Sanitary assembly system
Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2023833739
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-02-03
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-10
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Abstract
Description
[0001] TITLE
[0002] SANITARY MOUNTING SYSTEM
[0003] TECHNICAL FIELD
[0004] The present invention relates to a sanitary mounting system according to claim 1, a sanitary arrangement produced with the sanitary mounting system according to claim 15 and a method according to claim 16.
[0005] STATE OF THE ART
[0006] Construction protection elements for plumbing systems are known from the prior art. Such construction protection elements are arranged, for example, on the mounting frame of a plumbing system. The construction protection elements are arranged in front of the plumbing system before the completion of a pre-wall and provide protection for the elements covered by the construction protection. In particular, the construction protection ensures that no tile adhesive, cement components, dust, etc. penetrate the areas covered by the construction protection when tiles are installed on a pre-wall. On the other hand, the outlines of such a construction protection element also define an access opening in the pre-wall after completion of the pre-wall and removal of the construction protection, through which the plumbing system remains partially accessible.
[0007] PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The present invention is based on the object of providing a sanitary mounting system which allows for simple installation of a building protection device.
[0009] These and other objects are achieved by the subject matter of claim 1. Accordingly, a sanitary mounting system comprises a media pipe with a pipe opening and a bearing section, a leak indicator element with a drainage section through which leakage water can be drained, and a connecting section with which the leak indicator element is attached to the bearing section on the media pipe, and a temporarily arranged structural protection element which, when the structural protection element is in place, essentially tightly closes said pipe opening. The structural protection element has a receiving space, wherein the leak indicator element with the drainage section extends into the receiving space in the assembled state.
[0010] The leak indicator element therefore protrudes into the receiving space. This protrusion allows the structural protection element to be connected to the media pipe via the leak indicator element. This has the advantage that elements already in use, in this case the leak indicator element, can be used to store the temporarily installed structural protection element.
[0011] Another advantage is that by protruding the leakage indicator element into the receiving space, the leakage indicator element is also protected by the construction protection element.
[0012] The expression "temporarily arranged" is to be understood as meaning that the building protection element is arranged for the construction phase and can then be removed again after the prefabricated wall has been erected.
[0013] In the event of a defect, leakage water from the service pipe can be drained through the drain section. For example, the leakage water can escape at the seal between the service pipe and a connecting pipe section that leads to or from a sanitary item, or that is provided by a sanitary item.
[0014] The service pipe is preferably a flush pipe or a drain pipe. The flush pipe can be designed as a curved pipe and can connect a cistern to a sanitary item, such as a toilet bowl or urinal. The drain pipe can also be connected to a sanitary item, such as a toilet bowl or urinal, and serves to carry away the flush water mixture during a flush.
[0015] Preferably, the receiving space has a holding section. The drainage section protrudes into the holding section. The holding section and the drainage section are designed such that the drainage section is clamped in the holding section. The drainage section is clamped in the holding section such that the structural protection element can be mechanically firmly, but not inseparably, connected to the leak indicator element via the drainage section. The clamping is designed such that it can be manually created and separated again by an installer.
[0016] Preferably, the holding portion in the receiving space is provided by an inner side, with an outer side of the drainage portion being able to be brought into contact with the inner side. Preferably, the inner side is slightly smaller in diameter than the outer side of the holding portion projecting into the holding space, thereby providing said clamping.
[0017] Preferably, the receiving space further comprises a centering section which is arranged in front of the holding section as seen in the insertion direction of the drain section, wherein the centering section has a larger cross-section than the holding section.
[0018] The centering section ensures that the drain section can slide easily into a receiving space.
[0019] Preferably, the receiving space, in particular also the centering section and the holding section, has the cross section of an annular gap.
[0020] Preferably, the bearing section on the media pipe is arranged on the outside of the media pipe.
[0021] Preferably, the leakage indicator element is formed as a tube or as a concave wall, wherein the connecting portion is arranged on the inside of the tube or the concave wall, and wherein the inside of the wall provides the drainage portion.
[0022] If the leak indicator element is designed as a tube, it has a wall that extends completely around a tube axis. If the leak indicator element is designed as a concave wall, it has a wall that extends partially around a tube axis. The leak indicator element is positioned relative to the media pipe in such a way that leakage water escaping from the pipe opening flows through the inside of the wall, which provides the drainage section. The inside is preferably designed as a smooth wall.
[0023] In a first variant, the bearing section on the media pipe is designed as a groove that extends at least partially, in particular completely, around the media pipe. In this variant, the connecting section on the leak indicator element has at least one locking lug that engages the groove when the leak indicator element is installed.
[0024] In a second variant, the connecting section on the leak indicator element is designed as a groove that extends at least partially, in particular completely, around the leak indicator element. In this variant, the bearing section on the media pipe has at least one locking lug that engages in the groove when the leak indicator element is installed.
[0025] Preferably, the connecting portion is tubular, and the locking lug is located on the inside of this tubular connecting portion.
[0026] In the installed position, the drain section is preferably located below the pipe opening, such that leakage water flowing out of the drain pipe is collected by the drain section and flows away from the media pipe via the drain section.
[0027] Preferably, the construction protection element has a plug section which, in the temporarily arranged state, protrudes through the pipe opening into the media pipe.
[0028] Preferably, the media pipe has a circumferential seal on the inside, wherein when the construction protection element is arranged, the plug section is brought into operative connection with the seal in such a way that the plug section tightly closes the pipe opening.
[0029] The term "tightly sealed" is to be understood here to mean that no foreign materials or substances can enter the media pipe.
[0030] Preferably, the plug section extends out of the receiving space. The plug section has the same cross-sectional shape on the outside as the inside of the media pipe. The cross sections are preferably circular.
[0031] Preferably, the drainage section has a plurality of grooves arranged at a distance from one another, wherein the grooves are designed as material weakenings for cutting the drainage section to length.
[0032] Preferably, the media pipe and the leakage indicator element each have an orientation section, wherein in the connected state, the two orientation sections engage with each other.
[0033] The leakage indicator element can be aligned to the media pipe using the aforementioned orientation sections.
[0034] Preferably, the construction protection element and the leakage indicator element each have an orientation section, wherein in the connected state, the two orientation sections engage with each other
[0035] The construction protection element can be aligned to the media pipe using the aforementioned orientation sections.
[0036] Particularly preferably, all of the above-mentioned orientation sections are arranged, whereby the construction protection element can be aligned to the media pipe via the leakage indicator element.
[0037] Preferably, the drainage section of the leakage indicator element lies completely in said receiving space when the construction protection element is arranged.
[0038] This means that the drainage section is protected from external influences by the construction protection element.
[0039] A sanitary arrangement provided with the sanitary mounting system comprises the carrier pipe and the leakage indicator element connected to the carrier pipe as well as a connecting piece projecting through the pipe opening into the carrier pipe, whereby leakage water, which in the event of a defect escapes from a gap between the carrier pipe and the connecting piece, flows onto the drain section.
[0040] The plumbing arrangement may further comprise a mounting frame, wherein the media pipe may be mounted on a media pipe receptacle on the mounting frame. A first method for using a plumbing mounting system as described above is characterized in that the leak indicator element and the structural protection element are pre-connected in a first step such that the drain section protrudes into the receiving space, and in a subsequent step, the leak indicator element is connected via its connecting section to the bearing section of the media pipe.
[0041] A second method for using a sanitary mounting system as described above is characterized in that in a first step the leakage indicator element is connected via its connecting section to the bearing section of the media pipe, and in that the leakage indicator element and the construction protection element are connected in a subsequent step such that the drain section protrudes into the receiving space.
[0042] Further embodiments are specified in the dependent claims.
[0043] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0044] Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting. In the drawings:
[0045] Fig. 1 is a partially sectioned and perspective exploded view of a sanitary mounting system according to the present invention;
[0046] Fig. 2 is a further view of the sanitary mounting system according to Figure 1;
[0047] Fig. 3 is a further view of the sanitary mounting system according to Figure 1 in the assembled state;
[0048] Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view; and
[0049] Fig. 5 is a view of a sanitary arrangement with the sanitary mounting system according to the previous figures.
[0050] DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0051] Figures 1 to 4 show a sanitary installation system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The sanitary installation system 1 comprises a service pipe 2, a leak indicator element 5, and a temporarily arranged construction protection element 8. In Figure 1, these three elements 2, 5, and 8 are shown separately from one another. In Figure 2, the leak indicator element 5 is shown connected to the construction protection element 8, and in Figure 3, all three elements 2, 5, and 8 are connected to one another.
[0052] The media pipe 2 is shown here as a flushing pipe. However, the media pipe 2 can also be a drain pipe. The media pipe 2 has a pipe opening 2 and a bearing section 4. Furthermore, the media pipe 2 has a pipe wall 20 that defines an interior space 21. The interior space 21 is accessible via the pipe opening 2. The bearing section 4 is arranged on the outer side 12 of the pipe wall 20.
[0053] The leakage indicator element 5 has a drainage section 6 through which leakage water can be drained away. Furthermore, the leakage indicator element 5 has a connecting section 7 with which the leakage indicator element 5 is fastened to the bearing section 4 on the media pipe 2. The leakage indicator element 5 is tubular here and adjoins the media pipe 2, as shown in Figure 3. In another embodiment, the leakage indicator element 5 can also be designed as a pipe segment with a concave wall. The connecting section 7 is also tubular and has a slightly larger diameter than the drainage section 6. The drainage section 6 has smooth walls so that leakage water can drain away easily.
[0054] In the fully assembled state, the media pipe 2 is connected to a connecting piece or a pipe section. The connecting piece or pipe section is led to a sanitary article, such as a toilet or urinal, or the connecting piece or pipe section is provided by a sanitary article. The leakage indicator element 5 is arranged such that leakage water, which may escape at the connection point between the media pipe 2 and the connecting piece or pipe section in the event of a defective seal, flows to the drain section 6 and can thus be collected by the leakage indicator element 5. In the installed state, the leakage water then flows towards the sanitary article and will escape into the bathroom, making it clear that the seal is defective and leaking.
[0055] As mentioned above, the construction protection element 8 is to be installed temporarily. This means that the construction protection element 8 can be installed for a construction phase, i.e., when a sanitary facility is being installed. After the construction phase, the construction protection element 8 is removed and disposed of. The construction protection element 8 protects the areas covered by the construction protection element 8 from dust and other emissions generated during the construction phase.
[0056] When the structural protection element 8 is in place, the structural protection element 8 essentially seals the pipe opening 3. The structural protection element 8 here has a plug section 15 that extends into the media pipe. The plug section 15 is surrounded by the holding section 10 and the centering section 11.
[0057] The structural protection element 8 also has a receiving space 9. In the assembled state, the leakage indicator element 5 extends with the outflow section 6 into the receiving space 9. In Figure 1, the leakage indicator element 5 is shown at a distance from the said receiving space 9, and in Figures 3 and 4, the leakage indicator element 5 is shown in the projecting state. The fact that the leakage indicator element 5 projects with the outflow section 6 into the structural protection element 8 has the advantage that the outflow section 6 is also protected by the structural protection element 8. A further advantage is that the structural protection element 8 and the leakage indicator element 5 can be connected to one another. As shown in Figure 2, the two interconnected elements can be connected to the media pipe 2 as an assembly.
[0058] With regard to assembly, two different procedures are conceivable. In a first procedure, the leakage indicator element 5 and the structure protection element 8 are pre-connected in a first step such that the outflow section 6 protrudes into the receiving space 9. In a second step, following the first step, the leakage indicator element 5 is connected to the bearing section 4 of the media pipe via its connecting section 7. The state after the first step is shown in Figure 2. In a second procedure, in a first step, the leakage indicator element 5 is connected to the bearing section 4 of the media pipe via its connecting section 7. In a second step, following the first step, the leakage indicator element 5 and the structure protection element 8 are connected in such a way that the outflow section 6 protrudes into the receiving space 9.
[0059] The receiving space 9 has a holding section 10. The drainage section 6 projects into the
[0060] Holding section 10. The holding section 10 and the drainage section 6 are designed such that the drainage section 6 is clamped 10 in the holding section. As can be seen from Figures 1 to 3, the holding section 10 is arranged at the rear end of the receiving space 9. The holding section 10 has an inner diameter which is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the drainage section 6. As a result, the said clamping is achieved by slight elastic deformation of the holding section 10 and the drainage section 6. Other types of clamping are also conceivable.
[0061] In the embodiment shown, the receiving space 9 further comprises a centering section 11. The centering section simplifies the insertion process of the drainage section into the receiving space 9, in particular into the above-described holder section 10. The centering section is arranged in front of the holding section 10, as seen in the insertion direction of the drainage section 6. In the embodiment shown, the centering section 11 has a larger cross-section than the holding section 10. The centering section 11 here has different cross-sections, which decrease in size towards the holding section 10. The reduction here is designed in a step-like manner with several steps.
[0062] The connecting section 7 is arranged on the inner side 13 of the leak indicator element 5. The inner side 13 is provided by the pipe or the concave wall. Furthermore, the inner side 13 also provides the drainage section 6.
[0063] In the embodiment shown, the bearing section 4 on the media pipe 2 is formed as a groove 13. The groove 13 runs completely around the media pipe 2. The connecting section 7 on the leak indicator element 5 has the shape of at least one locking lug 14. The locking lug 14 engages in the groove 13.
[0064] On the inside, the media pipe 2 has a circumferential seal 16. When the structural protection element 8 is arranged, the plug section 15 is brought into operative connection with the seal 16 such that the plug section 15 tightly closes the pipe opening 3.
[0065] The plug section 15 extends out of the receiving space 9, i.e., it protrudes from the receiving space 9. The plug section 15 preferably has the same cross-sectional shape on the outside as the inside of the media pipe 2, in particular as the seal 16. The seal 16 is preferably in contact with the plug section 15, as shown in Figure 3. The outflow section 6 has a plurality of spaced-apart grooves 17, wherein the grooves 17 are designed as material weakenings for cutting the outflow section 6 to length.
[0066] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the media pipe 2 and the leak indicator element 5 each have an orientation section 18, 19, wherein, when connected, the two orientation sections 18, 19 engage with each other. The orientation section 18 is designed as a recess that extends into the end face of the leak indicator element 5, and the orientation section 19 is designed as a tab that extends radially away from the media pipe 2. The tab protrudes into the recess.
[0067] Figure 4 further shows that the structural protection element 8 and the leakage indicator element 5 each have an orientation section 23, 24, wherein, in the connected state, the two orientation sections 23, 24 engage with each other. The orientation section 24 is arranged as a recess on the structural protection element 8, and the orientation section 23 on the leakage indicator element 5 is formed as an elevation.
[0068] Figure 5 shows a plumbing assembly manufactured using the assembly system described above. The media pipe 2 is connected to the leak indicator element 5 and further comprises a connecting piece extending through the pipe opening 3 into the media pipe 2. The connecting piece is not shown in the figures. The connecting piece is in contact with the seal 16. In the event of a defect in the seal, leakage water escapes from a gap between the media pipe 2 and the connecting piece. The leakage water flows onto the drain section 6 and flows forward in the direction of the arrow L.
[0069] Furthermore, the sanitary arrangement here also includes a mounting frame 22, on which the service pipe 2 is mounted. A pre-wall is typically mounted in front of the mounting frame 22, so that the mounting frame 22 is located behind the pre-wall, and the leakage indicator element 5 penetrates the pre-wall, allowing the leakage water to escape in front of the pre-wall, allowing the user to detect the escaping leakage water. LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS
[0070] 1 Sanitary mounting system
[0071] Media pipe
[0072] Pipe opening
[0073] Storage section
[0074] Leakage indicator element
[0075] drainage section
[0076] connecting section
[0077] Building protection element
[0078] recording room
[0079] 10 stopping section
[0080] 11 Centering section
[0081] 12 Outside
[0082] 13 grooves
[0083] 14 locking lug
[0084] 15 Plug section
[0085] 16 Seal
[0086] 17 grooves
[0087] 18 Orientation section
[0088] 19 Orientation section
[0089] 20 Pipe wall
[0090] 21 Interior
[0091] 22 mounting frames
[0092] 23 Orientation section
[0093] 24 Orientation section L Leakage water
Claims
PATENT CLAIMS 1. Sanitary mounting system (1) comprising a media pipe (2), in particular a flush pipe or a drain pipe, with a pipe opening (3) and with a bearing section (4), a leakage indicator element (5) with a drain section (6) through which leakage water can be drained off, and with a connecting section (7) with which the leakage indicator element (5) is fastened to the bearing section (4) on the media pipe (2), and a temporarily arranged structural protection element (8) which, when the structural protection element (8) is arranged, essentially tightly closes said pipe opening (3), wherein the structural protection element (8) has a receiving space (9), wherein the leakage indicator element (5) with the drain section (6) extends into the receiving space (9) in the mounted state.
2. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving space (9) has a holding section (10), wherein the drain section (6) projects into the holding section (10), and wherein the holding section (10) and the drain section (6) are designed such that the drain section (6) is clamped (10) in the holding section.
3. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the receiving space (9) further comprises a centering section (11) which is arranged in front of the holding section (10) as seen in the insertion direction of the drain section (6), wherein the centering section (11) has a larger cross-section than the holding section (10).
4. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing section (4) is arranged on the media pipe (2) on the outside (12) of the media pipe (2).
5. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the leakage indicator element (5) is designed as a pipe or as a concave wall, wherein the connecting section (7) is on the inside of the pipe or the concave wall, and wherein the inner side (13) of the wall provides the drainage section (6).
6. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing section (4) on the media pipe (2) is designed as a groove (13) which is formed at least partially, in particular completely, around the media pipe (2); and in that the connecting section (7) on the leakage indicator element (5) has at least one locking lug (14) which engages in the groove (13) when the leakage indicator element (5) is installed; or in that the connecting section (7) on the leakage indicator element (5) is designed as a groove which is formed at least partially, in particular completely, around the leakage indicator element (5); and in that the bearing section (4) on the media pipe (2) has at least one locking lug (14) which engages in the groove (13) when the leakage indicator element (5) is installed.
7. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the installed position the drain section (6) is located below the pipe opening (3) such that leakage water flowing out of the drain pipe is collected by the drain section (6) and flows away from the media pipe (2) via the drain section (6).
8. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the construction protection element (8) has a plug section (15) which, in the temporarily arranged state, projects through the pipe opening (3) into the media pipe (2).
9. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the media pipe (2) has a circumferential seal (16) on the inside, wherein when the structural protection element (8) is arranged, the plug section (15) is brought into operative connection with the seal (16) in such a way that the plug section (15) tightly closes the pipe opening (3).
10. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims 8 or 9, characterized in that the plug section (15) extends out of the receiving space (9); and / or that the plug section (15) is on the outside has the same cross-sectional shape as the inside of the media pipe (2).
11. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drainage section (6) has a plurality of grooves (17) arranged at a distance from one another, wherein the grooves (17) are designed as material weakenings for cutting the drainage section to length.
12. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the media pipe (2) and the leakage indicator element (5) each have an orientation section (18, 19), wherein in the connected state, the two orientation sections (18, 19) engage with each other.
13. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the construction protection element (8) and the leakage indicator element (5) each have an orientation section (23, 24), wherein in the connected state, the two orientation sections (23, 24) engage with each other 14. Sanitary mounting system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outflow section (6) of the leakage indicator element (5) lies completely in said receiving space (9) when the construction protection element (8) is arranged.
15. A sanitary arrangement provided with the sanitary mounting system according to one of the preceding claims, comprising the media pipe (2) and the leakage indicator element (5) connected to the media pipe (2) and a connecting piece projecting through the pipe opening (3) into the media pipe (2), wherein leakage water, which in the event of a defect emerges from a gap between the media pipe (2) and the connecting piece, flows onto the drain section (6).
16. A method for using a sanitary mounting system according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the leakage indicator element (5) and the construction protection element (8) are pre-connected in a first step such that the drain section (6) projects into the receiving space (9), and that in a subsequent step the leakage indicator element (5) is connected via its connecting section (7) to the bearing section (4) of the media pipe; or that in a first step the leakage indicator element (5) is connected via its connecting section (7) to the bearing section (4) of the media pipe, and that the leakage indicator element (5) and the construction protection element (8) are connected in a subsequent step such that the drainage section (6) projects into the receiving space (9).