EP3258018A1 - Corps de robinetterie sanitaire présentant un couvercle doté d'un espace creux - Google Patents

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EP3258018A1
EP3258018A1 EP17176504.3A EP17176504A EP3258018A1 EP 3258018 A1 EP3258018 A1 EP 3258018A1 EP 17176504 A EP17176504 A EP 17176504A EP 3258018 A1 EP3258018 A1 EP 3258018A1
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03CDOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03BINSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
    • E03B7/00Water main or service pipe systems
    • E03B7/07Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons or valves, in the pipe systems
    • E03B7/075Arrangement of devices for control of pressure or flow rate
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03CDOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C2201/00Details, devices or methods not otherwise provided for
    • E03C2201/60Reducing noise in plumbing systems

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  • the present invention relates to a fitting body for a sanitary fitting, which serves the needs-oriented provision of water.
  • sanitary fittings are regularly used in the context of sinks, sinks, bathtubs and / or showers.
  • Sanitary fittings may in particular be thermostatic valves, mixing valves and / or thermostatic mixing valves.
  • Such sanitary fittings regularly have a hot water supply for hot water and a cold water supply for cold water.
  • the hot water and the cold water are miscible to a mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature.
  • the sanitary fittings may in particular have thermostatic valves and / or mixing valves.
  • the sanitary fittings regularly have at least one outlet opening for the mixed water.
  • the water flow or the amount of water can be adjusted by means of a volume control valve.
  • the valves can be actuated by means of separate actuators or by means of a common actuator of the sanitary fittings.
  • sanitary fittings can be provided with components for sound damping and pressure equalization.
  • a suitable damper operates on the reflection principle and comprises a sleeve-shaped rubber sleeve, which can be inserted into the fitting connection, wherein between the sleeve and tube an air-filled chamber remains. Since air and water have very different sound propagation conditions (the wave resistance in water is about 3500 times higher than in air), the water sound impinging on the damper becomes large Part reflected and returned to the sanitary fitting. The effect of such water mufflers is frequency-dependent and increases with increasing frequency. Based on the tap sound level (overall level including all frequencies), a noise reduction of about 10 to 15 dB (A) can be achieved.
  • the available space for these components space is very limited or not available, so that their placement is problematic.
  • the components for soundproofing can be accommodated in the S-connections.
  • these are usually arranged in the waterways or lack of space across the waterways.
  • the above-described components for soundproofing could nevertheless be backwashed due to design, which can lead to an almost complete loss of effect.
  • suitable components for noise reduction and pressure equalization should be installed so that they are exchangeable or to be maintained, which is problematic in sanitary fittings, such as concealed fittings or surface-mounted fittings, in chassis design, because the optimal for the operation of subsequent points not always are accessible.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to solve the problems described with reference to the prior art at least partially and in particular to provide a fitting body for a sanitary fitting whose silencer or pressure damper can be installed to save space and possibly even requires no maintenance.
  • the associated fitting body for a sanitary fitting has a base body with at least one at least partially open channel, wherein the at least one partially open channel is at least partially closed to form a waterway by a lid and wherein in the lid at least partially along the waterway a cavity is formed, which is at least partially along the waterway bounded by a membrane.
  • the fitting body is provided in particular for a sanitary fitting, which serves the needs-oriented provision of water, in particular on a sink, sink, shower and / or bath.
  • the sanitary fitting may for this purpose have a mixing valve by means of which a cold water with a cold water temperature and a hot water with a hot water temperature to a mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature are miscible.
  • the cold water temperature may be 1 ° C (Celsius) to 25 ° C and / or the hot water temperature 25 ° C to 99 ° C.
  • the fitting body has a base body with at least one at least partially open channel (for example, at the periphery, transversely to a longitudinal direction of the channel, along the longitudinal direction of the channel, laterally and / or laterally).
  • the main body is preferably formed as a cast component and preferably as a one-piece or cast component.
  • the base body can be produced in a casting tool, in particular an injection molding tool and preferably in a plastic injection molding tool.
  • the at least one at least partially open channel is introduced in the base body in particular during the casting process or injection molding process by means of corresponding molding tools.
  • the base body may have at least one receptacle for a cover of the at least one at least partially open channel.
  • the recording may be in the manner of (at least partially formed circumferentially to the at least one at least partially open channel formed) recesses or a recess and / or an increase or a projection.
  • the main body may be substantially plate-shaped or disc-shaped, wherein the at least one recess / recess or at least one increase / projection extends from the main body inwards / downwards or outside / upwards.
  • the main body can be formed integrally with the recording.
  • Plate-shaped or disk-shaped here means, in particular, that a spreading of the main body in a horizontal direction or width is greater than a propagation of the main body in a vertical direction or height.
  • the at least one at least partially open channel is provided in particular on a surface of the base body. Furthermore, the at least one at least partially open channel is at least partially closed to form at least one waterway by a cover.
  • the waterway is (only) enclosed along a flow direction of the water by means of the at least one at least partially open channel and the lid.
  • several (at least partially separate) waterways are provided, which guide, for example for cold water, hot water and / or mixed water through the fitting body.
  • the waterway can be circular, oval or angular in cross section.
  • a cross section of the waterway is here understood to be essentially perpendicular to a flow direction or conveying direction of the waterway.
  • the lid is not merely a flat closure plate, but preferably has a curved, in particular curved or angular, inner forming.
  • the lid may be formed in the manner of a (hollow) plug or a (hollow) screw, which serve the closure of at least one at least partially open channel.
  • one (individual) receptacle and accordingly also a (single) cover are provided per waterway.
  • the cover may in particular be designed in the form of a half shell and / or extend at least partially in the direction of the at least one at least partially open channel.
  • the lid forms, together with the at least one at least partially open channel in the fitting body, the at least one water path through which water can be conducted through the fitting body.
  • the cover is arranged in particular in the at least one receptacle of the main body or screwed, welded, clamped and / or adhesively bonded to the main body. Furthermore, the cover, in particular in the receptacle of the base body, be encapsulated with a molding compound, such as plastic.
  • the lid may be at least partially disposed in the receptacle.
  • the lid is completely arranged in the receptacle.
  • this is not mandatory, because at least part of a lid outer side can also protrude or protrude outwardly (longitudinally and / or laterally) over the receptacle or the projections.
  • the arrangement of the lid in the receptacle has the advantage that the lid can be very easily and accurately aligned with the at least one at least partially open channel.
  • the at least one lid can also be made as a casting.
  • the lid can be produced in a casting tool, in particular an injection molding tool and preferably in a plastic injection molding tool.
  • the lid is preferably formed with or made of metal and / or plastic.
  • the lid is formed with metal, it may be made by, for example, a deep-drawing method, die-forging or the like.
  • the at least one lid separates the later water leading waterway from the area in which the molding compound can be arranged.
  • Such a region can be, for example, a receptacle which is at least partially filled with the molding compound.
  • the lid is integrally formed. It is possible that the at least one at least partially open channel is closed by means of several lids to the outside. In particular, each waterway is thus along the flow direction of the water by means of the at least one at least partially open channel and by means of at least one lid after bounded or enclosed outside. Furthermore, in the cover at least partially, preferably completely, along the at least one water path, a cavity is formed, which serves as a muffler. This has the advantage that the noises are fought where they arise. Maintenance of the cavity is not required.
  • the cavity of the lid is at least partially bounded along the waterway by a membrane.
  • This (separate) membrane also has a sound-damping effect and also minimizes a pressure increase due to an expansion of the water in the waterway.
  • the durability of the connection between the base body and the cover can also be increased.
  • fitting bodies in which the waterway or the waterways are closed longitudinally through the lid results in a particularly large effective area.
  • the channel is at least partially open laterally.
  • the at least one at least partially open channel is thus at least one laterally open channel.
  • Lateral (or longitudinal and / or lateral) open here means in particular that the at least one laterally open channel is designed to be open in a direction transverse to its direction of propagation within the main body. This serves to avoid undercuts of the at least one laterally open channel in a demoulding direction of the base body. Expressed in other words, this also means that the at least one laterally open channel is laterally open relative to a separating surface or parting plane of the main body and is not undercut in a viewing direction onto the dividing plane of the main body.
  • the at least one laterally open channel in this case runs in particular parallel to this parting plane or parting surface and / or in particular along the parting surface.
  • the membrane delimits or even separates the cavity from the waterway. This means, in particular, that the membrane prevents inflow of the water into the cavity, that is, in particular during operation, it is (only) filled with air.
  • the membrane is arranged between the base body and the lid.
  • the membrane is clamped or fixed between the base body and the lid.
  • the membrane can be circumferentially clamped between the base body and the lid (waterproof).
  • the membrane is preferably positioned predominantly freely movable, in particular starting from a central region towards an edge region fixed between the base body and the cover.
  • the membrane is at least partially elastic.
  • the membrane for example, at least partially made of rubber.
  • the membrane forms an air cushion with the cavity.
  • the cavity is filled with air and the membrane is resiliently supported by the air in the cavity (at least in a central area).
  • the membrane is at least partially deflectable into the cavity by a water flowing through the waterway. As a result, a pressure increase in the water can be minimized in a particularly simple manner.
  • the membrane extends along the entire closed at least partially open channel through the lid.
  • the membrane can cover or close the entire at least partially open channel.
  • a volume of the water path (in the fitting body) can be varied through the membrane.
  • the volume of the waterway in the fitting body increases when the membrane is deflected by the water flowing through the waterway into the cavity.
  • the lid has at least partially a C-shaped cross section.
  • the lid can be designed in the manner of a cap.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a main body 2 in a perspective view.
  • the main body 2 has two laterally open channels 3, which extend parallel to a surface 12 of the main body 2 and are each surrounded by a circumferential receptacle 11.
  • the two laterally open channels 3 are each with a in the Fig. 2 shown cover 5 closed.
  • the Fig. 3 shows a part of a fitting body 1 in the region of one of the laterally open channels 3 of the main body 2 in a sectional view, after the two laterally open channels 3 (of which in the Fig. 3 only one is shown) was closed.
  • the lid 5 has a C-shaped cross-section 9 and closes the laterally open channel 3 such that a waterway 4 is formed.
  • the cover 5 is arranged on a shoulder 13 of the receptacle 11 of the main body 2.
  • a membrane 7 is inserted, so that in the lid 5, a cavity 6 is formed.
  • the membrane is elastic and the cavity 6 is filled with air, so that an air cushion 8 is formed by the membrane 7 and the cavity 6.
  • the cover 5 is here further surrounded by a molding compound 10, so that the cover 5 is fixedly connected to the base body 2.
  • the Fig. 4 shows the same sectional view of the fitting body 1 as the Fig. 3 However, the fitting body 1 is in a second operating state.
  • the Fig. 4 is different from the Fig. 3 merely in that the membrane 7 is stretched into the cavity 6 of the lid 5 by a water located in the laterally open channel 3 or the waterway 4. Incidentally, the description of the Fig. 3 directed.
  • the proposed invention is characterized in particular by a low maintenance of the muffler, a good sound attenuation and a minimized increase in pressure in the waterways.

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