Sanitary fitting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9739040-B2
Application number	US-201514803363-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2015
Priority date	Jan 18, 2013
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A sanitary fitting having at least one first actuating element, in particular for setting the temperature and/or volume of mixed water, and having at least one second actuating element for setting the volume of hot water. In order to set the volume of hot water, a valve element, in particular a solenoid valve, which is electrically controllable by the second actuating element, is arranged in the hot water flow path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sanitary fitting comprising:
at least one first actuating element for adjusting a temperature and/or volume of mixed water;
at least one second actuating element for adjusting a volume of boiling water; and
a valve element that is controllable electrically by the second actuating element and is arranged in a high temperature water line for adjusting the volume of the boiling water,
wherein a sensor element, that is connected to the valve element through a signal line, is associated with the second actuating element, and wherein the sensor element generates an actuating signal for controlling the valve element when the second actuating element is actuated.

2. The sanitary fitting according to claim 1 , wherein the valve element is arranged upstream of the sanitary fitting in a flow direction and/or outside of the sanitary fitting in the high-temperature water line.

3. The sanitary fitting according to claim 1 , wherein the second actuating element is moveable between an off position, in which the valve element is closed, and a boiling water position, in which the valve element is open, and wherein the second actuating element is moveable in an actuating motion from the off position into the boiling water position while building up a restoring force so that the second actuating element automatically returns to the off position when released.

4. The sanitary fitting according to claim 3 , wherein a refrigerating, carbonating, and/or filtering unit is provided that is in fluidic connection with the sanitary fitting through a supply line, and wherein the unit is electrically controlled by the second actuating element for adjustment of the water supplied by the unit.

5. The sanitary fitting according to claim 4 , wherein the second actuating element is moveable into at least one additional actuating position with which the flow path from the unit to an outlet of the sanitary fitting is opened.

6. The sanitary fitting according to claim 1 , wherein a locking element or slide is associated with the second actuating element that is movably arranged in the second actuating element and that is actuated to enable an actuating motion of the second actuating element.

7. The sanitary fitting according to claim 1 , wherein a mixer tap or a single-lever mixer tap is provided for adjusting the temperature and/or volume of mixed water, the tap being housed in the sanitary fitting, and/or wherein a lever of the tap is the first actuating element.

8. The sanitary fitting according to claim 7 , wherein the mixer tap is attached at an inlet side to a cold water line and to a hot water line and at an outlet side to a mixed water line that is routed to an outlet of the sanitary fitting.

9. The sanitary fitting according to claim 1 , wherein, provided in the sanitary fitting upstream of an outlet of the sanitary fitting, a connecting piece is arranged that has a first connecting port for a mixed water line, a second connecting port for the high temperature water line, and/or a third connecting port for a supply line from a refrigerating, carbonating, and/or filtering unit.

10. The sanitary fitting according to claim 1 , wherein the valve element is a solenoid valve.

11. A sanitary fitting comprising:
at least one first actuating element for adjusting a temperature and/or volume of mixed water;
at least one second actuating element for adjusting a volume of boiling water; and
a valve element that is controllable electrically by the second actuating element and is arranged in a high temperature water line for adjusting the volume of the boiling water,
wherein a timer is associated with the valve element via which the valve element opened by the second actuating element automatically closes after a predetermined time period has elapsed.

12. A sanitary fitting comprising:
at least one first actuating element for adjusting a temperature and/or volume of mixed water;
at least one second actuating element for adjusting a volume of boiling water; and
a valve element that is controllable electrically by the second actuating element and is arranged in a high temperature water line for adjusting the volume of the boiling water,
wherein the second actuating element is moveable between an off position, in which the valve element is closed, and a boiling water position, in which the valve element is open, and wherein the second actuating element is moveable in an actuating motion from the off position into the boiling water position while building up a restoring force so that the second actuating element automatically returns to the off position when released,
wherein a refrigerating, carbonating, and/or filtering unit is provided that is in fluidic connection with the sanitary fitting through a supply line, and wherein the unit is electrically controlled by the second actuating element for adjustment of the water supplied by the unit,
wherein the second actuating element is moveable into at least one additional actuating position with which the flow path from the unit to an outlet of the sanitary fitting is opened, and
wherein the actuating motion of the second actuating element into the boiling water position and an actuating motion of the second actuating element into the additional actuating positions are opposite one another.

Assignees

• Grohe Ag

Inventors

• Gnauert Werner
• Woesthoff Wulf

Classifications

• E03C1/055

  Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like · CPC title

• E03C1/0411 Primary

  Taps specially designed for dispensing boiling water · CPC title

• E03C2201/45

  for carbonated water · CPC title

• E03C1/0412

  Constructional or functional features of the faucet handle (valve actuating members as such F16K31/60) · CPC title