ES2347479T3 - ROTATING ROSETTE FOR THE OPERATION OF A DRAIN VALVE OF A DRAIN AND OVERFLOW DEVICE OF A BATHTUB. - Google Patents

Abstract

The rotatable collar (9) has a thickness of less than 20 millimeter projecting into the bath tub along with a flexibly supported grip. The flexibly supported grip is movable from its non-usage position to its operating position, opposite to the front surface or along the circumference of the rotatable collar. An independent claimS is also included for the drainage and overflow mounting.

Description

Rotating rosette for driving a drain valve of a drain device and overflow of a bathtub.

The invention relates to a rotating rosette for operating a drain valve of a device drain and overflow of a bathtub with a support handle mobile, which can be moved from a position of non-use to a position of use where it excels with respect to the frontal surface and / or the perimeter of the rosette swivel The invention further relates to a device for drain and overflow, especially for bathtubs, with a valve of drainage, a conduction of the overflow and a rotating rosette that covers an overflow hole of the overflow conduit, according to the preamble of claim 8.

Bathtubs are generally equipped with a drain and overflow device. Devices of drain and overflow in which the drain valve mounted on the drain hole of the bath can be operated by a rotary knob mounted in the hole of the bathtub overflow. The rotary knob that is also designated as a rotating rosette and used for the optical overlay of the overflow hole of the bathtub, is coupled to the drain plug of the valve drain through a transmission that generally has a control cable The rotary knobs of this class stand out a relatively important amount inside the bathtub, so that they can be handled well and ensure overflow enough of the water that rises in the bathtub passing into the hole of the overflow. When a person who is bathing leans against the inside of the bathtub in the area of the rotary knob this It is usually unpleasant for the person being bathing

From document DE 2005 004 262 U1 it is known a sanitary installation with a bathtub comprising a overflow device, presenting the device overflow a rotary knob that can rotate around an axis intended for the operation of a drain device. In command swivel is pivotally articulated a control handle made in the form of a clapper that can rotate around an axis of turn. The clapper can be carried from an open position to a closed position, whereby an outlet valve is obtained from fog that can be opened and closed. The clapper is slightly domed so that on the one hand it can largely cover in the rotating control of the overflow device has been closed, and  on the other hand, in the open position, perform a diversion function of the fog that comes into the bathtub, approximately in parallel to the bottom of the bathtub.

GB 830 734 A shows a device control overflow and drain for a bathtub, with a remote swivel-shaped hood for media drive for the control of the drain outlet of the bathtub, being formed the rotary knob by a perforated element that covers the bathtub overflow hole.

US-4 685 310 shows a bathtub with a drain valve control that has a coating of the plate-shaped overflow. Overflow overlay goes movably mounted on a wall recess essentially vertical of the bathtub, where it covers a hole of the overflow. He overflow plate-shaped coating has a face smooth exterior and in the non-use position is at flush the vertical wall of the bathtub to form a surface smooth and continuous against which you can lean a person who I'm bathing

Document DE 28 06 382 A1 discloses a overflow valve with actuators for a drain valve, the actuators being located at the bottom of a bowl-shaped housing with holes of passage for the drain, where they are arranged embedded, at least in the closed position of the drain valve. The elements of drive comprise a rotating lever that is arranged to torsion test on an eccentric shaft equipped with a eccentric for actuating a traction cable, or a rocker lever on one of whose arms a cable is attached traction or a similar transmission element.

The present invention is based on the objective of describing a rotary knob for actuating a drain valve of a drain and overflow device of a bathtub, which being mounted in the overflow hole in the interior wall of the bathtub is not annoyingly perceived by a person who is bathing, if the person who is bathing He leans there.

This objective is met according to the invention by means of a rotating rosette presenting the characteristics of claim 1.

A command is provided by the invention swivel (rotating rosette) of specially lowered construction,  with a relatively reduced thickness of less than 20 mm, which protrudes into the bathtub, than by a person who is taking a bath and leaning there as soon as it is perceived annoying or not at all, but offer good manageability thanks to the mobile handle that can move from a non-use position to a use position in the protruding from the front surface of the rotating rosette and / or of its perimeter

In this context, thickness is understood as of the rotating rosette protruding from the bathtub, the distance in protruding the anterior surface of the rotating rosette with respect to the interior wall of the bathtub.

It is especially advantageous to configuration in which the rotating rosette object of the invention It has a thickness that protrudes into the bathtub, a distance less than 18 mm, preferably less than or equal to 16 mm The flatter the rotating rosette, the less annoying to a person who is bathing and leaning against it. For avoid an annoying pressure effect when leaning against the rosette Swivel is also advantageous if the diameter of the rosette rotating presents according to a preferred embodiment a minimum diameter of 80 mm, preferably a minimum of 90 mm.

The rotating rosette according to the invention is characterized in that its handle is made in the form of a stirrup that can be deployed and folded back. The handle can be rest very securely on the rotating rosette  And it can be handled very comfortably. This happens especially if the folding and folding handle is made in accordance with an especially preferred configuration essentially in the form of a semicircle, and the radius of its outer peripheral edge is corresponds to the radius of the outer peripheral edge of the rosette swivel

In order to avoid the inconvenience to the person who is taking a bath caused by the hilt of the rosette It is provided in the invention that in the rotating rosette or in the handle is provided with at least one locking means by which the handle can be fixed on the rotating rosette in its non-use position. This way you can safely prevent the handle from deploying out of its non-use position.

To achieve a secure fixation of a folding and folding handle in its position non-use is planned according to another embodiment advantageous that the rotating rosette has a stop flange oriented towards the handle, by means of which the folding movement of the handle.

Regarding avoiding an annoying effect of pressure when leaning against the rotating rosette is also advantageous if according to another embodiment of the rosette object of the invention its peripheral edge, including the peripheral edge of the handle is rounded or chamfered in the form of a two-sided roof slopes Rounding can be done for it preferably and in particular semicircularly.

The invention is described below with greater detail using a drawing that represents an example of realization. In this one they show:

Fig. 1 a part of a bathtub provided with a drain and overflow device, in a sectional view in perspective;

Fig. 1a a representation of detail A, enlarged relative to Fig. 1, in a side view;

Fig. 2 a front view of a rotating rosette according to the invention, in which a folding handle and Folding is in its deployed position;

Fig. 3 another front view of the rotating rosette object of the invention, the handle being in its position deployed; Y

Fig. 4 a front perspective view of the rotating rosette object of the invention, where its handle returns to be in its deployed position.

In Fig. 1 a piece of a bathtub 1 with a drain hole 2 made at the bottom of the bathtub and an overflow hole 3, located on a higher level from the side wall of the bathtub. In the drain hole 2 goes mounted a drain housing 4 with an odor closure 5 a siphon mode The drain housing 4 has a tubing of connection 6 in which an overflow conduit 7 is connected, whose other end is connected with an overflow housing 8 mounted in the overflow hole 3 of the bathtub. In the housing of overflow 8 is rotatably housed a rotating rosette 9 which cover the overflow hole 3.

The drain hole 2 is provided with a drain valve that has a valve plug 10. The drain plug drain valve 10 can be raised and lowered by rotating to it the rotating rosette 9, which opens or closes respectively the drain valve. The rotating rosette 9 It has a rotating shaft on its back (not shown) extending through the hole of the overflow 3 to the housing of overflow 8, and that by means of transmission elements (not represented) is coupled to a control cable (not shown). The ends of the control cable are led to the housing of the overflow 8 and to the drain housing 4, where the end of the control cable led to the drain housing 4 is coupled to a lever mechanism (not shown) corresponding to the plug of the drain valve 10.

The rotating rosette 9 has a construction especially low, that is to say that with respect to the inner face of the bathtub protrudes only relatively little towards the inside of the bathtub 1. The thickness D1 of the rotating rosette 9 protruding towards the inside of the bath, that is the distance from the face interior of the bathtub to the front surface V of the rosette swivel 9 is less than 20 mm, preferably less than 18 mm and very preferably less than or equal to 16 mm.

The part of the rotating rosette 9 in the form of disc has a thickness D2 of less than 10 mm, for example about 8 mm

The rear face R of the rotating rosette 9 is distanced from the inside face of the bathtub so that when a predetermined water level is reached in the bathtub allow the water that continues to enter to the conduction of the overflow 7. The distance between the rear face of the rosette swivel R and the inside face of the bathtub (= D1 minus D2) is less than 10 mm, for example about 8 mm.

The rotating rosette 9 essentially has a circular disk shape and comprises a stirrup handle 9.1 which can be deployed and folded, which essentially presents the Shape of a semicircular arch. The shape of the rosette section swivel 9 that supports the stirrup handle 9.1 is formed, considered geometrically, by a semicircular disk greater 9.2 and a semicircular disk smaller 9.3, complementing this form by the stirrup handle 9.1 with semicircular arc shape giving rise in its position folded to a circular disk.

The radius of the outer peripheral edge 9.11 of stirrup handle 9.1 corresponds to the edge radius outer peripheral 9.2 of the rotating rosette 9. The diameter D3 of the rotating rosette 9 and the stirrup handle 9.1 is like minimum of 85 mm, preferably at least 90 mm.

In the retracted position of the handle stirrup 9.1 (non-use position), its front face It is flush with the remaining section of the front surface of the rosette rotating 9. The anterior surface V of the rotating rosette 9 and of stirrup handle 9.1 are essentially made flat.

The peripheral edge 9.21 of the rotating rosette 9 including the peripheral edge 9.11 of the stirrup handle 9.1, are rounded. The rounding of the peripheral edge 9.21 and the 9.11 has a semicircular shape (see in particular Figure 3). The ends 9.12 and 9.13 of the handle are also rounded stirrup 9.1 oriented towards the major section 9.2 of the rosette Rotary 9 shaped like a semicircular disk. In the perimeter of minor section 9.3 and near steps 9.22 and 9.23 with the section major 9.2 are arranged against perimeter 9.24 of the minor section 9.3 pins that project radially (not shown), in which rotates the stirrup handle 9.1. The rotating rosette 9 is mounted in relation to the handle 9.1 thereby in the overflow housing 8 of the device drain and overflow, which when the drain valve is closed Handle 9.1 locks down to the position of non-use, conditioned by the force of the gravity.

In the minor section 9.3 of the rotating rosette 9 In the form of a semicircular disc, a means of interlocking in the form of an interlocking projection 9.25. He interlocking projection is located on the perimeter of this section 9.3, essentially in a centered position. On the inside face of the stirrup handle 9.1 a recess is formed (no represented) corresponding to the interlocking boss 9.25. In Figs. 3 and 4 it is observed that the minor section in the form of semicircular disk 9.3 of the rotating rosette 9 presents in its perimeter a stop flange 9.26 that limits the movement of retracted from the stirrup handle 9.1.

The rotating rosette 9 including the handle of stirrup 9.1 can be made of plastic and / or metal.

The embodiment of the invention is not limited to exemplary embodiment described above. They fit rather numerous variants, which however make all of them use the idea inventive formulated in the appended claims. So by example, a drain and overflow device equipped with the rotating rosette 9 object of the invention does not have to necessarily submit a control cable. Instead they can be also coupled rods that serve to drive the drain valve.

Another alternative embodiment e equally advantageous of the invention consists especially of provide instead of a folding and folding handle 9.1, a command that can be moved radially that is housed in a incised groove of the front surface of the rotating rosette, which elapses in the radial direction, and that can be moved from a non-use position to a use position that protrudes with respect to the perimeter of the rotating rosette.

Claims (15)

1. Rotating rosette (9) for actuating a drain valve of a drain and overflow device of a bathtub, with a mobile support handle (9.1), which can be moved from a non-use position to a position of use that protrudes with respect to the front surface (V) and / or the perimeter of the rotating rosette (9), characterized in that the handle (9.1) is made in the form of a stirrup handle and because at least one means is provided of interlocking (9.25) by which the handle (9.1) can be interlocked in its non-use position in the rotating rosette (9), the handle (9.1) being located in its non-use position essentially flush with the front surface (V) of the rotating rosette (9), the rotating rosette (9) having a thickness (D1) of less than 20 mm protruding into the bathtub. 2. Rotating rosette according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (9.1) can be deployed from its non-use position to its use position, and conversely it can be retracted. 3. Rotating rosette according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it (9) has a thickness (D1) protruding into the bathtub, less than 18 mm, preferably less than or equal to 16 m. 4. Rotating rosette according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that its diameter (D3) is at least 80 mm, preferably at least
90 mm 5. Rotating rosette according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the rotating rosette (9) has a stop flange (9.26) corresponding to the handle (9.1), by which the folding movement of the handle is limited ( 9.1). 6. Rotating rosette according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the peripheral edge (9.21; 9.11) is rounded or chamfered in the form of a roof with two slopes. 7. Rotating rosette according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the handle (9.1) is made essentially in the form of a semicircular arc, the radius of the outer peripheral edge (9.11) corresponding to the handle corresponding to the radius of the outer peripheral edge (9.21) of the rotating rosette. 8. Drain and overflow device, especially for bathtubs, with a drain valve, an overflow conduit (7) and a rotating rosette (9) covering an overflow hole (3) of the overflow conduit intended to open and close the drain valve, presenting the rotating rosette (9) a handle with mobile support (9.1), which can be moved from a non-use position to a use position where it protrudes relative to the front surface (V ) and / or the perimeter of the rotating rosette (9), characterized in that the handle (9.1) is made in the form of a stirrup handle and because at least one locking means (9.25) is provided by means of which it can be interlocked the handle (9.1) in its non-use position in the rotating rosette (9), the handle (9.1) being arranged in its non-use position essentially flush with the front surface (V) of the rotating rosette (9 ), presenting the rotating rosette (9 ) a thickness (D1) less than 20 mm protruding into the bathtub. A drain and overflow device according to claim 8, characterized in that the handle (9.1) can be deployed from its non-use position to its use position, and conversely it can be retracted. A drain and overflow device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the rotating rosette (9) has a thickness (D1) that protrudes into the bathtub, less than 18 mm, preferably less than or equal to 16 mm. A drain and overflow device according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the diameter (D3) of the rotating rosette (9) is at least 80 mm, preferably at least 90 mm. 12. Drainage and overflow device according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the rotating rosette (9) has a stop shoulder (9.26) corresponding to the handle (9.1), by means of which the refolding movement of the handle (9.1). 13. Drainage and overflow device according to one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that the peripheral edge (9.21, 9.11) of the rotating rosette (9) is rounded or chamfered in the form of a two-slope roof. 14. Drainage and overflow device according to one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that the handle (9.1) is made essentially in the form of a semicircular arch, the radius of the outer peripheral edge (9.11) corresponding to the handle (9.1) corresponding to the radius of the outer peripheral edge (9.21) of the rotating rosette (9). 15. Drain and overflow device according to one of claims 8 to 14, characterized in that the rotating rosette (9) is arranged such that when the drain valve is closed, its handle (9.1) is folded down in a position of non-use, conditioned by the force of gravity.