EP1359261B1 - Adaptable flush tank valve assembly, and method of fitting the valve assembly to a flush tank - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
- E03D1/30—Valves for high or low level cisterns; Their arrangement ; Flushing mechanisms in the cistern, optionally with provisions for a pre-or a post- flushing and for cutting off the flushing mechanism in case of leakage
- E03D1/34—Flushing valves for outlets; Arrangement of outlet valves
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
- E03D5/02—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor
- E03D5/09—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor directly by the hand
- E03D5/092—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor directly by the hand the flushing element, e.g. siphon bell, being actuated through a lever
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- the present invention relates to a flush tank valve assembly.
- a flush tank valve assembly normally extends along a given axis, and comprises a cup; a valve having a valve body integral with the cup, and a slide movable along said given axis; a frame over the cup; and a slide actuating device supported partly by the frame and partly by the slide.
- the actuating device comprises a pushbutton located at least partly outside the tank, and which, when pressed, raises the slide to open the valve.
- a flush tank comprises an inner compartment housing the valve assembly and a given quantity of water; a top wall having a first opening through which a portion of the actuating device projects; and a bottom wall having a second opening through which projects a portion of the valve body.
- the bottom wall of the flush tank is gripped between the valve body and a ring nut; and the top wall of the flush tank is gripped between the frame and an outer portion of the actuating device.
- the total length of the valve assembly is therefore determined by the distance between the top and bottom walls of the flush tank.
- manufacturing tolerances of the valve assembly and flush tank components, and any inaccuracy in assembling the valve assembly make it impossible to achieve a precise relationship between the length of the valve assembly and the distance between the top and bottom walls of the flush tank.
- the present invention also relates to a method of fitting a valve assembly to a flush tank.
- Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a valve assembly housed inside a flush tank 2, which comprises a compartment 3 for housing valve assembly 1 and a given quantity of flush water; a top wall 4 having an opening 6; and a bottom wall 5 having an opening 7.
- Valve assembly 1 extends along an axis A1, and projects partly through openings 6 and 7.
- Assembly 1 comprises a cylindrical cup 8; a valve 9 beneath cup 8; a frame 10 over cup 8; and an actuating device 11.
- Cup 8 comprises a cylindrical lateral wall 12, a top portion of which has a threaded portion 13 with a thread of pitch P; a bottom wall 14 with a central hole; and a guide 15 located inside cup 8 and for the purpose explained in detail later on.
- Valve 9 comprises a valve body 16 integral with cup 8 and having a seat 17, which comes out inside an externally threaded outflow fitting 18 extending through opening 7.
- Valve 9 also comprises a slide 19, which has a shutter 20 on the bottom end for engaging seat 17, a threaded top portion 21, and a central portion 22, which slides inside cup 8 and is guided by guide 15.
- Guide 15 is fitted to central portion 22 of slide 19 to allow slide 19 to slide along axis A1, and to prevent slide 19 rotating about axis A1. More specifically, guide 15 comprises slots 15a parallel to axis A1, and slide 19 comprises tabs 23 parallel to axis A1 and engaging slots 15a in sliding manner as shown in Figure 4.
- valve 9 is fixed to bottom wall 5 of flush tank 2 by means of a ring nut 24 screwed to fitting 18 to grip bottom wall 5 between ring nut 24 and a seal 25 interposed between valve body 16 and bottom wall 5.
- frame 10 comprises two rods 26 parallel to axis A1; and a post 27 crosswise to axis A1 and integral with the top ends of rods 26.
- each rod 26 has a tab 28, which is positioned radially with respect to axis A1 and supports a pin 29 defining an axis A2 extending radially with respect to axis A1.
- Beneath tabs 28, each rod 26 has a succession of teeth 30, which are equally spaced with pitch P, project towards axis A1, and form a threaded coupling with threaded portion 13 of cup 8.
- Frame 10 also comprises a cover 31 and a ring 32, which substantially provide for keeping teeth 30 engaged with threaded portion 13 of cup 8.
- Cover 31 comprises a top wall 33 with a hole for the passage of slide 19; and a cylindrical lateral wall 34 having two seats 35 housing respective rods 26.
- Ring 32 substantially comprises a lateral wall 36; and two seats 37 housing rods 26.
- cover 31 and ring 32 have respective click-on fastening members 38 and 39 for fastening together cover 31 and ring 32.
- Cover 31 is located above threaded portion 13; wall 36 of ring 32 surrounds, and extends partly beneath, threaded portion 13; and cover 31 and ring 32 define a foolproof position of rods 26 at threaded portion 13, and contribute towards increasing the structural rigidity of frame 10 as a whole.
- post 27 comprises a groove 40 extending crosswise to axis A1 to partly house actuating device 11, which comprises a pushbutton 41 and a mechanical transmission 42 beneath pushbutton 41.
- Pushbutton 41 comprises an inner portion 43 housed inside tank 2 and groove 40; an outer portion 44 located outside tank 2 and screwed to inner portion 43; and a ring 45 fitted to outer portion 44 to grip top wall 4 of tank 2 between post 27 and ring 45.
- Transmission 42 comprises a lever 46, which is defined by a rib, is in the form of a rectangular loop, is hinged to pins 29 about axis A2 perpendicular to axis A1, and has a connecting ring 47; and a lever 48 hinged to lever 46 about an axis A3 parallel to axis A2, and having a connecting member 49 for connection to inner portion 43 of pushbutton 41.
- Member 49 has projections 50, which engage tabs 28 so that member 49 is guided parallel to axis A1 when activated by pushbutton 41.
- Actuating device 11 also comprises a connecting member 51, in turn comprising a ring 52 screwed to portion 21 of slide 19, and a hook 53 integral with ring 52.
- Hook 53 projects radially from ring 52 with respect to axis A1, and engages ring 47 of lever 46 so that the movements of lever 46 are transmitted to connecting member 51 and vice versa.
- valve assembly 1 is installed inside a tank 2, and is operated by pushbutton 41 to open valve 9 and drain the water from tank 2 through valve 9.
- slide 19 is in the lowered position, and valve 9 (not shown in Figure 5) is closed.
- pushbutton 41 is pressed, lever 48 moves down, and lever 46 rotates about axis A2, as shown in Figure 6, to raise hook 53, connecting member 51, and slide 19, the travel of which depends on the angle of rotation of lever 46 and the on the travel of pushbutton 41.
- lever 48 rotates slightly about axis A3, as shown in Figure 6.
- actuating device 11 For best opening and closing of valve 9, the component parts of actuating device 11 must be arranged in precise relative positions, which also applies to hook 53, which, unlike the other component parts of actuating device 11 fitted to frame 10, is fitted to slide 19.
- Valve assembly 1 is installed inside flush tank 2 by inserting fitting 18 inside opening 7 in bottom wall 5 of tank 2, and effecting a clockwise or anticlockwise relative rotation between cup 8 and frame 10 to adjust and adapt the length of valve assembly 1 to the distance D between top wall 4 and bottom wall 5 of tank 2. Continuous, precise adjustment of the length of valve assembly 1 is made possible by the threaded connection of cup 8 and frame 10. And relative rotation between frame 10 and cup 8 produces a relative rotation between member 51 and threaded portion 21 of slide 19.
- portion 21 of the slide projects excessively with respect to member 51 once the length of valve assembly 1 and the relative position of the component parts of actuating device 11 are adjusted, the surplus part of portion 21 is cut off. Ring nut 24 is then screwed to fitting 18, and outer portion 44 of pushbutton 41 is screwed to inner portion 43 of pushbutton 41 to fix valve assembly 1 to bottom wall 5 and top wall 4 of flush tank 2.
- transmission 42 may be replaced with a transmission cooperating with the pushbutton to permit controlled closing of valve 9; or the slide may be connected to a float to effect controlled closing of valve 9; and, in other variations (not shown), the pushbutton is controlled pneumatically.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a flush tank valve assembly.
- A flush tank valve assembly normally extends along a given axis, and comprises a cup; a valve having a valve body integral with the cup, and a slide movable along said given axis; a frame over the cup; and a slide actuating device supported partly by the frame and partly by the slide. The actuating device comprises a pushbutton located at least partly outside the tank, and which, when pressed, raises the slide to open the valve. A flush tank comprises an inner compartment housing the valve assembly and a given quantity of water; a top wall having a first opening through which a portion of the actuating device projects; and a bottom wall having a second opening through which projects a portion of the valve body. The bottom wall of the flush tank is gripped between the valve body and a ring nut; and the top wall of the flush tank is gripped between the frame and an outer portion of the actuating device.
- An assembly of the general type described above is disclosed for example in US-A-4 956 880.
- The total length of the valve assembly is therefore determined by the distance between the top and bottom walls of the flush tank. However, manufacturing tolerances of the valve assembly and flush tank components, and any inaccuracy in assembling the valve assembly make it impossible to achieve a precise relationship between the length of the valve assembly and the distance between the top and bottom walls of the flush tank.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a flush tank valve assembly, which can be fitted quickly and easily to a flush tank, and in particular can be adapted to the size of the flush tank.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a valve assembly as claimed in Claim 1.
- The present invention also relates to a method of fitting a valve assembly to a flush tank.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a method as claimed in Claim 11.
- A preferred, non-limiting embodiment of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 shows a front view, with parts in section and parts removed for clarity, of a valve assembly in accordance with the present invention and fitted inside a flush tank;
- Figure 2 shows a side view, with parts removed for clarity, of the Figure 1 valve assembly;
- Figure 3 shows a side view of a detail in Figure 2;
- Figure 4 shows a section along line IV-IV of the Figure 1 valve assembly;
- Figure 5 shows a side view, with parts in section and parts removed for clarity, of a detail of the Figure 1 assembly in a rest, i.e. closed-valve, position;
- Figure 6 shows a side view, with parts in section and parts removed for clarity, of the Figure 5 detail in a work, i.e. open-valve, position.
- Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a valve assembly housed inside a
flush tank 2, which comprises acompartment 3 for housing valve assembly 1 and a given quantity of flush water; atop wall 4 having anopening 6; and abottom wall 5 having anopening 7. Valve assembly 1 extends along an axis A1, and projects partly throughopenings - Assembly 1 comprises a
cylindrical cup 8; avalve 9 beneathcup 8; aframe 10 overcup 8; and an actuating device 11. -
Cup 8 comprises a cylindricallateral wall 12, a top portion of which has a threadedportion 13 with a thread of pitch P; abottom wall 14 with a central hole; and aguide 15 located insidecup 8 and for the purpose explained in detail later on. - Valve 9 comprises a
valve body 16 integral withcup 8 and having a seat 17, which comes out inside an externally threadedoutflow fitting 18 extending throughopening 7. Valve 9 also comprises aslide 19, which has ashutter 20 on the bottom end for engaging seat 17, a threadedtop portion 21, and acentral portion 22, which slides insidecup 8 and is guided byguide 15.Guide 15 is fitted tocentral portion 22 ofslide 19 to allowslide 19 to slide along axis A1, and to preventslide 19 rotating about axis A1. More specifically,guide 15 comprisesslots 15a parallel to axis A1, andslide 19 comprisestabs 23 parallel to axis A1 andengaging slots 15a in sliding manner as shown in Figure 4. - As shown in Figures 1 and 2,
valve 9 is fixed tobottom wall 5 offlush tank 2 by means of aring nut 24 screwed to fitting 18 togrip bottom wall 5 betweenring nut 24 and aseal 25 interposed betweenvalve body 16 andbottom wall 5. - With reference to Figure 1,
frame 10 comprises tworods 26 parallel to axis A1; and apost 27 crosswise to axis A1 and integral with the top ends ofrods 26. Just beneathpost 27, eachrod 26 has atab 28, which is positioned radially with respect to axis A1 and supports apin 29 defining an axis A2 extending radially with respect to axis A1. Beneathtabs 28, eachrod 26 has a succession ofteeth 30, which are equally spaced with pitch P, project towards axis A1, and form a threaded coupling with threadedportion 13 ofcup 8.Frame 10 also comprises acover 31 and aring 32, which substantially provide for keepingteeth 30 engaged with threadedportion 13 ofcup 8.Cover 31 comprises a top wall 33 with a hole for the passage ofslide 19; and a cylindricallateral wall 34 having twoseats 35 housingrespective rods 26.Ring 32 substantially comprises alateral wall 36; and twoseats 37housing rods 26. With reference to Figures 2 and 3,cover 31 andring 32 have respective click-on fasteningmembers cover 31 andring 32.Cover 31 is located above threadedportion 13;wall 36 ofring 32 surrounds, and extends partly beneath, threadedportion 13; andcover 31 andring 32 define a foolproof position ofrods 26 at threadedportion 13, and contribute towards increasing the structural rigidity offrame 10 as a whole. - With reference to Figures 1, 5 and 6,
post 27 comprises agroove 40 extending crosswise to axis A1 to partly house actuating device 11, which comprises apushbutton 41 and amechanical transmission 42 beneathpushbutton 41. Pushbutton 41 comprises aninner portion 43 housed insidetank 2 andgroove 40; anouter portion 44 located outsidetank 2 and screwed toinner portion 43; and aring 45 fitted toouter portion 44 to griptop wall 4 oftank 2 betweenpost 27 andring 45.Transmission 42 comprises alever 46, which is defined by a rib, is in the form of a rectangular loop, is hinged topins 29 about axis A2 perpendicular to axis A1, and has a connectingring 47; and alever 48 hinged to lever 46 about an axis A3 parallel to axis A2, and having a connectingmember 49 for connection toinner portion 43 ofpushbutton 41.Member 49 hasprojections 50, which engagetabs 28 so thatmember 49 is guided parallel to axis A1 when activated by pushbutton 41. Actuating device 11 also comprises a connectingmember 51, in turn comprising aring 52 screwed toportion 21 ofslide 19, and ahook 53 integral withring 52. - Hook 53 projects radially from
ring 52 with respect to axis A1, and engagesring 47 oflever 46 so that the movements oflever 46 are transmitted to connectingmember 51 and vice versa. - In actual use, valve assembly 1 is installed inside a
tank 2, and is operated bypushbutton 41 to openvalve 9 and drain the water fromtank 2 throughvalve 9. In Figure 5,slide 19 is in the lowered position, and valve 9 (not shown in Figure 5) is closed. Whenpushbutton 41 is pressed,lever 48 moves down, and lever 46 rotates about axis A2, as shown in Figure 6, to raisehook 53, connectingmember 51, andslide 19, the travel of which depends on the angle of rotation oflever 46 and the on the travel ofpushbutton 41. As it moves down,lever 48 rotates slightly about axis A3, as shown in Figure 6. - For best opening and closing of
valve 9, the component parts of actuating device 11 must be arranged in precise relative positions, which also applies tohook 53, which, unlike the other component parts of actuating device 11 fitted toframe 10, is fitted toslide 19. - Valve assembly 1 is installed inside
flush tank 2 by inserting fitting 18 inside opening 7 inbottom wall 5 oftank 2, and effecting a clockwise or anticlockwise relative rotation betweencup 8 andframe 10 to adjust and adapt the length of valve assembly 1 to the distance D betweentop wall 4 andbottom wall 5 oftank 2. Continuous, precise adjustment of the length of valve assembly 1 is made possible by the threaded connection ofcup 8 andframe 10. And relative rotation betweenframe 10 andcup 8 produces a relative rotation betweenmember 51 and threadedportion 21 ofslide 19. Sinceslide 19, by means ofguide 15, is integral withcup 8 as regards rotation about axis A1, and connectingmember 51 is substantially integral withlever 46 as regards rotation about axis A1, relative rotation between the cup andframe 10 varies not only the length of valve assembly 1, but also the relative position betweenportion 21 ofslide 19 and connectingmember 51. Since threadedportion 13 ofcup 8 and threadedportion 21 of the slide have the same hand and pitch P, both the variations produced by relative rotation betweencup 8 andframe 10 are of the same amount, so that the relative position between connectingmember 51 and the other component parts of actuating device 11 remains unchanged alongside variations in the length of valve assembly 1, and no specific adjustment of the component parts of actuating device 11 is required, this being a consequence of adjusting the length of valve assembly 1. - If
portion 21 of the slide projects excessively with respect tomember 51 once the length of valve assembly 1 and the relative position of the component parts of actuating device 11 are adjusted, the surplus part ofportion 21 is cut off.Ring nut 24 is then screwed to fitting 18, andouter portion 44 ofpushbutton 41 is screwed toinner portion 43 ofpushbutton 41 to fix valve assembly 1 tobottom wall 5 andtop wall 4 offlush tank 2. - Clearly, any number of changes can be made to the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. For example,
transmission 42 may be replaced with a transmission cooperating with the pushbutton to permit controlled closing ofvalve 9; or the slide may be connected to a float to effect controlled closing ofvalve 9; and, in other variations (not shown), the pushbutton is controlled pneumatically.
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- A valve assembly (1) for a flush tank (2), the valve assembly (1) extending along a first axis (A1), and comprising a cylindrical cup (8); a valve (9) having a valve body (16) integral with the cup (8), and a slide (19) movable along the first axis (A1); a frame (10) located over said cup (8); and an actuating device (11) for actuating the slide (19); the valve assembly (1) being characterized in that the frame (10) and the cup (8) are connected by a threaded connection to adjust the length of the valve assembly (1) along the first axis (A1) by means of relative rotation, about the first axis (A1), between the cup (8) and the frame (10).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that said cup (8) comprises a threaded portion (13) with a given pitch (P); said threaded portion extending about said first axis (A1), and being engaged by said frame (10).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 2, characterized in that said frame (10) comprises two rods (26) parallel to said first axis (A1); each rod (26) comprising a succession of teeth (30) equally spaced with said pitch (P) and cooperating with said threaded portion (13).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 3, characterized in that said rods (26) are diametrically opposite with respect to said first axis (A1).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 3 or 4, characterized by comprising guide means (31, 32) for keeping the teeth (30) of said rods (26) engaged with said threaded portion (13) of the cup (8).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 5, characterized in that said guide means (31, 32) comprise a cover (31) of said cup (8), having first seats (35) housing said rods (26); and a ring (32) having second seats (37) and connectable to the cover (31); said rods (26) sliding along the first axis (A1) inside the first (35) and second (37) seats.
- A valve assembly as claimed in any one of the foregoing Claims, characterized in that said cup (8) comprises a guide (15) for guiding said slide (19) and enabling said slide (19) to move solely along the first axis (A1).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 7, characterized in that said actuating device (11) comprises a pushbutton (41) and a mechanical transmission (42), both supported by said frame (10); and a connecting member (51) supported by said slide (19) and connected to said transmission (42) so as to be integral with said frame (10) as regards rotation about the first axis (A1).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 8, characterized in that said slide (19) comprises a threaded top portion (21) with a thread having the same pitch (P) as the threaded portion (13) of the cup (8), and the same hand as the thread of the threaded portion (13) of the cup (8).
- A valve assembly as claimed in Claim 9, characterized in that said transmission (42) comprises a first and a second lever (46, 48) rotating about a second and a third axis (A2, A3) parallel to each other and perpendicular to said first axis (A1).
- A method of fitting a valve assembly (1), as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 10, to a tank (2) comprising a top wall (4) having a first opening (6), and a bottom wall (5) having a second opening (7) and located a given distance (D) from the top wall (4); the method comprising placing the valve assembly (1) inside said tank (2), inserting a fitting (18) of said valve body (16) through said second opening (7), and effecting a relative rotation between the cup (8) and the frame (10) to adapt the length of the valve assembly (1) to said distance (D).
- A method as claimed in Claim 11, characterized by gripping said bottom wall (5) between a ring nut (24), screwed to said fitting (18), and said valve body (16).
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