EP0578892B1 - Flushing device allowing the delivery of different, predetermined quantities of water - Google Patents
Flushing device allowing the delivery of different, predetermined quantities of water Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP0578892B1 EP0578892B1 EP92402050A EP92402050A EP0578892B1 EP 0578892 B1 EP0578892 B1 EP 0578892B1 EP 92402050 A EP92402050 A EP 92402050A EP 92402050 A EP92402050 A EP 92402050A EP 0578892 B1 EP0578892 B1 EP 0578892B1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- support
- valve
- water
- cistern
- lever
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 40
- 238000011010 flushing procedure Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 13
- 230000000903 blocking effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 26
- 230000001154 acute effect Effects 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000005484 gravity Effects 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000033001 locomotion Effects 0.000 claims description 4
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 claims description 3
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000009991 scouring Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 239000002351 wastewater Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000470 constituent Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000008034 disappearance Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000002349 favourable effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000012263 liquid product Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000005416 organic matter Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000000149 penetrating effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000001629 suppression Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000009466 transformation Effects 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
- E03D1/02—High-level flushing systems
- E03D1/14—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves
- E03D1/142—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves in cisterns with flushing valves
- E03D1/144—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves in cisterns with flushing valves having a single flush outlet and an additional float for delaying the valve closure
Definitions
- the invention relates to a flushing device for delivering, at the option of the user, a volume of water chosen from a plurality predetermined volumes of water.
- the patent French 2,473,586 proposed a device which also includes two valves, the first valve being a valve of the state of the art disposed at the base of a vertical tube and the second valve being constituted by a cover which closes off the part upper of the aforementioned tube.
- the tube in question is a tube of overflow, which allows the contained water to be evacuated in the tank as soon as a maximum level is achieved; placing a cover on this tube obviously eliminates the evacuation function of the overflow which was provided for said tube in previous devices.
- the operating device comprises an axial rod which operates the valve lower and a sleeve surrounding said rod which operate the cover; when we pull the sleeve, the water located above the cover flows through the axial tube; when we pull the rod, the whole axial tube and its cover is raised which allows complete emptying of the tank by the valve inferior.
- This device presents, in addition to the disadvantage due to the presence of the second valve, the disadvantage of removing the overflow function of the axial tube; it is certainly planned to restore this function by vertical lights made in the sheath associated with the cover; But such lights do not have a section of sufficient passage to ensure the function of too full with security.
- GB-A-2 047 301 describes a hunting system comprising a single operating member actuating in rotation a lever arm serving to support the movable valve head.
- the end of the lever arm acts successively on cam surfaces arranged on two arms, the rotation of a first arm releasing the rotation of the cam surfaces of the other arm, the blocking systems not being Therefore, not independent.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a likely flushing device ensure, at the user's choice, the delivery a plurality of predetermined water volumes.
- the originality of this "multi-flush” system comes from the makes it use only one flap, like the “single-flush” devices of the state of the art and that it is therefore easily adaptable to devices “single flush", which equip the tanks currently installed.
- avoiding the presence of an additional valve is an element favorable for the cost price of the device.
- the associated axial tube the valve retains its function of evacuating the overfull.
- to produce a device "multi-flush” we maintain the opening of the valve unique device up to a specific level water in the tank, the choice of this level being defined by the operating element on which the user acted to trigger the flush.
- the choice of flush volume is not defined by the choice of a valve positioned appropriately in the tank but is defined by maintaining the opening of the single valve until the water level has reached the desired height.
- the devices state of the art required the use as many valves as there were flush volumes to be implemented while the device according to the invention makes it possible to achieve such a distribution by keeping a single valve and by simply associating with said valve as many locking systems as you want different hunting volumes.
- the present invention therefore has for object a flushing device for deliver, at the user's choice, different predetermined volumes of water, this device comprising, in a tank equipped with a water inlet, a valve hunting disposed at the lower part of said tank and associated with an operating member actuable in the upper part of said tank, said valve comprising, on the one hand, an integral movable head a support which ensures its displacement and, on the other hand, a seat secured to the lower part of the tank, said operating member comprising several elements that can be operated independently, one of the other ; according to the invention, each element of the operating member is capable of cooperating with the support of the movable head of the valve to cause the translation of said movable head relative to the valve seat, said support being provided with n means retainers arranged opposite n blocking systems operated independently of each other, n designating an integer greater than 1, the presence water in the generating tank, on one and / or the other of the n blocking systems, depending on the level of water in the tank, a push tending to
- each blocking system has a boss which moves relative to the support depending on the level of water in the tank, the boss coming to cooperate with the projection, which is associated, under the action of an Archimedes push due to the presence of water in the tank and deviating by gravity of said projection during disappearance of said thrust;
- each blocking system can consist of a lever articulated on a fixed shaft relative to the reservoir, said lever carrying a side of the tree a float and on the other the boss;
- the branch of the lever, which carries the float is, of preferably arranged to allow adjustment of the position of said float on said branch, for example by being fitted with a rack while the float is secured to a pawl cooperating with said rack.
- each projection has the shape of a sawtooth, one side of which constitutes a ramp forming an acute angle with the middle line of the valve head support, the top of said angle being on the opposite side from where the head of valve, and the other side of which is substantially perpendicular to said mean line of support for constitute the support of the restraint on the system associated blocking.
- the other side of the sawtooth is tilted in such a way that the bearing force on this side on the articulated lever of the locking system generates, on said lever, a moment of rotation tending to unlock the locking system.
- Each element of the operating member can be a pusher capable of being moved in translation by user action, the pushers having different strokes and the means of restraint being offset from each other by distances substantially corresponding to the differences in stroke of the pushers taking into account the reports of motion transmission to the support, every elements of the operating member acting on a same control rod;
- the control rod causes, preferably, by a lever, a translation towards the top of the valve head support, when the pusher is moved down by the user; the return of a pusher to its initial position, when user action disappears, takes place under the action of at least one spring arranged inside of the fixed part of the operating member.
- the support of the valve head is a tube open to its two ends, the valve being formed annularly around said tube, said tube ensuring evacuation out of the tank of a possible overflow.
- the device according to the invention is particularly suitable for "double hunting ", that is to say in the case where n is equal to of them.
- the two levers, which constitute the locking system are advantageously arranged side by side in two substantially parallel planes and they can be articulated on the same tree carried by a plate secured to the valve seat;
- the bosses each have a cylindrical profile, the generators are parallel to the axis of said shaft, the contact between each boss and its associated projection taking place substantially along a generator of the boss;
- the normal plane to the profile of the boss on the contact generator can contain the shaft axis articulation of the levers;
- the plate may include, in its central zone, a sheath in which the support for the valve head slides, the sheath being provided with an opening in its side wall for the free movement of the projections of the support; a stop fixed to the valve seat can be provided for each lever put in the release position by compared to the projections.
- the reservoir 1 is supplied with water by a pipe 3; the water supply is controlled by an associated tap 4 to a float 5 to maintain in the tank a constant level.
- the tank 1 feeds by a valve designated by 6 as a whole a pipe 7, which is connected to a toilet bowl 8.
- the operation of the cistern is carried out thanks to an operating member 9 disposed above the cover 2, substantially on the axis of the valve 6.
- the operating member 9 comprises a fixed part 10 and two movable pushers 11 and 12 capable of sliding relative to the fixed part 10.
- Each pushbutton 11 and 12 has approximately the shape of a half-cylinder, the assembly of the two pushers constituting substantially a cylinder of circular section.
- Inside each pusher 11 and 12 is a skirt in the form of a half-cylinder 11 a and 12 a respectively, these two skirts penetrating into suitable housings 10 a and 10 b respectively, formed in the fixed part 10.
- the length of the skirt 11 a is greater than the length of the skirt 12 is such that depression of the plunger 11 inside the fixed part 10 is carried out on a smaller that depression of the plunger 12 running in the same fixed part 10.
- Each of the pushers 11 and 12 is supported by its central zone 11b , 12b respectively on a control rod 13 arranged along the axis of the operating member 9.
- Each of the pushers 11, 12 is subjected to the action of a return spring 11 a, 12 a respectively housed inside the fixed portion 10 of the operating member 9, said springs pushing the push upwards.
- the control rod 13 is capable of moving in translation inside a sleeve 14, on which the fixed part 10 is screwed; the sleeve 14 is carried, at its other end, by a connecting piece 15 crossed by the rod 13.
- the connecting piece 15 has in its side wall an opening bordered by two wings 16 between which is an arm 17.
- the arm 17 is articulated between the wings 16 by means of an axis 18 carried by said wings.
- the arm 17 supports, by simple support, by one of its ends, the base of the rod 13; it is connected, by its other end, to a rod 19 the axis 18 is disposed between the two aforementioned ends.
- the rod 19 has one of its ends curved to be hung on the arm 17 while the other end is curved to be hung on a lug 20 secured to an overflow tube 21.
- the connecting piece 15 is fixed, by its base 15 a , to the head end piece 24 of a fixing rod 23.
- the fixing rod 23 is arranged along the axis of the overflow tube 21.
- the overflow tube 21 has, in its upper part, a slightly conical shape, and in its lower part, a cylindrical shape.
- the lower part of the overflow tube 21 is secured to an annular valve head 25 which cooperates with an annular valve seat 26.
- the central zone defined by the seat 26 constitutes the inlet of a pipe 27 which passes through the bottom of the reservoir and is connected to the pipe 7.
- the pipe 27 contains a centering ring 27 a whose radial centering arms 27 b support a socket 27 c in which is fixed the base of the fixing rod 23.
- the seat 26 and the pipe 27 are integral with an annular base, which is fixed with the interposition of a seal 28 on the bottom of the tank 1.
- the base carries two diametrically opposed brackets 29, on the upper part of which a plate 30 is snapped
- the plate 30 constitutes an arm arranged diametrically between the two brackets 29, said arm comprising in its central zone a sleeve 31, which is crossed by the lower part of the overflow tube 21.
- the sleeve 3 1 is open on a part of its side wall to allow free passage to two sawtooth projections 32 and 33 formed on its outer wall.
- Guiding and orientation of the tube of overflow 21 into the sheath 31 are provided by two ribs 31a carried by the sleeve in vis-à-vis the opening of the sheath for the passage of the projections 32, 33 and three ribs 21 a carried by the tube 21, one of which slides between the ribs 31 a .
- the projections 32 and 33 are identical: each consists of a ramp 32 a and 33 a respectively forming an acute angle with the axis of the tube 21, the apex of this angle being on the side of the cover 2; these two ramps are connected to the wall of the tube 21 by sides 32 b , 33 b respectively, which are substantially perpendicular to the axis of the tube 21.
- the plate 30 carries two parallel levers 34 and 35, which are articulated around the same shaft 36 carried by the plate 30.
- the levers 34 and 35 are identical: they comprise a branch formed by a rectilinear flat 34 a , 35 a respectively and a branch 34 b , 35 b , very short compared to the previous one and forming an acute angle with it; the branches 34 b and 35 b are terminated by bosses 37 and 38 respectively.
- the bosses 37 and 38 have a cylindrical profile; their axis is parallel to the shaft 36; they are capable, by pivoting of the levers 34 and 35 around the shaft 36, to come into abutment against the wall of the tube 21 in which case the dishes 34 a and 35 a have their mean lines parallel to the axis of the tube 21; the levers 34, 35 each comprise a lug 34c, 35 c abutting against a stop 30 is secured to the plate 30 when the plates 34 a and 35 a have their average lines parallel to the axis of the tube 21.
- the bosses 37 and 38 can occupy different positions relative to the saw teeth 32 and 33.
- the saw tooth 32 is parallel to the saw tooth 33 but it is offset downward relative to the latter by a length corresponding to the difference in travel between the pushers 11 and 12 taking account of the transmission ratio constituted by the lever 17.
- the plates 34 a and 35 have levers 34 and 35 each carry a float 39 and 40 respectively.
- Each of the dishes carries, on one of its edges, a notch constituting a rack and each float is associated with a pawl 39 a , 40 a respectively, which cooperates with the teeth of the rack of the corresponding dish, so that the position of the float along the dish can be adjusted at will.
- the float 39 associated with the lever 34 is disposed at the very bottom of the dish 34 a , in the vicinity of the shaft 36; the float 40 is disposed at a higher level, said level determining, as will be explained below, the importance of partial hunting to be carried out. It is understood that the floats 39 and 40 can be made in any way, including by using a bell open downwards.
- the valve 25, 26 is wide open; during the rise of the tube 21 the two bosses 37, 38 have slipped on the ramps 32 a , 32 b respectively and have come back against the wall of the tube 21 below the saw teeth 32, 33.
- valve 4 allows filling it and returning to the initial position as shown in Figure 2.
- the user presses the push-button 11 it causes the rod 13 to sink in with a reduced amplitude compared to the previous case and, consequently, by means of the arm 17 and the rod 19, a lifting of the tube 21 of an amplitude lower than that of the previous maneuver.
- the boss 38 comes to be positioned below the saw tooth 33 but the boss 37 remains in abutment on the ramp 32 a of the saw tooth 32.
- the tube 21 bears on the boss 38 by the face 33 b of the sawtooth 33; the position of the lever 35 is maintained, despite the support exerted on the boss 38, due to the buoyancy, which is exerted on the float 44.
- the lifting of the overflow tube 21 has caused the opening of the valve 25-26 so that the tank is emptied but, when the water level reaches the lower part of the float 40, which is shown in FIG. 10, the lever 35 swings under the action of the weight of the float 40, this tilting being made possible despite the support of the sawtooth 33 due to the particular shape given to the profile of the boss 38.
- the tube 21 is no longer maintained falls by gravity and the valve 25-26 closes.
- the boss 37 has slid along the ramp 32 a and returned to bear against the wall of the tube 21. It is therefore seen that the support of the user on the pusher 11 resulted in a partial emptying of the tank 1 up to the level of the lower part of the float 40.
- the device which has just been described makes it possible to obtain a "double flush" depending on whether the user presses the plunger 11 or 12 of the operating member 9; pressing the pusher 12 causes a large volume flush with complete emptying of the tank 1; pressing the pusher 11 causes a small volume flush with partial emptying of the tank to a level defined by the positioning of the float 40 on the dish 35 a .
- This “double flush” device can be implemented in an installed flush tank since it is sufficient, on the same piece forming a valve seat 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 already fixed to the bottom of the tank 1, to put in place a new plate 30 carrying levers 34 and 35 associated with a tube 21 and an operating member 9, all of these parts constituting a transformation kit; the flush tank 1 and the seat part, which is integral therewith, therefore does not have to be modified.
- Figure 12 illustrates a variant of advantageous realization of sawtooth projections 132, 133 provided on the wall of the tube 121.
- each saw tooth constitutes a ramp 132 a , 133 a , forming an acute angle with the mean line of the support 121 of the valve head, the apex of this angle being on the side opposite to where the valve head is located.
- the other side 132 b , 133 b of the sawtooth (that is to say the lower side) is inclined, relative to the middle line of the support 121, so that the bearing force , on this side on the associated articulated lever 134, 135 of the blocking system generates, on said lever, a moment of rotation tending to unlock the blocking system.
- the bearing force, F133 for example the sawtooth 133 is perpendicular to side 133 b.
- Unlocking is obtained by rotation, in the clockwise direction according to the example considered, of the lever 135 around the axis 136 located below.
- the inclination of the side 133 b is such that the F133 force passes above the axis 136 at a distance h (or lever); thus, the support of the sawtooth 133 on the lever 135 creates a moment of rotation urging this lever 135 in the clockwise direction, that is to say in the unlocking direction. This allows the system to function properly as soon as the float associated with the lever is no longer subjected to the thrust of the water.
- the release path of the lever 135, when it rotates clockwise, is constituted by an arc of a circle C.
- the inclination of the side 133 b defined previously, is such that this side 133 b is reading at an angle e with respect to the tangent T to the path C, at the sawtooth / lever support point. It can thus be seen that by turning clockwise, the lever 135 does not have to push up the sawtooth 133, which facilitates unlocking.
Landscapes
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Sanitary Device For Flush Toilet (AREA)
- Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
- Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
- Devices For Medical Bathing And Washing (AREA)
- Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
- Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
- Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
Abstract
Description
L'invention concerne un dispositif de chasse d'eau permettant de délivrer, au choix de l'utilisateur, un volume d'eau choisi dans une pluralité de volumes d'eau prédéterminés.The invention relates to a flushing device for delivering, at the option of the user, a volume of water chosen from a plurality predetermined volumes of water.
On sait que la consommation d'eau correspondant à l'utilisation des dispositifs de chasse d'eau des toilettes est très importante et génère un volume d'eaux usées souvent très excédentaire à la quantité d'eau qui eut été juste nécessaire pour assurer un nettoyage satisfaisant de la cuvette de toilettes associée à la chasse d'eau. En effet, dans les dispositifs de type classique, chaque sollicitation d'une chasse d'eau par l'utilisateur entraíne le déversement de la totalité du contenu du réservoir de chasse, ce réservoir étant dimensionné de façon que, dans les cas les plus difficiles, l'écoulement d'eau soit suffisant pour assurer l'évacuation des matières organiques contenues dans la cuvette de ces toilettes. Il est bien clair qu'une telle quantité d'eau est considérablement excédentaire, lorsque la cuvette ne contient que des produits liquides.We know that the corresponding water consumption the use of flushing devices toilet is very important and generates a volume wastewater often in excess of the quantity of water that would have been just necessary to ensure a satisfactory cleaning of the toilet bowl associated with flushing. Indeed, in the devices of the classic type, each request for a user flushing results in spillage of the entire contents of the cistern, this tank being dimensioned so that in cases the most difficult, sufficient water flow to remove organic matter contained in the bowl of these toilets. It is quite clear that such a quantity of water is considerably in excess, when the bowl does not contains only liquid products.
Dans le but d'économiser l'eau et de réduire
les frais d'épuration d'eau en réduisant le volume des
eaux usées, on a déjà proposé des dispositifs de
chasses d'eau agencés de façon que l'utilisateur ait
le choix entre la délivrance de deux volumes d'eau
prédéterminés dans la cuvette de toilettes. Cependant,
les dispositifs proposés jusqu'à ce jour pour permettre
ce que l'on peut appeler une "double chasse" ont
toujours prévu l'utilisation de deux clapets de chasse
(voir, par exemple, le certificat d'utilité français 2
372 937 et le brevet français 2 423 594 : une première
conséquence de cet état de fait est que les dispositifs
proposés ne peuvent pas s'adapter de façon simple
sur les dispositifs de "chasse unique" pré-existants;
mais, en outre, l'obligation d'utiliser deux clapets
au lieu d'un seul, entraíne une augmentation du prix
de revient du dispositif de chasse d'eau. On a, en
outre, proposé, dans le brevet français 2 420 612,
de disposer les deux clapets de la chasse d'eau de
façon coaxiale, pour réduire l'encombrement de
l'ensemble; l'un ou l'autre des clapets est manoeuvré
par un même bouton de commande selon la force de la
traction appliquée à ce bouton de commande par
l'utilisateur.In order to save water and reduce
water treatment costs by reducing the volume of
wastewater, we have already proposed
flushes arranged so that the user has
the choice between delivering two volumes of water
predetermined in the toilet bowl. However,
the devices proposed to date to allow
what we can call a "double flush" have
always provided for the use of two flush valves
(see, for example, the
Dans un but de simplification, et en vue d'améliorer l'adaptabilité des dispositifs de double chasse sur les réservoirs existants, le brevet français 2 473 586 a proposé un dispositif qui comprend également deux clapets, le premier clapet étant un clapet de l'état de la technique disposé à la base d'un tube vertical et le deuxième clapet étant constitué par un couvercle qui vient obturer la partie supérieure du tube précité. Dans les dispositifs de chasse classiques, le tube en cause est un tube de trop-plein, qui permet l'évacuation de l'eau contenue dans le réservoir dès lors qu'un niveau maximum est atteint; la mise en place d'un couvercle sur ce tube supprime évidemment la fonction d'évacuation du trop-plein qui était prévue pour ledit tube dans les dispositifs antérieurs. L'organe de manoeuvre comporte une tige axiale qui manoeuvre le clapet inférieur et un manchon entourant ladite tige qui manoeuvre le couvercle ; lorsque l'on tire le manchon, l'eau située au-dessus du couvercle s'écoule par le tube axial ; lorsque l'on tire la tige, l'ensemble du tube axial et de son couvercle est soulevé ce qui permet la vidange complète du réservoir par le clapet inférieur. Ce dispositif présente, outre l'inconvénient dû à la présence du deuxième clapet, l'inconvénient de faire disparaítre la fonction de trop-plein du tube axial ; il est, certes, prévu de rétablir cette fonction par des lumières verticales ménagées dans le fourreau associé au couvercle; mais de telles lumières ne présentent pas une section de passage suffisante pour assurer la fonction de trop plein avec sécurité.For the sake of simplification, and with a view to improve the adaptability of duplicate devices hunting on existing tanks, the patent French 2,473,586 proposed a device which also includes two valves, the first valve being a valve of the state of the art disposed at the base of a vertical tube and the second valve being constituted by a cover which closes off the part upper of the aforementioned tube. In the devices of conventional flush, the tube in question is a tube of overflow, which allows the contained water to be evacuated in the tank as soon as a maximum level is achieved; placing a cover on this tube obviously eliminates the evacuation function of the overflow which was provided for said tube in previous devices. The operating device comprises an axial rod which operates the valve lower and a sleeve surrounding said rod which operate the cover; when we pull the sleeve, the water located above the cover flows through the axial tube; when we pull the rod, the whole axial tube and its cover is raised which allows complete emptying of the tank by the valve inferior. This device presents, in addition to the disadvantage due to the presence of the second valve, the disadvantage of removing the overflow function of the axial tube; it is certainly planned to restore this function by vertical lights made in the sheath associated with the cover; But such lights do not have a section of sufficient passage to ensure the function of too full with security.
GB-A-2 047 301 décrit un système de chasse comportant un seul organe de manoeuvre actionnant en rotation un bras de levier servant de support à la tête mobile du clapet. L'extrémité du bras de levier agit successivement sur des surfaces de came disposées sur deux bras, la rotation d'un premier bras libérant la rotation des surfaces de came de l'autre bras, les systèmes de blocage n'étant, par conséquent, pas indépendants.GB-A-2 047 301 describes a hunting system comprising a single operating member actuating in rotation a lever arm serving to support the movable valve head. The end of the lever arm acts successively on cam surfaces arranged on two arms, the rotation of a first arm releasing the rotation of the cam surfaces of the other arm, the blocking systems not being Therefore, not independent.
La présente invention a pour objet de proposer un dispositif de chasse d'eau susceptible d'assurer, au choix de l'utilisateur, la délivrance d'une pluralité de volumes d'eau prédéterminés. L'originalité de ce système "multi-chasse" provient du fait qu'il n'utilise qu'un seul clapet, comme les dispositifs "mono-chasse" de l'état de la technique et qu'il est donc facilement adaptable sur les dispositifs "mono-chasse", qui équipent les réservoirs actuellement installés. En outre, le fait d'éviter la présence d'un clapet supplémentaire est un élément favorable pour le prix de revient du dispositif. Dans le dispositif selon l'invention, le tube axial associé au clapet conserve sa fonction d'évacuation du trop-plein. Selon l'invention, pour réaliser un dispositif "multi-chasse", on maintient l'ouverture du clapet unique du dispositif jusqu'à un niveau déterminé de l'eau dans le réservoir, le choix de ce niveau étant défini par l'élément de manoeuvre sur lequel l'utilisateur a agi pour déclencher la chasse d'eau. The object of the present invention is to provide a likely flushing device ensure, at the user's choice, the delivery a plurality of predetermined water volumes. The originality of this "multi-flush" system comes from the makes it use only one flap, like the "single-flush" devices of the state of the art and that it is therefore easily adaptable to devices "single flush", which equip the tanks currently installed. In addition, avoiding the presence of an additional valve is an element favorable for the cost price of the device. In the device according to the invention, the associated axial tube the valve retains its function of evacuating the overfull. According to the invention, to produce a device "multi-flush", we maintain the opening of the valve unique device up to a specific level water in the tank, the choice of this level being defined by the operating element on which the user acted to trigger the flush.
En d'autres termes, le choix du volume de chasse n'est pas défini par le choix d'un clapet positionné de façon appropriée dans le réservoir mais est défini par le maintien de l'ouverture du clapet unique jusqu'à ce que le niveau d'eau ait atteint la hauteur désirée. Il convient de noter que, si l'on désire pouvoir choisir entre plus de deux volumes de chasse, les dispositifs de l'état de la technique exigeaient l'utilisation d'autant de clapets qu'il y avait de volumes de chasse à mettre en oeuvre alors que le dispositif selon l'invention permet de réaliser une telle distribution en conservant un clapet unique et en associant simplement audit clapet autant de systèmes de blocage que l'on désire de volumes de chasse différents.In other words, the choice of flush volume is not defined by the choice of a valve positioned appropriately in the tank but is defined by maintaining the opening of the single valve until the water level has reached the desired height. he note that if you want to be able to choose between more than two hunting volumes, the devices state of the art required the use as many valves as there were flush volumes to be implemented while the device according to the invention makes it possible to achieve such a distribution by keeping a single valve and by simply associating with said valve as many locking systems as you want different hunting volumes.
La présente invention a, en conséquence, pour objet un dispositif de chasse d'eau permettant de délivrer, au choix de l'utilisateur, différents volumes d'eau prédéterminés, ce dispositif comportant, dans un réservoir équipé d'une arrivée d'eau, un clapet de chasse disposé à la partie basse dudit réservoir et associé à un organe de manoeuvre actionnable en partie haute dudit réservoir, ledit clapet comportant, d'une part, une tète mobile solidaire d'un support qui en assure le déplacement et, d'autre part, un siège solidaire de la partie basse du réservoir, ledit organe de manoeuvre comportant plusieurs éléments actionnables indépendamment l'un de l'autre ; selon l'invention, chaque élément de l'organe de manoeuvre est susceptible de coopérer avec le support de la tête mobile du clapet pour provoquer la translation de ladite tête mobile par rapport au siège de clapet, ledit support étant muni de n moyens de retenue disposés en vis à vis de n systèmes de blocage actionnés indépendamment l'un de l'autre, n désignant un nombre entier supérieur à 1, la présence de l'eau dans le réservoir générant, sur l'un et/ou l'autre des n systèmes de blocage, selon le niveau de l'eau dans le réservoir, une poussée tendant à assurer la coopération d'au moins un système de blocage avec le moyen de retenue qui lui est associé, pour maintenir en position d'ouverture du clapet, le support de la tête mobile dudit clapet, lorsque celui-ci y a été amené par l'un des éléments de l'organe de manoeuvre, la chasse sensiblement complète de l'eau hors du réservoir entraínant la suppression des coopérations de tous les systèmes de blocage avec leurs moyens de retenue associés pour permettre la fermeture du clapet par gravité.The present invention therefore has for object a flushing device for deliver, at the user's choice, different predetermined volumes of water, this device comprising, in a tank equipped with a water inlet, a valve hunting disposed at the lower part of said tank and associated with an operating member actuable in the upper part of said tank, said valve comprising, on the one hand, an integral movable head a support which ensures its displacement and, on the other hand, a seat secured to the lower part of the tank, said operating member comprising several elements that can be operated independently, one of the other ; according to the invention, each element of the operating member is capable of cooperating with the support of the movable head of the valve to cause the translation of said movable head relative to the valve seat, said support being provided with n means retainers arranged opposite n blocking systems operated independently of each other, n designating an integer greater than 1, the presence water in the generating tank, on one and / or the other of the n blocking systems, depending on the level of water in the tank, a push tending to ensure the cooperation of at least one blocking system with the retaining means associated with it, to maintain in the valve open position, the support the movable head of said valve, when it has been there brought by one of the elements of the operating member, substantially complete flushing of water from the reservoir causing the suppression of cooperation of all blocking systems with their associated retaining means to allow closing of the valve by gravity.
On peut prévoir que les moyens de retenue du support soient des saillies portées extérieurement par ledit support. Avantageusement, chaque système de blocage comporte un bossage qui se déplace par rapport au support selon le niveau de l'eau dans le réservoir, le bossage venant coopérer avec la saillie, qui lui est associée, sous l'action d'une poussée d'Archimède due à la présence de l'eau dans le réservoir et s'écartant par gravité de ladite saillie lors de la disparition de ladite poussée ; chaque système de blocage peut être constitué d'un levier articulé sur un arbre fixe par rapport au réservoir, ledit levier portant d'un côté de l'arbre un flotteur et de l'autre le bossage ; la branche du levier, qui porte le flotteur, est, de préférence, agencée pour permettre un réglage de la position dudit flotteur sur ladite branche, par exemple en étant munie d'une crémaillère alors que le flotteur est solidaire d'un cliquet coopérant avec ladite crémaillère. Avantageusement, chaque saillie a la forme d'une dent de scie, dont un côté constitue une rampe formant un angle aigu avec la ligne moyenne du support de la tete de clapet, le sommet dudit angle étant du côté opposé à celui où se trouve la tète de clapet, et dont l'autre côté est sensiblement perpendiculaire à ladite ligne moyenne du support pour constituer l'appui du moyen de retenue sur le système de blocage associé.It can be foreseen that the means of retaining the support are projections carried externally by said support. Advantageously, each blocking system has a boss which moves relative to the support depending on the level of water in the tank, the boss coming to cooperate with the projection, which is associated, under the action of an Archimedes push due to the presence of water in the tank and deviating by gravity of said projection during disappearance of said thrust; each blocking system can consist of a lever articulated on a fixed shaft relative to the reservoir, said lever carrying a side of the tree a float and on the other the boss; the branch of the lever, which carries the float, is, of preferably arranged to allow adjustment of the position of said float on said branch, for example by being fitted with a rack while the float is secured to a pawl cooperating with said rack. Advantageously, each projection has the shape of a sawtooth, one side of which constitutes a ramp forming an acute angle with the middle line of the valve head support, the top of said angle being on the opposite side from where the head of valve, and the other side of which is substantially perpendicular to said mean line of support for constitute the support of the restraint on the system associated blocking.
Selon une variante de réalisation avantageuse, l'autre côté de la dent de scie est incliné de manière telle que la force d'appui de ce côté sur le levier articulé du système de blocage engendre, sur ledit levier, un moment de rotation tendant à déverrouiller le système de blocage. According to an advantageous alternative embodiment, the other side of the sawtooth is tilted in such a way that the bearing force on this side on the articulated lever of the locking system generates, on said lever, a moment of rotation tending to unlock the locking system.
Chaque élément de l'organe de manoeuvre peut être un poussoir susceptible d'être déplacé en translation par une action de l'utilisateur, les poussoirs ayant des courses différentes et les moyens de retenue étant décalés les uns par rapport aux autres de distances correspondant sensiblement aux différences de course des poussoirs compte tenu des rapports de transmission de mouvement au support, tous les éléments de l'organe de manoeuvre agissant sur une même tige de commande ; la tige de commande provoque, de préférence, par un levier, une translation vers le haut du support de la tête de clapet, lorsque le poussoir est déplacé vers le bas par l'utilisateur ; le retour d'un poussoir dans sa position initiale, quand l'action de l'utilisateur disparaít, s'effectue sous l'action d'au moins un ressort disposé à l'intérieur de la partie fixe de l'organe de manoeuvre.Each element of the operating member can be a pusher capable of being moved in translation by user action, the pushers having different strokes and the means of restraint being offset from each other by distances substantially corresponding to the differences in stroke of the pushers taking into account the reports of motion transmission to the support, every elements of the operating member acting on a same control rod; the control rod causes, preferably, by a lever, a translation towards the top of the valve head support, when the pusher is moved down by the user; the return of a pusher to its initial position, when user action disappears, takes place under the action of at least one spring arranged inside of the fixed part of the operating member.
Dans un mode préféré de réalisation, le support de la tête de clapet est un tube ouvert à ses deux extrémités, le clapet étant ménagé annulairement autour dudit tube, ledit tube assurant l'évacuation hors du réservoir d'un éventuel trop-plein.In a preferred embodiment, the support of the valve head is a tube open to its two ends, the valve being formed annularly around said tube, said tube ensuring evacuation out of the tank of a possible overflow.
Le dispositif selon l'invention est particulièrement utilisable pour réaliser "une double chasse", c'est-à-dire dans le cas où n est égal à deux. Dans ce cas, les deux leviers, qui constituent le système de blocage, sont avantageusement disposés côte à côte dans deux plans sensiblement parallèles et ils peuvent être articulés sur le même arbre porté par une platine solidarisée du siège de clapet; les bossages ont chacun un profil cylindrique, dont les génératrices sont parallèles à l'axe dudit arbre, le contact entre chaque bossage et sa saillie associée s'effectuant sensiblement selon une génératrice du bossage; le plan normal au profil du bossage sur la génératrice de contact peut contenir l'axe de l'arbre d'articulation des leviers ; la platine peut comporter, dans sa zone centrale, un fourreau dans lequel coulisse le support de la tête de clapet, le fourreau étant muni d'une ouverture dans sa paroi latérale pour le libre débattement des saillies du support; une butée solidaire du siège de clapet peut être ménagée pour chaque levier mis en position de dégagement par rapport aux saillies.The device according to the invention is particularly suitable for "double hunting ", that is to say in the case where n is equal to of them. In this case, the two levers, which constitute the locking system, are advantageously arranged side by side in two substantially parallel planes and they can be articulated on the same tree carried by a plate secured to the valve seat; the bosses each have a cylindrical profile, the generators are parallel to the axis of said shaft, the contact between each boss and its associated projection taking place substantially along a generator of the boss; the normal plane to the profile of the boss on the contact generator can contain the shaft axis articulation of the levers; the plate may include, in its central zone, a sheath in which the support for the valve head slides, the sheath being provided with an opening in its side wall for the free movement of the projections of the support; a stop fixed to the valve seat can be provided for each lever put in the release position by compared to the projections.
Pour mieux faire comprendre l'objet de l'invention, on va en décrire maintenant, à titre d'exemple purement illustratif et non limitatif, un mode de réalisation représenté sur le dessin annexé.To better understand the purpose of the invention, we will now describe it, as purely illustrative and non-limiting example, a embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing.
Sur ce dessin :
- la figure 1 représente, en élévation, un réservoir de chasse d'eau comportant un dispositif selon l'invention ;
- la figure 2 représente, partiellement en coupe et partiellement en élévation, le dispositif de chasse d'eau, qui se trouve dans le réservoir de la figure 1, lorsque ledit réservoir est rempli ;
- la figure 3 représente, en perspective, les deux leviers qui constituent les systèmes de blocage du clapet du dispositif de la figure 2 ;
- la figure 4 représente, en élévation, le dispositif de la figure 2, lorsque l'utilisateur vient d'appuyer sur le poussoir de l'organe de manoeuvre qui commande la vidange complète du réservoir ;
- la figure 5 représente le dispositif de la figure 4 lorsque le réservoir s'est complètement vidé;
- la figure 6 représente une vue selon VI-VI de la figure 5 ;
- la figure 7 représente, en perspective, une vue de détail des saillies et bossages du dispositif selon l'invention dans la position où ils se trouvent sur la figure 4;
- la figure 8 représente le dispositif de la figure 2 après que l'utilisateur ait appuyé sur le poussoir qui, correspond à la vidange d'une partie seulement du réservoir;
- la figure 9 représente, en perspective et en détail, les saillies et bossages du dispositif selon l'invention dans la position où ils se trouvent sur la figure 8 ;
- la figure 10 représente le dispositif de la figure 8 lorsque la vidange partielle du réservoir a été effectuée et que le clapet s'est refermé ;
- la figure 11 représente, en perspective partielle, le clapet du dispositif et les leviers constituant les systèmes de blocage.
- la figure 12, enfin, est un schéma d'une variante de réalisation des saillies en dents de scie.
- Figure 1 shows, in elevation, a flush tank comprising a device according to the invention;
- Figure 2 shows, partially in section and partially in elevation, the flushing device, which is located in the tank of Figure 1, when said tank is filled;
- Figure 3 shows, in perspective, the two levers which constitute the valve blocking systems of the device of Figure 2;
- FIG. 4 represents, in elevation, the device of FIG. 2, when the user has just pressed on the pusher of the operating member which controls the complete emptying of the tank;
- Figure 5 shows the device of Figure 4 when the tank is completely emptied;
- Figure 6 shows a view along VI-VI of Figure 5;
- 7 shows, in perspective, a detailed view of the projections and bosses of the device according to the invention in the position where they are in Figure 4;
- Figure 8 shows the device of Figure 2 after the user has pressed the button which corresponds to the emptying of only part of the tank;
- Figure 9 shows, in perspective and in detail, the projections and bosses of the device according to the invention in the position where they are in Figure 8;
- FIG. 10 represents the device of FIG. 8 when the partial emptying of the tank has been carried out and the valve has closed;
- FIG. 11 represents, in partial perspective, the valve of the device and the levers constituting the blocking systems.
- Figure 12, finally, is a diagram of an alternative embodiment of the sawtooth projections.
En se référant au dessin, on voit que l'on a
désigné par 1 le réservoir de chasse d'eau et par 2 le
couvercle, dont est équipé ce réservoir. Le réservoir
1 est alimenté en eau par une canalisation 3 ;
l'arrivée d'eau est contrôlée par un robinet 4 associé
à un flotteur 5 pour maintenir dans le réservoir un
niveau constant. Le réservoir 1 alimente par un clapet
désigné par 6 dans son ensemble une canalisation 7,
qui est reliée à une cuvette de toilettes 8. La
manoeuvre du réservoir de chasse est effectuée grâce à
un organe de manoeuvre 9 disposé au-dessus du couvercle
2, sensiblement sur l'axe du clapet 6.Referring to the drawing, we see that we have
designated by 1 the flush tank and by 2 the
cover with which this tank is fitted. The
L'organe de manoeuvre 9 comporte une partie
fixe 10 et deux poussoirs mobiles 11 et 12 susceptibles
de coulisser par rapport à la partie fixe 10.
Chaque poussoir 11 et 12 a approximativement la forme
d'un demi-cylindre, l'ensemble des deux poussoirs
constituant sensiblement un cylindre de section circulaire.
A l'intérieur de chaque poussoir 11 et 12 se
trouve une jupe en forme de demi-cylindre 11a et 12a
respectivement, ces deux jupes pénétrant dans des
logements appropriés 10a et 10b respectivement, ménagés dans la partie fixe 10. La longueur de la jupe 11a est supérieure à la longueur de la jupe 12a de sorte que l'enfoncement du poussoir 11 à
l'intérieur de la partie fixe 10 s'effectue sur une
course plus réduite que l'enfoncement du poussoir 12
dans la meme partie fixe 10. Chacun des poussoirs 11
et 12 s'appuie par sa zone centrale 11b, 12b respectivement
sur une tige de commande 13 disposée selon
l'axe de l'organe de manoeuvre 9. Chacun des poussoirs
11, 12 est soumis à l'action d'un ressort de rappel
11a, 12a respectivement logé à l'intérieur de la partie
fixe 10 de l'organe de manoeuvre 9, lesdits ressorts
repoussant les poussoirs vers le haut. La tige
de commande 13 est susceptible de se déplacer en
translation à l'intérieur d'un manchon 14, sur lequel
est vissée la partie fixe 10; le manchon 14 est porté,
à son autre extrémité, par une pièce de raccordement
15 traversée par la tige 13. La pièce de raccordement
15 comporte dans sa paroi latérale une ouverture
bordée de deux ailes 16 entre lesquelles est disposé
un bras 17. Le bras 17 est articulé entre les ailes 16
au moyen d'un axe 18 porté par lesdites ailes. Le bras
17 supporte, en appui simple, par une de ses
extrémités, la base de la tige 13 ; il est relié, par
son autre extrémité, à une tringle 19 l'axe 18 est
disposé entre les deux extrémités précitées. La tringle
19 a l'une de ses extrémités recourbée pour etre
accrochée sur le bras 17 alors que l'autre extrémité
est recourbée pour etre accrochée sur une patte 20
solidaire d'un tube de trop-plein 21. La pièce de raccordement
15 est fixée, par sa base 15a, sur l'embout
de tete 24 d'une tige de fixation 23. La tige de
fixation 23 est disposée selon l'axe du tube de trop-plein
21.The
Le tube de trop-plein 21 a, dans sa partie
supérieure, une forme légèrement conique, et dans sa
partie inférieure, une forme cylindrique. La partie
inférieure du tube de trop plein 21 est solidaire
d'une tête de clapet annulaire 25 qui coopère avec un
siège de clapet annulaire 26. La zone centrale définie
par le siège 26 constitue l'entrée d'une canalisation
27 qui traverse le fond du réservoir et est reliée à
la canalisation 7. La canalisation 27 contient un
anneau de centrage 27a dont les bras de centrage
radiaux 27b soutiennent une douille 27c dans laquelle
est fixée la base de la tige de fixation 23. Le siège
26 et la canalisation 27 sont solidaires d'une embase
annulaire, qui est fixée avec interposition d'un joint
28 sur le fond du réservoir 1. L'embase porte deux
potences 29 diamétralement opposées, sur la partie
supérieure desquelles vient s'encliqueter une platine
30. La platine 30 constitue un bras disposé
diamétralement entre les deux potences 29, ledit bras
comportant dans sa zone centrale un fourreau 31, qui
est traversé par la partie inférieure du tube de
trop-plein 21. Le fourreau 31 est ouvert sur une partie
de sa paroi latérale pour laisser le libre passage
à deux saillies en dent de scie 32 et 33 ménagées sur
sa paroi extérieure. Le guidage et l'orientation du
tube de trop-plein 21 dans le fourreau 31 sont assurés
par deux nervures 31a portées par le fourreau en vis-à-vis
de l'ouverture du fourreau pour le passage des
saillies 32, 33 et par trois nervures 21a portées par
le tube 21, dont une coulisse entre les nervures 31a.
Les saillies 32 et 33 sont identiques : chacune est
constituée d'une rampe 32a et 33a respectivement formant
un angle aigu avec l'axe du tube 21, le sommet de
cet angle étant du côté du couvercle 2; ces deux
rampes sont reliées à la paroi du tube 21 par des
côtés 32b, 33b respectivement, qui sont sensiblement
perpendiculaires à l'axe du tube 21. The
La platine 30 porte deux leviers parallèles 34 et 35, qui sont articulés autour d'un même arbre 36 porté par la platine 30. Les leviers 34 et 35 sont identiques : ils comportent une branche formée par un
plat rectiligne 34a, 35a respectivement et une branche
34b, 35b, très courte par rapport à la précédente et
formant un angle aigu avec elle ; les branches 34b et
35b sont terminées par des bossages 37 et 38 respectivement.
Les bossages 37 et 38 ont un profil cylindrique
; leur axe est parallèle à l'arbre 36 ; ils
sont susceptibles, par pivotement des leviers 34 et 35
autour de l'arbre 36, de venir en appui contre la
paroi du tube 21 auquel cas les plats 34a et 35a ont
leurs lignes moyennes parallèles à l'axe du tube 21;
les leviers 34, 35 comportent, chacun, une patte 34c,
35c venant en appui contre une butée 30a solidaire de
la platine 30 lorsque les plats 34a et 35a ont leurs
lignes moyennes parallèles à l'axe du tube 21. Selon
que le tube 21 est plus ou moins tiré vers le haut par
la tringle 19, les bossages 37 et 38 peuvent occuper
des positions différentes par rapport aux dents de
scie 32 et 33. La dent de scie 32 est parallèle à la
dent de scie 33 mais elle est décalée vers le bas par
rapport à celle-ci d'une longueur correspondant à la
différence de course entre les poussoirs 11 et 12
compte tenu du rapport de transmission constitué par
le levier 17.The
A l'état de repos représenté sur la figure
2, on voit que les deux bossages 37 et 38 se trouvent
tous les deux en appui contre la paroi du tube 21 au-dessus
des deux dents de scie 32 et 33 ; si l'on
appuie sur le poussoir 12, comme représenté sur la
figure 4, les deux bossages 37 et 38 sont également en
appui contre la paroi du tube 21 mais tous les deux
au-dessous des deux dents de scie 32 et 33, la dent de
scie 32 étant en appui sur le bossage 37 ; si au
contraire on appuie sur le poussoir 11, comme
représenté sur la figure 8, le bossage 37 est en appui
sur la rampe 32a et le bossage 38 est en appui contre
la paroi du tube 21, la dent de scie 33 s'appuyant sur
ledit bossage 38 (voir figure 9). Le contact entre,
d'une part, les côtés 32b et 33b des dents de scie 32
et 33 respectivement et, d'autre part, les bossages 37
et 38 s'effectue le long d'une génératrice desdits
bossages; on peut prévoir que le plan normal au profil
du bossage le long de cette génératrice passe par
l'axe de l'arbre d'articulation 36 de façon que le
pivotement d'un levier 34 ou 35 soit possible sans
soulèvement du tube 21 lorsque la dent de scie
correspondante 32 ou 33 est en appui sur le bossage
associé 37 ou 38.In the rest state shown in Figure 2, we see that the two
Les plats 34a et 35a des leviers 34 et 35
portent, chacun, un flotteur 39 et 40 respectivement.
Chacun des plats porte, sur une de ses bordures, un
crantage constituant une crémaillère et chaque flotteur
est associé à un cliquet 39a, 40a respectivement,
qui coopère avec les dents de la crémaillère du plat
correspondant, de façon que la position du flotteur le
long du plat puisse être réglable à volonté. Le flotteur
39 associé au levier 34 est disposé tout en bas
du plat 34a, au voisinage de l'arbre 36; le flotteur
40 est disposé à un niveau plus élevé, ledit niveau
déterminant, comme il sera expliqué ci-après,
l'importance de la chasse partielle à réaliser. Il est
entendu que les flotteurs 39 et 40 peuvent être
réalisés de façon quelconque, y compris par utilisation
d'une cloche ouverte vers le bas.The
Le fonctionnement du dispositif, qui vient
d'être décrit, est détaillé ci-après : le dispositif à
l'état de repos est représenté sur la figure 2. Dans
cet état, les deux plats 34a et 35a ont leurs lignes
moyennes parallèles à l'axe du tube 21 ; les deux
bossages 37 et 38 sont appui sur la paroi du tube 21 au-dessus des dents de scie 32 et 33 ; le clapet 25-26 est fermé. Le niveau de l'eau dans le réservoir 1 est celui qui est défini par le robinet à niveau constant
4.The operation of the device which has just been described, is detailed hereinafter: the device in the rest condition shown in Figure 2. In this state, the two
Si l'utilisateur appuie sur le poussoir 12
de l'organe de manoeuvre, il provoque la descente
maximum de la tige 13 et, par l'intermédiaire du
levier 17 et de la tringle 19, la montée maximum du
tube 21 (voir figure 4). Dans cette position, le clapet
25, 26 est grand ouvert ; au cours de la montée du
tube 21 les deux bossages 37, 38 ont glissé sur les
rampes 32a, 32b respectivement et sont revenues en
appui contre la paroi du tube 21 au-dessous des dents
de scie 32, 33. Lorsque l'utilisateur relâche son
appui sur le poussoir 11, la dent de scie 32 vient
verticalement en appui sur le bossage 37 ; les deux
leviers 34 et 35 sont maintenus dans la position initiale
en raison de la poussée d'Archimède qui s'exerce
respectivement sur les flotteurs 39 et 40 ; en
conséquence, l'appui de la dent de scie 32 sur le bossage
37 ne peut pas provoquer un basculement du levier
34 et le tube de trop-plein 21 reste en appui sur le
bossage 37. Quand le niveau d'eau arrive en bas du
flotteur 40, le levier 35 bascule sous l'action du
poids du flotteur ce qui n'a aucune conséquence pour
le tube 21 puisque celui-ci est en appui sur le bossage
37 uniquement. Lorsque le niveau d'eau arrive à
la partie basse du flotteur 39, le levier 34 bascule
ce qui supprime l'appui de la dent de scie 32 et
entraíne, par gravité, la chute du tube 21 et la fermeture
du clapet 25-26. On voit donc que l'appui sur
le poussoir 12 a entraíné une vidange totale du
récipient 1.If the user presses the
Bien entendu lorsque le réservoir 1 est vidé
et que le clapet 25-26 est fermé, le robinet 4 permet
son remplissage et le retour à la position initiale
telle que représentée sur la figure 2.Of course when the
Si l'utilisateur appuie sur le poussoir 11,
il provoque un enfoncement de la tige 13 d'une amplitude
réduite par rapport au cas précédent et, par
conséquent, par l'intermédiaire du bras 17 et de la
tringle 19, un soulèvement du tube 21 d'une amplitude
inférieure à celle de la manoeuvre précédente. Dans ce
cas, le bossage 38 vient se positionner au-dessous de
la dent de scie 33 mais le bossage 37 reste en appui
sur la rampe 32a de la dent de scie 32. Lorsque
l'utilisateur relâche son appui sur le poussoir 11, le
tube 21 vient en appui sur le bossage 38 par la face
33b de la dent de scie 33 ; la position du levier 35
est maintenue, malgré l'appui exercé sur le bossage
38, en raison de la poussée d'Archimède, qui s'exerce
sur le flotteur 44. Le soulèvement du tube de
trop-plein 21 a entraíné l'ouverture du clapet 25-26
de sorte que le réservoir se vide mais, lorsque le
niveau d'eau arrive à la partie inférieure du flotteur
40, ce qui est représenté sur la figure 10, le levier
35 bascule sous l'action du poids du flotteur 40,
ce basculement étant rendu possible malgré l'appui de
la dent de scie 33 en raison de la forme particulière
donnée au profil du bossage 38. Le tube 21 n'étant
plus maintenu retombe par gravité et le clapet 25-26
se ferme. Au cours de ce mouvement du tube 21, le bossage
37 a glissé le long de la rampe 32a et est revenu
se mettre en appui contre la paroi du tube 21. On voit
donc que l'appui de l'utilisateur sur le poussoir 11 a
entraíné un vidage partiel du réservoir 1 jusqu'au
niveau de la partie inférieure du flotteur 40.If the user presses the push-
On constate que le dispositif qui vient
d'être décrit permet d'obtenir une "double chasse"
selon que l'utilisateur appuie sur le poussoir 11 ou
12 de l'organe de manoeuvre 9 ; l'appui sur le
poussoir 12 provoque une chasse de grand volume avec
vidage complet du réservoir 1 ; l'appui sur le poussoir 11 provoque une chasse de petit volume avec vidage partiel du réservoir jusqu'à un niveau défini par le positionnement du flotteur 40 sur le plat 35a.
Ce dispositif de "double chasse" peut être mis en
place dans un réservoir de chasse installé puisqu'il
suffit, sur une même pièce formant siège de clapet 25,
26, 27, 28, 29 déjà fixée au fond du réservoir 1, de
mettre en place une nouvelle platine 30 porteuse des
leviers 34 et 35 associée à un tube 21 et un organe de
manoeuvre 9, l'ensemble de ces pièces constituant un
kit de transformation ; le réservoir de chasse 1 et la
pièce de siège, qui en est solidaire, n'a donc pas à
être modifié.It can be seen that the device which has just been described makes it possible to obtain a "double flush" depending on whether the user presses the
Il est bien entendu que le mode de
réalisation ci-dessus décrit n'est aucunement limitatif
et pourra donner lieu à toutes modifications
désirables, sans sortir pour cela du cadre de
l'invention ; en particulier on peut prévoir sur la
platine 30 des butées pour limiter le débattement des
leviers 34, 35 lorsque les bossages 37 et 38
s'écartent de la paroi du support 21.It is understood that the mode of
embodiment described above is in no way limiting
and may give rise to any modifications
desirable, without departing from the framework of
the invention; in particular we can plan on the
La figure 12 illustre une variante de
réalisation avantageuse des saillies en dents de scie
132, 133 prévues sur la paroi du tube 121.Figure 12 illustrates a variant of
advantageous realization of
Comme dans le cas de la figure 9, un côté de
chaque dent de scie constitue une rampe 132a, 133a,
formant un angle aigu avec la ligne moyenne du support
121 de la tète de clapet, le sommet de cet angle étant
du côté opposé à celui où se trouve la tete de clapet.As in the case of FIG. 9, one side of each saw tooth constitutes a
Par contre, l'autre côté 132b, 133b de la
dent de scie (c'est-à-dire le côté inférieur) est incliné,
relativement à la ligne moyenne du support 121,
de manière telle que la force d'appui, de ce côté sur
le levier articulé associé 134, 135 du système de
blocage engendre, sur ledit levier, un moment de rotation
tendant à déverrouiller le système de blocage.On the other hand, the
Pratiquement, on peut considérer que la
force d'appui, F133 par exemple pour la dent de scie
133, est perpendiculaire au côté 133b. Le
déverrouillage est obtenu par rotation, dans le sens
d'horloge selon l'exemple considéré, du levier 135
autour de l'axe 136 situé plus bas. L'inclinaison du
côté 133b est telle que la force F133 passe au-dessus
de l'axe 136 à une distance h (ou bras de levier) ;
ainsi, l'appui de la dent de scie 133 sur le levier
135 crée un moment de rotation sollicitant ce levier
135 dans le sens d'horloge, c'est-à-dire dans le sens
du déverrouillage. Ceci permet un bon fonctionnement
du système dès que le flotteur associé au levier n'est
plus soumis à la poussée de l'eau.Practically, it can be considered that the bearing force, F133 for example the sawtooth 133, is perpendicular to
On peut noter que la trajectoire de
dégagement du levier 135, lors de sa rotation en sens
d'horloge, est constituée par un arc de cercle C.
L'inclinaison du côté 133b, définie précédemment, est
telle que ce côté 133b est relevé d'un angle e par
rapport à la tangente T à la trajectoire C, au niveau
du point d'appui dent de scie/levier. On voit ainsi
qu'en tournant dans le sens d'horloge, le levier 135
n'a pas à repousser vers le haut la dent de scie 133,
ce qui facilite le déverrouillage.It can be noted that the release path of the
Bien entendu, des remarques semblables
s'appliquent à la dent de scie 132 et au levier 134,
également articulé autour de l'axe 136.Of course, similar remarks
apply to sawtooth 132 and
Claims (15)
- Water flushing apparatus for delivering, by the selection of the user, different predetermined volumes of water, this apparatus having, in a cistern (1) provided with a water inlet (4), a scouring valve disposed in the lower part of the said cistern (1) and associated with a control member (9) which can be actuated in the upper part of the said cistern (1), the said valve comprising, on the one hand, a movable head (25) integral with a support (21) ensuring the displacement thereof and, on the other hand, a seat (26) integral with the lower part of the cistern (1), the said control member (9) having a plurality of elements (11, 12) that can be actuated independently of one another, each element (11, 12) of the control member (9) being capable of cooperating with the support (21) of the movable head (25) of the valve in order to cause translation of the said movable head (25) relative to the valve seat (26), characterised in that the said support (21) is provided with n retaining means (32, 33) disposed opposite n blocking (34, 35) systems actuated independently of one another, n designating a whole number greater than 1, the presence of the water in the cistern (1) generating at one and/or the other of the n blocking systems, according to the level of water in the cistern (1), a thrust tending to ensure the cooperation of at least one blocking system (34, 35) with the retaining means (32, 33) associated therewith, in order to keep the support (21) of the movable head (25) of the valve in the open position of the said valve when it has been brought there by one of the elements (11, 12) of the control member (9), the substantially complete flushing of the water from the cistern (1) ending the cooperation of all of the blocking systems (34, 35) with their associated retaining means (32, 33) to allow for closure of the valve by gravity.
- Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the retaining means of the support (21) are projections (32, 33) carried externally by the said support (21).
- Apparatus according to claim 2, characterised in that each blocking system (34, 35) comprises a boss (37, 38) which is displaced relative to the support (21) according to the level of water in the cistern (1), the boss (37, 38) cooperating with the projection (32, 33) associated therewith by means of buoyancy resulting from the presence of the water in the cistern (1) and moving away from the said projection (32, 33) by gravity when the said thrust disappears.
- Apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that each blocking system consists of a lever (34, 35) hinged on to a shaft (36) fixed relative to the cistern (1), the said lever carrying a float (39, 40) on one side of the shaft (36) and the boss (37, 38) on the other.
- Apparatus according to claim 4, characterised in that the arm (34a, 35a) of the lever (34, 35) which carries the float (39, 40) is adapted to allow for adjustment of the position of the said float (39, 40) on the said arm (34a, 35a).
- Apparatus according to claim 5, characterised in that the arm (34a, 35a) of the lever (34, 35) which carries the float (39, 40) is provided with a rack, the float (39, 40) being integral with a catch (39a, 40a) cooperating with the said rack.
- Apparatus according to one of claims 2 to 6, characterised in that each projection is in the form of a saw tooth (32, 33), one side of which constitutes a ramp (32a, 33a) forming an acute angle with the median line of the support (21) of the valve head (25), the vertex of the said angle being on the side opposite to that of the valve head (25), and the other side of which is substantially perpendicular to the median line of the support (21) in order to form the rest for the retaining means (32, 33) on the associated blocking system (34, 35).
- Apparatus according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterised in that each projection is in the form of a saw tooth (132, 133), one side of which forms a ramp (132a, 133a) forming an acute angle with the median line of the support (121) of the valve head, the vertex of the said angle being on the side opposite to that of the valve head, and the other side (132b, 133b) of which is inclined in such a manner that the supporting force of this side (132b, 133b) on the hinged lever (134, 135) of the blocking system generates a moment of rotation on the said lever tending to release the blocking system.
- Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that each element of the control member (9) is a push-button (11, 12) capable of being displaced in translation by the action of the user, the push-buttons (11, 12) having different strokes and the retaining means (32, 33) being offset in relation to one another by distances corresponding substantially to the differences in the strokes of the push-buttons, taking account of the ratios of transmission of movement to the support (21), all of the elements of the control member (9) acting on one single control rod (13).
- Apparatus according to claim 9, characterised in that the control rod (13) causes, via a lever (17), upward translation of the support (21) of the valve head (25) when the push-button (11, 12) is displaced downwards by the user.
- Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the support (21) of the valve head (25) is a tube open at its two ends, and the valve is provided in an annular manner around the said tube (21), the said tube (21) ensuring the evacuation from the cistern (1) of any overflow.
- Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that n is equal to two.
- Apparatus according to claims 4 and 12 taken simultaneously, characterised in that the two levers (34, 35) which form the blocking systems are disposed side by side in two substantially parallel planes.
- Apparatus according to claims 7 and 13 taken simultaneously, characterised in that the two levers (34, 35) which form the blocking systems are hinged on to the same shaft (36) carried by a plate (30) made integral with the valve seat (26) and that the bosses (37, 38) each have a cylindrical profile, the generatrices of which are parallel to the shaft (36), the contact between each boss (37, 38) and its associated projection (32, 33) being effected substantially along a generatrix of the boss (37, 38).
- Apparatus according to claims 11 and 14 taken simultaneously, characterised in that the plate (30) comprises in its central zone a sleeve (31) in which the the support (21) of the valve head (25) slides, the sleeve (31) being provided with an opening in its lateral wall for the free passage of the projections (32, 33) of the support (21), wherein a stop integral with the valve seat can be formed for each lever (34, 35).
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
FR9101160A FR2672322B1 (en) | 1991-02-01 | 1991-02-01 | WATER FLUSHING DEVICE FOR DELIVERING DIFFERENT VOLUMES OF PREDETERMINED WATER. |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0578892A1 EP0578892A1 (en) | 1994-01-19 |
EP0578892B1 true EP0578892B1 (en) | 1998-09-30 |
Family
ID=9409282
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP92402050A Expired - Lifetime EP0578892B1 (en) | 1991-02-01 | 1992-07-16 | Flushing device allowing the delivery of different, predetermined quantities of water |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP0578892B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE171749T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU647578B2 (en) |
DE (2) | DE69227188T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2125253T3 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2672322B1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (23)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2715178B1 (en) * | 1994-01-20 | 1996-03-08 | Michel Begard | Partial or total evacuation device for a liquid contained in a tank. |
ES2113241B1 (en) * | 1994-02-28 | 1999-01-01 | Idrols Sa | DOUBLE DOWNLOAD DOWNLOADER. |
FR2720421B1 (en) * | 1994-05-30 | 1996-06-28 | Siamp Cedap Reunies | Flushing device with double control button allowing to deliver by actuation of each control a predetermined flushing volume. |
NL1001567C1 (en) * | 1995-02-17 | 1996-08-22 | Wisa Bv | Double-acting flushing device. |
NL9500316A (en) * | 1995-02-17 | 1996-10-01 | Wisa Bv | Double-acting flushing arrangement |
AUPN455495A0 (en) * | 1995-08-02 | 1995-08-24 | Orbell, Muriel Ann | Improvements in or relating to valves |
FR2740795B1 (en) * | 1995-11-03 | 1997-12-26 | Ragot Claude | DUAL DRIVE DEVICE OF WATER TANK |
FR2743831B1 (en) * | 1996-01-23 | 1998-04-10 | Guyhot Guy | WATER FLUSH, PARTICULARLY FOR WC BASINS, AND CAN BE ADJUSTED TO PROVIDE A QUANTITY OF PREDETERMINED AND ADJUSTABLE WATER BY BEARINGS |
IT1295807B1 (en) * | 1997-11-03 | 1999-05-27 | Oliveira & Irmao Sa | IMPROVEMENTS TO A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE WATER DRAIN VALVE OF A SANITARY APPLIANCE TANK |
ES2151374B1 (en) * | 1998-01-29 | 2001-07-16 | Idrols Sa | MECHANISM FOR TOTAL OR SELECTIVE DISCHARGE IN TOILET TANKS. |
AU755406B2 (en) * | 1998-10-26 | 2002-12-12 | Caroma Industries Limited | A push button bellows arrangement |
AUPQ293599A0 (en) | 1999-09-16 | 1999-10-14 | Nylex Corporation Pty Ltd | Dual volume discharge outlet valve apparatus |
AU769947B2 (en) * | 1999-09-16 | 2004-02-12 | Vgm (Aust) Pty Ltd | Dual volume discharge outlet valve apparatus |
DE19946542A1 (en) * | 1999-09-28 | 2001-04-12 | Franz Viegener Ii Gmbh & Co Kg | Actuator |
AU2001260008B2 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2005-09-15 | Geberit International Ag | Drain fitting for a flushing cistern |
FR2819835B1 (en) | 2001-01-23 | 2003-02-28 | Sanitaire Accessoires Services | WATER FLUSHING MECHANISM FOR A TOILET TANK |
AU2002951505A0 (en) * | 2002-09-19 | 2002-10-03 | Caroma Industries Limited | A dual actuation button assembly |
FR2854180B1 (en) | 2003-04-24 | 2005-07-01 | L T Aqua & | WATER HUNTING MECHANISM FOR SELECTIVE EVACUATION OF DIFFERENT VOLUMES OF WATER OUT OF ANY TANK |
FR2887269B1 (en) * | 2005-06-17 | 2007-09-28 | Force 5 Soc Par Actions Simpli | WATER HUNTING MECHANISM EQUIPPED WITH ELASTIC MEANS FOR RETAINING THE VALVE UNTIL DELIVERANCE OF A DESIRED VARIABLE WATER QUANTITY |
SI2767639T1 (en) * | 2013-02-15 | 2018-08-31 | Geberit International Ag | Outlet fitting for a toilet cistern |
WO2021083470A1 (en) * | 2019-11-01 | 2021-05-06 | Ecobeta A/S | A toilet flush valve for flushing with sludge-filled water, use of an impregnated rope and use of a silicone gasket |
FR3108924B1 (en) * | 2020-04-06 | 2022-04-08 | Soc Clara | Flush control device for space-saving toilets |
RU2761690C1 (en) * | 2020-08-28 | 2021-12-13 | Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Буйский металлообрабатывающий завод» | Cascade-type pouring apparatus |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
IL55874A0 (en) * | 1978-11-05 | 1979-01-31 | Raz Zeev | Toilet bowl flush system |
GB2047301A (en) * | 1979-04-26 | 1980-11-26 | Chen Yuan L | Dual-flush valve-discharge cisterns |
US4411029A (en) * | 1981-12-14 | 1983-10-25 | Sin Sui Lai | Control device for the water tank of a flush toilet |
AU557062B2 (en) * | 1982-01-06 | 1986-12-04 | Upl Group Ltd. | Variable flushing cistern |
EP0268381B1 (en) * | 1986-10-20 | 1993-07-28 | Caroma Industries Limited | Dual flush cistern mechanism |
-
1991
- 1991-02-01 FR FR9101160A patent/FR2672322B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
-
1992
- 1992-01-31 AU AU10608/92A patent/AU647578B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1992-07-16 ES ES92402050T patent/ES2125253T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-07-16 DE DE69227188T patent/DE69227188T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-07-16 AT AT92402050T patent/ATE171749T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-07-16 EP EP92402050A patent/EP0578892B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-07-16 DE DE0578892T patent/DE578892T1/en active Pending
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
ES2125253T3 (en) | 1999-03-01 |
DE69227188D1 (en) | 1998-11-05 |
DE578892T1 (en) | 1994-07-28 |
DE69227188T2 (en) | 1999-06-17 |
FR2672322B1 (en) | 1996-10-18 |
FR2672322A1 (en) | 1992-08-07 |
AU1060892A (en) | 1992-08-06 |
AU647578B2 (en) | 1994-03-24 |
EP0578892A1 (en) | 1994-01-19 |
ATE171749T1 (en) | 1998-10-15 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP0578892B1 (en) | Flushing device allowing the delivery of different, predetermined quantities of water | |
EP0528740B1 (en) | Dual control flushing mechanism, selectively emptying the cistern partially or completely | |
EP1354100A1 (en) | Flushing mechanism for toilet tank | |
EP0520114B1 (en) | Interruptable flushing mechanism with garanteed minimum flush | |
EP2334875B1 (en) | Flushing device, particularly for a toilet bowl, and resulting toilet bowl and flushing device assembly | |
FR2676480A1 (en) | Removal device for cistern, with variable discharge | |
EP0522218B1 (en) | Push-button flushing mechanism with submersible float | |
FR2929819A1 (en) | PULVERULENT FOOD DISPENSING AND DISPENSING DEVICE. | |
EP0685605A1 (en) | Toilet flushing device with double actuation button allowing the delivery of a predetermined flush quantity | |
FR2658219A1 (en) | Flush mechanism with push-button control and with controllable action | |
FR2740795A1 (en) | DUAL DRIVE DEVICE OF WATER TANK | |
FR2798650A1 (en) | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A CONTAINER | |
FR2967427A1 (en) | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING DEODORIZING PRODUCT FOR WC FLUSH HUNTING DEVICE | |
FR2756476A1 (en) | ELECTRIC KETTLE COMPRISING A CONTAINER WHICH IS OPENED BY A COVER | |
FR2712320A1 (en) | Variable capacity WC flushing system | |
FR2494464A1 (en) | Auxiliary float chamber for toilet system for faster refilling - uses auxiliary float chamber which cannot fill until main cistern is full, thus holding inlet valve fully open, giving faster filling | |
FR2751678A1 (en) | Automatic flushing system for toilet bowl in self=contained cabin | |
FR2667892A1 (en) | Flushing mechanism for toilets | |
EP0223805B1 (en) | Water flushing apparatus | |
EP2236680B1 (en) | Double flow flushing system with magnetic valve | |
FR2715178A1 (en) | Two-position cistern flushing mechanism for toilet etc. | |
FR2512787A1 (en) | Receptacle with metered feed - has piston operated by sealed control rod and return spring | |
FR2724724A1 (en) | Multi-directional liq. distributor with smooth rocking motion | |
EP0959186B1 (en) | An automatic water flushing device | |
FR2712266A1 (en) | Trash can with foot-operated opening. |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES GB GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
|
ITCL | It: translation for ep claims filed |
Representative=s name: JACOBACCI CASETTA & PERANI S.P.A. |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19940125 |
|
DET | De: translation of patent claims | ||
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 19961125 |
|
GRAG | Despatch of communication of intention to grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA |
|
GRAG | Despatch of communication of intention to grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA |
|
GRAH | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA |
|
GRAH | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES GB GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19980930 Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 19980930 Ref country code: AT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 19980930 |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 171749 Country of ref document: AT Date of ref document: 19981015 Kind code of ref document: T |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: EP |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 69227188 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 19981105 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: PT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 19981230 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: SE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 19981231 Ref country code: DK Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT Effective date: 19981231 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: ES Ref legal event code: FG2A Ref document number: 2125253 Country of ref document: ES Kind code of ref document: T3 |
|
GBV | Gb: ep patent (uk) treated as always having been void in accordance with gb section 77(7)/1977 [no translation filed] |
Effective date: 19980930 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LU Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19990716 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: LI Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19990731 Ref country code: CH Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 19990731 |
|
PLBE | No opposition filed within time limit |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT |
|
26N | No opposition filed | ||
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: MC Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20000131 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: CH Ref legal event code: PL |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: NL Payment date: 20020731 Year of fee payment: 11 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20020926 Year of fee payment: 11 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: NL Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20040201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20040203 |
|
NLV4 | Nl: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee |
Effective date: 20040201 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: IT Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES;WARNING: LAPSES OF ITALIAN PATENTS WITH EFFECTIVE DATE BEFORE 2007 MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT ANY TIME BEFORE 2007. THE CORRECT EFFECTIVE DATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE RECORDED. Effective date: 20050716 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: ES Payment date: 20080718 Year of fee payment: 17 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: BE Payment date: 20080814 Year of fee payment: 17 |
|
BERE | Be: lapsed |
Owner name: ETS *PORCHER Effective date: 20090731 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: BE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090731 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: ES Ref legal event code: FD2A Effective date: 20090717 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: ES Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090717 |