Sanitary Diaphragm Valve With Integrated Tube and Regulator Mounts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sanitary valves often require additional adapter parts for attaching tubes and mouthpieces, can damage water-sensitive fittings, and have limited configurations that prevent direct connection to jet regulators, leading to complex installations and potential contamination.
Innovation Solution
The sanitary valve features integrated tube, mouthpiece, and jet regulator securing means on the valve housing, along with a clamping device that allows for direct connection and easy assembly without additional parts, ensuring secure attachment and preventing water contact with the fitting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional adapter parts are used for attaching tubes and mouthpieces to the valve housing, then the connection can be established, but the device complexity and number of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the tube connection element and mouthpiece connection element directly into the valve housing as unified integrated connection elements. This merging of functions eliminates the need for separate adapter parts, reducing component count while maintaining full connection capability for tubes and mouthpieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated connection elements in the valve housing serve multiple functions: they provide attachment points for both tubes and mouthpieces, and can accommodate different connection types. This multi-functionality replaces what would traditionally require multiple specialized adapter components.
2Ease of manufacture
If the valve is inserted into a fitting with water-sensitive material, then the valve can be installed, but water contact damages the fitting and causes contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the tube and mouthpiece connection functions from the internal valve structure and positions them on external integrated connection elements. This allows connections to be established outside the water-tight valve housing, preventing water contact with the fitting while maintaining installation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated connection elements serve as intermediaries that enable tube and mouthpiece attachment without requiring water to contact the fitting. Connections are made at these external elements, which act as a protective interface between the water-tight valve interior and the external components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If intermediate pieces are used to connect the sanitary valve to mouthpiece or jet regulator, then connection is possible, but assembly complexity and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple connection functions (tube attachment, mouthpiece attachment, jet regulator attachment) into unified integrated connection elements on the valve housing. This eliminates the need for separate intermediate connection pieces, simplifying assembly while maintaining versatility.
4Reliability
If additional attachment parts are used for connecting tube to valve housing, then secure connection is achieved, but manufacturing cost and assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated connection elements combine the attachment function and sealing function into single unified components on the valve housing. This eliminates the need for multiple separate attachment parts, reducing both material costs and assembly time while maintaining secure, reliable connections.
Data Source
AI summary
A sanitary valve (1) for use in a fitting (2), including a valve housing (3), a main valve (4) which has a movable diaphragm (5), and a pilot valve (6), by 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 element (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 element (11) or a jet regulator securing element 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 which the valve housing (3) and an adjustment device part (13) can be rigidly connected together or are rigidly connected together.