CN1223735C

CN1223735C - Actuating device for drain valve of cistern

Info

Publication number: CN1223735C
Application number: CN00817644.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 阿洛伊斯·迪特黑尔姆
Original assignee: Geberit Technik AG
Current assignee: Geberit International AG
Priority date: 1999-12-21
Filing date: 2000-11-27
Publication date: 2005-10-19
Anticipated expiration: 2020-11-27
Also published as: AT4771U1; AU1377301A; DE20018835U1; DK1240394T3; DE50011770D1; HU224902B1; HUP0203777A2; AU777009B2; ATE311502T1; CN1413280A; EP1240394A1; ES2253272T3; EP1240394B1; WO2001046528A1

Abstract

The actuating device for the drain valve (80) is provided with a switching device (72) which is located in a housing (4) that can be fixed to the cover (2) of the cistern (1). An actuating button (7, 8) is mounted in the housing (4). Said button interacts with a pivoting lever (39, 40) to open the drain valve (80) and has a depressor organ (11, 15) which projects downwards. The depressor organ (11, 15) engages with a depressor lever (19, 20) that is mounted in the housing (4) and the depressor organ (11, 15) is adjustably connected to said depressor lever (19, 20). The device is particularly suitable for ceramic cisterns and can be easily adapted to different wall-thicknesses of the cistern cover.

Description

The manipulation device of drain valve of cistern

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of manipulation device of drain valve of cistern, it comprises cased switch, shell can be fixed on covering of wc flushing cistern and at least one control button is installed in inner casing movingly, in order to open discharging valve, this control button and a rocking bar cooperating also have the pressing mechanism of stretching downwards.

Background technology

In the prior art by WO 98/46836 known this type of manipulation device.This manipulation device is given for ceramic wc flushing cistern, and well-known, they have the big scale error that causes because of manufacturing.Especially the wall thickness of the height of these wc flushing cisterns and lid possibility difference is very big.It is the problem that is difficult to provide the manipulation device that is applicable to these wc flushing cisterns that exists for a long time associatedly.Although this device exists above-mentioned scale error still can assemble simply and reliably working.

In pressing the manipulation device of above-mentioned WO 98/46836, this difficulty should overcome like this, promptly adapts to automatically when assembling.In order to obtain this compliance, suggestion on the shell with on switch, use different screw threads.Therefore have important disadvantages in this manipulation device, it need have a very big hole in the flushing water case lid.

By applicant's the known another kind of manipulation device of EP 0479716A, it is given for ceramic wc flushing cistern equally.Above-mentioned difficulties is to solve like this in this wc flushing cistern, be about to switch and be contained on the shell of discharging valve, and the pressing mechanism that is contained in the control button downside can block for the size that adapts to wc flushing cistern.The advantage of this manipulation device is that it only needs an aperture in the flushing water case lid.But is being imperfect with switch combination in some cases in discharging valve.

Summary of the invention

The manipulation device that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of the above-mentioned type, it is particularly useful for ceramic wc flushing cistern, and can make simply and assembling and reliably working.

For this reason, the invention provides a kind of manipulation device of drain valve of cistern, comprise a cased switch, described shell can be fixed on covering of wc flushing cistern and at least one control button is installed in described shell movingly, in order to open discharging valve, a described control button and an actuating linkage cooperating also have a pressing mechanism of stretching downwards, wherein, and described pressing mechanism and cased lever briquetting engagement; And described pressing mechanism is connected with described lever briquetting adjustablely, it is characterized by: upper lever briquetting and actuating linkage cooperating and a following lever briquetting and another actuating linkage cooperating; And two cased movably pressing mechanisms mesh with one of described two lever briquettings respectively.

Be that pressing mechanism meshes with cased lever briquetting, and pressing mechanism is connected with the lever briquetting adjustablely in by the manipulation device of this type for reaching the measure that this purpose takes.In pressing manipulation device of the present invention, pressing mechanism acts on the rocking bar so that discharge flushing water by the lever briquetting.Be designed to make the pressing mechanism can be being connected between pressing mechanism and lever briquetting with respect to the adjustment of lever briquetting.By this adjustability, it is thick to make manipulation device be adapted to different lids.If further develop by of the present invention, pressing mechanism has a thread segment and engages with the lever briquetting by this thread segment, and then this compliance is simple especially and accurate.In order to adapt to the lid of different wall, pressing mechanism correspondingly screws in the different degree of depth in the lever briquetting.

Further develop by one of the present invention, pressing mechanism is designed to shaft-like.This has outstanding advantage, because manipulation device also can be installed in the narrow little hole of flushing water case lid.Therefore the pressing mechanism reduced diameter section of preferably passing shell.

Also have an outstanding advantage by manipulation device of the present invention, it also can be equipped with two control buttons for the flushing of so-called two kinds of water yields.So preferably establish two pressing mechanisms, they are preferably cased side by side.One of them pressing mechanism engages with top lever briquetting, and another pressing mechanism engages with the lever briquetting of bottom.When handling one of them button, only handle the rocking bar that bottom lever briquetting is also correspondingly handled discharging valve.Discharging valve is just emitted whole flushing waters by manipulation as common.If depress another control button, then handle two lever briquettings and correspondingly handle two rocking bars.When valve body is raised, meanwhile lift a counterweight, so discharging valve cuts out in advance and only use the flushing water of part amount to wash.

The present invention relates to a kind of discharging valve that has by manipulation device of the present invention equally.This discharging valve has a float shell at lower region, and hollow cylinder support is fixed on this float shell.

Further develop by one of the present invention, adorn to adjustable height a support on this bearing, support partly is connected with the lower casing of manipulation device.

Further develop by one of the present invention, the flushing water case lid spins by upper housing portion and lower casing screw thread partly and is fixed on the support.At this moment important point also is, be connected with the lever briquetting to the pressing mechanism adjustable height, thereby pressing mechanism can be adjusted its height to adapt to different wc flushing cisterns.Therefore, under the situation of screw-threaded engagement, the lever briquetting can revolve downward or upward for adaptive.But this has just realized adaptive simply accurately.

By following explanation and accompanying drawing, provide other favourable features.

Description of drawings

Further specify embodiments of the invention by accompanying drawing below.Wherein:

Fig. 1 is by the section by a kind of device on drain valve of cistern of the present invention, and the flushing water case lid has only been represented a part among the figure;

The view of Fig. 2 control button;

Fig. 3 is along the part section of Fig. 2 center line III-III;

Fig. 4 dissects expression partial flushing tank lid and preassembled upper housing portion;

Fig. 5 is by the section of the manipulation device that installs, and wherein wc flushing cistern is stamped bigger thickness;

Fig. 6 is by the section of upper housing portion;

Fig. 7 presses the housing parts view of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is by the section of lever briquetting;

Fig. 9 presses the lever briquetting view of Fig. 8;

Pressing mechanism view of Figure 10;

Another pressing mechanism view of Figure 11;

Figure 12 is along the section of Figure 10 center line XII-XII;

Figure 13 is along the section of Figure 10 center line XIII-XIII;

Figure 14 is along the section of Figure 11 center line XIV-XIV;

Figure 15 is along the section of Figure 11 center line XV-XV;

The view of Figure 16 support;

Figure 17 presses another view of support of Figure 16;

Figure 18 presses the support partial sectional view of Figure 16 and 17;

Figure 19 is by the section of lower casing part;

Figure 20 lower casing partial view;

Figure 21 presses another view of lower casing part of Figure 19;

Figure 22 is by the section of lever;

Figure 23 presses the view of the lever of Figure 22;

Figure 24 presses another view of the lever of Figure 22;

Figure 25 is by the vertical section of discharging valve bearing;

Figure 26 presses the bearing partial sectional view of Figure 25;

Figure 27 presses another view of bearing of Figure 25;

Figure 28 XXVIII-XXVIII along the line is by the section of bearing; And

Figure 29 is by manipulation device partial sectional view of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 only expresses the part of the lid 2 of ceramic wc flushing cistern 1.Thickness A is owing to the reason difference of manufacturing and material is very big in this lid 2.In Fig. 5, represented a flushing water case lid 2 ', its thickness A ' much bigger.There is not the flushing water casing of expression preferably to make with pottery equally in the drawings, and porose in the bottom, the fixedly adapter 69 of discharging valve 80 in the hole.The manipulation of discharging valve 80 is undertaken by manipulation device 90, and manipulation device has a shell 4, and shell 4 is fixed on and covers in 2 the hole 3.Switch 72 is arranged in shell 4, can be by it by selecting raising rod 49 or promoting two pull bars 48 and 49 simultaneously.Only promote a pull bar 49 and cause full flushing, cause partial flushing and promote two pull bars 48,49.

Discharging valve 80 has a float shell 64, and float 65 and the valve disc 67 that is fixed on the float are in this shell.Valve disc 67 also thereby with valve is closed by being placed on the valve seat 68 in Fig. 1.Float 65 is connected with pull bar 49 by standpipe 66, extension 70 and level and radially-protruding arm 53.When pull bar 49 promoted, float 65 had been with valve disc 67 to promote and thereby open discharging valve 80 and wash entirely.Fixed bearing 56 on float shell 64, and another root standpipe 73 is fixed the cup 63 of opening above on standpipe 73 in this bearing.Cup 63 is filled water and is played counterweight in the known manner.Arm 54 is fixed on the standpipe 73, and arm 54 is connected with pull bar 48.When promoting standpipe 73, meanwhile with water-filled cup 63 and equally with arm 53 and float 65 liftings by arm 54.After the flushing that discharges water, wherein there is the cup 63 of water to be pressed on the float 65, and thereby causes closing in advance discharging valve 80 as counterweight.Therefore only wash with the part amount of flushing water.

Therefore, just pull bar 49 and arm 53 and the float 65 that is connected with arm 53 by standpipe 66 are raised under the situation of full flushing.Under the situation of partial flushing, also make pull bar 49 and thereby float 65 and counterweight lifting with cup 63 by pull bar 48.For raising rod 49, on the fulcrum post 31 of shell 4, adorn a bottom actuating linkage 40 by Fig. 1, an end of actuating linkage 40 acts on the pull bar 49, with its other end and following lever briquetting 20 engagements.The design of actuating linkage 40 is identical with second actuating linkage 39, and second actuating linkage 39 acts on the pull bar 48 and is contained in pivotally on the fulcrum post 30 of shell 4.Actuating linkage 39 is in upper end and 19 engagements of lever briquetting.Figure 23 and 24 expression actuating linkages 39, such as already mentioned, it can have identical design with actuating linkage 40.This both arms actuating linkage 39 is established a carrying sleeve 41 that smooth hole 42 arranged.Hole 42 is used to install the fulcrum post 30 that is illustrated in Figure 20, and fulcrum post 30 detachably is fixed in the screwed hole 33 (Figure 19) of lower casing part 6.Last driving lever 43 is located at the below of the pusher dog 24 (Fig. 9) of upper lever briquetting 19.If upper lever briquetting 19 moves downward, then actuating linkage 39 is around fulcrum post 30 revolutions.The hook-shaped pusher dog 44 of bottom from below act on the top hook-shaped end 48A (Fig. 1) of pull bar 48.Pull bar 49 is raised when actuating linkage 39 revolutions.As shown in Figure 1, two actuating linkages 39 and 40 stacked up and down.Actuating linkage 40 is contained on the fulcrum post 31, is in fulcrum post 30 belows on the lower casing part 6 by Figure 29 fulcrum post 31.

Manipulation device 90 has a shell 4 as already mentioned like that, and shell 4 is fixed on and covers on 2.This shell 4 is made up of lower casing part 6 and upper housing portion 5.As shown in Figure 6, upper housing portion 5 comprises that a cup-shaped region 5b and one are formed in the narrower cannula-like district 5a of this district's downside, and the latter has external screw thread 5c and leads rib 21 by what Fig. 7 stretched out in the inboard.Press Fig. 7, circular cup-shaped region 5b is used for installing and guiding two

buttons

7 and 8.

At the fixing pressing mechanism 11 of the downside of button 7, at the fixing pressing mechanism 15 of button 8 downsides.Press Fig. 2, button 7 is provided with less connecing pressure surface and be used for the triggering part flushing.Button 8 has bigger press surface, and is used for triggering flushing fully.Figure 10 to 15 is these two

pressing mechanisms

11 and 15 of expression in detail.Two

pressing mechanisms

11 and 15 are designed to shaft-like, guide in a through hole 5d movably with little gap in upper zone.Therefore, the cross section of through hole 5d is corresponding with the cross section of two pressing mechanisms 11 and 15.Pressing mechanism 15 has a through hole 17 in the head end 16 of bottom, and the afterbody 14 of a correspondence of pressing mechanism 11 is contained in the through hole 17 movably.The convex shoulder 11a of pressing mechanism 11 abuts on the convex shoulder 15a of pressing mechanism 15.If pressing mechanism 15 moves downward with button 8, then pressing mechanism 11 does not move.Otherwise if the pressing mechanism 11 on button 7 moves downward, then the engagement by convex shoulder 11a and convex shoulder 15a makes pressing mechanism 15 in company with motion.

Pressing mechanism

11 and 19 engagements of upper lever briquetting, pressing mechanism 15 and following lever briquetting 20 engagements.For this reason,

lever briquetting

11 and 15 has a thread segment 13 or 18 respectively in a thinner part district.In the internal thread 22 that thread segment 13 screw-in upper lever briquettings 19 are represented in Fig. 8.Internal thread 22 has the axial length more much bigger than thread segment 13, this especially as seen from Figure 5 situation.Thread segment 18 screws in the corresponding internal thread 22 of following lever briquetting 20.Lever briquetting 19 and 20 is preferably designed so that identical.Based on the top different reach of having mentioned, these two lever briquettings 19 and 20 can downwards and move upward, and meanwhile keep obtaining screw-threaded engagement.Distance between lever briquetting 19 and 20 and two

buttons

7 and 8 thereby can in a limited scope, adjust.Because this adjustability, can with lid 2 or 2 ' thickness A or A ' adapt.This especially can compare Fig. 1 and 5 and find out.In the lid 2 of pressing Fig. 1, these two thread segments 13 and 18 are in respectively in the lower region of lever briquetting 19 and 20.The much bigger lid 2 of the thickness of pressing Fig. 5 ' in, these thread segments are in the upper zone of two lever briquettings 19 and 20.

On the surperficial 29a shown in two lever briquettings 19 and 20 are pressed against in Figure 19 by a compression spring 25 that is contained in lower casing part 6.For guiding lever briquetting 19 and 20 in the groove 29 of lower casing part 6, these lever briquettings have respectively that some extend laterally leads rib 19a (Fig. 9), and they insert in the corresponding guide groove 29b (Figure 19).When

release button

7 or 8, lever briquetting 19 or 20 is always retracted position shown in Figure 1 again by spring 25.As especially as seen from Figure 22, groove 29 lateral openings.Two pusher dogs 24 stretch out from groove 29.Therefore these two lever briquettings, 19 and 20 removable and guidings in groove 29 un-rotatably.

Press Fig. 4, upper housing portion 5 is pre-assembled in by a nut 10 and covers on 2.Nut 10 has flange 9, and flange can abut in and cover on 2 the downside.Nut 10 play a part to cover 2 and discharging valve 80 between the kayser linkage.In order to connect upper housing portion 5 and lower casing part 6, the through hole 28 of a band internal thread 28a is arranged by Figure 19 latter.Therefore, spin mutually at these two

housing parts

5 and 6 of confined state, meanwhile cannula-like district 5a passes and covers 2 hole 3.Upper housing portion 5 abuts in and covers 2 upside, and lower casing part 6 goes up seamed edge 6a (Figure 19) with one and abuts in and cover 2 downside.Therefore shell 4 is fixedlyed connected with lid 2.It is different but two housing parts 5 can adapt for the thickness A with lid 2 with 6 spacing.Correspondingly, two

pressing mechanisms

11 and 15 different depth ground screw in two lever briquettings 19 and 20.Compare two Fig. 1 and 5 and can be clear that this point.

In order to stablize discharging valve 80, on the lower casing part, plug the support 34 shown in Figure 16 to 18.Support 34 has two parallel and stretch limits 35 downwards, and they are formed on the baffle plate 36 of horizontal orientation.Baffle plate 36 has the mouth 38 of lateral open, and it is designed to correspond essentially to the flange 26 of lower casing part 6.Press Figure 19 to 21, flange 26 has a spur shape extension 32 at rear side, adorns a latch 27 that stretches out from downside on it.Latch 27 snaps in the breach of here can't see of strut rail 36.

Support 34 has three pins that protrude upward 37 on baffle plate 36, they abut in and cover 2 or 2 ' downside by Fig. 5.Therefore, support 34 is bearing in with spreading and covers on 2.Pass by visible lug 57 insertions in Figure 27 and 29 and fixing by a clamping device 45 respectively in order to make 80, two limits 35 of support 34 supporting discharging valves.Clamping device 45 respectively has two steady pins 46 and 47.If unclamp these pins, then support 34 can be infinitely along Height Adjustment.By pressing down the flushing water case lid, support 34 can be adaptive with the height of wc flushing cistern exactly.If reached appropriate position, just support 34 is fixed on the bearing 56 by two clamping devices 45.

Press Fig. 1, two pull bars 48 and 49 pass stacked guide member 55 up and down, and guide member 55 is fixed on the bearing 56.By means of clamping device 53, pull bar 49 detachably is connected with arm 53.By means of another clamping device 51 of same design, pull bar 48 equally detachably is connected with arm 54.Clamping device 50 and 51 unclamp and fixing realize by a turnover lever 52.If unclamp this two clamping devices 50 and 51, then two pull bars 48 and 49 can the stepless adjustment for the height that is adapted to wc flushing cistern.Therefore, discharging valve 80 and manipulation device 90 allow to be adapted to exactly the size of wc flushing cistern 1.Assembling can be implemented under the situation of instrument not having.

Establish a lid 60 on the float shell 64 for bearing 56 is fixed on, press Figure 28 and 26, lid 60 has two pivoted levers 62.These bar 62 kaysers are on the circumferential rib 64a shown in Fig. 1.Therefore, bearing 56 simply and detachably is fixed on the float shell 64.In addition, lid 60 is used for fixing standpipe 66.

Claims

1. the manipulation device of wc flushing cistern (1) discharging valve (80), comprise a switch (72) that is contained in the shell (4), described shell can be fixed on the lid (2) of wc flushing cistern (1) and go up and install movingly at least one control button (7,8) in described shell, in order to open discharging valve (80), described control button (7,8) is with an actuating linkage (39,40) cooperating and a pressing mechanism of stretching downwards (11,15) is arranged, wherein, described pressing mechanism (11,15) and lever briquetting (19, the 20) engagement that is contained in the shell (4); And, described pressing mechanism (11,15) is connected with described lever briquetting (19,20) adjustablely, it is characterized by: a upper lever briquetting (19) and actuating linkage (a 39) cooperating and a following lever briquetting (20) and another actuating linkage (40) cooperating; And two pressing mechanisms (11,15) that are contained in movably in the shell (4) mesh with one of described two lever briquettings (19,20) respectively.

2. according to the described device of claim 1, it is characterized by: at least one pressing mechanism (11,15) is designed to reduced diameter section (5a) shaft-like and that pass shell (4).

3. according to the described device of claim 1, it is characterized by: at least one pressing mechanism (11,15) has a thread segment (13,18), and engages with a lever briquetting (19,20) by this thread segment (13,18).

4. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized by: two lever briquettings (19,20) are stacked up and down.

5. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized by: these two lever briquettings (19,20) are designed to overlap tubular.

6. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized by: at least one lever briquetting (19,20) is useful on the internal thread (22) that screws in pressing mechanism (11,15), and this internal thread (22) is designed to make pressing mechanism (11,15) differently to screw in lever briquetting (19,20) for adapting to different lid thick (A) degree of depth.

7. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized by: described shell (4) is fixed on the support (34).

8. according to the described device of claim 7, it is characterized by: described support (34) has two limits of stretching (35) downwards, and they are removable and be fixed on movably on the discharging valve (80).

9. according to the described device of claim 7, it is characterized by: described shell (4) is inserted on the described support (34).

10. according to the described device of claim 7, it is characterized by: described support (34) is close to the downside of shell (4).

11. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized by: described shell (4) has a upper housing portion (5) and a lower casing part (6) that spins by screw thread with upper housing portion (5).

12. according to the described device of claim 11, it is characterized by: there are two fulcrum posts that extend radially (30,31) in described lower casing part (6) outside, supports an operating lever (39,40) on described fulcrum post respectively.

13. according to the described device of claim 11, it is characterized by: adorn a spring (25) in lower casing part (6), at least one lever briquetting (19,20) can overcome spring force and move downward.

14. according to the described device of claim 11, it is characterized by: described upper housing portion (5) is pre-assembled on the lid (2) by a nut (10), and nut plays the effect of kayser linkage between lid (2) and the discharging valve (80).

15. according to the described device of claim 7, described shell (4) is contained in the support (34) movable sidewaysly.

16. have the discharging valve according to the described manipulation device of claim 1, it is characterized by: in its underpart district one float shell (64) is arranged, a hollow cylinder support (56) detachably is fixed on this float shell.

17., it is characterized by: in described bearing (56), adorn a standpipe (73) at least, and on this standpipe, fix a cup (63) of filling water as counterweight according to the described discharging valve of claim 16.