EP2913450A1 - Control plate assembly of a flushing tank, and assembling system and method thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control plate assembly of a flushing tank, and to a system and a method for assembling control plate assemblies of flushing tanks.
- a control plate assembly of a walled or recessed flushing tank generally comprises a mounting counterplate, shaped as a frame and which is fixed to the wall or to a front wall of the tank, about an inspection opening which allows to access the interior of the tank and the drain valve accommodated therein; and a cover plate, detachably fixed to the counterplate and provided with one or two control buttons which cooperate with actuating members of the drain valve.
- buttons are usually hinged to the plate, while the actuating members of the drain valve are supported by the counterplate and arranged through the inspection opening.
- the plate and its buttons are the visible components of the control plate assembly and take on various shapes. Therefore, multiple different plates with different buttons are manufactured, essentially for aesthetic reasons.
- Each plate generally requires a specifically designed counterplate, because each plate is provided with buttons with different shapes and sizes and placed in different positions, and as a result the counterplate must support the actuating members in such a position as to interact with the buttons carried by the plate.
- the present invention relates to a control plate assembly of a flushing tank as defined in essential terms in appended claim 1.
- the present invention also relates to a system and a method for assembling a control plate assembly of a flushing tank as defined in essential terms in appended claims 7 and 8, respectively.
- control plate assembly of the invention is simple and cost-effective to be manufactured and assembled, and is also completely efficient and reliable.
- control plate assembly of the invention is manufactured with an assembly system and method which allow a variety of different control plate assemblies (in particular, having different aesthetic appearance) to be manufactured in a simple and affordable manner, with a reduced number of different components.
- a control plate assembly 1 of a flushing tank (not shown) comprises a mounting counterplate 2; a cover plate 3, joined to the counterplate by a releasable connecting system 4; and at least one control button 5 cooperating, in use, with an actuating member 6 of a drain valve (not shown) of the flushing tank.
- control plate assembly 1 comprises two control buttons 5 cooperating, in use, with respective actuating members 6 of the drain valve for actuating different flushing modes, namely for actuating a complete flush or a partial flush of the water contained in the flushing tank selectively.
- counterplate 2 comprises a frame 7, for example substantially rectangular and consisting of two pairs of substantially perpendicular sides 8, 9; for example, in use (i.e. when the control plate assembly 1 is mounted on a flushing tank), the frame has one upper horizontal side 8, one lower horizontal side 8, and two vertical sides 9.
- Frame 9 has an inner peripheral edge 10, which delimits a middle opening 11, and an outer peripheral edge 12.
- the counterplate 2 comprises ribs 14a, 14b which project into the opening 11 from edge 10.
- counterplate 2 comprises a first pair of (vertical) ribs 14a, which connect the opposite sides 8, and a second pair of (horizontal) ribs 14b, which connect respective sides 9 with a rib 14a.
- the counterplate 2 is provided with fastening members 16 for fixing the counterplate 2 to the flushing tank; for example, the fastening members 16 comprise a pair of fastening seats 17 formed on the counterplate 2 and a pair of screws 18 which engage the seats 17 and respective further fastening seats (not shown) on the tank (or on a component fixed to the tank).
- the fastening members 16 comprise a pair of fastening seats 17 formed on the counterplate 2 and a pair of screws 18 which engage the seats 17 and respective further fastening seats (not shown) on the tank (or on a component fixed to the tank).
- the seats 17 are obtained on respective portions 19 of counterplate 2, in particular of the ribs 14b, which project into the opening 11 from edge 10.
- the screws 18 comprise respective heads 20, which axially engage the seats 17, and respective threaded rods 21, which project from the heads 20 and cross the seats 17 to engage the fastening seats on the tank.
- the counterplate 2 is provided with supports 22 for the actuating members 6.
- each support 22 is defined by respective portions 23 of counterplate 2, for example of the ribs 14a, which project into the opening 11 from edge 10; each support 22 has a support seat 24, defined by a through hole obtained in portion 23 and which accommodates an actuating member 6.
- Each actuating member 6 comprises, for example, a rod 25 which extends from support 22 and engages an element of an actuation mechanism of the drain valve (known and not shown for simplicity); and a head 26, which protrudes from the support seat 24 towards plate 3 to cooperate with a button 5.
- Plate 3 may have various shapes and aesthetic finishings.
- Plate 3 generally comprises a front wall 27 and a peripheral edge 28 which surrounds the outer edge 12 of counterplate 2.
- Plate 3 has at least one window 29, formed in a through manner through the front wall 27.
- the connecting system 4 generally comprises coupling teeth which engage respective seats, carried by counterplate 2 and by plate 3, respectively, or vice versa; and a releasable locking element, spring-loaded and mounted on the counterplate for coupling the plate.
- buttons 5 are hinged to counterplate 2 via respective supports 30 fixed to the counterplate 2.
- Each button 5 extends between a root end 31, hinged to the respective support 30, and a free end 32, opposite to the root end 31 and provided with a driving portion 33, inserted into window 29 so as to be operable by a user through window 29.
- a connecting portion 34 connects the driving portion 33 to the root end 31.
- Each button 5 is joined to the respective support 30 via a hinge releasable coupling device 35, so that button 5 is detachable from support 30.
- the hinge releasable coupling device 35 comprises a pair of aligned pins 36 and a pair of rotation seats 37, formed on button 5 and on support 30, respectively, or vice versa and defining a rotation axis R of button 5 with respect to support 30; the seats 37 are shaped so as to receive the pins 36, which are snap-insertable into the seats 37; button 5 rotates with respect to support 30 about the rotation axis R and is restrained to support 30 transversely and parallel to the rotation axis R.
- Support 30 has an elongated base body 38 along a longitudinal axis A parallel to the rotation axis R (or coincident therewith).
- Support 30 is provided with a stop element 39 which projects from the base body 38 and cooperates in abutment against a contact portion 40 of button 5 to limit the rotation of button 5.
- buttons 5 and supports 30 advantageously consist of respective monolithic pieces.
- the supports 30 are detachable supports, insertable into respective coupling seats 41, 42 formed on the counterplate 2.
- Each support 30 is detachably attachable to a coupling seat 41, 42 (and therefore to counterplate 2), via releasable fastening elements 43, 44 formed on support 30 and on counterplate 2, respectively, and cooperating together to restrain support 30 to counterplate 2 integrally in the coupling seat 41, 42.
- the counterplate 2 is provided with a plurality of coupling seats 41, 42, formed on the counterplate 2 along the edge 10, namely along at least two perpendicular sides 8, 9 of counterplate 2.
- Each seat 41, 42 is shaped so as to receive a support 30, attachable to seat 41, 42 via the fastening elements 43, 44.
- the supports 30 of the two buttons 5 are advantageously equal, as well as all the seats 41, 42; the supports 30 are thus interchangeable in the seats 41, 42.
- counterplate 2 is provided with at least a first coupling seat 41 and a second coupling seat 42, arranged on respective sides 8, 9 perpendicular to counterplate 2.
- the counterplate 2 is provided witch a pair of first coupling seats 41, placed side-by-side on the upper horizontal side 8 of counterplate 2; and with a pair of second coupling seats 42, placed on respective opposite vertical sides 9 of counterplate 2.
- Each button 5 is selectively attachable to a coupling seat 41, 42, via support 30, so as to rotate about the rotation axis (R) of the corresponding support 30.
- buttons 5 are selectively attachable either to seats 41 or seats 42.
- buttons 5 are mounted in the seats 41, as diagrammatically shown in figure 5 , the buttons 5 are arranged side-by-side and have horizontal rotation axes R (parallel and coincident, i.e. they have a common rotation axis).
- buttons 5 are mounted in the seats 42, as diagrammatically shown in figure 6 , the buttons 5 are arranged facing and opposite each other and have vertical (parallel and separate) rotation axes.
- Each button 5 is coupled to the respective seat 41, 42 via a support 30, inserted into a seat 41, 42 selected from the plurality of seats 41, 42 formed on counterplate 2.
- the fastening elements 43, 44 comprise, for example, teeth projecting from support 30, and corresponding recesses formed on the counterplate 2 (precisely, on edge 10) and engaged by the teeth; the teeth are insertable into the recesses along a sliding direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A of support 30 and to counterplate 2 (i.e., to a front face of counterplate 2); the teeth and recesses are shaped (for example dovetail-shaped) so as to couple to one another, via respective pairs of opposite shoulders, according to two directions orthogonal to each other and transversal to the sliding direction.
- a pair of elastic teeth 47 projects from support 30 parallel to the sliding direction in order to be snappingly coupled to edge 10, thus engaging corresponding recesses 48 formed in the counterplate 2, so as to lock support 30 to counterplate 2 between two opposite shoulders also along the sliding direction.
- the control plate assembly 1 may be assembled both with the buttons 5 arranged side-by-side along one side, for example the upper horizontal side 8, of counterplate 2 and therefore with horizontal rotation axes R, as diagrammatically shown in figure 5 ; and with the buttons 5 arranged facing and opposite each other along opposite sides, for example the vertical sides 9, of counterplate 2, with vertical rotation axes R, as diagrammatically shown in figure 6 .
- a plurality of different cover plates 3 may be implemented, having different aesthetic appearances, in particular different shape of window 29; and a plurality of control buttons 5 associated with each different plate 3, designed to be coordinated with plate 3 and in particular with the driving portion 33 being insertable into the window of plate 3.
- buttons 5 and 6 shows, in the two configurations with buttons 5 placed side-by-side and buttons 5 placed opposite to each other, the areas available for designing the buttons 5 with respect to plate 3 (also drawn with dotted line) and to counterplate 2; however, the buttons 5 are hinged to the counterplate 2 via the respective supports 30 and contact the respective actuating members 6 in respective actuation areas 50 (about the heads 26 of the actuating members 6).
- the control plate assembly 1 may therefore be made in different shapes.
- control plate assembly 1 In order to change the aesthetic appearance of the control plate assembly 1, it is sufficient to use a different cover plate 3 and one or two buttons 5 coordinated with plate 3, while the counterplate 2 and the supports 30 remain unvaried.
- control plate assemblies 1 having different aesthetic aspect
- the invention also provides a system for assembling control plate assemblies having different appearance;
- the system comprises the mounting counterplate 2 (i.e. only one type of counterplate); a plurality of cover plates 3, different from one another, interchangeable on counterplate 2 and mountable on counterplate 2 by means of the releasable connecting system 4; one or two buttons 5, coordinated with each plate 3 and different from the buttons 5 associated with other plates 3; one or two supports 30 of the same type (equal).
- buttons 5 associated with the different plates 3 are selectively attachable to the same counterplate 2 via a support 30, which is suitable for all the buttons 5 as it is rotatably (i.e. pivotally) couplable to each button 5 and attachable to counterplate 2.
- control plate assembly 1 is thus assembled by the method which comprises the steps of:
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- The present invention relates to a control plate assembly of a flushing tank, and to a system and a method for assembling control plate assemblies of flushing tanks.
- A control plate assembly of a walled or recessed flushing tank generally comprises a mounting counterplate, shaped as a frame and which is fixed to the wall or to a front wall of the tank, about an inspection opening which allows to access the interior of the tank and the drain valve accommodated therein; and a cover plate, detachably fixed to the counterplate and provided with one or two control buttons which cooperate with actuating members of the drain valve.
- The buttons are usually hinged to the plate, while the actuating members of the drain valve are supported by the counterplate and arranged through the inspection opening.
- This type of assembly, with the buttons hinged to the plate and the actuating members supported by the counterplate, is not entirely satisfactory, as it creates problems of effective coupling between the buttons and the actuating members.
- Furthermore, the plate and its buttons are the visible components of the control plate assembly and take on various shapes. Therefore, multiple different plates with different buttons are manufactured, essentially for aesthetic reasons.
- Each plate generally requires a specifically designed counterplate, because each plate is provided with buttons with different shapes and sizes and placed in different positions, and as a result the counterplate must support the actuating members in such a position as to interact with the buttons carried by the plate.
- Ultimately, in order to change the aesthetic appearance of a control plate assembly, virtually all the main components thereof (counterplate, plate, buttons) need to be replaced.
- Therefore, a large amount of different pieces need to be handled (manufacture, warehousing, transport, etc.), with consequent production and logistics problems.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a control plate assembly of a flushing tank, which is free from the drawbacks of the known art mentioned herein.
- It is a further object of the invention to provide a system and a method for assembling a control plate assembly of a flushing tank, which allow different control plate assemblies (in particular, having different aesthetic appearance) to be manufactured in a simple and affordable manner, with a reduced number of different components.
- Therefore, the present invention relates to a control plate assembly of a flushing tank as defined in essential terms in appended claim 1.
- The present invention also relates to a system and a method for assembling a control plate assembly of a flushing tank as defined in essential terms in appended
claims - The control plate assembly of the invention is simple and cost-effective to be manufactured and assembled, and is also completely efficient and reliable.
- Furthermore, the control plate assembly of the invention is manufactured with an assembly system and method which allow a variety of different control plate assemblies (in particular, having different aesthetic appearance) to be manufactured in a simple and affordable manner, with a reduced number of different components.
- Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of a non-limiting embodiment thereof, with reference to the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which:
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figure 1 is a front exploded perspective view of a control plate assembly of a flushing tank in accordance with the invention; -
figure 2 is a partial front view, with parts removed for clarity, of certain components of the control plate assembly infigure 1 , once assembled; -
figure 3 is a front perspective view, on enlarged scale, of a detail of the control plate assembly infigure 1 , once assembled; -
figure 4 is a rear perspective view, on enlarged scale, of a further detail of the control plate assembly infigure 1 , once assembled; -
figures 5 and6 are two front views, with parts removed for clarity, of the control plate assembly of the invention, diagrammatically shown in respective assembly alternatives. - With reference to
figure 1 , a control plate assembly 1 of a flushing tank (not shown) comprises amounting counterplate 2; acover plate 3, joined to the counterplate by a releasable connecting system 4; and at least onecontrol button 5 cooperating, in use, with an actuatingmember 6 of a drain valve (not shown) of the flushing tank. - In the example shown in
figure 1 , the control plate assembly 1 comprises twocontrol buttons 5 cooperating, in use, with respective actuatingmembers 6 of the drain valve for actuating different flushing modes, namely for actuating a complete flush or a partial flush of the water contained in the flushing tank selectively. - With reference also to
figure 2 ,counterplate 2 comprises aframe 7, for example substantially rectangular and consisting of two pairs of substantiallyperpendicular sides horizontal side 8, one lowerhorizontal side 8, and twovertical sides 9. -
Frame 9 has an innerperipheral edge 10, which delimits amiddle opening 11, and an outerperipheral edge 12. - The
counterplate 2 comprisesribs edge 10. In particular,counterplate 2 comprises a first pair of (vertical)ribs 14a, which connect theopposite sides 8, and a second pair of (horizontal)ribs 14b, which connectrespective sides 9 with arib 14a. - The
counterplate 2 is provided with fasteningmembers 16 for fixing thecounterplate 2 to the flushing tank; for example, thefastening members 16 comprise a pair offastening seats 17 formed on thecounterplate 2 and a pair ofscrews 18 which engage theseats 17 and respective further fastening seats (not shown) on the tank (or on a component fixed to the tank). - For example, the
seats 17 are obtained onrespective portions 19 ofcounterplate 2, in particular of theribs 14b, which project into theopening 11 fromedge 10. - The
screws 18 compriserespective heads 20, which axially engage theseats 17, and respective threadedrods 21, which project from theheads 20 and cross theseats 17 to engage the fastening seats on the tank. - The
counterplate 2 is provided withsupports 22 for the actuatingmembers 6. - In particular, the
supports 22 are defined byrespective portions 23 ofcounterplate 2, for example of theribs 14a, which project into theopening 11 fromedge 10; eachsupport 22 has asupport seat 24, defined by a through hole obtained inportion 23 and which accommodates an actuatingmember 6. - Each actuating
member 6 comprises, for example, arod 25 which extends fromsupport 22 and engages an element of an actuation mechanism of the drain valve (known and not shown for simplicity); and ahead 26, which protrudes from thesupport seat 24 towardsplate 3 to cooperate with abutton 5. -
Plate 3 may have various shapes and aesthetic finishings.Plate 3 generally comprises afront wall 27 and aperipheral edge 28 which surrounds theouter edge 12 ofcounterplate 2. -
Plate 3 has at least onewindow 29, formed in a through manner through thefront wall 27. -
Plate 3 is detachably fixed to thecounterplate 2 via the connecting system 4, which is of known type and therefore is not described in detail for simplicity. The connecting system 4 generally comprises coupling teeth which engage respective seats, carried bycounterplate 2 and byplate 3, respectively, or vice versa; and a releasable locking element, spring-loaded and mounted on the counterplate for coupling the plate. - The
buttons 5 are hinged tocounterplate 2 viarespective supports 30 fixed to thecounterplate 2. - Each
button 5 extends between aroot end 31, hinged to therespective support 30, and afree end 32, opposite to theroot end 31 and provided with a drivingportion 33, inserted intowindow 29 so as to be operable by a user throughwindow 29. - A connecting
portion 34 connects the drivingportion 33 to theroot end 31. - Each
button 5 is joined to therespective support 30 via a hingereleasable coupling device 35, so thatbutton 5 is detachable fromsupport 30. - For example, as shown in
figures 3 and 4 , the hingereleasable coupling device 35 comprises a pair of alignedpins 36 and a pair ofrotation seats 37, formed onbutton 5 and onsupport 30, respectively, or vice versa and defining a rotation axis R ofbutton 5 with respect to support 30; theseats 37 are shaped so as to receive thepins 36, which are snap-insertable into theseats 37;button 5 rotates with respect to support 30 about the rotation axis R and is restrained to support 30 transversely and parallel to the rotation axis R. -
Support 30 has anelongated base body 38 along a longitudinal axis A parallel to the rotation axis R (or coincident therewith). -
Support 30 is provided with astop element 39 which projects from thebase body 38 and cooperates in abutment against acontact portion 40 ofbutton 5 to limit the rotation ofbutton 5. - The
buttons 5 and supports 30 advantageously consist of respective monolithic pieces. - In the preferred embodiment shown, the
supports 30 are detachable supports, insertable intorespective coupling seats counterplate 2. Eachsupport 30 is detachably attachable to acoupling seat 41, 42 (and therefore to counterplate 2), viareleasable fastening elements support 30 and oncounterplate 2, respectively, and cooperating together to restrainsupport 30 tocounterplate 2 integrally in thecoupling seat - The
counterplate 2 is provided with a plurality ofcoupling seats counterplate 2 along theedge 10, namely along at least twoperpendicular sides counterplate 2. - Each
seat support 30, attachable toseat fastening elements - The supports 30 of the two
buttons 5 are advantageously equal, as well as all theseats supports 30 are thus interchangeable in theseats - In particular,
counterplate 2 is provided with at least afirst coupling seat 41 and asecond coupling seat 42, arranged onrespective sides counterplate 2. - In the preferred embodiment shown, the
counterplate 2 is provided witch a pair of first coupling seats 41, placed side-by-side on the upperhorizontal side 8 ofcounterplate 2; and with a pair of second coupling seats 42, placed on respective oppositevertical sides 9 ofcounterplate 2. - Each
button 5 is selectively attachable to acoupling seat support 30, so as to rotate about the rotation axis (R) of thecorresponding support 30. - In particular, the two
buttons 5 are selectively attachable either toseats 41 or seats 42. - If the
buttons 5 are mounted in theseats 41, as diagrammatically shown infigure 5 , thebuttons 5 are arranged side-by-side and have horizontal rotation axes R (parallel and coincident, i.e. they have a common rotation axis). - If the
buttons 5 are mounted in theseats 42, as diagrammatically shown infigure 6 , thebuttons 5 are arranged facing and opposite each other and have vertical (parallel and separate) rotation axes. - Each
button 5 is coupled to therespective seat support 30, inserted into aseat seats counterplate 2. - The
fastening elements support 30, and corresponding recesses formed on the counterplate 2 (precisely, on edge 10) and engaged by the teeth; the teeth are insertable into the recesses along a sliding direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A ofsupport 30 and to counterplate 2 (i.e., to a front face of counterplate 2); the teeth and recesses are shaped (for example dovetail-shaped) so as to couple to one another, via respective pairs of opposite shoulders, according to two directions orthogonal to each other and transversal to the sliding direction. - A pair of
elastic teeth 47 projects fromsupport 30 parallel to the sliding direction in order to be snappingly coupled to edge 10, thus engagingcorresponding recesses 48 formed in thecounterplate 2, so as to locksupport 30 tocounterplate 2 between two opposite shoulders also along the sliding direction. - The control plate assembly 1 may be assembled both with the
buttons 5 arranged side-by-side along one side, for example the upperhorizontal side 8, ofcounterplate 2 and therefore with horizontal rotation axes R, as diagrammatically shown infigure 5 ; and with thebuttons 5 arranged facing and opposite each other along opposite sides, for example thevertical sides 9, ofcounterplate 2, with vertical rotation axes R, as diagrammatically shown infigure 6 . -
Plates 3 andbuttons 5 having various designs will be used, while keeping however thesame counterplate 2 and the same supports 30. - More generally, a plurality of
different cover plates 3 may be implemented, having different aesthetic appearances, in particular different shape ofwindow 29; and a plurality ofcontrol buttons 5 associated with eachdifferent plate 3, designed to be coordinated withplate 3 and in particular with thedriving portion 33 being insertable into the window ofplate 3. - The
same mounting counterplate 2 and thesame supports 30 will always be used instead. - The dotted line in
figures 5 and6 shows, in the two configurations withbuttons 5 placed side-by-side andbuttons 5 placed opposite to each other, the areas available for designing thebuttons 5 with respect to plate 3 (also drawn with dotted line) and tocounterplate 2; however, thebuttons 5 are hinged to thecounterplate 2 via therespective supports 30 and contact the respective actuatingmembers 6 in respective actuation areas 50 (about theheads 26 of the actuating members 6). - The control plate assembly 1 may therefore be made in different shapes.
- In order to change the aesthetic appearance of the control plate assembly 1, it is sufficient to use a
different cover plate 3 and one or twobuttons 5 coordinated withplate 3, while thecounterplate 2 and thesupports 30 remain unvaried. - The invention thus allows the control plate assemblies 1 (having different aesthetic aspect) to be assembled with a reduced number of components.
- Indeed, the invention also provides a system for assembling control plate assemblies having different appearance; the system comprises the mounting counterplate 2 (i.e. only one type of counterplate); a plurality of
cover plates 3, different from one another, interchangeable oncounterplate 2 and mountable oncounterplate 2 by means of the releasable connecting system 4; one or twobuttons 5, coordinated with eachplate 3 and different from thebuttons 5 associated withother plates 3; one or twosupports 30 of the same type (equal). - All the
buttons 5 associated with thedifferent plates 3 are selectively attachable to thesame counterplate 2 via asupport 30, which is suitable for all thebuttons 5 as it is rotatably (i.e. pivotally) couplable to eachbutton 5 and attachable tocounterplate 2. - Therefore, with only one type of mounting
counterplate 2 and only one type ofsupport 30, different control plate assemblies 1 may be manufactured, by varying thecover plates 3 and thecorresponding control buttons 5. - The control plate assembly 1 is thus assembled by the method which comprises the steps of:
- providing a mounting counterplate 2 (i.e. only one type of mounting counterplate);
- - providing a plurality of
cover plates 3, different from one another, interchangeable oncounterplate 2 and mountable oncounterplate 2 by means of a releasable connecting system 4; - - providing, for each
plate 3, one or twobuttons 5, coordinated withplate 3; all thebuttons 5 are selectively attachable tocounterplate 2 via asupport 30, which is rotatably couplable to eachbutton 5 and attachable tocounterplate 2; - - selecting a
plate 3 and the button orbuttons 5 coordinated with saidplate 3; - - mounting the button or
buttons 5 oncounterplate 2, via onesupport 30 orrespective supports 30; - - mounting
plate 3 oncounterplate 2. - Finally, it is understood that further modifications and variants may be made to the control plate assembly and to the assembly system and method described and shown herein, which do not depart from the scope of the appended claims.
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- A control plate assembly (1) of a flushing tank, comprising a mounting counterplate (2); a cover plate (3), joined to the counterplate (2) by a releasable connecting system (4); and at least one control button (5), cooperating, in use, with an actuating member (6) of a drain valve of the flushing tank; the button (5) being hinged to the counterplate (2) via a support (30) fixed to the counterplate (2); the control plate assembly (1) being characterized in that the counterplate (2) is provided with at least a first and a second coupling seats (41, 42), positioned on respective sides (8, 9), perpendicular to each other, of the counterplate (2) and shaped so as to receive the support (30); the button (5) being attachable selectively to one coupling seat (41, 42) or the other, via the support (30), so as to rotate about respective rotation axes (R) perpendicular to each other.
- A control plate assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support (30) is a detachable support, attachable to the counterplate (2) via releasable fastening elements (43, 44) formed on the support (30) and on the counterplate (2) respectively and cooperating with one another.
- A control plate assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the button (5) is joined to the support (30) via a hinge releasable coupling device (35), so as the button (5) is detachable from the support (30).
- A control plate assembly according to one of the preceding claims, comprising two control buttons (5), cooperating in use with respective actuating members (6) of the drain valve for actuating different flushing modes; and wherein the counterplate (2) is provided with a pair of first coupling seats (41), positioned side-by-side on a first side (8) of the counterplate (2); and a pair of second coupling seats (42), positioned on respective opposite sides (9) of the counterplate (2) and perpendicular to said first side (8); the buttons (5) being selectively attachable to the first coupling seats (41) or to the second coupling seats (42).
- A control plate assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the support (30) is insertable in a coupling seat (41, 42) selected in a plurality of coupling seats (41, 42) formed on the counterplate (2).
- A control plate assembly according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the plate (3) has at least one window (29) and the button (5) is inserted at least partly in said window (29), so as to be operable by a user through the window (29).
- A system for assembling a control plate assembly (1) of a flushing tank according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a mounting counterplate (2); a plurality of cover plates (3), different from one another, interchangeable on the counterplate (2) and mountable on the counterplate (2) by means of a releasable connecting system (4); each plate (3) being associated to one or two buttons (5), coordinated with the plate (3) and different from the buttons associated to other plates (3); all the buttons (5) being selectively attachable to the counterplate (2) via a support (30), which is rotatably couplable to each button (5) and attachable to the counterplate (2).
- A method for assembling a control plate assembly (1) of a flushing tank according to one of claims 1 to 6, comprising the steps of:- providing a mounting counterplate (2);- providing a plurality of cover plates (3), different from one another, interchangeable on the counterplate (2) and mountable on the counterplate (2) by means of a releasable connecting system (4);- providing, for each plate (3), one or two buttons (5), coordinated with the plate (3) and different from the buttons associated to other plates (3); all the buttons (5) being selectively attachable to the counterplate (2) via a support (30), which is rotatably couplable to each button (5) and attachable to the counterplate (2);- selecting a plate (3) and the button or buttons (5) coordinated with the plate (3);- mounting the button or buttons (5) on the counterplate (2), via one support or respective supports (30);- mounting the plate (3) on the counterplate (2).
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