WO2007042066A1

WO2007042066A1 - Device designed for conducting liquid into a container

Info

Publication number: WO2007042066A1
Application number: PCT/EP2005/011465
Authority: WO
Inventors: Siegfried Lapawa
Original assignee: Silag Handel Ag
Priority date: 2005-10-07
Filing date: 2005-10-26
Publication date: 2007-04-19

Abstract

A device (2) designed for conducting liquid emerging from the end of a line, in particular a fitting, into a container (1), in particular a bucket, a watering can or the like, during an operation to fill the container (1) is illustrated and described, with at least one extendable and retractable hose (6), with a fastening means (4) for releasably fastening the device (2) to the container (1) at least during the filling operation, and with a hose-holding element (5) having a hose-guiding opening (5a), wherein the hose (6) has an upper inlet end for arrangement at the end of the line and a lower inlet end for introducing the liquid into the container (1), and wherein the hose (6) is held on the hose-holding element (5). According to the invention, it is provided that a further hose-holding element (8) is provided for the lower inlet end, that the hose (6) is held in the region of the lower inlet end on the further hose-holding element (8) in a fixed position, and that the further hose-holding element (8) is arranged relative to the fastening means (4) in such a manner that, during the filling operation, at no point is a communicating liquid connection between the liquid in the line and the liquid (3) in the container (1) formed, wherein the lower inlet end is arranged, at least in some regions, above that level of the liquid (3) in the container (1) which is the maximum achievable during the filling operation.

Description

Device designed to direct liquid into a container

The present invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1. A device of the aforementioned type, which is also referred to as a water intake aid, is already known from DE 103 22 780 Al. In the known water intake aid of the hose is arranged relative to the hose holding member movable in the axial direction, wherein the lower inlet end of the tube for filling the container in the interior of the container is arranged. During the filling process, the liquid level rises in the container, so that when sufficient filling of the container, the lower inlet end of the tube is immersed in the liquid. In this case, according to the law of the connected vessels forms a communicating fluid connection between the line, the hose and the liquid in the container or a continuous liquid column in the line and in the hose, which extends from the line to the liquid in the container.

If the container has impurities or if another liquid is already present in the container before the filling process, contamination of the inlet end occurs during the (further) filling process of the container in the known device if the inlet end during filling with the liquid in the container comes into contact. In addition, it may happen during the filling process in the event of a sudden pressure drop in the line that after the so-called lift principle, the liquid introduced into the container is sucked through the hose and possibly contaminated flows back into the line. Serves the known device for conducting water from a water pipe into a container, the water pipe in the event of a water pipe break over the hose suck dirt / hot water from the container, which can lead to contamination of the water pipe and possibly the drinking water.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device for conducting liquid of the type described in the preamble of claim 1, in which the aforementioned disadvantages do not occur. The aforementioned object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

It is essential that the device according to the invention has, in addition to the tube holding element provided for holding the tube, a further tube holding element for the lower inlet end of the tube. The invention is based on the basic idea to provide a further hose holding element for the lower inlet end, with which the lower inlet end is at least partially fixed or held, above the maximum attainable in a filling process liquid level in the container. The maximum liquid level corresponds to the maximum filling level up to which a container can be filled. To avoid a communicating fluid connection in the context of the invention, it may already be sufficient that the lower end of the line can not completely immerse in the liquid in the container. Preferably, however, it is provided that the lower inlet end is disposed completely above the maximum liquid level, so that there may be no contamination of the lower inlet end during the filling process.

The device according to the invention has the advantage that it can come during a filling process at any time to form a communicating fluid connection between the pending in the line and the hose liquid column and the liquid in the container. This excludes the possibility that it comes in the line at a pressure drop in the line for sucking liquid from the container. If the further hose holding element and the inlet end are arranged at a sufficient distance from the maximum achievable liquid level during a filling process of the container, then it is also ensured that the lower line end and also the hose holding element can not come into contact with the liquid already introduced into the container at any time , so that contamination of the device according to the invention, in particular the lower inlet end of the tube is excluded. *

Preferably, the further tube holding element and, preferably, the lower inlet end, at least during the filling process above the upper container edge arranged. Preferably, after the attachment of the device to the container, the further tube holding element and possibly the lower inlet end are at least 10 mm, preferably at least 30 mm, arranged above the container edge.

In principle, it is of course also possible for the further hose holding element and the lower inlet end to be arranged below the upper container rim, for example when the container rim is pulled in at a location for forming a pouring region in the direction of the container bottom. The lower inlet end can either be held firmly at the level of the further tube holding element to the further tube holding element or be passed through the further tube holding element in the direction of the container bottom partially. It should be noted here that the lower inlet end is arranged in any case at least in regions above the maximum liquid level in the container in order to be able to preclude the formation of a communicating liquid column.

The hose can be arranged or guided in the hose guide opening of the hose holding element provided for holding the hose relative to the hose holding element in the axial direction. Thereby, it is easily possible to guide the hose through the hose holding member, wherein the hose for connecting its upper inlet end to the line end of the line in the direction of the line in a simple manner can be pulled out of the hose holding member and wherein at any time Hose is securely held by the hose holding member to the container. The hose holding member may be formed annular or sleeve-shaped as in the known from the prior art water intake.

In a preferred embodiment, it is provided that the lower inlet end has a preferably releasably positively and / or frictionally connectable with the further tube holding member connecting part. The positive and / or frictional connection ensures that the lower inlet end is held stationary on the further tube holding member or fixed in a certain distance to the maximum liquid level in the container. After loosening the connection it is possible to use the hose to remove from the device and stored separately or to clean, while the device according to the invention, moreover, may continue to be attached to the container.

The connecting part may have such an extent in the radial direction that it can be passed through the Schlauchfuhrungsöffhung provided for holding the hose hose holding element. For example, it is possible that the tube with the lower inlet end from above through the tube guide opening and the lower inlet fende then connected to the other tube holding member and that for connecting the hose to the line of the hose with the upper inlet end of the tube holding member is pulled up in the direction of the cable end. This arrangement results in a strain relief of the hose in the region of the further hose holding element during the extraction of the hose to a length required for connection to the cable end, so that it does not tore the lower inlet end of the further hose holding member when connecting to the line end can come.

At the upper inlet end connected to the upper inlet end holding means, preferably a sleeve, be provided for the line end. The holding means may have an insertion opening, wherein the holding means and the insertion opening may be formed such that the holding means is pushed onto the line end and held in pushed state at the line end, even taking into account the self-weight and the self-restoring force of the hose and the lead As a result, forces occurring from the liquid, which are smaller than the holding forces on the deferred holding means. The holding means preferably has an extent in the radial direction such that the holding means can not be guided through the hose guide opening of the hose holding element, wherein the hose holding element serves as an abutment for the holding means before and after a filling operation. After use of the device according to the invention or after loosening the upper inlet end of the tube from the line end, the tube contracts or is pushed together until the holding element rests on the tube holding element. This is the sliding out of the upper inlet end of the Hose guide opening of the hose holding member prevents and kept the hose captive at any time.

The connecting part may be formed as an annular cap with a frontal outlet opening for the liquid to be introduced into the container, wherein the cap may be firmly connected to the lower inlet end. In order to increase the stability of the connecting part and the connection between the connecting part and the lower inlet end, the connecting part may have an annular bottom part, a tubular inner part and a tubular outer part, wherein between the bottom part, the inner part and the outer part, a receiving area for lower inlet end is formed. The lower inlet end of the tube is inserted for connection to the connector in the receiving area and can be additionally glued or braced with the connector.

The further tube holding member may be tubular or sleeve-shaped and have a receiving area for the connecting part, wherein the inner diameter of the further tube holding member may be larger than the outer diameter of the connecting part. This makes it possible in a simple manner to use the connection part in the further hose holding element. The further hose holding element may have a stop for the connecting part, which prevents slippage of the connecting part and serves as an abutment for the connecting part.

The connection between the further hose holding element and the connecting part may be formed as a screw, latching or clamping connection. Preferably, the further hose holding element has at least one latching means for the connection part, for example a clip closure.

In order to ensure a sufficient spacing of the further hose holding element or the lower inlet end of the upper container edge of the container, the fastening means may have a container edge inwardly directed inwardly and upwardly extending holding web for the further hose holding member, wherein at the upper end the holding web, the further hose holding element can be arranged. The fastening means may be used in ways known per se from the prior art. be designed as a screw, snap or clamp connection, as described for example in DE 103 22 780 Al.

Preferably, the hose holding element provided for holding the hose is arranged outside the container, so that the hose does not come into contact with the liquid in the container during the entire filling process and contamination of the hose by the liquid in the container is not possible.

In particular, there are a variety of ways to design and develop the device according to the invention, reference being made on the one hand to the dependent claims and on the other hand to the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the drawings. In the drawing shows

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a device according to the invention with a pillar,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a part of the device shown in FIG. 1; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the part of the device shown in FIG. 2; FIG.

4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a device according to the invention without a leg,

5 shows a cross-sectional view of a part of the device shown in FIG. 4 from the side,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a connecting part in the

Fig. 1 and 4 shown devices and

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the connector shown in Fig. 7 from the side. In Fig. 1, a container 1 is shown that is connected to a device 2 for conducting liquid emerging from a line end of a line, not shown in the container 1. FIG. 1 shows the state after completion of a filling process, wherein the container 1 has a liquid 3 introduced via the device 2 in the interior. The device 2 has a fastening means 4, which is provided for releasably securing the device 2 to the container 1. In addition, the device 2 has a hose guide opening 5a exhibiting hose holding member 5 outside of the container 1 for holding a hose 6, the hose 6 is arranged in the Schlauchführungsöffhung 5a relative to the hose holding member 5 movable in the axial direction. The hose 6 has an upper inlet end connected to the upper inlet end holding means 7 to the line connection to the line end. The holding means 7 may be a holding means known per se from the prior art, as described, for example, in DE 103 22 780 A1.

The holding means 7 has such an extent in the radial direction that the holding means 7 can not be passed through the hose guide opening 5a of the hose holding element 5. Before and after the filling process of the container 1, the tube holding member 5 acts as an abutment for the holding means. 7

The hose 6 is passed with the lower inlet end through the Schlauchfüh- opening 5a of the hose holding member 5 from above, the lower inlet end is then releasably connected to a further hose holding member 8 of the device 2. For connection, a connecting part 9 is provided, which is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. The fastening means 4 and the tube holding elements 5, 8 are integrally formed in the illustrated embodiments of the device 2.

In order to preclude the formation of a communicating fluid connection between the liquid column in the line and in the tube and the liquid 3 in the container 1 during the filling process, it is provided that the lower inlet end is held stationary on the further tube holding element 8 and that the further hose holding ment 8 is arranged after attachment of the device 2 to the container 1 above the upper container rim 10, which requires a corresponding arrangement of the further hose holding element 8 relative to the fastening means 4 and a corresponding design of the device 2. The distance between see the upper container edge 10 and the lower outlet opening of the further tube holding element 8 or the lower inlet end of the tube 6 is approximately 30 mm in the embodiment shown in FIG. The spacing of the further tube holding element 8 and thus the lower inlet end of the tube 6 from the inner region of the container 1 ensures that no fluid column communicating with each other can form during the filling process, extending from the line via the tube 6 into the container 1 located liquid 3 extends. This ensures that it can not come to a suction of liquid 3 from the container 1 via the hose 4 in the line even with a pressure drop in the line, as is possible with communicating liquid columns in the connected lines according to the Hebergesetz. In addition, it is ensured by the arrangement of the further tube holding member 8 above the container rim 10 that the liquid 3 in the container 1 can not rise to the level of the lower Einlaufen-, but already runs over the container edge. As a result, contamination of the lower inlet end is prevented by components of the liquid 3 in the container 1.

The connecting part 9 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is releasably positively and / or frictionally connected to the further hose holding element 8. The connection between the further hose holding element 8 and the connecting part 9 may be formed as a screw, latching or clamping connection. According to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the further hose holding element 8 has latching means 11 for the connecting part 9. In addition, the further Schlauchhal- teelement 8 has a tubular outer wall 12, which forms a Aufhahmebereich for the connection part 9, wherein the inner diameter of the further hose holding member 12 is greater than the outer diameter of the connecting part. 9

As can be seen from FIGS. 6 and 7, the connecting part 9 is designed as an annular cap with a frontal outlet opening 13 for the liquid. det. The connection part 9 is otherwise firmly connected to the lower inlet end of the tube 6. For this purpose, it is provided that the connecting part 9 has an annular bottom part 14, a tubular inner part 15 and a tubular outer part 16, wherein between the bottom part 14, the inner part 15 and the outer part 16, a receiving area 17 is formed for the lower inlet end of the tube 6.

The connection part 9 has a smaller diameter than the hose guide opening 5a of the hose holding element 5 provided for holding the hose 6. As a result, it is possible to guide the lower inlet end with the connecting part 9 from above through the hose guide opening 5a of the hose holding element 5 and then to connect it to the further hose holding element 8. The hose 6 can then be pulled out with its upper inlet end and the holding means 7 from the hose holding element 5 upwards in the direction of the line end and connected to the line end. This assumes that the tube 6 is held in the hose guide opening 5a movable relative to the hose holding member 5 in the axial direction.

As is apparent in particular from Fig. 2, the tubular outer wall 12 of the further hose holding element 8 an annular edge flange 18 which is provided as an abutment or stop for the connector part 9 and against the tubular outer part 16 of the connecting part 9 in the connection of the connecting part 9 with the further tube holding element 8 comes to Ange-. As a result, a secure mounting of the connecting part 9 and thus the lower inlet end of the hose 6 is ensured in the further hose holding element 8.

According to Fig. 3, the device 2 a in the installed state outside the container 1 to be arranged leg 19, which has a base plate 20 for

Set up on the floor outside the container 1 and the appearance by the user. The leg 19 has a vertical leg

21 of such a length that they are substantially over the entire

Height of the container extends. The vertical leg 21 is connected to an inwardly wedge-shaped reinforcing rib 21 a, which in the

The area of the upper container edge 10 a recess 22 for the container edge 10 has. In addition, an insertion slot 23 between the reinforcing rib 21 a and an inner leg 24 is formed in the upper region of the vertical leg 21, so that it is possible to clamp the device 2 on a wall of the container 1 and to fix.

At the upper end of the vertical leg 21, the hose holding member 5 is provided on the side facing away from the container 1 side. Above the hose holding element 5, the vertical leg 21 is angled in the direction of the container 1 and extends partially horizontally. At the inner end of the horizontally extending region, the vertical leg 21 merges into a holding web 25 which is directed inwards or inwards from the container rim 10 and extends upwards. At the upper end of the retaining web 25, the further hose holding element 8 is provided. On the side facing the container 1, the holding web 25 is formed by the inner leg 24, which is also bent at the level of the hose holding element 5 accordingly. To increase the stability of the vertical leg 21 is connected to the inner leg 24 in the region of the holding web 25 via a rib portion 25a.

In contrast to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 has no mainstay. In addition, it is provided for fastening the device 2 shown in FIG. 4 with a container 1 to clamp the container 1 in the region of the upper container rim 10 between two vertical legs 26, 27 of the fastening means 4 of the device 2. For this purpose, the outer vertical leg 26 has a locking screw 28, with which it is possible to clamp the outer wall between the inner vertical leg 27 and the locking screw 28 after placing the device 2 on the wall of the container 1. To prevent the container wall from being damaged, the locking screw 28 has a stop element 29 at the end arranged between the vertical legs 26, 27. This is shown in particular in FIG. 5.

Otherwise, the embodiment of the device 2 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 substantially corresponds to the embodiment of the device 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Otherwise, it is pointed out that the fastening means 4 can have a further rib part 30 that the fastening means 4 with the holding web 25 and optionally with the hose holding member 5 connects and thus leads to a further amplification of the device 2 according to the invention. The further rib part 30 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.

Claims

Claims:

1. Device (2) designed for conducting from the line end of a line, in particular a valve, leaking liquid into a container (1), in particular a bucket, a watering can or the like., During a filling process of the container (1), with at least one retractable and retractable hose (6), with a fastening means (4) for detachably fastening the device (2) to the container (1) at least during the filling process and with a hose holding element (5) having a hose guide opening (5a) in that the hose (6) has an upper inlet end for arrangement at the line end and a lower inlet end for introducing the liquid into the container (1) and wherein the hose (6) is held on the hose holding element (5), characterized in that a further Hose holding element (8) is provided for the lower inlet end, that the hose (6) in the region of the lower inlet end to the further tube holding member (8 ) is held stationary and that the further hose holding member (8) is arranged relative to the fastening means (4) that at the time of filling a communicating fluid connection between the liquid in the conduit and the liquid (3) in the container (1) is formed , Wherein the lower inlet end is at least partially above the maximum achievable during the filling liquid level of the liquid (3) in the container (1) is arranged.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the further hose holding element (8) and, preferably, the lower inlet end during the filling process above an upper container edge (10) of the container (1) are arranged.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the hose (6) in the Schlauchfuhrungsöffnung (5 a) relative to the hose holding element (5) is held movable in the axial direction.

4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower inlet end has a preferably releasably positively and / or frictionally connectable with the further tube holding member (8) connecting part (9).

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting part (9) has such an extent in the radial direction, that it can be passed through the Schlauchführungsöffhung (5 a).

6. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hose (6) with the lower inlet end from above through the Schlauchführungsöffhung (5 a) passed and the lower inflow is connected to the further tube holding member (8) and that of Hose (6) with the upper inlet end of the hose holding member (5) is pulled upwards towards the line end.

7. Device according to one of the preceding claims, character- ized in that at the upper inlet end connected to the upper inlet end holding means (7), preferably a sleeve, is provided for line connection to the line end and that, preferably, the holding means (7). such an extent in the radial direction, that the holding means (7) can not be passed through the Schlauchführungsöffhung (5a) and that before and after a filling process, the hose holding member (5) serves as an abutment for the holding means (7).

8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting part (9) is designed as an annular cap with an end-side outlet opening for the in the container (1) to be introduced liquid.

9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting part (9) has an annular bottom part (14), a tubular inner part (15) and a tubular outer part (16) and that between the bottom part (14), the inner part (15) and the outer part (16) an annular receiving area (17) is formed for the lower inlet end.

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the further hose holding element (8) tubular or sleeve Senfö ^' is formed and has a Aufhahmebereich for the connection part (9).

11. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the further hose holding element (8) has a stop for the connecting part (9).

12. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connection between the further Schlauchhalteele- element (8) and the connecting part (9) is designed as a screw, latching or clamping connection.

13. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means (4) from the container edge (10) inwardly or inwardly directed and upwardly extending retaining web (25) for the further hose holding member (8) and that at the upper end of the holding web (25), the further hose holding member (8) is arranged.

14. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hose holding element (5) outside the container (1) is arranged.