Installation device and installation assembly

Abstract

A mounting device (101) for a water station (102) comprises: - a mounting frame (103) for attachment to a wall (118) surrounding an opening (105), - a cover (104) for closing the opening (105), - wherein, in a closed state, a ventilation slot (106) is provided between the mounting frame (103) and the cover (104) for an airflow (107) between the cover (104) and the mounting frame (103).

Description

[0001] A mounting device for a water station is specified, in particular for a fresh water station, a water transfer station, and / or a decentralized drinking water heating station. Furthermore, an installation arrangement for a water installation is specified.

[0002] Water stations are used in building technology to distribute water to individual consumers such as showers or faucets and, if necessary, to heat it.

[0003] DE 18 23 066 U relates to a cabinet with a door, in which a slot is provided for ventilation.

[0004] IT 2019 0001 8950 A1 concerns a built-in box intended to accommodate hydraulic components and, in particular, distributors of sanitary installations.

[0005] DE 296 18 596 U1 relates to a device for covering a wall opening in a building.

[0006] It is desirable to provide a mounting device for a water station that enables reliable operation. It is also desirable to provide an installation arrangement that is reliably operable.

[0007] Embodiments relate to a mounting device for a water station. The water station is, for example, a fresh water station. Alternatively or additionally, the water station is, for example, a water transfer station.

[0008] Alternatively or additionally, the water station is, for example, a decentralized drinking water heating station. The mounting device is, in particular, part of the elements used to attach the water station to a wall or other building element or another background. The mounting device has a mounting frame. The mounting frame is used for attachment to a wall. The mounting frame surrounds an opening. The mounting device has a cover. The cover is designed to close the opening. For example, the cover is designed to be movable relative to the mounting frame, so that the opening can be selectively opened or closed.

[0009] A ventilation slot is provided between the mounting frame and the cover when closed. The ventilation slot is designed to allow airflow between the cover and the mounting frame. In the closed state, the cover is coupled to the mounting frame and closes the opening. Only the ventilation slot remains open, allowing airflow to circulate between the cover and the mounting frame.

[0010] The airflow allows heat generated within the mounting frame during operation to be dissipated into the environment, even when the cover is closed. This prevents heat buildup within the mounting frame. A temperature increase within the mounting frame above a specified maximum temperature can be avoided. In particular, this prevents cold water from overheating. The mounting device thus enables reliable operation of a water station, as it both enables water heating and reduces unwanted heating of cold water.

[0011] The cover has two long sides and two transverse sides. The cover is particularly rectangular in shape. The ventilation slot is formed on the two long sides and on the two transverse sides, respectively, between the cover and the mounting frame.

[0012] The ventilation slot has a width. The width varies along the circumference of the lid. For example, the width is chosen so that it is wider in areas where greater air exchange is required. For example, the ventilation slot is wider at the top and bottom on the short sides than on the long sides.

[0013] According to at least one embodiment, the mounting frame has at least a first and a second mounting projection. The cover can be fastened to the mounting frame via the mounting projections. The ventilation slot is formed between the mounting projections. The mounting projections provide a mounting interface by means of which the cover can be fastened to the mounting frame, for example by means of screws, hinges, or other types of connections. Outside of the mounting projections, the cover is in particular spaced apart from the mounting frame, so that the ventilation slot is formed.

[0014] According to at least one embodiment, the cover is free of ventilation slots. The cover is, in particular, formed as a continuous unit, for example, from a sheet metal or plastic, and has no interruptions intended for ventilation. Ventilation of the mounting device is adequately achieved through the ventilation slot.

[0015] According to one embodiment, an installation arrangement for a water installation comprises a mounting device according to one of the embodiments described here. The installation arrangement comprises a water station, for example a fresh water station, an apartment transfer station and / or a decentralized drinking water heating station. The water station is arranged in the mounting device. The water station can be covered by means of the lid so that, during operation, heat from the water station can be dissipated with the ventilation flow from the mounting device. The water station is arranged, for example, in a wall by means of the mounting device and can be coupled to water pipes. Waste heat generated by the water station during operation is dissipated from the mounting device through the ventilation slot so that the water station is not excessively heated in undesired places within the mounting device.In particular, this prevents the water station in the mounting device from being undesirably heated excessively at the points where cold water is to be supplied.

[0016] It is possible for the installation arrangement to include additional elements arranged and mounted in the mounting device. For example, the water installation may also include a distribution system for underfloor heating, which is arranged in the mounting device in addition to the water station.

[0017] According to at least one embodiment, the water station has a cold water side and a hot water side. During operation, the hot water side is coupled to a hot water tank, for example, via a heat exchanger. The ventilation slot is designed such that, during operation, heat is dissipated from the hot water side with the ventilation flow and directed away from the cold water side. Heat that occurs on the hot water side is kept as far away from the cold water side as possible and dissipated before the heat can excessively heat the cold water side.

[0018] The installation arrangement thus enables reliable operation of the water station and, if necessary, other elements of the water installation, avoiding excessive influence of the different temperature ranges, since the air flow and the ventilation slot are designed for sufficient dissipation of the waste heat.

[0019] Further advantages, features, and refinements will become apparent from the following examples explained in conjunction with the figures. Identical, similar, and functionally identical elements may be provided with the same reference numerals throughout the figures.

[0020] They show: Figure 1 a schematic representation of a mounting device according to an embodiment, Figure 2 a schematic representation of a mounting frame according to an embodiment, Figure 3 a schematic representation of a mounting frame and a water installation according to an embodiment, and Figure 4 a schematic representation of an installation arrangement according to an embodiment.

[0021] Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of a mounting device 101. The mounting device 101 is used, for example, to mount a water installation 200 ( Figure 3). By means of the mounting device 101, the water installation 200 can be mounted, for example, in a building, in particular in a wall 118.

[0022] The mounting device 101 has a mounting frame 103. The mounting frame surrounds an opening 105. The water installation 200 is accessible during operation via the opening 105. The water installation 200 is arranged, for example, in the opening 105 of the frame 103. The mounting frame 103 is connected, for example, to the wall 118 and inserted into a recess 118. The mounting frame 103 can have further openings or recesses through which lines, pipes, and other elements can be guided into the interior of the mounting frame 103.

[0023] The mounting device 101 has a cover 104. The cover 104 serves to close the opening 105. The cover 104 can be inserted into the mounting frame 103 to largely close the opening 105 when closed. The cover is movable relative to the mounting frame 103, for example, to allow access to the interior of the mounting frame 103.

[0024] The mounting frame 103 has mounting projections 114. The mounting projections 114 protrude toward the center. The cover 104 can be coupled to the mounting frame 103 at the mounting projections 114. The cover 104 can be fastened to the mounting projections 114. At the mounting projections 114, the cover 104 is in contact with the mounting frame 103.

[0025] Outside the mounting projections 114, the cover 104 and the mounting frame 103 are arranged at a distance from each other, forming a ventilation slot 106. The ventilation slot 106 is formed between the cover 104 and the mounting frame 103.

[0026] Along a first direction X, the cover 104 has two transverse sides 110, 111. Along a second direction Y, the cover has two longitudinal sides 108, 109. The X-direction and the Y-direction are aligned perpendicular to each other. Along the longitudinal sides 108, 109 and along the transverse sides 110, 111, the cover 104 has a longer extension than transverse to the longitudinal sides 108, 109 and the transverse sides 110, 111. The cover 104 therefore has its main extension in the XY plane.

[0027] The cover has an extension 119 along the Y-direction on the long sides 108, 109. Along the transverse sides 110, 111, the cover 104 has an extension 120 along the X-direction. The mounting frame 103 surrounds the opening 105 such that, with the exception of the mounting projections 114, an inner side of the mounting frame 103 has a length 121 along the Y-direction. Similarly, the mounting frame 103 has a length 122 on the inner side along the X-direction.

[0028] The extension 119 is less than the length 121. The extension 120 is less than the length 122.

[0029] Thus, the cover is arranged outside the mounting projections 114 and spaced from the mounting frame 103. The distance between the mounting frame 103 and the cover 104 forms the ventilation slot 106, which is formed between the mounting projections 114. The ventilation slot 106 is large enough to allow an air flow 107 ( Figure 4) which, during operation, conducts heat from the interior of the mounting device 101 to the outside.

[0030] The ventilation slot 106 has a first width 112 along the Y direction. The width 112 is formed, for example, on the two transverse sides 110, 111. Along the X direction, the ventilation slot 106 has a second width 113. The second width 113 is formed, for example, along the longitudinal sides 108, 109. For example, the extension 120 is less than the length 122 by twice the amount of the second width 113 or approximately twice the amount of the second width 113. For example, the extension 119 is less than the length 121 by twice the amount of the width 112 or approximately twice the amount of the width 112.

[0031] According to further embodiments, the width 112 is greater than the width 113. The cover 104 is spaced further from the mounting frame 103 along the transverse sides 110, 111 than along the longitudinal sides 108, 109. Thus, sufficient heat dissipation is possible, particularly along the Y-direction, by means of the air flow 107. Especially on the upper transverse side 110, sufficient heat can escape from the interior of the mounting device 101 through the ventilation slot 106 with the width 112.

[0032] Figure 2shows a schematic representation of the mounting frame 103 according to an exemplary embodiment. In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, the mounting frame 103 has five mounting projections 114. A number of mounting projections is also possible, in particular fewer than five mounting projections or more than five mounting projections. The mounting projections 114 are designed to form a contact surface for the cover 104. Between the mounting projections 114, the mounting frame 103 is recessed to enable the air flow 107 between the mounting projections 104.

[0033] Figure 3shows a schematic representation of the mounting frame 103 with a water installation 200 according to an exemplary embodiment. The water installation 200 has a water station 102. The water station has, for example, a fresh water station. The water station alternatively or additionally has, for example, an apartment transfer station. The water station alternatively or additionally has, for example, a decentralized drinking water heating station. The water installation 200 is explained in more detail below using the example of a fresh water station 102. Features, advantages, and configurations also apply correspondingly to other water stations, such as an apartment transfer station or a drinking water heating station.

[0034] The fresh water station 102 is arranged within the mounting frame 103. As shown in Figure 3As shown, the water installation 200 according to embodiments also includes further elements, such as the heating manifold 115, which is connected, for example, to an underfloor heating system. According to further embodiments, only the fresh water station 102 is provided in the mounting device 101, and no heating manifold 115 or any other elements.

[0035] The fresh water station 102 has a cold water side 116 and a hot water side 117. For example, the cold water side 116 and the hot water side 117 are arranged next to one another along the X-direction. Heat generated during operation on the hot water side 117, for example during heating of domestic water by means of a heat exchanger, is dissipated from the interior of the mounting device 101 by means of the air flow 107 through the ventilation slot 106 and past the mounting projections 114. Thus, the cold water side 116 is not undesirably heated and can in particular be maintained at a temperature of, for example, less than 25°C. This prevents, for example, the formation of legionella and increases comfort because water on the cold water side 116 is not undesirably heated.

[0036] In the illustrated embodiment of the water installation 200 with the heating manifold 115, it is possible for insulation to be provided along the Y-direction between the fresh water station 102 and the heating manifold 115, in particular to thermally insulate the cold water side 116 from the heating manifold 115. The insulation is designed such that a sufficient air flow 107 through the ventilation slot 106 remains possible, in order to dissipate the heat from the hot water side 117, in particular at the fresh water station 102.

[0037] Figure 4 shows a schematic representation of an installation arrangement 100 with the mounting device 101. Inside the mounting device 101, for example, the water installation 200 is arranged, as in Figure 3shown. The ventilation slots 106 on the long sides 108, 109 and the transverse sides 110, 111 of the cover 104 allow the ingress and egress of air by means of the air flow 107, so that heated air can escape from the interior of the mounting device 101 and colder air can enter the interior of the mounting device 101.

[0038] During operation, only the hot water side 117 heats up and other predetermined areas, such as the cold water side 116, are protected from undesirably high heating.

[0039] The ventilation slot 106 is sufficient to dissipate sufficient waste heat. The cover 104 can thus be designed without additional ventilation recesses. This enables a uniform appearance of the installation arrangement 100.

[0040] According to further embodiments, the installation arrangement 100 or the mounting device 101 has the ventilation slot 106 only on the transverse sides 110, 111. On the longitudinal sides 108, 109 of the cover 104, the cover 104 is, for example, in contact with the mounting frame 103. It is also possible for the ventilation slot 106 to be formed only on the longitudinal sides 108, 109, and for the cover 104 to be in contact with the mounting frame 103 on the transverse sides 110, 111.

[0041] The width 112 and the second width 113 are, for example, between 1 mm and 15 mm wide, in particular between 1 mm and 10 mm, for example between 3 mm and 7 mm. Other dimensions are also possible, depending in particular on the water installation 200 and, for example, other requirements such as hygiene requirements.

[0042] Efficient passive heat dissipation enables reliable operation without significant additional costs. For example, existing components can be reused and only elements on the mounting frame 103 removed, creating recessed areas outside the mounting projections 114. This protects the cold water side 116, in particular, from undesirable excessive heating during operation. Reference symbol

[0043] 100 Installation arrangement 101 Mounting device 102 Fresh water station 103 Mounting frame 104 Cover 105 Opening 106 Ventilation slot 107 Air flow 108, 109 Long sides 110, 111 Short sides 112, 113 Width 114 Mounting projections 115 Heat distributor 116 Cold water side 117 Hot water side 118 Wall 119 Expansion 120 Expansion 121 Length 122 Length 200 Water installation x, y direction

Claims

1. Installation apparatus (101) for a water station (102) having: - a mounting frame (103) for securing to a wall (118) which surrounds an opening (105), - a cover (104) for closing the opening (105), - wherein between the mounting frame (103) and the cover (104) in a closed state a ventilation slot (106) is provided for an air flow (107) between the cover (104) and the mounting frame (103), wherein the cover (104) has two longitudinal sides (108, 109) and two transverse sides (110, 111), and the ventilation slot (106) is formed at the two longitudinal sides (108, 109) and at the two transverse sides (110, 111) between the cover (104) and the mounting frame (103), characterized in that the ventilation slot (106) has a width (112, 113), wherein the width (112, 113) is different along the circumference of the cover (104).

2. Installation apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein the mounting frame (103) has at least a first and a second assembly projection (114), wherein the cover (104) at the assembly projections (114) can be secured to the mounting frame (103), wherein the ventilation slot (106) is formed between the assembly projections (114).

3. Installation apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover (104) is free from ventilation slots.

4. Installation arrangement (100) for a water installation (200) having: - an installation apparatus (101) according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, - a water station (102) which is arranged in the installation apparatus (101) and can be covered by means of the cover (104) so that during operation heat from the water station can be discharged with the air flow (107) from the installation apparatus (102).

5. Installation arrangement according to Claim 4, wherein the water station (102) has a cold water side (116) and a hot water side (117), wherein the ventilation slot (106) is configured in such a manner that during operation heat is discharged with the ventilation flow (107) from the hot water side (117) and is directed away from the cold water side (116).

6. Installation arrangement according to Claim 4 or 5, wherein the water station has at least one from: a fresh water station, a domestic transfer station and a decentralized drinking water heating station.

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