EP0464063B1 - Garniture d'ecoulement - Google Patents

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EP0464063B1
EP0464063B1 EP90904751A EP90904751A EP0464063B1 EP 0464063 B1 EP0464063 B1 EP 0464063B1 EP 90904751 A EP90904751 A EP 90904751A EP 90904751 A EP90904751 A EP 90904751A EP 0464063 B1 EP0464063 B1 EP 0464063B1
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Brigitte Fuchs-Kesteloot
Klaus Läller
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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
    • E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
    • E03C1/22—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks
    • E03C1/23—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks with mechanical closure mechanisms
    • E03C1/2302—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks with mechanical closure mechanisms the actuation force being transmitted to the plug via rigid elements
    • 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
    • E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
    • E03C1/22—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks
    • E03C1/23—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks with mechanical closure mechanisms

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  • the invention relates to a drain fitting of a sanitary apparatus, such as a sink, wash basin, bath tub or the like) with a drain cup held in a drain hole, in which a plunger consisting of a guide element and a plunger head as a closure member for the drain hole can be moved longitudinally via a plunger rod, whereby the upper edge area of the drain cup forms a sealing collar for the plunger head in its closed position, and the diameter of the plunger head is at least as large as the largest diameter of the upper edge area of the drain cup.
  • a waste set with the aforementioned features results from FR-A-2 600 692; the drain fitting described therein without assignment to a sanitary apparatus has a plunger head which can be displaced between a closed position and an open position with respect to the upper edge region of the drain bowl, the diameter of the plunger head being equal to or larger than the diameter of the upper edge area of the drain bowl.
  • the water inlet opening with the drain set open is arranged peripherally between the plunger head and the underlying edge area of the drain goblet, the plunger head must protrude by a corresponding amount over the edge area of the drain goblet to ensure sufficient water flow.
  • EP-A-0 081 048 describes a drain fitting inserted into a drain hole in a sanitary apparatus, in which the plunger head also projects into the sanitary apparatus in the open position.
  • the disadvantage of the plunger head protruding into the sanitary apparatus given the known drain fittings is that when the sanitary apparatus is cleaned by wiping the basin, the plunger head forms an obstacle which inhibits simple cleaning.
  • the drain fitting which generally consists of chromed or differently colored parts, forms an optical break in the design of the overall object; this applies in particular to the plunger head and the sealing collar of the drain cup.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of improving a generic waste set in such a way that cleaning of the sanitary apparatus, in particular in the region of its drain hole, is facilitated and can be carried out effectively and the optical design of the waste set inserted in the drain hole is improved.
  • the invention includes the basic idea that the upper edge region of the drain cup, which is designed as a seat, is so deeply inserted into the wall of the apparatus in the drain hole that the surface of the plunger head forms a plane with the upper edge of the drain hole in its open position and in the closed position of the drain fitting the plunger head is lowered by the amount of its displaceability relative to the upper edge of the drain hole.
  • a drain set for a thin-walled sink made of metal or Kuriststoff is already known, in which the surface of the plastering head in its open position forms a plane with the upper edge of the drain hole.
  • the sealing collar cooperating with the plunger head in the closed position of the set is moved into the interior of the drain cup, so that when the drain set is closed, the plunger head is immersed in the drain cup until it rests on a sealing collar specially formed in the drain cup.
  • the goblet must have a special and complicated shape, because on the one hand it has an upper holder in the drain hole of the sink and on the other hand it has to have an additional sealing design in its interior to interact with the plunger head.
  • Another disadvantage is that the drain goblet is clearly visible both in the open, but especially in the closed position of the drain fitting, so that there is an optical break in the design of the sanitary apparatus.
  • the design according to the invention has the advantage that the plunger in the Open position no longer protrudes into the basin of the sanitary apparatus and is a hindrance, but forms a line with the basin contour so that the basin can be wiped out easily and without obstruction.
  • the plunger head drops by the amount of displaceability of the plunger head until it rests on the upper edge region of the drain cup, which is countersunk in the drain hole, as a sealing collar, the dimensions of the plunger head and drain cup on the one hand and the upper diameter of the drain hole in conjunction with the wall thickness of the sanitary apparatuses, on the other hand, are coordinated with one another in such a way that when the plunger is open there is a sufficient annular gap for the outflow of the water.
  • the diameter of the plunger head is at least as large as the largest diameter of the upper edge region of the drain goblet, the plunger head covers the upper edge region or the sealing collar of the drain goblet both in the open and in the closed position, so that there is an optical unit in the top view of the sanitary apparatus.
  • the drain cup can be chrome-plated in a conventional design and can therefore be used as a relatively inexpensive mass-produced item.
  • the arrangement of the drain fitting according to the invention means an improvement in the appearance not only with regard to harmonious lines but also with regard to the overall view, because now the plunger head made of the same material, it fits into the structure optically clean only by leaving the annular gap for the water drainage.
  • the invention can also be advantageously implemented if the plunger head is designed as a disk with parallel planes in a manner already resulting from FR 1 296 040; finally, the surface of the plunger head can, according to one embodiment of the invention, also be designed to be concave as a continuation of the lines of the pool wall in the area of the drain fitting, as is basically the case in GB 426 851.
  • the outer edge of the plunger head and the upper edge of the drain hole are designed in accordance with the outer contour or the inner contour of the upper edge of the basin of the sanitary apparatus, so that there is an approximately parallel top view Lines of the assigned boundary lines of the plunger head and pool edge result, whereby the overall visual impression is improved.
  • the invention can also be advantageously realized in that the plunger head corresponding to the shape, color and material of the invention is designed as a separate component and can be connected to the head of a conventional plunger, with only the upper edge of the drainage cup forming the sealing collar in its Position has to take into account the overall dimension of the plunger head composed of the conventional plunger head and the plunger head according to the invention.
  • the plunger head according to the invention is expediently to be connected to the conventional plunger head in a releasable snap-in connection.
  • a drain hole 11 is formed, in which a drain cup 12 with a seat surface 13 is inserted in a watertight manner.
  • the inside upper edge region 14 of the drain cup 12 tapers conically and forms a sealing collar for a plunger head 15 of a plunger 16, which is arranged to be longitudinally movable via a guide element 17 in the drain cup 12 and is connected to a plunger rod 18, via which the longitudinal movement of the guide element 17 is brought between the open position of the plunger head 15 and its closed position with the aid of a pull rod 22.
  • An annular seal 19 provided on the underside of the plunger head 15 ensures in the closed position of the plunger head 15 that the plunger head rests on the sealing collar 14 of the drainage cup 12 in a sealing manner.
  • FIG. 2 accordingly shows the closed position of the plunger head 15, in which the plunger head has sunk into the drain hole 11 until it sits on the sealing collar 14.
  • the edge 21 of the drain hole 11 of the body must be glazed in order to provide a perfect appearance in the positions of the plunger 16.
  • the plunger head 15 is made of ceramic, is glazed in the color of the washbasin 10 and has a diameter that corresponds at least to the largest diameter of the upper edge region 14 of the drain bowl 12, which is therefore practically invisible.
  • FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of the invention, in which the outer edge 22 of the plunger head 15 and the upper edge of the drain cup 11 are designed in accordance with the outer contour 23 or the inner contour 24 of the upper basin edge of the sanitary apparatus 10. This creates a parallel line between the components, which greatly improves the optical image of the sanitary apparatus.
  • the outer contour 23 of the upper pool edge can also have a different shape than the inner contour 24 of the associated pool edge, the outer edge 22 of the plunger head 15 optionally having the shape of the outer contour 23 or inner contour 24 of the then can correspond to different training of the pool edge.

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Abstract

Une garniture d'écoulement pour éviers, lavabos, baignoires ou autres appareils sanitaires similaires comprend une coupe d'écoulement retenue dans un trou d'écoulement. Dans la coupe d'écoulement, un piston plongeur peut se déplacer longitudinalement, mû par une tige de piston, le piston plongeur étant formé d'un élément de guidage et d'une tête de piston qui sert d'obturateur du trou d'écoulement. La zone marginale supérieure de la coupe d'écoulement forme un col d'étanchéité pour la tête du piston, dans sa position de fermeture. Afin de faciliter le nettoyage et d'améliorer l'apparence de l'appareil sanitaire, la zone marginale supérieure (14) de la coupe d'écoulement (12), qui sert de siège (13), est enfoncée si profondément dans la paroi de l'appareil (10), dans le trou d'écoulement (11), que la surface de la tête (15) du piston est située sur le même plan dans sa position d'ouverture que le bord supérieur du trou d'écoulement (11). Afin de cacher la zone marginale supérieure (14) de la coupe d'écoulement (12) située à l'intérieur du trou d'écoulement (11), le diamètre de la tête (15) du piston plongeur est au moins égal au plus grand diamètre de la zone marginale supérieure (14) de la coupe d'écoulement (12).

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  1. Garniture d'écoulement d'un appareil sanitaire (10), tel que bac de rinçage, table de lavage, baignoire ou analogue, avec une embase d'écoulement (12), maintenue dans un trou d'écoulement (11), dans laquelle un plongeur (16), composé d'un élément de guidage (17) et d'une tête de plongeur (15), formant obturateur pour le trou d'évacuation (11) est déplaçable longitudinalement par l'intermédiaire d'une tige de plongeur (18), la zone de bordure supérieure (14) de l'embase d'écoulement (12) présentant une collerette d'étanchéité pour la tête de plongeur (15), lonsque celui-ci est dans sa position de fermeture, et le diamètre de la tête de plongeur (15) étant au moins aussi grand que le plus grand diamètre de la zone de bordure supérieure (14) de l'embase d'écoulement (12), caractérisée en ce que la zone de bordure supérieure (14), formant siège (13) de l'embase d'écoulement (12), dans le trou d'écoulement (11), est abaissée si profondément dans la paroi de l'appareil (10) que la surface de la tête de plongeur (15) est située, dans sa position d'ouverture, dans le même plan que le bord supérieur du trou d'écoulement (11), et que, dans la position de fermeture de la garniture d'écoulement, la tête de plongeur (15) est abaissée de la distance de sa course de coulissement vis-à-vis du bord supérieur du trou d'écoulement (11).
  2. Garniture d'écoulement selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la tête de plongeur (15) est réalisée dans le même matériau que l'appareil sanitaire (10).
  3. Garniture d'écoulement selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que la tête de plongeur (15) est composée d'une partie en céramique, avec une coloration adaptée à celle du matériau céramique coloré de l'appareil sanitaire (10).
  4. Garniture d'écoulement selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la surface de la tête de plongeur (15) est adaptée à la ligne de l'appareil (10) dans la zone du trou d'écoulement (11).
  5. Garniture d'écoulement selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que la face partielle supérieure de la surface convexe de la tête de plongeur (15) forme un plan avec le bord supérieur du trou d'écoulement (11).
  6. Garniture d'écoulement selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que la tête de plongeur (15) présente une surface concave.
  7. Garniture d'écoulement selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que la tête de plongeur (15) est réalisée sous forme de disque, avec des plans parallèles.
  8. Garniture d'écoulement selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que le bord extérieur (22) de la tête de plongeur (15) et le bord supérieur du trou d'évacuation (11) sont configurés de manière correspondant au contour extérieur (23) ou au contour intérieur (24) du bord supérieur de bac de l'appareil sanitaire (10).
  9. Garniture d'écoulement selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisée en ce que la tête de plongeur (15) est réalisée sous forme d'une pièce.séparée et susceptible d'être reliée à la tête d'un plongeur classique.
  10. Garniture d'écoulement selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce que la tête de plongeur (15) est reliée à la tête du plongeur classique, par un encliquetage démontable et est susceptible d'être enfichée.
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