EP1094161A2 - Ein Wasserhahn - Google Patents

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EP1094161A2
EP1094161A2 EP00122682A EP00122682A EP1094161A2 EP 1094161 A2 EP1094161 A2 EP 1094161A2 EP 00122682 A EP00122682 A EP 00122682A EP 00122682 A EP00122682 A EP 00122682A EP 1094161 A2 EP1094161 A2 EP 1094161A2
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mixer
spout
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Alessio Giacobini
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths

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  • the present invention refers to a tap or faucet particularly for kitchens, bathrooms and the like.
  • a single-control tap comprises an internal mixer assembly which, operated by a control lever, performs mixing of hot water and cold water before delivering it towards a tap spout.
  • the mixer assemblies are normally mounted at the top of the tap, that is at the free water outlet end thereof.
  • the spout of the tap is welded to a mixer, using as welding means a tin-silver alloy.
  • the mixer is suitably made from a bar, that is to say it is formed from a solid bar of hard metallic material (OT58) which is worked on a lathe.
  • the mixer with the welded spout is assembled with other elements to form the body of the tap.
  • the body of the tap essentially comprises three ring members made from a bar: a lower ring, an intermediate ring and an upper ring.
  • the lower ring acts as a base for the tap and comprises a member for fixing the tap to the supporting surface of a wash stand.
  • the intermediate ring comprises the mixer with the spout welded thereto.
  • the upper ring comprises the control lever and also serves to secure the intermediate ring formed by the mixer unit and the outlet spout.
  • a tap according to the prior art has a certain complexity of construction due to the fact that the body of the tap comprises three parts that must be assembled with each other.
  • intermediate ring is very bulky and awkward to transport, especially when fairly long spouts are used, such as for example in applications for kitchen taps.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate these drawbacks, providing a tap that is practical, economical and easy to make.
  • the outlet spout is screwed to the mixer.
  • the tap according to the invention has a body consisting of a single piece.
  • the body of the tap comprises an internally hollow tubular member.
  • the term tubular member is not limited to a necessarily cylindrical element, but refers in general to an internally hollow member having any geometric shape desired.
  • a securing device is provided to secure the tap to a supporting surface of a wash-stand and the mixer unit is housed inside the body of the tap.
  • the mixer unit suitably has a threaded hole to receive the outlet spout.
  • the outlet spout thus has a threaded end to be able to screw into the threaded hole of the mixer.
  • the tubular body has a through aperture in a radial direction that is situated in register with the threaded aperture of the mixer, to allow screwing of the threaded end of the spout.
  • the manual control of the mixer is mounted on top of the tubular body.
  • Both the tubular body and the mixer device housed therein are rotatably mounted on the securing device, so that the outlet spout can be turned together with the tubular body to assume different positions.
  • the tubular member forming the body of the tap according to the invention can be made in a tube of a lighter metallic material (for example OT63) with respect to the material used in taps of the prior art.
  • OT63 lighter metallic material
  • the tubular member essentially acts solely as a cover for the mixer assembly, the tap securing device and the manual control.
  • the problem of welding of the spout to the mixer has also been eliminated.
  • the spout and mixer are two separate elements that can be assembled with one another by means of simple screwing.
  • the tap according to the invention having fewer parts for assembly, is extremely simple in structure compared with taps of the prior art. Consequently production costs of the tap according to the invention are reduced, and assembly and maintenance operations are simpler.
  • the possibility of having the spout separate from the mixer makes it possible to save space in packaging of a tap kit, thus occupying less space during transport.
  • the tap 1 substantially comprises a body 2, a mixer 3, an outlet spout 4, a securing device 5, a manual control device 6, and a control lever 7.
  • the body 2 consists of an internally hollow tubular element, having a lower aperture 20, an upper aperture 21 and a radial hole 22 communicating with the inside.
  • the radial hole 22 is surrounded by a collar 23 that protrudes outward from the tubular body 2.
  • the body 2 can be made from a hollow tube of light metallic material, such as OT63.
  • the mixer 3 consists of a cylindrical block 30 made by machining on a lathe, from a solid bar of hard metallic material or moulded plastic material.
  • the cylindrical block 30 has at its lower end a cylindrical spigot 31, of smaller diameter than that of the block 30, connected to two flexible tubes 32, 33 for hot water and cold water, respectively.
  • Two holes 34 are provided in the upper surface of the cylindrical block 30 for connection to the manual control device 6. Again in the upper surface of the cylindrical block 30 three holes 35 are provided, communicating with a mixing chamber, inside the block 30, which in turn communicates with the flexible tubes 32 and 33 for hot water and cold water.
  • a radial hole 36 is provided in the lateral surface of the block 30 and communicates with the inner chamber of the mixer 3.
  • the radial hole 36 has an inner thread 37 to be able to receive the outlet spout 4 in screwing engagement.
  • the outlet spout 4 shown partially in the Figures, is formed by an internally hollow tubular body.
  • a cylindrical spigot 40 is provided, of smaller diameter than the diameter of the spout 4.
  • the cylindrical spigot 40 is internally hollow and it communicates with inside of the spout 4.
  • the cylindrical spigot 40 has an outer thread 41 able to engage with the inner thread 37 of the hole 36 of the mixer 3.
  • the cylindrical spigot 40 can be made separately from the spout 4 and then connected to the end of the spout by means of welding or other securing means.
  • the cylindrical spigot 40 can also be made as a single piece with the spout 4 by means of removal of material or molding.
  • the outer diameter of the spigot 40 of the outlet spout must be substantially equal to the inner diameter of the hole 36 of the mixer, and the outer diameter of the part of the outlet spout 4 near the spigot 40 must be slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the hole 22 in the tubular body 2.
  • the securing device 5 is not described in detail, in that it is to be considered known to the art and is described in Italian patent application MI98U000692 by the same applicant.
  • It comprises a hollow tube 50 having axially a through hole 51 of such a diameter as to be able to be passed through by two flexible tubes 32 and 33 carrying the hot water and the cold water.
  • the inner diameter of the tube 50 is slightly greater than the outer diameter of the spigot 31 of the mixer 3. In this manner the spigot 31 of the mixer 3 is received inside the hole 51 and the cylindrical block 30 of the mixer abuts against the upper surface of the tube 50.
  • the outer diameter of the tube 50 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the tubular body 2, so that the tube 50 can be inserted inside the tubular body 2.
  • the tube 50 is divided into an externally threaded lower part 52 and a smooth upper part 53.
  • a ring nut 54 substantially annular in shape, having an inner thread, screws into the threaded part 52 of the tube 50, so that the tubular body 2 can abut against the upper surface of the ring nut 54.
  • a ring 55 of material with a low coefficient of friction, such as Teflon, can be provided between the ring nut 54 and the base of the tubular body 2, to allow rotation of the tubular body 2 on said Teflon ring 55, so as to be able to direct the spout 4 in the desired angular position.
  • the manual control device 6 per se known, comprises a cylindrical body 60, preferably of plastic material, enclosing an on-off valve controlled by means of an upward protruding, parallelepiped-shaped block 61.
  • two feet (not shown) are provided such as to engage in the holes 34 provided in the upper surface of the mixer 3.
  • three holes (not shown) are provided, communicating with the inside of the valve and destined to coincide with the three holes 35 provided on the upper surface of the mixer 3.
  • the control lever 7 comprises a rod or handle 72 and a cap 70.
  • the cap 70 is substantially dome-shaped to cover the upper part of the tubular body 2, and has an inner housing 71 (shown in Figure 2) such as to receive the parallelepiped-shaped block 61 of the manual control device 6.
  • the housing 71 is a threaded hole 73 into which one end of the rod 72 screws so as to come into contact with the parallelepiped-shaped block 61 in order to operate it.
  • the rod 72 can be operated manually by a user, to allow delivery of the water and at the same time mixing of hot water and cold water.
  • the manual control device 6 connected to the mixer 3 is inserted from the lower aperture 20 of the body 2. Then the flexible tubes 32 and 33 for the hot and cold water are inserted in the hole 51 of the securing device 5, so that the spigot 31 of the mixer 3 settles inside the hole 51 of the fixing device, the lower surface of the cylindrical block 30 of the mixer abuts against the upper surface of the tube 50 of the securing device and the lower surface of the body 2 abuts on the upper surface of the ring nut 54 of the securing device.
  • the radial hole 22 of the tubular body 2 is aligned with the radial hole 36 of the mixer 3.
  • the spout 4 can then be mounted, inserting the cylindrical spigot 40 of the spout inside the radial holes 22 and 36 and screwing the spout so that the outer thread 41 of the spigot 40 engages in the inner thread 37 of the radial hole 36 of the mixer.
  • control lever 7 can be mounted so that the parallelepiped-shaped block 61 protruding upward from the body 2 can engage inside the housing 71 in the cap 70 and the cap 70 covers the upper end of the tubular body 2.
  • the rod 72 is then screwed into the hole 73 of the housing 71 so that it is connected to the parallelepiped-shaped block 61 which operates the manual control device 6.
  • the threaded part 52 of the securing device 5 is inserted inside a hole 81 in a supporting surface 80 of the wash stand until the ring nut 54 abuts against the upper surface of the supporting surface 80 and then the securing device can be secured to the surface 80 by means of a threaded nut 82.
  • the securing device 5 and the ring nut 54 are fixed.
  • the tubular body 2 is free to rotate on the Teflon ring 55 of the ring nut 54 of the securing device 5.
  • the mixer 3 is also free to rotate on the upper surface of the tube 50 of the fixing device 5. In this manner, by manually pressing the spout 4, which besides being screwed to the mixer 3 is maintained inside the hole 22 of the tubular body 2, the user can cause rotation of the tubular body 2 and thus orientation of the spout 4 in different angular positions.

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EP00122682A 1999-10-19 2000-10-18 Ein Wasserhahn Withdrawn EP1094161A3 (de)

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IT1999MI002190A IT1316413B1 (it) 1999-10-19 1999-10-19 Rubinetto per bagni,cucine e simili, con canna di erogazione fissataal miscelatore
ITMI992190 1999-10-19

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Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE10316417A1 (de) * 2003-04-10 2004-11-25 Hansa Metallwerke Ag Sanitärarmatur
ES2246628A1 (es) * 2002-03-05 2006-02-16 Ib Torbre Rubinetterie S.R.L Grifo para pilas monodesague de cocina.
EP1690988A2 (de) * 2002-01-16 2006-08-16 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
ITMI20100224A1 (it) * 2010-02-15 2011-08-16 F E V S R L Struttura di rubinetto o simile, e metodo per la sua fabbricazione.

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DE1550060A1 (de) * 1966-03-25 1969-12-04 American Standard Inc Mischventil
EP0221245A2 (de) * 1985-11-07 1987-05-13 Oras Oy Ringförmige elastische Dichtung für eine Armatur
US5014749A (en) * 1989-03-10 1991-05-14 Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Mixing valve with decorative faucet
DE19510670A1 (de) * 1995-03-27 1996-10-10 Dornbracht Aloys F Gmbh Wasserführende Sanitärarmatur

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1550060A1 (de) * 1966-03-25 1969-12-04 American Standard Inc Mischventil
EP0221245A2 (de) * 1985-11-07 1987-05-13 Oras Oy Ringförmige elastische Dichtung für eine Armatur
US5014749A (en) * 1989-03-10 1991-05-14 Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Mixing valve with decorative faucet
DE19510670A1 (de) * 1995-03-27 1996-10-10 Dornbracht Aloys F Gmbh Wasserführende Sanitärarmatur

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1690988A2 (de) * 2002-01-16 2006-08-16 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
EP1690988A3 (de) * 2002-01-16 2011-01-19 Winfried Noth Wasserarmatur
ES2246628A1 (es) * 2002-03-05 2006-02-16 Ib Torbre Rubinetterie S.R.L Grifo para pilas monodesague de cocina.
DE10316417A1 (de) * 2003-04-10 2004-11-25 Hansa Metallwerke Ag Sanitärarmatur
DE10316417B4 (de) * 2003-04-10 2005-01-20 Hansa Metallwerke Ag Sanitärarmatur
ITMI20100224A1 (it) * 2010-02-15 2011-08-16 F E V S R L Struttura di rubinetto o simile, e metodo per la sua fabbricazione.

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