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Granted Patent B2
US 11,933,027 · App. 17/435,206 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Sanitary fitting having a two-way valve

Inventors: Jan Philipp Tueshaus (Hemer, DE); Waldemar Gaida (Düsseldorf, DE); Achim Mielke (Porta Westfalica, DE); Andreas Jung (Froendenberg, DE)
Assignee: GROHE AG
E03C1/0405F16K11/052E03C2201/30
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Patent No.
US 11,933,027
App. No.
17/435,206
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sanitary fitting ( 1 ) that contains a fitting body ( 2 ), a first spray plate ( 3 ), a second spray plate ( 4 ), and a two-way valve ( 5 ), which can be used to selectively route a liquid to the first spray plate ( 3 ) or to the second spray plate ( 4 ), wherein the two-way valve ( 5 ) is arranged in the fitting body ( 2 ) and having a valve body ( 6 ), which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation ( 11 ) in a valve housing ( 25 ) of the two-way valve ( 5 ) between a first valve seat ( 7 ) of a first outlet ( 8 ) of the two-way valve ( 5 ) and a second valve seat ( 9 ) of a second outlet ( 10 ) of the two-way valve ( 5 ).

Claims (17)

1. A sanitary fitting ( 1 ) comprising:

a fitting body ( 2 ),

a first spray plate ( 3 ),

a second spray plate ( 4 ), and

a two-way valve ( 5 ), which can be used to selectively route a liquid to the first spray plate ( 3 ) or to the second spray plate ( 4 ),

wherein the two-way valve ( 5 ) is arranged in the fitting body ( 2 ) and has a valve body ( 6 ), which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation ( 11 ) in a valve housing ( 25 ) of the two-way valve ( 5 ) between a first valve seat ( 7 ) of a first outlet ( 8 ) of the two-way valve ( 5 ) and a second valve seat ( 9 ) of a second outlet ( 10 ) of the two-way valve ( 5 ), and

wherein the valve body ( 6 ) is V-shaped,

wherein the V-shape is formed by a first valve body arm ( 15 ) of the valve body ( 6 ) and a second valve body arm ( 16 ) of the valve body ( 6 ), and

wherein the first valve body arm ( 15 ) and the second valve body arm ( 16 ) extend from the axis of rotation ( 11 ) in a radial direction towards an inlet ( 29 ) of the valve housing ( 25 ).

2. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the valve body ( 6 ) has a first sealing surface ( 12 ) for the first valve seat ( 7 ) and a second sealing surface ( 13 ) for the second valve seat ( 9 ).

3. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the first sealing surface ( 12 ) and the second sealing surface ( 13 ) extend in parallel to the axis of rotation ( 11 ) of the valve body ( 6 ).

4. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the first sealing surface ( 12 ) and the second sealing surface ( 13 ) form a first angle ( 14 ).

5. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the first angle ( 14 ) is 10° to 170°.

6. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the first sealing surface ( 12 ) is arranged at the first valve body arm ( 15 ) of the valve body ( 6 ) and the second sealing surface ( 13 ) is arranged at the second valve body arm ( 16 ) of the valve body ( 6 ).

7. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the first valve body arm ( 15 ) and the second valve body arm ( 16 ) form a second angle ( 17 ).

8. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the axis of rotation ( 11 ) is arranged between the first outlet ( 8 ) and the second outlet ( 10 ).

9. The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first outlet ( 8 ) and the second outlet ( 10 ) extend in parallel to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2021
From: TUESHAUS, JAN PHILIPP; GAIDA, WALDEMAR; MIELKE, ACHIM; JUNG, ANDREAS
To: GROHE AG
Reel/Frame 057858/0244 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 105 975.5 · Mar 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220145600A1 · May 12, 2022