EP4004297A1 - Dispositif d'installation - Google Patents

Dispositif d'installation

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Publication number
EP4004297A1
EP4004297A1 EP20757402.1A EP20757402A EP4004297A1 EP 4004297 A1 EP4004297 A1 EP 4004297A1 EP 20757402 A EP20757402 A EP 20757402A EP 4004297 A1 EP4004297 A1 EP 4004297A1
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Prior art keywords
mixing
delivery
installation device
regulation
chamber
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Stefano Ruzza
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ALMAR Srl
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ALMAR Srl
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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
    • E03C1/021—Devices for positioning or connecting of water supply lines
    • 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
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/042—Arrangements on taps for wash-basins or baths for connecting to the wall

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  • the present invention relates to an installation device for a water delivery system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the water delivery system which comprises the installation device.
  • the present invention relates to the field of plumbing systems.
  • Such systems are typically embedded in the walls delimiting a room.
  • Such systems are known in the prior art, comprising conduits and specific connectors and/or installation devices embedded in the walls by means of special masonry operations.
  • Specific devices which engage said components, in particular the installation devices, and which protrude from the walls to allow the water to flow by regulating and commanding the delivery thereof are further known.
  • said “devices” comprise delivery devices through which water is delivered, e.g. faucets.
  • said “devices” comprise mixing and regulation devices, such as lever-operated mixing and regulation devices, the handling of which allows the user to command the water delivery by adjusting the flow rate and/or temperature thereof.
  • Such object is achieved by an installation device made according to claim 1. Additionally, such object is achieved by a water delivery system which comprises said installation assembly according to claim 13.
  • a water delivery system which comprises said installation assembly according to claim 13.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view with parts separated of a water delivery system according to the present invention, according to a preferred embodiment
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view with parts separated of an installation device according to the present invention according to a third preferred embodiment ;
  • figure 4 shows a perspective view of the main member comprised in the installation device in figure 3;
  • figure 5 shows a perspective view of the inner body comprised in the main member in figure 4;
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view with parts separated of an installation device according to the present invention and the specific plugs usable with it e.g. when testing a plumbing system;
  • figure 7 shows a longitudinal section view of the installation device in figure 6;
  • an installation device according to the present invention is indicated by reference numeral 1 as a whole.
  • reference numeral 900 indicates a water delivery system which comprises said installation device 1 which is the object of the present invention in turn.
  • the water dispensing system 900 further comprises a mixing and regulation device 910 and a delivery device 920. It is worth noting that the shape and features of the mixing and regulation device 910 and of the delivery device 920 are not limiting for the purposes of the present invention, except for the features described below .
  • the mixing and regulation device 910 and the delivery device 920 are suitable to engage and fluidically connect to the installation device
  • the mixing and regulation device 910 comprises a mixing cartridge 911 which extends along a cartridge axis C-C between a command end 911' and a mixing end 911", the latter suitable for mixing and regulating the water flow. Furthermore, the mixing and regulation device 910 comprises a command linkage 912 engageable to the mixing cartridge 911, to the command end 911' thereof, so that the actuation of the command linkage 912 commands a respective configuration of the mixing cartridge 911 thus adjusting the flow and mixing of the water towards the conduit .
  • said mixing cartridge 911 is positionable inside the installation device 1 described below (in particular in the mixing and regulation chamber 31) in a plurality of angular positions (as shown by way of example in figures la, lb, lc, and Id) .
  • the installation device 1 is installable inside a wall, e.g. embedded inside it, as part of specific masonry work.
  • installation device 1 is suitable to be positioned in the wall in a plurality of positions (e.g. see figures la, lb, lc, and Id) .
  • installation device 1 is suitable to be fluidically connectable with the cold and hot water pipes comprised in the system.
  • the installation device 1 is suitable to be fluidically connectable to cold and hot water pipes, regardless of its position in the wall.
  • the installation device 1 comprises a main member 2, is fluidically connectable to a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe.
  • the main member 2 is the component that allows the fluidic connection with the cold and hot water pipes and is suitable to be engaged with the mixing and regulation device 910 and the delivery device 920 for the mixing, regulation, and delivery of the water circulating in said pipes.
  • the installation device 1 finds specific application in washbasins .
  • Said main member 2 has a front side II and a rear side 12.
  • the front side II faces the outside of the wall, while the rear side 12 faces the inside of the wall.
  • the front side II is proximal to the user, while the rear side 12 is distal to the user .
  • the main member 2 comprises an inner body 3 and an outer body 4. Indeed the inner body 3 is covered at least partially by said outer body 5.
  • the inner body 3 comprises a mixing and regulation chamber 31 provided with a front mixing and regulation opening 310 (i.e. positioned at the front side II), into which the mixing and regulation device 910 is insertable at least partially.
  • the mixing end 911" of the mixing cartridge 911 is housed in said mixing and regulation chamber 31.
  • said mixing and regulation chamber 31 extends axially with respect to a chamber axis Y-Y, and the mixing cartridge 911 is insertable in the mixing and regulation chamber 31 so that the cartridge axis C-C either corresponds or is parallel to the chamber axis Y-Y.
  • the mixing cartridge 911 is housable inside the mixing chamber 310, installable in a variety of angular positions.
  • the mixing cartridge 911 is housable inside the mixing chamber 310 in four different positions.
  • the command linkage 912 is mountable so that it is “facing downwards” whatever the position of installation device 1 inside the wall.
  • the inner body 3 comprises a delivery chamber 32 provided with a front delivery opening 320 (i.e. positioned at the front side II), into which the delivery device 920 is insertable at least partially.
  • the inner body 3 comprises a conduit 35 that extends along an axis X-X and fluidically connects the mixing and regulation chamber 31 to the delivery chamber 32.
  • the mixing and regulation chamber 31 and the delivery chamber 32 are part of two distinct components, in particular mutually separated along axis X-X.
  • the two chambers are in fluidic communication by means of conduit 35.
  • the mixing and regulation device 910 and the delivery device 920 extend from the main member 2 orthogonally therefrom on the front side II; preferably, both the mixing and regulation device 910 and the delivery device 920 extend parallel to an orthogonal axis Z-Z.
  • the inner body 3 is made of rigid material.
  • the inner body 3 is made of a metallic material, e.g. it is in a material belonging to the brass alloy family.
  • the inner body 3 comprises a first portion 3' in which the mixing and regulation chamber 31 is obtained and a second portion 3" in which the delivery chamber 32 is obtained.
  • conduit 35 is obtained in the first portion 3' and/or in the second portion 3".
  • the inner body 3 is assemblable.
  • the first portion 3' and the second portion 3" are mutually engageable and fluidically connectable along axis X-X.
  • first portion 3' and the second portion 3" are mutually joinable together by means of special screw means.
  • first portion 3' and the second portion 3" are joinable to form a single component .
  • the first portion 3' comprises at least one pair of connecting mouths 311, 312 fluidically connected to the mixing and regulation chamber 31 respectively connectable to the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe of a domestic system.
  • said pair of connecting mouths 311, 312 extends orthogonally to axis X-X and the front mixer opening 310.
  • said pair of connecting mouths 311, 312 lies on an imaginary plane 01, which extends orthogonally to axis X-X and the front mixer opening 310.
  • the two connecting mouths 311, 312 are axially spaced apart parallel to axis X-X, respectively.
  • the inner body 3, preferably the first portion 3' comprises two pairs of connecting mouths 311, 312; 311', 312' fluidically connected to the mixing and regulation chamber 31 respectively connectable to the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe of a domestic system, wherein the two pairs are positioned specular to axis X-X.
  • each pair of connecting mouths lies on a respective imaginary plane 01, 02, in which said imaginary planes 01, 02 are specular to axis X-X.
  • the position inside the wall of installation device 1 is indifferent having a multiplicity of connecting mouths connectable to the pipes according to the needs.
  • the installation device 1 is installable vertically both in a configuration in which the delivery device 920 is positionable in an upper position and in a configuration in which the delivery device 920 is positionable in a lower position (as shown in figures lc and Id) .
  • the installation device 1 is installable horizontally both in a configuration in which the delivery device 920 is positionable to the right of the mixing and regulation device 910 and in a configuration in which the delivery device 920 is positionable to the left of the mixing and regulation device 910 (as shown in figures la and lb) .
  • the main member 2 further comprises an outer body 4 that contains the inner body 3.
  • said outer body 4 extends around the inner body by identifying planar wing portions 40.
  • planar wing portions 40 lie on the same imaginary plane.
  • said planar wing portions 40 lie at the middle line of the height of the inner body 3.
  • the outer body 4 has a substantially constant thickness.
  • the outer body 4 comprises a main rope 400 engageable preferably in a sealed manner, by the box-like member 5 described below.
  • the main rope 400 extends on both the front side II and on the rear side 12.
  • the main rope 400 is positioned in a region proximal to the perimeter of the outer body 4.
  • the outer body 4 comprises respective auxiliary ropes 451, 452 positioned perimetrally in proximity of the front mixer opening 310 and the front delivery opening 320.
  • the auxiliary ropes 451, 452 are positioned on the front side II.
  • the auxiliary rope 451, 452 are engageable in a sealed manner.
  • the outer body 4 has a substantially rectangular shape (and therefore the main member 2 and the box-like member 5, described below, have a substantially rectangular shape) .
  • the outer body 4 is made of elastically deformable material.
  • the outer body 4 is made of a polymeric material, preferably rubber.
  • the outer body 4 is over-moulded on the inner body 3.
  • the outer body 4 substantially covers the inner body 3 except for the edges of the various openings and mouths, to allow an easy engagement by the respective components (which according to the needs are screwable or engageable to the inner body 3, e.g. by means of screws) .
  • the installation device 1 further comprises a box-like member 5 comprising a housing chamber 50 into which the main member 2 is inserted.
  • Said box-like member 5 comprises a first shell 51 and a second shell 52 mutually engageable in an axial direction to engage said outer body 4.
  • said shells 51, 52 are mutually engageable parallel to the orthogonal axis Z-Z.
  • the first shell 51 and the second shell 52 in the mutual engagement are suitable to tighten in a sealed manner the main member 2 in orthogonal direction by engaging the outer body 4.
  • the outer body 4 is tightened in proximity of its perimetral sides.
  • the outer body 4 is tightened in correspondence of the rope 400.
  • the sidewalls of the first shell 51 and the second shell 52 extend in length like the rope 400.
  • the first shell 51 comprises a mixing and regulation device housing 511 in which the mixing and regulation device 910 is housed to engage the front mixer opening 310, and thus the mixing and regulation chamber 31, and a delivery device housing 512 in which the delivery device 920 is housed to engage the front delivery opening 320 and thus the delivery chamber 32.
  • the delivery device housing 512 are specifically conformed to support and maintain the mixing and regulation device 910 and the delivery device 920 in a predefined position.
  • edges that define the mixing and regulation device housing 511 and the delivery device housing 512 sealingly engage the respective auxiliary ropes 451, 452.
  • the walls of the mixing and regulation device housing 511 are engageable by a cartridge striker 915 comprised in the mixing cartridge 911; in this manner, the mutual engagement objectively engages some desired preferred angular positions of the cartridge 911 (e.g. such as the four positions in figures la, lb, lc, and Id) .
  • the first shell 51 and the second shell 52 comprise mouth half-housings through which the connecting mouths 311', 312', 311', 312' are housed and extend. It is worth noting that, preferably, the rope 400 is also engageable at said mouth half-housings.
  • the installation device 1 further comprises special plug elements 7, 71, 72, 73 positionable on the mouths and/or openings described above to carry out specific operations to test the plumbing system.
  • a single plug is provided to engage and close both the front mixer opening 310 and the front delivery opening 320, preferably engaging in a sealed manner the mixing and regulation device housing 511 and the delivery device housing 512.
  • plugs elements 72 are providable to be attached to the installation device 1 in an installed configuration, on the pair of mouths not connected to the system piping.
  • a water delivery system 900 that comprises a mixing and regulation device 910, a delivery device 920 with the features described above, and an installation device 1 installable inside a wall with the above-described features.
  • the installation device according to the present invention allows the achievement of the set object of the invention.
  • the water delivery system, which comprises the installation device also makes it possible to achieve the purpose set by the invention .
  • the installation device object of the present invention is advantageously simple and functional in its construction and installation.
  • the installation device object of the present invention advantageously has a limited number of components .
  • the installation device object of the present invention is advantageously inexpensive to manufacture and produce .
  • the installation device object of the present invention is versatile in use, allowing a variety of installation positions and installation configurations .
  • the installation device object of the present invention is simple to install.
  • the installation device object of the present invention in case of failures or technical problems, prevents any escapes of water occurring in the wall which instead are conveyed inside the box-like member or directed towards the outer side.
  • the installation device object of the present invention solves the problem of noise, such as gurgling, which are typical of plumbing systems .
  • the noise and gurgling inside the installation device are soundproofed by virtue of the presence of the outer body and also by virtue of the housing of the main member inside the box-like member.
  • the installation device object of the present invention is suitable to be used in sanitary applications, in particular with a washbasin.

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Abstract

Dispositif d'installation (1) d'un système de distribution d'eau (900) comprenant un dispositif de mélange et de régulation (910) et un dispositif de distribution (920). Le dispositif d'installation (1) peut être installé à l'intérieur d'une paroi comprenant un élément principal (2) et un élément en forme de boîte (3). L'élément principal (1) peut être relié de manière fluidique à un tuyau d'eau froide et à un tuyau d'eau chaude comprenant un corps interne (3) comportant : une chambre de mélange et de régulation (31) dans laquelle le dispositif de mélange et de régulation (910) peut être inséré au moins partiellement, une chambre de distribution (32) dans laquelle le dispositif de distribution (920) peut être introduit au moins partiellement et un conduit (35) qui s'étend le long d'un axe (X-X) et qui est relié de manière fluidique auxdites chambres. L'élément principal (1) comprend en outre un corps externe (4) qui contient le corps interne (3). L'élément en forme de boîte (5) loge l'élément principal (2) comprenant une première coque (51) et une seconde coque (52) s'accouplant mutuellement dans une direction axiale pour venir en prise avec ledit corps externe (4).
EP20757402.1A 2019-07-31 2020-07-23 Dispositif d'installation Pending EP4004297A1 (fr)

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IT102019000013518A IT201900013518A1 (it) 2019-07-31 2019-07-31 Dispositivo di installazione
PCT/IB2020/056963 WO2021019384A1 (fr) 2019-07-31 2020-07-23 Dispositif d'installation

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