Fluid mixing assembly having a mixing device

1 . A fluid mixing assembly comprising:

a body having a discharge outlet for discharging fluid;

a fluid mixing device disposed in the body and in fluid communication with the discharge outlet, the fluid mixing device having an adjusting member adjustable about a mixing adjusting axis and configured to assist in controlling mixing of fluids in the fluid mixing device;

a first isolator in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device and configured to be coupled in fluid communication to a first source of fluid, the first isolator having an adjusting member adjustable about a first isolator adjusting axis and configured to control a flow of fluid through the first isolator; and

a second isolator in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device and configured to be coupled in fluid communication to a second source of fluid, the second isolator having an adjusting member adjustable about a second isolator adjusting axis and configured to control a flow of fluid through the second isolator;

wherein the first isolator and the second isolator are disposed relative to the fluid mixing device such that the mixing adjusting axis, the first isolator adjusting axis, and the second isolator adjusting axis extend substantially in a common direction;

wherein a first check valve and a second check valve are received at different positions along the body relative to the first isolator and the second isolator such that the first isolator adjusting axis and the second isolator adjusting axis do not respectively intersect the first check valve and the second check valve, the first check valve and the second check valve preventing backflow of fluid.

2 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting member is coupled to a piston movable in the common direction within the fluid mixing device.

3 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the discharge outlet is configured to discharge fluid in a discharge direction substantially perpendicular to the common direction.

4 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mixing adjusting axis, the first isolator adjusting axis, and the second isolator adjusting axis are substantially parallel.

5 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the

first check valve is in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device and the first isolator, the first isolator being in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device via the first check valve; and

the second check valve is in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device and the second isolator, the second isolator being in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device via the second check valve.

6 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 5 , wherein:

the first check valve has a first check valve axis and a filter associated therewith; and

the second check valve has a second check valve axis and a filter associated therewith.

7 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 6 , wherein:

the first check valve has a removable cap associated therewith that is configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the body by rotation about the first check valve axis, and decoupling the removable cap associated with the first check valve from the body permits access to the filter associated with the first check valve; and

the second check valve has a removable cap associated therewith that is configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the body by rotation about the second check valve axis, and decoupling the removable cap associated with the second check valve from the body permits access to the filter associated with the second check valve.

8 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 6 , wherein the first check valve and the second check valve are disposed at an angle relative to a discharge axis of the discharge outlet such that the first check valve axis and the second check valve axis extend substantially in the common direction.

9 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 5 , further comprising an intermediate feed chamber in fluid communication with the first feed valve and the fluid mixing device, wherein the first isolator is in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device via the first feed valve and the intermediate feed chamber.

10 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 9 , wherein the intermediate feed chamber and the intermediate outlet chamber are disposed in the body.

11 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 5 , further comprising an intermediate outlet chamber in fluid communication with the fluid mixing device and the discharge outlet, wherein the fluid mixing device is in fluid communication with the discharge outlet via the intermediate outlet chamber.

12 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mixing adjusting axis, the first isolator adjusting axis, the second isolator adjusting axis, a first check valve axis, and a second check valve axis are substantially parallel.

13 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first check valve and the second check valve are received in a shoulder portion of the body.

14 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the adjusting member of the fluid mixing device is rotatable about the mixing adjusting axis;

the adjusting member of the first isolator is rotatable about the first isolator adjusting axis; and/or

the adjusting member of the second isolator is rotatable about the second isolator adjusting axis.

15 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first isolator and the second isolator are coupled to the body, and wherein the first isolator and the second isolator are substantially perpendicular to the fluid mixing device.

16 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting member of the first isolator adjusts a ball valve of the first isolator and the adjusting member of the second isolator adjusts a ball valve of the second isolator.

17 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fluid mixing device has a thermal flush override feature configured to override the adjusting member of the fluid mixing device, the thermal flush override feature being rotatable about the mixing adjusting axis.

18 . The fluid mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the first and second isolators is substantially parallel to a fluid discharge direction of the discharge outlet.

19 . The mixing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fluid mixing device is a thermostatic mixing valve.