Sanitary insertion unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10013000-B2
Application number	US-201615312934-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	Mar 9, 2015
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a sanitary insertion unit ( 1 ) with a flow regulator ( 2 ) that has a regulator housing ( 3 ) in which a first regulator unit ( 4 ) is provided. The first regulator unit has an annular channel ( 5 ) that surrounds a core ( 6 ) and in which an annular throttle element ( 7 ) made of an elastic material is arranged. The throttle element ( 7 ) delimits a control gap between the throttle element and a profiled regulating section ( 8 ) provided on an inner and/or outer channel wall, the passage cross-section of said gap being modifiable by the throttle element ( 7 ), which deforms under the effect of the pressure difference generated in the event of a flow. At least one inner second regulator unit ( 9 ) is provided in the core ( 6 ) of the first regulator unit ( 4 ), this second regulator unit ( 9 ) likewise having an annular channel ( 10 ) with an annular throttle element ( 12 ) which is made of an elastic material and is arranged in the annular channel, and the throttle element ( 12 ) delimits a control gap between the throttle element and a profiled regulating section ( 13 ). The insertion unit according to the invention is characterized in that the insertion unit ( 1 ) has a jet regulator ( 14 ) which has a cup-shaped jet splitter ( 16 ) in the jet regulator housing ( 15 ). The cub base of the jet splitter forms an impact surface ( 17 ) which deflects the water coming from the regulator units ( 4, 9 ) outwards transversely to the jet regulator longitudinal axis towards passage openings ( 18 ) in the circumferential wall of the cup-shaped jet splitter ( 16 ). The insertion unit according to the invention is characterized in that the insertion unit can achieve a good aeration and a good mixture of the fluid with the surrounding air even with a low pressure of the through-flowing fluid.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sanitary insertion unit ( 1 ) comprising a flow regulator ( 2 ), said flow regulator comprises a regulator housing ( 3 ), a first regulator unit ( 4 ) is provided in the regulator housing, said first regulator unit has a ring-shaped duct ( 5 ) which encompasses a core ( 6 ), and a ring-shaped throttle body ( 7 ) produced from elastic material is arranged in said ring-shaped duct, said throttle body ( 7 ) delimits a control gap between itself and a regulating profiling ( 8 ) which is provided on at least one of an inside or an outside channel wall, a passage cross section of said control gap is modifiable by way of the throttle body ( 7 ) which deforms under a pressure difference that forms when a flow passes through, wherein in the core ( 6 ) of the first regulator unit ( 4 ) there is provided at least one inside second regulator unit ( 9 ) which has a second ring-shaped duct ( 10 ) with a second ring-shaped throttle body ( 12 ) produced from elastic material arranged therein, said second throttle body ( 12 ) delimits a second control gap between itself and a regulating profiling ( 13 ), a jet regulator ( 14 ) having a jet regulator housing ( 15 ) in which a pot-shaped jet splitter ( 16 ) is located, a pot base of which forms an impingement surface ( 17 ) which diverts water coming from the regulator units ( 4 , 9 ) outwardly transversely with respect to a jet regulator longitudinal axis toward passage openings ( 18 ) in a circumferential wall of the pot-shaped jet splitter ( 16 ).

2. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the jet regulator ( 14 ) is an aerated jet regulator.

3. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the jet regulator ( 14 ) has at least one aeration opening ( 20 ) which extends through the jet regulator housing ( 15 ).

4. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a ring-shaped zone ( 19 ), which tapers increasingly in a direction of flow, is provided in a region of outflow-side mouths of the passage openings ( 18 ), between the outer circumferential wall of the jet splitter ( 16 ) and an adjacent housing inner circumference of the jet regulator housing ( 15 ).

5. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein at least one aeration opening ( 20 ) is provided in the housing wall of the jet regulator housing ( 15 ) in a region of the ring-shaped zone ( 19 ).

6. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the jet regulator housing ( 15 ) is of two-part form and the at least one aeration opening ( 20 ) provided in an outflow-side housing part ( 26 ) extends as far as below a parting plane between the housing parts ( 25 , 26 ).

7. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising a grid structure or mesh structure ( 30 ) formed by webs ( 33 ) which cross at crossing nodes ( 31 ) and which between them border outlet openings ( 32 ) on an outlet-side end face of the outflow-side housing part ( 26 ).

8. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the grid structure or mesh structure ( 30 ) is integrally formed in unipartite fashion on the outflow-side housing part ( 26 ).

9. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one flow obstruction ( 22 ) upstream of at least one of the passage openings ( 18 ) in a direction of flow.

10. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the at least one flow obstruction ( 22 ) protrudes on an inside of the pot base of the jet splitter ( 17 ) in an opposite direction to the direction of flow.

11. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the flow obstructions ( 22 ) are arranged such that at least a partial quantity of the water coming from the flow regulator ( 2 ) strikes the pot base of the jet splitter ( 17 ) inside a circular area bordered by the flow obstructions ( 22 ).

12. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the flow obstructions ( 22 ) are of pin-shaped.

13. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a central diverting cone ( 23 ) is provided on the pot base of the jet splitter ( 16 ), and the inside ring-shaped duct ( 10 ) is aligned such that at least a partial quantity of the water emerging there strikes the diverting cone ( 23 ).

14. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a central retaining pin ( 24 ), against which the flow regulator ( 2 ) is supported protrudes above the central diverting cone ( 23 ).

15. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the regulator housing ( 3 ) is supported on a ring-shaped shoulder ( 28 ) of the jet regulator housing ( 15 ).

16. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the throttle body ( 7 ) of the first regulator unit ( 4 ) and the second throttle body ( 12 ) of the adjacent second regulator unit ( 9 ) are connected to one another in unipartite fashion to form a throttle body unit ( 34 ).

17. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the throttle body unit ( 34 ) comprises an approximately W-shaped, Y-shaped or fork-shaped ring cross section and two free web ends of said ring cross section form the ring-shaped throttle bodies ( 7 , 12 ).

18. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the ring-shaped duct ( 5 ) of the first regulator unit ( 4 ) and the second ring-shaped duct ( 10 ) of the adjacent second regulator unit ( 9 ) are separated from one another by an encircling ring-shaped wall ( 35 ) or by a ring-shaped groove.

19. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the ring-shaped wall ( 35 ) which protrudes on an inflow-side end face of the regulator housing ( 3 ) protrudes into a central recess of the W-shaped ring cross section of the throttle body unit ( 34 ).

20. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 18 , wherein a lower longitudinal web of the Y-shaped or fork-shaped ring cross section of the throttle body unit protrudes into the ring-shaped groove provided on an inflow-side end face of the regulator housing ( 3 ).

21. The sanitary insertion unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped duct ( 5 ) of the first regulator unit ( 4 ) and the second ring-shaped duct ( 10 ) of the adjacent second regulator unit ( 9 ) are arranged concentrically with respect to one another.

Assignees

• Neoperl Gmbh

Inventors

• Twitchett Simon
• Stein Alexander

Classifications

• F16K31/001

  actuated by volume variations caused by an element soluble in a fluid or swelling in contact with a fluid (life-boats B63C9/24) · CPC title

• G05D7/01

  without auxiliary power · CPC title

• B05B1/3006 Primary

  the controlling element being actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed (B05B1/323 takes precedence; single-unit outlet valves actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed B05B11/0062) · CPC title

• F16K31/002

  actuated by temperature variation (thermo-electric F16K31/025) · CPC title

• E03C1/084

  Jet regulators with aerating means · CPC title