Granted Patent B2

US 7,908,685 · App. 11/722,792 · Granted Mar 22, 2011

Abstract

Claims (18)

1. A generally U-shaped water trap for sanitary appliances, said water trap having an inlet opening and an outlet opening and comprising a housing having:

an upper portion provided with the inlet opening adapted to receive an outlet pipe of the sanitary appliance;

a central portion adapted to be connected to the upper portion provided with a cylindrical passing through space, the outlet opening being situated in a lower extension of the central portion and adapted to be connected to an evacuation pipe of a drainage system, the central portion further including a valve housing situated in an upper part of the central portion and incorporating an air admittance valve;

a lower portion in which the water trap is formed and which is connected to the central portion, the lower portion having a part thereof of an outer shape of an oblong cup formed by two intersecting cylindrical walls but wherein parts of the cylindrical walls which normally intersect are left out to create an open intersection area; and

a separation wall extending downwardly from a lower surface of the central portion into the lower portion for forming at least a part of a U-shaped seal in the water trap, the separation wall being positioned in said intersection area, the separation wall having a lower part and being sized to leave an area between the bottom of the part of the lower portion with the outer shape of an oblong cup and the lower part of the separation wall sufficient to allow waste water flow to be evacuated through the outlet opening, the U-shaped seal being formed by water present in the lower portion between an upper level of an overflow rim of the outlet opening and the lower part of the separation wall,

wherein the outlet opening of the central portion is provided an horizontal partition wall which is situated about the center line of the outlet opening and divides said outlet opening into separate conduits, said separate conduits comprising one upper conduit above the partition wall for allowing inlet air to flow from the air admittance valve and one lower waste water conduit situated beneath the partition wall for allowing the waste water flow to be evacuated through the outlet opening towards the drainage system.

2. A water trap according to claim 1 , in which the inlet airflow through the space and the upper conduit emerges into the outlet opening by means of a venturi shaped upper wall of the opening.

3. A water trap according to claim 1 , in which the waste water flow through the lower conduit emerges into the outlet opening by means of a venturi shaped lower wall of the opening.

4. A water trap according to claim 1 , in which the outlet opening of the central portion is provided with a lower wall forming the overflow rim towards the evacuation pipe, the level of said overflow rim being situated about the lowest level of the evacuation pipe.

5. A water trap according to claim 1 , wherein the lower part of the valve housing forms a valve seat on which rests a membrane in a closed position and which leaves a space for an air inlet between the seat and a vertical wall defining the cylindrical passing through space of the central portion.

6. A water trap according to claim 1 , wherein the air admittance valve is situated at one side of the upper part of the central portion adjacent to the cylindrical passing through space and is located above the outlet opening, leaving between its lower part and the upper surface of the outlet opening an air admittance area.

7. A water trap according to claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical passing through space of the central portion is formed in its center by a vertical wall which extends downwardly beyond the lower surface of the central portion to form a separation wall adapted to co-operate with the lower portion.

8. A water trap according to claim 7 , wherein the separation wall extends downwards from the central portion and wherein is adapted to co-operate with guiding and tightening slots provided on both lateral sides of the lower portion.

9. A water trap according to claim 1 , wherein the lower portion has an outer shape formed by two intersecting cylindrical walls leaving between them a space in which a separation wall from the central portion extends, one of the walls being adapted to receive the outlet pipe of the sanitary appliance, the outlet pipe being vertically extending.

10. A water trap according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the lower portion is provided with deflecting side walls which project from sides of said cup-shaped portion restricting the passage in said lower portion in order to increase the velocity of the water flow through said passage and to evacuate waste deposit in the water trap.

11. A water trap according to claim 1 , wherein the overall outer shape of the housing is covered with a jacket in which openings are provided to match with the inlet opening and the outlet opening and which is maintained on the water trap by means of a closing member adapted to be installed in the upper region of the water trap housing.

12. A water trap according to claim 1 , wherein the lower part of the valve housing forms a valve seat on which rests a membrane in a closed position and which leaves a space for an air inlet between the seat and a vertical wall defining the cylindrical passing through space of the central portion.

13. A water trap according to claim 5 , wherein the air admittance valve is situated at one side of the upper part of the central portion adjacent to the cylindrical passing through space and is located above the outlet opening, leaving between its lower part and the upper surface of the outlet opening an air admittance area.

Assignments (19)