EP3239416B2 - Évacuation de robinetterie et robinetterie - Google Patents

Évacuation de robinetterie et robinetterie Download PDF

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EP3239416B2
EP3239416B2 EP17167673.7A EP17167673A EP3239416B2 EP 3239416 B2 EP3239416 B2 EP 3239416B2 EP 17167673 A EP17167673 A EP 17167673A EP 3239416 B2 EP3239416 B2 EP 3239416B2
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
    • E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
    • E03C1/057—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like touchless, i.e. using sensors

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  • the present invention relates to a fitting according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such fittings are used in many areas of technology, for example in sanitary facilities or similar devices for controlling fluid flows and in particular water flows.
  • a jet regulator is provided on a fitting outlet to influence the flow of fluid through the fitting outlet.
  • the jet regulator also called an aerator or mixing nozzle, is responsible for the perceptible properties of the water jet emerging from the fitting.
  • Such jet regulators are sold, for example, by the company Neoperl under the brand name Perlator ® .
  • valves To control the fluid flow, generic fittings have a valve or a valve unit.
  • the valve controls the fluid flow or the volume of the fluid exiting the fitting and thus the volume of the fluid exiting the fitting outlet through the jet regulator.
  • valve or valve unit is arranged in the area of a fluid inflow. After flowing through the valve, the fluid flow is directed or guided within the fitting towards the fitting outlet, where it exits through the jet regulator.
  • valve is mounted as a separate component on the outlet of the fitting.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a fitting of the type mentioned at the outset which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art, in particular enabling the construction of compact fittings.
  • the basic idea of the invention provides for arranging the valve for controlling the fluid flow in the fitting outlet and there in particular associated with the jet regulator in order to thereby save installation space in the remaining parts of the fitting.
  • the jet regulator and the valve form a structural unit. On the one hand, this means that the entire installation space available in the fitting outlet is used effectively. On the other hand, the number of parts is also reduced, since by combining the jet regulator and the valve into a common structural unit, for example, lines for guiding the fluid flow between the valve and the jet regulator can be saved. According to the invention, the structural unit is easily installed as an assembly unit in the fitting.
  • the jet regulator and the valve are arranged in or on a common housing.
  • This enables, for example, the pre-assembly of a structural unit comprising at least a jet regulator and a valve before the structural unit is arranged in the fitting outlet.
  • arranging the jet regulator and the valve in or on a common housing can achieve a particularly good fit to the shape of the fitting outlet.
  • a common housing can also be used to reduce the number of components in a fitting.
  • the common housing has an inlet opening for connection to a fluid supply, a jet regulator opening for at least partially receiving the jet regulator, and a valve seat for at least partially receiving the valve.
  • a jet regulator opening for at least partially receiving the jet regulator
  • a valve seat for at least partially receiving the valve.
  • the common housing has a fluid guide that guides the fluid flow from the inlet opening via the valve seat to a jet regulator opening.
  • the first function consists in combining the jet regulator and the valve, in particular into a structural unit.
  • the second function consists in the fluid guide itself. This means that no further components or objects need to be provided in addition to the housing in order to guide the fluid or the fluid flow from the inlet opening of the housing to the jet regulator of the fitting outlet.
  • a further embodiment of the fitting provides that the fitting outlet has a flow sensor that measures the volume of fluid flow through the valve.
  • the flow sensor can be designed as part of the structural unit.
  • a corresponding flow sensor can be provided particularly advantageously if, for the purposes of thermal disinfection of the fitting or the fitting outlet the volume of fluid flow is to be documented.
  • the fitting outlet has a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the fluid flow through the valve and/or the jet regulator.
  • the temperature sensor can also be used to prove or document thermal disinfection of the fitting outlet or the entire fitting. If necessary, such a temperature sensor can also be part of a scalding protection system.
  • the temperature sensor is arranged in or on the common housing.
  • the flow sensor can also be arranged in or on the common housing. This also enables a particularly space- and/or installation-space-saving implementation of the fitting outlet.
  • the temperature sensor and/or the flow sensor can be connected to a documentation medium.
  • the connection to a documentation medium can be either wired or wireless. Electrical control and/or storage devices can be considered as documentation media, for example.
  • the temperature sensor and/or the flow sensor can have corresponding interfaces for establishing the connection to the documentation medium.
  • the fitting has an outlet housing with an outlet opening, the outlet opening being provided for at least partially accommodating the jet regulator.
  • the outlet housing can serve both for the optical and/or aesthetic design of the fitting outlet.
  • the outlet housing can also be provided for the mechanical stabilization of the fitting outlet and for protecting the components of the fitting outlet from environmental influences.
  • the structural unit comprising at least jet regulator and valve is arranged, in particular together with the common housing, inside the outlet housing.
  • a valve actuator is arranged in the outlet housing.
  • the valve actuator can be, for example, an electrical or electromagnetic signal generator which, in response to activation, causes an actuating movement of the valve, in particular an opening of the valve or a closing of the valve by generating corresponding control signals.
  • the arrangement of the valve actuator in the outlet housing of the valve outlet has the advantage that it achieves spatial proximity to the valve to be controlled, which means that the control signals only have to be transmitted over a short distance.
  • it is achieved that another part of the valve is integrated into the valve outlet and the corresponding valve therefore requires or causes even less installation space and therefore even smaller overall dimensions.
  • a valve sensor system for controlling the valve or at least the valve actuator is arranged in the outlet housing.
  • the valve sensor system can, for example, comprise an infrared sensor that is set up to detect movements in the area of the fitting outlet and thus enables contactless control of the valve or the valve actuator.
  • the arrangement of the valve sensor system in the outlet housing of the fitting outlet leads on the one hand to a particularly hygienic and simple operation of the fitting.
  • the arrangement of the valve sensor system in the outlet housing of the fitting outlet also enables a particularly space-saving design of the fitting.
  • a further embodiment can be provided which relates to the control of the valve or at least the valve actuator.
  • This embodiment provides that an operating element for controlling the valve or at least the valve actuator is arranged on the outlet housing.
  • a corresponding operating element can be designed as a button, switch, knob or the like. It can be particularly preferably provided that the operating element is arranged on a front side of the outlet housing of the fitting outlet.
  • the fitting as a whole can be designed to be significantly more space-saving or to use significantly less installation space.
  • the fitting has a mixing unit for mixing at least two inlet-side fluid flows. This ensures, for example, that the fitting is used as a mixing fitting for mixing different fluid flows, for example for mixing cold and hot water.
  • Fig. 1 shows a fitting outlet 01 with an outlet housing 02 with an outlet opening 03.
  • a jet regulator 04 is inserted into the outlet opening 03 of the outlet housing 02, whereby the jet regulator 04 influences a fluid flow of the fitting outlet 01.
  • the jet regulator 04 is assigned a valve 05 which serves to control the fluid flow.
  • the jet regulator 04 and the valve 05 are combined to form a structural unit 06.
  • the structural unit 06 comprises not only the jet regulator 04 and the valve 05 but also a common housing 07.
  • the housing 07 in turn has an inlet opening 08 for connection to a Fig. 1 fluid supply not shown.
  • the common housing 07 has a jet regulator opening 09, with which the jet regulator 04 is at least partially enclosed by the housing 07.
  • the common housing 07 has a valve seat 10, wherein the valve 05 is placed in sections on the valve seat 10 of the common housing 07.
  • a valve actuator 11 is also arranged, which serves to activate, in particular to open and close, the valve 05.
  • the valve actuator 11 can, for example, use electromagnetic signals to move the valve 05 from an open position to a closed position or vice versa.
  • the exemplary representation of the fitting outlet 01 of the Fig. 1 further a sensor interface 12 for connection to a Fig. 1 valve sensor system (not shown).
  • the sensor interface 12 is connected to the valve actuator 11 via the cable connections 13.
  • the valve sensor system can comprise an infrared sensor so that when an operator or user approaches the fitting outlet, the valve sensor system causes the valve actuator 11 to open the valve 05.
  • valve outlet 01 in particular the outlet housing 02
  • the valve outlet 01 can be a Fig. 1 not shown operating element for controlling the valve 05 or at least the valve actuator 11.
  • Such an operating element can particularly preferably be arranged in or on the front side 14 of the outlet housing 02 of the fitting outlet 01.
  • the common housing 07 also has a Fig. 1 not shown temperature sensor, which is arranged in or on the common housing 07. It can also have a flow sensor.
  • the flow sensor is also arranged on or in the common housing 07.
  • the fitting outlet 01 according to the invention and the fitting provided with it are characterized by a simple and, in particular, compact design.
  • the jet regulator 04 and the valve or valve assembly 05 are connected to one another via a common housing 07 to form a structural unit.
  • This assignment of both elements to one structural unit results in a compact structure.
  • the housing 07 is not only designed as a water-conducting element, but also serves to accommodate the jet regulator 04 and the valve 05 on the outlet side.
  • a particularly compact structure results from the fact that the valve seat 10 is formed directly on the housing 07.
  • the valve or valve assembly 05 is placed on the housing 07 from above, with a closing element of the valve 05 moving into a corresponding position opposite the valve seat 10 formed on the housing 07 in order to be able to open and close it.
  • the water first enters the common housing 07 via the inlet opening 08.
  • the fluid then flows in the axial direction towards the valve seat 10 provided on the housing 07.
  • the fluid flow is diverted by approximately 90° and the fluid then leaves the outlet housing 02 via the jet regulator 04.
  • the jet regulator 04 is arranged at the outlet of the outlet housing 02 and the valve 05 is arranged as a separate assembly in the inlet area of the outlet housing 02, the fluid is guided with fewer diversions. This is because with a separate valve 05, more diversions are usually required within the valve itself than is the case with the joint assembly consisting of valve 05 and jet regulator 04.

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  1. Robinetterie de réglage d'un écoulement de fluide, dotée d'une évacuation de robinetterie (01), laquelle évacuation de robinetterie (01) présentant :
    - un régulateur de jet (04) influençant le débit de fluide,
    - un carter d'évacuation (02) doté d'un orifice d'évacuation (03) destiné à recevoir le régulateur de jet (04) ;
    - une soupape (05) associée au régulateur de jet (04), destinée à commander l'écoulement de fluide et qui est disposée entièrement dans le carter d'évacuation (02), et
    - un actionneur de soupape (11) qui est disposé entièrement dans le carter d'évacuation (02) et sert à activer la soupape (05) ;
    dans laquelle le régulateur de jet (04) et la soupape (05) sont disposés dans ou sur un carter commun (07) et réalisent une unité constructive (06), le carter (07) présentant un orifice d'admission (08) destiné à être relié à une alimentation de fluide, un orifice de régulateur de jet (09) et un siège de soupape (10), et le carter (07) présentant un guidage de fluide qui guide l'écoulement de fluide de l'orifice d'admission (08) jusqu'à l'orifice de régulateur de jet (09) en passant par le siège de soupape (10), l'unité constructive (06) étant montée dans la robinetterie sous forme d'unité de montage,
    caractérisée en ce que l'évacuation de robinetterie (01) présente un capteur de température qui mesure la température de l'écoulement de fluide à travers la soupape (05) et/ou à travers le régulateur de jet (04) et est disposé dans ou sur le carter commun (07).
  2. Robinetterie selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par un capteur de débit qui mesure le volume de l'écoulement de fluide à travers la soupape (05) et/ou le régulateur de jet (04).
  3. Robinetterie selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le capteur de débit est disposé dans ou sur le carter commun (07).
  4. Robinetterie selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que le capteur de débit peut être relié à un support de documentation.
  5. Robinetterie selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que le capteur de température peut être relié à un support de documentation.
  6. Robinetterie selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'un système de capteurs de soupape destiné à piloter la soupape (09) ou du moins l'actionneur de soupape (11) est disposé dans le carter d'évacuation (02).
  7. Robinetterie selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 6, caractérisée en ce qu'un organe de manoeuvre destiné à piloter la soupape (05) ou du moins l'actionneur de soupape (11) est disposé dans le carter d'évacuation (02).
  8. Robinetterie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée par une unité de mélange pour mélanger au moins deux écoulements de fluide côté admission.
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