Ceramic disc diverter valve
AssigneeAccess Business Group International LLC
InventorsEric K. Bartkus, Bradley J. Pippel
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Abstract
A ceramic disc diverter valve for use with a water treatment device. The diverter includes a movable disc sandwiched between two stationary discs. The movable disc is rotated between three different positions to deliver a stream of untreated water, a spray of untreated water or a flow of treated water. When delivering treated water, the diverter directs the flow of water out of a secondary outlet to a water treatment device. The treated water is returned to the diverter through a secondary inlet and is discharged from the diverter through a treated water outlet. When delivering untreated water, both the secondary inlet and the secondary outlet are sealed by the ceramic discs. The movable disc preferably includes an integral handle that protrudes from the housing.
Claims27
A ceramic disc diverter valve comprising:
- a body including an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet, said body further including a secondary inlet and a secondary outlet;
- means for securing said body to a water faucet with said inlet in fluid communication with the water faucet;
- a ceramic disc stationary within said body;
- a ceramic disc movably disposed within said body in engagement with said stationary disc;
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- means for selectively moving said movable disc into one of a first position wherein said inlet is in communication with said secondary outlet and said secondary inlet is in communication with said first outlet and a second position wherein said inlet is in communication with said second outlet, said movable disc positively sealing said secondary outlet and said secondary inlet when in said second position.
A ceramic disc diverter valve comprising:
- a diverter valve body having an inlet mountable to a water faucet;
- stream outlet means on said diverter valve body for discharging untreated water in a stream;
- spray outlet means on said diverter valve body for discharging untreated water in a spray;
- treated water outlet means on said diverter valve body for discharging treated water;
- secondary outlet means on said diverter valve body for directing water to a water treatment device;
- secondary inlet means on said diverter valve body for receiving treated water from the water treatment device;
- a first stationary ceramic disc disposed within said diverter valve body;
- a movable ceramic disc movably mounted within said diverter valve body adjacent said first disc;
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- means for moving said movable ceramic disc into one of:
- a first position wherein said inlet is in communication with said secondary outlet and said secondary inlet is in communication with said treated outlet;
- a second position wherein said inlet is in communication with said stream outlet means and said movable disc seals said secondary inlet and said secondary outlet;
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- a third position wherein said inlet is in communication with said spray outlet means and said movable disc seals said secondary inlet and said secondary outlet.
A ceramic disc diverter valve comprising:
- a body having
- an inlet mountable to a water faucet;
- stream outlet means for discharging untreated water in a stream;
- spray outlet means for discharging untreated water in a spray;
- treated water outlet means for discharging treated water;
- secondary outlet means for directing water to a water treatment device;
- secondary inlet means for directing treated water from the water treatment device;
- first and second stationary ceramic discs disposed within said diverter valve body;
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- a movable ceramic disc movably mounted within said diverter valve body between said first disc and said second disc wherein said movable ceramic disc includes an integral handle for selectively moving said movable ceramic disc into one of:
- a first position wherein said inlet is in communication with said secondary outlet and said secondary inlet is in communication with said treated outlet;
- a second position wherein said inlet is in communication with said stream outlet means and said movable disc seals said secondary inlet and said secondary outlet;
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- a third position wherein said inlet is in communication with said spray outlet means and said movable disc seals said secondary inlet and said secondary outlet.
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