Wall-mountable sanitary conduit connection device with integrated valve
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conduit connection devices in sanitary engineering lack flexibility, compact design, and suitable applications in modern sanitary systems, particularly in smart home systems, where remote control of water flow is necessary without direct accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mountable sanitary conduit connection device featuring a base body with a receiving sleeve and an electrically controllable valve cartridge that can be securely fastened using a bayonet connection unit, allowing for remote control of water flow through an electrically controllable valve with a cylindrical cartridge and a pipe connection coupling, enabling flexible applications in modern sanitary systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conduit connection devices are designed as traditional surface-mounted or concealed boxes without integrated valve, then manufacturing outlay is reduced and device complexity is lowered, but flexibility of use is limited and remote control capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the conduit connection device with an electrically controllable valve into a single integrated unit. The valve cartridge is received within the connection device housing, merging two previously separate functions (water flow control and conduit connection) into one device. This integration enables remote control capability while maintaining a compact form factor suitable for both surface-mounted and concealed installations.
2Extent of automation
If a valve is integrated into the conduit connection device, then remote control of water flow is enabled, but manufacturing outlay increases and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The valve is implemented as a separate cartridge that can be independently manufactured and then integrated into the conduit connection device. This segmentation allows the valve component to be produced using specialized manufacturing processes while the main housing can be manufactured separately, potentially reducing overall manufacturing complexity and cost compared to integrating the valve mechanism directly into the housing as a monolithic structure.
3Ease of operation
If the valve cartridge is made axially insertable into the receiving sleeve, then ease of installation is improved and maintenance is simplified, but mechanical strength of the connection may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The valve cartridge is designed with an axial insertion path that allows it to be pre-positioned and secured within the receiving sleeve before final assembly. This preliminary action ensures proper alignment and seating of the cartridge, maintaining mechanical strength while enabling easy installation and removal for maintenance purposes.
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AI summary
A wall-mountable sanitary conduit connection device with integrated valve. More particularly, a wall-mountable sanitary conduit connection device includes a wall-mountable base body and a valve fastenable to the base body. The sanitary conduit connection device according to an illustrative embodiment includes a wall-mountable base body having a receiving sleeve and a water inlet duct which, with an inlet duct outflow, leads peripherally into the receiving sleeve, an electrically controllable valve having a cylindrical valve cartridge which is axially insertable into the receiving sleeve and in which a valve unit is located, which valve cartridge has an electrical valve connection unit on a first end face and a pipe connection coupling on a second end face and includes, on a peripheral side, a valve inlet opening which is capable of being coupled to the inlet duct outflow in a fluid-tight manner, and a fastening unit for fastening the valve cartridge in a fixed position in the receiving sleeve.