EP2037051A2 - Dispositif de limitation de remplissage de type dissimulé pour installations sanitaires et installation sanitaire l'utilisant - Google Patents

Dispositif de limitation de remplissage de type dissimulé pour installations sanitaires et installation sanitaire l'utilisant Download PDF

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EP2037051A2
EP2037051A2 EP07123541A EP07123541A EP2037051A2 EP 2037051 A2 EP2037051 A2 EP 2037051A2 EP 07123541 A EP07123541 A EP 07123541A EP 07123541 A EP07123541 A EP 07123541A EP 2037051 A2 EP2037051 A2 EP 2037051A2
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Alessandro Moretto
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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
    • E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
    • E03C1/24—Overflow devices for basins or baths
    • E03C1/242—Overflow devices for basins or baths automatically actuating supply or draining valves
    • 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
    • E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
    • E03C1/22—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks
    • E03C1/23—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks with mechanical closure mechanisms
    • E03C1/232—Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks with mechanical closure mechanisms combined with overflow devices

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  • the present invention regards a filling limiting device of concealed type for sanitary facilities and a sanitary facility using the same.
  • the filling tank of such sanitary facility is provided with one or more closely-positioned openings at the maximum level that the water can attain.
  • the currently known solution has various disadvantages in terms of reliability, production and aesthetics.
  • the openings made on the wall of the filling tank at the maximum filling level are exposed to inadvertent clogging, especially in case of elements floating on the water surface, such as sponges and the like.
  • the floating elements are transported by the current towards the same openings, which they are capable of clogging.
  • said openings might be clogged by dirt or other sediment material.
  • openings are subject to intentional tampering, given that they are accessible to users.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the abovementioned drawbacks and in particular to make a filling limiting device of sanitary facilities which has considerable reliability over time.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a filling limiting device of sanitary facilities which is not accessible to users.
  • a further object of the present invention is to make a filling limiting device which is strong and easy to make at a low cost.
  • a filling limiting device for sanitary facilities is shown and indicated in its entirety with 10.
  • the filling limiting device 10 comprises a first pipe 11 connectable at a first end 12 thereof to the base of a filling tank 51 of a sanitary facility 50 and connected at a second end 13 thereof to a second pipe 14 for water drainage.
  • the first pipe 11 is shaped in a manner such that its second end 13 is positioned at a higher elevation with respect to its first end 12.
  • the second pipe 14 comprises a first end 15 connected to the second end 13 of the first pipe 11 and a second end 16 positioned at a lower elevation than the first end 12 of the first pipe 11.
  • the second pipe 14 is connected at its second end 16 to the discharge pipe 113 of the sanitary facility 50.
  • vent pipe 17 towards the environment is provided for.
  • a vent control valve 19 is arranged and provided with a membrane 20 which allows exit and/or entry of air into the filling limiting device 10.
  • the membrane has at least one coupling seat 22 with the open end 18 of the vent pipe 17 and is made of elastically deformable material in order to selectively make a sealed coupling with such end.
  • the membrane is provided with a centrally-arranged, preferably cross-shaped cut 21; such membrane also advantageously is of negligible weight.
  • a bath tub 50 is shown in the figures provided with the filling limiting device 10 according to the present invention.
  • such filling limiting device 10 can also be employed for sinks, wash-tubs, bidets or other similar sanitary facilities.
  • Such sanitary facilities 50 are preferably provided with a discharge closure set 110 comprising a plug 111 free to move between a first raised opening position and a second lowered closed position.
  • the plug 111 is provided with at least one portion complementary to a discharge mouth 112 of the sanitary facility 50, which, in closed position, cooperates with such discharge mouth 112, completely closing it.
  • the discharge mouth 112 or the complementary portion are provided with a gasket 114 adapted to maintain a watertight closure which prevents the discharge of the water 52 present in the sanitary facility 50.
  • discharge closure set 110 is provided with opening/closing means 115 which cooperate with the plug 111 in order to move it into either the open or closed position.
  • the opening/closing means 115 comprise an element 118 which can be moved between a first magnetic coupling position with said plug 111 and a second uncoupled position.
  • the moveable element 118 is a first permanent magnet and the plug 111 comprises a second permanent magnet 119 of the same polarity, thus generating a repulsion effect with the moveable element 118.
  • guide and stop means 120 are provided for which cooperate with the plug 111 in order to define and delimit the distance which can be covered by the same.
  • Such guide and stop means 120 cooperate with the lower portion of the plug 111 in order to make a stop for the opening movement of the plug 111.
  • the moveable element 118 of the opening/closing means 115 is preferably connected to actuation means 116 outside the sanitary facility 50 and arranged such that it can be activated by a user.
  • the external actuation means 116 operate on the moveable element 118 to control its movement through suitable motion transmission means 117, such as for example a rigid rod connected to a lever, which, constrained to rotate around a pin, moves the moveable element 118 between the two positions.
  • suitable motion transmission means 117 such as for example a rigid rod connected to a lever, which, constrained to rotate around a pin, moves the moveable element 118 between the two positions.
  • the moveable element 118 is positioned outside the discharge pipe 113; therefore, the motion transmission means 117 do not have to come into contact with water.
  • vent control valve 19 of the filling limiting device 10 faces a wall of the sanitary facility 50 at the external actuation means 116. In such a manner, such valve 19 is concealed from sight and protected against clogging due to accumulation of dirt or any other sediment material.
  • the plug 111 of the discharge closure set according to the present invention and the discharge mouth 112 are housed in a quick-mounting water discharge group 210.
  • Such water discharge group 210 comprises a first element 212 which is pre-coupled in a non-removable manner with the sanitary facility 50, and a second element 213 which can be easily coupled with the first 212 during the assembly stage of the same group 210, for example during the installation of a sanitary facility 50.
  • the first element 212 of the discharge group is mushroom-shaped and can be applied in a hole 54 present in a portion under the sanitary facility 50.
  • the first element 212 comprises a head portion 215 which, when said first element is pre-assembled onto the sanitary facility 50, cooperates with the internal wall of the such sanitary facility 50, substantially completely covering the hole 54 provided for at the base of the same, and being extended beyond it for a short section.
  • the first element 212 also comprises a tubular portion 216 for coupling with the hole 54 which is extended from the head portion 215 up to beyond the lower wall of the sanitary facility 50 through the hole 54.
  • a lower closure ring 240 is provided for, preferably equipped with a sealing gasket 230, which laterally operates against the tubular portion 216 and on the upper side against the external lower wall of the sanitary facility 50.
  • Such lower closure ring 240 can be advantageously screwed onto the tubular portion 216 projecting below the sanitary facility 50.
  • complementary threaded surfaces 246, 247 are provided for both on the external tubular portion 216 and on the internal surface of the lower closure ring 240.
  • portions 215 and 216 of the mushroom-shaped element 212 can be integrally made, as previously described, or they can be two separate elements such as a conical body 216 equipped with a lower threaded end 246, and an upper covering cap 215.
  • the second element 213 of the water discharge group 210 can be coupled with the first element 212 below the sanitary facility 50.
  • such second element 213 is a box-shaped element internally defining two compartments selectively communicating through the discharge mouth 112.
  • the second element 213 comprises a first upper opening 217, a second opening 218 towards the water discharge pipe 113 positioned downstream of the discharge mouth 112, a third opening 233 towards the first pipe 11 of the filling limiting device 10, positioned upstream of the discharge mouth 112 and a fourth opening 234 towards the second pipe 14 of the filling limiting device 10, positioned downstream of the discharge mouth 112.
  • the first upper opening 217 is stably coupled with the lower closure ring 240 constrained to the tubular portion 216 of the first element 212 projecting below the wall of the sanitary facility 50.
  • the bond between the two elements, first 212 and second 213, of the discharge group 210 is such that the lower part of the first element 212 is directed towards the inside of the second element 213 itself.
  • the first upper opening 217 and the related contact portion of the lower closure ring 240 can be snap coupled due to the presence of an annular projection 241 equipped with a tooth-shaped end 220 capable of interlocking with the annular seat 245 made on the external surface of the opening 217.
  • a water passage is made starting from the first element 212 through to the second element 213 and, more generally, from the sanitary facility 50 interior to the discharge pipe 13.
  • the moveable element 118 is brought by the motion transmission means 117 to a distal position with respect to the plug 111 so that there is substantially no coupling between the permanent magnet 119 provided for on the plug and the moveable element 118 itself.
  • the plug 111 When in closure position, the plug 111 is at least partially inserted in the discharge mouth 112 and completely closes it in a substantially watertight manner.
  • the discharge mouth section 112 is preferably frustoconically shaped, with the larger base turned upwards, like the section of the plug 111 portion complementary to the same. In such a manner, on one hand, greater interference and thus sealing between the plug 111 and such mouth 112 is ensured, while on the other hand the mouth 112 acts as a stop for the closing movement of the plug 111.
  • the filling tank 51 collects water up to a first maximum filling level delimited by the height at which the first and the second pipe 11, 14 of the filling limiting device 10 are joined, as illustrated in figure 3a .
  • the water 52 reaches such level also in the first pipe 11 of the filling limiting device 10. Once such level has been reached, the excess water tends to flow, pushed by the weight of the water 52 present in the filling tank 51, from the first pipe 11 of the filling limiting device 10 to the second pipe 14 of the same, thus flowing towards the discharge pipe 113, connected downstream of the second pipe 14.
  • the filling tank 51 continues emptying until a third predetermined filling level is reached, as illustrated in figure 3c , in which depression is created in the pipes 11, 14 such to induce the membrane 20 to open its cross-shaped cut. This leads to a small inflow of air which compensates for the depression created in the pipes 11, 14 and disables the communicating vessels effect.
  • the plug 111 rises, guided by the guide and stop means 120, until it interferes with the same, thus leaving the discharge mouth 112 at least partially open.
  • the filling limiting device for sanitary facilities made according to the present invention is not accessible from the wall of the sanitary facility and is therefore not subject to clogging caused by elements floating on the surface of the water or clogging caused by sedimentation (of dirt, for example). Hence, the filling limiting device for sanitary facilities according to the present invention ensures remarkable reliability over time.
  • the filling tank for the sanitary facility shall not have openings, thus it can be achieved in a simple and convenient manner, moreover with greater strength.

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US10077546B2 (en) 2016-03-31 2018-09-18 Mcaplpine & Co. Ltd. Cartridge for a urinal outlet
WO2019145051A1 (fr) 2018-01-29 2019-08-01 Franke Technology And Trademark Ltd Système de débordement pour un puits

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GB966137A (en) * 1959-10-27 1964-08-06 Girling Ltd Fluid flow control means
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