • the valve according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises a flow tube, the two ends of which are substantially parallel to each other, the first end being tightly coupled with the body of the valve and pivoting about an axis substantially. horizontal, and the second end of the flow tube being tightly coupled and pivoting relative to a flow head arranged so as to deliver a jet in a direction at least approximately perpendicular to the axis of the coupling with the corresponding end of the flow tube.
  • the flow tube can be pivoted, within certain limits, relative to the valve body about the respective horizontal axis, which gives rise to an oscillation of the flow tube in a vertical plane, thereby offering the possibility of adjusting the inclination of the tube and the height at which the flow head will be located.
  • the latter in turn, can be pivoted relative to the flow tube, which gives rise to a variation in the inclination with which the flow head delivers the water jet.
  • the combination of these two independent adjustments allows, for example in a sink or a washbasin, to direct the jet towards a point of the tank chosen beforehand, with a chosen inclination and from a height which is also chosen beforehand, or also to adjust the jet in a direction not going towards the tank, for example to spray the inside of a washing container.
  • the combination of the mentioned settings makes it possible either to make a subhorizontal jet or inclined differently towards the tank, as in known taps, or also to make a jet directed upwards from a point located at the bottom in the tank, which meets requirements that cannot be met with known valves.
  • the flow tube has a C shape with a short lower arm articulated to the body of the tap around an axis going from the body of the tap to the tank to be served, and an arm upper long stretches above the tap.
  • said flow tube can be made in two sections coupled telescopically.
  • said telescopic coupling can be pivoted, allowing in this case also to adjust the transverse inclination with which the water jet is delivered by the flow head.
  • said telescopic coupling can be provided with a locking collar for fixing, in the reciprocal position chosen, the two sections forming the flow tube.
  • the very body of the valve at least in its part coupled with the flow tube, can be pivotally mounted about a vertical axis, thus allowing the flow tube a further degree of freedom and conferring extreme versatility at the tap.
  • the body of a tap which, in this example, is a single-lever tap with a cap 2 and an operating lever 3 which, in this case, is directed almost horizontally towards the user.
  • the body 1 is pivotally mounted, at least within certain limits, around a vertical axis -a-, according to the curved arrow A. It should be specified that, here and everywhere in the rest of this description , when we speak of the valve body we mean referring only to the part of the body from which the flow tube leaves, and not to the other structural parts of the valve. Therefore, in particular, being pivotable refers only to that part of the valve body, while preferably the remaining structure of the valve is fixed.
  • the application of the invention is in no way linked to the type of tap illustrated.
  • the invention can be applied generally to any type of tap, simple or mixer, lever or handle, to one or two actuators, and constituted by a single body or by two bodies united the the other by a collector; in the latter case, naturally, the body 1 to be considered with regard to the invention is part of the collector.
  • a first part of a flow tube substantially rectilinear in this case and the first end 5 of which is bent at 90 ° relative to the part 4 and is tightly coupled with the body 1 of the tap. so as to be able to pivot, at least within certain limits, about a horizontal axis -b-, along the curved arrow B.
  • a second part 6 In the first part 4 of the flow tube is inserted telescopically a second part 6, the outer end of which 7 is bent at 90 ° relative to the part 6.
  • the second part 6 of the flow tube can slide tightly in the first part 4, over a certain length, along the axis -c-, following the double arrow C ⁇ , which allows you to adjust the active length of the flow tube 4-6.
  • the second part 6 of the flow tube can pivot, at least within certain limits, in the first part 4, around the axis -c-, along the curved arrow C ⁇ .
  • the displacements of the second part 6 of the flow tube relative to the first part 4 can be simply braked by an appropriate friction, or else a collar 8 can be provided which can be maneuvered by pivoting it in one direction or in the 'other according to the curved arrow C ⁇ in order to release the movement of part 6 of the flow tube, or to block it in the position which has been assigned to it.
  • a flow head 9 On the end 7 bent at 90 ° from the part 6 of the flow tube is mounted in a sealed and pivoting manner at least within certain limits according to the curved arrow D, around an axis -d- at least approximately perpendicular to the axis -c-, a flow head 9.
  • This flow head is provided with a flow orifice 10 preferably provided with a jet breaker or a jet aerator, arranged so as to project a jet of water E in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis -d-.
  • the water jet E can be adjusted within wide limits as regards either its direction, or the position and the height from which it leaves, by combining at will the movements of the body 1 around the axis -a-, the first part 4 of the flow tube around the axis -b-, the second part 7 of the long flow tube and around the axis -c-, and the flow head 9 around the axis -d-.
  • This possibility can be exploited, for example in a sink or a washbasin, to always give the jet E the characteristics most in conformity with the operation to be executed, in an adjustment field extremely wider than that which can be obtained by the known taps.
  • the valve according to FIG. 1 has all the degrees of freedom provided for by the invention in its most complete application, but it will be understood that the more characteristic and essential degrees of freedom are those which develop around the axes -b- and -d-, so that in simplified embodiments, like those which are represented in FIGS. 2 to 7, the mobility of the parts can also be reduced to that relating to audits two axes, while still giving the tap an essentially greater versatility than that of known taps.
  • the tap according to FIG. 2 has, articulated to the body 1, a flow tube 4 ⁇ which, in this case, is not extensible, the end of which 7 supports the flow head 9 in an articulated manner.
  • a flow tube 4 ⁇ which, in this case, is not extensible, the end of which 7 supports the flow head 9 in an articulated manner.
  • the curvatures of its two ends 5 and 7 lie at least approximately in the same plane. They can be rotated in the same direction, as in the example shown, if a central installation of the body 1 of the tap is provided, and in this case the flow tube has a general shape in -C-. However, said curvatures can also be rotated in opposite directions, thereby giving the flow tube a shape in -S-, which is favorable if a non-central installation of the body 1 of the tap is provided.
  • the tap shown in Figures 5 and 6 has an upwardly extending operating lever 3 of the so-called "joy stick" type.
  • Its flow tube is asymmetrical C-shaped, with a central part 4 and a short lower arm 5, articulated to the body 1 of the valve around a horizontal axis -b- which, in this case, is directed from the body 1 of the tap to the tank to be served.
  • the upper arm 7 of the flow tube is much longer than the lower arm 5, it passes over the operating lever 3 and it carries the flow head 9 hinged at its end.
  • the flow head 9 can be moved over a great length in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis -b-, which makes it possible to efficiently service a very large sink or comprising two bowls. It is very important that the central part 4 of the flow tube, in this case, is in relation to the tap at the rear, is on the side opposite to the user, so that it does not interfere with the operation of the lever 3, which would prove (in the presence of a joystick control lever) if the part 4 of the flow tube was lateral as in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the central part 4 and the upper arm 7 of the flow tube are rectilinear, and the different parts of the tube are connected by relatively narrow curvatures, but these provisions are not limiting.
  • the upper arm 7 of the flow tube has a curvature of large radius and it connects directly to the central part 4, so that these two parts are no longer even clearly distinguished from one of the other.
  • These shape modifications do not alter the function of the parts, and they can be used, when designing the faucet, to obtain suitable aesthetic shapes.
  • the flow tube 4 ⁇ has a considerable length, which makes this tap particularly suitable for a sink or sink.
  • the tap shown in Figures 3 and 4 is substantially similar to the one shown in Figure 2, except that the flow tube 4 ⁇ has a smaller extension, which makes it particularly suitable to be applied to a bidet .
  • this tap is substantially equivalent to known taps provided with a spherically articulated flow spout, but in addition this tap makes it possible to lower the flow tube 4 ⁇ in the tank and to pivot upwards the flow head 9, as illustrated in FIG. 4, thus producing a jet directed from the bottom up (so-called jet with a shower), which cannot be obtained by known taps.
  • some part of the tap advantageously the flow head itself, include a check valve capable prevent back flow in the event of a lack of pressure.
  • the straight shape of the 4-6 flow tube is essential in case where this tube is formed by two parts intended to be able to either slide or pivot one relative to the other. Otherwise, this rectilinear form can also be substituted by any other form, if it is believed appropriate for aesthetic reasons.
  • the deflection of the end of the flow tube coupled with the valve is obtained by a material curvature of the tube, but it should be understood that any functionally equivalent embodiment is included in the field of the present invention.
  • said end could be constituted by an attached head, or alternatively could have the shape of a collar pivotally inserted on a lateral projection of the valve body, and so on.
  • the articulation between the flow tube and the valve body could also be of the spherical type, provided that it is such as to allow sufficient displacement around a horizontal axis. Similar modifications could be provided for the articulation between the flow tube and the flow head.
  • the articulations of the flow tube with respect to the body of the tap and with respect to the flow head in general, can be simply braked by an appropriate friction, but, if it is believed appropriate, also in these articulations one can insert similar clamp collar 8.

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IT67396/86A IT1188150B (it) 1986-05-14 1986-05-14 Rubinetto con becco di erogazione ad orientabilita multipla
IT6739686 1986-05-14
IT6773786 1986-09-29
IT8667737A IT8667737A0 (it) 1986-09-29 1986-09-29 Rubinetto con becco di erogazione ad orientabilita multipla

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EP0712965A1 (de) * 1994-11-17 1996-05-22 Blanco GmbH & Co. KG Einbauspüle
EP0712964A1 (de) * 1994-11-17 1996-05-22 Blanco GmbH & Co. KG Mischbatterie-Wasserauslaufeinrichtung
WO1998005828A1 (de) * 1996-08-07 1998-02-12 Ideal-Standard Gmbh Wasserauslauf für eine sanitäre armatur
WO1999036181A1 (en) * 1998-01-15 1999-07-22 Marie Marcelle Joyce Mayer Faucet with moveable spout
AU727874B2 (en) * 1998-01-15 2001-01-04 Mayer, Louis Robert Percy Faucet with moveable spout
WO2002037002A1 (en) * 2000-11-02 2002-05-10 Feltonmix Limited A valving and mixing unit
EP1329560A2 (de) * 2002-01-16 2003-07-23 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
CN103277557A (zh) * 2013-05-30 2013-09-04 谭清柏 一种出水嘴可绕着水平轴转动的龙头
CN108692085A (zh) * 2018-04-18 2018-10-23 傅菊银 一种带有过滤功能的可调节式水龙头
WO2021103441A1 (zh) * 2019-11-29 2021-06-03 徐正国 一种上下调节的水龙头

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DE927799C (de) * 1950-04-20 1955-05-16 Helmut Dornbracht Schwenkbarer Auslaufarm fuer Wasserarmaturen
US3726318A (en) * 1971-10-28 1973-04-10 Pryde Inc Faucet
DE1650500B2 (de) * 1966-08-29 1973-10-25 Pryde Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (V.St.A.)
DE7804838U1 (de) * 1978-02-15 1978-07-13 Aqua Butzke-Werke Ag, 1000 Berlin Laborarmatur

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DE927799C (de) * 1950-04-20 1955-05-16 Helmut Dornbracht Schwenkbarer Auslaufarm fuer Wasserarmaturen
DE1650500B2 (de) * 1966-08-29 1973-10-25 Pryde Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (V.St.A.)
US3726318A (en) * 1971-10-28 1973-04-10 Pryde Inc Faucet
DE7804838U1 (de) * 1978-02-15 1978-07-13 Aqua Butzke-Werke Ag, 1000 Berlin Laborarmatur

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EP0712965A1 (de) * 1994-11-17 1996-05-22 Blanco GmbH & Co. KG Einbauspüle
EP0712964A1 (de) * 1994-11-17 1996-05-22 Blanco GmbH & Co. KG Mischbatterie-Wasserauslaufeinrichtung
WO1998005828A1 (de) * 1996-08-07 1998-02-12 Ideal-Standard Gmbh Wasserauslauf für eine sanitäre armatur
WO1999036181A1 (en) * 1998-01-15 1999-07-22 Marie Marcelle Joyce Mayer Faucet with moveable spout
AU727874B2 (en) * 1998-01-15 2001-01-04 Mayer, Louis Robert Percy Faucet with moveable spout
WO2002037002A1 (en) * 2000-11-02 2002-05-10 Feltonmix Limited A valving and mixing unit
EP1329560A2 (de) * 2002-01-16 2003-07-23 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
EP1329560A3 (de) * 2002-01-16 2005-01-19 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
EP1690988A2 (de) * 2002-01-16 2006-08-16 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
EP1690988A3 (de) * 2002-01-16 2011-01-19 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
CN103277557A (zh) * 2013-05-30 2013-09-04 谭清柏 一种出水嘴可绕着水平轴转动的龙头
CN108692085A (zh) * 2018-04-18 2018-10-23 傅菊银 一种带有过滤功能的可调节式水龙头
WO2021103441A1 (zh) * 2019-11-29 2021-06-03 徐正国 一种上下调节的水龙头

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