ES2623352T3 - Control member with niche - Google Patents

Abstract

Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) of a control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75), such as a tightening plate (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65) to control a built-in discharge tank (14; 16; 61; 74), and a niche (2; 31; 42; 64), whose niche (2; 31 ; 42; 64) comprises a bottom wall (4; 38; 48; 66; 71), a rear wall (5; 51; 72) and side walls (6; 7; 50) that extend at least between the lower wall (4; 38; 48; 66; 71) and the rear wall (5; 51; 72), in which the control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75) is arranged under the bottom wall (4; 38; 48; 66; 71) of the niche (2; 31; 42; 64), and adjacent to it, and in which the niche (2 ; 31; 42; 64) comprises an access opening, limited, at least, by one edge of each side wall (6; 7; 50), characterized in that - the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) further comprises a maintenance opening (9; 49) arranged in the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) to allow access the rear side of the control element (3; eleven; 12; 32; 33; 3. 4; 43; 44; 65; 75).

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DESCRIPTION

Control member with niche

The invention relates to a combination of a control element, for controlling a recessed discharge tank, and a niche, according to the preamble of claim 1. Such a combination is known from US 1943041.

In addition, it is a technique known as hiding a discharge tank behind an anterior wall. A toilet bowl is also suspended against the anterior wall and the discharge tank. On the anterior wall, above the toilet bowl, an opening is made in which a frame is mounted and a control member disposed on the frame, particularly a clamping plate, to control, through the opening in the anterior wall, the discharge mechanism in the discharge tank.

The usual tightening plate is removable to allow access to the hidden discharge tank behind the anterior wall. The discharge mechanism and the inlet valve can also be subjected to maintenance and / or replacement through this opening.

However, there is a tendency to give the clamping plates, to control the discharge tank, the smallest possible way. As a consequence, the dimensions of the opening in the anterior wall are also reduced and it becomes more difficult to gain access to the discharge tank.

In addition, it is known how to incorporate clamping plates into the wall so that the front surface of the clamping plate is flush with the surface of the anterior wall, which is often formed by the front surface of a layer of tiles. The known tightening plates for integration into the wall are provided with complicated constructions that allow the tightening plate to be disassembled.

In this case, an object of the invention is to reduce, or even obviate, the aforementioned drawbacks.

This object is achieved with a combination according to claim 1.

With the combination according to the invention, a control element, such as a clamping plate, is provided which has a niche adjacently thereon. When this combination is incorporated into an anterior wall, with a recessed tank behind it, the clamping plate will be located in the usual position in relation to the recessed tank. The niche is then arranged directly above the recessed deposit. The recessed tank can be easily accessed from above through the maintenance opening in the niche. In prior art built-in tanks, an inspection hatch is often arranged on the upper side of the built-in tank. Through the maintenance opening in the niche, it is thus possible to easily access the deposit through the inspection hatch. It is completely unnecessary on this occasion to disassemble the control element.

Therefore, the control element does not have to be adjusted or separated to gain access to the discharge tank. As a result, the discharge float can be replaced easily.

In addition, the size of the maintenance opening is no longer determined by the size of the control element, so that the maintenance opening can be given a sufficiently large shape, while the dimensions of the control element can be minimized as wish. The design of the control element is therefore less dependent on technical requirements, such as access to the discharge tank.

In addition, with this combination according to the invention, an inspection hatch can also be more easily accessed on the front side of the tank. There is often the case that a wall of, for example, aerated concrete blocks rises in front of the recessed tank. The thickness of the wall can amount to several centimeters. With a combination according to the invention, diagonal access to the inspection hatch of the recessed tank can then be achieved through the maintenance opening in the niche. This inspection hatch can then be present on the front side, as well as on the upper side.

In this case where the clamping plate or the control element no longer needs to take a removable form, the construction of the clamping plate can be simplified. The usual frame, on which the clamping plate is arranged in a detachable manner, can be omitted in the combination according to the invention.

In this case in which the control element no longer needs to take a removable form, this control element may also be fully integrated with the anterior wall and, in particular, with the layer of tiles on the anterior wall. A completely flat surface can therefore be obtained, and this is more hygienic since the niche and the control element are uniformly connected to each other. In addition, less tile cutting work is required in order to tile the anterior wall in which the combination is arranged according to the invention, since it is no longer necessary to tile between the control element and the niche.

With the usual tightening plates, it is necessary to disassemble and mount the tightening plate several times before properly adjusting the drive pin. In the invention, however, the discharge reservoir can be accessed through the maintenance opening, and the drive pin can then be adjusted

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to operate the discharge tank through the tightening plate or the hoses of a pneumatic control element can be connected. Since it is possible to adjust the drive pin through the maintenance opening, the adjustment mechanism can also be simplified. It is also possible to tilt the combination of niche and control element, whereby the niche is located on the side of the control element. In this orientation, it is also possible to easily access the deposit through the niche maintenance opening.

In an embodiment of the combination according to the invention, the front surface of the control element is substantially in the same plane as the niche access opening. A completely flat surface with such combination can be obtained.

The niche can be widened further behind the access opening so that, although the niche seems narrow, however, more storage space is available.

In a preferred embodiment of the combination according to the invention, at least one drawer is arranged in the niche. The drawer can make use of the depth of the niche and provides space on this occasion to store objects. In addition, the drawer can cover the maintenance opening and the drawer can be removed when it is desired to access the maintenance opening.

In yet another embodiment of the combination according to the invention, the control element is slidably arranged so that said control element can slide into the niche in order to allow access to the inspection opening of the recessed tank.

In another preferred embodiment of the combination according to the invention, a door is arranged in the access opening. Preferably, this door can be articulated or sliding. Optionally, the door can be lockable, so that a storage space that can be closed is obtained.

Even in another embodiment of the combination according to the invention, a trapdoor is arranged in the maintenance opening. This trapdoor closes the maintenance opening and conceals the opening from view.

A further preferred embodiment of the combination according to the invention comprises an anterior wall, in which the niche and the control element are arranged. Such an anterior wall can be easily mounted in front of the recessed tank, whereby the wall, with the recessed tank, is finished in an operation.

When, for example, a pneumatic actuation of the discharge tank is used, it is not necessary to use long hoses in such a combination. This is because, after placing the front wall, the hoses can be connected for pneumatic actuation easily through the maintenance opening.

Still another embodiment of the combination according to the invention comprises a recessed tank, in which the niche is arranged adjacent to the upper side of the recessed tank and in which the control element overlaps the front side of the recessed tank.

A light barrier, with which the discharge tank discharge mechanism can be operated, can also be arranged in the niche. A signal is generated and the discharge mechanism is activated when the light barrier is interrupted.

An air extractor may be arranged, for example, in the combination niche according to the invention. In such a case, it is no longer necessary to have an independent extractor on the ceiling or wall of the sanitary space. In addition, the extractor in the niche is also arranged closer to the source, so a more effective extraction takes place.

A lighting element may also be arranged in the niche. Said element can be, for example, a light source that is covered with a transparent plate, such as a glass plate. This transparent plate is removable to allow access to the maintenance opening and, therefore, to the inspection opening of the recessed tank.

In addition, a radiator can be arranged in the niche, thereby saving space in the sanitary space.

It is also possible to access through the niche, for example, an opening for rolls of toilet paper or a tank with cleaning agent or other liquids for the discharge tank. As a consequence of the niche, there is more space to pour the cleaning agent or liquid into the tank.

These and other features of the invention are further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a combination according to the invention.

Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the embodiment according to Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment according to the invention.

Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a third embodiment according to the invention.

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Figure 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment according to the invention, in a first situation.

Figure 6 shows the embodiment according to Figure 5, in a second situation.

Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of a fifth embodiment according to the invention.

Figure 1 shows a first embodiment 1 of a combination according to the invention. This combination 1 has a niche 2 and a control element, such as a clamping plate 3, arranged below it. The niche 2 has a lower surface 4, a rear wall 5, side walls 6, 7 and an upper wall 8.

A maintenance opening 9 is arranged on the lower surface 4 of the niche 2, which can be closed with a trapdoor 10. It is possible to reach behind the clamping plate 3 through this maintenance opening 9.

The clamping plate 3 is provided, in this embodiment, with two push buttons 11, 12 for two different discharges.

Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the combination 1 according to Figure 1. The combination 1 is arranged in an anterior wall 13 placed in front of a discharge tank 14. The discharge tank 14 is provided with a frame 15 between which a tank 16 is arranged. Tank 16 has an inspection opening 17 on the upper side. The inspection opening 17 of the tank 16 is accessed through the niche 2 and the maintenance opening 9.

A discharge mechanism, with a float 18 and a transmission 19, is arranged in the tank 16. The transmission 19 can be operated through a pin 20 by means of the push button 11.

Since the tank 16 can be easily accessed through the maintenance opening 9 and the inspection opening 17, the pin 20 can be easily adjusted without having to disassemble the clamping plate 3. It is possible by this means that the clamping plate 3 is arranged recessed within the anterior wall 13.

Figure 3 shows a second embodiment 30 of the combination according to the invention. The combination 30 has a niche 31 with a clamping plate 32 arranged below it. Two push buttons 33, 34 are arranged on the clamping plate to operate a discharge tank.

Three drawers 35, 36, 37 are arranged in the niche 31. These drawers 35, 36, 37 fill the niche 31 and also cover a maintenance opening arranged on a lower surface 38.

Figure 4 shows a third embodiment 40. This embodiment 40 has a front wall 41, in which a niche 42 and a clamping plate with push buttons 43 and 44 are integrated. A discharge water supply opening 45, a discharge opening 46 and mounting points 47 are also arranged in the anterior wall 41.

The niche 42 has a lower surface 48, in which a maintenance opening 49 that can be closed, side walls 50 and a rear wall 51 are arranged.

After a recessed deposit has been placed against a wall in a sanitary space, the recessed deposit may be completed in an operation using this combination 40 according to the invention. Only the edges of the anterior wall 41 have to be tailored, after which the combination 40 can be placed against the recessed tank.

Figures 5 and 6 show a fourth embodiment 60 according to the invention. In this embodiment 60, a wall 62, with a thickness of several centimeters, is arranged in front of the built-in tank 61. An inspection opening 63 is arranged on the front side of the built-in tank 61.

The combination 60 according to the invention also has on this occasion a niche 64 and a control element 65. The niche 64 is provided with a pivotable bottom wall 66. The control element 65 can be pushed up in the combination so that, together with the pivotable bottom wall 66, a large opening can be obtained (see Figure 6), along which an arm 67 can enter the inspection opening 63.

Since in this embodiment diagonal access to the inspection opening 63 in the recessed tank 61 is achieved, it is more easily possible to insert an arm 67 into the tank 61.

Figure 7 shows a fifth embodiment 70 according to the invention. In this embodiment 70, the niche has a bottom wall 71, a rear wall 72 and side walls (not shown). In the bottom wall 71 a trapdoor 73 is arranged in order to allow access to a discharge tank 74 through the niche 71, 72, 73.

Directly below the niche 71, 72, 73 there is also a pneumatic control element 75 that is connected, through a hose 76, to the discharge tank 74. In this embodiment, the control element 75 is uniformly connected to the wall previous 77.

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5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 1. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) of a control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75), such as a clamping plate (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65) to control a built-in discharge tank (14; 16; 61; 74), and a niche (2; 31; 42; 64), whose niche (2 ; 31; 42; 64) comprises a bottom wall (4; 38; 48; 66; 71), a rear wall (5; 51; 72) and side walls (6; 7; 50) that extend, at least , between the lower wall (4; 38; 48; 66; 71) and the rear wall (5; 51; 72), in which the control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75) is arranged under the bottom wall (4; 38; 48; 66; 71) of the niche (2; 31; 42; 64), and adjacent to it, and in which the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) comprises an access opening, limited, at least, by one edge of each side wall (6; 7; 50), characterized by - the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) further comprises a maintenance opening (9; 49) arranged in the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) to allow access to the rear side of the control element (3; 11 ; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75). 2. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75) It is substantially in the same plane as the niche access opening (2; 31; 42; 64). 3. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one drawer (35; 36; 37) is arranged in the niche (2; 31; 42; 64). 4. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75) is arranged slidably so that the control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75) can slide into the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) in order to allow access to the inspection opening (17; 63) of the built-in tank (14; 16; 61; 74). 5. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a door is arranged in the access opening. 6. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a trapdoor (10; 73) is arranged in the maintenance opening (9; 49). 7. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a front wall (13; 41; 62; 77) in which the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) ) and the control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75). 8. Combination (1; 30; 40; 60; 70) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a recessed tank (14; 16; 61; 74), wherein the niche (2; 31; 42; 64) it is arranged adjacent to the upper side of the recessed tank (14; 16; 61; 74) and in which the control element (3; 11; 12; 32; 33; 34; 43; 44; 65; 75) flap the front side of the recessed tank (14; 16; 61; 74).