Height adjustable drain fitting for a toilet flush tank

US9506579B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9506579-B2
Application numberUS-201313959180-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 5, 2013
Priority dateAug 3, 2012
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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A height-adjustable drain fitting for a flushing tank comprises a drain valve housing, a valve body that can be lifted along an actuating axis so as to initiate flushing, an actuating unit that acts on the valve body and controls the movement of the valve body, an actuating member which acts on the actuating unit, an actuating element that acts on the actuating member and by element of which the actuating member can be actuated by the user, and a mounting element having a receptacle for mounting the actuating member. The mounting element is displaceable relative to the drain valve housing and is connected thereto for adjusting the height. The actuating member has the shape of an actuating rod and is designed so as to be height-adjustable.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A height-adjustable drain fitting for a flushing tank, comprising: a drain valve housing having an interior, a valve body that is mounted in the interior and can be lifted along an actuating axis so as to initiate flushing, an actuating unit that acts on the valve body and controls movement of the valve body, wherein the actuating unit is arranged in the interior, an actuating member which acts on the actuating unit so as to initiate flushing,…

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  • F16K51/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • E03D1/14Primary

    Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

  • Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

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What does patent US9506579B2 cover?
A height-adjustable drain fitting for a flushing tank comprises a drain valve housing, a valve body that can be lifted along an actuating axis so as to initiate flushing, an actuating unit that acts on the valve body and controls the movement of the valve body, an actuating member which acts on the actuating unit, an actuating element that acts on the actuating member and by element of which th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Borsic Silvo, Geberit Int Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16K51/00. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).