EP1389457B1 - Dispositif pour la distribution des matériaux liquides et/ou gazeuses de un tuyau ou un tube élastique - Google Patents

Dispositif pour la distribution des matériaux liquides et/ou gazeuses de un tuyau ou un tube élastique Download PDF

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EP1389457B1
EP1389457B1 EP03017804A EP03017804A EP1389457B1 EP 1389457 B1 EP1389457 B1 EP 1389457B1 EP 03017804 A EP03017804 A EP 03017804A EP 03017804 A EP03017804 A EP 03017804A EP 1389457 B1 EP1389457 B1 EP 1389457B1
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Jörg Goldstein
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
    • A61H33/027—Gas-water mixing nozzles therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00

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  • the invention relates to a device for use in the distribution of liquid and / or gaseous media from hoses or elastic pipes, preferably in whirlpools according to the preamble of claim 1
  • hose / pipe sections Continuously arranged in series nozzles are connected via hose / pipe sections, so-called short pieces.
  • the connection of hose / pipe sections with the nozzles is made by plugging or plugging on grommets or directly into the receptacles of the nozzle housing, which is fixed by means of clamps, clamps, screwing or by gluing the composite.
  • connection technique depends on the material of the tube / tube of the guided medium and its properties, such as pressure, temperature, etc.
  • the short pieces result in a high mechanical and temporal effort in the processing and execution of the assembly.
  • An exact determination of the short lengths is required so that the nozzle body can also be mounted in its predetermined place. Pre-assembly is only possible to a limited extent, as the short length can only be determined on site. Adhesive connections have the problem of tightness and the individual components can not be easily replaced.
  • a distribution line which consists of a Wegügigen line, wherein at certain intervals connecting pieces are formed, which are connected to the nozzle body.
  • a one-piece, integrally molded manifold comprising a housing having a first transverse passage for receiving a water supply, a second transverse passage for receiving an air supply, and a nozzle receiving chamber positioned along the passages and is in communication with both passages such that upon entry of water into the chamber from the first pass, air from the second pass may be entrained.
  • the connection to the distributor or with each other again takes place through the known short pieces, which must be individually measured and mounted during assembly.
  • US-A-4 973 432 discloses a generic apparatus for use in the distribution of liquid and / or gaseous media from hoses or elastic pipes, comprising a housing having a first passage for receiving a first medium, a second passage for Receiving a second medium, a nozzle receiving chamber, which communicates with the passages, wherein the device on the side facing away from the nozzle receiving chamber at the first passage and the second passage each having an extension and a hose or an elastic tube receiving fastening means.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a device for use for distribution of liquid and / or gaseous media from hoses or elastic pipes, preferably in whirlpools, with which the aforementioned disadvantages are eliminated, which allows use in different positions , as well as inexpensive to produce and assemble. Furthermore, it should be possible that this device can be mounted in a simple manner without much effort in addition to existing whirlpools or replaced.
  • the device for distributing liquid and / or gaseous media from hoses or elastic tubes comprises a housing having a first passage for receiving a first medium, a second passage for receiving a second medium and a nozzle receiving chamber, which communicates with the passages, wherein on the side remote from the nozzle receiving chamber at the first and at the second passage in each case an extension and the hose or the elastic tube receiving fastening means, wherein the extension is designed as a self-tapping executed pipe section (4).
  • the extension is designed as a self-tapping cylindrical pipe piece and has on its side facing the hose or the elastic tube side at least one slope.
  • the extension is designed as a conical pipe section, wherein in the lateral surface at least one opening can be arranged.
  • the extension is designed as a cylindrical tube piece, wherein this has a collar-shaped extension on the side facing the tube or the elastic tube.
  • the ring element may be formed so that its inner diameter is smaller than the collar-shaped extension.
  • the outer diameter of the ring member is greater than the diameter of the collar-shaped extension. Due to the training an optimal seal between the hose or the elastic tube and the device is achieved.
  • the fastening device receiving the hose or the elastic tube may be designed in the shape of a clip and is dimensioned such that it has resilient properties.
  • the hose or the elastic tube be easily and quickly introduced and fixed in the fastening device. In an advantageous embodiment of the fastening device, this is designed in the form of a pipe clamp.
  • connection between hose or elastic tube can Anywhere, with the individual parts can be replaced and replaced at any time.
  • Another advantage of the use of the device according to the invention is seen in the fact that on the side facing away from the nozzle receiving extensions are formed so that the insertable into the fastening device hoses or elastic tubes sealingly enclose the outer contour of the extensions, so that here self-sealing connection, without any additional work equipment arises.
  • a further advantage of the device according to the invention is that the assembly can be carried out at the required position on site on site and the required hose or the elastic tube to the corresponding pan shape or geometry by removal from the roll or from the federal government without Cuttable is customizable. This significantly reduces both material and assembly costs.
  • a first exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of a device for use in the distribution of water or air from hoses or elastic pipes.
  • the apparatus has a housing forming the nozzle accommodating chamber 1.
  • a first passage 2 and a second passage 3 is arranged, through which For example, water or air from the tube 21 or elastic tube 11 to flow into the nozzle receiving chamber 1 and are forwarded from there via a nozzle in the whirlpool, not shown here.
  • an extension in the form of a self-tapping pipe section 4 is arranged, which is provided with at least one bevel 6.
  • the medium flowing in via the first passage 2 is guided centrally into the interior of the nozzle receiving chamber 1, while the medium flowing in via the second passage 3 is guided concentrically to the housing which runs round in this exemplary embodiment and forms the nozzle receiving chamber 1, wherein the passage 3 offset from the passage 2 is arranged.
  • the nozzle receiving chamber 1 has a thread 11, which serves for fastening the nozzle receiving chamber 1, for example, whirlpool.
  • a collar-like extension 10 is arranged, which has a circumferential recess 12 into which a sealing element can be introduced.
  • the tube 21 or the elastic tube 20 can be introduced into the fastening device 5.
  • the pipe section 4 is pressed by its slope 6 in the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 and cuts through the lateral surface of the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20.
  • the clip-shaped fastening device 5 which in this embodiment begins at the side facing away from the nozzle chamber 1 approximately at the pipe sections 4, surrounds the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 such that on the spring running on the outside of the nozzle receiving chamber 1 forming Housing arranged part of the fastening device 5 of the hose 21 and the elastic tube 20 are fixed against axial displacement and against slipping out of the fastening device 5, so that a permanently tight bond between the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 and the device is ensured.
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the device according to the invention, which allows a further form of attachment of the hose 21 and the elastic tube 20.
  • the first passage 2 is mounted on the side facing away from the nozzle accommodating chamber 1, while the second passage 3 not visible in this embodiment is arranged tangentially from the side surface of the nozzle accommodating chamber 1.
  • the extensions arranged at the first passage 2 and at the second passage 3 are formed as conical pipe sections 7. In the lateral surfaces of the conical pipe sections 7 at least one opening 8 is arranged. This ensures optimum flow through the respective medium to the nozzle receiving chamber 1.
  • the tube to be mounted 21 and the elastic tube 20 are provided at a defined location with a hole which is smaller in diameter than the diameter of the conical tube piece 7, and then to the corresponding conical pipe section 7 applied.
  • the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 are now introduced through the opening 51 in the fastening device 5, which is advantageously dimensioned smaller than the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20.
  • the opening 51 is diametrically opposite the conical tube piece. 7 arranged.
  • the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 which are not shown for the sake of clarity in this figure, fixed and pressed against the tapered pipe sections 7, to prevent inadvertent displacement and thus leakage.
  • a combination of the selected material for the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 of the adapted geometry of the holes, as well as the corresponding dimensioned conical pipe section 7 is also an automatic and secure sealing of the introduced tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 is given for this device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • a cylindrical pipe section 9,9 ' used for the supply of water or air.
  • the cylindrical pipe sections 9,9 ' have on their side facing away from the nozzle chamber receiving side 1 a collar 10,10', which protrudes from its lateral surface.
  • an opening is made in each of these and applied over the collar 10,10 'of the cylindrical pipe section 9,9'.
  • a ring element 30, as well as a fastening element 31 is used in this embodiment, which are positioned on the cylindrical pipe section 9,9 'prior to assembly of the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20.
  • the ring member 30 is then applied over the outer contour of the opening of the tube 21 and the elastic tube 20 and pressed by the fastener 31 against them.
  • the tube 21 receiving cylindrical tube piece 9 has a threaded portion 32, via which the fastener 31 sealingly fixes the ring member 30 against the tube 21 and wherein the outer diameter of the ring member 30 is greater than the diameter of the collar-shaped extension 10.
  • the elastic Pipe 20, which in this embodiment has a smaller diameter than the hose 21, is pressed over the ring element 30 'on the collar 10' of the pipe section 9 'and is fixed via a fastening element 31' in the form of a nut on the threaded portion 32.

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  1. Dispositif destiné à être utilisé pour distribuer des milieux liquides et/ou gazeux à partir de tuyaux ou de tubes élastiques, comprenant un boîtier avec un premier passage pour recevoir un premier milieu, un deuxième passage pour recevoir un deuxième milieu, une chambre de logement de buses qui est en liaison avec les passages, le dispositif présentant, du côté opposé à la chambre de logement de buses (1), au niveau du premier passage (2) et au niveau du deuxième passage (3), une saillie respective et un dispositif de fixation (5) recevant un tuyau (21) ou un tube élastique (20), caractérisé en ce que la saillie est réalisée sous forme de pièce tubulaire autotaraudeuse (4).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la saillie est réalisée sous forme de pièce tubulaire (4) cylindrique autotaraudeuse.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la pièce tubulaire (4) cylindrique autotaraudeuse présente un biseau (6) sur son côté tourné vers le tuyau ou le tube élastique (20).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la saillie est réalisée sous forme de pièce tubulaire conique (7).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une ouverture (8) est prévue dans la surface d'enveloppe de la pièce tubulaire conique (7).
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la saillie est réalisée sous forme de pièce tubulaire cylindrique (9), celle-ci présentant du côté tourné vers le tuyau (21) ou le tube élastique (20) un élargissement en forme d'épaulement (10).
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fixation (5) est réalisé sous forme de pince.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fixation (5) présente une ouverture (51) disposée en regard de la saillie.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture (51) du dispositif de fixation (5) est inférieure au tuyau (21) ou au tube élastique (20).
  10. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fixation (5) correspond à la géométrie du tuyau (21) ou du tube élastique (20).
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la pièce tubulaire cylindrique 9 présente un élément annulaire 30 dont le diamètre intérieur est plus petit que l'élargissement 10 en forme d'épaulement.
  12. Dispositif selon les revendications 6 et 11, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre extérieur de l'élément annulaire 30 est plus grand que le diamètre de l'élargissement 10 en forme d'épaulement.
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