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EP0942104B1
EP0942104B1 EP99104132A EP99104132A EP0942104B1 EP 0942104 B1 EP0942104 B1 EP 0942104B1 EP 99104132 A EP99104132 A EP 99104132A EP 99104132 A EP99104132 A EP 99104132A EP 0942104 B1 EP0942104 B1 EP 0942104B1
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Dieter Kahle
Eberhard Stolle
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Grohe Water Technology AG and Co KG
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Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik GmbH and Co
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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
    • E03C1/0401—Fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface, e.g. a countertop
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/6851—With casing, support, protector or static constructional installations
    • Y10T137/6966—Static constructional installations
    • Y10T137/6969—Buildings
    • Y10T137/6977—Escutcheon type support
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/86493—Multi-way valve unit
    • Y10T137/86815—Multiple inlet with single outlet

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  • the invention relates to a water fitting, in particular Single-hole mixer, with a hollow housing, in which at least a valve insert with at least connections held for the incoming cold and / or hot water is, the hollow housing on a dashboard one Washbasin or the like is attachable.
  • the invention is based on the object in the preamble of claim 1 specified water tap with to improve the hollow housing.
  • the hollow housing has at least two nozzles arranged at an angle to one another, each with an opening, the one nozzle with an insert serving as a pedestal on the dashboard, while in the other nozzle a connector for a valve cartridge is provided, such that in the inserted position the insert locks the connector in its position in the hollow housing.
  • the hollow housing can be provided with different insert and / or connecting piece corresponding to the respective requirements, so that a hollow housing can be used in a variety of ways.
  • the hollow housing can preferably be made of stainless steel.
  • the hollow housing can expediently be produced from stainless steel by hollow forming (hydroforming).
  • the hollow housing can advantageously be provided with four connecting pieces which are each offset by approximately 90 ° to one another and lie approximately in one plane.
  • the connector and the insert can be made of brass, in which case the supply lines for cold and / or hot water and the water drainage pipe can be soldered into the corresponding water guide channels of the insert.
  • the connector and the Insert made of plastic by injection molding become.
  • Pipeline sections are useful here with a radial collar formed at one end region provided that of the connector facing Face out into the water channels be pushed in until they are attached to the Fit the surface of the insert.
  • Connector With a liner one of the sealing rings can then be used with Connector are put together, so that on the one hand the pipe pieces axially secure from the plastic insert be held and on the other hand a dense Connection to the respective water channel in the connector is guaranteed.
  • a tensioning device is arranged on an external thread with the water tap on a tap bench a washstand etc. can be attached.
  • the connector advantageously has a depression on its outer surface into which the insert can be inserted with an attachment in the plug-in position, the insert being releasably connected to the connector by means of a screw in the plug-in position in the hollow housing.
  • a connection hole pattern can be formed on the outer end face of the connection piece rotated through 90 ° to the depression, as is required for widespread mixing valve cartridges, the end face being accessible through the opening in the neck of the hollow housing.
  • a further shut-off valve for another consumer such as a dishwasher, can additionally be provided. In this case, an opening would then also have to be provided on the corresponding socket of the hollow housing.
  • the mixed water outflow can advantageously be returned through the insert, in which case a hose line for an outlet mouthpiece or outlet shower is to be connected to a mixed water line.
  • the hose line can be expediently guided through the hollow housing in the fastening tube and received by a guide and holding tube for an outlet mouthpiece.
  • the guide and holding tube can advantageously also be held by the nut for the fastening tube.
  • the hollow housing can be advantageous in a Two-handle, single-handle mixer tap, each with a cold water valve and a hot water valve can be used.
  • the hollow housing can also be used for a tap Cold water or hot water can be used.
  • the hollow housing 1 is essentially formed by a hollow housing 1, an insert 2, a connector 3, a valve cartridge 4, a guide and holding tube 5 with a hose line 50 and a fastening tube 6 with a tensioning device 61.
  • the hollow housing 1 is made of stainless steel by hollow forming (hydroforming). In approximately one plane, it has four connecting pieces 10, 11, 12 and 13 which are each offset by 90 ° to one another.
  • the sockets 10, 11 and 13 each have an opening 100, 110 and 130.
  • the nozzle 12 is closed.
  • a connector 3 which is cylindrical and corresponds to the opening 110 and has a depression 30 on the lateral surface can be inserted into the opening 110.
  • the insert 2 can be inserted with a corresponding cylindrical design, a projection 21 being formed on the front area, which surrounds the recess 30 in the plug-in position, so that the connector 3 is locked in the plug-in position in the hollow housing 1.
  • a screw 22 is arranged, which can be screwed into a threaded bore 35 in the inserted position, so that the insert 2 can be firmly connected to the connector 3 in the hollow housing 1.
  • a channel 31 for hot water, a channel 32 for cold water and a channel 33 for mixed water are formed on the outer end face, as can be seen in particular in FIG. 5, as is the case for the connection of a commercially available valve cartridge 4 is required.
  • the valve cartridge 4 is designed as a mixing and metering valve, the mixing ratio of the incoming cold and hot water being adjustable with a handle 40 in a first degree of freedom and the total water flow rate being adjustable in a second degree of freedom.
  • the channels 31, 32, 33 are fed to the end face of the depression 30, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 7.
  • the channels 31, 32 form an approximately right-angled bend.
  • the channel 33 for the mixed water is fed to a tube aerator 8.
  • the tube aerator 8 is arranged on a bore 80 in the connection piece 3, the mixed water flowing axially into the tube aerator and emerging radially from it, as can be seen in particular from FIGS. 1, 4 and 8.
  • the bore 80 opens into a ventilation channel 81 which extends through the insert 2, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 12.
  • the channels 31, 32, 33 extend correspondingly from the end face of the depression 30 in the insert 2 made of brass, in each of these channels a corresponding copper tube 25 of approximately 500 mm in length for connection to the supply line network for cold and hot water and for the connection of the hose line 50 for the mixed water is soldered.
  • the connector 3 is made of brass.
  • the insert 2 and the connector 3 can also be made of plastic by injection molding.
  • the copper tubes 25 are then expediently provided with an annular collar formed at the end region - not shown in the drawing - so that the copper tube pieces 25 rest with their annular collar on the end face of the projection 21 with a corresponding depression, then on the projecting end face of the ring collar, a seal 34 is to be provided in each case, so that a tight connection between the channels 31, 32, 33 in the insert 2 and the connecting piece 3 is ensured.
  • a nut 131 is arranged axially fixed in the opening 130, in the thread of which the fastening tube 6 is screwed.
  • the fastening tube 6 passes through the hollow housing 1 in a bore 62 of the connecting piece 3 and the insert 2 and exits the nozzle 10.
  • An external thread 60 is formed on the projecting end region of the fastening tube 6, on which the tensioning device 61 is arranged.
  • a fillet 101 is formed on the inner end edge of the connector 10 and a supplementary fillet 20 on the outer end face of the insert 2.
  • a clamping force is additionally applied via the fastening tube 6.
  • the mixed water generated in the valve cartridge 4 becomes dispensed via the channel 33 and the pipeline 25, wherein on the pipeline 25 with the hose line 50 a hose coupling - not shown in the drawing - connected.
  • the hose line 50 is with play from below through the mounting tube 6 and the nut 131 passed into the guide and holding tube 5.
  • the guide and holding tube 5 is bent here trained - not shown in the drawing -, the one end portion of the guide and holding tube 5 rotatable but axially fixed by the nut 131 is held.
  • At the opposite end of the arch trained guide and holding tube 5 is a pullable from the guide and holding tube 5 Spout mouthpiece arranged such that there is one hand as a stationary outlet mouthpiece and on the other hand can be used as a pull-out hand shower.
  • the hollow housing 1 is made Stainless steel. Of course it can Hollow housing made of another metal or plastic material be made.
  • the mixed water discharge can also directly from the connector into one for example pivotable, held on the nut 131 Outlet pipe be directed.

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Claims (12)

  1. Robinetterie d'eau, en particulier robinetterie mélangeuse monotrou, comportant un boítier (1) creux dans lequel au moins un insert de soupape avec des raccordements pour au moins l'eau froide et/ou chaude qui afflue est maintenu, le boítier (1) creux pouvant être fixé au siège (7) de robinetterie d'un lavabo ou semblable,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le boítier (1) creux présente au moins deux raccords (10. 11) disposés en angle l'un par rapport à l'autre, comportant chaque fois une ouverture (100, 110), dont l'un des raccords (10) avec un insert (2) sert de socle de maintien vertical sur le siège (7) de robinetterie alors que dans l'autre raccord (11) une pièce (3) de raccordement pour une cartouche (4) de soupape est prévue, de telle manière qu'en position enfichée, l'insert (2) verrouille la pièce de raccordement (3) dans sa position dans le boítier (1) creux.
  2. Robinetterie d'eau selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée par
    un autre raccord (12) sur le côté situé en face pour la cartouche de soupape (4) dans le raccord (12).
  3. Boítier creux selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    sur le côté situé en face dans le raccord (10), un autre raccord (13) comportant une ouverture (130) est constitué, auquel un tube d'écoulement ou un tube (5) de maintien ou de guidage est prévu pour un tuyau souple (50) de sortie.
  4. Boítier creux selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce que
    dans la zone du raccord (13), un écrou (131) est fixé pour visser un tube (6) de fixation qui traverse la pièce (3) de raccordement ainsi que l'insert (2) et, par une ouverture (70), prend dans le siège (7) de robinetterie, et un filetage (60) extérieur du tube de fixation (6) tient un dispositif (61) de tension qui fixe le boítier (1) creux au siège (7) de robinetterie.
  5. Robinetterie d'eau selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le tuyau souple (50) est guidé dans le tube de fixation (6).
  6. Robinetterie d'eau selon la revendication 4 ou 5,
    caractérisée en ce que
    sur l'arête frontale intérieure du raccord (10), une gorge (101) creuse est formée pour une bague (71) d'étanchéité par rapport au siège (7) de robinetterie, l'insert (2) portant une gorge (20) creuse correspondante à la face frontale extérieure.
  7. Robinetterie d'eau selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 6,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le boítier (1) creux est fabriqué en acier fin par formage de produit creux.
  8. Robinetterie d'eau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la surface d'enveloppe de la pièce (3) de raccordement comporte un creux (30) dans lequel l'insert (2) pénètre avec un prolongement (21) correspondant, et l'insert (2) peut être relié par une vis (22) avec la pièce (3) de raccordement, l'eau froide et/ou chaude entrante et l'eau mélangée sortante étant conduites dans des canalisations (31, 32, 33) qui, aux emplacements de liaisons du prolongement (21) et du creux (30) sont séparées les unes des autres par des joints (34).
  9. Robinetterie d'eau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 8,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le raccord (12) comporte une ouverture dans la zone de laquelle au moins une soupape d'arrêt est prévue pour une conduite d'alimentation d'un autre consommateur d'eau, par exemple une machine à laver la vaisselle, et peut se raccorder au côté de la pièce de raccordement tourné vers elle.
  10. Robinetterie d'eau selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 9,
    caractérisée en ce que
    dans la canalisation (33) d'eau mélangée, la pièce (3) de raccordement comporte une purge (8) dont le canal (81) d'aération traverse l'insert (2) et débouche dans l'ouverture (70) du siège (7) de robinetterie.
  11. Robinetterie d'eau selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 10,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la pièce (3) de raccordement et l'insert (2) sont fabriqués en matière synthétique par le procédé de moulage par injection.
  12. Robinetterie d'eau selon au moins l'une des revendications 1 à 11,
    caractérisée en ce que
    dans les canalisations pour l'eau froide, chaude et mélangée de l'insert, on utilise des pièces de tube de raccordement qui, en position enfichée, s'appuient par un jonc annulaire en saillie dans le sens radial à la surface de l'insert, avec de l'autre côté du jonc annulaire, un joint de sorte qu'après assemblage de la pièce de raccordement et de l'insert, les pièces de tube de raccordement sont fixées dans le sens axial et étanches avec les canalisations correspondantes dans la pièce de raccordement.
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