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US2844407A
US2844407A US572756A US57275656A US2844407A US 2844407 A US2844407 A US 2844407A US 572756 A US572756 A US 572756A US 57275656 A US57275656 A US 57275656A US 2844407 A US2844407 A US 2844407A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K11/00—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves
    • F16K11/10—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit
    • F16K11/14—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit operated by one actuating member, e.g. a handle
    • F16K11/16—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit operated by one actuating member, e.g. a handle which only slides, or only turns, or only swings in one plane
    • F16K11/163—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit operated by one actuating member, e.g. a handle which only slides, or only turns, or only swings in one plane only turns
    • F16K11/165—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with two or more closure members not moving as a unit operated by one actuating member, e.g. a handle which only slides, or only turns, or only swings in one plane only turns with the rotating spindles parallel to the closure members
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    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
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    • Y10T137/87056—With selective motion for plural valve actuator
    • Y10T137/87064—Oppositely movable cam surfaces
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    • Y10T137/87265—Dividing into parallel flow paths with recombining
    • Y10T137/87338—Flow passage with bypass
    • Y10T137/87354—Including flowmeter
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    • Y10T137/8741—With common operator
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    • Y10T137/87571—Multiple inlet with single outlet
    • Y10T137/87587—Combining by aspiration
    • Y10T137/87619—With selectively operated flow control means in inlet
    • Y10T137/87627—Flow control means is located in aspirated fluid inlet
    • Y10T137/87635—Single actuator operates flow control means located in both motivating fluid and aspirated fluid inlets
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    • Y10T137/87571—Multiple inlet with single outlet
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    • Y10T137/87684—Valve in each inlet
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  • Fig. 1 is a view in longitudinal cross-section taken along the line II of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 2 is the corresponding view in plan.
  • Fig. 3 is a view in cross-section taken along the line III--III of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic illustration of the development of the control cam.
  • the distributor device comprises a chamber 1 for the admission of the water, two outgoing pipes 2 and 3 leading to the shower-rose, a pipe 4 leading into the pipe 3 for the admission of soap solution.
  • each of the conduits 2 and 3 is controlled respectively by the valves 5 and 6 which are held applied against their seatings by means of the springs 7 and 8; the valve 5 controls the admission of pure water to the pipe 2 and the valve 6 the admission of water in which there has been emulsified the soap composition solution which is admitted from an ejector into the pipe 4 and is carried away by the flow of water in the pipe 3, in which pipe the ejector effect is obtained by the difference in internal diameter between the said pipe 3 and the nozzle 3a.
  • This ejector effect is important since it makes it possible to place the soap composition reservoir at any desired level, even below thelevel of the distributor valve.
  • valves 5 and 6 The actuation of these valves is carried out by means of a cam 9 keyed on the shaft 10 of a hand lever 11 which is brought by the user, by rotation, opposite one of the indications Shower, Stop, Lather marked on a dial 12.
  • the cam 9 has two sloping faces 13 and 14 which act respectively on the spindles 15 and 16 of the valves 5 and 6, against the action of the springs 7 and 8.
  • the profile of the working surface 13 is such that in the shower position, the spindle 15 of the valve 5 passes over this surface and comes at 15a into contact with a flat face of the cam,
  • a safety valve 17 controlled by a spring 18, is preferably mounted inside the pipe 4; this valve is provided with the object of preventing back-flow of the water delivered by the pipe 2, through the pipe 3 towards the reservoir of soap composition, in the case in which the flow of water is restricted for any particular reason (furl-ing or blocking of the pipes, etc.).
  • a shower-bath apparatus comprising: a distributor valve having :a water admission chamber connectible to a water supply pipe, and two distribution channels, one of said channels at its inner end having a portion of narrow cross-sectional area, followed by a'flared, frustoconical portion; an admission pipe for delivering soap into said frusto-conical portion; a check valve in said admission pipe for preventing flow of liquids outwardly therethrough; a pair of valves, each valve having an actuating stem, one valve controlling communication between said chamber, and said one channel, the other valve controlling communication between said chamber and the other channel; a rotatable actuating lever movable into two terminal positions and an intermediate position; a cam disc having a face bearing against said valve stems for actuation thereof, said face having a raised planar portion perpendicular to the axis of rotation thereof for hearing against the stem of said other valve, said face also having a portion sloping away therefrom for bearing against the stem of said one valve, said cam disc in the

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JACQUES-ALBERT DEPORT SHOWER-BATH DISTRIBUTOR VALVE Filed March 20, 1956 July 22, 1958 I v l3 LI/5Z9 5y 9 y W ATTORNEY United States Patent SHOWER-BATH DISTRIBUTOR VALVE Jacques-Albert Depart, Paris, France Application March 2117, 1956, Serial No. 572,756 Claims priority, application France March 22, 1955 1 Claim. (Cl. 299-84) The present invention has for its object a distributor device which is applicable to shower-bath installations of the kind referred to in Patent No. 2,672,366.
The distributor in accordance with the invention comprises a valve interposed on each of the pipes. which supply respectively emulsion and clean water, and is characterised in that these valves are actuated by a rotary cam rigidly fixed to a hand-lever within the reach of the user. A further feature consists in that the profile of the cam is such that the hand lever can be left for as long a time as desired in the shower position, that is to say supply of clear water, whilst if this hand lever is brought into the emulsion position, it is automatically brought back to the stop position as soon as it is released, in order to avoid excessive consumption of the soap solution.
A distributor device for shower-baths, improved in this manner, is shown by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a view in longitudinal cross-section taken along the line II of Fig. 3.
Fig. 2 is the corresponding view in plan.
Fig. 3 is a view in cross-section taken along the line III--III of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic illustration of the development of the control cam.
The distributor device comprises a chamber 1 for the admission of the water, two outgoing pipes 2 and 3 leading to the shower-rose, a pipe 4 leading into the pipe 3 for the admission of soap solution.
The admission of each of the conduits 2 and 3 is controlled respectively by the valves 5 and 6 which are held applied against their seatings by means of the springs 7 and 8; the valve 5 controls the admission of pure water to the pipe 2 and the valve 6 the admission of water in which there has been emulsified the soap composition solution which is admitted from an ejector into the pipe 4 and is carried away by the flow of water in the pipe 3, in which pipe the ejector effect is obtained by the difference in internal diameter between the said pipe 3 and the nozzle 3a.
This ejector effect is important since it makes it possible to place the soap composition reservoir at any desired level, even below thelevel of the distributor valve.
The actuation of these valves is carried out by means of a cam 9 keyed on the shaft 10 of a hand lever 11 which is brought by the user, by rotation, opposite one of the indications Shower, Stop, Lather marked on a dial 12. The cam 9 has two sloping faces 13 and 14 which act respectively on the spindles 15 and 16 of the valves 5 and 6, against the action of the springs 7 and 8. As shown in Fig. 4, the profile of the working surface 13 is such that in the Shower position, the spindle 15 of the valve 5 passes over this surface and comes at 15a into contact with a flat face of the cam,
in such manner that the position of the lever handle is stable and thus the clear Water can continue to flow as long as the user does not bring back the hand lever to the Stop position; on the other hand, in the Lather" position, the spindle 16 of the valve 6 remains in contact at the position 16a with the sloping face 14 and, if the hand lever is then released, the pressure applied by the spindle 16 of the valve 6 will cause the hand lever to rotate towards the Stop position. This arrangement prevents waste of the soap composition by ensuring that its supply is automatically shut-off as soon as the user releases the hand lever. I
A safety valve 17 controlled by a spring 18, is preferably mounted inside the pipe 4; this valve is provided with the object of preventing back-flow of the water delivered by the pipe 2, through the pipe 3 towards the reservoir of soap composition, in the case in which the flow of water is restricted for any particular reason (furl-ing or blocking of the pipes, etc.).
The invention is also held to cover the possibility of controlling the safety valve 17 by the actual operation of the lever handle 11 of the distributor valve, the said safety valve being normally closed and only being opened by the eifect of the action of admitting water to the pipe 3.
What I claim is:
A shower-bath apparatus, comprising: a distributor valve having :a water admission chamber connectible to a water supply pipe, and two distribution channels, one of said channels at its inner end having a portion of narrow cross-sectional area, followed by a'flared, frustoconical portion; an admission pipe for delivering soap into said frusto-conical portion; a check valve in said admission pipe for preventing flow of liquids outwardly therethrough; a pair of valves, each valve having an actuating stem, one valve controlling communication between said chamber, and said one channel, the other valve controlling communication between said chamber and the other channel; a rotatable actuating lever movable into two terminal positions and an intermediate position; a cam disc having a face bearing against said valve stems for actuation thereof, said face having a raised planar portion perpendicular to the axis of rotation thereof for hearing against the stem of said other valve, said face also having a portion sloping away therefrom for bearing against the stem of said one valve, said cam disc in the intermediate position of said actuating lever having its face bearing against said stems and permitting both of said valves to close, said cam disc in one terminal position of said actuating lever having its raised planar portion engaging the stem of said other valve, whereby said other valve is opened to permit flow of water through said other channel, said cam disc in the other terminal position of said actuating lever having its sloping portion engaging the stem of said one valve, whereby said one valve is opened to admit Water to said one channel, whereby soap is aspirated into said one channel and is mixed with water, said one valve being in an unstable condition when open so that it is automatically urged to return to a closed condition, and said other valve being in a stable condition when open.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,095,003 Leonard Apr. 28, 1914 1,690,767 Bloch Nov. 6, 1928 2,233,965 Strovink Mar. 4, 1941 2,403,611 Ray July 9, 1946 2,735,447 Ray Feb. 21, 1956
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US3329164A (en) * 1962-05-14 1967-07-04 Waddington & Duval Ltd Mixing devices
US4462944A (en) * 1982-12-27 1984-07-31 Sprick Ellis H Carburetor with rotary mixing valve

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US1095003A (en) * 1912-12-23 1914-04-28 Milton M Leonard Spigot or faucet.
US1690767A (en) * 1926-02-06 1928-11-06 Republic Brass Company Combined mixing and delivery valve for bath fixtures
US2233965A (en) * 1937-05-14 1941-03-04 Bennett Inc Method of delivering and diluting aqueous dispersions of wax, rosin, and the like
US2403611A (en) * 1941-02-04 1946-07-09 Gen Controls Co Reset valve and control therefor
US2735447A (en) * 1956-02-21 Valve structure

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US1095003A (en) * 1912-12-23 1914-04-28 Milton M Leonard Spigot or faucet.
US1690767A (en) * 1926-02-06 1928-11-06 Republic Brass Company Combined mixing and delivery valve for bath fixtures
US2233965A (en) * 1937-05-14 1941-03-04 Bennett Inc Method of delivering and diluting aqueous dispersions of wax, rosin, and the like
US2403611A (en) * 1941-02-04 1946-07-09 Gen Controls Co Reset valve and control therefor

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US3329164A (en) * 1962-05-14 1967-07-04 Waddington & Duval Ltd Mixing devices
US4462944A (en) * 1982-12-27 1984-07-31 Sprick Ellis H Carburetor with rotary mixing valve

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