DE102020100812A1 - Sanitary fitting with at least one supply line secured by a safety element integrated in an insert - Google Patents

Abstract

Sanitary fitting (1), at least comprising: - a fitting housing (2) with an outlet (4) having an outlet opening (3); - an insert (5) with at least one integrated securing element (11), the insert (5) at least partially is arranged in the fitting housing (2); - At least one supply line (6, 7) for a liquid, which is inserted into the insert (5), so that the liquid is used for mixing cold water by means of the insert (5) of a mixing cartridge (8) and hot water can be fed to a mixed water; and- at least one fastening element (9) which is inserted into the insert (5) so that the at least one feed line (6, 7) is secured on the insert (5), and that by the at least one securing element (11) against a Loosening of the insert (5) is secured.

Description

The present invention relates to a sanitary fitting which is used in particular for wash basins, showers and / or bathtubs.

Sanitary fittings are used to mix cold water and hot water to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature and to dose the mixed water. Such sanitary fittings can have an insert via which a fitting housing of the sanitary fittings is rotatably mounted. The insert can also be used within the fitting housing to feed the cold water and hot water to a mixing cartridge for mixing the cold water and hot water to form the mixed water. For this purpose, supply lines for the cold water and hot water must be attached to the insert. For this purpose, additional components are required, which increase the installation effort of the sanitary fittings.

The object of the invention is therefore to at least partially solve the problems described with reference to the prior art and, in particular, to specify a sanitary fitting in which a reduced number of components is required to secure the supply lines.

This object is achieved with a sanitary fitting according to the features of the independent claim. Further advantageous refinements of the sanitary fitting are specified in the dependent claims. It should be pointed out that the features listed individually in the dependently formulated patent claims can be combined with one another in any technologically meaningful manner and define further embodiments of the invention. In addition, the features specified in the patent claims are specified and explained in more detail in the description, with further preferred embodiments of the invention being presented.

• - ein Armaturengehäuse mit einem eine Auslauföffnung aufweisenden Auslauf;
• - einen Einsatz mit zumindest einem integrierten Sicherungselement, wobei der Einsatz zumindest teilweise in dem Armaturengehäuse angeordnet ist;
• - zumindest eine Zuführleitung für eine Flüssigkeit, die in den Einsatz eingesteckt ist, sodass die Flüssigkeit mittels des Einsatzes einer Mischkartusche zum Mischen von Kaltwasser und Warmwasser zu einem Mischwasser zuführbar ist; und
• - zumindest ein Befestigungselement, das in den Einsatz eingesteckt ist, sodass die zumindest eine Zuführleitung an dem Einsatz gesichert ist, und das durch das zumindest eine Sicherungselement gegen ein Lösen von dem Einsatz gesichert ist.

A sanitary fitting that has at least the following components contributes to this:

• - A fitting housing with an outlet having an outlet opening;
• - An insert with at least one integrated securing element, the insert being at least partially arranged in the fitting housing;
• - At least one supply line for a liquid, which is plugged into the insert, so that the liquid can be fed to a mixed water by means of the insert of a mixing cartridge for mixing cold water and hot water; and
• - At least one fastening element which is inserted into the insert so that the at least one feed line is secured to the insert and which is secured against loosening from the insert by the at least one securing element.

The proposed sanitary fitting is used in particular to mix cold water and hot water to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature and / or to meter the mixed mixed water. Such sanitary fittings are regularly used for sinks, sinks, showers and / or bathtubs. The sanitary fitting has a fitting housing with an outlet having an outlet opening, it being possible for the fitting housing to consist at least partially of brass, a zinc alloy and / or plastic. The fitting housing can be attached to a support, for example a worktop, the sink, the wash basin, the shower or the bathtub. Furthermore, the fitting housing has a (protruding or branching) outlet which is rigidly or movably connected to the fitting housing. The outlet can be at least partially tubular. Furthermore, the fitting housing can have a decorative outer surface. In addition, the outlet has an outlet opening through which a liquid, in particular (mixed) water, can be dispensed.

The sanitary fitting can have a mixing cartridge, by means of which, in particular, cold water with a cold water temperature and hot water with a warm water temperature can be mixed to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature. The cold water temperature is in particular a maximum of 25 ° C (Celsius), preferably 1 ° C to 25 ° C, particularly preferably 5 ° C to 20 ° C and / or the hot water temperature is in particular a maximum of 90 ° C, preferably 25 ° C to 90 ° C, particularly preferably 55 ° C to 65 ° C. The mixing cartridge can be actuated by means of a lever of the sanitary fitting. For example, the mixed water temperature and / or a discharge amount of the mixed water can be set by means of the lever. The mixing cartridge can be designed, for example, in the manner of a single-lever mixer and / or at least partially cylindrical.

Furthermore, the mixing cartridge can have a cartridge housing. The mixing cartridge can at least partially be arranged in a cartridge receptacle and / or attached to the cartridge receptacle. The cartridge holder is used to hold and / or fasten the mixer cartridge to the fitting housing. The cartridge receptacle is in particular at least partially tubular, so that the mixing cartridge is at least can be partially arranged in the cartridge holder. The cartridge receptacle can thus be designed, for example, in the manner of an adapter, by means of which the mixing cartridge is held in the fitting housing. Furthermore, the cartridge receptacle can be part of an insert of the sanitary fitting and / or at least partially consist of brass and / or plastic. The cartridge receptacle can be attached to the fitting housing directly or indirectly, for example by means of further components of the sanitary fitting.

The sanitary fitting has an insert which is arranged in the fitting housing. In particular, the cold water and / or the warm water can be supplied to the mixing cartridge via the insert. For this purpose, the mixing cartridge can for example be arranged on and / or at least partially in the insert. In particular, the mixing cartridge can be arranged with an end face or with one of its longitudinal ends on the insert or in the insert. The insert can be at least partially tubular and / or cylindrical. In addition, the insert can at least partially consist of metal or plastic. In particular, the insert can be a plastic injection-molded part. The insert can have at least one cold water channel for the cold water and / or at least one hot water channel for the hot water. The at least one cold water channel can open into a cold water inlet opening and / or the at least one hot water channel can open into a hot water inlet opening of the mixing cartridge. The insert can have a mixed water line, for example in the form of a further channel in the insert, via which the mixed water mixed by the mixing cartridge can be fed to a mixed water channel.

Furthermore, the sanitary fitting has at least one supply line for the cold water and / or hot water, by means of which the cold water and / or hot water can be fed to the sanitary fitting, for example from a public water supply network or a hot water heater. The at least one feed line can in particular be a flexible hose line. The at least one supply line is plugged into the insert or into the at least one cold water duct or the at least one hot water duct of the insert.

In addition, the sanitary fitting has at least one fastening element which can be inserted into the insert, in particular via a peripheral surface of the insert. The circumferential surface of the insert extends in particular in a circumferential direction of the insert or in particular around the longitudinal axis of the insert and / or the fitting housing. Furthermore, the peripheral surface of the insert can limit the insert in the radial direction. The peripheral surface of the insert is in particular not an end face of the insert that points in particular in the longitudinal direction. The at least one fastening element is in particular (alone) held and / or guided by the insert. The at least one fastening element can be, for example, a strip-shaped, pin-shaped or disk-shaped component. The at least one fastening element can be designed in the manner of a clip. The at least one fastening element can at least partially consist of plastic, metal or sheet metal. The at least one fastening element is in particular not formed in one piece with the insert, but rather a separate component. The at least one fastening element is connected to the at least one feed line in such a way that the at least one fastening element prevents (unintentional) detachment of the at least one feed line from the insert. For this purpose, the at least one fastening element can, for example, engage in a circumferential surface of the at least one feed line and / or be connected to the at least one feed line in a form-fitting manner.

The insert can comprise a base shaft for mounting the fitting housing. The base shaft can be at least partially tubular. Furthermore, the base shaft can in particular serve to fasten the sanitary fitting to the carrier. For this purpose, the insert with the base shaft can at least partially extend out of the fitting housing, so that the section of the insert protruding from the fitting housing can be plugged into a fastening opening in the carrier. A fastening element, for example in the manner of a fastening nut, by means of which the sanitary fitting can be fastened to the carrier, can be fastened to a longitudinal end of the insert or base shaft opposite the fitting housing. A longitudinal, in particular lower, end of the fitting housing can be fastened to an outer circumferential collar of the insert, for example rotatable via a sliding bearing or a sliding ring. The circumferential collar of the insert makes contact in particular with the carrier when the sanitary fitting is installed.

The at least one fastening element is secured against (unintentional) loosening from the insert by at least one securing element, the at least one securing element being integrated into the insert. In this context, the term “integrated” can in particular be understood to mean that the at least one securing element is firmly arranged in the insert, for example by means of fastening means. The at least one securing element integrated in the insert is used to secure the at least one Fastening element on the insert no other components or aids, such as. B. glue, required. This reduces the installation effort for the sanitary fitting. In addition, the at least one securing element can allow (intentional) dismantling of the at least one fastening element. For this purpose, the securing element can be designed, for example, in the manner of a latching element or latching arm. Alternatively, the securing element of the insert can also be designed as a latching recess, into which, for example, a latching element, a raised raster or a latching arm of the at least one fastening element engages at least partially.

The at least one securing element can be designed in one piece with the insert. This can mean in particular that the at least one securing element is cohesively and / or (without destroying the insert and / or the at least one securing element) inseparably connected to the insert. For this purpose, the at least one securing element can be designed, in particular together with the insert, as a single plastic injection-molded part.

The at least one securing element can be designed as a latching arm. The locking arm is in particular elastically deformable and / or bendable. For this purpose, the at least one securing element can have a protruding, in particular longitudinal, end. A longitudinal end of the at least one securing element opposite the protruding end is in particular firmly connected to the insert. Furthermore, the at least one securing element, in particular at its protruding end, can have a cam with which the at least one securing element can engage in the at least one fastening element.

The at least one fastening element can have a latching recess into which the at least one securing element at least partially engages. The latching recess can extend completely through the at least one fastening element. Furthermore, the latching recess can be designed as a groove, for example.

The locking recess can be designed as a bore. In particular, the bore can be designed as a through bore that extends completely through the at least one fastening element.

The insert can have a receptacle for the at least one fastening element. The receptacle can be, for example, a guide and / or a receptacle space for the at least one fastening element in the insert. The at least one fastening element can be inserted into the receptacle in particular over the circumferential surface of the insert and / or in the radial direction. Furthermore, the at least one fastening element can be arranged in the receptacle without play, in particular in the longitudinal direction.

The at least one securing element can be elastically deformable when the at least one fastening element is inserted into the receptacle through the at least one fastening element. The at least one securing element is tensioned by the elastic deformation, so that the at least one securing element, in particular when the cam of the at least one securing element is located in the area of the receptacle of the at least one fastening element, can snap into the at least one fastening element (automatically).

The at least one feed line can have a groove into which the at least one fastening element engages. The groove extends in particular by 360 ° around the at least one feed line and / or is formed in the area of a longitudinal end of the at least one feed line. If the sanitary fitting has a first supply line for cold water and a second supply line for hot water, the at least one fastening element can be arranged between the two supply lines so that the at least one fastening element engages in the grooves of both supply lines. In this way, a plurality of supply lines can be secured to the insert by a (single) fastening element.

The at least one fastening element can be of flat design. This can mean in particular that the at least one fastening element, in particular in the longitudinal direction of the insert and / or the fitting housing, has a thickness of 1 mm (millimeters) to 5 mm.

The fitting housing can be rotatably mounted on the insert. As a result, in particular the outlet with the outlet opening can be pivoted.

• 1: eine Sanitärarmatur in einem Längsschnitt;
• 2: ein Bereich der Sanitärarmatur in einem Längsschnitt;
• 3: Zuführleitungen der Sanitärarmatur mit einem Befestigungselement in einer perspektivischen Schnittdarstellung;
• 4: das Befestigungselement in einer perspektivischen Darstellung;
• 5: ein Einsatz der Sanitärarmatur in einer perspektivischen Darstellung; und
• 6: ein Bereich des Einsatzes in einer vergrößerten Darstellung.

The invention and the technical environment are explained in more detail below with reference to the figures. It should be pointed out that the figures show a particularly preferred embodiment variant of the invention, but this is not limited thereto. The same components are provided with the same reference symbols in the figures. They show schematically:

• 1 : a sanitary fitting in a longitudinal section;
• 2 : a region of the sanitary fitting in a longitudinal section;
• 3 : Feed lines of the sanitary fitting with a fastening element in a perspective sectional view;
• 4th : the fastening element in a perspective view;
• 5 : an insert of the sanitary fitting in a perspective view; and
• 6th : an area of use in an enlarged view.

The 1 shows a sanitary fitting 1 in a longitudinal section. The sanitary fitting 1 has a valve body 2 with one an outlet opening 3 having spout 4th on. The valve body 2 can be rotated on an insert 5 the sanitary fitting 1 attached, which in turn is attached to a carrier 16 is mounted, which can be a kitchen countertop. On one of the dashboard housing 2 opposite side of the wearer 16 is a mounting element 17th on the mission 5 arranged through which the plumbing fixture 1 on the carrier 16 is attached. For this purpose, the mounting element 17th for example with the use 5 be screwable.

In the dashboard 2 is a mixing cartridge 8th arranged via a first supply line 6th Cold water and a (in the 3 shown) second feed line 7th Hot water can be supplied. The feed lines are for this purpose 6th , 7th in action 5 plugged in and in use 5 Channels for the cold water and hot water, which are not visible here, are formed leading to the mixing cartridge 8th to lead. Using the mixing cartridge 8th the cold water and hot water can be proportionally mixed to form a mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature. Furthermore, there is the mixing cartridge 8th by a lever 18th can be actuated by which the mixed water temperature and a discharge amount of the mixed water via the outlet opening 3 are adjustable. The mixing cartridge 8th is in a tubular section of the insert 5 arranged and fluid-conducting with the outlet opening 3 connected so that the mixed water via the outlet opening 3 is deliverable. The mixing cartridge 8th a mixed water outlet on its underside 20th on that in a rotary joint 21 for the outlet 4th flows out. The mixed water is via the rotary coupling 21 and one through the spout 4th extended mixed water pipe 27 the outlet opening 3 feedable.

The 2 shows one in the 1 Area of the sanitary fitting marked with a rectangle 1 in an enlarged view. The use 5 (and that in the 1 valve body shown 2 ) extends along a (here vertical) longitudinal axis 19th . The use 5 assigns a recording 13th for a fastener 9 on. The fastener 9 is over a peripheral surface 10 of use 5 in a radial direction 22nd (orthogonal to the long axis 19th ) in the recording 13th inserted so that the fastener 9 in one in the 3 shown first groove 14th the first feed line 6th and in one also in the 3 second groove shown 15th the second feed line 7th intervenes. This creates the first feed line 6th and the second supply line 7th form-fitting with the fastening element 9 connected so that the first feed line 6th and the second supply line 7th on the mission 5 are secured. The first feed line can be in the secured state 6th and the second supply line 7th not from the mission 5 to solve. The use 5 has an integrated safety element 11 on, here in the manner of a locking arm and in one piece with the insert 5 is trained. At one cantilever end 23 of the fuse element 11 is a cam 24 formed, which is in a locking recess 12th of the fastener 9 intervenes. This is the fastener 9 against loosening from the recording 13th of use 5 secured. When inserting the fastener 9 in the recording 13th is the locking element 11 through the fastener 9 elastically deformable until that the cam 24 of the fuse element 11 into the locking recess 12th of the fastener 9 clicks into place.

The 3 shows the first feed line 6th and the second supply line 7th with the fastener 9 in a perspective view. The fastener 9 engages in a first circumferential groove 14th the first feed line 6th and in a second circumferential groove 15th the second feed line 7th one so that the first feed line 6th and the second supply line 7th form-fitting with the fastening element 9 are connected.

The 4th shows the fastener 9 in a perspective view. The fastener 9 has a first fastening contour 25th for those in the 3 shown first groove 14th the first feed line 6th and a second fastening contour 26th for those in the 3 second groove shown 15th the second feed line 7th on. The radius of the first fastening contour 25th corresponds to (essentially) half the diameter of the first groove 14th the first feed line 6th and / or the radius of the second fastening contour 26th (essentially) half the diameter of the second groove 15th the second feed line 7th . The locking recess is also there 12th of the fastener 9 can be seen, which is designed here in the manner of a (continuous) bore.

The 5 shows the use 5 with the recording 13th in a perspective view and the 6th one in the 5 marked area of use 5 with the recording 13th in an enlarged view. Can be seen in the 6th especially how the cam is 24 of the fuse element 11 in the recording 13th extends into it.

The present invention enables the supply lines to be secured with a reduced number of components.

List of reference symbols

1

Plumbing fixture

2

Valve body

3

Outlet opening

4th

Outlet

5

commitment

6th

first feed line

7th

second feed line

8th

Mixing cartridge

9

Fastener

10

Circumferential surface

11

Fuse element

12th

Locking recess

13th

admission

14th

first groove

15th

second groove

16

carrier

17th

Mounting element

18th

lever

19th

Longitudinal axis

20th

Mixed water outlet

21

Rotary coupling

22nd

radial direction

23

cantilevered end

24

cam

25th

first fastening contour

26th

second fastening contour

27

Mixed water pipe

Claims (10)

Sanitary fitting (1), at least having: - A fitting housing (2) with an outlet (4) having an outlet opening (3); - An insert (5) with at least one integrated securing element (11), the insert (5) being at least partially arranged in the fitting housing (2); - At least one supply line (6, 7) for a liquid, which is inserted into the insert (5) so that the liquid can be fed to a mixed water by means of the insert (5) of a mixing cartridge (8) for mixing cold water and hot water; and - At least one fastening element (9) which is inserted into the insert (5) so that the at least one feed line (6, 7) is secured on the insert (5), and by the at least one securing element (11) against loosening is secured by the insert (5). Sanitary fitting (1) according to Claim 1 , wherein the at least one securing element (11) is formed in one piece with the insert (5). Sanitary fitting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one securing element (11) is designed as a latching arm. Sanitary fitting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one fastening element (9) has a latching recess (12) into which the at least one securing element (11) at least partially engages. Sanitary fitting (1) according to Claim 4 , wherein the locking recess (12) is designed as a bore. Sanitary fitting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the insert (5) has a receptacle (13) for the at least one fastening element (9). Sanitary fitting (1) according to Claim 6 wherein the at least one securing element (11) is elastically deformable when the at least one fastening element (9) is inserted into the receptacle (13) through the at least one fastening element (9). Sanitary fitting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one supply line (6, 7) has a groove (14, 15) into which the at least one fastening element (9) engages. Sanitary fitting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one fastening element (9) is flat. Sanitary fitting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the fitting housing (2) is rotatably mounted on the insert (5).

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