EP1816269A2 - Device for fast-fit assembly of a sanitary fixture control plate to a supporting frame - 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
- E03D1/01—Shape or selection of material for flushing cisterns
- E03D1/012—Details of shape of cisterns, e.g. for connecting to wall, for supporting or connecting flushing-device actuators
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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
- E03D5/028—Pusher plates and actuating mechanisms for built-in cisterns
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a device for fast-fit assembly of a sanitary fixture control plate to a supporting frame.
- As is known, in recessed sanitary fixture flush tanks, the flush control devices are installed in the wall; the drain valve actuating members are fitted through an inspection opening in the wall; and the inspection opening is closed by a plate (on which the user control buttons are mounted) connected to a frame, fixed to the wall, by an assembly device enabling removal of the plate for access to the actuating members when necessary.
- Known assembly devices employ joint or click-on systems, in which the plate, e.g. by means of flexible tabs, is attached to the edge of the frame by exerting pressure substantially perpendicularly to the plate. Though widely used, such systems are not without drawbacks. In fact, they are awkward to use, especially when detaching the plate from the frame, which calls for the use of tools to lever the plate off the wall, and which may seriously damage the outside of the plate where the damage is most visible.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for assembling a sanitary fixture control plate to a supporting frame, designed to provide a straightforward, low-cost solution to the drawbacks of known solutions, and which, in particular, is extremely easy to produce, assemble, and disassemble, while at the same time being highly efficient and reliable.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a device for fast-fit assembly of a sanitary fixture control plate to a supporting frame, comprising at least one tooth and a seat cooperating with each other to secure the plate to the frame, and carried by the plate and the frame respectively, or vice versa; and a flexible member associated with the seat and cooperating with the tooth; the device being characterized in that the tooth engages the seat, in opposition to the flexible member, by sliding in a predetermined slide direction substantially parallel to the plate.
- The above design enables the plate to be fitted to and detached from the frame extremely easily. At the same time, the assembly device according to the invention is cheap to produce and assemble, and, above all, highly efficient and reliable.
- A 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 schematic view in perspective of a device, in accordance with the invention, for assembling a sanitary fixture control plate to a supporting frame;
- Figures 2, 3 and 4 show schematic, larger-scale views of a detail of the Figure 1 device at different assembly stages.
- Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a device for assembling a sanitary
fixture control plate 2 to a supporting frame 3. In the example shown,plate 2 is a dual-flush-button control plate of a recessed lavatory flush tank, and frame 3 is fixed in known manner to a wall, about an inspection opening through which, as is known, the flush tank drain valve actuating members 4 - pneumatic in the example shown - are fitted. -
Plate 2 is generally flat, substantially quadrangular, and has a number of teeth 5 (four shown in the drawing, purely by way of a non-limiting example) which project from a radially outerperipheral edge 6 to engagerespective seats 7 formed in aperipheral border 8 of frame 3. The preferred embodiment in Figure 1 has two pairs ofteeth 5 carried respectively by two opposite, e.g. top and bottom, sides ofplate 2. It is understood, however, that one pair ofteeth 5 may be provided on only one side ofplate 2, the opposite side having conventional fasteners. - With particular reference to Figure 2, each
tooth 5 projects perpendicularly fromedge 6 ofplate 2, is substantially trapezoidal, and is bounded by two sloping, convergingsides 9. - Frame 3 lies substantially in a plane parallel to
plate 2, and is inserted insideedge 6 ofplate 2. - The
border 8 of frame 3 has arecess 10 at eachtooth 5 on plate 2 (and, therefore, has fourrecesses 10 in the example shown). - Each
recess 10 extends parallel toplate 2 and to frame 3 in a predetermined direction A, and is bounded in direction A by two sloping, convergingend walls - A
flexible member 13, aligned with arespective seat 7, projects in direction A fromwall 11 of eachrecess 10. - Each
flexible member 13 is defined by a substantiallyprismatic blade 14, which projects inside recess 10 and is separated fromborder 8 by anunderside recess 15 which, together with the intrinsic flexibility of the material of whichblade 14 is made, allowsflexible member 13 to flex substantially perpendicularly to direction A. The portion close toseat 7, i.e. the free end, of eachflexible member 13 comprises atransverse projection 16 bounded by two converging sides. -
Wall 11,projection 16, andblade 14 define acavity 17 of the same shape as atooth 5; and, similarly,wall 12,projection 16, and aportion 18 ofborder 8 define aseat 7 of the same shape as atooth 5. Eachseat 7 is also bounded, substantially perpendicularly to direction A, by afront wall 19 facingplate 2. - At the installation stage, once frame 3 is fixed in known manner to the wall, about the inspection opening, the fitter assembles
plate 2 to frame 3 by aligningteeth 5 withrespective cavities 17 in a direction substantially perpendicular toplate 2, so that eachtooth 5 rests on the respectiveflexible member 13, as shown in Figure 3. Eachtooth 5 thus assumes a preassembly position (Figure 3) in whichtooth 5 is outsideseat 7 and aligned withseat 7 in direction A. -
Plate 2 is then locked to frame 3 by pushingplate 2 in direction A (rightwards in Figure 3). Eachtooth 5 passes overprojection 16, by virtue of both the thrust exerted by the fitter in direction A and the flexibility offlexible member 13, and is accompanied by a clearly audible "click" on reachingseat 7. - With reference to Figure 4, once
past projection 16, eachtooth 5 reachesseat 7, by which it is locked firmly and effectively by the combination ofprojection 16,wall 12, andfront wall 19.Tooth 5, in fact, rests againstwall 12,projection 16 preventstooth 5 from moving in direction A (leftwards in Figures 3 and 4), andfront wall 19 rests againsttooth 5 in a direction substantially perpendicular to direction A. -
Tooth 5 thus assumes a lock position (Figure 4), in whichtooth 5 engagesseat 7, and is retained insideseat 7 in a direction perpendicular to direction A. -
Tooth 5 moves between the preassembly position and the lock position, in opposition toflexible member 13, by sliding parallel toplate 2 and, in particular, in direction A, which thus defines a slide direction oftooth 5; andflexible member 13 is flexible substantially crosswise to direction A to allowtooth 5 to slide between the preassembly position and the lock position. -
Plate 2 is removed by simply performing the assembly operations in reverse. That is, by pushingplate 2 in direction A (leftwards in Figure 4) to releasetooth 5 fromseat 7 and getpast projection 16, and then liftingplate 2 substantially perpendicularly to direction A and away from the wall. - Clearly, changes may be made to the device as described herein without, however, departing from the scope of the accompanying Claims.
Claims (14)
- A device (1) for fast-fit assembly of a sanitary fixture control plate (2) to a supporting frame (3), comprising at least one tooth (5) and a seat (7) cooperating with each other to secure the plate to the frame, and carried by the plate (2) and the frame (3) respectively, or vice versa; and a flexible member (13) associated with the seat (7) and cooperating with the tooth (5); the device (1) being characterized in that the tooth (5) engages the seat (7), in opposition to the flexible member (13), by sliding in a predetermined slide direction (A) substantially parallel to the plate (2).
- A device as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the tooth (5) moves between a preassembly position, in which the tooth (5) is outside the seat (7), and a lock position, in which the tooth (5) engages the seat (7) and is retained inside the seat (7); the tooth (5) moving between the preassembly position and the lock position, in opposition to the flexible member (13), by sliding in said slide direction (A).
- A device as claimed in Claim 2, characterized in that the flexible member (13) is flexible substantially crosswise to said slide direction (A) to allow the tooth (5) to slide between the preassembly position and the lock position.
- A device as claimed in Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, in the preassembly position, the tooth (5) is outside the seat (7) and aligned with the seat (7) in said slide direction (A).
- A device as claimed in one of Claims 2 to 4, characterized in that, in the lock position, the tooth (5) is retained inside the seat (7) in a direction perpendicular to said slide direction (A).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized in that the flexible member (13) is aligned with the seat (7) in said slide direction (A).
- A device as claimed in Claim 6, characterized in that the portion of the flexible member (13) close to the seat (7) comprises a projection (16).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized in that the flexible member (13) is associated with an underside recess (15), so as to flex substantially perpendicularly to said slide direction (A).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized in that the seat (7) comprises a front wall (19) cooperating with the tooth (5) substantially perpendicularly to said slide direction (A) when the tooth (5) engages the seat (7).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized in that the seat (7) comprises a wall (12) cooperating with the tooth (5) in said slide direction (A) when the tooth (5) engages the seat (7).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized in that the flexible member (13) defines a cavity (17) aligned with the seat (7) in said predetermined direction (A); the tooth (5) being inserted into said cavity (17) in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predetermined direction (A), and then translated into said seat (7) in said slide direction (A).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized in that the tooth (5) is carried by an edge (6) of the plate (2), and the seat (7) and the flexible member (13) are carried by the frame (3).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized by comprising two teeth (5) located along the same edge of the plate (2).
- A device as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, characterized by comprising two pairs of teeth (5) carried respectively by two opposite sides of the plate (2).
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITMI20060186 ITMI20060186A1 (en) | 2006-02-03 | 2006-02-03 | QUICK ASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR A CONTROL PLATE OF A SANITARY APPLIANCE ON A SUPPORT FRAME |
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EP1816269A2 true EP1816269A2 (en) | 2007-08-08 |
EP1816269A3 EP1816269A3 (en) | 2010-03-10 |
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EP07101682A Withdrawn EP1816269A3 (en) | 2006-02-03 | 2007-02-02 | Device for fast-fit assembly of a sanitary fixture control plate to a supporting frame |
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DE102007039948A1 (en) * | 2007-08-23 | 2009-03-12 | GROHEDAL Sanitärsysteme GmbH & Co. KG | Operating plate for wall-mounted cistern |
DE202020102808U1 (en) | 2020-05-18 | 2021-08-30 | Viega Technology Gmbh & Co. Kg | Mounting frame for an operating device or for an imitation of an operating device for operating a sanitary installation |
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FR2701072A1 (en) * | 1993-01-29 | 1994-08-05 | Schlumberger Ind Sa | Device for the tamperproof removable fastening of a box to a wall |
EP1555353A2 (en) * | 2004-01-15 | 2005-07-20 | VALSIR S.p.A. | Cover assembly for an inspection opening, in particular a wall inspection opening, of a lavatory |
EP1607530A2 (en) * | 2004-05-31 | 2005-12-21 | Oliveira & Irmao S.A. | Fastening device for fitting a control plate of a sanitary fixture to a supporting frame |
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FR2701072A1 (en) * | 1993-01-29 | 1994-08-05 | Schlumberger Ind Sa | Device for the tamperproof removable fastening of a box to a wall |
EP1555353A2 (en) * | 2004-01-15 | 2005-07-20 | VALSIR S.p.A. | Cover assembly for an inspection opening, in particular a wall inspection opening, of a lavatory |
EP1607530A2 (en) * | 2004-05-31 | 2005-12-21 | Oliveira & Irmao S.A. | Fastening device for fitting a control plate of a sanitary fixture to a supporting frame |
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DE102007039948A1 (en) * | 2007-08-23 | 2009-03-12 | GROHEDAL Sanitärsysteme GmbH & Co. KG | Operating plate for wall-mounted cistern |
DE102007039948B4 (en) * | 2007-08-23 | 2012-01-19 | GROHEDAL Sanitärsysteme GmbH | Operating plate for wall-mounted cistern |
EP2028323A3 (en) * | 2007-08-23 | 2014-04-23 | GROHEDAL Sanitärsysteme GmbH | Actuation plate for built-in cisterns |
DE202020102808U1 (en) | 2020-05-18 | 2021-08-30 | Viega Technology Gmbh & Co. Kg | Mounting frame for an operating device or for an imitation of an operating device for operating a sanitary installation |
EP3913156A1 (en) * | 2020-05-18 | 2021-11-24 | Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG | Fastening frame for an actuating device or for an imitation of an actuating device for actuating a sanitary installation |
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