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US 11,998,933 B2Granted
Sanitary shower comprising a jet former with at least one duckbill valve
AssigneeGrohe AG
InventorsDominik Heubrock, David Mainka
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sanitary shower (1) comprising at least a housing (2), at least one fluid inlet (3) for a fluid, and at least one jet-forming element (4) with at least one fluid channel (19), the at least one fluid channel (19) comprising at least one duckbill valve (6) having an elastic valve casing (7) that runs in a flow direction (8) of the fluid from a valve base (9) to a slotted valve outlet (10). The valve casing (7), at least in the region of the slotted valve outlet (10), has an outwardly oriented thicker portion (12).
Claims11
A sanitary shower (1), comprising:
- a housing (2),
- at least one fluid inlet (3) for a fluid, and
- at least one jet-forming element (4) comprising at least one fluid duct (19) and at least one nozzle (5), wherein the at least one fluid duct (19) comprises at least one duckbill valve (6) having an elastic valve jacket (7), which extends in a direction of flow (8) of the fluid from a valve base (9) to a slit-shaped valve outlet (10), wherein the valve jacket (7) comprises a thickening (12) directed outwards at least in an area of the slit-shaped valve outlet (10), and wherein the valve jacket (7) comprises a first wall thickness (13) outside the thickening (12) and a second wall thickness (14) in an area of the thickening (12) that is at least 10% greater than the first wall thickness (13).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.