EP0761893B1 - Pneumatische Auslösevorrichtung für ein Ablaufventil eines Spülkastens - Google Patents

Pneumatische Auslösevorrichtung für ein Ablaufventil eines Spülkastens Download PDF

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EP0761893B1
EP0761893B1 EP96112459A EP96112459A EP0761893B1 EP 0761893 B1 EP0761893 B1 EP 0761893B1 EP 96112459 A EP96112459 A EP 96112459A EP 96112459 A EP96112459 A EP 96112459A EP 0761893 B1 EP0761893 B1 EP 0761893B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
    • E03D1/02—High-level flushing systems
    • E03D1/14—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves
    • E03D1/142—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves in cisterns with flushing valves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/02—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated mechanically or hydraulically (or pneumatically) also details such as push buttons, levers and pull-card therefor
    • E03D5/024—Operated hydraulically or pneumatically

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  • the present invention relates to a pneumatic device for activating the discharge valve of a lavatory flush tank.
  • a pneumatic device for activating a discharge valve of a lavatory flush tank, the device comprising a connecting member movable along a given path and connected integral with a movable member of said valve; and a first and second pneumatic actuator, which act on said connecting member to move the connecting member in opposite directions along said path; characterized by comprising separate first and second control means for selectively and independently controlling said pneumatic actuators regardless of the position of the connecting member along said path.
  • Valve 5 indicates a discharge valve for a lavatory flush tank (not shown).
  • Valve 5 is fitted to the bottom wall (not shown) of the tank, and comprises a fixed body 6, and an overflow tube 7 fitted to fixed body 6 in sliding manner along an axis A coincident with the axis of tube 7 itself.
  • Tube 7 is moved both ways along axis A by a pneumatic device 8, which comprises a hollow elongated casing 9 presenting an axis B parallel to axis A, and two pneumatic actuators 11 and 12.
  • a pneumatic device 8 which comprises a hollow elongated casing 9 presenting an axis B parallel to axis A, and two pneumatic actuators 11 and 12.
  • Each actuator 11, 12 comprises a deformable membrane 13, 14 made of elastomeric material, and which is bag-shaped when deformed - as shown by the dotted line for membrane 13 in Figure 1 - and forms a number of bends 15 when idle - as shown by the continuous lines in Figure 1.
  • Actuators 11 and 12 also comprise respective identical plugging members 16 and 17, each of which forms a respective end portion of casing 9, and positively engages an intermediate cylindrical portion 9a of casing 9 extending coaxially with axis B.
  • Each member 16, 17 grips a peripheral end portion of respective membrane 13, 14 against a respective end portion of portion 9a, and presents a curved asymmetrical projection 18, a flat flange 19 and a cylindrical portion 21.
  • Portion 21 presents an outer annular groove 22 ( Figure 2) for airtight connection of respective membrane 13, 14 to portion 9a, so that a respective variable-volume chamber 23, 24 is formed between each membrane 13, 14 and respective member 16, 17.
  • member 16 is positioned so that flange 19 grips a circular edge 26 of membrane 13 against an end edge 27 of portion 9a, which edge 27 is bent inwards to define an inner projection of portion 9a, and is located at annular groove 22 of member 16 so that membrane 13 is also gripped in airtight manner between edge 27 and groove 22.
  • portion 9a comprises a cylindrical tubular body 29 coaxial with axis B, and terminates, at the end facing member 17, with a collar 30, which is connected integral with body 29 and presents an edge 32 similar in shape to edge 26 and bent inwards to define a respective inner projection.
  • flange 19 of member 17 grips a circular edge 33 of membrane 14 against bent edge 32, which is located at annular groove 22 of member 17 so that membrane 14 is also gripped in airtight manner between edge 32 and groove 22.
  • Each member 16, 17 also presents an outwardly-facing air nozzle 34 located at side 36 of curved projection 18; and each nozzle 34 is connected to a respective known pneumatic pushbutton 38, 39 (shown schematically in Figure 1) by a respective flexible conduit 37.
  • pneumatic pushbuttons 38, 39 may be of any type, e.g. comprising a variable-volume air chamber defined, for example, by a bellows, and a known device for varying the volume of the air chamber.
  • Control device 8 also comprises a movable connecting member in turn comprising a slide 41 connected to portion 9a so as to slide along axis B.
  • slide 41 comprises a cylindrical wall 42 inside portion 9a, and a flat partition 43 connected integral with wall 42, extending inside wall 42, crosswise to axis B, between membranes 13 and 14, and which, in use, is moved both ways along axis B by membranes 13 and 14.
  • Partition 43 presents three openings 44 to enable slide 41, in use, to move freely along axis B in the presence of any fluid inside casing 9.
  • Slide 41 also comprises a cylindrical sector-shaped outer wall 46 coaxial with wall 42 and connected to wall 42 by a guide block 47, which is partly housed inside an axial slot 48 formed in portion 9a, parallel to axis B, and extending just short of collar 30, so that slide 41 is connected to portion 9a in axially-sliding, angular-fixed manner.
  • Casing 9 also comprises two bottom arms 53 fitted with a substantially conical open collar 54, which engages an outer annular seat 57 formed on fixed body 6 of valve 5, between a wall 56 and an end flange 58. More specifically, collar 54 presents an inside diameter equal to that of seat 57, extends about an arc of over 180°, and presents radial slots 59 enabling it to expand elastically to snap inside seat 57.
  • flexible conduits 37 of the required length are connected to respective nozzles 34; collar 54 is snapped inside seat 57 on wall 56 to connect casing 9 to fixed body 6 of discharge valve 5; fork 51 of slide 41 is snapped inside groove 52 on tube 7; and flexible conduits 37 are connected to respective pushbuttons 38, 39, which may be located to suit the user.
  • pneumatic pushbutton 39 may be operated to feed air along respective conduit 37 into variable-volume chamber 24 and so distend membrane 14.
  • Membrane 14 thus engages partition 43 from the top to move slide 41 gradually towards member 16; and fork 51 moves tube 7 back downwards to gradually close valve 5 and so cut off the outflow of water.
  • Holes 44 in partition 43 of slide 41 obviously permit the fluid inside casing 9 to pass freely from one side to the other of partition 43 to prevent any impediment or delay in the movement of slide 41.
  • device 8 operates both in the waterfree portion of the tank, i.e. in air, as well as in the portion of the tank normally filled with water, i.e. immersed in water. In the latter case, each time the tank is emptied completely, at least part of the water in casing 9 flows out through slot 48, and flows back in when further water is fed into the tank.
  • pushbuttons 38 and 39 may be located to suit the user, even some distance from the tank and not necessarily close to each other.
  • Pushbuttons 38, 39 and the particular arrangement of actuators 11, 12 in relation to slide 41 enable valve 5 to be opened or closed immediately in any intermediate operating condition, i.e. regardless of the position of slide 41 along axis B, thus greatly reducing water consumption.
  • casing 9 may be formed differently from that described; and groove 52 may be formed further up tube 7, e.g. close to the top end of tube 7, so that device 8 operates in the waterfree portion of the tank.
  • casing 9 may be fitted to any fixed part of the tank, as opposed to valve 5; and membranes 13, 14 may be formed differently from those described by way of example, and may be fitted to casing 9 other than as shown.

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  1. Pneumatische Vorrichtung (8) zum Auslösen bzw. Betätigen eines Ablaß- bzw.Ablaufventils (5) eines Toiletten-Spülkastens, wobei die Vorrichtung (8) ein Verbindungselement (41, 51) umfaßt, das entlang eines vorgegebenen Wegs (B) bewegbar ist und einstückig bzw. integral mit einem bewegbaren Element (7) des Ventils (5) verbunden ist; und eine erste (11) und zweite (12) pneumatische Betätigungsvorrichtung, welche auf das Verbindungselement (41, 51) wirkt, um das Verbindungselement (41, 51) in entgegengesetzte Richtungen entlang des Wegs (B) zu bewegen; gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß sie getrennte erste (38) und zweite (39) Regel- bzw. Steuereinrichtungen zum selektiven und unabhängigen Regeln bzw. Steuern der pneumatischen Betätigungsvorrichtungen (11), (12) unabhängig von der Position des Verbindungselements (41, 51) entlang des Wegs (B) umfaßt.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, daß sie ein äußeres Gehäuse (9) umfaßt; und daß das Verbindungselement (41, 51) einen Gleit- bzw. Schieberbereich (41) umfaßt, der innerhalb des Gehäuses (9) angeordnet ist, und Führungseinrichtungen (48), die mit dem Gehäuse (9) verbunden sind; wobei der Schieberbereich (41) mit den Führungseinrichtungen (48) verbunden ist, um entlang des Wegs (B) zu gleiten.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die pneumatische Betätigungsvorrichtungen (11) (12) entsprechende raum- bzw. volumvariable Kammern bzw. Kammern mit variablem Volumen (23) (24) umfassen, welche jeweils mit einem der ersten und zweiten Steuer- bzw. Regeleinrichtungen (38) (39) wechselwirken; wobei jede volumvariable Kammer (23) (24) durch einen entsprechenden Endbereich (16) (17) des Gehäuses (9) und durch eine entsprechende, elastisch deformierbare Membran (13) (14) definiert ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Membranen (13) (14) direkt in Kontakt mit dem Verbindungselement (41, 51) wechselwirken.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede der Membranen (13) (14) gefaltet ist, um eine Anzahl von Krümmungen bzw. Biegungen auszubilden.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 3 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Gehäuse (9) einen zylindrischen Zwischenbereich (9a) umfaßt; und daß jede der Membranen (13) (14) einen entsprechenden, zwischen dem Zwischenbereich (9a) und einem entsprechenden Endbereich (16) (17) eingeklemmten bzw. gegriffenem Umfangsbereich aufweist.
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder der Endbereiche (16) (17) des Gehäuses (9) einen zylindrischen Bereich (21) umfaßt, der eine äußere, ringförmige Nut (22) aufweist; wobei jede Membran (13) (14) in eine entsprechende der äußeren, ringförmigen Nuten (22) durch einen entsprechenden, inneren, ringförmigen Vorsprung (27) (32) auf bzw. an dem Zwischenbereich (9a) eingepaßt bzw. gezwungen ist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder der Endbereiche (16) (17) des Gehäuses (9) einen äußeren, ringförmigen Flansch (19) aufweist; und jede der Membranen (13) (14) einen Umfangsbereich (26) (33) aufweist, der zwischen einen entsprechenden Flansch (19) und einer Schulter (27) (32) auf bzw. an dem Zwischenbereich (9a) eingeklemmt bzw. gegriffen ist.
  9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Zwischenbereich zwei ringförmige Körper (30) (29) umfaßt, die einstückig bzw. integral miteinander verbunden sind; wobei jeder der inneren, ringförmigen Vorsprünge (27) (32) auf bzw. an einem entsprechenden ringförmigen Körper (30) (29) getragen ist.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 2 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schieberbereich (41) eine zylindrische Wand (42) umfaßt, die mit den Führungseinrichtungen (48) verbunden ist; und eine querverlaufende Abtrennung bzw. Trennwand (43), welche einstückig bzw. integral mit der zylindrischen Wand (42) ist und sich in kreuzweiser Richtung zu dem Weg (B) erstreckt.
  11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führungseinrichtungen einen Schlitz (48) umfassen, der in dem äußeren Gehäuse (9) ausgebildet ist und parallel zu dem Weg (B) ist; wobei der Schieberbereich (41) einen gleitenden Bereich (47) umfaßt, der in den Schlitz (48) in gleitender Weise eingreift.
  12. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verbindungselement (41, 51) Verbindungseinrichtungen (51) umfaßt, welche auf bzw. an dem bewegbaren Element (7) des Ablaufventils (5) einschnappen.
  13. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verbindungseinrichtungen eine Gabel (51) umfassen, die einstückig bzw. integral mit dem Schieberbereich (47) verbunden ist und welche in eine ringförmige Nut (52), die auf bzw. an dem bewegbaren Element (7) des Ablaufventils (5) ausgebildet ist, einschnappt.
  14. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 2 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie weitere Verbindungseinrichtungen (54) zum lösbaren Verbinden des Gehäuses (9) mit einem festgelegten Supportkörper (6) umfaßt.
  15. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die weiteren Verbindungseinrichtungen (54) Einschnapp-Verbindungseinrichtungen sind.
  16. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einschnapp-Verbindungseinrichtungen (54) eine elastische Gabel umfassen, welche positiv in einen Sitz (57), der an einem feststehenden Körper (6) des Ablaufventils (5) ausgebildet ist, eingreift.
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