Plumbing shutoff or switching valve
AssigneeHansgrohe SE
InventorFabian Melle
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Abstract
A switching valve is proposed that switches between at least two different outlets with the aid of a valve closing body and a valve seat. The valve contains an actuating device that can be actuated by the user. The actuating device acts on an advancing device that advances the valve closing body from a stable, discrete position into another stable, discrete position. The advancement can be caused either by the interaction of beveled surfaces or by means of the flow of water.
Claims18
A plumbing valve for shutoff and/or switching, comprising:
- a valve housing,
- an inlet leading into the valve housing,
- at least one outlet leading out of the valve housing,
- a valve that acts between the inlet in the valve housing and the outlet from the valve housing,
- the valve having a valve closing body that has discrete, stable positions,
- a stepwise advancing device configured for stepwise moving the valve closing body between the stable positions,
- wherein the valve closing body is urged in a direction toward a valve seat,
- an actuating device for the advancing device, including a pushbutton, configured for moving the valve closing body, and,
- wherein the valve closing body has at least one passage that is brought into alignment with an opening in the valve seat in one of the discrete, stable positions.
A plumbing valve for shutoff and/or switching comprising:
- a valve housing,
- an inlet leading into the valve housing,
- at least one outlet leading out of the valve housing,
- a valve that acts between the inlet in the valve housing and the outlet from the valve housing,
- the valve having a valve closing body that has discrete, stable positions,
- a stepwise advancing device configured for stepwise moving the valve closing body between the stable positions,
- wherein the valve closing body is urged in a direction toward a valve seat,
- an actuating device for the advancing device, including a pushbutton, configured for moving the valve closing body,
- a plurality of said outlets leading out of the valve housing, and wherein the valve is configured to open each of the outlets separately and in combinations of at least two said outlets.
A plumbing valve for shutoff and/or switching, comprising:
- a valve housing,
- an inlet leading into the valve housing,
- at least one outlet leading out of the valve housing,
- a valve that acts between the inlet in the valve housing and the outlet from the valve housing,
- the valve having a valve closing body that has discrete, stable positions,
- a stepwise advancing device configured for stepwise moving the valve closing body between the stable positions,
- wherein the valve closing body is urged in a direction toward a valve seat,
- an actuating device for the advancing device, including a pushbutton, configured for moving the valve closing body,
- wherein the advancing device moves the valve dosing body by a flow of water.
A plumbing valve for shutoff and/or switching, comprising:
- a valve housing,
- an inlet leading into the valve housing,
- at least one outlet leading out of the valve housing,
- a valve that acts between the inlet in the valve housing and the outlet from the valve housing,
- the valve having a valve closing body that has discrete, stable positions,
- a stepwise advancing device configured for stepwise moving the valve closing body between the stable positions,
- wherein the valve closing body is urged in a direction toward a valve seat,
- an actuating device for the advancing device, including a pushbutton, configured for moving the valve closing body,
- wherein the housing has a plurality of outlets and the valve seat has at least one passage leading to each of the outlets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.