EP1716296A1

EP1716296A1 - Plumbing spout device

Info

Publication number: EP1716296A1
Application number: EP05707507A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Oliver Denzler
Original assignee: Neoperl GmbH
Current assignee: Neoperl GmbH
Priority date: 2004-02-21
Filing date: 2005-02-18
Publication date: 2006-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 2025-02-18
Also published as: US20110073204A1; DE102004008594B4; US9038927B2; WO2005080698A1; DE102004008594A1; EP1716296B1; US20070176024A1

Abstract

The invention concerns a plumbing spout device (4), which has a jet regulating device (5), which is situated on the outflow side and upstream from which an attachment screen (6) is connected in the direction of flow. The jet regulating device (5) is provided in the form of a perforated plate having at least one perforated field in at least one partial area. The inventive spout device (4) is characterized in that: a mounting sleeve (7) is provided that supports, on its outflow-side sleeve end area, the jet regulating device (5), and; the mounting sleeve (7) is joined to the water spout (3) of the plumbing spout fitting (1) via a screwed, clip, detent, adhesive or weld connection. The spout device (4) is also characterized by having a comparatively low installation height that does not significantly limit the design possibilities when designing the associated spout fitting. The spout device (4) also makes it possible to achieve a high jet quality and a good jet pattern.

Description

Sanitary outlet device

The invention relates to a sanitary outlet device which has a jet regulating device arranged on the outflow side, which is preceded by a front screen in the flow direction, the jet regulating device being designed as a perforated plate which has a perforated field at least in a partial area.

In order to shape the water flow flowing through a sanitary outlet fitting into a homogeneously soft and non-splashing water jet, various outlet devices have already been created.

One already knows a jet breaker which can be inserted into the outlet mouthpiece of an outlet fitting and which has a plurality of radial walls which are arranged in a star shape and which are arranged with their flat sides parallel to the direction of flow. However, these known jet breakers cannot meet high demands on the beam quality.

Therefore, jet regulators have also been created which have a jet splitting device designed as a perforated plate. In this jet splitting device, the inflowing water flow is divided into many individual jets. The individual jets, which can still be ventilated if necessary, are then combined again in a jet regulating device downstream in the flow direction to form the desired homogeneous, pearly-soft and non-spraying overall jet. The jet regulating device can also be designed as a perforated plate, which has a honeycomb-like perforated field at least in a partial area. In order not to adversely affect these functional units connected downstream, the jet splitting device and the subsequent jet regulating device, by dirt particles entrained in the water flow, a jet filter can be connected upstream of the jet splitting device.

From DE 101 49 335 A1 a jet regulator with a sleeve-shaped housing is already known, in which several jet regulating devices are provided. A jet regulating device designed as a perforated plate is followed on the outflow side by several additional jet regulating devices, which are designed in the manner of a wire mesh and the meshes of which are formed from fine, intersecting rods. An upstream sieve, which covers the inflow-side end face of the sleeve-shaped housing, is connected upstream of these jet regulating devices. Such a front screen, which can be connected upstream of a jet regulator in the flow direction, is also already known from DE 43 33 549 A1.

These known jet regulators are characterized by a high jet quality and a good jet pattern of the total jet generated. However, these previously known jet regulators have a large installation height due to the various functional units connected one behind the other, which considerably restrict the possibilities for the design of the associated sanitary outlet fitting.

There is therefore in particular the task of creating a sanitary outlet device of the type mentioned, which is distinguished by a high jet quality and a good jet pattern and which nevertheless leaves the possibilities in the design of the outlet fitting free. The solution to this problem according to the invention consists in particular in the outlet device of the type mentioned at the outset that an assembly sleeve is provided which carries the jet regulating device on its outlet-side sleeve end region and that the assembly sleeve has a screw, clip, latching, adhesive or welded connection the water outlet of the sanitary outlet fitting is connected.

The outlet device according to the invention has a mounting sleeve which carries the front screen and a jet regulating device. While the jet regulating device is provided on the outlet-side sleeve end area of the assembly sleeve, the front screen is connected upstream of the jet regulating device in the flow direction in the area of the inflow-side sleeve end area. The outlet device according to the invention can therefore be designed with a comparatively low overall height without the jet quality being significantly impaired thereby.

In order to additionally influence the jet quality in a favorable manner, it can be advantageous if a sieve- or grid-like insert part or the like functional element is interposed between the front screen and the jet regulating device.

A preferred embodiment according to the invention, however, provides that the jet regulating device is directly connected upstream of a front screen without the interposition of further built-in parts or functional units. It has surprisingly been shown that the jet regulating device connected downstream of the front screen in the flow direction and having a perforated field in at least one partial area is already sufficient to achieve a homogeneously soft and non- to generate splashing water jet. Since many different functional units can thus be dispensed with in the discharge device according to the invention and since the discharge device according to the invention essentially consists only of the preferably plate-shaped jet regulating device and the upstream front screen, the discharge device according to the invention has a comparatively low installation height. Due to its low installation height, the outlet device according to the invention allows the possibilities in the design of the associated outlet fitting to run freely.

A particularly simple and preferred embodiment according to the invention provides that the mounting sleeve carries an external thread which can be screwed into an internal thread on the water outlet of the sanitary outlet fitting.

The outlet device according to the invention can develop its particular advantages especially when the volume flow flowing through the outlet fitting is not too great. In order to keep the water flow flowing through the outlet device according to the invention at a preferred volume, it is advantageous if a flow rate regulator or a flow limiter is connected upstream of the front screen in the flow direction.

The low installation height of the outlet device according to the invention is favored if the front screen lies at least with its outer edge area directly on the inflow side of the jet regulating device. In this case, a preferred embodiment according to the invention provides that the attachment sieve is conical. In the case of a conical design of the front screen, dirt particles that may be entrained in the water flow can form on the outer edge region of the front screen settle without significantly restricting the screen area of the front screen.

The high jet quality and the perfect jet pattern of the outlet device according to the invention is favored if a housing constriction downstream of the jet regulating device for beam bundling is provided at the flow outlet end of the outlet device.

It is possible that the jet regulating device is connected to the mounting sleeve via a welded, adhesive, clip or screw connection. A preferred embodiment according to the invention, however, provides that the jet regulating device is integrally formed on the mounting sleeve.

It is particularly advantageous if the jet regulating device which is optionally molded onto the mounting sleeve and / or the front screen is designed as a plastic part.

In order to be able to insert the comparatively flat outlet device into the associated outlet fitting, it is advantageous if the outlet device has a contoured outer contour and / or a contoured outflow end face which is designed as a tool engagement surface for an insertion tool. The contoured outer contour or the contoured outflow end face of the outlet device according to the invention can also be arranged on its mounting sleeve.

A particularly advantageous embodiment according to the invention provides that the outflow end face of a discharge device has a contour formed from projections and depressions on the end edge, in such a way that the depressions of a discharge device held in a discharge fitting act as a tool engagement surface for the projections of another discharge device that can be used as an insertion tool. Thus, the outlet device held in the outlet fitting can be unscrewed with a further outlet device that is at least complementary or of the same design on the outside, which serves as an insertion tool and is already intended for replacement. The outlet device initially used as an insertion tool can then be screwed into the water outlet of the outlet fitting with the aid of the outlet device that was previously removed from the outlet fitting. In this particularly advantageous embodiment according to the invention, further insertion tools are not required.

A preferred embodiment according to the invention provides that the perforated field of the jet regulating device designed as a perforated plate is designed like a honeycomb cell. A jet regulating device designed as a honeycomb-like perforated plate offers a high flow cross-section, the guide walls delimiting the holes of the jet regulating device and designed like a honeycomb cell particularly well bringing together the individual jets formed in the holes of the perforated plate on the outlet side to form a homogeneously soft overall jet.

However, the perforated field of the jet regulating device designed as a perforated plate can, for example, also have approximately rectangular flow holes. Another advantageous embodiment according to the invention, however, provides that the hole field of the jet regulating device is divided into flow circle holes in the form of segments of a circle by approximately radial longitudinal walls and approximately concentric peripheral walls.

It when the outlet device as Jet regulator, jet breaker or flow straightener is designed.

Further features of the invention result from the. following description of exemplary embodiments according to the invention in conjunction with the claims and the drawing. The individual features can be implemented individually or in groups in one embodiment according to the invention.

It shows:

1 shows a sanitary outlet fitting, which is shown cut away in the area of its water outlet, a sanitary outlet device being arranged in the water outlet of this outlet fitting,

2 shows the outlet fitting from FIG. 1 in a perspective view in the area of its water outlet,

3 shows the outlet fitting from FIGS. 1 and 2 in a cross section in the area of its water outlet,

4 shows the discharge device from FIGS. 1 to 3 in a cross-sectional view,

5 shows the outlet device from FIG. 4 in a plan view of its outlet side,

6 shows an outlet fitting comparable to FIG. 1, the water outlet of which is limited here by an assembly socket, into which assembly socket the outlet device can be inserted, 7 is a discharge device comparable to FIGS. 1 to 5 and shown here in a top view, the contoured outflow end face of which serves as a tool engagement surface for an insertion tool,

8 shows the outlet device from FIG. 7 in a longitudinal section, and

9 shows the outlet device from FIGS. 7 and 8 in a perspective top view of its contoured outflow end face.

A sanitary water outlet fitting 1 is shown in different views in FIGS. 1 to 3. As is clear from FIG. 2, the outlet fitting 1 has a comparatively flat rod-shaped outlet end piece 2. The water outlet 3 of the outlet fitting is provided on the lower flat side of the outlet end piece 2.

A sanitary outlet device 4 is arranged in the water outlet 3 and is designed to form a homogeneously soft and non-splashing water jet. For this purpose, the outlet device 4 has a jet regulating device 5 on the outflow side, which is preceded by a front screen 6 in the flow direction Pf1. The outlet direction 4 is shown in more detail in FIGS. 4 and 5.

As is clear from FIGS. 3 to 5, the jet regulating device 5 is designed as a perforated plate, which has a perforated cell-like perforated field practically over its entire end face. The jet regulating device 5 is integrally formed on a mounting sleeve 7, which the jet regulating device 5 has on its outlet side Sleeve end area carries. On the outer circumference of the mounting sleeve 7, an external thread is provided which interacts with the internal thread on the water outlet 3.

It is clear from FIG. 3 that the internal thread can be cut into the outlet end piece 4 of the outlet fitting 1 without great effort. Since the internal thread required for fastening the outlet device 4 can only be cut into the water outlet 3, the manufacture of the outlet fitting 1, which is designed, for example, as a cast part, is considerably simplified.

It is clear from FIGS. 3 and 4 that the front screen 6 is connected upstream of the jet regulating device 5 without the interposition of further built-in parts or functional units. Since the outlet device shown here essentially consists of the jet regulating device 5 and the upstream front screen 6, the outlet device 4 can be designed with a comparatively small installation height. This low installation height leaves the design freedom in the design of the outlet fitting 1 free space. Despite its low installation height, the outlet device 4 is characterized by a high jet quality and a good jet pattern. In order to limit the amount of water flowing through the outlet device, it can be expedient if the outlet device 4 is also preceded by a flow limiter or a flow rate controller. This flow limiter or flow rate regulator is connected upstream of the strainer 6 in the flow direction. Due to its simple design, the outlet device shown here can also have a polygonal perforated field. The outlet device shown here is therefore in no way limited to a round outer cross section. It can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4 that the front screen lies at least with its outer edge area directly on the inflow side of the jet regulating device. Here, the front screen 6 is conical, so that any dirt particles that may be entrained in the water flow can deposit on the inflow side of the front screen 6 in its outer edge region without significantly restricting the screen area of the front screen 6.

It can be clearly seen in FIG. 5 that the essentially plate-shaped front screen has a honeycomb-like perforated field. It can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4 that a housing constriction 8 downstream of the jet regulating device 5 is provided at the flow exit end of the outlet device 4 for beam bundling. This constriction of the housing 8 favors the high jet quality and the good jet pattern of the outlet device 4 according to the invention.

While in the outlet fitting 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 the water outlet 3 is formed by a bare threaded opening, the water outlet 3 of the outlet fitting shown in FIG. 6 is delimited by an assembly bushing 9. This assembly bushing 9 is inserted into an outlet opening at the outlet end region 1 of the outlet fitting and has an internal thread on its inner circumference, into which the external thread provided on the assembly sleeve 7 of the outlet device 4 can be screwed.

In order to be able to screw the outlet device 4 into the water outlet 3 of an outlet fitting 1 with little effort, it is advantageous if the outlet device 4 has a contoured outer contour and / or a contoured discharge end face, which is designed as a tool engagement surface for an insertion tool. While in the outlet fitting 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 the water outlet 3 is formed by a bare threaded opening in the outlet fitting designed as a thin-walled hollow profile, the water outlet 3 of the outlet fitting shown in FIG. 6 is limited by a mounting bush 9. This assembly bushing 9 is inserted into an outlet opening at the outlet end region 1 of the outlet fitting and has on its inner circumference a comparatively long internal thread into which the external thread provided on the assembly sleeve 7 of the outlet device 4 can be screwed.

It is clear from FIG. 6 that the outlet device 4 can be screwed into the external thread of the mounting sleeve 9 approximately up to a ring shoulder 10. In order to avoid undesirable leakage currents, an O-ring or the like ring seal can be provided in the region 11 between the upstream end region of the outlet device 4 and the ring shoulder 10.

In order to be able to screw the outlet device 4 into the water outlet 3 of an outlet fitting 1 with little effort, it is advantageous if the outlet device 4 has a contoured outer contour and / or a contoured outflow end face which is designed as a tool engagement surface for an insertion tool. The outlet device 4 shown in FIG. 6 has, for example, a contoured outflow end face with at least two recesses 12 arranged on opposite sides of the outlet device 4, into which the fork-shaped ends of an insertion tool (not shown here) can engage if required.

A particularly advantageous, but not shown here Embodiment according to the invention provides that the outflow end face of a discharge device 4 has a contour formed from projections and depressions on the end edge, such that the depressions of a discharge device 4 held in a discharge fitting 1 act as a tool engagement surface for the projections of another discharge device 4 that can be used as an insertion tool can serve.

In the outlet device shown in FIG. 6, the jet regulating device 5 is integrally formed on the peripheral wall of the outlet device 4 which carries the external thread. However, it is also possible for the jet regulating device 5 to be designed as a separate insert part which can be inserted into a sleeve-shaped insert housing of the outlet device 4 and forming the peripheral wall.

The outlet device 4 shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 has a contoured outflow end face which has a contour formed from projections 10 and depressions 11 on the end edge side. This contouring, formed by the projections 10 and the depressions 11, can serve as a tool engagement surface for the complementarily shaped depressions and projections one as an insertion tool.

It can be seen from FIG. 8 that a functional element is interposed between the upstream facing screen 6 and the downstream jet regulating device 5, which is designed here as a screen or grid-like insert part 12. The insert 12, which can be inserted into a recess of the mounting sleeve 7 in the area of the jet regulating device 5, favors the high jet quality of the outlet device shown here, its sieve or grid mesh being passed through rods crossing each other preferably at right angles are formed. The insert part 12 can be formed by a metal sieve or can also be produced as a plastic injection molded part. From the longitudinal section in Fig. 8 it can be seen that the front screen has a central support web 13 which is supported on the inflow-side end of the insert part 12 and counteracts an undesired deformation of the front screen 6 even at high water temperatures and / or high water pressures.

Claims

Expectations

Sanitary outlet device (4) which has a jet regulating device (5) arranged on the outflow side, which is preceded by a front screen (6) in the flow direction, the jet regulating device (5) being designed as a perforated plate which has a perforated field at least in a partial area, characterized in that that a mounting sleeve (7) is provided which carries the jet regulating device (5) on its outlet-side sleeve end region and that the mounting sleeve (7) has a screw, clip, snap-in, adhesive or welded connection to the water outlet (3) of the sanitary Outlet fitting (1) is connected.

2. Outlet device according to claim 1, characterized in that a sieve or grid-like insert part or the like functional element is interposed between the front screen (6) and the jet regulating device (5).

3. Outlet device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the jet regulating device (5) is directly connected to the front screen (6) without the interposition of further installation parts or functional units.

4. Outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the mounting sleeve (7) carries an external thread which can be screwed into an internal thread on the water outlet (3) of a sanitary outlet fitting (1).

5. outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a flow rate regulator or a flow limiter is connected upstream of the front screen (6) in turn.

6. Outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the front screen (6) lies at least with its outer edge region directly on the inflow side of the jet regulating device (5).

7. outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the front screen (6) is conical.

8. Outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that at the flow outlet end of the outlet device (4) a constriction of the housing downstream of the jet regulating device (5) (8) is provided for beam bundling.

9. outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the jet regulating device (5) with the mounting sleeve (7) is connected via a welded, adhesive, clip or screw connection.

10. outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the jet regulating device (5) is integrally formed on the mounting sleeve (7).

11. Outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the outlet device (4) has a contoured outer contour and / or a contoured outflow end face which is designed as a tool engagement surface for an insertion tool.

12. The outlet device according to claim 11, characterized in that the outflow end face of an outlet device has a contour formed from projections and depressions on the end edge, such that the depressions of an outlet device held in an outlet fitting serve as a tool engagement surface for the projections of another outlet device that can be used as an insertion tool ,

13. Outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the perforated field of the jet regulating device designed as a perforated plate is designed like a honeycomb cell.

14. Outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the perforated field of the jet regulating device is divided into approximately circular segment-shaped flow holes by approximately radial longitudinal walls and approximately concentric peripheral walls.

15. Outlet device according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the outlet device is designed as a jet regulator, jet breaker or flow straightener.