FR2511407A1 - SANITARY FOUNTAIN VALVE, IN PARTICULAR OF A SINGLE HANDLE TYPE - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION RELATES TO A SANITARY FOUNTAIN VALVE, IN PARTICULAR OF THE SINGLE HANDLE TYPE. THE FOUNTAIN VALVE MAINLY INCLUDES, IN ITS VISIBLE PART, AN ELBOW TUBE 1. THE LOWER PART OF THIS PIVOT TUBE ON A FIXED SOCKET 3 JOINT TO A SANITARY ELEMENT, SUCH AS A SINK OR A LAVABO. THE USE OF FLEXIBLE PIPES 4 PLUGGED ON A VALVE BODY 21 AND HELD BY A RETAINING PLATE 42 ALLOWS THIS VALVE BODY 21 TO BE MOUNTED IN A SIMPLE WAY IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ELBOW TUBE. THIS BODY IS THEN FIXED BY FIXING SCREWS 5. RING 6, MOUNTED AT THE END OF A TUBE AND CARRYING THE OUTLET NOZZLE, IS LIKELY TO ROTATE AND GIVES THIS VALVE AN ADDITIONAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM. THE INVENTION APPLIES TO FOUNTAIN VALVES FOR SANITARY INSTALLATIONS.

Description

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  The invention relates to a sanitary fountain valve, particularly of the single-handle type, comprising a hollow cylindrical support body for fixing in the region of a sanitary apparatus such as sink, sink,

bathtub or the like.

  Mixing fountain valves known in the sanitary field generally have a relatively complicated molded body,

  involving complex and expensive manufacturing In addition to

  complicated, the costs relating to cosmetic finishing operations

  These surfaces are very important because they are in most

  case of sanding and polishing done manually.

  In addition, a mixing valve of the type considered at the beginning is known from the German patent application DE-AS 16 00 856 which describes a mixing valve having a single handle in the vicinity of which the outlet end is arranged. valve is fixed on a body support which is cylindrical and hollow This support body is fixed, by its bottom which is oblique with respect to the central axis, on the shelf of a sanitary appliance so that the entire valve is oblique and overhanging on the sanitary apparatus No possibility of

  pivoting of this tap is provided.

  In addition, it is known, for example, to facilitate the installation of

  tion, not to use relatively rigid copper tubes to connect sanitary tapware to the water supply pipe, but to flexible, pressure-resistant pipes. Similarly, it is known to resort to a flexible hose to connect the mobile spray arm of a single valve

mixer that feeds it.

  The object of the invention is to provide, for a fountain and / or mixing valve, a support body which can be advantageously manufactured. In addition, the water outlet end of this tap must be able to pivot in a range. According to the invention, this is achieved by the fact that this support body is in the form of a bent tube which, by a rectilinear end portion, is pivotally mounted on the sanitary apparatus or on the wall of the housing. 'a wall and which, by its other rectilinear part, carries a tap-fountain and / or

mixer.

  Thanks to the invention, the outer body of the valve can be made from a semi-finished cylindrical tubular product, by a

  simple forming-bending operation.

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  The bent tube may advantageously have an angle of elbow of between forty-five and one hundred and thirty-five degrees, the branch of this tube connected to the sanitary appliance can be plugged, in a vertical or inclined position, on a fixed socket, so that the entire valve can then be moved in an extended angular range and that it is ensured to have an optimal free space below the water outlet To this is added the fact that the arrangement of the control member near this output allows easy handling

  the valve that; particularly from an ergonomic point of view, offers a great

comfort in use.

  The fountain and / or mixing valve may advantageously be arranged in the rectilinear cantilever leg of the elbow straight tube, and at the end of this branch, a ring surrounding the region of the outlet opening of the tap. , provided with an outlet nozzle for water and mounted to rotate coaxially with the central axis may be provided, ring which provides, in addition to the possibility of pivoting, the ability to change the direction of the jet d Exiting water The connection of the tap according to the invention to the supply network installed in the building is advantageously effected by pipes

  which can be passed through the elbow tube and which have

  a length allowing, during assembly, out of the end of the cantilever leg to enter the appropriate holes arranged in the end face of the valve, after which, by means of a plate retainers applied radially in the body of the valve, they are stopped in their interlocking position, while allowing a possibility of rotation to remain The retaining plate may be of such dimensions that the inner wall of the tube keeps it in the retaining position, after introduction of the valve body in the projecting branch of the bent tube; The body of the valve can be held in a simple manner inside the branch of the tube into which it has returned, in

  using fixing screws which pass through the wall of the tube.

  The use of flexible hoses to bring water into the bent tube has the effect of effectively preventing the heating thereof

by the hot water coming in.

  The diameter of the inner lumen of the bent tube is advantageous

  chosen to permit the passage of not only the hoses for the feed, but also another hose

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  for the return of water, for example for the feeding of a hand shower head arranged separately In addition, other control elements, for example for the emptying of a sink, can be arranged

  simply on the tube or in it.

  Finally, the realization of the support body of the valve in the form of a tube makes it possible to economize quantities of material which are not negligible if one makes the comparison with the valve bodies

conventional obtained by molding.

  Of course, the invention can be realized not only with a cylindrical tube, but also with tubes profiled otherwise,

  for example with a square section tube.

  The invention will be better understood and other features

  will appear with the following description and accompanying drawings

  o: Figure 1 shows a side view, in partial section, of a mixing fountain valve; Figure 2 shows a top view of the valve according to Figure 1; and Figure 3 shows the valve according to Figure 1 sectional view according to

line III-III.

  FIG. 1 shows a valve in which a valve

  fountain 2, which is at the same time a mixing valve, is arranged inside a rectilinear branch of a bent tube 1, this branch being overhanging The other branch of the bent tube is received by a fixed sleeve 3 belonging for example to a shelf of a washbasin

  elbow tube 1 has here an elbow angle a which is about sixty-

  fifteen degrees, and the socket is arranged substantially vertically.

  As a result, the mixing valve 2 is received, at a slightly rising inclination, by the cantilevered leg of the tube 1 and the outgoing water jet is emitted obliquely forward The valve 2 has been introduced by its body 21, in the branch of the bent tube 1 in which it is stopped, in its retracted position, by fixing screws 5 radially introduced openings for the supply of cold water and hot water are arranged in the body 21 of the valve, at the location of the end face that it has on the inside of the bent tube The inlet pipes are flexible hoses 4 which, by plug-in tips 41, are retracted into the body 21 of the tap and maintained in their racking position, with the possibility of turning,

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  4. through a retaining plate 42 placed radially in the valve body An outlet opening 22 for the outgoing water is arranged in the front portion of the body 21 This outlet opening opens into an annular chamber 23 which is it -While surrounded by a ring 6 adapted to rotate coaxially around the central axis This ring 6 is located, firstly at the end of the cantilevered leg of the elbow tube 1 and secondly against the head piece 71 provided with an actuating lever 7 which radiates therefrom An outlet nozzle 61 is arranged radially on the ring 6, so that the direction of the jet

  outgoing water can be modified by rotating the ring 6.

  By a cylindrical projection, the sleeve 3 engages in the end of the elbow tube I and is maintained in this interlocking condition by a stop lug 32 which allows the possibility of turning to hide the transition from the tube I to the socket 3 and at the tablet of

  washbasin, there is provided a ring hubcap 31 which covers this part.

  Although the sleeve 3 is shown vertically oriented in the drawing, it could also be arranged inclined relative to the vertical, and it could also be considered to fix it not to a

  sanitary apparatus, but at the wall of a wall.

  This sanitary valve can be mounted as follows.

  The bushing 3 is first fixed to the body of a sanitary appliance, or to the wall of a wall, and the flexible hoses 4 are passed through the bushing 3 and the elbow tube 1, and then connected to the valve 2 which is not yet introduced into the tube, and these flexible hoses are stopped in the valve by means of the retaining plate 42. Then, the body 21 can be introduced into the elbow tube 1 and immobilized in the this position by means of the fastening screws 5 After connecting the hoses 4 to the hot and cold water supply pipes, the temperature of the mixed water can then be adjusted, this adjustment being effected by displacement angular by means of the actuating lever-,

  and adjust the flow by tilting the lever in the direction of

  distance or distance The well-known valve cartridges,

  in common use, can be used for the mixer tap-

  fountain The mixed water obtained in the tap 2 reaches, via the outlet opening 22, into the annular chamber 23 to exit to the outside through the nozzle 61, in a direction corresponding to the angular position of the ring 6 In addition to the possibility of orientation of the jet by means of the ring 6, it is also possible to make

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  pivoting the valve assembly around the bushing 3, as one wants, or in a limited range by stops, so that this valve

  may be dispensed into an extended area of the sanitary apparatus.

  Of course, the described embodiment is in no way limiting of the invention.

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Claims (6)

  1 sanitary fountain valve, in particular of the single-handle type, comprising a hollow cylindrical support body for fixing in the region of a sanitary apparatus such as washbasin, sink, tub or the like, characterized in that the support body is made in the form of a bent tube (1) which, by a rectilinear end portion, is pivotally mounted on the sanitary appliance or on the wall of a wall and which, by its other rectilinear part, carries a tap- fountain and / or mixer (2).   2 valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the angle (a) of the elbow of the elbow tube (1) is within the range of   forty-five to one hundred and thirty-five degrees.   3 valve according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized   in that the first leg of the elbow tube (1) is held on a sleeve (3) which is arranged as a pivot bearing and which is fixed to the sanitary apparatus, and in that a valve (2), possibly a mixer , provided with an outlet opening (22), is arranged in the other branch of the elbow tube, the supply lines of this valve being flexible hoses (4) passed without being fixed in the socket ( 3) and in the elbow tube (1).   Valve according to one of Claims 1 to 3,   characterized in that the valve (2) is held in its interlocking position in the tube (1) by means of fastening screws (5) arranged radially in this tube (1).   Valve according to one of Claims 1 to 4,   characterized in that the hoses (4) are provided with male tips (41) by which they are introduced into the end face of the body (21) of the valve and are held in this position of engagement by means of a retaining plate (42) which is inserted into the valve body (21) perpendicularly to the insertion axis,   this retaining plate (42) allowing rotation.   Valve according to any one of Claims 1 to 5,   characterized in that a ring (6) rotatably mounted at the end of the projecting limb of the elbow tube (1), concentrically thereto, is provided with an outlet end (61) and surrounds an annular chamber (23) arranged in the body (21) of the tap and supplied with water by the outlet opening (22). 11407   Valve according to any one of Claims 1 to 6,   characterized in that, in addition to the flexible hoses (4) for the supply of water, a hose for the mixed water outlet is arranged in the bent tube (4), for example to feed a shower head arranged separately.