EP0444414B1 - Installation sanitaire avec dispositif de protection pour empêcher les retours à eau - Google Patents

Installation sanitaire avec dispositif de protection pour empêcher les retours à eau Download PDF

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EP0444414B1
EP0444414B1 EP19910100658 EP91100658A EP0444414B1 EP 0444414 B1 EP0444414 B1 EP 0444414B1 EP 19910100658 EP19910100658 EP 19910100658 EP 91100658 A EP91100658 A EP 91100658A EP 0444414 B1 EP0444414 B1 EP 0444414B1
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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
    • E03C1/10—Devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes, e.g. means for aerating self-closing flushing valves
    • E03C1/104—Devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes, e.g. means for aerating self-closing flushing valves using a single check valve
    • 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
    • E03C1/10—Devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes, e.g. means for aerating self-closing flushing valves
    • E03C1/108—Devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes, e.g. means for aerating self-closing flushing valves having an aerating valve
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/3149—Back flow prevention by vacuum breaking [e.g., anti-siphon devices]
    • Y10T137/3185—Air vent in liquid flow line
    • Y10T137/3294—Valved
    • Y10T137/3331—With co-acting valve in liquid flow path
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/9464—Faucets and spouts

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  • the present invention relates to a sanitary fitting according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • sanitary fittings in which the quality of the feed water can be jeopardized if contaminated water is sucked back into the feed line.
  • the shower is in a basin or in a tub while the feed line breaks, for example. If the tap is open at this moment, the pool or tub can be sucked empty via the shower due to the negative pressure that is built up by the water flowing off in the feed line.
  • Such fittings must have safety devices with which the sucking back of contaminated water into the feed line is prevented.
  • Such a sanitary fitting is known from DE-A 38 05 462 corresponding to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the valve has a shut-off valve which is connected in the flow path between the feed line and the outlet of the valve. Seen from the flow path in the flow direction of the water, an aeration path branches off after the shut-off valve, in which the two valves of the safety device are connected.
  • These Valves are designed as sensitive check valves that are in the closed position under normal operating conditions. Under conditions that enable backflow, the two valves open automatically and thus vent the outlet and the feed line to prevent the water from flowing back.
  • both valves of the safety device open in order to vent the outlet and to prevent water from flowing back into the feed line.
  • a disadvantage of this known safety device is that the two valves have to be matched extremely precisely to one another and that they cannot reliably prevent water from flowing back into the feed line, since they do not interrupt the flow path of the fitting for the water.
  • a so-called "safety combination” is known from DIN 1988, Part 4, which consists of a backflow preventer and a pipe aerator downstream of it, as seen in the flow direction.
  • the backflow preventer designed as a check valve closes the flow path, whereas the tube aerator connects the outlet to the ambient air.
  • a safety device for pipe installations to prevent water from flowing back is also known from FR-A-2 226 599. It has a first valve connected in the flow path of the water, a second valve located downstream of it and connected in an aeration path, and a third valve likewise connected in the flow path, located downstream of the first and second valve.
  • An annular disk-like valve seat element is connected via a circumferential, annular disk-shaped sealing membrane to a housing which can be screwed to pipes and is expanded in the region of the valve seat element.
  • the valve seat of the first valve is formed, which cooperates with a spring-loaded valve body in order to close the passage so that it can be released by the water.
  • the housing has a narrowing flank which carries an annular seal which in turn interacts with a sealing bead protruding in the axial direction on the valve seat element, forming the second valve.
  • An annular space encompassing the valve seat element between the sealing membrane and the ring seal is connected to the ambient air. Furthermore, the valve seat element is acted upon by the force of a spring in the lifting direction from the ring seal.
  • the two valves of the hedging device are connected in the same way in the flow or ventilation path of the valve as the backflow preventer and pipe aerator, according to a safety combination according to DIN 1988, part 4.
  • the first valve switched in the flow path formed automatically and movable between an operating position and a reflux position. Under normal operating conditions, the first valve is in the operating position and is automatically moved into a reflux position under conditions that enable backflow due to the pressure difference on both sides of the valve. Since the valve body of the second valve follows the movement of the first valve, it is in its operating position located the first valve, the second valve is forcibly closed, while the second valve is forcibly opened when the valve moves into the reflux position. This ensures that, under conditions that enable backflow, the flow path through the first valve is shut off and the outlet is simultaneously ventilated. Under normal operating conditions, the second valve is closed, which prevents water from escaping even when the shut-off valve closes quickly.
  • the sanitary fitting shown in FIG. 1 has a fitting housing 10 and an extendable hose shower 12.
  • the valve body 10 consists essentially of three parts, a lower and an upper housing part 14 and 16, these form a fixed housing part 16a, and a jacket element 20 pivotably mounted thereon about an axis 18 running in the vertical direction.
  • the lower housing part 14 is formed essentially sleeve-shaped, penetrates with an attachment piece 22 an approximately horizontal edge 24 of a sink 26 and is held on the sink 26 by means of a nut 28 screwed onto the attachment piece 22.
  • the upper housing part 16 sits on the lower housing part 14 and is fastened to it.
  • the essentially cylindrical, fixed housing part 16a formed by the lower and upper housing parts 14, 16 is encompassed by the jacket element 20, which is pivotally mounted on the latter about the axis 18.
  • the upper housing part 16 has a blind hole-shaped cylindrical recess 30 which is open at the top and into which a control cartridge 32, which is only indicated schematically, is inserted.
  • the control cartridge 32 is a single-lever mixing valve as is generally known and is described in detail, for example, in CH-PSs 651 119 or 654 088.
  • the control cartridge 32 is also on the inlet side each connected to a feed line 34 for cold and warm water, only one of the feed lines 34 being shown in the figure.
  • the feed lines 34 are guided from below through the fastening piece 22 and the lower housing part 14 and open into a bore (not shown) in the upper housing part 16, which connects the feed lines 34 to the control cartridge 32.
  • the control cartridge 32 is followed by a safety device 36, which is only schematically indicated in this figure and is inserted into a further recess 38 in the upper housing part 16 which is open towards the lower housing part 14 and has a blind hole shape.
  • a passage opening 40 is provided between the recess 30 and the further recess 38, which connects the control cartridge 32 to the securing device 36 in a flow connection.
  • a tube 42 leads away from the securing device 36 in the direction of the axis 18 towards the bottom and is guided through the fastening connection 22 under the sink 26.
  • the end of the tube 42 on this side is connected to a flexible hose 44 of the hose shower 12, which forms a storage loop below the sink 26 and is led through the fastening connection 22 again with the other end region.
  • the lower housing part 14 has an opening 46 running approximately in the radial direction, through which the end region of the hose 44 is guided into a connection piece 48 formed on the jacket element 20 and protruding therefrom at an angle.
  • the hose 44 opens into a shower 50, the handle 50 'of which is inserted with the hose-side end region into a guide bush 48' arranged in the connecting piece 48 and can be pulled out again.
  • the outlet of the hose shower 12 is designated by 52.
  • the opening 46 for the hose 44 is formed so large in the circumferential direction of the lower housing part 14 that pivoting of the casing element 20 is possible without any problems.
  • a ventilation channel 54 is provided, which extends from the further recess 38 to the nozzle 48.
  • a hole 56 is provided on the top of the connection piece 48, which together with the connection piece 48 and the ventilation channel 54 forms a ventilation path 58 and connects the safety device 36 to the ambient air.
  • Another possible embodiment of the ventilation path 58 is described in the CH patent application 04 481 / 89-9.
  • FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the securing device 36, which is inserted from below into the further recess 38 of the upper housing part 16.
  • the securing device 36 is advantageously fastened to the upper housing part 16 in such a way that it can be removed without problems, for example for maintenance. It is thus possible to design the securing device 36 to be screwable into the upper housing part 16, or to fasten it in a known manner by means of screws, pins or spring washers.
  • the water flows from the control cartridge 32 through the Passage opening 40 in the direction of flow S through the securing device 36 to the tube 42, indicated by dashed lines, which is introduced from below into an outlet opening 62 of a housing 64 of the securing device 36. From the central region of the further recess 38, the ventilation channel 54 leads obliquely upwards through the upper housing part 16 to the connecting piece 48 (see FIG. 1).
  • the safety device 36 has two valves 66, 68, the first valve 66 being connected to the flow path 60 leading through the safety device 36 and the second valve 68 being connected to the ventilation path 58 connecting the flow path 60 to the ambient air.
  • the second valve 68 is provided at the confluence of the ventilation path 58 in the flow path 60 and seen in the flow direction S, downstream of the first valve 66.
  • the housing 64 has a substantially cylindrical blind hole-like housing recess 70, which is open towards the passage opening 40 and in the bottom region of which an annular valve seat 72 for the second valve 68 is formed.
  • the valve seat 72 borders and delimits a ventilation passage 74, which runs away from the housing recess 70 first in the direction of the axis 64 ′ downwards and then in the radial direction to a circumferential groove 76 provided on the housing 64, which is connected to the ventilation channel 54 in a flow connection.
  • a groove-shaped depression 78 from which bores 80 extend in the direction of the axis 64 ′ and connect the housing recess 70 to the outlet opening 62.
  • a piston-shaped valve seat element 82 is displaceably guided in the housing recess 70 in the direction of the axis 64 '. It has a plurality of flow openings 84 which are arranged in a ring around the axis 64 'and run parallel to the latter and which open out at the bottom into a bell-shaped depression 86 in the valve seat element 82 which is directed towards the top. Both the valve body 88 of the first valve 66 and the valve body 90 of the second valve 68 are provided in this recess 86.
  • the valve body 88 of the first valve 66 has a bell-shaped shape, consists of rubber-elastic material, spans the flow openings 84 and lies with its lower end region against the inner wall 82 'of the valve seat element 82, which thus forms the valve seat of the first valve 88.
  • the valve body 88 is fastened to the valve seat element 82 by means of a shaft 92 penetrating it and the valve body 90 of the second valve 68 is seated on the free end region of the shaft 92 projecting downwards. This has a lip 90 ′ which cooperates with the annular valve seat 72.
  • a shoulder-shaped circumferential extension 94 is attached to the valve seat element 82, which interacts as a stop 95 acting in the S direction with a corresponding stepwise taper 96 in the housing recess 70.
  • This stop 95 defines the operating position of the valve seat element 82 and thus of the first valve 66 shown in FIG. 2.
  • a perforated disk 98 is inserted, the holes 98 'of which are aligned with the flow openings 84 in the valve seat element 82.
  • a ring-like, roll-membrane-shaped sealing member 100 made of rubber-elastic material is held on the inside, which surrounds the extension 94 and the upper end region of the housing 64 in a U-shape against the flow direction S, and by means of a circumferential groove 102 in the inside Housing 64 engaging bead 100 'is held clamped between the housing 64 and the upper housing part 16.
  • the perforated disk 98 is fastened to the valve seat element 82 by means of the shaft 92.
  • the shaft 92 penetrates the valve seat element 82 and, with its rib-like upper end region 92 ′, engages in a blind hole 104 in the perforated disk 98.
  • the ribs of the upper end region 92 ′ of the shaft 92 are designed in the manner of lamellae, so that they prevent the shaft 92 from coming out of the blind hole 104.
  • the two valve bodies 88, 90 are held by circumferential retaining ribs 92 ′′ of the stem 92, the valve body 88 of the first valve 66 between the valve seat element 82 and a retaining rib 92 ′′ and the valve body 90 of the second valve 68 between the latter and the other retaining rib 92 '' are arranged.
  • valve seat element 82 is designed to expand conically in the flow direction S, so that the valve seat element 82 is guided in a sliding manner on the housing 64 only at its lower end region. This reduces the friction between the housing 64 and the valve seat element 82 This prevents calcification, which could inhibit or prevent the valve seat element 82 from moving against the flow direction S from the operating position shown in the figure to a reflux position shown in FIG. 4.
  • an O-ring 106 is provided below the circumferential groove 76, which rests on the upper housing part 16 and is arranged in a corresponding groove in the housing 64 of the securing device 36.
  • the circumferential groove 76 is thus sealed at the top by the bead 100 'of the sealing member 100 and at the bottom by this O-ring 106.
  • FIG. 2 The functioning of the securing device 36 shown in FIG. 2 will now be described in more detail with the aid of FIGS. 2 to 4. 3 and 4, the securing device 36 shown in FIG. 2 is shown during a normal tapping process of water (FIG. 3) or under conditions which enable a backflow (FIG. 4). 3 and 4, the reference numerals are only listed insofar as this is necessary for an understanding of the figures.
  • the first valve 66 Under normal operating conditions, the first valve 66 is in the operating position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in which the valve seat element 82 with the extension 94 bears against the taper 96 of the housing recess 70.
  • the lip 90 ′ cooperating with the valve seat 72 keeps the second valve 68 closed, so that the flow path 60 is separated from the ventilation path 58.
  • the control cartridge 32 does not let water from the feed lines 34 through the passage opening 40 and the others
  • the first valve 66 is closed due to the pretensioning of the valve body 88, as shown in FIG. 2. If the control cartridge 32 is now opened, water flows in the flow direction S along the flow path 60 through the passage opening 40 into the further recess 38.
  • the water is supplied to the first valve 66 through the holes 98 'of the perforated disk 98 and the flow openings 84 in the valve seat element 82 , which opens automatically by bending the elastic valve body 88 towards the bottom, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the water then flows through the bores 80 to the outlet opening 62, where it is directed to the pipe 42 and through the hose 44 to the outlet 52 of the shower 50.
  • the second valve 68 is always closed and, when the water is flowing, the lip 90 'is pressed against the valve seat 72, which prevents water from escaping in the direction of the ventilation path 58.
  • the valve seat element 82 is held against the stop 95 in the flow direction S by the flowing water.
  • the first valve 66 also closes automatically, since the valve body 88 moves back into the position shown in FIG. 2, in which it rests on the inner wall 82 'of the valve seat element 82. Even if the water flow is interrupted very quickly by closing the control cartridges 32, the lip 90 'of the second valve 68 cannot be lifted off the corresponding valve seat 72, since the valve seat element 82 is pulled in the flow path 60 in the flow direction S by the rapid braking of the water column following the control cartridge 32 becomes what prevents opening of the second valve 68.
  • the first valve 66 now remains in the reflux position 82a until water flows again in the direction of flow S onto the valve seat element 82 or. the perforated disc 98 hits.
  • the incident water causes the valve seat element 82 and 80 to slide smoothly in the housing recess 70 thus the first valve 66 is pushed back into the operating position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, whereby the second valve 68 is inevitably closed.
  • the water can then flow to the outlet 52 again by automatically opening the first valve 66.
  • the embodiment of the securing device 36 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is similar to the securing device shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, but the valve seat element 82 itself is designed as a valve body 90 of the second valve 68. Parts having the same effect are designated by the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 2 to 4.
  • the essentially cylindrical housing 64 is inserted from below into the further recess 38 of the upper housing part 16 and is held in a known manner.
  • the water coming from the control cartridge 32 (FIG. 1) flows in the flow direction S into the further recess 38, flows through the safety device 36 and is fed to the hose 44 and the outlet 52 of the shower 50 by means of the pipe 42 leading away from the safety device 36.
  • a substantially cylindrical, blind-hole-like housing recess 70 is provided in the housing 64, which opens in its bottom region into a conically tapering outlet opening 62 which is flow-connected to the tube 42, which is inserted with its end region on this side into a connecting piece 108 of the housing 64.
  • the axis of the housing 64 and the housing recess 70 is denoted by 64 'and indicated by dash-dotted lines. This is essentially in the housing recess 70 cylindrical valve seat element 82 is provided which, in the operating position shown in FIG. 5, bears against the bottom 70 'of the housing recess 70, forming the stop 95, with a nose 110 projecting towards the bottom in the axial direction.
  • Flow openings 84 run through the valve seat element 82 along a circle around the axis 64 ′ and parallel to it, which, viewed in the flow direction S, connect the passage opening 40 to the bell-shaped depression 86 in the valve seat element 82 on the outlet side.
  • the valve body 88 of the first valve 66 is provided, which cooperates with the region of the inner wall 82 ′ formed after the flow openings 84.
  • the valve body 88 is made of rubber-elastic material, is bell-shaped and is in contact with the inner wall 82 'when the water is not flowing in the flow direction S, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the valve body 88 is seated on the shaft 92, which is designed as a shaft screw, which penetrates the valve seat element 82 in the region between the flow openings 84 in the direction of the axis 64 'and is screwed into a cap-shaped nut 112 with its end region 92', which is remote from its head or the valve body 88 is.
  • a plastic washer 114 is provided between the nut 112 and the valve seat member 82.
  • a roll-membrane-shaped, ring-like is on the valve seat element 82 at the beginning Sealing member 100, for example by means of vulcanizing or gluing, which is clamped along its outer peripheral region between the end 64 ′′ of the housing 64 on this side and a shoulder 70 ′′ of the housing recess 70.
  • the sealing member 100 prevents water from flowing between the valve seat element 82 and the housing 64.
  • the valve seat element 82 is spaced from the inner wall of the housing 64 which delimits the housing recess 70 and has a circumferential sealing bead 116 which interacts with an annular seal 118 which is U-shaped in cross section and which forms the valve seat 72 for the second valve 68 .
  • the valve seat element 82 is thus also the valve body of the second valve 68.
  • the sealing ring 118 is held with its outer flank 118 'in a backstitch 120 adjacent to the bottom 70' of the housing recess 70 in the housing 64, the other flank 118 '' being designed as a resilient sealing lip and is in circumferential contact with the sealing bead 116 when the valve seat element 82 is in the operating position.
  • the area of the housing recess 70 which is delimited in the radial direction by the housing 64 and the valve seat element 82 and in the axial direction by the sealing member 100 and the second valve 68, is via a plurality of ventilation passages 74, which run approximately radially through the housing 64, with one on the housing 64 provided circumferential groove 76, which is connected to the ambient air through the ventilation channel 54 (see FIG. 1).
  • an O-ring 106 is provided, which is embedded in a corresponding groove in the housing 64 and on the upper housing part 16 (in the area of the another recess 38) is present. This O-ring 106 and the peripheral region of the sealing member 100 seal the peripheral groove 76.
  • the safety device 36 shown in FIG. 6 corresponds exactly to that according to FIG. 5, but the first valve 66 together with the valve seat element 82 is in the reflux position 82a. Since all parts of FIG. 6 are identical to the parts of FIG. 5, the reference numerals are only shown in FIG. 6 insofar as this is necessary for understanding the figure. If the first valve 66 is in the reflux position 82a, the displacement of the valve seat element 82 counter to the flow direction S removes the sealing bead 116 from the ring seal 118, as a result of which the second valve 68 is forcibly opened and the outlet 52 through the ventilation path 58 opened second valve 68 and the part of the flow path 60 of the water following the first valve 66 in flow direction S is in flow connection with the ambient air.
  • the safety device 36 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 operates as follows: Under normal operating conditions, the first valve 66 is located together with the valve seat element 82, in the operating position shown in FIG. 5. The valve seat element 82 is supported via the nose 110 against the action of the water supplied in the flow direction S at the bottom 70 'of the housing recess 70. If the water flow through the control cartridge 32 is prevented, the first valve 66 is closed in that the valve body 88 bears against the inner wall 82 ′ as shown in FIG. 6. However, is by If the control cartridge 32 releases the water flow, the valve body 88 of the first valve 66 deforms into the shape shown in FIG.
  • the first valve 66 closes automatically and interrupts the flow connection between the outlet 52 and the feed line 34.
  • the valve seat element 82 together with the second valve 68 is moved against the arrow direction S into the reflux position 82a, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the valve body 90 of the second valve 68 formed by the sealing bead 116 also makes the movement of the valve seat element 82 and run from the sealing ring 118, as a result of which the second valve 68 is inevitably opened, which leads to ventilation of the outlet 52.
  • the first valve 66 becomes by moving the valve seat element 82 in the direction of arrow S again in the operating position shown in FIG. 5, whereby the second valve 68 is forcibly closed again.
  • the valve seat element 82 is guided solely through the roller-membrane-shaped sealing member 100 and in the reflux position 82a, the valve seat element 82 is prevented from swinging out inadmissibly by the nose 110, which is surrounded by the flank 118 ''.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 A third embodiment of the securing device 36 is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • the essentially cylindrical housing 64 of the securing device 36 is inserted into the further recess 38 in the upper housing part 16, which is open towards the bottom, in a known manner.
  • the cylindrical, pocket-hole-shaped housing recess 70 which runs in the direction of the axis 64 'of the housing 64, opens at its lower end into the outlet opening 62, which is connected in terms of flow with the tube 42 inserted into the housing 64 at its end.
  • the valve body 90 of the second valve 68 which is designed as a rubber-elastic membrane 122, is arranged.
  • the membrane 122 cooperates with an annular valve seat 72, which is seen in the flow direction S, is provided below the membrane 122 and in the radial direction inside of the housing recess 70 and outside of a valve seat 72 that runs around the valve seat 72, towards the membrane 122 open ventilation groove 124 is limited.
  • the ventilation groove 124 is connected via ventilation passages 74 running parallel to the axis 64 'to a circumferential groove 76 which is formed on the housing 64 below the ventilation groove 124 and which is connected to the ambient air via the ventilation channel 54 in the upper housing part 16 (cf. FIG. 1).
  • the membrane 122 has a circular water passage 126, the edge 126 'of which acts as the valve seat of the first valve 66 with a ball 128 forming the valve body 88.
  • the ball 128 is viewed in the flow direction S downstream of the water passage 126 in a tube-like holding member 130 so that it can move freely with play, so that the ball 128 seen in the flow direction S can lift off the edge 126 'and the water around the ball 128 can flow downstream outlet 132 can flow.
  • the holding member 130 made of plastic has a substantially hollow cylindrical sleeve 134 which is attached to the membrane 122 with its end, for example by gluing or vulcanization.
  • An annular end member 136 with a web 136 ′ running in the diameter direction is inserted and held in the sleeve 134 in the end region remote from the membrane 122, which prevents the ball 128 from escaping from the sleeve 134 in the flow direction S.
  • An O-ring 106 is provided beneath the circumferential groove 76, which is embedded in a corresponding groove in the housing 64 and abuts the upper housing part 116 on the circumferential side.
  • the circumferential groove 76 is seen in the direction of the axis 64 sealed at the top and bottom by the thickening 122 'of the membrane 122 and this O-ring 106. 7, the membrane 122 is in the operating position which it assumes under normal operating conditions and in which the second valve 68 is closed. The membrane 122 abuts the valve seat 72.
  • FIG. 8 shows the securing device 36 shown in FIG. 7, the diaphragm 122 being shown deformed into the reflux position 122 ′′ when the second valve 68 is opened. All parts of FIG. 8 correspond to the parts of FIG. 7. Reference symbols are therefore only inserted in FIG. 8 insofar as this is necessary for understanding the figure.
  • the membrane 122 lies with its area opposite the sleeve 134 at the upper end 38 ′ of the further recess 38, as a result of which the reflux position 122 ′′ is precisely determined and excessive deformation of the membrane 122 is prevented.
  • the membrane 122 is lifted off the valve seat 72 and connects the ventilation path 58 coming from the ambient air through the ventilation channel 54, the circumferential groove 76, the ventilation passages 74 and ventilation groove 124 to the part of the valve 66 following the first valve 66, as seen in the flow direction S. Flow path 60. It should be noted that the ball 128 abuts the edge 126 'and the first valve 66 is thus closed.
  • the securing device 36 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 operates as follows: Under normal operating conditions, the membrane 122 forming the valve body 90 of the second valve 68 bears against the annular valve seat 72. The second valve 68 is closed (FIG. 7). The first valve 66 is in the open position since the ball 128, when the water flow is shut off due to its own weight and with water flowing in the direction of flow S, additionally bears against the cover 136 due to the force exerted by the water. When the control cartridge 32 is open (FIG. 1), the water can thus flow along the flow path 60 from the feed line 34 through the first valve 66 of the safety device 36 to the outlet 52. Even if the water flow is interrupted very quickly by closing the control cartridge 32, the second valve 68 is not opened, since the membrane 122 is pulled downward in the flow direction S.
  • the rare case of a negative pressure occurs with respect to the first valve 66, the ball 128 is brought to rest against the edge 126 ′ by the water that is intended to flow back against the flow direction S, whereby the first valve 66 is automatically closed.
  • the result of the pressure difference between the two sides of the membrane 122 is that it is deformed into the reflux position 122 ′′ shown in FIG. 8 as a result of the suction on the inlet side.
  • the second valve 68 is inevitably opened with the release of a gap between the membrane 122 and the valve seat 72, as a result of which the outlet 52 is connected to the ambient air and vented.
  • valve seat for the ball 128 in the holding member 130.
  • FIGS. 9 to 11 show a further embodiment of the safety device 36, which is very similar to the safety device shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first valve 66 being formed by a ball check valve.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show the securing device 36 under normal operating conditions or under operating conditions that enable backflow
  • FIG. 11 shows a horizontal section along the line XI-XI of FIG. 9. The securing device 36 is first described with reference to FIG. 9.
  • the essentially cylindrical housing 64 of the securing device 36 is inserted and held in a known manner in the further recess 38 in the upper housing part 16 which is open towards the bottom.
  • the substantially cylindrical housing recess 70 running in the direction of the axis 64 'of the housing 64 has a shoulder-like taper 138 in its lower end region, the cylindrical wall 138' following the taper 138 in the flow direction S, the valve seat 72 of the second valve 68 forms.
  • the housing recess 70 opens into the conically tapering outlet opening 62, which is connected in terms of flow to the pipe 42 inserted into the connecting piece 108 with its end region on this side.
  • the ring-like, cross-sectionally U-shaped and roller-membrane-shaped sealing member 100 made of rubber-elastic material is held with its outer end region at the upper end region of the housing 64 by being in a circumferential groove 102 of the housing with a bead 100 ′ 64 engages and is held there clamped between the housing 64 and the upper housing part 16.
  • the sealing member 100 is fork-shaped in cross section, the inner lip 100 ′′ with its thickened end forming the valve seat of the first valve 66.
  • the valve body interacting with this valve seat is formed by the ball 128 (see also FIGS.
  • the sleeve 134 has four wings 134 ′ protruding radially towards the outside in order to support the holding member 130 on the housing 64 so that it can move easily in the direction of the axis 64 ′.
  • the distance between the outer ends, seen in the radial direction, of the diametrically opposite wings 134 ' is slightly smaller than the free diameter of the housing recess 70.
  • there are inner wings 134'' which protrude inwards and also run in the axial direction.
  • the sleeve 134 is a substantially hollow cylindrical end member from below 136 used and preferably held by means of a snap connection.
  • the end member 136 has a web 136 'which passes through it in the manner of a spoke.
  • the ball 128 can thus be pushed back and forth in and against the flow direction S between the lip 100 ′′ and the web 136 ′.
  • a circumferential bead 140 is formed below the sleeve 134 on the end member 136 and supports the taper 138 against the flow direction S when the first valve 66 (FIG. 9) is in the operating position.
  • the end member 136 has a circumferential groove 142, in which an O-ring 144 cooperating with the wall 138 'is inserted.
  • the holding member 130 thus forms the valve body of the second valve 68.
  • the holding member 130 thus has exactly the same mode of operation as the valve seat element 82 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the circumferential groove 76 is sealed at the top by the bead 100 'of the sealing member 100 and at the bottom by an O-ring 106.
  • FIG. 10 shows the securing device 36 under conditions that enable a backflow.
  • the ball 128 is raised, so that it rests on the lip 100 ′′ and the first valve 66 is thus closed.
  • the holding member 130 is raised in the opposite direction of the arrow S by the pressure drop, as a result of which second valve 68 is forcibly opened.
  • the flow path 60 between the outlet 52 and the feed line 34 (FIG. 1) is thus interrupted by the first valve 66, and the outlet 52 is connected to the surroundings by the ventilation path 58 due to the opened second valve 68.
  • the securing device 36 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 operates as follows. Under normal operating conditions, the first valve 66 is open and the second valve 68 is closed, as shown in FIG. 9. The water supplied in the flow direction S flows through the sealing member 100 and the holding member 130 and is then fed through the pipe 42 and the hose 44 to the outlet 52 of the shower 50. In the interior of the sleeve 134, the water flows around the ball 128, which is held against the water flow by the web 136 '. If the water outflow is interrupted by closing the control cartridge 32 upstream of the safety device 36, the first valve 66 remains open. Even if the control cartridge 32 closes very quickly, the vacuum that is possible in the section of the flow path 60 following the control cartridge 32 cannot open the second valve 68, so that no water can escape through this valve 68.
  • the first valve 66 is automatically closed by lifting the ball 128, as shown in FIG. 10.
  • the first valve 66 together with the holding member 130 is then counteracted by the negative pressure on the supply side
  • the direction of the arrow S is raised to the return flow shown in FIG. 10, which inevitably entails the opening of the second valve 68.
  • no water can flow back into the feed line 34 from the outlet side and, moreover, the outlet 52 is connected to the surroundings through the ventilation path 58.
  • the negative pressure on the feed side now drops, the first valve 66 opens by the ball 128 falling back onto the web 136 '. If fresh water is now supplied again, the holding member 130 automatically moves downward by the action of the water, which results in the second valve 68 being forced to close immediately.
  • the first valve can be designed as a check valve of any type.
  • the essence of the invention in the embodiments according to FIGS. 2-11 is that the first valve can be brought into a reflux position on the basis of the flow conditions in the flow path under conditions that enable backflow from an operating position that assumes normal operating conditions, and the valve body of the second valve does this -gung participates in order to be forcibly opened.

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  1. Installation sanitaire,comprenant un trajet de circulation (60)amenant l'eau d'un conduit d'alimentation (34) à une sortie (52), une soupape d'isolement (32) montée sur le trajet de circulation (60), un trajet de ventilation (58) reliant la sortie (52) à l'air environnant et un dispositif de sûreté destiné à empêcher le reflux de l'eau dans le conduit d'alimentation (34), muni d'unepremière et d'une seconde soupape (66, 68) parmi lesquelles la dernière citée est montée sur le trajet de ventilation (58), est fermée dans des conditions de service normales et est ouverte, en vue de ventiler la sortie (52), sous l'effet d'une dépression régnant du côté de l'alimentation et autorisant un reflux, caractérisée par le fait que la première soupape (66) est montée sur le trajet de circulation, se trouve en amont du trajet de ventilation (58) et en aval de la soupape d'isolement (32) dans la direction (S) de circulation de l'eau, et est conçue pour se fermer automatiquement sous l'effet d'une dépression régnant du côté de alimentation en autorisant un reflux ; et par le fait qu'un élément (82) à siège d'opturation essentiellement cylindrique, présentant un passage (84) de circulation de l'eau s'étendant sensiblement dans le sens axial, et sur lequel est façonné le siège d'obturation (82') de la première soupape (66), est monté pour pouvoir coulisser axialement,
       dans un évidement venu de fabrication avec un carter (64), l'élément (82) étant repoussé dans des conditions de service normales, par l'eau affluant en direction de la sortie (52) vers une position de fonctionnement dans laquelle il est en appui contre le carter (64) au moyen d'une butée (95, 140), et étant déplacé vers une position de reflux (82a) lorsque la première soupape (66) est fermée sous l'effet d'une dépression régnant du côté de l'alimentation et autorisant le reflux par la différence de pression entre les côtés respectivement tournés vers le conduit d'alimentation (34) et vers la sortie (52), le corps obturateur (90, 130) de la seconde soupape (68), situé sur l'élément (82), coopérant dans la position de fonctionnement dudit élément (82) avec un siège d'obturation (72), solidaire du carter à l'extérieur de la butée (95, 140).
  2. Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation est guidé sur le carter (64), avec une faculté de glissement.
  3. Installation selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée par le fait que le corps obturateur (88) de la première soupape (66) est maintenu appliqué avec une précharge contre le siège d'obturation (82') et peut être soulevé à l'écart de ce dernier par l'eau affluant en direction de la sortie (52).
  4. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée par un organe d'étanchéité (100) pour empêcher la circulation de l'eau entre le carter (64) et l'élément (82),
  5. Installation selon la revendication 4, caractérisée par le fait que l'organe d'étanchéité (100) est réalisé sous la forme d'une membrane ondulée et est appliqué hermétiquement d'une part contre le carter (64) et d'autre part contre l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation, de préférence dans la région tournée vers le conduit d'alimentation (34), ou bien est respectivement assujetti audit carter et audit élément.
  6. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation présente un bourrelet périphérique circonférentiel, par lequel il est appliqué contre le carter (64), avec faculté de glissement.
  7. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation présente des ailettes (134') qui font saillie radialement vers l'extérieur au-delà de la partie cylindrique, en vue du guidage glissant sur le carter (64).
  8. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation présente un fût central (92),s'étendant dans le sens axial et portant, dans sa région d'extrémité libre, un élément d'étanchéité du type à lèvre, qui est appliqué comme corps obturateur (90) de la seconde soupape (68) dans la position de fonctionnement dudit élément (82) contre le siège d'obturation (72), de type annulaire et délimitant un passage de ventilation (74).
  9. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée par le fait qu'un compartiment relié au trajet de ventilation (58) est prévu entre le carter (64) et l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation, et est relié à la sortie (52) lorsque la seconde soupape (68) est ouverte.
  10. Installation selon la revendication 9, caractérisée par le fait que l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation présente un bourrelet périphérique d'étanchéité (116) qui, dans la position de fonctionnement de l'élément (82), coopère avec une garniture annulaire (118), située sur le carter et délimitant le compartiment, en se déplaçant à l'écart de ladite garniture lors du mouvement dudit élément (82) vers la position de reflux (82a).
  11. Installation selon la revendication 9, caractérisée par le fait que, dans sa position de fonctionnement, l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation pénètre à la manière d'un tenon par sa région d'extrémité située du côté de la sortie, dans un orifice (138) d'évacuation d'eau pratiqué dans le carter (64), de préférence avec étanchéité circonférentielle, et se dégage de l'orifice de sortie 138), lors du mouvement vers sa position de reflux (82a), afin de relier ledit orifice au compartiment.
  12. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisée par le fait que le corps obturateur (88) de la première soupape (66) consiste en un matériau élastique du genre caoutchouc, et est fixé à l'élément (82) à siège d'obturation afin d'obturer de manière libérable, le passage (84) situé du côté dudit élément (82) tourné vers la sortie (52).
  13. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisée par le fait que le corps obturateur de la première soupape (66) présente une bille (128) logée avec une faculté de mobilité axiale dans le passage (126) de l'élément (82) et qui coopère avec un siège d'obturation (100'') solidaire dudit élément et prévu, par rapport à ladite bille (128), du côté tourné vers le conduit d'alimentation (34).
  14. Installation selon les revendications 4 ou 5 et 13, caractérisée par le fait que le siège d'obturation (100'') de la première soupape (66) est venu de moulage d'un seul tenant avec l'organe d'étanchéité (100).
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