EP2481856B1 - Unité de soupape de remplissage - Google Patents

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EP2481856B1
EP2481856B1 EP11152535.8A EP11152535A EP2481856B1 EP 2481856 B1 EP2481856 B1 EP 2481856B1 EP 11152535 A EP11152535 A EP 11152535A EP 2481856 B1 EP2481856 B1 EP 2481856B1
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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
    • E03D1/32—Arrangement of inlet valves

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  • the present invention relates to a sanitary article, in particular a cistern, with a valve arrangement for the filling of the sanitary article, in particular the cistern according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Valve arrangements for filling a flushing cistern, in particular a concealed cistern are known from the prior art.
  • Such valve assemblies typically include a valve body which is operable with a float. The float is thereby moved upwards during the process of filling the cistern by the rising water level and acts on the valve body, which is closed by the float when it reaches a certain water level.
  • DE 23 57 588 discloses a sanitary article having the features of the preamble of claim 1. Also the EP 2 105 542 shows a similar sanitary article. Although good results have been achieved with the latter in operation, installers in particular have expressed a desire to have an arrangement that is easier to assemble. In addition, there is a need to further increase the reliability and reliability of such.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a valve assembly which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art.
  • it is an object to provide a valve assembly with improved reliability and reliability.
  • a valve arrangement for filling a sanitary article, in particular a cistern, a connection element for connecting the valve arrangement with a supply line, a check valve for manually blocking the inflow from the supply line and a float valve with a float ,
  • the connection element, the check valve and the float valve provide a flow channel, so that water from the supply line into the interior of the sanitary article can be fed.
  • the float is moved by a rising water level in the sanitary article and closes the float valve when reaching a predefined water level, whereby the water supply is interrupted.
  • the valve arrangement further comprises at least one orientation element, via which the float valve can be aligned in the sanitary article.
  • the orientation element is in contact with a wall of the sanitary article, wherein the float valve can be aligned with the sanitary article via the wall.
  • the float of the float valve in the sanitary article can be aligned so that it does not touch the wall of the sanitary article, thereby preventing the friction, which in the worst case could result in blockage of the float.
  • the reliability can be increased.
  • the float valve is directly or indirectly in communication with the orientation element.
  • the orientation element is directly or indirectly in communication with the orientation element.
  • the orientation element is preferably arranged such that the float of the float valve is movable parallel to a wall of the sanitary article. This further increases operational safety.
  • the orientation element preferably has the shape of at least one of Shut-off valve and / or laterally projecting from the float valve guide tab, which engages in a guide recess on or in the wall of the sanitary article, via this intervention, the valve assembly to the sanitary article is aligned.
  • Particularly preferred are two orientation elements are present, which are opposite walls in contact, so that the check valve and / or the float valve are aligned in two different locations.
  • the orientation element is arranged or formed on the check valve, wherein the float valve and the check valve comprise an alignment element, via which the float valve can be aligned to the check valve and is optionally connectable to this.
  • the coupling between the check valve and the float valve comprises the alignment element, wherein the alignment element in particular prevents a radial passage to the flow passage and optionally an axial displacement between check valve and float valve.
  • the alignment element preferably has the shape of an opening and a tab which can be pushed into the opening, the tab and the opening extending in a common direction with respect to the direction of movement of the float.
  • the tab is preferably arranged on a locking element, which communicates with the float valve in conjunction, while the check valve, the corresponding opening is present.
  • the orientation element is arranged on the float valve, which makes the arrangement of the alignment unit between the shut-off valve and the float valve superfluous.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a valve assembly 1 for the filling of a sanitary article, in particular a cistern 2 for a urinal or a toilet shown.
  • the valve assembly 1 may also be referred to as a filling valve unit.
  • the valve assembly 1 is shown in the connected state.
  • the valve arrangement 1 essentially provides a flow channel 3, through which water can be fed into the sanitary article 2 from a supply line 4.
  • the flow channel 3 is provided by a series of fittings, in particular by valves of the valve assembly 1.
  • the valves serve to interrupt the flow through the flow channel 3.
  • the valve assembly 1 essentially comprises a connection element 5, a check valve 6 and a float valve. 7
  • connection element 5 essentially serves to connect the supply line 4 to the valve arrangement 1 or to the cistern 2.
  • the connection element 5 comprises a supply section 5a, to which the supply line 4 can be connected, a clamping section 5b, and a coupling section 5c.
  • the connecting portion 5 protrudes with the clamping portion 5 b through an opening 8 in the wall 9 of the sanitary article 2 and with respect to the wall 9 with an am Connection element 5 molded flange 10 and a clamping nut 11 clamped.
  • the coupling portion 5c communicates with a coupling portion 6a of the check valve 6.
  • the check valve 6 is here with the coupling portion 5c of the connection element 5 with the connection element 5 in connection.
  • the check valve 6 essentially serves as a shut-off device to interrupt the inflow of water from the supply line 4 manually, ie by hand. Such an interruption is desired by the installer, for example, when maintenance work on the cistern 2 or the float valve 7 are pending.
  • the check valve 6 essentially comprises an actuating element 25 and a valve element connected thereto, which can be moved by the actuating element 25 from an open position to a closed position or vice versa. In the open position, the flow channel 3 is open, so that water can flow through, while in the closed position no flow is possible.
  • the check valve 6 is connected via a coupling portion 6b with the float valve 7 via the coupling portion 7a in connection.
  • the float valve 7 essentially comprises a float 13, which is movable by a rising water level 14 in the sanitary article 2 and the float valve closes upon reaching a predefined water level, so that the supply of water is interrupted in the sanitary article 2.
  • the water level 14 lowers in the sanitary article, which also leads to a lowering of the float 13, in which case the float valve 7 is again opened and fresh water can flow into the sanitary article 2.
  • the connecting element 5 is connected to the cistern 2 in a first step.
  • the supply line is then connected and after connecting the supply line the check valve 6 is connected to the connection element 5 and the float valve 7 to the check valve 6.
  • connection element 5 may be formed integrally with the check valve 6, so that the installer install only a single element got to.
  • the separation of the two parts has the advantage that when connecting the connecting element 5 to the supply line 4 no large forces on the check valve 6 and the float valve 7 act.
  • the valve assembly 1 further comprises at least one orientation element 15, via which the float valve 7 in the sanitary article 2 can be aligned.
  • the float valve 7 is in particular aligned so that the float 13 does not come into contact with the wall 9 of the cistern 2. Thus, a wedging between float 13 and 9 wall can be excluded.
  • the float valve 7 is aligned so that the float 13 always moves in the correct installation of the cistern 2 parallel to the direction of gravity. In such an installation, frictional forces or even a wedging between the wall 9 and float 13 or between the suspension of the float 13 on the float valve 7 can be prevented.
  • the orientation element 15 is arranged in the present embodiment on the check valve 6 and integrally formed thereon.
  • the float valve 7 has an alignment element 16, via which the float valve 7 to the check valve 6 can be aligned.
  • the orientation element 15 here has the shape of two guide plates 17 protruding from the stop valve 6, which project into a corresponding guide recess 18.
  • the guide recess 18 is provided here by a recess in the wall 9 of the cistern 2.
  • the wall 9 has for this purpose two elevations 19, between which the guide recess 18 extends.
  • two guide recesses 18 are arranged with respect to the interior 12 on opposite walls 9, so that the valve arrangement 1 can be aligned via two different locations.
  • the guide tabs 17 of the check valve 6 can be inserted along the direction of the central axis of the flow channel 3 in the guide recess 18.
  • the at least one orientation element 15 is in contact or in engagement with at least one side of the wall 9 and thus the orientation of the float valve 7 or of the float 13 in the interior 12 of the cistern 2 is ensured.
  • the alignment member 16 in the present embodiment consists of a tab 20 and an opening 21 into which the tab 20 is inserted.
  • the tab 20 is part of a locking element 22 which is in communication with the float valve 7 and axially displaceable to the flow channel 3.
  • the opening 21 is part of the check valve 6 and is in a defined angular position to the orientation element 15.
  • the tab 20 is also in a defined angular position with the float 13. It can therefore be said that with respect to the direction of movement of the float 13, the tab 20 and the opening 21 extend in a common direction.
  • the locking element 22 can be moved by a connection between the float valve 7 and check valve 6 releasing position in a connection blocking position by hand.
  • FIG. 1 becomes the releasing position and in the FIG. 2 and the FIG. 3 the blocking position shown.
  • the movement is perpendicular to the flow direction and parallel to the wall 9, wherein the tab 20 and the opening 21 are then also perpendicular to the two orientation elements 15.
  • the locking element 22 has two snap elements 23 which can engage in corresponding recesses 24 on the float valve. In use, so if water is to flow through the valve assembly 1 with open check valve 6, the locking element 22 is also secured by a grip element 25 of the check valve 6. In this case, the actuating element 25 acts as a stop element for the locking element 22 against the movement in the releasing position.
  • the check valve 6 also comprises a locking element 26 which can project with locking bars 27 into correspondingly formed circumferential recesses 28 on the connecting element 5.
  • the locking element 26 is also of a locking, in which the check valve 6 with the connection element 5 in connection is, in a releasing position movable, in which the check valve 6 is separable from the connection element 5.
  • the at least one orientation element 15 is arranged on the float valve 7, in which case alignment of the blocking valve 6 is not absolutely necessary. In this embodiment, the float valve 7 is thus directly aligned.
  • the orientation element 15 preferably has a shape similar to the first embodiment.
  • connection element 4 comprises the at least one orientation element 15 and that this is then aligned with the wall 9 of the cistern 2. For example, via guide recesses 18 on the wall 9 of the cistern 2.
  • an alignment element 16 between the check valve 6 and the float valve 7 may be present, as described above.

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  1. Article sanitaire (2), en particulier un réservoir de chasse d'eau, avec un agencement de soupapes (1) pour le remplissage de l'article sanitaire (2), en particulier d'un réservoir de chasse d'eau, où l'agencement de soupapes (1) comprend un élément de raccordement (5) pour la connexion de l'agencement de soupapes (1) à une conduite d'alimentation (4), une soupape de verrouillage (6) pour le verrouillage manuel du flux d'alimentation de la conduite d'alimentation et une soupape à flotteur (7) ayant un flotteur (13), où l'élément de raccordement (5), la soupape de verrouillage (6) et la soupape à flotteur (7) mettent à disposition un canal de passage de flux (3), de sorte que l'eau peut être amenée depuis la conduite d'alimentation vers la cavité (12) de l'article sanitaire (2), et où le flotteur (7) peut être déplacé par un niveau d'eau montant (14) dans l'article sanitaire (2) et que la soupape à flotteur (7) se ferme lorsqu'un niveau d'eau prédéfini est atteint, caractérisé en ce que l'agencement de soupape (1) comprend en outre au moins un élément d'orientation (15), à travers duquel la soupape à flotteur (7) peut être alignée dans l'article sanitaire (2), et que l'élément d'orientation (15) est en contact avec une paroi (9) de l'article sanitaire (2), où la soupape à flotteur (7) peut être alignée par rapport à l'article sanitaire (2) à travers la paroi (9).
  2. L'article sanitaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la soupape à flotteur (7) est en connexion directe ou indirecte avec l'élément d'orientation (15).
  3. L'article sanitaire selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'orientation (15) est disposé de sorte que le flotteur (13) de la soupape à flotteur (7) peut être déplacé en parallèle à une paroi (9) de l'article sanitaire (2).
  4. L'article sanitaire selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'orientation (15) présente la forme d'au moins une languette de guidage (17) faisant saillie latéralement depuis la soupape de verrouillage (6) et/ou la soupape à flotteur (7), laquelle vient en prise avec un évidement de guidage (18) sur, respectivement dans la par paroi (9) de l'article sanitaire (2), où à travers cette prise, l'agencement de soupapes (1) peut être aligné par rapport à l'article sanitaire (2).
  5. L'article sanitaire selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'orientation (15) est disposé, respectivement formé sur la soupape de verrouillage (5), où la soupape à flotteur (7) et la soupape de verrouillage (5) comprennent un élément d'alignement (16) à travers duquel la soupape à flotteur (7) peut être alignée par rapport à la soupape de verrouillage (5) et optionnellement peut être raccordée.
  6. L'article sanitaire selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le raccord (6a, 7a) entre la soupape de verrouillage (6) et la soupape à flotteur (7) comprend l'élément d' alignement (16), où l'élément d'alignement (16) empêche en particulier un décalage radial et optionnellement un décalage axial par rapport au canal de passage de flux (3) entre la soupape de verrouillage (6) et la soupape à flotteur (7).
  7. L'article sanitaire selon une des revendications 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'alignement (16) présente la forme d'une ouverture (21) et d'une languette (20) pouvant être insérée dans l'ouverture (21), où la languette (20) et l'ouverture (21) s'étendent dans une direction commune par rapport à la direction de déplacement du flotteur (13).
  8. Un article sanitaire selon une des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d' alignement (16) est mis à disposition par un élément de verrouillage (22) étant en connexion de manière déplaçable avec la soupape à flotteur (7) ou la soupape de verrouillage (6) et par un logement correspondant (21) pour l'élément de verrouillage (22) sur la soupape de verrouillage (5) respectivement la soupape à flotteur (7).
  9. L'article sanitaire selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de verrouillage (22) comprend la languette (20) et la soupape de verrouillage (6) respectivement la soupape à flotteur (7) comprend l'ouverture (21) pour la réception de la languette (20).
  10. L'article sanitaire selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'orientation (15) est disposé sur la soupape à flotteur (7).
  11. L'article sanitaire selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la soupape de verrouillage (6) comprend un élément d'actionnement (25), avec lequel la soupape de verrouillage (5) peut être actionnée, où l'élément d'actionnement (25) est disposé de sorte que dans la position ouverte de la soupape de verrouillage (6), celui-ci rend impossible une séparation de la soupape à flotteur (7) et de la soupape de verrouillage (6), où la soupape de verrouillage (6) en particulier met à disposition un appui contre la séparation de l'élément de verrouillage (22).
  12. L'article sanitaire selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le canal à passage de flux (3) définit un axe central, où l'au moins un élément d'orientation (15) est orienté sensiblement perpendiculaire à cet axe central et/ou que l'élément d'alignement (16) s'étend de manière perpendiculaire à l'axe central.
  13. Un procédé pour le montage d'un article sanitaire selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que dans une première étape l'élément de raccordement (5) est connecté avec l'article sanitaire (2), que dans une étape subséquente la soupape de verrouillage (6) est connectée à l'élément de raccordement (5), et que la soupape à flotteur (7) est connectée à la soupape de verrouillage, où au moins la soupape à flotteur (7) est alignée à travers l'au moins un élément d'orientation (15) par rapport à l'article sanitaire (2).
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