Sanitary fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9639095-B2
Application number	US-201314655463-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	Jan 29, 2013
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

In the case of a sanitary fixture ( 1 ), it is provided that at least one covering surface ( 7 ), by way of which at least one flow opening ( 4 ) of a flow element ( 3 ) is openable and at least partially closable in a temperature-dependent manner, is formed on a covering element ( 6 ) made of a temperature-sensitive material (cf. FIG. 1 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sanitary fixture ( 1 ), comprising: a throughflow element ( 3 ) in which at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) is formed, a covering element ( 6 ) by which the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) is releasable and at least partially closeable, the covering element ( 6 ) comprises a temperature-sensitive regulating element, and a covering surface ( 7 ) interacting with the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) for the release and for the at least partial closure is formed on the covering element ( 6 ), the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) is oriented radially with respect to a longitudinal axis ( 5 ) of the sanitary fixture ( 1 ), and the covering element ( 6 ) is at least one of spirally curved, or band-shaped.

2. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) is formed as a single piece.

3. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) has at least one of a thermostatic bimetal or a material with shape memory.

4. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bending of the covering element ( 6 ) is temperature-variable.

5. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) is arranged on an in-flow side or discharge flow side of the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ).

6. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) forms a bypass to a main flow path ( 8 ) of the sanitary fixture ( 1 ).

7. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) is arranged radially outside a main flow path ( 8 ) of the sanitary fixture ( 1 ).

8. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) annularly surrounds a main flow path ( 8 ) of the sanitary fixture ( 1 ).

9. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) is fastened at one end ( 10 ) to a housing part ( 11 ).

10. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) is clamped in a cup-shaped receptacle ( 17 ) having a round receptacle wall ( 13 ), and the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) is formed in the round receptacle wall ( 13 ).

11. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of the throughflow openings ( 4 ) that are closeable and releasable by the covering element ( 6 ).

12. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) is also oriented axially with respect to the longitudinal axis ( 5 ) of the sanitary fixture ( 1 ).

13. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) has at least one flat tongue ( 16 ), at a free end ( 12 ) of which the covering surface ( 7 ) is formed.

14. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) has at least one tongue ( 16 ) which, in a releasing state of the covering element ( 6 ), encloses a gap ( 18 ) with a support ( 15 ), and which, in an at least partially closing state of the covering element ( 6 ), at least partially closes the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ).

15. The sanitary fixture ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) has a plurality of tongues ( 16 ) which are arranged in a star-shaped manner and which are each assigned to one of a plurality of the throughflow opening ( 4 ).

16. The sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the temperature-sensitive regulating element is variable in shape depending on a temperature.

17. The sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) is placeable flat onto the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ).

18. The sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) is arranged on a flat support ( 15 ), and the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ) is formed in the flat support ( 15 ).

19. The sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering element ( 6 ) has at least one tongue ( 16 ) which, in an at least partially closing state of the covering element ( 6 ), at least partially closes the at least one throughflow opening ( 4 ).

Assignees

• Neoperl Gmbh

Inventors

• Schurle Holger
• Tempel Marc

Classifications

• F16K31/002

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

• E03C1/08

  Jet regulators {or jet guides}, e.g. anti-splash devices · CPC title

• G05D7/012

  the sensing element being deformable and acting as a valve · CPC title

• E03C1/041 Primary

  having provisions against scalding, e.g. temperature limiting devices, external covers · CPC title

• F16K3/08

  with circular plates rotatable around their centres · CPC title