Increased area single handle fluid cartridge

A sanitary mixer valve with a fixed control disk connectable to water inlet ports of the valve, the fixed control disk having at least one inlet for cold water and at least one inlet for hot water, a movable control surface having at least two opening zones mechanically coupled and movable with respect to a fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, a mixer lever attached to the movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ration between opening zones as a function of position, wherein:

• a movable control surface having an opening zone that can simultaneously overlap at least one inlet and at least one outlet in a fixed control surface as a function of position where said opening zone is in communication with a mixing chamber, said moveable control surface has a second opening zone connecting at least one separate fixed control surface inlet to an outlet in the fixed control surface
• a movable control disk having a control surface on one side and having at least two through holes emanating from at least 2 opening zones in said moveable control surface, at least one through hole functions at least in part as an inlet and at least one through hole functions at least in part as an outlet, both said through holes are contained by a mechanically sealed opposing side of the movable control disk.

A control insert for a sanitary mixer valve having means for connection to hot water and cold water supplies and having at least one outlet, the control insert comprising:

• a fixed control surface which can be connected to water inlet ports of said valve, said fixed control surface having openings defining at least one opening zone for cold water and at least one opening zone for hot water from the supplies
• a movable control surface having at least two opening zones cooperating with the fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, and a mixer lever connected to the movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ratio as function of relative position of the fixed and movable control surface, movement of the control surfaces controlling alignment of openings in the movable control surface with at least one of the opening zones and the at least one water outlet, wherein at least two separable mechanically coupled flow paths are defined, the flow paths each having controllable connection to the hot water and cold water supplies.

A sanitary mixer valve with a fixed control surface connectable to water inlet ports of the valve, the fixed control surface having at least one opening zone for cold water and at least one opening zone for hot water, a control surface movable with respect to said fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, a mixer lever attached to the movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ration between the opening zones and at least one out port as a function of position, wherein:

• the fixed and movable control surfaces define at least two mechanically coupled controlled mixing flow paths and said movable control surface has at least 2 opening zones.

A sanitary mixer valve with a fixed control surface connectable to water inlet ports of said valve, said fixed control surface having at least one opening zone for cold water and at least one opening zone for hot water, a control surface movable with respect to said fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, a mixer lever attached to said movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ration between said opening zones and at least one out port as a function of position, wherein:

• said valve is capable of mixing two separate cold water streams that enter valve from one entry location at underside of valve seat
• said valve is capable of mixing two separate hot water streams that enter valve from one entry location at underside of valve seat.

sanitary mixer valve with a fixed control surface connectable to water inlet ports of the valve, the fixed control surface having at least one opening zone for cold water and at least one opening zone for hot water, a control surface movable with respect to said fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, a mixer lever attached to the movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ration between the opening zones and at least one out port as a function of position, wherein:

• the valve is capable of feeding one cold water stream that enters valve from one entry location at underside of valve seat
• the valve is capable of mixing two separate hot water streams that enter valve from one entry location at underside of valve seat.

sanitary mixer valve with a fixed control surface connectable to water inlet ports of the valve, the fixed control surface having at least one opening zone for cold water and at least one opening zone for hot water, a control surface movable with respect to said fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, a mixer lever attached to the movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ration between the opening zones and at least one out port as a function of position, wherein:

• the valve is capable of feeding one hot water stream that enters valve from one entry location at underside of valve seat
• the valve is capable of mixing two separate cold water streams that enter valve from one entry location at underside of valve seat.

a valve with a fixed control disk connectable to a water inlet port of said valve, a front of said valve being designated as where an upper portion of a pivotally positional adjustment rod is generally or centrally positioned toward when said valve is in a closed position, a back of said valve being designated as the opposing diametrical side of said front, a fixed control disk having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, a movable control surface having at least two opening zones where one of said opening zones functions as an inlet at a back portion of a movable disk,