EP3568531B1 - Unterputzeinbaukörper für eine sanitärarmatur mit einem zweiteiligen gehäuse - Google Patents

Unterputzeinbaukörper für eine sanitärarmatur mit einem zweiteiligen gehäuse Download PDF

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EP3568531B1
EP3568531B1 EP18706380.5A EP18706380A EP3568531B1 EP 3568531 B1 EP3568531 B1 EP 3568531B1 EP 18706380 A EP18706380 A EP 18706380A EP 3568531 B1 EP3568531 B1 EP 3568531B1
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Frank-Thomas Luig
David Mainka
Dajana Lazic
Sebastian ALTHOFF
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a flush-mounted installation body for a sanitary fitting which can be fastened within a wall opening, a recess in a wall or another carrier.
  • flush-mounted units have proven particularly useful for built-in walls and pre-wall systems.
  • Flush-mounted units are used to fasten a functional unit in a wall, wall or carrier.
  • the functional unit can comprise a thermostat cartridge and / or a valve.
  • cold water and hot water can be mixed to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature, with a withdrawal amount of the mixed water being controllable by means of the valve.
  • At least one mixed water line can be connected to the flush-mounted installation body, via which the mixed water can be fed to the sanitary fitting, such as a hand shower, overhead shower, nozzle, spout and / or the like on a shower and / or bathtub.
  • the cold water connection is regularly connected to a cold water house connection and the hot water connection is regularly connected to a hot water house connection via appropriate pipes.
  • Known flush-mounted installation bodies however, have a complex structure, which leads to high assembly costs.
  • the documents DE4217529A1 and DE102011051739A1 describe known flush-mounting bodies.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to at least partially solve the problems described with reference to the prior art and, in particular, to provide a flush-mounted installation body that can be produced with little assembly effort.
  • the flush-mounted body is used in particular for sanitary fittings that are used in connection with showers and / or bathtubs.
  • the sanitary fittings can in particular be water outlets, hand showers, overhead showers, nozzles and / or the like.
  • Such flush-mounted installation bodies are usually fastened within a wall opening, a recess in a wall or some other carrier and are used to accommodate a functional unit.
  • the functional unit includes, in particular, a thermostat cartridge and at least one valve. By means of the thermostat cartridge, in particular cold water and hot water can be mixed to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature.
  • the cold water can have a cold water temperature which is in particular a maximum of 25 ° C (Celsius), preferably 1 ° C to 25 ° C, particularly preferably 5 ° C to 20 ° C.
  • the hot water can have a hot water temperature that in particular a maximum of 90 ° C, preferably 25 ° C to 90 ° C, particularly preferably 55 ° C to 65 ° C.
  • the mixed water can be fed from the thermostat cartridge, for example with at least one line in the functional unit, to the at least one valve, by means of which a withdrawal amount of the mixed water can be controlled via the sanitary fitting.
  • the functional unit is in particular arranged at least partially in a receiving space of a housing of the flush-mounted installation body and / or is essentially cylindrical.
  • the housing has a lower shell and an upper shell, which can be connected to one another.
  • the lower shell is designed, in particular, in the shape of a lid, so that a front opening of the upper shell can be closed (liquid-tight) by means of the lower shell.
  • the lower shell can have first fastening tabs, which in particular extend radially outward.
  • the upper shell is designed in particular tubular, so that the upper shell forms a receiving space for the functional unit in its interior.
  • the upper shell can have second fastening tabs, which can also extend in the radial direction.
  • the lower shell and the upper shell can be screwed together in particular via the first fastening straps and the second fastening straps.
  • the lower shell and / or the upper shell can have snap arms, with which the lower shell and the upper shell can be locked to one another.
  • the flush-mounted installation body also has a connection body with at least one first connection for a supply line (for example for cold water and / or hot water) and at least one second connection for a discharge line (for example for mixed water).
  • the connection body is made in particular from (cast) metal and / or has a (continuous) opening in which the functional unit can be fastened.
  • a house connection for the cold water or hot water can be connected to the at least one first connection and / or a mixed water line for discharging the mixed water to the sanitary fitting can be connected to the at least one second connection.
  • This can at least a first connection and / or the at least one second connection have a thread.
  • the connection body is at least partially arranged in the receiving space of the housing.
  • connection body By connecting the lower shell to the upper shell, the connection body is fastened in the receiving space.
  • the attachment of the connection body in the receiving space takes place in particular by bracing the connection body between the lower shell and the upper shell.
  • the flush-mounted installation body can be produced with little assembly effort, in particular also in automated production lines.
  • connection body is fastened in a form-fitting manner through the lower shell and the upper shell in the receiving space. In this way, the connection body can be fastened particularly securely in the receiving space.
  • the lower shell has a first circumferential groove which adjoins a first end face of the connection body.
  • the first circumferential groove is, in particular, designed to be annular.
  • a first sealing means is arranged in the first circumferential groove, which sealant seals the receiving space from an environment.
  • the first sealant can be, for example, an O-ring or preferably a sealant or adhesive.
  • a sealing compound or adhesive compound has the advantage that, compared to an O-ring, it introduces little or no forces in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the concealed installation body into the lower shell and the upper shell, so that the connection between the lower shell and the upper shell is less stable can be executed.
  • the upper shell has a second circumferential groove which adjoins a second end face of the connection body.
  • the second face is the first Front face of the connection body in particular opposite.
  • the second circumferential groove is also embodied in particular ring-shaped.
  • a second sealing means is preferably arranged in the second circumferential groove, which seals the receiving space from an environment.
  • the second sealing means is in particular an O-ring or preferably a sealing compound or adhesive.
  • a sealing compound or adhesive compound has the advantage that, compared to an O-ring, it introduces little or no forces in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the flush-mounted installation body into the lower shell and the upper shell, so that the connection between the lower shell and the upper shell can be made less stable.
  • connection body is designed to be annular. It should be made clear here that the connection body does not necessarily have to be circular, but can also have a polygonal, square or rectangular cross-section, for example. This configuration allows material such as (cast) metal, for example, for the connection ring to be saved for the connection ring, in particular in comparison to conventional cup-shaped connection bodies, so that the connection ring can be made particularly easily. In addition, the installation space required for the connection ring in the housing of the flush-mounted installation body is reduced.
  • connection body has a cold water connection, a hot water connection, a first mixed water connection, a second mixed water connection and a third mixed water connection on a peripheral surface.
  • the cold water connection and the hot water connection are in particular first connections of the connection body.
  • the first mixed water connection, the second mixed water connection and the third mixed water connection are in particular second connections of the connection body.
  • the flush-mounted body is via the cold water connection in particular can be connected to the cold water house connection and via the hot water connection to the hot water house connection.
  • the cold water supplied via the cold water connection and the hot water supplied via the hot water connection can in particular be supplied to the thermostat cartridge of the functional unit and can be mixed by this to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature.
  • the mixed water can then be fed to a first valve, second valve and third valve of the functional unit, by means of which an outflow of the mixed water via the first mixed water connection, the second mixed water connection and / or the third mixed water connection can be controlled.
  • a first sanitary fitting can be connected to the first mixed water connection, a second sanitary fitting to the second mixed water connection and / or a third sanitary fitting can be connected to the third mixed water connection.
  • connection body has a longitudinal axis, a first connection axis oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis and a second connection axis oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis and the first connection axis, the cold water connection, the hot water connection and the first mixed water connection parallel to the first connection axis in the connection body open and the second mixed water connection and the third mixed water connection open into the connection body parallel to the second connection axis.
  • the first mixed water connection is arranged on a side of the connection body opposite the cold water connection and the hot water connection
  • the second mixed water connection is arranged on a side of the connection body opposite the third mixed water connection.
  • the Fig. 1 shows an exploded view of a flush-mounted installation body 1 with a housing 2 which comprises a lower shell 4 and an upper shell 5.
  • the lower shell 4 is here lid-shaped and the upper shell 5 is tubular.
  • the housing 2 also has a receiving space 3 for a functional unit, not shown here.
  • the flush-mounted installation body 1 has a connection body 6 which is designed in the form of a ring.
  • the connection body has two first connections 7 in the form of a cold water connection 16 and a hot water connection 17 on a circumferential surface 27.
  • connection body 6 has a second connection 8 in the form of a first mixed water connection 18, a second connection 8 in the form of a second mixed water connection 19 and a second connection 8 in the form of a third mixed water connection 20 on the peripheral surface 27.
  • the connection body 6 When installing the flush-mounted installation body 1, the connection body 6 is placed on the lower shell 4 and then the upper shell 5 is connected to the lower shell 4.
  • the lower shell 4 has first fastening tabs 24 and the upper shell 5 has second fastening tabs 25, via which the lower shell 4 and the upper shell 5 can be latched, locked or screwed together.
  • snap arms 26 are formed on the upper shell 5, which extend parallel to a Extend longitudinal axis 21 of the flush-mounted body.
  • the alignment of the longitudinal axis 21 is defined by the extension of the tubular area of the upper shell 5 and / or the annular connecting body 6.
  • the snap arms 26 can be latched to the lower shell 4. By connecting the lower shell 4 to the upper shell 5, the connection body 6 is fastened in the receiving space 3.
  • the Fig. 2 shows the flush-mounted body 1 in the assembled state.
  • the connection body 6 is clamped in a form-fitting manner between the lower shell 4 and the upper shell 5 in the receiving space 3.
  • the lower shell 4 has a first circumferential groove 9 which is annular.
  • the first circumferential groove 9 adjoins a first end face 10 of the connection body 6.
  • a first sealing means 11 is positioned in the first circumferential groove 9, which seals the receiving space 3 from an environment 12.
  • the upper shell 5 has a second circumferential groove 13, which is also annular.
  • the second circumferential groove 13 adjoins a second end face 14 of the connection body 6, which is opposite the first end face 10 of the connection body 6.
  • a second sealing means 15 is arranged in the second circumferential groove 13, which also seals the receiving space 3 from the surroundings 12.
  • the Fig. 3 shows the connection body 6 in a perspective view.
  • the connection body 6 has a first connection axis 22 oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis 21 and a second connection axis 23 oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis 21 and the first connection axis 22.
  • the cold water connection 16, the hot water connection 17 and the first mixed water connection 18 open parallel to the first connection axis 22 in the connection body 6.
  • the second mixed water connection 19 and the third mixed water connection 20 open parallel to the second connection axis 23 in the connection body 6.
  • first Mixed water connection 18 is arranged on a side of the connection body 6 opposite the cold water connection 16 and the hot water connection 17, and the first mixed water connection 18 is arranged on a side opposite the third mixed water connection 20 Side of the connection body 6 arranged.
  • the functional unit can be attached to tabs 28 of the connection body 6 so that the cold water connection 16, the hot water connection 17, the first mixed water connection 18, the second mixed water connection 19 and the third mixed water connection 20 are connected to the functional unit without leaks.
  • the proposed flush-mounted body can be produced with particularly little assembly effort.

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