EP4305253A1 - Wasserarmaturanordnung für verschiedene strahlbilder - Google Patents
Wasserarmaturanordnung für verschiedene strahlbilderInfo
- Publication number
- EP4305253A1 EP4305253A1 EP22711528.4A EP22711528A EP4305253A1 EP 4305253 A1 EP4305253 A1 EP 4305253A1 EP 22711528 A EP22711528 A EP 22711528A EP 4305253 A1 EP4305253 A1 EP 4305253A1
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- Prior art keywords
- outlet
- channel
- water
- water fitting
- shower
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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
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
- E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
- E03C1/0405—Constructional or functional features of the spout enabling multiple spray patterns
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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
- E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
- E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
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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
- E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
- E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
- E03C1/057—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like touchless, i.e. using sensors
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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
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
- E03C2001/0415—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths having an extendable water outlet
Definitions
- a special water fitting arrangement is described here, which is particularly suitable for use in kitchens.
- a water fitting arrangement having a fixed installation and a shower which is connected to the fixed installation via a flexible hose, the shower having a first outlet with a first jet pattern and a second outlet with a second jet pattern and the flexible hose having a first channel to the first outlet and a second channel, separate from the first channel, to the second outlet, the fixed installation comprising a switching valve with which water can be provided either via the first channel to the first outlet or via the second channel to the second outlet.
- the water fitting arrangement is particularly advantageous if the shower has at least one additional outlet with an additional spray pattern and the flexible hose also has at least one additional channel to the additional outlet, with the changeover valve of the permanent installation being set up for water optionally also via the additional Provide channel to the other outlet.
- the further outlet can therefore be a third outlet. If necessary, even a third outlet and additionally a fourth outlet can be provided.
- the water fitting arrangement described here is in particular a water fitting arrangement for a kitchen or a similar application, in which the water provided is not used to carry out body cleaning, but to clean another object (e.g. food), which should remain as germ-free as possible target.
- another object e.g. food
- medical applications are also conceivable for the water fitting arrangement described.
- the water fitting arrangement described here can be mentally divided into the shower and the fixed installation, with the shower being connected to the fixed installation via a flexible hose and being supplied with the water provided by the shower from the fixed installation.
- the shower head described here has a first outlet with a first jet pattern and a second outlet with a second jet pattern.
- the wording "outlet" with “jet pattern” means here that the water made available at the respective outlet exits the outlet with the respective jet pattern.
- the jet pattern can of course be different.
- the basic structure of the spray pattern is defined by the type of design of the associated outlet.
- the different jet patterns can be, for example, different hard water jets, in which the water is provided with different strong impulses.
- a first outlet for a mousseur jet with which water is provided relatively softly with a low impulse
- a shower jet with which water is distributed evenly with a plurality of jets, whereby these jets can diverge in the form of a cone (also called rain ray).
- Additional jet patterns can also be provided where appropriate.
- the water fitting arrangement described here is not limited to the fact that only two different types of jets are provided or that exactly these different types of jets described here can be provided.
- Very hard jets can also be provided, for example with outlets designed accordingly on the shower head, or other types of jets such as so-called blade jets, in which water is provided in the form of a flat, very hard jet with a high momentum to be able to carry out certain cleaning tasks particularly effectively.
- the special feature of the water fitting arrangement described here is that the shower head is supplied via a flexible hose with a first channel and a second channel that is fluid-technically separate from the first channel. These two channels are completely separated from each other within the flexible hose.
- the distinction or the diversion of the water to the first outlet for the first spray pattern or to the second outlet for the second spray pattern can be done entirely on the upstream side of the flexible hose with a switching valve.
- the water is already separated in the flexible hose, depending on which outlet on the shower it should go to.
- the water is already correctly routed in the permanent installation, depending on whether it is to be made available at the first outlet with the first jet pattern or at the second outlet with the second jet pattern.
- the first channel and the second channel are preferably designed as completely separate chambers within the flexible tube, which are separated by a partition wall extending along the entire length of the flexible tube.
- the electrical changeover valve is a valve which has three valve positions. In a first valve position, the first channel and the first outlet for the first spray pattern are supplied with water. In a second valve position, the second channel and the second outlet for the second spray pattern are supplied with water. In a third valve position, a water-conducting connection to both channels and two outlets is interrupted.
- the changeover valve has an electric valve drive.
- an electric valve drive for the switching valve is possible in particular due to the special design of the water fitting arrangement described here with the flexible hose with the separate channels (the first channel and the second channel).
- An electric valve drive enables particularly convenient switching with switch elements that are almost independent of the valve design. For example, it is possible to make the changeover using a print head, which generates an electrical signal that then controls the electrical valve drive. It is also possible to use touch pads or similar structures to switch over the switching valve.
- solenoid valves are particularly advantageous as replaceable electrically controllable switchover valves, because the various valve positions described can be controlled with the aid of a valve slide.
- the water fitting arrangement has a switch for controlling the changeover valve, which is connected to the changeover valve via a signal line.
- the changeover valve is preferably designed in such a way that, in a currentless state, it assumes the third position described above, in which none of the channels/outlets is supplied with water.
- One of the channels/outlets is only supplied with water if the respective valve position is actively energized/controlled.
- the switch has an infrared sensor for registering a switch request from a user.
- An infrared sensor can, for example, detect the approach of a user's finger in a specific area of the switch in order to detect a switching requirement or a desire for a specific setting of a specific beam pattern (selection of a beam pattern) by a user based thereon.
- the switch for controlling the changeover valve is designed with a separate switch element.
- the switch or a switch element comprising the switch can be designed, for example, as a separate component of the water fitting arrangement, which, depending on the user's/user's installation requirements of the water fitting arrangement, can be placed in a targeted manner where this is most necessary for the respective user/user of the water fitting arrangement is most comfortable.
- the signal line is preferably also flexible and, moreover, it preferably has a sufficient length so that special installation requests by the user/user of the water fitting arrangement can be implemented. For example, it is possible to position the switch element further down for smaller users or, in certain applications, in an area in which accidental/accidental/undesirable operation is less likely or possibly even impossible.
- the shower head has a holding area which is arranged on the shower head at a distance from the first outlet and the second outlet.
- the holding area on the shower head can, for example, be designed with a special structure that motivates the user/user to touch the shower head at exactly this position if he wants to remove the shower head from the receiving area on the water arma turanix for use.
- this holding area is spaced apart from the first outlet and the second outlet (e.g. further set back in a circumferential area as seen from the first outlet and the second outlet) so that the hand of the user/user comes into contact with the hand from the first outlet and water leaking from the second outlet is unlikely or can be easily avoided by the user/user.
- the water fitting arrangement is also advantageous if the first channel and the second channel are arranged coaxially within one another in the flexible hose.
- An arrangement of the first channel and the second channel inside the flexible hose makes it possible to provide a precise and stable separation of the two channels inside the flexible hose.
- a coaxial arrangement of the channels into one another usually also corresponds to an arrangement of the first outlet and the second outlet on the showerhead, so that water can be provided easily within the showerhead or flow guidance for the water within the showerhead.
- the first spray pattern is a mousseur spray and the second spray pattern is a shower spray or a rain spray.
- first spray pattern and second spray pattern are preferred for the water fitting assembly described herein.
- any other arrangement/combination of different jet patterns is conceivable and possible.
- a coaxial arrangement of the channels within the flexible hose is preferably not implemented, but then the different channels are preferably in the form of segments around the circumference of the flexible Distributed hose and partitions for separating the channels from each other are arranged in the manner of rays from going from a central area and connected to a peripheral hose wall. In this way, a larger number of separate channels can also be implemented within a flexible hose.
- the water fitting arrangement has a receiving area for the shower head, which is designed in such a way that the flexible hose is placed behind the shower head in a hose receiving space and when the shower head is removed from the receiving area, a hose section is removed from the hose receiving space can be pulled out in order to enable a user free movement of the shower head.
- Such a receiving area for the shower head and a hose receiving space arranged behind it for the flexible hose mean that the shower head can be made available to the user in a particularly convenient manner.
- the receiving area and the shower head are preferably designed in such a way that a holding area provided on the shower head for holding the shower head can be easily reached by a user without coming into contact with the first outlet and the second outlet.
- Figure 1 a described water fitting arrangement
- FIG. 1 the water fitting assembly 1 described is shown in a schematic sectional view. Schematically shown is a situation in which the water faucet arrangement 1 is installed, comprising a countertop 21 and a basin 20 (e.g. a kitchen sink).
- the water fitting arrangement 1 comprises a water tap 23 whose end 24 is aligned towards the basin 20 and at whose end 24 the shower head 4 is held in a receiving area 17 .
- the shower 4 is one flexible hose S supplied with water. To remove the shower head 4 from the recording area, a user/user can grip the shower head 4 in particular on the holding area 25, which is so far away from the outlets 5, 7 of the shower head that the user/user cannot contact the outlets 5, 7 leaking water can take place.
- a hose receiving space 18, in which the hose 3 is received when the shower head 4 is in the receiving area 17 is set.
- the hose 3 preferably extends throughout the faucet 23 and further below the countertop 21 in the form of a hose loop 22 which can be enlarged and reduced to provide varying lengths of hose section 19 between the shower head 4 and the end 24 of the water faucet.
- All parts of the water fitting 1 are preferably arranged in front of the flexible hose 3 along the flow direction of the water and are referred to as fixed installation 2 because these parts, in contrast to the shower head 4, are not freely movable.
- the flexible hose 3 has two fluidically completely separate channels, namely a first channel 9 and a second channel 10.
- a first outlet 5 and a second outlet 7 with water supplied about the first channel 9 and the second channel 10 independently of each other in the shower.
- the first outlet 5 enables the provision of water with a first jet pattern 6.
- the second outlet 7 enables the provision of water with a second jet pattern 8. Due to the fact that the flexible hose S is designed with the first channel 9 and the second channel 10 separated from it, it is possible to use a switching valve 11 for switching from the first outlet 5 or the first jet pattern 6 to the second outlet 7 or the second jet pattern 8 is not to be arranged on or in the shower head 4 itself, but in the area of the fixed installation 2.
- the switchover valve 11 is arranged below the worktop 21.
- the switchover valve 11 preferably has an electric valve drive 12, which is designed here as an electrically controllable solenoid valve 13.
- the separate switch element 16 is preferably connected via a signal line 15 to the changeover valve 11 or its electric valve drive 12 .
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- Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
- Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
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- Domestic Plumbing Installations (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102021106075.3A DE102021106075A1 (de) | 2021-03-12 | 2021-03-12 | Wasserarmaturanordnung für verschiedene Strahlbilder |
| PCT/EP2022/055922 WO2022189444A1 (de) | 2021-03-12 | 2022-03-08 | Wasserarmaturanordnung für verschiedene strahlbilder |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP4305253A1 true EP4305253A1 (de) | 2024-01-17 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP22711528.4A Pending EP4305253A1 (de) | 2021-03-12 | 2022-03-08 | Wasserarmaturanordnung für verschiedene strahlbilder |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP4305253A1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102021106075A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2022189444A1 (de) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE102022106832A1 (de) * | 2022-03-23 | 2023-09-28 | Grohe Ag | Sanitärarmatur mit einem Schlauch |
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| DE10317753B4 (de) | 2002-12-10 | 2008-10-02 | Vera Wollner | Duschvorrichtung mit einem Duschkopf |
| US20070235091A1 (en) | 2006-04-06 | 2007-10-11 | Yoav Granot | Water tap assembly having a pull-out water-discharge head |
| US8118240B2 (en) | 2006-04-20 | 2012-02-21 | Masco Corporation Of Indiana | Pull-out wand |
| NL2016083B1 (nl) * | 2016-01-11 | 2017-07-24 | Henri Peteri Beheer Bv | Mengkraan voor het afgeven van water. |
| EP3649298B1 (de) * | 2017-07-07 | 2022-11-02 | Emerson Electric Co. | Integrierte leitungswasser- und konditionierte wasserhahnanordnung mit ausziehbarem sprühkopf |
| DE102017129333A1 (de) * | 2017-12-08 | 2019-06-13 | Grohe Ag | Sanitärarmatur |
| US10577782B2 (en) * | 2018-01-31 | 2020-03-03 | Guangzhou Seagull Kitchen And Bath Products Co., Ltd. | Device integrated hot and cold tap water and hot and cold purified water |
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- 2021-03-12 DE DE102021106075.3A patent/DE102021106075A1/de active Pending
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- 2022-03-08 WO PCT/EP2022/055922 patent/WO2022189444A1/de not_active Ceased
- 2022-03-08 EP EP22711528.4A patent/EP4305253A1/de active Pending
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| WO2022189444A1 (de) | 2022-09-15 |
| DE102021106075A1 (de) | 2022-09-15 |
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