Diaphragm Sanitary Valve With Integrated Hose and Mouthpiece Mounts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sanitary valves often damage water-sensitive materials and require additional adapter parts for hose connections and mouthpiece attachments, leading to complex installations and potential contamination.
Innovation Solution
The sanitary valve features integrated hose attachment and mouthpiece mounting means on the valve housing, eliminating the need for intermediate parts and allowing direct connection, along with a terminal device for easy assembly and maintenance, ensuring a cost-effective and stable attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional adapter parts are used for hose connections, then the valve can be connected to hoses, but the device complexity increases and installation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The hose connection capability is merged directly into the valve housing structure. The valve housing incorporates integrated hose connection elements (such as barbed fittings or thread connections) that allow hoses to be attached directly without requiring separate adapter parts. This eliminates the need for intermediate connecting components while maintaining the ability to connect hoses effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The valve housing is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both the structural enclosure for the valve mechanism and as the direct connection point for hoses. The housing includes built-in connection features that enable hose attachment, making the housing a multi-functional component that eliminates the need for separate adapter parts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If intermediate pieces such as hoses are used for mouthpiece connection, then the mouthpiece can be connected, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mouthpiece attachment capability is merged directly into the valve housing structure. The housing includes integrated mouthpiece connection elements (such as threads, snap-fit features, or bayonet mounts) that allow the mouthpiece to be attached directly to the valve body without requiring separate adapter parts or intermediate components.
3Ease of repair
If the adjusting device part and valve housing are separate, then maintenance and cleaning are easier, but the assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The valve is divided into distinct modular components: the valve housing and the adjusting device part are separate assemblies that can be independently accessed, removed, and maintained. This segmentation allows the adjusting device (which contains the pilot valve and tappet mechanism) to be separately serviced without disassembling the entire valve, while still maintaining a compact integrated design when assembled.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a sanitary valve (1) for use in a fitting (2), comprising a valve housing (3), a main valve (4) which has a movable diaphragm (5), and a pilot valve (6), by means of which the main valve (4) can be actuated. The position of the diaphragm (5) can be specified by the position of a valve tappet (7) of the pilot valve (6), and a tube securing means (9) which is paired with an inlet opening (8) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or a mouthpiece securing means (11) or a jet regulator securing means which is paired with an outlet opening (10) of the valve housing (3) is formed on the valve housing (3) and/or the sanitary valve (1) has a clamping device (12), by means of which the valve housing (3) and an adjustment device part (13) can be rigidly connected together or are rigidly connected together.