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Granted Patent B2
US 12,203,252 · App. 18/015,553 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Rinsing channel device for a basin

Inventor: Felix Pflieger (Rudersberg, DE)
Assignee: BORA—Vertriebs GmbH & Co KG
E03C1/048E03C1/18
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Patent No.
US 12,203,252
App. No.
18/015,553
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a rinsing channel device for a basin, in particular for a sink or a washbasin, comprising a profile assembly having at least one interface for feeding a liquid to a distributor line of the profile assembly and having a dispensing region for dispensing the liquid. It is provided that the profile assembly comprises a flow channel extending from the distributor line to the dispensing region along a channel course. The distributor line, the flow channel and the dispensing region extend through the profile assembly along a longitudinal axis of the profile assembly.

Claims (56)

1. A rinsing channel device ( 1 ) for a basin, ( 14 ), the basin being for a sink or a washbasin, comprising

a profile assembly ( 2 )

having at least one interface ( 5 ) for feeding a liquid to a distributor line ( 8 ) of the profile assembly ( 2 ) and

having a dispensing region ( 9 ) for dispensing the liquid,

wherein the profile assembly ( 2 ) comprises a flow channel ( 11 ) extending from the distributor line ( 8 ) to the dispensing region ( 9 ) along a channel course (K),

wherein the distributor line ( 8 ) has a distributor channel diameter (D V ) which is larger than a maximum channel diameter (D max ) of the flow channel ( 11 ),

wherein the dispensing region is a dispensing slot ( 9 ) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) of the profile assembly ( 2 ), wherein the dispensing slot ( 9 ) has a dispensing diameter (D A ) which is smaller than a minimum channel diameter (D min ) of the flow channel ( 11 ) and

wherein the flow channel ( 11 ) forms at least one bend ( 13 ) along the channel course (K).

2. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the distributor line ( 8 ), the flow channel ( 11 ) and the dispensing region ( 9 ) extend through the profile assembly ( 2 ) along a longitudinal axis (L) of the profile assembly ( 2 ) and

wherein the channel course (K) is aligned orthogonally in relation to the longitudinal axis (L) of the profile assembly ( 2 ).

3. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the distributor line ( 8 ) merges with the flow channel ( 11 ) along a cross-sectional narrowing ( 12 ).

4. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the distributor line ( 8 ) comprises a distributor element ( 27 ), which is arranged in a region of the at least one interface ( 5 ), in order to conduct the liquid, fed through the interface ( 5 ), through the distributor line ( 8 ) in at least two different directions.

5. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 4 ,

wherein the distributor element ( 27 ) is arranged on an inner wall of the distributor line ( 8 ), opposite the interface ( 5 ) in the feed direction of the liquid, and is aligned in the direction of the interface ( 5 ) by way of a tip or tapering edge.

6. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dispensing diameter (DA) is in the range of 0.1 mm to 2.0 mm.

7. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dispensing region ( 9 ) comprises an extensible diaphragm ( 10 ) which is designed to close the dispensing region ( 9 ) when no liquid is dispensed from the dispensing region ( 9 ).

8. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one bend is two bends ( 13 ) along the channel course (K).

9. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the profile assembly ( 2 ) has a course which is closed or at least substantially closed along the longitudinal axis (L).

10. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the profile assembly ( 2 ) comprises a first profile part ( 3 ) and a second profile part ( 4 ), which, when they are connected to one another, form the dispensing region ( 9 ), the flow channel ( 11 ) and the distributor line ( 8 ).

11. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dispensing region ( 9 ), the flow channel ( 11 ) and/or the distributor line ( 8 ) comprise ribs ( 16 ) running between their respective side walls.

12. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

comprising at least one feeding device ( 17 ) for feeding an additive ( 18 ) to the liquid.

13. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 12 ,

wherein the at least one feeding device ( 17 ) comprises a reservoir ( 19 ) for providing the additive ( 18 ) and

wherein the at least one feeding device ( 17 ) comprises a conveying device for conveying and metering the additive ( 18 ), the conveying device being a pump ( 20 ) and/or a Venturi nozzle.

14. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the rinsing channel device ( 1 ) is a constituent part of the basin ( 14 ) or an insert for the basin ( 14 ).

15. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the profile assembly ( 2 ) is provided with an antimicrobial coating in regions affecting the interface ( 5 ), the dispensing region ( 9 ) and/or the flow channel ( 11 ).

16. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

comprising a control device ( 21 ) configured to control and/or monitor the dispensing of the liquid from the dispensing region ( 9 ), depending on a user input.

17. The rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

comprising a generator arrangement ( 22 ) for partially converting kinetic energy of the fed liquid to electrical energy, for supplying electrical power to electronic components of the rinsing channel device ( 1 ).

18. A basin ( 14 ) comprising the rinsing channel device ( 1 ) according to claim 1 .

19. The basin ( 14 ) according to claim 18 ,

wherein the dispensing region ( 9 ) of the rinsing channel device ( 1 ) is designed to rinse at least one side wall ( 15 ) of the basin ( 14 ) with the liquid dispensed from the dispensing region ( 9 ).

20. The basin ( 14 ) according to claim 18 ,

comprising a fitting ( 23 ) supplied by a main feed line, wherein the main feed line is fluidically connected to a liquid feed line ( 7 ) of the rinsing channel device ( 1 ), in order to feed the same liquid to the basin ( 14 ) via the fitting ( 23 ) and via the dispensing region ( 9 ) of the rinsing channel device ( 1 ).

21. The basin ( 14 ) according to claim 18 ,

comprising a UVC radiation source ( 24 ) for generating UVC radiation.

22. The basin ( 14 ) according to claim 21 ,

wherein the UVC radiation source ( 24 ) is arranged within a liquid outlet ( 25 ) for the liquid and/or within the profile assembly ( 2 ).

23. The basin ( 14 ) according to claim 18 ,

comprising a discharging device ( 28 ) for filtering and discharging solids from the liquid, wherein the discharging device ( 28 ) is arranged adjacent to a bottom within the basin ( 14 ) or in a liquid outlet ( 25 ) of the basin ( 14 ) and

wherein the discharging device ( 28 ) comprises a sheet filter component ( 29 ) through which the liquid can flow away, whereas the solids remain on a surface of the sheet filter component ( 29 ).

24. The basin ( 14 ) according to claim 23 ,

wherein the sheet filter component ( 29 ) is mounted on a circulating roller conveyor ( 31 ) and can be moved in circulation by driving at least one roller of the roller conveyor ( 31 ), in order to discharge filtered-out solids in accordance with demand.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2023
From: PFLIEGER, FELIX
To: BORA - VERTRIEBS GMBH & CO KG
Reel/Frame 065807/0100 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 118 390.9 · Jul 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230250619A1 · Aug 10, 2023
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