Plumbing fixture for a shower system
AssigneeGrohe AG
InventorsAndreas Jung, Thilo Finkeldei
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Abstract
The invention relates to a plumbing fixture (1) for a shower system (2), at least comprising a supply line (3) for supplying at least one liquid towards an outlet (4) of the plumbing fixture (1); a first connection (5) to the supply line (3) for switchably connecting the supply line (3) to a compressed-air line (6); wherein a liquid present in the supply line (3) can be purged through the outlet (4) via the compressed-air line (6).
Claims10
A plumbing fixture (1) for a shower system (2), at least comprising
- a supply line (3) for supplying at least one liquid towards an outlet (4) of the plumbing fixture (1);
- a first connection (5) to the supply line (3) for switchably connecting the supply line (3) to a compressed-air line (6);
- wherein a liquid present in the supply line (3) can be purged through the outlet (4) via the compressed-air line (6).
The plumbing fixture (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least the first connection (5) or the second connection (7) comprises a switchable valve (12).
The plumbing fixture (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, at least comprising at least one pump (13) for supplying the liquid, or for supplying the compressed air (11), or for supplying a mixture of liquid and compressed air.
The plumbing fixture (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, at least comprising a third connection (14) to the supply line (3) for connecting the supply line (3) to a second water line (15).
The plumbing fixture (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the shower system (2) has a collecting device (17) for the liquid that has exited the outlet (4), wherein the supply line (3) is fluidically connected to the collecting device (17) so that the liquid can be used as a circulating liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.