EP4119732A1 - Bouchon de fermeture pour tuyaux sanitaires et accessoire pour le placement correct de tuyaux sanitaires - Google Patents

Bouchon de fermeture pour tuyaux sanitaires et accessoire pour le placement correct de tuyaux sanitaires Download PDF

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EP4119732A1
EP4119732A1 EP21185771.9A EP21185771A EP4119732A1 EP 4119732 A1 EP4119732 A1 EP 4119732A1 EP 21185771 A EP21185771 A EP 21185771A EP 4119732 A1 EP4119732 A1 EP 4119732A1
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Tonny Jenny P. TORMANS
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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
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/021—Devices for positioning or connecting of water supply lines
    • 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
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C2001/026—Plumbing installations for fresh water with flow restricting devices
    • 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
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C2001/028—Alignment aids for plumbing installations

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  • the present invention relates to a sealing cap for sanitary pipes.
  • the invention is intended for sanitary pipes on which a faucet or tap for a bath or shower and other sanitary faucets or taps are mounted on a wall.
  • the wall plate forms the transition between the sanitary pipe in the wall and the faucet or tap that will be mounted on the wall.
  • a so-called S-coupling is installed, possibly with a rosette, after which the faucet or tap is mounted.
  • a sealing cap is placed onto the open end of the sanitary pipe which sticks out of the wall and onto which eventually the faucet or tap will be mounted.
  • This sealing cap will make sure that no dirt, tile glue and other contamination can enter the making pipes and that, when water is brought into the sanitary pipes, the water does not leak out of the sanitary pipes.
  • the wall After installation of the sanitary pipes, and before mounting of the faucet or tap onto the open end of the sanitary pipes, usually the wall is plastered and possibly wall tiles are applied.
  • the known sealing caps have the disadvantage that rather large holes need to be provided in the wall tiles which are placed around or over the open end of the sanitary pipes with sealing caps.
  • both sanitary pipes need to be well aligned relative to each other.
  • a disadvantage is that this rods also have a large diameter, such that again the tiles need large holes to be able to fit over or around these rods, with the same above-mentioned disadvantages.
  • Another issue is that when the open end of the sanitary pipe is closed off, it is impossible to know if there is water present in the sanitary pipe and if this is the warm water or cold water pipe.
  • the present invention has a sealing cap for sanitary pipes as subject, which comprises a gasket for watertight sealing of an open end of the sanitary pipe when the sealing cap is fitted in the open end, whereby the sealing cap comprises a straight cylindrical part and an adjoining conical portion that tapers.
  • An advantage of the conical portion that tapers is that the holes which need to be provided in the wall tiles which are placed around or over the open end of the sanitary pipes with sealing caps, can be smaller.
  • Another advantage is that, due to the straight cylindrical portion, the sealing cap will not be plastered in when the wall is plastered, and can still be easily removed.
  • sealing cap By providing the sealing cap with a straight cylindrical portion, it can be avoided that the adjoining conical portion is plastered in.
  • the sealing cap can be made in any material of combinations of materials.
  • the length of the sealing cap and of the straight cylindrical part and the adjoining conical portion can vary without leaving the scope of the invention.
  • the cylindrical part is at least 20 millimeters long and preferably 25 millimeters long.
  • the sealing cap is provided with a chip or sensor which can be read by a reading system, whereby the chip can detect whether there is water present in the sanitary pipe and/or can detect the temperature of the water present in the sanitary pipe.
  • the aforementioned chip or sensor can be a microchip or similar, whereby the reading system can be a chip scanner for example.
  • An advantage is that in a very easy and fast way, one can detect if in the sanitary pipe onto which the sealing cap is attached water is present or not and the temperature of the water can be determined.
  • the present invention also relates to an accessory for the correct placement of sanitary pipes, whereby the accessory comprises a fitting element and at least one sealing cap according to the invention, whereby the fitting element is provided with at least one spirit level element and with at least one passage in which the sealing cap fits.
  • the accessory will make it possible to install the sanitary pipes correct, level and well aligned in the same way a normal water level or a rod with water level will do.
  • the use of the accessory will be easier and more practical than the use of a normal water level or a rod with a water level.
  • fitting element After checking the fitting element can be removed before finishing the wall with plaster and wall tiles.
  • the fitting element can be placed over two or more sealing caps to be able to align and make sure two or more sanitary pipes are level with respect to each other.
  • the sealing cap 1 represented in figures 1 to 4 comprises at one end a gasket 2 with a screw thread 3 for the watertight sealing of an open end of a sanitary pipe.
  • the gasket 2 also comprises an O-ring 4.
  • the sealing cap 2 is provided with a straight cylindrical part 5.
  • This straight cylindrical part 5 is preferably at least 20 millimeters long and in this case it is 25 millimeters long.
  • One end 6a of the straight cylindrical part 5 is provided with the afore-mentioned gasket 2 with a screw thread 3, whereas the other end 6b of the straight cylindrical part 5 adjoins a conical portion 7 that tapers.
  • the conical portion 7 will become more narrow towards it's free end 8, i.e. the further away from the straight cylindrical part 5, the more narrow the conical portion 7 will become.
  • the free end 8 of the conical portion 7 that tapers is provided with an opening 9 that can cooperate with a tool for applying and removing the sealing cap 1 on the sanitary pipe.
  • the opening 9 has a hexagonal shape.
  • the outer circumference of the free end 8 also has a hexagonal shape to be able to cooperate with a suitable tool.
  • the sealing cap 1 is provided with a chip or sensor 10.
  • the chip or sensor 10 is provided in the straight cylindrical part 5 near the screw thread 3.
  • the chip or sensor 10 can be read by a reading system, such as for example a chip scanner.
  • the chip or sensor 10 can detect whether there is water present in the sanitary pipe and/or can detect the temperature of the water present in the sanitary pipe when the sealing cap 1 is placed in an open end of a sanitary pipe.
  • Figures 5 and 6 show a fitting element 11 for an accessory according to the invention for the correct placement of sanitary pipes.
  • the accessory comprises the fitting element 11 and at least one sealing cap 1 as shown in figures 1 to 4 .
  • it is provided with two sealing caps 1.
  • the fitting element 11 is provided with at least one spirit level element 12.
  • the passages 13 in the fitting element 11 of figures 5 and 6 taper, such that their shape corresponds to the shape of the sealing cap 1.
  • the fitting element 11 is shaped as a plate 14 with one or more passages 13 of which the axial direction X-X' extends in the plane of the plate 14.
  • the accessory is in this case provided with one or more chips or sensors 10, of the same type as described above.
  • This chip or sensor 10 can be placed in the fitting element 11, as shown in figure 6 . In this case, one chip or sensor 10 is provided near each passage 13.
  • Such a fitting element 11 can be combined with a sealing cap 1 without such a sensor 10 or chip.
  • the chip or sensor 10 can be placed in the sealing cap 1 and the fitting element 11 doesn't need to be provided with a chip or sensor 10.
  • a sealing cap 1 On the open ends of the sanitary pipes, a sealing cap 1 will be placed and screwed tight by means of the screw thread 3, such that the open ends of the sanitary pipes is closed off water tight.
  • a suitable tool can be used to do this.
  • fitting element 11 will be placed over the sealing caps 1 by placing the sealing caps 1 in the passages 13 of the fitting element 11.
  • the sealing caps 1 If the fitting element 11 is level, the sealing caps 1 and thus the sanitary pipes will also be level and correctly positioned to make a correct assembly of the faucet or tap possible.
  • the sanitary pipes can than be fixed to or in the wall.
  • the fitting element 11 can now be removed and the wall can be finished by plastering and wall tiling.
  • the fitting element 11 can be re-used.
  • these holes can be made just as large as the outer diameter of the sanitary pipes.
  • the tapering sealing cap 1 will make sure a certain play will exists when the tile is placed over the sealing caps 1, such that this can be done easy and fast without having to exactly align the hole in the tile with the sealing cap 1.

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DE8632306U1 (de) * 1986-12-03 1987-02-19 Foitzik, Bruno, 5060 Bergisch-Gladbach Montage-Anschluß-Lehre für Installationsanschlüsse, insbesondere im Baubereich
EP3567168A1 (fr) * 2018-05-09 2019-11-13 Fabrizio Nobili Raccord pour robinet et robinet avec le raccord
BE1027751A1 (nl) * 2019-11-15 2021-06-09 Tormans Bvpa Hulpstuk voor het correct plaatsen van sanitaire leidingen

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE8632306U1 (de) * 1986-12-03 1987-02-19 Foitzik, Bruno, 5060 Bergisch-Gladbach Montage-Anschluß-Lehre für Installationsanschlüsse, insbesondere im Baubereich
EP3567168A1 (fr) * 2018-05-09 2019-11-13 Fabrizio Nobili Raccord pour robinet et robinet avec le raccord
BE1027751A1 (nl) * 2019-11-15 2021-06-09 Tormans Bvpa Hulpstuk voor het correct plaatsen van sanitaire leidingen

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