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EP3056614B1
EP3056614B1 EP16154778.1A EP16154778A EP3056614B1 EP 3056614 B1 EP3056614 B1 EP 3056614B1 EP 16154778 A EP16154778 A EP 16154778A EP 3056614 B1 EP3056614 B1 EP 3056614B1
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Daniel Le Coent
Paul Rabesaotra
Alban Bacouet
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
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  • the field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of sanitary equipment, and in particular that of sanitary units intended to be mounted on a sanitary appliance to allow the evacuation of water from this apparatus in the direction of a pipeline network.
  • such an assembly further includes a closure valve of the discharge orifice, and a valve control system to change its position (open or closed evacuation orifice).
  • the invention applies to water discharge assemblies intended to be mounted on sanitary appliances of all kinds, in particular wash basins or sinks, sinks, bathtubs, tubs or shower trays.
  • the assembly is carried out as follows: the tubular piece is inserted from top to bottom in the hole provided for this purpose in the sanitary equipment, until to come to rest the collar on the wall of the sanitary equipment.
  • This tubular piece has a thread to be firmly coupled to the sanitary equipment by means of a nut, screwed on the lower end of the tubular piece projecting under the sanitary equipment. The nut is screwed until tightened. Then a siphon body is attached to the lower end of the tubular piece, and the siphon body is connected to the pipe network.
  • tubular part is considered to be the bung body of the evacuation assembly.
  • these water evacuation assemblies have a height requirement, under the sanitary equipment, relatively important.
  • this reduction in height space is particularly sought in mounting configurations according to which a storage space is provided directly under the sanitary equipment.
  • the water evacuation assembly then extends into this space, which reduces the available space and / or confers an unsightly appearance to this space.
  • the installer must bring a pipe at the evacuation assembly to connect it to it.
  • the exhaust duct extending from the siphon body must therefore be oriented to receive the pipe supplied by the installer.
  • the installer is then forced to adjust the angular position of the exhaust duct extending from the siphon body before tightening it on the tubular part.
  • it must cut the pipe to a length adjusted to the position of the drain pipe of the bung body.
  • the invention particularly aims to overcome these disadvantages of the prior art.
  • the invention aims to provide a water evacuation assembly intended to be mounted on equipment sanitary which has a height space below the water evacuation assemblies of the same type as the prior art.
  • the invention also aims to provide such a water evacuation assembly that is simple and quick to install.
  • the invention also aims to provide such a water evacuation assembly which has a durable mechanical strength and a reliable water tightness over time.
  • the siphon body (or here the bung body) is screwed onto the lower part of the tubular part, which itself is secured to the sanitary equipment via said nut.
  • the threaded lower portion of the tubular piece has a minimum height so that the second fastening nut of the siphon body or bung is screwed on a sufficient number of steps.
  • the support means are directly on the nut, which thus eliminates the height of the tubular part dedicated to screwing and thus to the attachment of the siphon body or bung on the tubular part.
  • the reception zone and the cone portion or the sphere portion if the pipe intended to connect the water discharge assembly to the general network is not horizontal, it is possible to tilt the bung body about its pivot axis to adjust the inclination of the exhaust pipe relative to that of the mains connection pipe.
  • this characteristic makes it possible to constitute an additional degree of freedom to the bung body (rotational mobility around the horizontal pivot axis perpendicular to the water discharge pipe) which avoids or at least limits the transmission of the connection pipe to the bung body in case of misalignment of the connection pipe and the water discharge pipe.
  • Such a transmission of stress would in fact tend eventually to disengage the connecting clips from the annular groove of the nut, the clips having a limited capacity for retaining the bung body on the nut.
  • the bung body has means for cooperating with the support means in a clipping connection.
  • the cooperation means preferably comprise at least two diametrically opposed clips, the support means comprising an annular groove adapted to form a housing for the clips.
  • the pivot axis is materialized by the two diametrically opposed clips.
  • These clips therefore have a dual function, namely that of retaining the bung body on the nut and that allowing the pivoting of the bung body relative to the nut about the horizontal axis perpendicular to the discharge pipe of the body. 'water.
  • the receiving zone consists of a seal mounted in the bung body.
  • the seal advantageously has an annular contact zone with which the lower zone of the nut is in contact so as to ensure watertightness.
  • the bung body is somehow mounted floating relative to the nut, both in watertight contact and movable along the horizontal pivot axis perpendicular to the water discharge pipe .
  • the bung body advantageously has an internal shoulder forming a seat for the seal.
  • the assembly of the seal inside the bung body can be performed easily and quickly.
  • the water conduit may contain coupling means capable of coupling the bung body with an external tube.
  • the coupling means comprise a captive nut.
  • the nut 2 is intended to be screwed onto the thread 12 of the tubular piece, the screwing being operated to tighten the sanitary appliance (shown in dashed line on the figure 1 ) between the flange 11 of the tubular piece and the nut 2.
  • the nut has support means 20 of the bung body.
  • these support means are constituted by an annular groove 200 defined in particular by a lower rim 21, this annular groove being intended to receive cooperation means presented by the bung body, these cooperation means being capable of cooperating with the support means constituted by the annular groove in a clipping connection.
  • the support means that the nut has are constituted by an annular groove 200 able to form a housing for the clips 30.
  • the clips 30 will come into contact with the lower rim 21 of the throat annular via the fingers 300, which will deviate centrifugally continuing the engagement of the bung body on the nut.
  • the hinges 302 tend to push the fingers 300 of the clips 30 inside the annular groove.
  • the fingers 300 of the clips then come to rest on the lower rim 21 as illustrated by the figure 2 .
  • the bung body comprises a receiving zone 310 of the lower zone 22 of the nut. nut.
  • this lower zone 22 has the shape of a cone portion or of a sphere portion capable of cooperating with the receiving zone 310 so as to allow a movement of the bung body relative to the nut around the a pivot axis C perpendicular to the screw axis A and the longitudinal axis of the water discharge conduit 4 of the bung body.
  • the pivot axis C of the bung body relative to the nut is embodied by the two diametrically opposite clips 30.
  • the receiving zone 310 is constituted by a seal mounted in the bung body.
  • This seal 31 is mounted on an internal shoulder 32 of the bung body, this shoulder forming a seat for the seal.
  • the seal has an annular contact zone 311, with which the lower zone 22 of the nut is in contact so as to ensure watertightness as illustrated by the figure 2 .
  • the height of the neck 314 is dimensioned so as to correspond to the maximum angular displacement of the connection relative to the nut during its pivoting about the axis C materialized by the fingers 300 of the clips 30.
  • the ceiling 23 the annular groove constituting the support means 20 that the nut has to support the bung body is constantly in contact 360 ° with the upper end of the neck 314 of the seal 31.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show, seen from the side and in section, an example of inclination of the bung body, in which the longitudinal axis B of the discharge duct 4 forms an angle of a few degrees with the axis D perpendicular to the axis A forming the screw shaft of the nut.
  • the neck 314 of the seal 31 occupies an extended height keeping it in contact with the ceiling 23 of the annular groove of the nut, whereas, diametrically opposite, the neck 314 is crushed and forms a bead under the effect and the stress of the ceiling 23 of the annular groove of the nut.
  • such a water discharge assembly is capable of receiving a dip tube so that the bung body becomes a siphoid bung body.
  • the nut 2 has a second annular groove 24 intended to receive and hold in position a seal 25, positioned and dimensioned so as to ensure a watertight seal in cooperation with the dip tube (not shown).
  • the torque of the bung body 3 is obtained on the nut 2 in the following manner: the clips 30 have a groove 303 intended to receive an internal annular bead 201 formed on the inner wall of the nut. To disengage the bung body from the nut, it is necessary to press the clips 30 centripetrically.
  • grooves 303 has a constriction 3030 on either side of which extend flared portions 3031 allowing a pivoting (of the order of 2 ° for example) of the nut relative to the clips (around the axis connecting the two constrictions 3030 clips).
  • the evacuation duct water 4 comprises coupling means capable of coupling the bung body 3 with an external tube (not shown).
  • these coupling means comprise a captive nut or tip described hereinafter.
  • the captive nut 81 is part of a connecting member 81 carried by the bung body.
  • the connecting member forms a cavity 811 which is adapted and intended to receive an external tube ( figures 8 , 14 and 15 ).
  • This connecting member comprises a circular seal 812, a tip 813 (constituted by the captive nut) and compression means 814 of the circular seal.
  • the tip 813 is movable between at least one home position ( Figures 14 and 15 ) and a locking position ( Figures 16 and 17 ).
  • the circular seal has an internal diameter capable of leaving the second conduit movable in the home position of the nozzle.
  • This circular seal has the function of establishing the seal and also to achieve the connection between the connecting member and the second conduit. Indeed, the movement of the tip from the home position to the locking position causes a radial deformation at least centripetal seal 812 by means of compression means 814, so as to reduce the internal diameter of the seal circular to compress it on the second conduit to retain it in a position inserted inside the cavity.
  • the compression means 814 comprise a frustoconical element 8140 carried by the connecting member at the entrance of the cavity.
  • a frustoconical element makes it possible to promote the radial deformation at least centripetal of the circular seal 812 being able to act circumferentially on the circular seal.
  • the tip is mobile by screwing.
  • the tip more particularly includes partial screw threads 85 complementary threads 86 of the connecting member.
  • the partial threads 85 are carried on an inner face of the tip and are in particular four in number.
  • the connecting member comprises retaining means 83 of the nozzle on the conduit, intended to allow clipping of the tip 813.
  • the retaining means 83 are located at the entrance of the threads 86.
  • the tip is clipped (or fitted) by force in the home position by forcing the passage of one of the partial threads 85 over it.
  • retaining means 83 make it possible to form an obstacle that goes against a disengagement (or unclipping) of the tip of its reception position (in the absence of a voluntary action exerted by a user).
  • the retaining means 83 take the form of at least one tooth 830.
  • Partial threads may have sections of different lengths. Thus designed, these partial threads have a function of "keying" and guide and facilitate the interlocking of the tip. As shown on the figure 17 , the "keying" function makes it possible to use visual markers 870, 871 placed at predetermined locations, indicating whether the tip is in its locking position (aligned marks).
  • the partial screw threads and the threads are made so that the movement of the home position to the locking position is obtained by a quarter-turn or eighth-turn type screwing.
  • the connecting member comprises a movable tip by a screw type quarter turn.
  • Such screwing is particularly easy and quick to perform, especially in a small space and / or by an inexperienced person.
  • the connecting member comprises at least one locking abutment 84 of the nozzle 813.
  • these locking positional stops 84 are located in the threads 86 of the connection member and thus exert a resistance to the passage of the partial screw threads 85 during the movement of the tip in the locking position and out of its position. lock position.
  • Partial screw threads 85 comprise notches 850. These notches 850 are complementary to the locking position-setting stops 84. Thus, the locking position corresponds to the position in which the locking position-setting stops take place at the inside of the notches 850.
  • the positioning stops thus exert a resistance against a movement of the tip during a locking or unlocking of the connecting member. As explained above, this resistance thus makes it possible to secure the endpiece in the locked position or to inform the installer that the locking position has been reached. The locking of the connection member is then effective.
  • the connecting member comprises at least one engagement stop (not shown) of the conduit inside the cavity.
  • This stop may for example take the form of a shoulder of the internal diameter of the cavity against which the end of the second led comes to a stop.
  • the second conduit can thus be engaged in the cavity to this shoulder which can thus mark an optimum engagement distance of the second conduit.
  • the circular seal is carried by the nozzle and is in particular molded into the tip.
  • the circular seal 812 includes a lip 8120 extending parallel to the axis of introduction of the second conduit into the cavity.
  • the lip 8120 has an outer frustoconical face 8121 complementary to the frustoconical element 8140 carried by the connecting member at the entrance of the cavity. This outer frustoconical face is particularly adapted to cooperate with the compression means to promote a centripetal radial deformation of the seal.
  • the mouthpiece is fitted into its home position ( figure 14 ).
  • the second conduit 82 is then moved from an approach position ( figure 14 ) to an inserted position ( figure 15 ). As illustrated by figure 15 , the outer tube 82 is inserted into the cavity 811 but remains freely movable. Indeed, the tip 813 being in the home position, the compression means 814 do not deform the circular seal which then has an internal diameter greater than the outer diameter of the second conduit 82.
  • the tip is in the locking position after being screwed on a quarter turn.
  • the screwing of the endpiece is thus translated by a displacement of the endpiece following the partial threads, by the approximation of the gasket 812 carried by the tip of the tapered element 8140, and by the alignment of the visual cues. 870, 871.
  • the circular seal is compressed on the second conduit and holds the outer tube in a position inserted into the cavity.
  • the displacement of the tip from the home position to the locking position makes it possible to bring the frustoconical element 8140 into contact with the circular seal 812 and to compress the latter circumferentially to deform it radially in a centripetal manner allowing thus compressing it on the outer tube.

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Description

Le domaine de l'invention est celui de la conception et de la fabrication des équipements sanitaires, et en particulier celui des ensembles sanitaires destinés à être montés sur un appareil sanitaire pour permettre l'évacuation d'eau à partir de cet appareil en direction d'un réseau de canalisation.The field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of sanitary equipment, and in particular that of sanitary units intended to be mounted on a sanitary appliance to allow the evacuation of water from this apparatus in the direction of a pipeline network.

Plus précisément, l'invention concerne un ensemble sanitaire incluant :

  • une pièce tubulaire dont une extrémité présente une collerette, la pièce tubulaire présentant en outre un orifice d'évacuation destiné à déboucher dans l'appareil sanitaire pour recueillir l'eau à évacuer ;
  • un écrou destiné à coopérer avec la pièce tubulaire pour solidariser l'ensemble d'évacuation à l'appareil sanitaire, la pièce tubulaire étant insérée dans un conduit débouchant au fond de l'appareil sanitaire, ceci de façon à plaquer la collerette au fond de l'appareil sanitaire ;
  • un corps de bonde destiné à communiquer avec la pièce tubulaire, recueillant donc l'eau s'écoulant dans la pièce tubulaire ;
  • au moins un conduit d'évacuation d'eau s'étendant à partir du corps de bonde, et à l'aide duquel l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau est relié à un réseau de canalisation d'eau usées. L'écrou présente des moyens supports du corps de bonde, et le corps de bonde comprend une zone de réception d'une partie inférieure de l'écrou, et l'écrou présente un axe de vissage.
More specifically, the invention relates to a sanitary assembly including:
  • a tubular piece whose one end has a flange, the tubular piece further having an evacuation port for opening into the sanitary appliance to collect the water to be evacuated;
  • a nut intended to cooperate with the tubular piece to secure the evacuation assembly to the sanitary apparatus, the tubular piece being inserted into a duct opening at the bottom of the sanitary appliance, so as to press the collar to the bottom of the the sanitary apparatus;
  • a bung body for communicating with the tubular piece, thereby collecting water flowing into the tubular piece;
  • at least one water discharge conduit extending from the bung body, and with which the water discharge assembly is connected to a waste water pipe network. The nut has support means of the bung body, and the bung body comprises a receiving zone of a lower part of the nut, and the nut has a screw axis.

Un tel ensemble est décrit dans le document EP2037049 .Such a set is described in the document EP2037049 .

Généralement, un tel ensemble inclut en outre un clapet d'obturation de l'orifice d'évacuation, et un système de commande du clapet pour modifier sa position (orifice d'évacuation ouvert ou obturé).Generally, such an assembly further includes a closure valve of the discharge orifice, and a valve control system to change its position (open or closed evacuation orifice).

L'invention s'applique aux ensembles d'évacuation d'eau destinés à être montés sur des appareils sanitaires de toutes sortes, en particulier les lavabos ou les vasques, les éviers, les baignoires, les bacs ou receveurs de douches....The invention applies to water discharge assemblies intended to be mounted on sanitary appliances of all kinds, in particular wash basins or sinks, sinks, bathtubs, tubs or shower trays.

Selon une conception classique de ce type d'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau, le montage est réalisé de la façon suivante : la pièce tubulaire est insérée de haut en bas dans le trou prévu à cet effet dans l'équipement sanitaire, jusqu'à venir reposer la collerette sur la paroi de l'équipement sanitaire.According to a conventional design of this type of water discharge assembly, the assembly is carried out as follows: the tubular piece is inserted from top to bottom in the hole provided for this purpose in the sanitary equipment, until to come to rest the collar on the wall of the sanitary equipment.

Cette pièce tubulaire présente un filetage pour être couplée fermement à l'équipement sanitaire par l'intermédiaire d'un écrou, vissé sur l'extrémité inférieure de la pièce tubulaire faisant saillie sous l'équipement sanitaire. L'écrou est vissé jusqu'à serrage. Ensuite un corps de siphon est rapporté sur l'extrémité inférieure de la pièce tubulaire, puis le corps de siphon est raccordé au réseau de canalisation.This tubular piece has a thread to be firmly coupled to the sanitary equipment by means of a nut, screwed on the lower end of the tubular piece projecting under the sanitary equipment. The nut is screwed until tightened. Then a siphon body is attached to the lower end of the tubular piece, and the siphon body is connected to the pipe network.

On note que, dans cette configuration, la pièce tubulaire est considérée comme étant le corps de bonde de l'ensemble d'évacuation.Note that in this configuration, the tubular part is considered to be the bung body of the evacuation assembly.

Ce type de conception des ensembles d'évacuation d'eau implique plusieurs inconvénients.This type of design of the water discharge assemblies involves several disadvantages.

En premier lieu, ces ensembles d'évacuation d'eau présentent un encombrement en hauteur, sous l'équipement sanitaire, relativement important.First, these water evacuation assemblies have a height requirement, under the sanitary equipment, relatively important.

Or, de façon générale, on cherche à limiter le plus possible l'encombrement en hauteur des ensembles d'évacuation d'eau lors de la conception de ceux-ci.However, in general, it seeks to limit as much as possible the overall height of the water evacuation assemblies during the design thereof.

En effet, cette diminution de l'encombrement en hauteur est notamment recherchée dans les configurations de montage selon lesquelles un espace de rangement est prévu directement sous l'équipement sanitaire. L'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau s'étend alors dans cet espace, ce qui réduit l'espace disponible et/ou confère un aspect inesthétique à cet espace.Indeed, this reduction in height space is particularly sought in mounting configurations according to which a storage space is provided directly under the sanitary equipment. The water evacuation assembly then extends into this space, which reduces the available space and / or confers an unsightly appearance to this space.

La réduction de l'encombrement en hauteur des ensembles d'évacuation d'eau se justifie également par des espaces de plus en plus limités en hauteur sous les baignoires ou les receveurs de douche.Reducing the overall height of the water evacuation units is also justified by spaces that are increasingly limited in height under bathtubs or shower trays.

Un autre problème des ensembles d'évacuation d'eau classique de l'art antérieur réside dans certaines phases de leur montage sur l'équipement sanitaire.Another problem with the conventional water drainage assemblies of the prior art lies in certain phases of their assembly on the sanitary equipment.

Par ailleurs, dans le cas des ensembles d'évacuation d'eau destinés à recueillir des eaux de douches, il arrive que l'ensemble d'évacuation soit monté sur un sol susceptible de se déformer sous le poids d'une personne à proximité immédiate de l'évacuation d'eau. Cette déformation du sol peut engendrer une modification des inclinaisons respectives de la conduite d'évacuation d'eau s'étendant à partir de l'ensemble d'évacuation et du tuyau destiné à raccordé l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau au réseau. Un tel phénomène peut faire travailler mécaniquement les pièces raccordées au point éventuellement de détériorer l'étanchéité à l'eau du raccordement.Furthermore, in the case of water evacuation assemblies for collecting shower water, it may happen that the evacuation assembly is mounted on a floor that may deform under the weight of a person in the immediate vicinity evacuation of water. This deformation of the ground may cause a modification of the respective inclinations of the water discharge pipe extending from the discharge assembly and the pipe for connecting the water discharge assembly to the network. Such a phenomenon can mechanically work the parts connected to the point possibly to deteriorate the watertightness of the connection.

En effet, s'agissant en particulier du raccordement au réseau de canalisation, l'installateur doit amener un tuyau au niveau de l'ensemble d'évacuation en vue de le raccorder à celui-ci. Le conduit d'évacuation s'étendant à partir du corps de siphon doit donc être orienté de façon à recevoir le tuyau amené par l'installateur. L'installateur est alors contraint d'ajuster la position angulaire du conduit d'évacuation s'étendant à partir du corps de siphon avant de serrer celui-ci sur la pièce tubulaire. En outre, il doit découper le tuyau à une longueur ajustée par rapport à la position du conduit d'évacuation du corps de bonde. En effet, si le tuyau s'avère légèrement trop long, l'installateur va devoir cintrer légèrement le tuyau (en général en PVC), ce qui va engendrer un transfert de contraintes du tuyau au corps de bonde, se répercutant éventuellement sur la liaison de celui-ci avec la pièce tubulaire au point de nuire à la tenue mécanique de l'ensemble dans le temps et/ou à son étanchéité.Indeed, particularly with regard to the connection to the pipe network, the installer must bring a pipe at the evacuation assembly to connect it to it. The exhaust duct extending from the siphon body must therefore be oriented to receive the pipe supplied by the installer. The installer is then forced to adjust the angular position of the exhaust duct extending from the siphon body before tightening it on the tubular part. In addition, it must cut the pipe to a length adjusted to the position of the drain pipe of the bung body. Indeed, if the pipe turns slightly too long, the installer will have to bend slightly the pipe (usually made of PVC), which will generate a transfer of stresses from the pipe to the body of bung, eventually affecting the link of it with the tubular piece to the point of adversely affecting the mechanical strength of the assembly in time and / or its sealing.

L'invention a notamment pour objectif de pallier ces inconvénients de l'art antérieur.The invention particularly aims to overcome these disadvantages of the prior art.

Plus précisément, l'invention a pour objectif de proposer un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau destiné à être monté sur un équipement sanitaire qui présente un encombrement en hauteur inférieur aux ensembles d'évacuation d'eau du même type que l'art antérieur.More specifically, the invention aims to provide a water evacuation assembly intended to be mounted on equipment sanitary which has a height space below the water evacuation assemblies of the same type as the prior art.

L'invention a également pour objectif de fournir un tel ensemble d'évacuation d'eau qui soit simple et rapide à installer.The invention also aims to provide such a water evacuation assembly that is simple and quick to install.

L'invention a aussi pour objectif de fournir un tel ensemble d'évacuation d'eau qui présente une tenue mécanique pérenne et une étanchéité à l'eau fiable dans le temps.The invention also aims to provide such a water evacuation assembly which has a durable mechanical strength and a reliable water tightness over time.

Ces objectifs, ainsi que d'autres qui vont apparaître par la suite, sont atteints grâce à l'invention qui a pour objet un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau, destiné à être monté sur un appareil sanitaire pour permettre l'écoulement d'eau à partir dudit appareil, incluant :

  • une pièce tubulaire dont une extrémité présente une collerette et un orifice d'évacuation destiné à déboucher dans ledit appareil en vue de recueillir l'eau à évacuer ;
  • un écrou destiné à coopérer avec la pièce tubulaire pour solidariser l'ensemble d'évacuation à l'appareil sanitaire ;
  • un corps de bonde destiné à communiquer avec ladite pièce tubulaire ;
  • au moins un conduit d'évacuation d'eau s'étendant à partir du corps de bonde;
l'écrou présente des moyens supports du corps de bonde, et le corps de bonde comprend une zone de réception d'une partie inférieure de l'écrou, et l'écrou présente un axe de vissage autour duquel s'étend ladite zone inférieure en présentant une portion de cône ou une portion de sphère susceptible de coopérer avec la zone de réception pour permettre un pivotement du corps de bonde par rapport à l'écrou autour d'au moins un axe de pivotement perpendiculaire à l'axe de vissage et perpendiculaire à la conduite d'évacuation d'eau.These objectives, as well as others which will appear later, are achieved thanks to the invention which has for object a set of water evacuation, intended to be mounted on a sanitary apparatus to allow the flow of water. water from said apparatus, including:
  • a tubular piece whose one end has a flange and an outlet for discharging into said apparatus for collecting the water to be discharged;
  • a nut intended to cooperate with the tubular piece to secure the evacuation assembly to the sanitary apparatus;
  • a bung body for communicating with said tubular piece;
  • at least one water discharge conduit extending from the bung body;
the nut has support means of the bung body, and the bung body comprises a receiving zone of a lower part of the nut, and the nut has a screw axis around which extends said lower zone in having a cone portion or a portion of a sphere capable of cooperating with the receiving zone to enable pivoting of the bung body relative to the nut about at least one pivot axis perpendicular to the screw axis and perpendicular to the water discharge pipe.

Ainsi, grâce à l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau conçu selon le principe de l'invention, il est possible de réduire l'encombrement en hauteur de l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau.Thus, thanks to the water evacuation assembly designed according to the principle of the invention, it is possible to reduce the overall size of the water evacuation assembly.

En effet, selon les solutions de l'art antérieur, le corps de siphon (ou ici le corps de bonde) est vissé sur la partie inférieure de la pièce tubulaire, qui elle-même est solidarisée à l'équipement sanitaire par l'intermédiaire dudit écrou. Or, il est nécessaire que cette partie inférieure filetée de la pièce tubulaire présente une hauteur minimale de telle sorte que le deuxième écrou de fixation du corps de siphon ou de bonde soit vissé sur un nombre de pas suffisant.Indeed, according to the solutions of the prior art, the siphon body (or here the bung body) is screwed onto the lower part of the tubular part, which itself is secured to the sanitary equipment via said nut. However, it is necessary that the threaded lower portion of the tubular piece has a minimum height so that the second fastening nut of the siphon body or bung is screwed on a sufficient number of steps.

Au contraire, selon le principe de l'invention, on ménage des moyens supports directement sur l'écrou, ce qui permet donc de supprimer la hauteur de la pièce tubulaire dédiée au vissage et donc à la fixation du corps de siphon ou de bonde sur la pièce tubulaire.On the contrary, according to the principle of the invention, the support means are directly on the nut, which thus eliminates the height of the tubular part dedicated to screwing and thus to the attachment of the siphon body or bung on the tubular part.

Grâce à la zone de réception et à la portion de cône ou à la portion de sphère, si le tuyau destiné à raccorder l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau au réseau général n'est pas horizontal, il est possible d'incliner le corps de bonde autour de son axe de pivotement pour ajuster l'inclinaison de la conduite d'évacuation par rapport à celle du tuyau de raccordement au réseau.Thanks to the reception zone and the cone portion or the sphere portion, if the pipe intended to connect the water discharge assembly to the general network is not horizontal, it is possible to tilt the bung body about its pivot axis to adjust the inclination of the exhaust pipe relative to that of the mains connection pipe.

On comprend donc que cette caractéristique permet de constituer un degré de liberté supplémentaire au corps de bonde (mobilité en rotation autour de l'axe de pivotement horizontal perpendiculaire à la conduite d'évacuation d'eau) qui évite ou à tout le moins limite la transmission d'effort du tuyau de raccordement au corps de bonde en cas de défaut d'alignement du tuyau de raccordement et de la conduite d'évacuation d'eau. Une telle transmission de contrainte aurait en effet tendance éventuellement à désengager les clips de raccordement à partir de la gorge annulaire de l'écrou, les clips n'ayant qu'une capacité limitée de retenue du corps de bonde sur l'écrou.It is therefore understood that this characteristic makes it possible to constitute an additional degree of freedom to the bung body (rotational mobility around the horizontal pivot axis perpendicular to the water discharge pipe) which avoids or at least limits the transmission of the connection pipe to the bung body in case of misalignment of the connection pipe and the water discharge pipe. Such a transmission of stress would in fact tend eventually to disengage the connecting clips from the annular groove of the nut, the clips having a limited capacity for retaining the bung body on the nut.

Cet avantage peut se vérifier au moment de l'installation de l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau, mais également ultérieurement lorsque l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau est installée sur un sol (dans le cas d'une application à évacuation des eaux de douche par exemple) susceptible de se déformer légèrement sous le poids d'une personne passant à proximité de l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau, ce qui pourrait modifier les inclinaisons respectives de la conduite d'évacuation d'eau s'étendant à partir du corps de bonde et du tuyau de raccordement au réseau.This advantage can be seen at the time of the installation of the water discharge assembly, but also later when the water discharge assembly is installed on a floor (in the case of an application to evacuation shower water, for example) which can be slightly deformed under the weight of a person near the water discharge assembly, which could change the respective inclinations of the water discharge pipe extending from the bung body and the network connection pipe.

Selon une solution avantageuse, le corps de bonde présente des moyens de coopération avec les moyens supports selon une liaison par clippage.According to an advantageous solution, the bung body has means for cooperating with the support means in a clipping connection.

Une telle caractéristique permet de réaliser une installation et un montage rapide, s'agissant en particulier du montage de corps de bonde qui ne nécessite aucune opération de vissage.Such a characteristic makes it possible to perform rapid installation and assembly, particularly in the case of fitting bung bodies that do not require any screwing operation.

Dans ce cas, les moyens de coopération comprennent préférentiellement au moins deux clips diamétralement opposés, les moyens supports comprenant une gorge annulaire apte à former un logement pour les clips.In this case, the cooperation means preferably comprise at least two diametrically opposed clips, the support means comprising an annular groove adapted to form a housing for the clips.

De cette façon, il est possible et aisé de placer les clips, et donc le corps de bonde, à 360° autour de la pièce tubulaire. Ceci permet de positionner angulairement la conduite d'évacuation d'eau s'étendant à partir du corps de bonde. En d'autres termes, l'installateur peut rapidement et aisément ajuster la position de ce conduit d'évacuation d'eau en fonction de la position du tuyau destiné à relier l'ensemble d'évacuation d'eau au réseau général.In this way, it is possible and easy to place the clips, and thus the bung body, 360 ° around the tubular piece. This allows to angularly position the water discharge pipe extending from the bung body. In other words, the installer can quickly and easily adjust the position of the water discharge duct according to the position of the pipe for connecting the water discharge assembly to the general network.

Selon une solution avantageuse, l'axe de pivotement est matérialisé par les deux clips diamétralement opposés.According to an advantageous solution, the pivot axis is materialized by the two diametrically opposed clips.

Ces clips exercent donc une double fonction, à savoir celle de retenue du corps de bonde sur l'écrou et celle permettant le pivotement du corps de bonde par rapport à l'écrou autour de l'axe horizontal perpendiculaire à la conduite d'évacuation d'eau.These clips therefore have a dual function, namely that of retaining the bung body on the nut and that allowing the pivoting of the bung body relative to the nut about the horizontal axis perpendicular to the discharge pipe of the body. 'water.

Selon une solution préférentielle, la zone de réception est constituée par un joint monté dans le corps de bonde.According to a preferred solution, the receiving zone consists of a seal mounted in the bung body.

Dans ce cas, le joint présente avantageusement une zone de contact annulaire avec laquelle la zone inférieure de l'écrou est en contact de façon à assurer une étanchéité à l'eau.In this case, the seal advantageously has an annular contact zone with which the lower zone of the nut is in contact so as to ensure watertightness.

De cette façon, le corps de bonde est en quelque sorte monté flottant par rapport à l'écrou, à la fois en contact étanche à l'eau et mobile selon l'axe de pivotement horizontal perpendiculaire à la conduite d'évacuation d'eau.In this way, the bung body is somehow mounted floating relative to the nut, both in watertight contact and movable along the horizontal pivot axis perpendicular to the water discharge pipe .

Dans ce cas, le corps de bonde présente avantageusement un épaulement interne formant siège pour le joint.In this case, the bung body advantageously has an internal shoulder forming a seat for the seal.

Ainsi, le montage du joint à l'intérieur du corps de bonde peut être effectué aisément et rapidement.Thus, the assembly of the seal inside the bung body can be performed easily and quickly.

Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le conduit d'eau peut contenir des moyens de couplage aptes à assurer le couplage du corps de bonde avec un tube externe.According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the water conduit may contain coupling means capable of coupling the bung body with an external tube.

Dans ce cas, les moyens de couplage comprennent un écrou captif.In this case, the coupling means comprise a captive nut.

Une telle caractéristique, contribue comme cela va être expliqué plus en détails par la suite, à la facilité et la rapidité de montage et de raccordement des évacuations d'eau selon l'invention.Such a characteristic contributes, as will be explained in more detail later, to the ease and speed of assembly and connection of the water discharges according to the invention.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation préférentiel de l'invention, donné à titre de simple exemple illustratif et non limitatif, et des dessins annexés parmi lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective d'un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau selon l'invention, à l'état assemblé ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe selon un plan vertical d'un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau selon l'invention, à l'état assemblé ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue éclatée d'un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau selon l'invention ;
  • les figures 4 et 5 sont des vues d'un écrou et d'un corps de bonde du dispositif d'évacuation d'eau selon l'invention, à l'état séparé, vue en coupe et vue en perspective ;
  • les figures 6 et 7 sont des vues d'un écrou et d'un corps de bonde d'un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, à l'état monté, vue de côté et vue en coupe ;
  • les figures 7a et 7b sont des vues d'un écrou et d'un corps de bonde d'un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention, à l'état démonté ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue d'ensemble d'un organe de raccordement selon l'invention et de son embout ;
  • les figures 9 à 11 sont des représentations schématiques d'un organe de raccordement selon l'invention sans embout, selon respectivement une coupe longitudinale, une vue de face et une vue latérale ;
  • les figures 12 et 13, sont des représentations schématiques d'un embout selon l'invention, selon respectivement une vue de dessous et une vue d'ensemble ;
  • les figures 14 et 15 sont des représentations schématiques d'un organe de raccordement selon l'invention, avec l'embout en position d'accueil, selon respectivement une vue latérale et une coupe longitudinale ;
  • les figures 16 et 17 sont des représentations schématiques d'un organe de raccordement selon l'invention, avec l'embout en position de verrouillage, selon respectivement une vue latérale et une coupe longitudinale.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given by way of a simple illustrative and nonlimiting example, and the appended drawings among which:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a water discharge assembly according to the invention, in the assembled state;
  • the figure 2 is a sectional view along a vertical plane of a water discharge assembly according to the invention, in the assembled state;
  • the figure 3 is an exploded view of a water discharge assembly according to the invention;
  • the Figures 4 and 5 are views of a nut and a bung body of the water discharge device according to the invention, in the separated state, sectional view and perspective view;
  • the Figures 6 and 7 are views of a nut and a plug body of a water discharge assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention, in the mounted state, viewed from the side and in sectional view;
  • the Figures 7a and 7b are views of a nut and a plug body of a water discharge assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention, in the disassembled state;
  • the figure 8 is an overview of a connecting member according to the invention and its end piece;
  • the Figures 9 to 11 are schematic representations of a connecting member according to the invention without a tip, respectively according to a longitudinal section, a front view and a side view;
  • the Figures 12 and 13 are schematic representations of a mouthpiece according to the invention, respectively according to a bottom view and an overview;
  • the Figures 14 and 15 are schematic representations of a connecting member according to the invention, with the end piece in the home position, respectively in a lateral view and a longitudinal section;
  • the Figures 16 and 17 are schematic representations of a connecting member according to the invention, with the endpiece in the locking position, respectively in a side view and a longitudinal section.

En référence aux figures 1 à 3, un ensemble d'évacuation d'eau selon l'invention, destiné à être monté sur un appareil sanitaire pour permettre l'écoulement d'eau à partir de cet appareil, inclut :

  • une pièce tubulaire 1, dont une extrémité présente une collerette 11 et un orifice d'évacuation 10 destiné à déboucher dans l'appareil en vue de recueillir l'eau à évacuer;
  • un écrou 2 destiné à coopérer avec la pièce tubulaire pour solidariser l'ensemble d'évacuation à l'appareil sanitaire ;
  • un corps de bonde 3 destiné à communiquer avec la pièce tubulaire ;
  • au moins un conduit d'évacuation d'eau 4 s'étendant à partir du corps de bonde, la conduite d'évacuation d'eau 4 et le corps de bonde 3 formant un ensemble monobloc.
With reference to Figures 1 to 3 , a water discharge assembly according to the invention, intended to be mounted on a sanitary appliance to allow the flow of water from this appliance, includes:
  • a tubular piece 1, one end of which has a flange 11 and a discharge orifice 10 intended to open into the apparatus in order to collect the water to be discharged;
  • a nut 2 intended to cooperate with the tubular piece to secure the evacuation assembly to the sanitary apparatus;
  • a bung body 3 for communicating with the tubular piece;
  • at least one water discharge pipe 4 extending from the bung body, the water discharge pipe 4 and the bung body 3 forming a one-piece assembly.

De façon classique en soi, l'écrou 2 est destiné à être vissé sur le filetage 12 que présente la pièce tubulaire, le vissage étant opéré jusqu'à serrer l'appareil sanitaire (représenté en pointillés sur la figure 1) entre la collerette 11 de la pièce tubulaire et l'écrou 2.In a conventional manner, the nut 2 is intended to be screwed onto the thread 12 of the tubular piece, the screwing being operated to tighten the sanitary appliance (shown in dashed line on the figure 1 ) between the flange 11 of the tubular piece and the nut 2.

Selon le principe de l'invention, l'écrou présente des moyens supports 20 du corps de bonde.According to the principle of the invention, the nut has support means 20 of the bung body.

Tel qu'illustré par les figures 3 à 5, ces moyens supports sont constitués par une gorge annulaire 200 délimités notamment par un rebord inférieur 21, cette gorge annulaire étant destinée à recevoir des moyens de coopération présentés par le corps de bonde, ces moyens de coopération étant susceptibles de coopérer avec les moyens de supports constitués par la gorge annulaire selon une liaison par clippage.As illustrated by Figures 3 to 5 these support means are constituted by an annular groove 200 defined in particular by a lower rim 21, this annular groove being intended to receive cooperation means presented by the bung body, these cooperation means being capable of cooperating with the support means constituted by the annular groove in a clipping connection.

Selon le présent mode de réalisation, ces moyens de coopération comprennent deux clips 30 diamétralement opposés et constitués chacun par :

  • un doigt 300, en partie supérieure, destiné à coopérer avec les moyens supports de l'écrou ;
  • une patte d'actionnement 301, constituant une interface sur laquelle un installateur peut agir pour déplacer le doigt 300 ;
  • une charnière 302, au-dessus de laquelle s'étend le doigt et en dessous de laquelle s'étend la patte d'actionnement, cette charnière 302 étant constituée par une zone élastiquement déformable.
According to the present embodiment, these means of cooperation comprise two diametrically opposed clips 30 each consisting of:
  • a finger 300, in the upper part, intended to cooperate with the support means of the nut;
  • an actuating tab 301, constituting an interface on which an installer can act to move the finger 300;
  • a hinge 302, above which extends the finger and below which extends the actuating tab, this hinge 302 being constituted by an elastically deformable zone.

Ainsi constitué, lorsqu'on agit de façon centripète sur la patte d'actionnement, on provoque un mouvement de retrait (centrifuge) du doigt 300 du clip qui pivote autour de la charnière 302. Lorsqu'on relâche la poussée exercée sur la patte d'actionnement 301, l'élasticité de la charnière 302 provoque un mouvement inverse et tend donc à repousser le doigt 300 selon une direction centripète.Thus constituted, when acting centripetally on the actuating tab, it causes a withdrawal movement (centrifugal) of the finger 300 of the clip that pivots around the hinge 302. When releasing the thrust exerted on the actuating lug 301, the elasticity of the hinge 302 causes a reverse movement and therefore tends to push the finger 300 in a centripetal direction .

Tel qu'illustré par les figures 2 et 4, les moyens supports que présente l'écrou sont constitués par une gorge annulaire 200 apte à former un logement pour les clips 30.As illustrated by figures 2 and 4 , the support means that the nut has are constituted by an annular groove 200 able to form a housing for the clips 30.

Ainsi, lors de l'engagement du corps de bonde sur l'écrou, en amenant le corps de bonde selon une direction coaxiale avec l'axe de l'écrou, les clips 30 vont rentrer en contact sur le rebord inférieur 21 de la gorge annulaire par l'intermédiaire des doigts 300, qui vont s'écarter de façon centrifuge en poursuivant l'engagement du corps de bonde sur l'écrou. Une fois que les doigts 300 ont passé le niveau du rebord inférieur 21, les charnières 302 tendent à repousser les doigts 300 des clips 30 à l'intérieur de la gorge annulaire. Les doigts 300 des clips viennent alors reposer sur le rebord inférieur 21 tel qu'illustré par la figure 2.Thus, during the engagement of the bung body on the nut, bringing the bung body in a direction coaxial with the axis of the nut, the clips 30 will come into contact with the lower rim 21 of the throat annular via the fingers 300, which will deviate centrifugally continuing the engagement of the bung body on the nut. Once the fingers 300 have passed the level of the lower rim 21, the hinges 302 tend to push the fingers 300 of the clips 30 inside the annular groove. The fingers 300 of the clips then come to rest on the lower rim 21 as illustrated by the figure 2 .

Pour désengager le corps de bonde 3 à partir de l'écrou 2, il suffit à l'utilisateur d'appuyer sur les pattes d'actionnement 301 de façon centripète, pour dégager les doigts 300 des clips à partir de la gorge annulaire, suffisamment pour permettre aux doigts 300 de passer en côté du rebord inférieur 21 de façon à pouvoir dégager le corps de bonde à partir de l'écrou.To disengage the bung body 3 from the nut 2, it is sufficient for the user to press the actuating tabs 301 centripetally, to release the fingers 300 of the clips from the annular groove, sufficiently to allow the fingers 300 to pass to the side of the lower rim 21 so as to disengage the bung body from the nut.

Par ailleurs, étant considéré l'axe de vissage A de l'écrou, et une zone inférieure 22 s'étendant autour de cet axe de vissage A, le corps de bonde comprend une zone de réception 310 de la zone inférieure 22 de l'écrou.Furthermore, being considered the screwing axis A of the nut, and a lower zone 22 extending around this screwing axis A, the bung body comprises a receiving zone 310 of the lower zone 22 of the nut. nut.

En outre, cette zone inférieure 22 présente la forme d'une portion de cône ou d'une portion de sphère susceptible de coopérer avec la zone de réception 310 de façon à autoriser un débattement du corps de bonde par rapport à l'écrou autour d'un axe de pivotement C perpendiculaire à l'axe de vissage A et à l'axe longitudinal du conduit d'évacuation d'eau 4 du corps de bonde.In addition, this lower zone 22 has the shape of a cone portion or of a sphere portion capable of cooperating with the receiving zone 310 so as to allow a movement of the bung body relative to the nut around the a pivot axis C perpendicular to the screw axis A and the longitudinal axis of the water discharge conduit 4 of the bung body.

Selon le mode de réalisation préférentiel illustré par les figures 1 à 4, l'axe de pivotement C du corps de bonde par rapport à l'écrou est matérialisé par les deux clips 30 diamétralement opposés.According to the preferred embodiment illustrated by the Figures 1 to 4 , the pivot axis C of the bung body relative to the nut is embodied by the two diametrically opposite clips 30.

Par ailleurs, la zone de réception 310 est constituée par un joint monté dans le corps de bonde.Furthermore, the receiving zone 310 is constituted by a seal mounted in the bung body.

Ce joint 31, tel qu'il apparaît sur la figure 4, est monté sur un épaulement interne 32 du corps de bonde, cet épaulement formant un siège pour le joint. De plus, le joint présente une zone de contact annulaire 311, avec laquelle la zone inférieure 22 de l'écrou est en contact de façon à assurer l'étanchéité à l'eau telle qu'illustrée par la figure 2.This seal 31, as it appears on figure 4 , is mounted on an internal shoulder 32 of the bung body, this shoulder forming a seat for the seal. In addition, the seal has an annular contact zone 311, with which the lower zone 22 of the nut is in contact so as to ensure watertightness as illustrated by the figure 2 .

En référence à la figure 3, le joint 31 présente en outre les caractéristiques suivantes :

  • il présente une paire d'orifices 312, diamétralement opposés, et destinés à former un passage pour les doigts 300 des clips 30, en vue de permettre l'engagement de ceux-ci dans la gorge annulaire de l'écrou ;
  • le joint présente une partie inférieure 313 montée sur l'épaulement 312 du corps de bonde ;
  • la partie inférieure 313 est surmontée par un col 314, apte à assurer l'étanchéité avec l'écrou de la façon décrite ci-après.
With reference to the figure 3 the seal 31 furthermore has the following characteristics:
  • it has a pair of holes diametrically opposite and intended to form a passage for the fingers 300 of the clips 30, to allow the engagement thereof in the annular groove of the nut;
  • the seal has a lower portion 313 mounted on the shoulder 312 of the bung body;
  • the lower part 313 is surmounted by a neck 314, able to seal with the nut as described below.

On note que la hauteur du col 314 est dimensionnée de façon à correspondre au débattement angulaire maximal du raccordement par rapport à l'écrou lors de son pivotement autour de l'axe C matérialisé par les doigts 300 des clips 30. Ainsi, le plafond 23 de la gorge annulaire constituant les moyens supports 20 que présentent l'écrou pour supporter le corps de bonde, est constamment en contact sur 360° avec l'extrémité supérieure du col 314 du joint 31.It is noted that the height of the neck 314 is dimensioned so as to correspond to the maximum angular displacement of the connection relative to the nut during its pivoting about the axis C materialized by the fingers 300 of the clips 30. Thus, the ceiling 23 the annular groove constituting the support means 20 that the nut has to support the bung body, is constantly in contact 360 ° with the upper end of the neck 314 of the seal 31.

Ceci est illustré sur les figures 6 et 7 qui montrent, vue de côté et en coupe, un exemple d'inclinaison du corps de bonde, dans lequel l'axe longitudinal B du conduit d'évacuation 4 forme un angle de quelques degrés avec l'axe D perpendiculaire à l'axe A formant l'axe de vissage de l'écrou. Tel que cela apparaît sur les figures 6 et 7, dans un tel cas d'inclinaison, le col 314 du joint 31 occupe une hauteur déployée le maintenant au contact du plafond 23 de la gorge annulaire de l'écrou, tandis que, de façon diamétralement opposé, le col 314 est écrasé et forme un bourrelet sous l'effet et la contrainte du plafond 23 de la gorge annulaire de l'écrou.This is illustrated on Figures 6 and 7 which show, seen from the side and in section, an example of inclination of the bung body, in which the longitudinal axis B of the discharge duct 4 forms an angle of a few degrees with the axis D perpendicular to the axis A forming the screw shaft of the nut. As it appears on the Figures 6 and 7 in such a case of inclination, the neck 314 of the seal 31 occupies an extended height keeping it in contact with the ceiling 23 of the annular groove of the nut, whereas, diametrically opposite, the neck 314 is crushed and forms a bead under the effect and the stress of the ceiling 23 of the annular groove of the nut.

Bien entendu, cette déformation diamétralement opposée du col 314 du joint est susceptible de se vérifier quelle que soit la position à 360° du conduit d'évacuation 4 autour de l'axe de vissage A de l'écrou.Of course, this diametrically opposite deformation of the neck 314 of the seal is likely to be verified regardless of the 360 ° position of the discharge pipe 4 around the screw axis A of the nut.

On note qu'un tel ensemble d'évacuation d'eau selon l'invention est susceptible de recevoir un tube plongeur de telle sorte que le corps de bonde devient un corps de bonde siphoïde. A cet effet, l'écrou 2 présente une deuxième gorge annulaire 24 destinée à recevoir et maintenir en position un joint 25, positionné et dimensionné de façon à assurer une étanchéité à l'eau en coopération avec le tube plongeur (non représenté).It is noted that such a water discharge assembly according to the invention is capable of receiving a dip tube so that the bung body becomes a siphoid bung body. For this purpose, the nut 2 has a second annular groove 24 intended to receive and hold in position a seal 25, positioned and dimensioned so as to ensure a watertight seal in cooperation with the dip tube (not shown).

Selon un autre mode de réalisation illustré par les figures 7a et 7b, on obtient le couple du corps de bonde 3 sur l'écrou 2 de la façon suivante : les clips 30 présente une rainure 303 destinée à accueillir un bourrelet annulaire interne 201 ménagé sur la paroi interne de l'écrou. Pour désengager le corps de bonde de l'écrou, il faut appuyer de façon centripète sur les clips 30.According to another embodiment illustrated by the Figures 7a and 7b , the torque of the bung body 3 is obtained on the nut 2 in the following manner: the clips 30 have a groove 303 intended to receive an internal annular bead 201 formed on the inner wall of the nut. To disengage the bung body from the nut, it is necessary to press the clips 30 centripetrically.

On note que les rainures 303 présente un rétrécissement 3030 de part et d'autre duquel s'étendent des parties évasées 3031 autorisant un pivotement (de l'ordre de 2° par exemple) de l'écrou par rapport aux clips (autour de l'axe reliant les deux rétrécissements 3030 des clips).Note that the grooves 303 has a constriction 3030 on either side of which extend flared portions 3031 allowing a pivoting (of the order of 2 ° for example) of the nut relative to the clips (around the axis connecting the two constrictions 3030 clips).

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, selon le présent mode de réalisation illustré par les figures 1 à 7, le conduit d'évacuation d'eau 4 comprend des moyens de couplage aptes à assurer le couplage du corps de bonde 3 avec un tube externe (non représenté).According to another characteristic of the invention, according to the present embodiment illustrated by the Figures 1 to 7 , the evacuation duct water 4 comprises coupling means capable of coupling the bung body 3 with an external tube (not shown).

Préférentiellement, ces moyens de couplage comprennent un écrou captif ou embout décrit ci-après.Preferably, these coupling means comprise a captive nut or tip described hereinafter.

Tel que représenté sur la figure 8, l'écrou captif 81 fait partie d'un organe de raccordement 81 porté par le corps de bonde.As shown on the figure 8 , the captive nut 81 is part of a connecting member 81 carried by the bung body.

L'organe de raccordement forme une cavité 811 qui est apte et destinée à recevoir un tube externe (figures 8, 14 et 15).The connecting member forms a cavity 811 which is adapted and intended to receive an external tube ( figures 8 , 14 and 15 ).

Cet organe de raccordement comporte un joint circulaire 812, un embout 813 (constitué par l'écrou captif) et des moyens de compression 814 du joint circulaire.This connecting member comprises a circular seal 812, a tip 813 (constituted by the captive nut) and compression means 814 of the circular seal.

L'embout 813 est mobile entre au moins une position d'accueil (figures 14 et 15) et une position de verrouillage (figures 16 et 17).The tip 813 is movable between at least one home position ( Figures 14 and 15 ) and a locking position ( Figures 16 and 17 ).

Le joint circulaire présente un diamètre interne susceptible de laisser librement mobile le deuxième conduit dans la position d'accueil de l'embout.The circular seal has an internal diameter capable of leaving the second conduit movable in the home position of the nozzle.

Ce joint circulaire a pour fonction d'établir l'étanchéité et aussi de réaliser la liaison entre l'organe de raccordement et le deuxième conduit. En effet, le déplacement de l'embout de la position d'accueil à la position de verrouillage entraîne une déformation radiale au moins centripète du joint circulaire 812 par l'intermédiaire de moyens de compression 814, de façon à réduire le diamètre interne du joint circulaire en vue de le comprimer sur le deuxième conduit pour le retenir dans une position insérée à l'intérieur de la cavité.This circular seal has the function of establishing the seal and also to achieve the connection between the connecting member and the second conduit. Indeed, the movement of the tip from the home position to the locking position causes a radial deformation at least centripetal seal 812 by means of compression means 814, so as to reduce the internal diameter of the seal circular to compress it on the second conduit to retain it in a position inserted inside the cavity.

Tel qu'illustré par la figure 9, les moyens de compression 814 comprennent un élément tronconique 8140 porté par l'organe de raccordement à l'entrée de la cavité. Un tel élément tronconique permet de favoriser la déformation radiale au moins centripète du joint circulaire 812 en étant susceptible d'agir circonférentiellement sur le joint circulaire.As illustrated by figure 9 , the compression means 814 comprise a frustoconical element 8140 carried by the connecting member at the entrance of the cavity. Such a frustoconical element makes it possible to promote the radial deformation at least centripetal of the circular seal 812 being able to act circumferentially on the circular seal.

Suivant le mode de réalisation préférentiel de l'organe de raccordement illustré par les figures 8 à 17, l'embout est mobile par vissage. L'embout comporte plus particulièrement des pas de vis partiels 85 complémentaires de filets 86 de l'organe de raccordement.According to the preferred embodiment of the connecting member illustrated by the Figures 8 to 17 , the tip is mobile by screwing. The tip more particularly includes partial screw threads 85 complementary threads 86 of the connecting member.

Les pas de vis partiels 85 sont portés sur une face interne de l'embout et sont notamment au nombre de quatre.The partial threads 85 are carried on an inner face of the tip and are in particular four in number.

Selon la figure 12, on retrouve les quatre pas de vis partiels 85 portés par l'embout 813.According to figure 12 , we find the four partial screw threads 85 carried by the tip 813.

Tel que l'on peut l'observer, les pas de vis partiels sont formés par des excroissances et, suivant une projection sur le même plan illustré par la figure 12, présentent des profils :

  • s'étendant respectivement sur une section de la circonférence de l'embout ;
  • ne se chevauchant pas les uns par rapport aux autres.
As can be seen, the partial threads are formed by excrescences and, following a projection on the same plane illustrated by the figure 12 , present profiles:
  • extending respectively over a section of the circumference of the tip;
  • not overlapping each other.

L'organe de raccordement comporte des moyens de retenue 83 de l'embout sur le conduit, destinés à permettre un clipsage de l'embout 813.The connecting member comprises retaining means 83 of the nozzle on the conduit, intended to allow clipping of the tip 813.

Les moyens de retenue 83 sont situés à l'entrée des filets 86. Ainsi, l'embout est clipsé (ou emboîté) de force en position d'accueil en forçant le passage de l'un des pas de vis partiels 85 par-dessus les moyens de retenue 83. Ces moyens de retenue permettent ensuite de former un obstacle allant à l'encontre d'un désemboîtement (ou déclipsage) de l'embout de sa position d'accueil (en l'absence d'une action volontaire exercée par un utilisateur).The retaining means 83 are located at the entrance of the threads 86. Thus, the tip is clipped (or fitted) by force in the home position by forcing the passage of one of the partial threads 85 over it. retaining means 83. These retaining means then make it possible to form an obstacle that goes against a disengagement (or unclipping) of the tip of its reception position (in the absence of a voluntary action exerted by a user).

Préférentiellement et tel qu'illustré par les figures 8, 10 et 14, les moyens de retenue 83 prennent la forme d'au moins une dent 830.Preferably and as illustrated by the Figures 8, 10 and 14 the retaining means 83 take the form of at least one tooth 830.

Les pas de vis partiels peuvent présenter des sections de longueurs différentes. Ainsi conçus, ces pas de vis partiels présentent une fonction de « détrompeurs » et permettent de guider et faciliter l'emboîtement de l'embout. Tel que représenté sur la figure 17, la fonction de « détrompeurs » permet d'utiliser des repères visuels 870, 871, placés à des endroits prédéterminés, indiquant si l'embout est dans sa position de verrouillage (repères alignés).Partial threads may have sections of different lengths. Thus designed, these partial threads have a function of "keying" and guide and facilitate the interlocking of the tip. As shown on the figure 17 , the "keying" function makes it possible to use visual markers 870, 871 placed at predetermined locations, indicating whether the tip is in its locking position (aligned marks).

Les pas de vis partiels et les filets sont réalisés de manière à ce que le déplacement de la position d'accueil à la position de verrouillage soit obtenu par un vissage de type quart de tour ou huitième de tour.The partial screw threads and the threads are made so that the movement of the home position to the locking position is obtained by a quarter-turn or eighth-turn type screwing.

Tel qu'illustré par les figures 14 à 17, selon le présent mode de réalisation préférentiel de l'organe de raccordement comporte un embout mobile par un vissage de type quart de tour. Un tel vissage est particulièrement aisé et rapide à réaliser, notamment dans un espace restreint et/ou par une personne inexpérimentée.As illustrated by Figures 14 to 17 , according to the present preferred embodiment of the connecting member comprises a movable tip by a screw type quarter turn. Such screwing is particularly easy and quick to perform, especially in a small space and / or by an inexperienced person.

Par ailleurs, l'organe de raccordement comporte au moins une butée de verrouillage 84 de l'embout 813.Furthermore, the connecting member comprises at least one locking abutment 84 of the nozzle 813.

Tel qu'illustré par les figures 8 et 12, ces butées de mise en position de verrouillage 84 sont situées dans les filets 86 de l'organe de raccordement et exercent ainsi une résistance au passage des pas de vis partiels 85 lors du déplacement de l'embout en position de verrouillage et hors de sa position de verrouillage.As illustrated by Figures 8 and 12 these locking positional stops 84 are located in the threads 86 of the connection member and thus exert a resistance to the passage of the partial screw threads 85 during the movement of the tip in the locking position and out of its position. lock position.

En l'occurrence et tel que cela peut être observé sur les figures 12 et 13, des pas de vis partiels 85 comportent des encoches 850. Ces encoches 850 sont complémentaires des butées de mise en position de verrouillage 84. Ainsi, la position de verrouillage correspond à la position dans laquelle les butées de mise en position de verrouillage prennent place à l'intérieure des encoches 850.In this case and as it can be observed on the Figures 12 and 13 , Partial screw threads 85 comprise notches 850. These notches 850 are complementary to the locking position-setting stops 84. Thus, the locking position corresponds to the position in which the locking position-setting stops take place at the inside of the notches 850.

Les butées de mise en position exercent ainsi une résistance allant à l'encontre d'un déplacement de l'embout lors d'un verrouillage ou d'un déverrouillage de l'organe de raccordement. Tel qu'expliqué précédemment, cette résistance permet ainsi de sécuriser l'embout en position de verrouillage ou d'informer l'installateur que la position de verrouillage a été atteinte. Le verrouillage de l'organe de raccordement est alors effectif.The positioning stops thus exert a resistance against a movement of the tip during a locking or unlocking of the connecting member. As explained above, this resistance thus makes it possible to secure the endpiece in the locked position or to inform the installer that the locking position has been reached. The locking of the connection member is then effective.

L'organe de raccordement comporte au moins une butée d'engagement (non représentée) du conduit à l'intérieur de la cavité.The connecting member comprises at least one engagement stop (not shown) of the conduit inside the cavity.

Cette butée peut par exemple prendre la forme d'un épaulement du diamètre interne de la cavité contre lequel l'extrémité du deuxième conduit vient en butée. Le deuxième conduit peut ainsi être engagé dans la cavité jusqu'à cet épaulement qui peut ainsi marquer une distance d'engagement optimale du deuxième conduit.This stop may for example take the form of a shoulder of the internal diameter of the cavity against which the end of the second led comes to a stop. The second conduit can thus be engaged in the cavity to this shoulder which can thus mark an optimum engagement distance of the second conduit.

Tel qu'illustré par les figures 15 et 17, le joint circulaire est porté par l'embout et est en particulier surmoulé dans l'embout.As illustrated by Figures 15 and 17 , the circular seal is carried by the nozzle and is in particular molded into the tip.

Le joint circulaire 812 comporte une lèvre 8120 s'étendant parallèlement à l'axe d'introduction du deuxième conduit dans la cavité. La lèvre 8120 a une face tronconique externe 8121 complémentaire de l'élément tronconique 8140 porté par l'organe de raccordement à l'entrée de la cavité. Cette face tronconique externe est particulièrement adaptée pour coopérer avec les moyens de compression pour favoriser une déformation radiale centripète du joint.The circular seal 812 includes a lip 8120 extending parallel to the axis of introduction of the second conduit into the cavity. The lip 8120 has an outer frustoconical face 8121 complementary to the frustoconical element 8140 carried by the connecting member at the entrance of the cavity. This outer frustoconical face is particularly adapted to cooperate with the compression means to promote a centripetal radial deformation of the seal.

La figure 8 et les figures 14 à 17 illustrent le principe de fonctionnement de l'organe de raccordement.The figure 8 and the Figures 14 to 17 illustrate the operating principle of the connecting member.

Dans un premier temps, l'embout est emboîté dans sa position d'accueil (figure 14).At first, the mouthpiece is fitted into its home position ( figure 14 ).

Le deuxième conduit 82 est ensuite déplacé d'une position d'approche (figure 14) à une position insérée (figure 15). Tel qu'illustré par la figure 15, le tube externe 82 est inséré dans la cavité 811 mais reste librement mobile. En effet, l'embout 813 étant en position d'accueil, les moyens de compression 814 ne déforment pas le joint circulaire qui présente alors un diamètre interne plus important que le diamètre externe du deuxième conduit 82.The second conduit 82 is then moved from an approach position ( figure 14 ) to an inserted position ( figure 15 ). As illustrated by figure 15 , the outer tube 82 is inserted into the cavity 811 but remains freely movable. Indeed, the tip 813 being in the home position, the compression means 814 do not deform the circular seal which then has an internal diameter greater than the outer diameter of the second conduit 82.

Sur les figures 16 et 17, l'embout est en position de verrouillage après avoir été vissé sur un quart de tour. Le vissage de l'embout se traduit ainsi par un déplacement de l'embout en suivant les pas de vis partiels, par le rapprochement du joint 812 porté par l'embout de l'élément tronconique 8140, et par l'alignement des repères visuels 870, 871.On the Figures 16 and 17 , the tip is in the locking position after being screwed on a quarter turn. The screwing of the endpiece is thus translated by a displacement of the endpiece following the partial threads, by the approximation of the gasket 812 carried by the tip of the tapered element 8140, and by the alignment of the visual cues. 870, 871.

Tel que l'on peut l'observer sur la figure 17, le joint circulaire est comprimé sur le deuxième conduit et retient le tube externe dans une position insérée à l'intérieur de la cavité.As can be seen on the figure 17 the circular seal is compressed on the second conduit and holds the outer tube in a position inserted into the cavity.

En effet, le déplacement de l'embout de la position d'accueil à la position de verrouillage permet d'amener l'élément tronconique 8140 en contact avec le joint circulaire 812 et de comprimer circonférentiellement ce dernier pour le déformer radialement de manière centripète permettant ainsi de le comprimer sur le tube externe.Indeed, the displacement of the tip from the home position to the locking position makes it possible to bring the frustoconical element 8140 into contact with the circular seal 812 and to compress the latter circumferentially to deform it radially in a centripetal manner allowing thus compressing it on the outer tube.

Claims (9)

  1. Water-discharge assembly, intended to be mounted on a sanitary appliance to allow the flow of water from said appliance, including:
    - a tubular part (1), one end of which has a collar (11) and a discharge orifice (10) intended to open out into said appliance with a view to collecting the water to be discharged;
    - a nut (2) intended to cooperate with the tubular part in order to connect the discharge assembly to the sanitary appliance;
    - a drainage-outlet body (3) intended to communicate with said tubular part;
    - at least one water-discharge pipe (4) extending from the drainage-outlet body (3);
    the nut (2) has means (20) for supporting the drainage-outlet body (3),
    and the drainage-outlet body (3) comprises a zone (310) for receiving a bottom part (22) of the nut, and the nut has a screwing axis (A),
    characterised in that
    said bottom zone (22) extends around the axis, having a cone portion or a sphere portion able to cooperate with the reception zone (310) to allow a pivoting of the drainage-outlet body (3) with respect to the nut (2) about at least one pivot axis (C) perpendicular to the screwing axis (A) and perpendicular to the discharge pipe (4).
  2. Water-discharge assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the drainage-outlet body (3) has means for cooperation with the support means (20) in a snap-on connection.
  3. Water-discharge assembly according to claim 2, characterised in that the cooperation means comprise at least two diametrically opposed clips (30) and in that the support means (20) comprise an annular groove (200) able to form a housing for the clips (30).
  4. Water-discharge assembly according to claim 3, characterised in that pivot axis (C) is represented by the two diametrically opposed clips (30).
  5. Water-discharge assembly according to claim 4, characterised in that the reception zone (310) consists of a seal (31) mounted in the drainage-outlet body (3).
  6. Water-discharge assembly according to claim 5, characterised in that the seal (31) has an annular contact zone (311) with which the bottom zone (22) of the nut (2) is in contact so as to provide watertightness.
  7. Water-discharge assembly according to claims 5 and 6, characterised in that the drainage-outlet body (3) has an internal shoulder (312) forming a seat for the seal (31).
  8. Water-discharge assembly according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the water-discharge pipe (4) comprises coupling means able to couple the drainage-outlet body (3) with an external tube.
  9. Water-discharge assembly according to claim 8, characterised in that the coupling means comprise a captive nut (81).
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