EP4308764A1 - Fluidische ausflusseinheit sowie zugehörige verwendungen - Google Patents
Fluidische ausflusseinheit sowie zugehörige verwendungenInfo
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- EP4308764A1 EP4308764A1 EP22707437.4A EP22707437A EP4308764A1 EP 4308764 A1 EP4308764 A1 EP 4308764A1 EP 22707437 A EP22707437 A EP 22707437A EP 4308764 A1 EP4308764 A1 EP 4308764A1
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- outflow unit
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/0015—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components
- B67D1/0021—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers
- B67D1/0022—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed
- B67D1/0034—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed for controlling the amount of each component
- B67D1/0039—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components the components being mixed at the time of dispensing, i.e. post-mix dispensers the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed for controlling the amount of each component the controls involving at least two different metering technics
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/0015—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components
- B67D1/004—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught the beverage being prepared by mixing at least two liquid components the diluent being supplied from water mains
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D2001/0093—Valves
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
- B67D2210/00047—Piping
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
- B67D2210/00047—Piping
- B67D2210/0006—Manifolds
Definitions
- the invention relates to a fluid outflow unit that can be used in particular in a piece of furniture or in a sanitary object in order to implement a controllable outflow of fluid.
- the invention therefore also relates to various uses of a fluidic outflow unit, in particular in a piece of furniture or a sanitary object (such as a sanitary fitting).
- the invention also relates to the use of a push-push actuation device for controlling a fluid outflow unit.
- jet regulators are common as jet-shaping outlet elements of sanitary fittings, which can be screwed into the respective sanitary fitting in order to create a fluid outlet unit.
- the sanitary fitting is then typically water-conducting (ie, for example, made of a metal body) and forms an internal water line for this purpose, the wall of which is formed by the wall of the fitting. This internal water line is then used to supply water to an appropriate one
- Fluid outlet units are generally required at a wide variety of locations and for a wide variety of installations. However, if the installation situation deviates from the usual standard, so that individual solutions have to be created, it is often very difficult to use known available products to implement such individual solutions. This means that conventional fluidic outlet units can only be adapted with great effort. For example, when setting up fluidic
- Outlet units that are to be integrated into pieces of furniture or sanitary objects, it often happens that previously known solutions are unsuitable because they cannot be flexibly adapted to a specific existing installation space or a restriction imposed by the installation situation.
- the invention is based on the object of creating a technical solution in order to design fluidic outflow units in a simpler and more flexible manner.
- the comfort in handling should also be improved.
- a solution is to be created that is larger
- claim 1 is provided according to the invention in a fluidic outflow unit, which can be provided in particular for use in a piece of furniture or in a sanitary object.
- the outflow unit has the following elements: a plurality of supply lines which can be connected to respective fluidic sources; at least one outlet element; at least one flow control element for controlling a flow from one of the sources to an outlet element of the outflow unit; and at least one connection element which fluidly connects the at least one outlet element of the outflow unit to the at least one flow control element of the outflow unit.
- the outflow unit can include both controllable and non-controllable flow control elements, as well as other functional elements (such as heating and cooling elements).
- the at least one connecting element and preferably also the feed lines can each be designed to be flexible, for example by being made of a soft, deformable material (in particular silicone). In this way it can be achieved that a spatial arrangement of the elements of the outflow unit can be reversibly adapted, that is to say in particular can be changed repeatedly.
- the outflow unit can be adjusted several times during assembly until an ideal spatial arrangement is found (unlike, for example, when using bendable metal pipes, which after repeated bending tend to develop weak points due to material fatigue after repeated use train bending); on the other hand, the outflow unit can also continue to be used particularly easily if the available installation space in which the outflow unit is to be inserted changes in size or shape (e.g. in the event of a product or design change). This can save development costs.
- At least one connecting element of the outflow unit can form a fluidic branch in order to realize more complex fluid flows (e.g. from one source to a number of elements).
- a fluid can thus be obtained from one of the sources via a respective outlet element of the outflow unit with appropriate activation of a flow control element of the outflow unit, for example in order to dispense water, a drink or another fluid with the aid of the outflow unit.
- mixtures of fluids from at least two of the sources can also be obtained via an outlet element with a corresponding configuration of the outflow unit.
- an outflow unit With an outflow unit according to the invention, it is therefore possible for a respective fluid flow to be output from each of the sources in the form of an outflow jet formed by an outflow element of the outflow unit and to be regulated (i.e. in the simplest case switched on and off) by means of an associated flow control element of the outflow unit.
- an outflow unit it is also possible for a fluid drawn from one of the sources to be discharged from different outflow elements of the outflow unit, in particular also mixed with a fluid from another of the sources.
- the outlet element for this fluid flow can be changed by correspondingly actuating or controlling a flow control element, which can switch a source-side fluid input stream selectively to at least two outflow-side fluidic interfaces (so-called "distributor").
- the outlet unit can be set up for such functionality by interconnecting the elements according to the desired fluid flow via connecting elements and appropriate flow control elements (switching valves, combiners, mixers, distributors, etc.) are selected.
- the invention thus proposes assembling the fluidic outflow unit from the above elements (which can preferably be taken from a modular system with a limited number of defined different elements) in a modular manner.
- the elements can be arranged so flexibly in different geometric configurations that the outflow unit can be used in a wide variety of installation spaces within a piece of furniture or a sanitary object.
- the flexible connecting elements and feed lines can also be shortened accordingly in order to make the necessary adjustments.
- an outflow unit according to the invention can be characterized precisely in that when the at least one outlet element is installed in a fixed location in a wall of a piece of furniture or a sanitary object, the other elements of the outflow unit (i.e. the at least one connecting element, the at least one
- the flow control element, and the feed lines can be arranged in different spatial constellations due to the flexibility of the at least one connecting element (cf. the example in FIGS. 2a and 2b); accordingly, the other elements of the outflow unit can be moved flexibly within a space when the at least one outflow element is installed in a fixed location and can thus be installed particularly easily (for example, in order to guide the manual operating elements through corresponding passages in the wall). This makes it easier to install the outflow unit in a wide variety of installation spaces.
- only the respective outlet element on the piece of furniture/sanitary object can thus be inserted into a corresponding passage that leads into the installation space in which the fluidic outflow unit is inserted.
- manual operating elements of the outflow unit which are used to control the flow control elements, can also be guided out of the installation space to enable simple manual operation.
- a fluidic outflow unit according to the invention offers the advantage that it can be used in a wide variety of installation spaces and can even be adapted if necessary (by rearranging the elements listed above). It can thus be characteristic of a fluidic outflow unit according to the invention that the elements of the outflow unit listed above can be arranged in different geometric constellations with respect to one another.
- a fluidic outflow unit according to the invention can therefore also be used particularly easily in a wide variety of installation spaces.
- the at least one outlet element (that is to say in particular each of these several outlet elements, depending on the configuration) can form an exit jet that is defined in terms of the jet shape. This allows the corresponding fluid with a specific fluidic
- the at least one outlet element can also set a defined flow rate (ie a specific flow rate in L/min at a given source-side delivery pressure, for example to achieve/maintain a specific flow rate class).
- a defined flow rate ie a specific flow rate in L/min at a given source-side delivery pressure, for example to achieve/maintain a specific flow rate class.
- a current flow rate class can thus be influenced or selected by appropriate actuation of a flow control element.
- the at least one outlet element can have a defined temperature profile. Provision can be made here, for example, for two sources to differ in terms of temperature. A variety of different fluids or waters can thus be increased.
- two outlet elements and/or two flow control elements are designed for different temperatures.
- plastics that are stable at high temperatures can be selected as the material for the respective outlet element and/or flow control element if, for example, boiling hot water is to be provided with the outlet unit. It is therefore advantageous that special water such as boiling water or ice-cold water can be made available.
- the outflow unit can also have appropriate cooling and/or heating elements in order to set a respective fluid temperature.
- these elements can be Be inserted flow heater or flow cooler in the respective fluid path from the source to the outlet element.
- the at least one outlet element can draw a fluid from at least one of the sources (in order to dispense the same) via a respective associated flow control element.
- the at least one outlet element forms an outlet jet that is defined in terms of the jet shape, establishes a defined flow rate and has an associated
- Flow control element is connected to at least one of the sources.
- This fluidic connection to the source can preferably be implemented by means of a flexible connecting element between the outlet element and the flow control element or between the
- Flow control element and the source is arranged.
- further flow control elements or other functional elements can be switched into the fluid flow between the source and the outlet element (e.g. if a fluid mixture is to be dispensed which is mixed by the outflow unit from fluids from two of the sources).
- the outflow unit can therefore preferably have a plurality of flow control elements, which can each be controlled individually and/or can be operated manually by means of a manual control element. With such configurations it can be achieved in particular that a respective flow of a fluid from one of the fluidic sources can be regulated via a respective flow control element to an outlet element of the outflow unit.
- each clearly one of the fluidic sources and/or clearly one of the Outlet elements are assigned.
- separate fluidic paths for example for different waters such as carbonated water, hot water, purified water, etc.
- two respective fluid flows from two of the sources each flow into a common outlet element or into two separate outlet elements.
- both of these variants can also be implemented in the outflow unit.
- Flow control element uniquely assigned a discontinuation element.
- a 1:1 correspondence between outlet elements and flow control elements can thus be implemented. It is thus easily recognizable, for example by labeling on the flow control element, the type or quality of a beam based on the associated flow control element.
- At least two flow control elements of the outflow unit can be fluidically connected to one another, and this can preferably be implemented via a flexible connection element. This is useful, for example, if the fluid flows from two sources are to be switched on and off via a respective flow control element and these two fluid flows are to be combined in another flow control element that is configured as a unifier, for example in order to mix the two fluid flows to a common outlet element (preferably via another flexible connection piece).
- At least two flow control elements can thus preferably be manually operable and/or controllable.
- Such control can be realized for example via a fluidic, electrical or pneumatic actuator.
- a wide variety of fluid outflows can be realized with the outflow unit, in particular mixed drinks can be dispensed in this way, for example.
- At least one flow control element of the outflow unit is/are manually switchable in each case by means of a push-push actuating device.
- a push-push actuating device particularly convenient operation can be implemented, so that the respective flow control element can be switched from a first to a second switching state by pressing a manual control element of the push-push actuating device and from the second switching state again by pressing the manual control element again can be switched back to the first switching state.
- the flow control element that can be operated manually via the push-push actuation device can be, in particular, a flow valve. In this case it can
- Flow valve can be opened, for example, by pressing a manual control element of the push-push actuator and can be closed again by pressing the manual control element again.
- the at least one outlet element of the outflow unit can preferably form a defined outlet jet.
- the respective outlet element can preferably be configured in particular as a jet regulator.
- the fluidic outflow unit has functionally different outflow elements or jet regulators, which can form differently shaped outlet jets.
- a fluid flow from a specific source can also be fed to different outlet elements of the outflow unit by means of a flow control element of the outflow unit.
- a flow control element of the outflow unit can be dispensed from the outflow unit in different outlet jets, which can increase comfort or also enable new fluidic functions (such as moistening with a fine spray mist versus washing off with a soft, voluminous shower jet).
- At least one connecting element, but preferably all connecting elements, of the outflow unit can each be designed particularly simply as a flexible hose, preferably made of plastic. As a result, the outflow unit can be easily attached to a wide variety of devices
- the supply lines that supply the respective fluid from one of the sources can each be designed as flexible hoses, preferably also made of plastic.
- a significant advantage of these configurations is that the fluidic outflow unit can be used flexibly in installation spaces of different sizes within a piece of furniture or a sanitary object.
- the flexible Connecting elements are arranged the other elements of the outflow unit in different geometric configurations within a given space.
- the multiple sources can be connected, for example, by a respective water connection (e.g. a
- Cold water connection and a hot water connection) or a liquid reservoir, in particular a beverage reservoir can be formed and do not necessarily have to belong to the outflow unit.
- the supply lines can therefore each have a connecting piece on the source side for the preferably plug-in connection of the respective supply line to a respective source.
- Each of the flow control elements of the outflow unit preferably has (at least) one source-side and (at least) one outlet-side fluidic interface.
- This fluidic interface can preferably be or can be coupled (in the installation situation) to one of the flexible connecting elements.
- Flow control element of the outflow unit have at least two such fluidic interfaces on the source side or on the outlet side. This is because this flow control element can be set up, for example, as a fluidic combiner/mixer or as a fluidic distributor. It is particularly preferred here (in order to enable the simplest possible redesign/adaptation of the fluidic outflow unit) if the said interfaces are plug-connected to the respective flexible connecting elements in a fluid-tight manner. These plug-in connections are therefore reversible and can be implemented as required. That means different according to the invention Fluidic outflow units can thus always be constructed from the same elements.As already indicated, at least one
- Flow control element of the outflow unit can be arranged/established as a fluidic combiner or mixer.
- a combiner/mixer will accordingly have (at least) two fluidic interfaces on the source side, which fluidly open into an outlet-side fluidic interface.
- This fluidic interface can be fluidically connected to a further flow control element or an outlet element.
- an outlet element is designed as such a combiner or mixer. This has the advantage that the different waters do not have to share a common line section up to the outlet element. Mutual influencing when the outlet element is used alternately can thus be avoided, since there are no residues of the water in a jointly used line section.
- At least one flow control element of the outflow unit can also (alternatively or additionally) be arranged/established as a fluidic distributor.
- a fluidic distributor can have (at least) one source-side fluidic interface that is fluidly connected in (At least) two outlet-side fluidic interfaces opens.
- all elements of the outflow unit can be fluidically connected to one another so flexibly that the outflow unit, in particular after the lengths of individual flexible connecting elements have been adjusted, can be converted into differently shaped (and/or
- several flexible connecting elements of the outflow unit can supply or discharge fluid in different spatial directions in a respective installation situation and/or have different radii of curvature.
- the fluidic outflow unit can also have other fluidic functional units, such as a flow heater, a sensor unit (e.g. temperature measuring unit), an actuator unit (e.g. fluidic pump) or an electrofluidic unit (e.g. a fluidic power generator).
- a flow heater e.g. temperature measuring unit
- an actuator unit e.g. fluidic pump
- an electrofluidic unit e.g. a fluidic power generator
- Such functional units can - like the flow control elements - be interposed by means of flexible connecting elements in the fluid flow from one of the sources to an outlet element of the outflow unit in order to offer additional functionality (e.g. the possibility of generating hot water from a cold water source using a continuous-flow heater).
- the outflow unit can be designed in particular as described above or according to one of the claims directed to a fluidic outflow unit.
- This use is characterized in that the outflow unit is located in a (particularly semi-open) installation space inside the piece of furniture or the sanitary object is used and that at least one outlet element of the outflow unit is connected to a (fluidic) source via at least one (preferably flexible) connecting element. Furthermore, it is provided that the at least one outlet element is inserted into a wall of the piece of furniture/sanitary object that delimits (and thus defines) the installation space.
- the fluidic outflow unit is arranged in the installation space in such a way that, with the exception of the outlet element and any manual operating elements that may be formed, it cannot be seen from the outside in the specific installation situation.
- Temperatures are output from the outflow unit.
- a cooling and/or a heating element of the outflow unit which serves to regulate the respective fluid temperature, can be used.
- the outflow unit can be designed as described above and the use features described above (with reference to the use of the outflow unit in a piece of furniture or a sanitary object) can also be implemented.
- the outflow unit can preferably be configured as described above or according to one of the claims directed to a fluidic outflow unit.
- Actuator allows changing between two switching states of the controlled flow control element by pressing a manual control element of the push-push actuator. This enables particularly convenient operation of the outflow unit.
- Fig. 1 is a highly schematized functional representation, not true to scale, of a first fluidic outflow unit according to the invention placed inside a piece of furniture,
- Fig. 2a shows a highly schematic, functional representation of a second fluidic outflow unit which is not true to scale
- Fig. 2b shows the same outflow unit as in Figure 2a, but with the elements of the outflow unit being arranged in a different piece of furniture 13 in a different geometric arrangement
- FIG. 3 shows an oblique view of a further outflow unit according to the invention which has several push-push actuation devices
- FIG. 4 shows a side view of the outflow unit of FIG. 3
- FIG. 5 shows a further outflow unit according to the invention with connected sources, before being inserted into an interior space.
- FIG. 1 shows a fluidic outflow unit, designated as a whole by 1, which has three outflow elements 4, each configured as a jet regulator 12 and/or a jet shaper, for example.
- the outflow unit 1 is inserted into an installation space 14 which is defined by the inner wall 18 of a piece of furniture 13 .
- the outlet elements 4 are inserted into the wall 18 so that they can each release a fluid to the outside.
- the sources 3 in FIG. 1 can, for example, supply various drinks, such as tap water, carbonated water, or soft drinks such as lemonade or fruit juices, or alcoholic drinks.
- Each of the three outlet elements 4 has its own flexible connecting element 6 in the form of a plastic hose 10 with a controllable
- Flow control element 5 connected.
- the respective hose 10 is inserted in a fluidically tight manner into an outlet-side fluidic interface 17 of the respective flow control element 5 .
- Flow control elements 5 are in turn fluidically connected to a respective source 3 in the form of a fluid reservoir via a further flexible hose 10 which serves as a respective supply line 2 .
- a respective source 3 makes a different drink available.
- the flow control elements 5 are each designed as manually operable flow valves 16, each with a source-side fluidic interface and an outlet-side fluidic interface 17.
- Each of these interfaces 17 can be or is coupled to a respective flexible connecting element 6 by means of a fluidic densely configured connector.
- Each of the flow valves 16 can be opened and closed via appropriate manual controls 8 . As a result, a respective fluid flow can be switched from the associated reservoir 3 to the respectively assigned outlet element 4 . In other words, one drink can be obtained from each of the three outlet elements 4 .
- each fluid or drink from the respective source 3 is assigned an associated flow control element 5, so that the fluid outflows from the respective source 3 can be adjusted individually, specifically manually via the respective Manual control elements 8.
- Each of the three flow control elements 5 can be controlled individually and each of the three fluid flows flows into a respective separate outlet element 4.
- the individual flexible connecting elements 6 can be cut to different lengths and also have different radii of curvature.
- Figures 2a and 2b show two different installation situations of a second possible embodiment of a fluidic outflow unit 1.
- the different configurations were achieved by simply rearranging the elements 2,4,5 and 6, with the lengths and
- the outflow unit 1 has a total of four fluidic flow control elements 5, only three of which can be regulated using manual operating elements 8.
- the fourth flow control element 5 is designed as a non-controllable fluidic mixer 15 .
- this mixer 15 has two fluidic interfaces 17 on the source side, which are connected via respective flexible connecting elements 6 to a respective controllable flow control element 5 arranged on the source side. These two interfaces 17 of the mixer 15 open into one outlet-side interface 17, which in turn is connected to the single outlet element 4 via a further flexible connecting element 6.
- the outlet element 4 is fluidically connected to each of the three sources 3 via a flexible connecting element 6 .
- the two upper sources 3 are connected via the two upper supply lines 2 to a flow control element 5 designed as a combiner 15 which can be switched using a manual control element 8 .
- the supply lines 2 are equipped with connectors 7 that enable a plug-in connection to the respective source 3 .
- this flow control element 5 either allows the fluid to pass from the uppermost source 3 or from the middle source 3 and thus acts as a controllable switching valve.
- the outlet-side interface 17 of this controllable unifier 15 is designed with another simple flow valve 16
- Flow control element 5 connected. This can also be controlled with a separate manual control element 8, so that the fluid flow from the top or middle source (depending on the switch position of the controllable combiner 15) can be passed on to the non-controllable mixer 15, which in turn is connected to the outlet element 4.
- the lowest source is configured with a further flow valve 16 that can be switched
- Flow control element 5 connected. Its source-side fluidic interface 17 is connected to the non-switchable mixer 15 via a further connecting piece 6 .
- the mixer 15 is configured in such a way that it always allows the two fluid flows on the inlet side to pass and thus mixes them. As a result, either one of the three different fluids from the three separate sources 3 or one Mixture of the fluid from the bottom source 3 with either the fluid from the top or middle source 3 can be dispensed.
- This fluidic functionality is also realized by the outflow unit 1 of FIG. 2b, which is designed functionally identical to the outflow unit 1 of FIG. 2a.
- the installation space 14 has changed, which was compensated for by adjusting the geometric arrangement of the elements 2, 4, 5 and 6 and by adjusting the length, orientation and curvature of the respective flexible connecting elements 6.
- a flow control element 5 that can be used as a combiner 15 is used in the reverse direction in the outflow unit, this element can serve as a distributor or (actively controllable/manually operable) diverter.
- a diverter can then have a source-side fluidic interface 17 and at least two outlet-side fluidic interfaces 17 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates that the outflow unit 1 can be operated particularly conveniently if the respective controllable flow control elements 5 are activated by means of a push-push activation device 9 .
- functionally different jet regulators 12 are provided as respective outlet elements 4, which each form different outlet jets 11 from the respective fluid supplied on the source side
- Jet regulator 12 can be fed in order to be able to output the fluid in the desired jet shape.
- Changing the jet shape can be done by actuating the respective push-push actuator 9, which can control a flow valve 16, for example, that the respective
- Fluid flow to the currently selected jet regulator 12 releases or blocks.
- FIG. 5 shows another outflow unit 1 according to the invention with two connected sources 3, designated Q1 and Q2, before being inserted into one
- the fluid flow which emanates from Q2, is first divided into two branches by means of a fluidic branch 19, each of which runs to a source-side fluidic interface 17 of a respective flow control element 5.
- the upper branch leads to a mixer 5, while the lower branch leads to a flow valve 16, which feeds the lowermost outlet element 4D, which in turn can discharge the fluid from Q2 in pure form. It can be seen in FIG. 5 that there is a 1:1 correspondence between the outlet elements 4 on the one hand and the associated flow control elements 5 in the form of flow valves 16 on the other hand.
- the outlet element 4C which can be switched on or off via a further flow valve 16, can be supplied either with the fluid from Q2 or with a mixture of the fluids from Ql and Q2 or only with the fluid from Ql (the In this example, mixer 15 knows three switching states).
- the fluid from Ql not only the mixer 15, but also the top two flow valves 16 are supplied, the Supply outlet elements 4A and 4B.
- a further fluidic branch 19 is formed on the connecting element 6, which connects the uppermost flow valve 16 with Q1.
- the fluid from Q1 can be dispensed in different stream shapes from the outlet elements 4A, 4B and 4C by means of the outflow unit 1, and a fluid mixture (mixed from the fluids from Q1 and Q2) from the Outlet element 4C and finally the fluid from Q2 in different jet forms, either through outlet element 4C or 4D, which, like 4A and 4B, each form different outlet jets 11 (similar to FIG. 4).
- a fluidic outflow unit 1 is proposed, which is characterized in that fluid flows are guided from different sources 3 via respective flexible connecting elements 6 to different outlet elements 4 and/or different flow control elements 5 of the outflow unit 1.
- the use of the flexible connecting elements 6 ensures that the outflow unit 1 can be arranged in different installation spaces 14 inside a piece of furniture 13 or a sanitary object, so that the installation space 14 itself does not have to form any water flow (see FIG. 2a).
- flow control element e.g. valve, mixer/combiner
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