Tank, in particular a flush tank, with a mounting element attached thereon
AssigneeGeberit AG
InventorsAnton Egli, Peter Lechner
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Abstract
For the purpose of attaching the frame (1) to the tank (6), the tank (6) has on the outer side niches (18) which are widened inwardly. Opposite each of the niches (18) the frame (1) has an opening (4). Connecting members (9) are each snapped into an opening (4) and engage at an inner end into a niche (18). Wedges or pins (10) driven into a recess (13) fix a tenon (17) engaging the niche (18) from behind. Simple and automatable operations suffice for the installation.
Claims9
The combination of a flush tank (6) and a frame (1) for mounting said flush tank, said frame (1) being attached to a wall (3) of a building, said flush tank (6) having a body with an outer side, said frame having an outer side and an inner side and being attached to said outer side of said body, connecting members (9) for connecting said frame (1) to said outer side of said body of said flush tank (6), said frame having openings (4), each of said connecting members (9) being inserted into a respective one of said openings, said outer ride of said flush tank having niches (18), opposite said openings, when said tank is placed in said frame (4), each connecting member (9) being inserted from the outside of said frame (1) into an opening (4) of the frame (1) and into a niche (18) of said body of said flush tank (6), each connecting member (9) having means for abutting the frame (1) and means for clamping in a niche (18) of said body of said flush tank (6).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.