Connection system for a sanitary article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11304573-B2
Application number	US-201916965525-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2019
Priority date	Jan 29, 2018
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

Abstract

A connection device for connecting a sanitary article to a connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site and which has at least one conduit which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site. The device comprises a bearing element having at least one bearing-side pipeline portion, which pipeline portion is arranged on the bearing element and is configured for water-conducting connection to the positionally fixedly arranged on-site conduit and for water-conducting connection to a sanitary-article-side connection point. For the adjustment of the position, in particular of the height position, of the sanitary article with respect to the connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site, the bearing element is arranged displaceable on the sanitary article such that it can be displaced along an adjustment movement relative to the sanitary article.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connection device for connecting a sanitary article to a connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site and which has at least one conduit which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site, comprising
a bearing element having at least one bearing-side the pipeline portion,
wherein said pipeline portion is arranged on the bearing element and is configured for water-conducting connection to the positionally fixedly arranged on-site conduit and for water-conducting connection to a sanitary-article-side connection point, and
wherein, for the adjustment of the position, in particular of the height position, of the sanitary article with respect to the connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site, the bearing element is arranged displaceable on the sanitary article such that it can be displaced along an adjustment movement relative to the sanitary article.

2. The connection device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection device further comprises at least one fastening point which is arranged on the bearing element, which fastening point is configured for receiving a fastening element of the connection structure, said fastening element being arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site, wherein the fastening point is at a fixed distance from the at least one pipeline portion.

3. The connection device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing element, after adjustment of the position thereof with respect to the sanitary article has been completed, can be fixedly connected to the sanitary article.

4. The connection device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the fixed connection between the bearing element and the sanitary article is a mechanically fixed connection, wherein the mechanically fixed connection is preferably a positively locking and/or force-fitting connection.

5. The connection device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pipeline portion has a compensation portion, with which compensation portion an adjustment offset, which results during the adjustment movement between the bearing element and the sanitary article, between the at least one bearing-side pipeline portion and the sanitary-article-side connection point can be compensated.

6. The connection device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing element is mounted in a displaceable manner on a support element which can be fixedly connected to the sanitary article, and can be connected to the sanitary article by way of the support element.

7. The connection device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the bearing element and the support element are connected to one another by way of at least one longitudinal guide.

8. The connection device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the bearing element and the support element are connected to one another by way of at least one longitudinal guide and wherein in the installation position, at least one of the longitudinal guides is oriented in the vertical and/or at least a further one of the longitudinal guides is oriented in the horizontal.

9. The connection device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein two pipeline portions are mounted at a fixed distance with respect to one another on the bearing element, of which one of the pipeline portions is a flushing water conduit and the other of the pipeline portions is a waste water conduit.

10. A connection system comprising a connection device and a connection structure,
said connection device comprises a bearing element having at least one bearing-side pipeline portion, which pipeline portion is arranged on the bearing element and is configured for water-conducting connection to the positionally fixedly arranged on-site conduit and for water-conducting connection to a sanitary-article-side connection point,
wherein said connection structure is fixedly predefined on site and has at least one conduit which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site,
wherein, for the adjustment of the position, in particular of the height position, of the sanitary article with respect to the connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site, the bearing element is arranged displaceable on the sanitary article such that it can be displaced along an adjustment movement relative to the sanitary article, and
wherein the relative position of the individual elements of the connection structure among one another have predefined positions, and wherein the positions of the corresponding elements of the bearing element are identical to the positions of the connection structure.

11. An arrangement comprising a sanitary article having a receiving space and a connection device,
wherein said connection device is provided for connecting the sanitary article to a connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site and which has at least one conduit which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site,
wherein said connection device comprises a bearing element having at least one bearing-side pipeline portion, which pipeline portion is arranged on the bearing element and is configured for water-conducting connection to the positionally fixedly arranged on-site conduit and for water-conducting connection to a sanitary-article-side connection point,
wherein, for the adjustment of the position, in particular of the height position, of the sanitary article with respect to the connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site, the bearing element is arranged displaceable on the sanitary article such that it can be displaced along an adjustment movement relative to the sanitary article, and
wherein the connection device is arranged in the receiving space.

12. The arrangement as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the receiving space is configured to be open with respect to the wall to which the sanitary article is to be fastened.

13. A method for assembling a connection device comprising a bearing element having at least one bearing-side pipeline portion, which pipeline portion is arranged on the bearing element and is configured for water-conducting connection to the positionally fixedly arranged on-site conduit and for water-conducting connection to a sanitary-article-side connection point, wherein, for the adjustment of the position, in particular of the height position, of the sanitary article with respect to the connection structure which is fixedly predefined on site, the bearing element is arranged displaceable on the sanitary article such that it can be displaced along an adjustment movement relative to the sanitary article,
wherein, in a first step, the bearing element is connected to the sanitary article, optionally by way of the support element, wherein the at least one pipeline portion of the bearing element is connected to the sanitary-article-side connection point,
wherein, in a second step, the sanitary article is displaced relative to the bearing element, such that the height of the sanitary article can be adjusted, and
wherein, in a third step, the bearing-side pipeline portion is connected to the conduit which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner on site.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein, in the third step, the sanitary article is fixedly connected to the wall, in particular wherein, in the third step, the bearing-side fastening point is connected to the on-site fastening element.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein after adjustment of the height position has been completed, the bearing element is connected to the sanitary article or the support element in a positively locking and/or force-fitting and/or frictionally locking manner.

Assignees

• Geberit Int Ag

Inventors

• Diethelm Alois
• Niederberger Martin
• Braulio Juanes
• Weiss Rolf
• Zwicker Maurus

Classifications

• E03D11/17

  Means for connecting the bowl to the flushing pipe · CPC title

• E03D11/14

  Means for connecting the bowl to the wall, e.g. to a wall outlet · CPC title

• E03D11/02 Primary

  Water-closet bowls (auxiliary chambers with connections to flushing water for bowl-cleaning utensils E03D9/06; modified for using upwardly-directed sprays E03D9/08; seats or covers A47K13/00 ){; Bowls with a double odour seal optionally with provisions for a good siphonic action; siphons as part of the bowl (parts or details of bowls E03D11/13)} · CPC title

• E03D11/16

  Means for connecting the bowl to the floor, e.g. to a floor outlet · CPC title

• E03C1/322

  connected to the wall only · CPC title