WO2022243241A1 - Robinet de sortie d'eau dotée d'un dispositif de rinçage - Google Patents

Robinet de sortie d'eau dotée d'un dispositif de rinçage Download PDF

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WO2022243241A1
WO2022243241A1 PCT/EP2022/063184 EP2022063184W WO2022243241A1 WO 2022243241 A1 WO2022243241 A1 WO 2022243241A1 EP 2022063184 W EP2022063184 W EP 2022063184W WO 2022243241 A1 WO2022243241 A1 WO 2022243241A1
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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
    • E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
    • E03B7/00—Water main or service pipe systems
    • E03B7/07—Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons or valves, in the pipe systems
    • E03B7/08—Arrangement of draining devices, e.g. manual shut-off valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D17/00—Domestic hot-water supply systems
    • F24D17/0073—Arrangements for preventing the occurrence or proliferation of microorganisms in the water
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
    • E03B7/00—Water main or service pipe systems
    • E03B7/04—Domestic or like local pipe systems
    • E03B7/045—Domestic or like local pipe systems diverting initially cold water in warm water supply

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  • the invention relates to a water outlet fitting with a flushing device with the features in the preamble of the independent claims.
  • Such a water outlet fitting with a flushing device is known from DE 202014 010 693 U1. It has a single-lever mixer, which comprises a mixer lever that can be pivoted on several axes and a cartridge with a mixing device and a flow valve that is acted upon by it.
  • the water outlet fitting has a flushing device that enables remote-controlled flushing of the water outlet fitting when the mixer lever is closed.
  • the water inlets for hot water and cold water are connected via a bypass with a supply line that ends at the water outlet.
  • the mixer and the flow valve are bypassed, with the rinsing waste water exiting the water outlet.
  • Water outlet fitting together with rinsing device in the form of a shower faucet is known, with a flush control being connected to a warning sensor system for detecting people in a sanitary room and interrupting a hot water flushing process when a person is detected.
  • AT 519481 A4 shows another water outlet fitting with bypassing of the flow valve coupled to the mechanical operating device and exit of the rinsing waste water at the water outlet.
  • DE 102016 013 583 A1 deals with saving water and protecting hot water with a water outlet fitting that has an outlet with an upstream check valve. The hot water is only after reaching a desired temperature from the
  • the temperature-dependent hot water outlet is switched by means of a bypass valve arranged in the hot water inlet, which is controlled manually, by time or by a temperature sensor.
  • the supply pipe for hot water, the drain pipe for insufficiently tempered water and the outlet are connected to the bypass valve.
  • the outlet leads next to the cold water line to the spout and the check valve.
  • US 2010/0282343 A1 teaches a water outlet fitting with a remotely controllable three-way valve, which is arranged between a mixer and the water outlet, with a discharge line also being connected to the valve.
  • the valve can be operated manually or temperature-controlled and is also used to save water and to release the water outlet only when a desired temperature is reached, with insufficiently tempered water being diverted into the discharge line.
  • the claimed water outlet and rinsing technology ie the water outlet fitting with rinsing device and the rinsing method and a sanitary facility equipped with it, have various advantages.
  • the water outlet fitting with the flushing device is a separate device. It can be part of a sanitary facility.
  • the water outlet fittings are each actuated manually by a user using a mechanical operating device with one or more operating elements.
  • These can be, for example, mechanical and powered controls, such as swivel levers, rotary knobs, sliders or the like.
  • the operating device is actuated and moved with touch contact. It transmits the actuating movements with force and travel to the control device and its flow valve. This can be done, for example, by a mechanical coupling.
  • a mechanical operating device with one or more operating elements.
  • the operating device is actuated and moved with touch contact. It transmits the actuating movements with force and travel to the control device and its flow valve. This can be done, for example, by a mechanical coupling.
  • the flow valve of the adjusting device acted upon by the mechanical operating device can be designed as a partial flow valve which does not block completely in the closed position and allows a partial flow of outlet water.
  • the increase in hygiene associated with the aspect of the invention by flushing larger areas of the actuating device, in particular the mixing device, also has advantages in the prior art mentioned at the outset and can be used here. Impairment of people or objects during hot water rinsing can then be prevented in other ways, e.g. by detecting people and automatically interrupting the Flushing can be achieved by the flushing control.
  • the aspect of the invention also enables the water outlet and flushing technology to be simplified and streamlined, in particular the water outlet fitting and the flushing device. A bypass can be omitted.
  • the aspect of the invention can be used with different types and configurations of water outlet fittings and flushing devices and correspondingly different sanitary facilities.
  • the flushing device comprises a separate discharge line for flushing waste water leading away from the water outlet and a flushing valve upstream of the water outlet and controllable by the flushing control, to which the supply line and the discharge line are connected.
  • controllable flushing valve can divert the water arriving through the supply line into the discharge line during flushing or allow it to flow out at the water outlet during normal operation. In rinsing operation it is so-called rinsing water and in normal operation it is so-called outlet water or fresh water.
  • the supply line and the discharge line can, for example, be arranged next to one another at least in certain areas.
  • the water currents can flow in opposite directions in the supply line and the discharge line in this area. They can flow towards and away from the purge valve.
  • This water outlet and rinsing technology has the effect and advantage that the rinsing waste water produced when rinsing the water outlet fitting is discharged via the discharge line and does not exit at the water outlet of the water outlet fitting.
  • the rinsing water can and can be germ-laden also have a high temperature.
  • a hazard to people or objects during the flushing process can be ruled out in a simpler way and with greater certainty than in the prior art.
  • a complex and fault-prone warning sensor system for the advance detection of a person when approaching the water outlet fitting or when entering a washroom during the flushing process can be omitted.
  • This advantageous embodiment of the rinsing device and its function as well as the rinsing process can be used with a wide variety of types and designs of water outlet fittings.
  • This can be, for example, basin fittings including bathtub fittings or shower fittings.
  • a partial flow valve can be used in connection with the scavenging device designed according to the further aspect of the invention with the discharge line and the controllable scavenging valve as well as any other design features.
  • the partial flow valve and flushing method can also be used with a water outlet fitting without such a discharge line and flush valve, with the flushing waste water being able to exit from the water outlet.
  • the mechanical operating device can also have a possibly additional, e.g. electrical, in particular capacitive, contact sensor or touch sensor as the operating element.
  • the contact or touch sensor can respond to a weak actuation contact and can, for example, turn on the flow of water. Switching off can take place in another way, e.g. time-controlled, using the flush control.
  • Actuating contact or the signal triggered thereby to the actuating device and the flow valve can be indirectly controlled by an electromotive actuator, for example take place.
  • the contact or touch sensor can have a dual function as an operating element on the one hand and as part of a sensor system for detecting the operating situation on the other.
  • the flow valve of the adjusting device which is acted upon by the mechanical operating device, can be designed as a check valve which can completely block and release the water flow. If necessary, it can also regulate the flow rate in the open position. Alternatively, another component of the actuating device can regulate the quantity.
  • the partial passage valve can be constructed in different ways.
  • the partial flow valve can have a movable valve disk connected to the operating device and having an opening which can create a flow connection between cartridge openings for the water inlets and the feed line on the cartridge, with at least one cartridge opening for a water inlet having a flattened channel , preferably on the cartridge surface, which is covered by the opening in the closed position of the partial passage valve and allows a partial or reduced water flow.
  • an undesired escape of water at the water outlet can be prevented in a different way when the partial flow valve is in the closed position.
  • This can be done, for example, by closing the water inlet or inlets by means of an inlet valve(s).
  • the operating situation in particular the position of the operating device, can be detected by a suitable sensor system and used to control the water supply situation. This Control tasks can be taken over by the flushing control or another control.
  • the water inlet(s) can be closed and opened when the control device is opened.
  • the water inlet or inlets are also opened. This can be done selectively, with a desired flushing water temperature and/or a mixing ratio of cold and hot water being able to be set.
  • a water outlet fitting with rinsing device and rinsing method and a discharge line along with a controllable rinsing valve according to the further aspect of the invention can also be used with said conventional flow valve, which is designed as a check valve that blocks the flow of outlet water in the closed position.
  • the flow valve can be bypassed for flushing purposes, e.g. with a bypass. If the flow valve and the mixing device are separate, the mixing device can also be included in the flushing process.
  • controllable flushing valve upstream of the water outlet can be designed in different ways.
  • the scavenging valve can be designed as a valve that can be controlled directly by control signals and can be connected to the scavenging controller in terms of control technology.
  • the control signals can be of an electrical nature, for example.
  • a scavenging valve can have a directly controllable valve positioner, for example an electromagnet, a piezo element or the like.
  • the flushing valve can be designed as a pressure-controlled valve that can be controlled or switched, for example, by water pressure.
  • the flushing valve can have a spring or another restoring element.
  • Such a flushing valve has advantages in terms of small size, easy integration and low costs.
  • the flushing device can also have a remotely controllable line closure on the discharge line, which is connected to the flushing control.
  • the rinsing function can be switched on and off by the rinsing control and the wiring of the line closure in the discharge line.
  • the purge control closes the line occlusion.
  • the water column or the dynamic pressure in the discharge line prevent switching of the flushing valve, so that the outflow water arriving from the feed line can flow out through the water outlet in the usual way and with corresponding actuation of the mechanical operating device.
  • the flushing control opens the line closure so that the back pressure in the discharge line drops and the flushing valve switches over.
  • the cold, warm or hot rinsing waste water used for rinsing can then flow off through the discharge line and does not exit at the water outlet.
  • the pressure-controlled flushing valve can be designed in a suitable manner for these flushing and valve functions, for example as a multi-way valve, in particular as a float valve with valve disks of different sizes.
  • the flush valve can be designed as a spring-loaded outlet valve, which is associated with the water outlet and when it is closed Line closure and correspondingly high pressure of the supplied outlet water opens and allows its exit from the water outlet.
  • the water outlet and also the flush valve can be arranged on the body of the fitting. They can also be arranged on an outlet head that is at a distance from the body of the fitting. This can be a stationary or mobile outlet head, which can be designed as a shower head, for example.
  • the supply line for the outlet water or the rinsing water and the discharge line for the rinsing waste water can be laid accordingly.
  • the flushing valve can also be arranged at a distance in front of the water outlet, e.g. the flushing valve being arranged on the fitting body and the water outlet being at a distanced outlet head.
  • the line closure on the discharge line can be positioned differently.
  • An arrangement in the body of the fitting is favorable. This is particularly advantageous for a shower fitting.
  • An arrangement of the line closure close to the flushing valve is advantageous for shortening the line path and the water column in the discharge line.
  • the line closure can also be placed in the middle or end area of the discharge line.
  • the discharge line can be arranged, in particular connected, at a suitable point at which the possibly hot rinsing waste water can drain off without danger.
  • This point can be, for example, at a collection facility for the outlet water or at a drain of the collection facility.
  • a germ barrier can be assigned to the line closure. This prevents retrograde contamination of the upstream area of the discharge line and the water outlet fitting .
  • the flushing device can have a sensor system which detects the operating situation of the water outlet fitting and is connected to the flushing control for control purposes.
  • the flushing control can use this detection to carry out the flushing processes at any time and interrupt them if necessary. It can carry out flushing processes, e.g. stagnation flushes, even at non-critical times, e.g. at night.
  • the sensor system can include one or more sensors that detect the operating situation directly or indirectly. Detection is possible, for example, by detecting the water flow or water pressure on the supply line to the water outlet and/or by detecting a position of the mechanical operating device and/or by detecting a physical contact of the mechanical operating device. In another variant, it can be determined whether a mixing ratio of hot and cold water is set.
  • the flushing control can have a communication device for preferably wireless communication to the outside with an external signal generator, e.g. a building control system or the like.
  • the flushing control can additionally or alternatively comprise a program control and a timer. This enables automatic and time-controlled triggering of flushing processes, e.g. as part of a so-called stagnation flush.
  • the water outlet fitting is automatically flushed if it is not operated manually by a person for a specified period of time.
  • Figure 5 a variant of the water outlet fitting and the flushing device with a partial flow valve
  • FIG. 8 and 9 a flushing valve of the flushing device in different operating positions
  • FIG. 10 and 11 a variant of the flushing valve in different operating positions
  • Figure 12 a line closure
  • FIG. 13 a modification of the water outlet fitting from FIG. 5,
  • Figure 14 a modification of the water outlet fitting with a different flush valve
  • the invention relates to a water outlet fitting (1) with a flushing device (6) and a flushing method.
  • the invention also relates to a sanitary facility (54) equipped with the water outlet fitting (1) and the flushing device (6).
  • FIG 1 shows a first embodiment of the water outlet fitting (1) and the flushing device (6).
  • the water outlet fitting (1) is arranged on the edge of a collecting device (9), which is designed as a basin, for example. This can be a sink, a bathtub or the like.
  • the collecting device (9) has a drain (10), which can also have a siphon.
  • the water outlet fitting (1), the flushing device (6) and the collecting device (9) and any other components can form the sanitary device (54).
  • the water outlet fitting (1) has a hollow fitting body (18).
  • a water outlet (2) is arranged on this, at which outlet water (5) exits into the basin (9), which is fed to the water outlet (2) through a supply line (30).
  • the water outlet (2) is located, for example, on a side arm of the body of the fitting (18).
  • the faucet body (18) is attached to the edge of the pool, for example. It can have a columnar shape with the side outrigger.
  • the water outlet fitting (1) has a mechanical operating device (3) which is arranged on the fitting body (18), preferably on its top, and which is connected to an adjusting device (4) for setting the flow rate and mixed temperature of the outlet water (5) and this applied.
  • the adjusting device (4) has a flow valve (14) and a mixing device (17), both of which are arranged in the fitting body (18).
  • the flow valve (14) is designed as a check valve (15).
  • the flow valve (14) can possibly also Regulate flow rate.
  • the flow valve (14) and the mixing device (17) are combined in a cartridge, for example, and form a so-called
  • the operating device (3) has a single operating element (11), which is designed as a mixer lever that can be moved in rotation on several axes.
  • the water outlet fitting (1) has a water inlet (20) for hot water and a water inlet (21) for cold water, which are connected to an external water supply.
  • the water inlets (20, 21) are connected to the adjusting device (4), in particular the mixing device (17).
  • An inlet valve (33,34) which can be remotely controlled is arranged on each of the water inlets (20,21).
  • the inlet valves (33, 34) can be arranged inside or outside the fitting body (18).
  • the water outlet fitting (1) also has a bypass (23) which connects the water inlets (20,21) to the supply line (30), bypassing the flow valve (14) and the mixing device (17).
  • the bypass (23) has two bypass lines (24, 25), which are each connected at one end to the supply line (30) behind the flow valve (14) in the direction of flow.
  • One bypass line (24) carries water and is connected at the other end to the water inlet (20) via the inlet valve (33).
  • the other bypass line (25) carries cold water and is connected to the relevant water inlet (21) via the other inlet valve (34).
  • the inlet valves (33,34) are designed as directional valves which switch through the water flow in the respective water inlet line (20,21) to the mixing device (17), block it or divert it into the respective bypass line (24,25).
  • the bypass (23) is arranged partly inside and partly outside the fitting body (18), but it can also be completely inside or outside.
  • the water outlet fitting (1) has a flushing device (6). This can carry out rinsing processes on the water outlet fitting (1) independently and even when the operating device (3) is closed. The rinsing processes can be carried out with cold water and/or hot water from the water inlets (20, 21).
  • the flushing device (6) includes a flushing control (32).
  • This can be an electronic controller with an arithmetic unit, data and program memories and I/O interfaces.
  • the flushing control (32) contains, for example, a communication device (52) which is designed as a wired or preferably wireless communication device and which enables external communication with an external signal generator, e.g. a flushing system control, a building control or the like.
  • the flushing control (52) also has a
  • Program control with timer (53) that can independently and time-dependent trigger rinsing, perform and end.
  • the flushing device (6) comprises a separate discharge line (31) for flushing waste water, which leads away from the water outlet (2) and is arranged at least in certain areas inside the body of the fitting (18).
  • the rinsing device (6) also has a rinsing valve (38) which is connected upstream of the water outlet (2) and to which the supply line (30) and the discharge line (31) are connected.
  • the two lines (30,31) are arranged side by side and connected independently.
  • the flushing valve (38) is designed as a pressure-controlled valve.
  • the flushing valve (38) can be switched by a variable water pressure, in particular in the discharge line (31).
  • FIG. 14 shows another valve design.
  • the rinsing device (6) also includes a remote-controllable line closure (41) which is arranged on the discharge line (31) and is connected to the rinsing control (32) in terms of control technology.
  • a remote-controllable line closure (41) which is arranged on the discharge line (31) and is connected to the rinsing control (32) in terms of control technology.
  • the discharge line (31) can be opened and closed.
  • the line closure (41) can have a germ barrier
  • the discharge line (31) is connected to the collection device (9), preferably to the drain (10), at the outlet end.
  • the line lock (41) When the line lock (41) is open, the rinsing waste water is directed into the drain (10).
  • the line closure (41) is arranged outside the fitting body (18) and, for example, close to the outlet (10).
  • the discharge line (31) has a line end (47) arranged on the fitting body (18) and another line end (48) arranged on the drain (10).
  • the flushing valve (38) can block the water outlet (2) and allows the flushing waste water arriving through the supply line (30) to flow off into the discharge line (31). This switching position is assumed in flushing mode.
  • the line closure (41) is closed.
  • the flushing valve (38) switches accordingly and releases the flow of drain water (5) from the supply line (30) to the water outlet (2).
  • two exemplary embodiments of the flushing valve (38) are shown.
  • the flushing valve (38) is located in the fitting body (18) and is located close to the water outlet (2), e.g. in said arm.
  • the flushing device (6) also includes a sensor system (27) which detects the operating situation of the water outlet fitting (1).
  • the sensor system (27) can include, for example, one or more sensors (28) which detect the position of the operating device (3), in particular the multi-axis mixing lever (11). In the exemplary embodiment shown, a single sensor (28) can suffice, which detects the open or closed position of the mixer lever (11) and the corresponding open and closed position of the passage valve (14).
  • the sensors (27), in particular the sensor (28) and the inlet valves (33, 34) are connected to the flushing control (32), for example, in terms of control technology.
  • the flushing control (32) blocks the line seal (41) and switches the water inlets (20, 21) and their lines through to the mixing device (17), for example.
  • the operating device (3) can be used to actuate the adjusting device (4) for mixing cold and hot water and for enabling or blocking the water flow.
  • the drain water (5) then flows from the mixer (17) through the supply line to the flush valve (38) and out the water outlet (2).
  • the rinsing control (32) opens the line closure (41) and the discharge line (31) and, for example, actuates the inlet valves (33, 34) by opening the bypass (23). By selectively switching the inlet valves (33,34), cold water, mixed water or hot water can be used for rinsing and can reach the inlet line (30), the rinsing valve (38) and the outlet line (31) via the bypass (23).
  • the flush control (32) can make the execution of a flushing process dependent on the operating situation of the water outlet fitting (1) and only carry out the flushing process when the water outlet fitting (1) is not being operated by a user.
  • the operating situation can be detected via the sensors (27) and, depending on the detection result, the flushing process can be triggered and possibly also interrupted if a user operates the operating device (11) and changes the operating situation.
  • FIG. 2 shows a variant of the water outlet fitting (1) from FIG. 1, which essentially differs in the type of bypass and the inlet valves (33, 34).
  • the other components of the water outlet fitting (1), the flushing device (6) and the sanitary facility (54) can be the same.
  • the inlet valves (33,34) are designed as simple check valves which block or release the flow in the water inlets (20,21).
  • the bypass (23) is connected, for example, within the body of the fitting (18) to the lines of the water inlets (20,21) in the area between the inlet valves (33,34) and the mixing device (17). These feed lines have branches that are connected to a bypass valve (35) are connected, which is connected to the flushing control (32) in terms of control technology.
  • a bypass line (24) leads from the bypass valve (35) to the supply line (30), which opens there behind the flow valve (14) in the direction of flow.
  • the bypass (23) is opened and closed by switching the bypass valve (35).
  • the rinsing process can be carried out with cold water, mixed water or hot water by selectively switching the inlet valves (33,34).
  • the flushing device (6) with the discharge line (31), the flushing valve (38) and the line closure (41) can otherwise be designed in the same way as in FIG.
  • the actuator (51) is connected to the flushing control (32) in terms of control technology.
  • the actuator (51) acts on the operating device (3) and actuates it. This actuation allows the flow valve (14) to be opened and closed by the flushing control (32). With a corresponding multi-axis configuration, the mixing device (17) can possibly also be actuated.
  • the flushing device (6) is otherwise the same as in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the rinsing control (32) can activate the actuator (51) and, through its movement, open the operating device (3) and the flow valve (14) and open the line closure (41).
  • the temperature of the rinsing water can be influenced by selectively switching on the inlet valves (33,34). If, in an extended embodiment, the actuator (51) also Mixing device (17) can be actuated via the operating device (3), it is not necessary to switch on the inlet valves (33, 34).
  • the inlet valves (33,34) can also be omitted if necessary.
  • FIG. 4 shows a variant of the previous exemplary embodiments with extensive agreement, the difference being that the mixing device (17) is outsourced from the fitting body (18) and a change in the bypass (23) and a different sensor system (27).
  • the flushing device (6) can otherwise be the same as in the previous exemplary embodiments.
  • the mixing device (17) is outside of the
  • Fitting body (18) in a suitable environment e.g. housed in a so-called water box (19).
  • a suitable environment e.g. housed in a so-called water box (19).
  • This can, for example, be mounted below the basin (9) on an adjacent wall.
  • the water inlets (20,21) for hot water and cold water are also connected to the water box (19) and connected directly to the mixing device (17).
  • the mixing device (17) is in this case
  • a water inlet (22) for the mixed water leads from the mixing device (17) to the supply line (30) and the flow valve (14) there, which is designed, for example, as a check valve (15) and is connected to the mechanical operating device (3).
  • a bypass (23) with a bypass valve (36) and a bypass line (24) is arranged in the fitting body (18).
  • the bypass line (24) is at one end to the Feed line (30) connected upstream of the flow valve (14) and at the other end downstream of the flow valve (14).
  • the bypass valve (36) is arranged in the bypass line (24) and is connected to the flushing control (32) for control purposes.
  • the sensor system (27) can detect an operating situation of the operating device (3).
  • they have a sensor (29) which detects an operating movement of the operating device (3), in particular of the mixer lever (11), provided for actuating the mixing device (17). This is e.g. a rotary movement or rotary positioning around the vertical axis.
  • This rotational position is reported to the flushing control (32), which controls the mixing device (17) and its actuating device (55) accordingly in order to generate the mixing ratio of hot and cold water set on the operating device (3).
  • This mixed technology can be used in normal operation of the water outlet fitting (1) and also in flushing operation.
  • the rinsing control (32) opens the bypass valve (36) and the line closure (41) and activates the actuating device (55) as required. Furthermore, the operating situation can be detected via the sensors (27) in the aforementioned manner.
  • the flow valve (14), which is closed in the desired operating situation, can be bypassed by the controllable bypass (23).
  • the flushing control (32) blocks the bypass valve (36) and the line closure (41) and, if necessary, actuates the mixing device (17).
  • Inlet valves (33,34) can be arranged in the water inlets (20,21). As shown in FIG. 4, these can also be omitted.
  • FIG. 5 shows a variant of the water outlet fitting (1), the flow valve (14) being designed as a partial flow valve (16) and allowing part of the incoming water to pass in the closed position.
  • the flow valve (14) and mixing device (17) are shown in FIG. 5
  • the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 5 is combined with one another and connected to the mechanical operating device (3) and arranged in the fitting body (18).
  • the rinsing device (6) can otherwise be the same as in the previous exemplary embodiments and can have a discharge line (31) and a line closure (41).
  • the flushing control (32) can also be designed as in the previous exemplary embodiments and as explained in FIG.
  • the aforementioned sensors (27) for detecting an operating situation are also present and have at least one sensor (28) which, for example, detects the open and closed position of the mechanical operating device (3), in particular the mixer lever (11). Other sensors can detect the rotary position of the mixer lever (11) used for mixing and in particular its end positions.
  • the inlet valves (33,34) are e.g.
  • the flushing control (32) is selectively actuated, the water used for flushing flowing through the mixing device (17) and through the partial flow valve (16) into the supply line (30) and on to the flushing valve (38) and into the discharge line (31).
  • the flushing control (32) closes the inlet valves (33, 34) and the line closure (41). In the absence of an inlet, this prevents outlet water (5) from escaping at the water outlet (2).
  • the sensors (27) record this operating situation, whereupon the flush control (32) opens the inlet valves (33,34) and the user controls the water flow and any mixture of hot and cold water can regulate via the operating device (3).
  • the sensors (27) detect this changed operating situation, whereupon the flush control (32) closes the inlet valves (33,34) and outlet water (5) escapes at the water outlet ( 2) prevented.
  • FIG 1 to 5 show basin fittings (7) with an arrangement of the water outlet fitting (1) and in particular its fitting body (18) on a pool edge.
  • Figure 6 and 7 show a variant of the water outlet fitting (1), which is designed here as a shower fitting (8).
  • the fitting body (18) can be arranged in or on a wall at a suitable operating height.
  • the water outlet (2) can be arranged outside and at a distance from the fitting body (18) and can be located in an outlet head (49), which is designed, for example, as a stationary or movable shower head.
  • a rigid or movable, in particular flexible, outlet channel (50) is arranged between the outlet head (49) and the fitting body (18).
  • the supply line (30) and the discharge line (31) can be laid in this.
  • the collecting device (9) is designed as a shower tray and has a drain (10).
  • the shower fitting (8) shown also has differences in the design of the adjusting device (4) and the mechanical operating device (3) compared to the previous exemplary embodiments.
  • This modified embodiments can also be used in a modification of the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 5 in a basin fitting (7).
  • the adjusting device (4) comprises a flow valve (14), which is designed as a check valve (15) in FIG.
  • the mixing device (17) is designed as a thermostat in the exemplary embodiments shown and is coupled to the flow valve (14) via a connecting line (26).
  • the mechanical operating device (3) has two separate operating elements (12, 13), which can be designed, for example, as rotary knobs or in some other way.
  • the control element (12) is connected to the flow valve (14) and the other control element (13) is connected to the thermostat (17).
  • the flushing device (6) comprises a discharge line (31) with a line closure (41) and a flushing valve (38) that is, for example, duck-controlled.
  • the flushing valve (38) is preferably arranged close to the water outlet (2) and e.g. together with this in the outlet head (49).
  • the flushing valve (38) can also be arranged at a distance from the water outlet (2), e.g. in the fitting body (18) or in the outlet channel (50).
  • the line closure (41) and the germ barrier (42) are arranged in the fitting body (18).
  • the drain line (31) and its drain-side line end (48) are led out of the fitting body (18) in a suitable manner and, for example, laid in or on the wall to the drain (10) and connected there.
  • the line end (48) can alternatively at the
  • FIG. 6 shows the arrangement of non-return valves (37) on the water inlets (20, 21), on the bypass (23) and on the supply line (30) as required.
  • check valves (37) can also be arranged elsewhere on the water outlet fitting (1). They can also be used as required in the previous exemplary embodiments of basin fittings according to FIGS.
  • the bypass (23) is as in the previous ones
  • branches are arranged on the lines of the water inlets (20,21) in the direction of flow behind the inlet valves (33,34), which are jointly connected to a bypass valve (35), from which a bypass line (24) emanates and with the supply line (30) is connected.
  • the flow valve (14) is also connected to the supply line (30) via a line.
  • the sensors (27) also present in the variant of FIG. 6 can be assigned to the operating element (12) for the flow valve (14).
  • the sensor system (27) can include one or more sensors (28) which detect the functional position, in particular the rotary position, of the control element (12), for example in the form of a rotary knob. Otherwise, there is also a flushing control (32) in FIG.
  • the rinsing control (32) opens the line closure (41) and the bypass valve (35), with the operating situation possibly being detected beforehand in the manner described above via the sensors (27).
  • the temperature of the rinsing water can be influenced by selectively switching on the inlet valves (33,34).
  • the rinsing waste water is fed to the supply line (30) and diverted at the control valve (38) into the discharge line (31) and the line section (47) located there.
  • the line end (48) behind the line closure (41) is connected to the drain (10) or to the collecting device (9). ends over catcher (9)
  • Figure 7 shows a variant of Figure 6, which is due to the elimination of the controllable bypass (23) and the formation of the flow valve (14) as
  • Partial flow valve (16) differs. This design is analogous to FIG. 5. Reference is made to the associated description above.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 show an embodiment of the flushing valve (38) which can be controlled by blocking and pressure of the discharge line (31).
  • the flushing valve (38) is designed as a multi-way valve and, depending on the switching status, directs the outlet water (5) or flushing water coming from the supply line (30) to the water outlet (2) or to the discharge line (31).
  • the multi-way valve (39) is designed as a float valve, which has valve disks of different sizes with a connecting web in between.
  • the feed line (30) is connected to the multi-way valve (39) and its valve chamber and is located between the other connection points of the Water outlet (2) and the discharge line (31).
  • the larger valve disk is located at the connection point of the discharge line (31).
  • FIG. 8 shows normal operation when the line closure (41) in the discharge line (31) is blocked.
  • the water column or the dynamic pressure in the discharge line (31) blocks the multi-way valve (39) and keeps the valve disk in the blocking position at the connection point, with the flow to the water outlet (2) being open.
  • FIG. 9 shows the flushing position, in which the line closure (41) and the discharge line (31) are open.
  • the water pressure of the rinsing water from the supply line (30) leads to a greater actuating pressure on the larger valve disk, which moves the valve disk out of the closed position and opens the inflow into the discharge line (31).
  • This movement and the correspondingly coordinated distance between the valve disks also closes the connection point to the water outlet (2) through the smaller valve disk.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show a variant of the pressure-controlled flushing valve (38), which is designed here as a spring-loaded outlet valve (40). Its valve disk is located in a housing of the water outlet (2) and closes its connection point under spring force.
  • FIG. 10 shows normal operation with the line seal (41) closed and a liquid column or dynamic pressure in the discharge line (31).
  • the full water pressure of the drain water (5) from the supply line (30) is applied to the valve disk of the outlet valve (40) and moves the valve disk out of the closed position against the spring force, so that the drain water (5) flows out of the water outlet (2).
  • the line closure (41) and the discharge line (31) are open. This reduces the am Valve disc pending water pressure of the flushing water from the supply line (30) with the result that the outlet valve (40) remains closed and prevents leakage through the water outlet (2).
  • the flushing water is diverted into the open discharge line (31).
  • FIG. 12 shows an example of a configuration of the line closure (41) and the associated germ barrier (42), which is in particular connected directly downstream. These can be arranged in a common housing (43).
  • the line closure (41) has a valve (44), e.g. an electrically controllable solenoid valve, which is connected to the line end (47) of the discharge line (31).
  • the valve (44) opens or blocks the flow of rinsing waste water from the discharge line (31) to the germ barrier (42).
  • the germ barrier (42) has a check valve (37) which is connected downstream of the valve (44) in the line path.
  • the non-return valve (37) is followed in the direction of flow by a jet regulator, from which a jet of rinsing waste water emerges and enters a jet trap (45) arranged at an axial distance.
  • the end of the line (48) on the outflow side of the discharge line (31) is connected to the jet stop (45).
  • the check valve (37) and the distance or free space between the jet catcher (45) and jet outlet prevent retrograde contamination in the discharge line (31).
  • a detector (46) can be arranged on the jet catcher (45), which is connected to the flushing control (32) and which detects a possible accumulation situation of the rinsing waste water above the jet catcher (45) and thus a risk of overflow and possibly also the risk of contamination.
  • the rinsing control (32) then closes the line closure (41) via the valve (44) and prevents the further inflow of rinsing waste water.
  • the discharge line (31), the flushing valve (38) and the line closure (41) together with the germ barrier (42) can be dispensed with.
  • Figure 13 shows a corresponding
  • the rinsing waste water from the supply line (30) exits at the water outlet (2).
  • Personnel protection against injury during automatic or remote-controlled rinsing, in particular during hot-water rinsing, can be achieved in the previously known manner, e.g. by means of person detection and rinsing interruption by the rinsing control (32).
  • FIG. 14 shows a further variant of the water outlet fitting (1) and the flushing device (6) as well as the mechanical operating device (3).
  • the flushing device (6) has another flushing valve (38), which is designed as a directly controllable valve and is connected to the flushing control (32) in terms of control technology.
  • the scavenging valve (38) can be controlled directly by control signals from the scavenging controller (32). These can be electrical control signals, for example.
  • the directly controllable flushing valve (38) can be designed, for example, as a solenoid valve, piezo valve or the like.
  • the flushing valve (38) is connected upstream of the water outlet (2), the inlet line (10) and the outlet line (31) being connected to the flushing valve (38).
  • controllable line closure (41) is omitted in the embodiment of FIG.
  • a germ barrier (42) of the type described above can also be present and is appropriately adapted for this purpose in terms of design and arrangement.
  • the operating device (3) is also modified. On the one hand, it has an operating element (11), which can be designed, for example, as a multi-axis pivotable mixer lever or in some other way.
  • the operating element (11) acts on the mixing device (17) and the flow valve (14) in the manner described above.
  • the flow valve (14) can be designed either as a check valve (15) or as a partial flow valve (16).
  • the mechanical operating device (3) also has another operating element (12), which is designed, for example, as a touch sensor and is arranged on the surface of the outlet body (18).
  • the touch sensor can, for example, be an electrical, in particular capacitive,
  • Be configured touch sensor This can react to a light touch by an operator and detect the contact in a suitable manner, for example via an electrical conductance measurement.
  • a sensor can be integrated locally in the surface of the fitting body (18).
  • larger areas of the fitting body (18) can be designed as such an electrical touch sensor.
  • the additional operating element (12) can transfer the physical contact to the passage valve (14) in a different way, for example by means of an electromotive valve actuator (not shown).
  • the additional control element (12) can be connected to a separate controllable valve, e.g.
  • the first control element (11) can also be arranged at a different point on the water outlet fitting (1), for example on the side of the upright body area.
  • the additional operating element (12) can be arranged, for example, on a lateral arm of the body of the fitting (18).
  • FIG. 14 can also be combined with the embodiment variants described above.
  • FIGS. 15 to 17 show an example of a possible embodiment of a flow valve (14) designed as a check valve (15) using a single-lever mixer with a combination of flow valve (14) and mixing valve of a mixing device (17) in a cartridge.
  • the operating device (3) is connected to a valve disc (56), which has an opening (57) in the disc body, with which a flow connection can be established between the cartridge openings of the water inlets (20, 21) and the feed line (30), depending on the position of the disc .
  • a valve disc 56
  • the water inlets (20, 21) are covered by the pane body, so that the flow of water is blocked.
  • Figure 16 illustrates a valve position with mixed water formation of cold and hot water and water flow under full pressure.
  • Figure 17 for example, only the water inlet (21) for cold water is connected to the supply pipe (30) for a water flow under full pressure.
  • an embodiment of the flow valve (14) is shown as a partial flow valve (16) in an aforementioned cartridge of a single-lever mixer.
  • the cartridge opening (s) for one or both water inlets (20,21) is / are opposite 15 to 17 and extend around the cartridge opening for the supply line (30) in such a way that it is/are partially covered by the opening (57) of the valve disc (56) even in the closed position of FIG. 18 and there is a reduced flow connection to the
  • the change in the cartridge opening(s) can be designed as a flattened channel (58). It can be embedded in the cartridge surface.
  • Figure 19 shows the opening and mixed water position for water flow under full pressure.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 instead of the mixer lever (11), separate operating elements (12,13) can be used analogously to FIGS. 6 and 7, which act on the flow valve (14) and the mixing device (17) separately.
  • the separate operating elements (12, 13) can be replaced by a multi-axis mixer lever.
  • the mixing device (17) can have a mixing valve or the like instead of a thermostat.
  • the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 with a partial throughflow valve (16) can be combined with the option shown in FIG. 4 of an external arrangement of a mixing device (17).
  • the sensors (27) can include other and/or additional sensors for detecting the operating situation of the water outlet fitting (1), which can also be arranged at a different location.
  • a sensor can be designed and arranged, for example, as a pressure or flow sensor in a water-carrying line, for example the supply line (10) or a water inlet (20, 21).
  • the further operating element (12) of FIG. 14, designed as an electrical touch sensor, and/or its valve actuator can also be used to detect the operating situation and can form part of the sensor system (27).

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L'invention concerne un robinet de sortie d'eau comportant des arrivées d'eau (20, 21) pour l'eau chaude et l'eau froide, le robinet de sortie d'eau (1) comprenant un corps de robinet (18), une conduite d'alimentation (30) et une sortie d'eau (2) pour l'eau d'écoulement (5), un dispositif de commande (3) mécanique et un dispositif de réglage (4) relié à celui-ci pour régler le débit et la température de mélange de l'eau d'écoulement (5) sortant au niveau de la sortie d'eau (2), et un dispositif de rinçage (6) commandable comprenant une unité de commande de rinçage (32), le dispositif de réglage (4) comprenant une vanne de débit (14) pour l'eau d'écoulement (5) qui est agencée dans le corps de robinet (18) et reliée au dispositif de commande mécanique (3). La vanne de débit (14) se présente sous la forme d'une vanne de débit partiel (16) qui, en position de fermeture, permet un débit partiel de l'eau d'écoulement (5). Le dispositif de rinçage (6) peut comporter une conduite d'évacuation (31) distincte s'écartant de la sortie d'eau (2) pour l'eau de rinçage usée et une vanne de rinçage (38) qui est montée en amont de la sortie d'eau (2), qui peut être commandée au moyen de l'unité de commande de rinçage (32) et à laquelle la conduite d'alimentation (30) et la conduite d'évacuation (31) sont raccordées.
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