EP0688909A1 - Electrically controlled water tap - Google Patents

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EP0688909A1
EP0688909A1 EP95108152A EP95108152A EP0688909A1 EP 0688909 A1 EP0688909 A1 EP 0688909A1 EP 95108152 A EP95108152 A EP 95108152A EP 95108152 A EP95108152 A EP 95108152A EP 0688909 A1 EP0688909 A1 EP 0688909A1
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Jürgen Humpert
Bruno Heimann
Christian Frankholz
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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
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  • the invention relates to a water fitting, in particular a non-contact controlled water fitting, with a or the like on a washstand, a building wall.
  • fixable water inlet and water outlet fittings having body, in which at least one electrically operated valve, an electrical control and a battery provided as an electrical energy source is arranged.
  • Such water fittings are known, the controller and the battery being installed in the fitting body.
  • the battery can be replaced via an opening that can be closed with a lid, while the control is arranged stationary in the valve body.
  • the invention has for its object to improve the arrangement of the controller and the battery in the valve body, so that both the battery and the controller is easily accessible and replaceable at all times.
  • control with the battery is provided in a slide-in component which can be inserted into a receiving space of the fitting body and can be fixed in the plug-in position, the control arranged in the slide-in component being connected to at least one electrically operated valve via a connecting cable.
  • the electrical or electronic control system with the battery as a unit can be easily installed and removed, thus making it easy to replace the battery and / or the control system.
  • the fitting body can be manufactured separately with at least one electrical valve or solenoid valve and can be completed at a later time by plugging the connecting cable and inserting the insert component with the control for the water fitting.
  • a presence detector can also be expediently arranged in the plug-in component in addition to the electronic control and the battery.
  • the fitting body can advantageously be provided with an approximately cylindrical support body in which a receiving space is formed with a radial insertion opening, the support body or the like on one end face with a tensioning device on a washstand. can be fastened and has at least one supply line for water, while an electric valve or solenoid valve is provided on the opposite side.
  • a sleeve-shaped outer body with a radially protruding outlet part can be plugged onto the support body, which in the plug-in position together with the insertion component from one of the rear radially screw is in the inserted position.
  • a mixing valve can be arranged in the fitting body, with which tempered mixed water can be produced from supplied cold and hot water. The mixing valve can be expediently adjusted with a lever that is inserted radially into the valve body.
  • the water fitting shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 consists of a fitting body 1, a slide-in component 2, an electromagnetically operated valve 3 and a mixing valve 4.
  • the valve body 1 is formed from an approximately cylindrical support body 11 and a sleeve-shaped outer body 12.
  • the support body 11 carries on one end face a tensioning device 1121, with which the support body 11 a washstand or the like is firmly clamped.
  • the two supply lines for cold and hot water are led into the support body 11 on this end face.
  • a receiving space 111 is formed radially in the support body 11.
  • the two feed lines 113 are guided through the receiving space 111 and soldered in a water duct for the mixing valve 4 above the receiving space 111.
  • the mixing valve 4 is designed as a rotary slide valve, which can be set with a lever 41 which is guided radially into the supporting body 11.
  • the rotary lobe has two opposing throttle slots in the area of the two feed channels for cold and hot water, the throttle slots being arranged in such a way that the throttle slot for e.g. cold water is reduced when the throttle slot is turned, while the other throttle slot for the hot water is simultaneously reduced by the same Amount is increased so that the total flow rate remains the same, but the mixing ratio or the temperature of the mixed water generated is changed accordingly.
  • the mixed water generated in the mixing valve 4 is fed to the solenoid valve 3 and discharged from here via a radial outlet opening 31.
  • the outer body 12 can be plugged onto the upright support body 11 after the fixed mounting on the washstand etc., two axially offset sealing rings 114 being provided on the lateral surface of the support body 11 in the region of the electromagnetically operated valve 3, one with the outlet opening 31 in Restrict the connected radial outlet 115 for mixed water.
  • the outlet 115 is connected to an outlet part 121 and a water outlet mouthpiece 1212 via an opening 1211.
  • the insert component 2 can be inserted radially into the receiving space 111.
  • An electronic control 21 is arranged in the plug-in component 2 and can be connected to the electromagnetically operated valve 3 via a connecting cable 211 and a plug connection 2111.
  • a presence detector 26 is provided, which has a transmission diode 261 and a reception diode 262 behind a window 23.
  • the electronic control 21 with the presence detector 26 are supplied with electrical energy from a battery 22.
  • the battery 22 is arranged in a battery receiving space 220, which can be closed with a cover 24 by means of a screw 240. In the inserted state, the battery 22 bears with its poles against correspondingly resilient contacts 221 of the control 21.
  • the immersion depth of the insert component 2 in the receiving space 111 is determined by a protrusion 25 on the insert component 2, which comes into contact with the support body 11 in the inserted position.
  • a radially screw-in screw 13 is also provided for fixing in the plug-in position.
  • the insert component 2 carries in the front area on the outer circumference a seal 20 which bears against the support body 2 in the plug-in position and protects the control against splash water.
  • the water fitting that can be installed as a normal single-hole water mixer is largely protected against willful destruction by the screw 13, which is only accessible from the rear.
  • the maintenance personnel can replace a battery or the entire control system in a relatively simple manner without great expenditure of time by simply unscrewing the screw 13 and pulling out the plug-in component 2.
  • the used battery 22 can be opened by opening the cover 24 removed and replaced with a new one.
  • the insertion component 2 can be pushed back into the receiving space 111 and secured with the screw 13, so that the water fitting is ready for operation again.
  • the electronic control 21 or the presence detector 26 is defective, the entire plug-in component 2 can be easily replaced. Only a plug connection 2111 has to be actuated here.
  • valve 3 Even if the electromagnetically operated valve 3 is defective, it is relatively easily accessible, since the valve 3 is arranged on the end face of the support body 11 opposite the tensioning device 1121. After unscrewing the screw 13 and pulling out the insertion component 2, the outer body 12 can simply be pulled off the support body 11. Thereafter, the valve 3 is freely accessible, which is arranged with its electromagnetic region 32 in a chamber 122 of the outer body 12 not acted upon by water. The screw 13 arranged on the rear of the fitting body 1 thus secures both the insertion component 2 and the outer body 12 on the support body 11 in the plug-in position.

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An electrically controlled water outlet fitting has a main body (120 that receives and insert (11) that has a rotary mixing valve (4) that varies the amount of hot and cold water supplied from inlet, pipes (113). The insert has a recess that receives an electronic module (2). This is battery (22) powered and is removed by releasing a screw (3). The cover is removed to replace the battery, the valve is adjusted by the operation of an electromagnetic actuator (32). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Wasserarmatur, insbesondere berührungslos gesteuerte Wasserarmatur, mit einem an einem Waschtisch, einer Gebäudewand o.dgl. befestigbaren Wassereinlaß- und Wasserauslaßöffnungen aufweisenden Armaturenkörper, in dem wenigstens ein elektrisch betriebenes Ventil, eine elektrische Steuerung und eine als elektrische Energiequelle vorgesehene Batterie angeordnet ist.
Derartige Wasserarmaturen sind bekannt, wobei die Steuerung und die Batterie im Armaturenkörper installiert sind. Die Batterie ist über eine mit einem Deckel verschließbare Öffnung austauschbar, während die Steuerung stationär im Armaturenkörper angeordnet ist.The invention relates to a water fitting, in particular a non-contact controlled water fitting, with a or the like on a washstand, a building wall. fixable water inlet and water outlet fittings having body, in which at least one electrically operated valve, an electrical control and a battery provided as an electrical energy source is arranged.
Such water fittings are known, the controller and the battery being installed in the fitting body. The battery can be replaced via an opening that can be closed with a lid, while the control is arranged stationary in the valve body.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Anordnung der Steuerung und der Batterie in dem Armaturenkörper zu verbessern, so daß sowohl die Batterie als auch die Steuerung jederzeit leicht zugänglich und austauschbar ist.The invention has for its object to improve the arrangement of the controller and the battery in the valve body, so that both the battery and the controller is easily accessible and replaceable at all times.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Steuerung mit der Batterie in einem Einschubbauteil vorgesehen ist, welches in einen Aufnahmeraum des Armaturenkörpers einschiebbar und in der Stecklage fixierbar ist, wobei die im Einschubbauteil angeordnete Steuerung über ein Verbindungskabel mit wenigstens einem elektrisch betriebenen Ventil verbunden ist.
Weitere Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Ansprüchen 2 bis 9 angegeben.This object is achieved in that the control with the battery is provided in a slide-in component which can be inserted into a receiving space of the fitting body and can be fixed in the plug-in position, the control arranged in the slide-in component being connected to at least one electrically operated valve via a connecting cable.
Further refinements of the invention are specified in claims 2 to 9.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielbaren Vorteile bestehen insbesondere darin, daß die elektrische bzw. elektronische Steuerung mit der Batterie als Einheit leicht ein- und ausbaubar ist und somit ein einfaches Auswechseln der Batterie und/oder der Steuerung ermöglicht ist. Insbesondere kann der Armaturenkörper mit wenigstens einem elektrischen Ventil bzw. Magnetventil separat hergestellt werden und zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt durch Zusammenstecken des Verbindungskabels und Einsetzen des Einschubbauteils mit der Steuerung zur Wasserarmatur komplettiert werden.
In weiterer Ausgestaltung kann zweckmäßig im Einschubbauteil neben der elektronischen Steuerung und der Batterie auch ein Anwesenheitsdetektor angeordnet werden.
Vorteilhaft kann der Armaturenkörper bei der erfindungsgemäßen Ausbildung mit einem etwa zylindrischen Tragkörper, in dem ein Aufnahmeraum mit einer radialen Einschuböffnung ausgebildet ist, versehen werden, wobei der Tragkörper an der einen Stirnseite mit einer Spannvorrichtung an einem Waschtisch o.dgl. befestigbar ist und wenigstens eine Zuführleitung für Wasser aufweist, während auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite ein elektrisches Ventil bzw. Magnetventil vorgesehen ist. Auf den Tragkörper kann ein hülsenförmiger Außenkörper mit einem radial vorstehenden Auslaufteil aufgesteckt werden, der in der Stecklage zusammen mit dem Einschubbauteil von einer von der Rückseite radial eindrehbaren Schraube in der Stecklage ist.
Außerdem kann in dem Armaturenkörper ein Mischventil angeordnet sein, mit dem temperiertes Mischwasser aus zugeführtem Kalt- und Warmwasser erzeugbar ist. Das Mischventil kann hierbei zweckmäßig mit einem radial in den Armaturenkörper hineingeführten Hebel eingestellt werden.The advantages that can be achieved with the invention are, in particular, that the electrical or electronic control system with the battery as a unit can be easily installed and removed, thus making it easy to replace the battery and / or the control system. In particular, the fitting body can be manufactured separately with at least one electrical valve or solenoid valve and can be completed at a later time by plugging the connecting cable and inserting the insert component with the control for the water fitting.
In a further embodiment, a presence detector can also be expediently arranged in the plug-in component in addition to the electronic control and the battery.
In the embodiment according to the invention, the fitting body can advantageously be provided with an approximately cylindrical support body in which a receiving space is formed with a radial insertion opening, the support body or the like on one end face with a tensioning device on a washstand. can be fastened and has at least one supply line for water, while an electric valve or solenoid valve is provided on the opposite side. A sleeve-shaped outer body with a radially protruding outlet part can be plugged onto the support body, which in the plug-in position together with the insertion component from one of the rear radially screw is in the inserted position.
In addition, a mixing valve can be arranged in the fitting body, with which tempered mixed water can be produced from supplied cold and hot water. The mixing valve can be expediently adjusted with a lever that is inserted radially into the valve body.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird im folgenden näher beschrieben. Es zeigt

Figur 1
eine Wasserarmatur mit elektrischer Steuerung im Seitenschnitt;
Figur 2
die in Figur 1 gezeigte Wasserarmatur in Vorderansicht;
Figur 3
ein in Figur 1 gezeigtes Einschubbauteil in vergrößerter Darstellung im Längsschnitt ohne eingesetzte Batterie;
Figur 4
das in Figur 3 gezeigte Einschubbauteil in der Schnittebene IV.
An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and will be described in more detail below. It shows
Figure 1
a water tap with electrical control in side section;
Figure 2
the water fitting shown in Figure 1 in front view;
Figure 3
a slide-in component shown in Figure 1 in an enlarged view in longitudinal section without a battery;
Figure 4
the slide-in component shown in Figure 3 in the section plane IV.

Die in Figur 1 und 2 gezeigte Wasserarmatur besteht aus einem Armaturenkörper 1, einem Einschubbauteil 2, einem elektromagnetisch betriebenen Ventil 3 und einem Mischventil 4.
Der Armaturenkörper 1 ist aus einem etwa zylindrischen Tragkörper 11 und einem hülsenförmigen Außenkörper 12 gebildet.
Der Tragkörper 11 trägt an der einen Stirnseite eine Spannvorrichtung 1121, mit der der Tragkörper 11 auf einem Waschtisch o.dgl. fest verspannbar ist. Außerdem sind an dieser Stirnseite die beiden Zuführleitungen für Kalt- und Warmwasser in den Tragkörper 11 hineingeführt. Von der Mantelfläche ausgesehen, ist radial in dem Tragkörper 11 ein Aufnahmeraum 111 ausgebildet. Durch den Aufnahmeraum 111 hindurch sind die beiden Zuführleitungen 113 geführt und oberhalb des Aufnahmeraums 111 in einer Wasserführung für das Mischventil 4 eingelötet. Das Mischventil 4 ist als Drehkolbenschieber ausgebildet, welcher mit einem radial in den Tragkörper 11 hineingeführten Hebel 41 gestellt werden kann. Der Drehkolben hat hierbei zwei gegenläufige Drosselschlitze im Bereich der beiden hintereinander liegenden Zuführungskanäle für Kalt- und Warmwasser, wobei die Drosselschlitze so angeordnet sind, daß bei einer Drehbewegung der Drosselschlitz für z.B. Kaltwasser verringert wird, während der andere Drosselschlitz für das Warmwasser gleichzeitig um den gleichen Betrag vergrößert wird, so daß die Gesamtdurchflußmenge gleich bleibt, aber das Mischungsverhältnis bzw. die Temperatur des erzeugten Mischwassers entsprechend geändert wird. Das in dem Mischventil 4 erzeugte Mischwasser wird dem Magnetventil 3 zugeführt und von hier über eine radiale Auslaßöffnung 31 abgegeben.The water fitting shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 consists of a fitting body 1, a slide-in component 2, an electromagnetically operated valve 3 and a mixing valve 4.
The valve body 1 is formed from an approximately cylindrical support body 11 and a sleeve-shaped outer body 12.
The support body 11 carries on one end face a tensioning device 1121, with which the support body 11 a washstand or the like is firmly clamped. In addition, the two supply lines for cold and hot water are led into the support body 11 on this end face. Viewed from the lateral surface, a receiving space 111 is formed radially in the support body 11. The two feed lines 113 are guided through the receiving space 111 and soldered in a water duct for the mixing valve 4 above the receiving space 111. The mixing valve 4 is designed as a rotary slide valve, which can be set with a lever 41 which is guided radially into the supporting body 11. The rotary lobe has two opposing throttle slots in the area of the two feed channels for cold and hot water, the throttle slots being arranged in such a way that the throttle slot for e.g. cold water is reduced when the throttle slot is turned, while the other throttle slot for the hot water is simultaneously reduced by the same Amount is increased so that the total flow rate remains the same, but the mixing ratio or the temperature of the mixed water generated is changed accordingly. The mixed water generated in the mixing valve 4 is fed to the solenoid valve 3 and discharged from here via a radial outlet opening 31.

Auf dem aufrechtstehenden Tragkörper 11 kann nach der Festmontage auf dem Waschtisch etc. der Außenkörper 12 aufgesteckt werden, wobei an der Mantelfläche des Tragkörpers 11 im Bereich des elektromagnetisch betriebenen Ventils 3 zwei axial zueinander versetzte Dichtringe 114 vorgesehen sind, die einen mit der Auslaßöffnung 31 in Verbindung stehenden radialen Auslaß 115 für Mischwasser eingrenzen. Über einen Durchbruch 1211 ist der Auslaß 115 mit einem Auslaßteil 121 und einem Wasseraustrittsmundstück 1212 verbunden.The outer body 12 can be plugged onto the upright support body 11 after the fixed mounting on the washstand etc., two axially offset sealing rings 114 being provided on the lateral surface of the support body 11 in the region of the electromagnetically operated valve 3, one with the outlet opening 31 in Restrict the connected radial outlet 115 for mixed water. The outlet 115 is connected to an outlet part 121 and a water outlet mouthpiece 1212 via an opening 1211.

Das Einschubbauteil 2 kann radial in den Aufnahmeraum 111 eingeschoben werden. In dem Einschubbauteil 2 ist eine elektronische Steuerung 21 angeordnet, die über ein Verbindungskabel 211 und eine Steckverbindung 2111 mit dem elektromagnetisch betriebenen Ventil 3 verbunden werden kann. Außerdem ist ein Anwesenheitsdetektor 26 vorgesehen, der hinter einem Fenster 23 eine Sendediode 261 und eine Empfangsdiode 262 aufweist. Die elektronische Steuerung 21 mit dem Anwesenheitsdetektor 26 werden mit elektrischer Energie von einer Batterie 22 versorgt. Die Batterie 22 ist in einem Batterieaufnahmeraum 220 angeordnet, welcher mit einem Deckel 24 mit Hilfe einer Schraube 240 verschließbar ist. Die Batterie 22 liegt im eingesetzten Zustand mit ihren Polen an entsprechend federnd ausgebildeten Kontakten 221 der Steuerung 21 an. Die Eintauchtiefe des Einschubbauteils 2 in den Aufnahmeraum 111 wird durch einen Vorsprung 25 am Einschubbauteil 2 bestimmt, der in der Einstecklage an dem Tragkörper 11 zur Anlage gelangt. Zur Fixierung in der Stecklage ist außerdem eine radial eindrehbare Schraube 13 vorgesehen. Schließlich trägt das Einschubbauteil 2 im vorderen Bereich am Außenumfang eine Dichtung 20, die in der Stecklage am Tragkörper 2 anliegt und die Steuerung gegenüber Spritzwasser schützt.The insert component 2 can be inserted radially into the receiving space 111. An electronic control 21 is arranged in the plug-in component 2 and can be connected to the electromagnetically operated valve 3 via a connecting cable 211 and a plug connection 2111. In addition, a presence detector 26 is provided, which has a transmission diode 261 and a reception diode 262 behind a window 23. The electronic control 21 with the presence detector 26 are supplied with electrical energy from a battery 22. The battery 22 is arranged in a battery receiving space 220, which can be closed with a cover 24 by means of a screw 240. In the inserted state, the battery 22 bears with its poles against correspondingly resilient contacts 221 of the control 21. The immersion depth of the insert component 2 in the receiving space 111 is determined by a protrusion 25 on the insert component 2, which comes into contact with the support body 11 in the inserted position. A radially screw-in screw 13 is also provided for fixing in the plug-in position. Finally, the insert component 2 carries in the front area on the outer circumference a seal 20 which bears against the support body 2 in the plug-in position and protects the control against splash water.

Die als normale Einlochwassermischbatterie installierbare Wasserarmatur ist durch die nur von der Rückseite her zugänglichen Schraube 13 gegen mutwillige Zerstörung weitgehend geschützt. Das Auswechseln einer Batterie oder aber der gesamten Steuerung kann vom Wartungspersonal relativ einfach ohne großen Zeitaufwand durch einfaches Herausdrehen der Schraube 13 und dem Herausziehen des Einschubbauteils 2 erfolgen. Hiernach kann durch Öffnen des Deckels 24 die verbrauchte Batterie 22 herausgenommen und durch eine neue ersetzt werden. Nach dem erneuten Verschluß des Deckels 24 kann das Einschubbauteil 2 wieder in den Aufnahmeraum 111 eingeschoben und mit der Schraube 13 gesichert werden, so daß die Wasserarmatur wieder betriebsbereit ist. Für den Fall, daß die elektronische Steuerung 21 oder der Anwesenheitsdetektor 26 defekt ist, kann das gesamte Einschubbauteil 2 einfach ausgewechselt werden. Hierbei ist lediglich eine Steckverbindung 2111 zu betätigen.
Auch bei einem Defekt des elektromagnetisch betriebenen Ventils 3 ist dieses relativ leicht zugängig, da das Ventil 3 an der der Spannvorrichtung 1121 gegenüberliegenden Stirnseite des Tragkörpers 11 angeordnet ist. Nach dem Herausdrehen der Schraube 13 und dem Herausziehen des Einschubbauteils 2 kann der Außenkörper 12 einfach von dem Tragkörper 11 abgezogen werden. Hiernach ist das Ventil 3 frei zugängig, welches mit seinem elektromagnetischen Bereich 32 in einer nicht vom Wasser beaufschlagten Kammer 122 des Außenkörpers 12 angeordnet ist. Die an der Rückseite des Armaturenkörpers 1 angeordnete Schraube 13 sichert somit sowohl das Einschubbauteil 2 als auch den Außenkörper 12 am Tragkörper 11 in der Stecklage.The water fitting that can be installed as a normal single-hole water mixer is largely protected against willful destruction by the screw 13, which is only accessible from the rear. The maintenance personnel can replace a battery or the entire control system in a relatively simple manner without great expenditure of time by simply unscrewing the screw 13 and pulling out the plug-in component 2. Thereafter, the used battery 22 can be opened by opening the cover 24 removed and replaced with a new one. After the cover 24 has been closed again, the insertion component 2 can be pushed back into the receiving space 111 and secured with the screw 13, so that the water fitting is ready for operation again. In the event that the electronic control 21 or the presence detector 26 is defective, the entire plug-in component 2 can be easily replaced. Only a plug connection 2111 has to be actuated here.
Even if the electromagnetically operated valve 3 is defective, it is relatively easily accessible, since the valve 3 is arranged on the end face of the support body 11 opposite the tensioning device 1121. After unscrewing the screw 13 and pulling out the insertion component 2, the outer body 12 can simply be pulled off the support body 11. Thereafter, the valve 3 is freely accessible, which is arranged with its electromagnetic region 32 in a chamber 122 of the outer body 12 not acted upon by water. The screw 13 arranged on the rear of the fitting body 1 thus secures both the insertion component 2 and the outer body 12 on the support body 11 in the plug-in position.

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Wasserarmatur, insbesondere berührungslos gesteuerte Wasserarmatur, mit einem an einem Waschtisch, einer Gebäudewand o.dgl. befestigbaren Wassereinlaß- und Wasserauslaßöffnungen aufweisenden Armaturenkörper, in dem wenigstens ein elektrisch betriebenes Ventil, eine elektrische Steuerung und eine als elektrische Energiequelle vorgesehene Batterie angeordnet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuerung (21) mit der Batterie (22) in einem Einschubbauteil (2) vorgesehen ist, welches in einen Aufnahmeraum (111) des Armaturenkörpers (1) einschiebbar und in der Stecklage fixierbar ist, wobei die im Einschubbauteil (2) angeordnete Steuerung (21) über ein Verbindungskabel (211) mit wenigstens einem elektrisch betriebenen Ventil (3) verbunden ist.Water fitting, in particular non-contact controlled water fitting, with one on a washstand, a building wall or the like. Fastenable valve body having water inlet and water outlet openings, in which at least one electrically operated valve, an electrical control and a battery provided as an electrical energy source is arranged, characterized in that the control (21) with the battery (22) in a slide-in component (2) It is provided, which can be inserted into a receiving space (111) of the fitting body (1) and fixed in the plug-in position, the control (21) arranged in the insert component (2) being connected via a connecting cable (211) with at least one electrically operated valve (3). connected is. Wasserarmatur nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Einschubbauteil (2) hinter einem Fenster (23) die Sensorik eines Anwesenheitsdetektors angeordnet und mit der Steuerung (2) verbunden ist.Water fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor system of a presence detector is arranged in the insert component (2) behind a window (23) and is connected to the controller (2). Wasserarmatur nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Einschubbauteil (2) in der Stecklage von einer an der Rückseite des Armaturenkörpers (1) eingebrachten Schraube (13) gehalten ist.Water fitting according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the insertion component (2) is held in the plug-in position by a screw (13) inserted on the rear of the fitting body (1). Wasserarmatur nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Armaturenkörper (1) einen etwa zylinderförmigen Tragkörper (11) enthält, in dem als radiale Ausnehmung der Aufnahmeraum (111) ausgebildet ist, wobei der Tragkörper (11) mit seiner unteren Stirnseite (112) an einer Platte, vorzugsweise Waschtischplatte, mit einer Spannvorrichtung (1121) befestigbar und wenigstens eine Zuführleitung (113) für Wasser im Randbereich durch den Aufnahmeraum (111) geführt ist und mit einem auf der gegenüberliegenden Stirnseite des Tragkörpers (11) angeordneten elektrischen Ventil (3) in Verbindung steht, wobei eine Auslaßöffnung (31) des Ventils (3) radial aus dem Tragkörper (11) herausgeführt ist und daß auf dem zylindrischen Tragkörper (11) ein hülsenförmiger Außenkörper (12) gedichtet aufsteckbar ist, der ein radial vorstehendes Auslaufteil (121) mit einem Wasseraustrittsmundstück (1212) hat und welcher mit der Schraube (13) zusammen mit dem Einschubbauteil (2) auf dem Tragkörper (11) befestigbar ist.Water fitting according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the fitting body (1) contains an approximately cylindrical support body (11) in which the receiving space (111) is formed as a radial recess, the support body (11) having its lower end face (112) can be fastened to a plate, preferably a vanity plate, with a tensioning device (1121) and at least one supply line (113) for water in the edge area is guided through the receiving space (111) and with an electrical one arranged on the opposite end face of the supporting body (11) Valve (3) is connected, an outlet opening (31) of the valve (3) being guided radially out of the support body (11) and in that a sleeve-shaped outer body (12) can be plugged onto the cylindrical support body (11), which is a radial protruding outlet part (121) with a water outlet mouthpiece (1212) and which with the screw (13) together with the insert il (2) on the support body (11) can be fastened. Wasserarmatur nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwei parallel geführte Zuführleitungen (113) für Kalt- und Warmwasser vorgesehen sind, die mit einem oberhalb des Aufnahmeraums (111) im Tragkörper (11) angeordneten Mischventil (4), welches mit einem radial herausgeführten Hebel (41) stellbar ist, verbunden sind, wobei das vom Mischventil (4) erzeugte temperierte Mischwasser über das Ventil (3) radial aus dem Tragkörper (11) und das Auslaufteil (121) des Außenkörpers (12) dem Wasseraustrittsmundstück (1212) zugeführt ist.Water fitting according to claim 4, characterized in that two parallel supply lines (113) for cold and hot water are provided, which have a mixing valve (4) arranged above the receiving space (111) in the supporting body (11) and which has a radially guided lever (41) is adjustable, are connected, the tempered mixed water generated by the mixing valve (4) being fed radially out of the support body (11) and the outlet part (121) of the outer body (12) to the water outlet mouthpiece (1212) via the valve (3) . Wasserarmatur nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Einschubbauteil (2) mit einem befestigbaren Deckel (24) zur sicheren Halterung der Batterie (22) versehen ist.Water fitting according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the slide-in component (2) is provided with an attachable cover (24) for securely holding the battery (22). Wasserarmatur nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Einschubbauteil (2) an der Rückseite mit einem Vorsprung (25) versehen ist, in den die Schraube (13) eindrehbar ist und der an dem Tragkörper (11) zur Anlage gelangt, wodurch die Eintauchtiefe des Einschubbauteils (2) begrenzt und ein Freiraum für die Zuführleitungen (113) geschaffen ist.Water fitting according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the insertion component (2) is provided on the rear with a projection (25) into which the screw (13) can be screwed and which comes to bear against the support body (11) , which limits the immersion depth of the insertion component (2) and creates a free space for the feed lines (113). Wasserarmatur nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verbindungskabel (211) zur völligen Lösung des Einschubbauteils (2) von dem Armaturenkörper (1) eine lösbare Steckverbindung (2111) enthält.Water fitting according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the connecting cable (211) contains a detachable plug connection (2111) for the complete detachment of the insert component (2) from the fitting body (1). Wasserarmatur nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Einschubbauteil (2) im Bereich der Außenwand eine mit der Wandung des Aufnahmeraums (111) zusammenwirkende Dichtung (20) trägt.Water fitting according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the insert component (2) in the region of the outer wall carries a seal (20) which interacts with the wall of the receiving space (111).
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