Sanitary appliance and method for assembling such an appliance - Patents.com

Abstract

A sanitary fixture (1) comprising at least a fixture housing (2) with a spout (4) having a spout opening (3), a valve adapter (5) arranged in the fixture housing (2), a valve (6) arranged at least partially in the valve adapter (5) for at least partially blocking the spout opening (3), and a connecting element (7) for connecting a water guide member (8) arranged in the spout (4) to a water opening (9) of the valve adapter (5), the connecting element (7) being attached to the valve adapter (5) by a linear sliding guide (10). Furthermore, a method for assembling the sanitary fixture (1) is proposed.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a sanitary appliance which can be used in particular for washbasins, showers and / or bathtubs.Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for assembling a corresponding sanitary appliance. [Background technology]

[0002] Sanitary appliances are used, inter alia, for providing water and / or mixing cold and hot water to produce a mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature and for metering the mixed mixed water. In known sanitary appliances, water from the valve or mixed water from the mixing valve is guided to the spout opening of the spout of the appliance housing via a liquid passage provided in the appliance housing. Since the water comes into contact with the appliance housing in this case, the appliance housing must be made of a material suitable for drinking water, for example brass. In order to be able to use less expensive materials for the appliance housing, for example zinc or zinc alloys, the liquid passage in the interior of the appliance housing must be formed, for example in the form of a plastic water guide member, so that the mixed water does not come into contact with the appliance housing. Problems arise here, inter alia, in the size and position of the connection between the water guide member of the spout and the valve housing of the valve of the sanitary appliance or the valve adapter of the valve or mixing valve, since this connection requires the diameter of the appliance housing to be enlarged or the appliance housing to be made in several parts. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The object of the present invention is therefore to at least partially solve the problems described with respect to the prior art, in particular to provide a sanitary appliance in which the connection between the water-conducting member of the spout and the valve adapter of the valve is formed in such a way that a one-piece appliance housing can be used without enlarging the housing diameter. It is further sought to provide a method for assembling a sanitary appliance, in which the connection between the water-conducting member of the spout and the valve adapter of the valve is formed in such a way that a one-piece appliance housing can be used without enlarging the housing diameter. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] These problems are solved by the sanitary device and the method according to the features of the independent claims. Further advantageous configurations of the invention are recited in the dependent claims. It should be noted that the features recited individually in the dependent claims may be combined with one another in any technically significant manner to define further configurations of the invention. Furthermore, the features recited in the claims are particularly specified and explained in the description, where further preferred configurations of the invention are shown.

[0005] According to the invention, a sanitary device is provided, comprising the following components: a device housing having a spout with a spout opening; a valve adapter disposed within the instrument housing; a valve disposed at least partially within the valve adapter for at least partially blocking the spout opening; a connecting element for connecting a water conducting member disposed in the spout to the water opening of the valve adapter, the connecting element being attached to the valve adapter by a linear sliding guide; A sanitary device is provided comprising at least

[0006] The proposed sanitary appliance is used in particular for providing water, mixing cold and hot water to form a mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature and / or metering the mixed mixed water. Such sanitary appliances are typically used in sinks, washbasins, showers and / or bathtubs. The sanitary appliance has an appliance housing with a spout having a spout opening. The appliance housing may consist at least partially of brass, zinc alloy and / or plastic. The appliance housing is in particular formed in one piece, i.e. is not formed in particular from two (half) shells. Furthermore, the appliance housing can be attached to a support, for example a worktop, a sink, a washbasin, a shower or a bathtub. Furthermore, the appliance housing has a (protruding or branched) spout. The spout is connected to the appliance housing in a fixed or movably manner. The spout may be at least partially formed in a tubular manner. Furthermore, the appliance housing may have a decorated outer surface. Furthermore, the spout has a spout opening through which a liquid, in particular (mixed) water, can be discharged.

[0007] A valve adapter for receiving the valve and / or for mounting it in the appliance housing is arranged in the appliance housing. The valve adapter is in particular formed in the form of a cartridge adapter. Furthermore, the valve adapter can be at least partially tubular, so that the valve can be at least partially arranged in the valve adapter. The tubular region of the valve adapter extends in particular along the longitudinal axis. Furthermore, the valve adapter can at least partially consist of brass and / or plastic. The valve adapter can be attached to the appliance housing directly or indirectly, for example by another component of the sanitary appliance.

[0008] The valve allows the spout opening to be at least partially blocked. This means, in particular, that the valve allows the outflow of water from the spout opening to be blocked or throttled. The valve may furthermore be formed in the form of a mixing valve or mixing cartridge. By means of this mixing valve or mixing cartridge, in particular cold water having a predefined cold water temperature and hot water having a predefined hot water temperature can be mixed, so as to form a mixed water having a desired mixed water temperature. The cold water temperature is in particular up to 25°C (Celsius), preferably between 1°C and 25°C, particularly preferably between 5°C and 20°C, and / or the hot water temperature is in particular up to 90°C, preferably between 25°C and 90°C, particularly preferably between 55°C and 65°C. The valve is at least partially arranged or attached in the valve adapter and / or in the receiving chamber of the valve adapter. Furthermore, the valve may be operable by means of a lever of the sanitary appliance. For example, by means of this lever the mixed water temperature and / or the discharge amount of mixed water or water may be adjustable. The mixing valve or mixing cartridge may, for example, be in the form of a single-lever mixer and / or may be at least partially cylindrical. Furthermore, the valve may have a cartridge housing.

[0009] The sanitary appliance further comprises a connection element for connecting a water-conducting member arranged in the spout to the water opening of the valve adapter. The water-conducting member may be a mixed water-conducting member. The water flowing through the valve or the mixed water mixed by the valve flows in particular from the water outlet of the valve into the receiving chamber of the valve adapter and from there through the water opening of the valve adapter via the connection element into the water-conducting member of the spout. For this purpose, a water passage may be formed in the connection element. The water-conducting member may be formed, for example, as a tube or a (flexible) hose and / or extends through the spout to the spout opening. The connection element may at least partially consist of brass or plastic.

[0010] Furthermore, the connecting element is attached to the valve adapter by means of a linear sliding guide, which allows the connecting element to be (slidingly) movable or slidable (only) linearly relative to the valve adapter, in particular in the longitudinal direction, i.e. in particular parallel to the longitudinal axis of the valve adapter. Furthermore, the linear sliding guide allows the connecting element to be removed from the valve adapter, in particular only by a single longitudinal movement. The linear sliding guide can be formed by a rail of the valve adapter, which engages in a support groove of the connecting element and is movable (only) linearly in this support groove, i.e. (only) in one direction (back and forth). The rail and the support groove are formed in particular such that the valve adapter and the connecting element are form-lockingly connected to one another, in particular in the radial direction of the valve adapter, i.e. in particular perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. For this purpose, the rail and / or the support groove can have an at least partially trapezoidal cross section.

[0011] The linear sliding guide makes it possible to first place the connecting element (without the valve adapter) at least partially in the spout and only then to insert the valve adapter into the appliance housing. When the valve adapter is inserted into the appliance housing, the rail can engage in the support groove of the connecting element, whereby the connecting element is attached to the valve adapter and fixed in position in the spout. In the region of the water opening of the valve adapter, a packing, for example in the form of an O-ring, can be arranged. This packing is compressed between the valve adapter and the connecting element when the rail is introduced into the support groove. The reaction forces resulting from the compression of the packing are transmitted only in the region of the linear sliding guide and not by the entire diameter of the valve adapter. This makes it possible to avoid deformation of the valve adapter. By mounting the connecting element to the valve adapter by linear sliding guides, it is possible to avoid an expansion of the housing diameter of the appliance housing and / or the formation of the appliance housing in multiple parts.

[0012] The connecting element may be attached to the outer periphery of the valve adapter by a linear sliding guide.

[0013] The linear sliding guide can be designed as a dovetail guide.

[0014] The connecting element may have a dovetail groove. In this case, the support groove is formed as a dovetail groove with at least a partial dovetail cross section. Furthermore, the rail of the valve adapter may also have at least a partial dovetail cross section. The dovetail cross section of the rail and the dovetail groove allow the rail to move in only one direction in the dovetail groove.

[0015] The connecting element may have a tube section, which is in particular designed in tubular form and extends from a first longitudinal end to a second longitudinal end.

[0016] The connecting element may have a connecting section, which is in particular formed at the second longitudinal end of the tube section and / or in the form of a flange, and the support groove or dovetail groove is in particular formed in the connecting section of the connecting element.

[0017] A seal may be arranged between the connecting element and the valve adapter, which may in particular be designed in the form of an O-ring.

[0018] The water-guiding member may be plugged into the connecting element, in particular the water-guiding member is pluggable into the connecting element through the spout opening or into the first longitudinal side end of the pipe section of the connecting element.

[0019] The connecting element may be at least partially disposed within the spout.

[0020] According to another aspect, there is provided a method for assembling a sanitary appliance, comprising the steps of: a) providing a device housing with a spout having a spout opening; b) arranging at least partially within the spout a connecting element for connecting a water conducting member arranged within the spout to a water opening of the valve adapter; c) positioning the valve adapter within the instrument housing such that the connecting element is attached to the valve adapter by a linear sliding guide; Also provided is a method comprising at least

[0021] After the preparation of the appliance housing in step a), in step b), the connecting element, in particular with its pipe section, is placed in the spout, with the support groove of the connecting element being oriented vertically or in the longitudinal direction of the valve adapter. Then, in step c), the valve adapter is inserted into the appliance housing, in particular via the cartridge opening of the appliance housing. In this case, the rail of the valve adapter is introduced into the support groove of the connecting element, whereby the rail and the support groove form a linear sliding guide. By means of this linear sliding guide, the connecting element is attached to the valve adapter and fixed in position in the spout. For further details, one can fully rely on the description of the sanitary appliance proposed in this specification.

[0022] The invention and its technical scope are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings, in which particularly preferred embodiments of the invention are shown, to which the invention is not, however, limited. In the drawings, identical components are provided with the same reference numerals. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a connecting element of a sanitary appliance. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a valve adapter of the sanitary appliance. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0024] In FIG. 1, a sanitary appliance 1 is shown in an exploded view. The sanitary appliance 1 has an appliance housing 2 with a spout 4 having a spout opening 3. A valve adapter 5 is arranged in the appliance housing 2. The valve adapter 5 has a receiving chamber 17 for receiving a valve 6 and is designed in the form of a cartridge adapter. In FIG. 1, the valve 6 is designed in the form of a mixing cartridge. The receiving chamber 17 runs in the longitudinal direction 25, i.e. parallel to the longitudinal axis 26 of the valve adapter 5, from an upper end face 24 of the valve adapter 5 to the bottom of the receiving chamber 17 inside the valve adapter 5, which cannot be seen in FIG. 1. The valve adapter 5 is designed in a tubular manner in the region of the receiving chamber 17. The valve 6 has a lower end face 16, at which the valve 6 rests on the bottom of the receiving chamber 17 of the valve adapter 5. In the valve adapter 5, cold water and hot water channels are arranged, which also cannot be seen in FIG. 1. The cold water passage and the hot water passage extend from the lower surface 20 of the valve adapter 5 to the bottom of the receiving chamber 17. A cold water pipe 18 can be connected to the cold water passage at the lower surface 20 of the valve adapter 5, and a hot water pipe 19 can be connected to the hot water passage at the lower surface 20 of the valve adapter 5. The cold water pipe 18 and the hot water pipe 19 can be fixed in position by a clip 21 that can be inserted into the valve adapter 5, so that the cold water pipe 18 cannot be removed from the cold water passage of the valve adapter 5, and the hot water pipe 19 cannot be removed from the hot water passage of the valve adapter 5. The cold water passage and the hot water passage of the valve adapter 5 open into the cold water inlet and the hot water inlet of the valve 6, respectively, at the bottom of the receiving chamber 17. The cold water inlet and the hot water inlet are formed on the lower end surface 16 of the valve 6. Inside the valve 6, cold water and hot water can be mixed, and mixed water having a desired mixed water temperature is formed. To regulate the mixed water temperature and the discharge amount of mixed water passing through the sanitary appliance 1, the valve 6 has an operating element 22 which is connected to a lever 23.

[0025] The mixed water mixed by the valve 6 flows into the receiving chamber 17 of the valve adapter 5 through a mixed water outlet of the valve 6 at its lower end face 16, which is not visible in FIG. 1. This receiving chamber 17 is closed by the valve 6 in the region of the upper end face 24 of the valve adapter 5, so that the mixed water can only leave the receiving chamber 17 via the water opening 9. For this purpose, the valve 6 has an outer diameter from its lower end face 16 to the height of the water opening 9 that is smaller than the inner diameter of the receiving chamber 17, so that the mixed water can flow in the longitudinal direction 25 through the annular gap formed by the valve 6 and the valve adapter 5 to the water opening 9. This water opening 9 is formed in the region of the valve 6 in the longitudinal direction 25 and runs in the radial direction 27, i.e. perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 25, through the side wall 28 of the valve adapter 5. The mixed water can be fed from the water opening 9 through the connecting element 7 and the water-conducting member 8 to the spout opening 3 of the spout 4. A foam cap 29 is disposed within the spout opening 3, through which the mixed water flows out of the spout 4.

[0026] In FIG. 2, the connection element 7 is shown in a perspective view. The connection element 7 has a pipe section 13 which extends from a first longitudinal end 30 to a second longitudinal end 31. Into the first longitudinal end 30, the water-conducting element 8 shown in FIG. 1 can be inserted. The second longitudinal end 31 of the pipe section 13 is followed by a connection section 14 of the connection element 7. This connection section 14 is formed in the form of a flange in FIG. 2. The connection section 14 has a dovetail groove 12 with a first side surface 33 and a second side surface 34 which run parallel to one another and are formed mirror-image-symmetrical to one another. Furthermore, this dovetail groove 12 has a first width 32 which increases (at least partially) in the direction of the first longitudinal end 30. The dovetail groove 12 therefore has a (substantially) trapezoidal or dovetail-shaped cross section.

[0027] In FIG. 3, the valve adapter 5 is shown in a perspective view. A rail 35 is formed on the outer circumferential surface 11 of the valve adapter 5 in the region of the water opening 9. The rail 35 extends beyond the outer circumferential surface 11 in the radial direction 27. Furthermore, the rail 35 has a first side surface 36 and a second side surface 37 which are formed mirror-symmetrically with respect to one another and extend in the longitudinal direction 25 or parallel to the longitudinal axis 26. Between the first side surface 36 and the second side surface 37, the rail 35 has a second width 38 which increases outwardly in the radial direction 27. The rail 35 thus likewise has a (substantially) trapezoidal or dovetail-shaped cross section. The rail 35 is formed in such a way that it can slide in the dovetail-shaped groove 12 of the connecting element 7 shown in FIG. 2 in the longitudinal direction 25 or parallel to the longitudinal axis 26. Furthermore, the rail 35 is formed in such a way that it can be introduced (completely) only in the longitudinal direction 25 into the dovetail-shaped groove 12 of the connecting element 7. The dovetail groove 12 and the rail 35 of the connecting element 7 are part of a linear sliding guide 10 with which the connecting element 7 can be attached to the outer peripheral surface 11 of the valve adapter 5. If the rail 35 is located in the dovetail groove 12 of the connecting element 7, the connecting element 7 is form-fittingly connected to the valve adapter 5 in the radial direction 27 and can only be removed from this valve adapter 5 in the longitudinal direction 25. The rail 35 is formed with an annular groove 41 for the packing 15 shown in FIG. 1 , surrounding the water opening 9. The packing 15 is an O-ring.

[0028] During assembly of the sanitary appliance 1 shown in Fig. 1, in step a), the appliance housing 2 is first prepared. Then, in step b), the connecting element 7 is inserted with the pipe section 13 shown in Fig. 2 into the guide passage 39 of the spout 4, so that the dovetail groove 12 of the connecting element 7 is oriented in the longitudinal direction 25 or vertically. After that, in step c), the valve adapter 5 is inserted into the appliance housing 2 through the cartridge opening 40 of the appliance housing 2, whereby the rail 35 of the valve adapter 5 is introduced into the dovetail groove 12 of the connecting element 7. The connecting element 7 is thereby attached to the valve adapter 5 by the linear sliding guide 10 formed by the dovetail groove 12 and the rail 35, and is fixed in position in the guide passage 39 of the spout 4. After step c), the packing 15 is pressed into the groove 41 between the valve adapter 5 and the connecting element 7. Then, in step d), the water-guiding member 8 can be inserted through the spout opening and through the guiding passage 39 into the pipe section 13 of the connecting element 7, whereby the mixed water outlet of the valve 6 is liquid-guiding connected to the spout opening 3 of the spout without the mixed water coming into contact with the appliance housing 2 or the spout 4.

[0029] The present invention allows the water conducting member of the spout to be connected to the water opening of the valve adapter without enlarging the housing diameter of the appliance housing or forming the appliance housing in multiple sections. [Explanation of symbols]

[0030] 1 Sanitary equipment 2. Instrument Housing 3 Spout opening 4 Spout 5 Valve Adapter 6 Valves 7 Connection Elements 8 Water conducting members 9 Water Opening 10 Linear sliding guide 11 Outer circumference 12 Dovetail groove 13 Pipe division 14 Connection division 15 Packing 16 Lower end face 17 Containment Room 18 Cold water pipe 19 Hot water pipe 20 Bottom side 21 clips 22 Operational elements 23 Lever 24 Upper end face 25 Longitudinal 26 Longitudinal axis 27 Radial 28 Side wall 29 Foam Cap 30 first longitudinal end 31 second longitudinal end 32 First Width 33 First aspect 34 The Second Aspect 35 Rail 36 First Aspect 37 The Second Aspect 38 Second Width 39 Guideway 40 Cartridge opening 41 Groove

Claims

1. A sanitary device (1), comprising: a device housing (2) having a spout (4) with a spout opening (3); a valve adapter (5) disposed within the instrument housing (2); a valve (6) disposed at least partially within said valve adapter (5) for at least partially blocking said spout opening (3); a connecting element (7) for connecting a water guide member (8) arranged in the spout (4) to a water opening (9) of the valve adapter (5), the connecting element (7) having a pipe section (13) into which the water guide member (8) can be inserted and a connecting section (14) formed in the form of a flange attached by a linear sliding guide (10) to the outer peripheral surface of the valve adapter (5); A sanitary device (1) comprising at least:

2. 2. The sanitary device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the linear sliding guide (10) is formed as a dovetail guide.

3. 3. The sanitary device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting section (14) of the connecting element (7) has a dovetail groove (12).

4. The sanitary device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a gasket (15) is arranged between the connection section (14) of the connection element (7) and the valve adapter (5).

5. The sanitary device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the connecting element (7) is arranged at least partially within the spout (4).

6. A method for assembling a sanitary device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising: a) providing a device housing (2) with a spout (4) having a spout opening (3); b) placing at least partially within said spout (4) a connecting element (7) for connecting a water conducting member (8) arranged within said spout (4) to a water opening (9) of a valve adapter (5); c) placing the valve adapter (5) in the instrument housing (2) such that the connection section (14) of the connection element (7) is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the valve adapter (5) by means of a linear sliding guide (10); The method includes at least the following steps.

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