EP0968335A1 - Sanitärarmatur - Google Patents
SanitärarmaturInfo
- Publication number
- EP0968335A1 EP0968335A1 EP98913693A EP98913693A EP0968335A1 EP 0968335 A1 EP0968335 A1 EP 0968335A1 EP 98913693 A EP98913693 A EP 98913693A EP 98913693 A EP98913693 A EP 98913693A EP 0968335 A1 EP0968335 A1 EP 0968335A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- sanitary fitting
- inlet
- cylindrical guide
- sleeve
- fitting
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
- E03C1/0401—Fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface, e.g. a countertop
- E03C1/0402—Fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface, e.g. a countertop with mounting from only one side
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
- E03C1/0401—Fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface, e.g. a countertop
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- 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
- Y10T137/6851—With casing, support, protector or static constructional installations
- Y10T137/6966—Static constructional installations
- Y10T137/6969—Buildings
- Y10T137/6977—Escutcheon type support
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- 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
Definitions
- the invention relates to a sanitary fitting with at least one inlet duct and an outlet duct, in particular cylindrical fitting body, at least one inlet connecting the pipeline network and connected to the inlet duct in terms of flow technology, an outlet arm connected to the outlet duct in terms of flow technology, at least one setting of the flow quantity and / or flow temperature serving actuating element and a fastening element serving for fastening to a base, the fastening element being permanently connected to the base.
- Sanitary fittings of the type in question have been known for a long time. If the outlet arm is designed as a swivel arm, they are particularly popular in the kitchen area, in particular in the form of single-lever, single-hole mixer taps.
- the known sanitary fittings have two inlet channels. An inlet channel serves to supply cold water and an inlet channel serves to supply hot water.
- the sanitary fitting has two inlet ducts and one outlet duct, cold water being supplied via the outlet duct to a low-pressure water heater, and the supply of the cold water ensures that the hot water in the low-pressure water heater is supplied to the sanitary fitting via the second inlet duct.
- the inlets producing the connection to the pipeline network which are fluidically connected to the inlet duct, are designed either as copper pipes or flexible, generally wire-sheathed hoses. These inlets are connected to the pipeline network via corner valves.
- the sanitary fittings known from the prior art have a fastening element used for fastening to a base.
- the underlay in the kitchen area consists of either a worktop or a sink.
- the fastening element is permanently connected to both the base and the fitting body. After installing the sanitary fitting, it can only be removed from the surface with considerable effort and appropriate expertise.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of designing and developing the known, previously explained sanitary fitting in such a way that it can also be arranged in areas in which it represents an obstacle, for example for opening a window.
- the previously derived and described object is achieved in that the valve body is connected to the fastening element by means of connecting means, so that users can easily connect it.
- the configuration according to the invention enables the user, for example before opening a window, to detach the fitting body with the outfeed arm and actuating element attached to it from the fastening element and to put it to the side or in the sink, so that the window can be opened without hindrance. This enables the disability-free arrangement of a sanitary fitting in areas in which the known sanitary fittings would have represented a disability.
- the fastening element as a connecting means has at least one receptacle which is in frictional engagement with the inlet in the connected state, then the easily releasable connection according to the invention is produced with particularly little effort and at the same time ensures that this easily releasable connection is also used for known, commercially available sanitary fittings can be used with appropriately designed fastening elements.
- the fastening element has a cylindrical guide and that the receptacle, which preferably forms the connecting means, is formed in a sleeve which is adapted to the cylindrical guide and can be inserted into the cylindrical guide.
- the actuating element is designed as a lever in a single-lever mixer tap, as already mentioned, a torque acts on the sanitary fitting when the temperature is set via the lever by swiveling it sideways.
- an anti-rotation element is arranged in the cylindrical guide and / or on the sleeve. This anti-rotation element ensures that the torque acting on the sanitary fitting is led into the fastening element and intercepted, so that the sanitary fitting is not twisted.
- the anti-rotation element is designed as a projection in the cylindrical guide and associated recess in the sleeve. With an anti-rotation element designed in this way it is ensured that the sleeve inserted into the cylindrical guide can no longer be rotated relative to the cylindrical guide. This type of anti-rotation device can of course be reversed with regard to the arrangement of the recess and the projection.
- the sanitary fitting according to the invention is designed in such a way that the anti-rotation element has a variable cross-section - in particular elliptical - in cross-section and the sleeve has a correspondingly adapted cross-section. Since a rotation between the sleeve and the cylindrical guide is only possible if the cylindrical guide and the sleeve are circular-cylindrical, the described configuration ensures an anti-rotation device without further ado.
- Cross-sections are of course not only conceivable as ellipses, it is also conceivable, for example, that the cylindrical guide and the sleeve have an octagonal cross-section.
- a secure fit of the sleeve in the cylindrical guide and protection against too easy lifting of the sleeve from the cylindrical guide is ensured in that the insertion length of the sleeve corresponds to approximately twice the diameter of the cylindrical guide.
- an axially acting latching element is arranged between the cylindrical guide and the sleeve to protect it from being lifted out too easily.
- this locking element preferably simultaneously ensures a surface pressure between the upper end of the sleeve or the lower end of the fitting body and the upper end of the fastening element, so that a sealing effect, for example against splash water, is ensured.
- the connecting means is designed as a bayonet catch.
- a bayonet catch does not allow the sanitary fitting to be inadvertently removed from the fastening element, but is somewhat more complex in terms of production technology than the previously explained alternative.
- the inlet is permanently connected to the valve body and is designed as a flexible hose.
- This configuration is particularly simple since the valve body does not have to be adapted compared to the known valve bodies.
- the fitting body with the hose-shaped inlets connected to it is detached from the fastening element and placed either to the side or in the sink at a distance limited by the hose length.
- the sanitary fitting is designed in that the inlet is permanently connected to the fastening element.
- the inlet is designed as a flexible hose or also as a copper pipe, since the inlet element is not touched by the fastening element when the fitting body is released.
- This configuration makes it possible to completely remove the sanitary fitting from the surroundings of the fastening element.
- a receptacle which is in frictional engagement with the inlet in the connected state is provided as the connecting means, since the inlets are also detached from the fitting body when the fitting body is released from the fastening element.
- connection between the inlet and the line network for example via corner valves, must always be disconnected from the fastening element before loosening the valve body.
- This problem can be avoided in that check valves closing the inlet when the valve body is released are arranged on the fastening element.
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a sanitary fitting designed according to the invention in the state connected to the fastening element
- Fig. 2 is an enlarged view, partly in section, of the fastening element and the connecting element of the general management example of the sanitary fitting designed according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 of the drawing shows an exemplary embodiment of a sanitary fitting 1 according to the invention.
- the sanitary fitting 1 here has a cylindrical fitting body 2 which has two inlet ducts (not shown) and an outlet duct (not shown).
- the connection to the line network is established by two inlets 3, 4 that are connected in terms of flow technology to the inlet channels (not shown).
- an outlet arm 5 which can be pivoted here is connected in terms of flow technology to the outlet channel, not shown.
- the exemplary embodiment of a sanitary fitting 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a single-lever, single-hole mixer tap.
- the actuating element 6 which serves to adjust the flow quantity and / or flow temperature is designed as a lever which can be rotated in the usual way about the axis of the valve body 2 and pivoted up and down about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical valve body 2.
- the fastening element 7 serving for fastening to a base can also be clearly seen.
- the fastening element 7 is of circular cylindrical design, has a flange 8 at its upper end and is provided with a thread 9 on the outside. Finally, a nut 10 is screwed onto the thread 9, so that the fastening element 7 is permanently connected to the base formed here as a worktop 11 by the interaction of the flange 8 and the nut 10.
- FIG. 2 of the drawing. 2 again shows the fastening element 7 with flange 8, thread 9 and nut 10, arranged in a bore of a worktop 11.
- the fastening element 7 there is a receptacle in frictional engagement with the inlets 3, 4 12 on a sleeve 14 which can be inserted into a circular cylindrical guide 13 in a fastening flange 15 provided at the upper end of the sleeve 14.
- the cylindrical guide 13 is adapted to the sleeve 14 in such a way that the frictional engagement between the circular cylindrical guide 13 and the sleeve 14 is greater than the frictional engagement between the receptacle 12 in the fastening flange 15 and the inlets 3, 4.
- the mounting flange 15 is formed such that the inlets 3, 4 from the prior art known sanitary fittings are in frictional engagement with the receptacle 12.
- the connecting means is formed by the cylindrical guide 13 and the sleeve 14 which can be inserted into the cylindrical guide 13 and which are frictionally connected to one another in the inserted state.
- the sleeve 14 has a recess 16 on at least one side.
- This recess 16 is preferably also provided on the opposite side of the sleeve 14.
- the recess 16 acts together with projections, not shown here, in the guide 13 as an anti-rotation element.
- the insertion length of the sleeve 14 is approximately twice as large as the diameter of the cylindrical guide 13. This measure, in combination with an existing frictional connection between the guide 13 and the sleeve 14, ensures a high level of security against ensures the unintentional lifting of the sleeve 14 out of the guide 13.
- the inlets 3, 4 are permanently connected to the fitting body 2 and are designed as flexible hoses. Accordingly, the inlets 3, 4 have an excess length, which make it possible to lift the sanitary fitting 1 and put it aside. Since the inlets 3, 4 forming the flexible hoses are jacketed usually with a wire mesh, they are well protected against external damage despite their flexibility.
- flange 8 of the fastening element 7 and the fastening flange 15 of the sleeve 14 are partially chamfered corresponding to one another in order to ensure the best possible seal against splash water between the fastening element 7 and the fastening flange 15.
- a truncated cone-shaped rosette 17 indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 2, can be pushed over the flange ends protruding from the worktop 11 to improve the seal and also the appearance.
- the frustoconical rosette 17 can protrude beyond the mounting flange 15 and rest with its upper end directly on the valve body 2 of the sanitary fitting 1.
- This configuration of the frustoconical rosette 17 also allows the strength of the frictional engagement between the fastening element 7 and the A-type body 2 to be increased again.
- a washer or rosette 18 is also provided between the nut 10 and the worktop 11 to protect the worktop 11.
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
- Domestic Plumbing Installations (AREA)
- Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
- Preventing Unauthorised Actuation Of Valves (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE19711188 | 1997-03-18 | ||
DE19711188 | 1997-03-18 | ||
DE19715976 | 1997-04-17 | ||
DE19715976 | 1997-04-17 | ||
PCT/EP1998/001367 WO1998041698A1 (de) | 1997-03-18 | 1998-03-10 | Sanitärarmatur |
Publications (2)
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EP0968335A1 true EP0968335A1 (de) | 2000-01-05 |
EP0968335B1 EP0968335B1 (de) | 2003-06-11 |
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EP98913693A Expired - Lifetime EP0968335B1 (de) | 1997-03-18 | 1998-03-10 | Sanitärarmatur |
Country Status (5)
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US (1) | US6360774B1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP0968335B1 (de) |
DE (2) | DE19758291C2 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2201472T3 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1998041698A1 (de) |
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AU2003245241A1 (en) * | 2002-04-17 | 2003-11-03 | Masco Corporation Of Indiana | Top down mounting system for faucet |
US7269864B2 (en) * | 2002-04-17 | 2007-09-18 | Masco Corporation Of Indiana | Mounting system for a faucet |
CA2599931C (en) * | 2005-03-14 | 2012-10-23 | Masco Corporation Of Indiana | Quick change mounting system for a faucet |
US7698755B2 (en) * | 2005-08-29 | 2010-04-20 | Masco Corporation Of Indiana | Overhead cam faucet mounting system |
DE102007001450B4 (de) * | 2007-01-03 | 2010-04-08 | Kludi Gmbh & Co. Kg | Befestigungseinheit zur Befestigung einer Wasserauslaufarmatur |
DE202007004832U1 (de) * | 2007-04-02 | 2008-08-07 | Reich Kg, Regel- Und Sicherheitstechnik | Befestigungsvorrichtung für eine Wasserarmatur |
US8407828B2 (en) | 2007-11-30 | 2013-04-02 | Masco Corporation Of Indiana | Faucet mounting system including a lift rod |
CN102939423B (zh) | 2010-05-21 | 2015-01-21 | 印地安纳马斯科公司 | 水龙头装接座 |
CN104278714B (zh) * | 2012-06-29 | 2015-08-26 | 宁波高新区登高洁具科技有限公司 | 使用方便的台盆 |
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DE2829081A1 (de) | 1978-06-28 | 1980-01-10 | Ideal Standard | Sanitaere wasserarmatur mit schwenkauslauf |
CH654610A5 (de) * | 1981-11-26 | 1986-02-28 | Wallisellen Ag Armaturen | Auslaufarmatur. |
ES1000708Y (es) | 1986-10-31 | 1988-10-16 | Casa Buades Sna | Disposicion de fijacion de los tubos de alimentacion a las griferias sanitarias |
US4761839A (en) * | 1986-11-17 | 1988-08-09 | Ganaway Richard M | Sink spray and auxiliary attachment device |
CH681164A5 (de) * | 1989-12-13 | 1993-01-29 | Karrer Weber & Cie Ag | |
CH681731A5 (de) * | 1990-01-26 | 1993-05-14 | Kugler Fonderie Robinetterie | |
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DE4314101A1 (de) | 1993-04-29 | 1994-11-03 | Scheffer Kludi Armaturen | Armatur mit Bajonettverschluß |
DE9321076U1 (de) * | 1993-04-29 | 1995-11-30 | Kludi-Armaturen Paul Scheffer KG, 58730 Fröndenberg | Armatur mit Bajonettverschluß |
DE29516157U1 (de) * | 1995-10-12 | 1997-02-20 | Dr. Fischer Ag, Vaduz | Vorrichtung zum Halten einer Sanitärarmatur |
DE19545945C1 (de) * | 1995-12-08 | 1997-05-07 | Schulte & Sohn Heinrich | Wasserauslaufarmatur mit lösbarem Armaturenkörper |
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- 1998-03-10 US US09/381,280 patent/US6360774B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-03-10 ES ES98913693T patent/ES2201472T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-03-10 WO PCT/EP1998/001367 patent/WO1998041698A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1998-03-10 EP EP98913693A patent/EP0968335B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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EP0968335B1 (de) | 2003-06-11 |
DE59808698D1 (de) | 2003-07-17 |
US6360774B1 (en) | 2002-03-26 |
WO1998041698A1 (de) | 1998-09-24 |
ES2201472T3 (es) | 2004-03-16 |
DE19758291A1 (de) | 1998-10-01 |
DE19758291C2 (de) | 2002-03-14 |
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