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Granted Patent B2
US 8,757,518 · App. 13/259,575 · Granted Jun 24, 2014

Water-saving valve

Inventors: Chih-Hung Kao (Taipei, TW); Yu-Yueh Kao (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Highplus International Co., Ltd.
B05B1/3026B05B1/1609B05B1/1636
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Patent No.
US 8,757,518
App. No.
13/259,575
Granted
Jun 24, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water-saving valve assembly has a base, a control valve device and a buffer device. The control valve device is mounted in the base. The water-saving valve assembly is mounted on an exit of a water pipe. Users can control the flowing out or stopping of water in the water pipe via the control valve device. The buffer device provides a gradual effect of switching off and can effectively reduce positive and negative pressure waves generated in the water pipe. Noises and damage to the water pipe are also prevented.

Claims (86)

1. A water-saving valve comprising:

a base having an encompassing hole;

a control valve device mounted in the encompassing hole of the base and having a stick; and

a buffer device mounted on the control valve device and consisting of

a seat having

a top surface;

a water hole formed through the seat and capable of being sealed by the stick; and

a protrusion formed on and protruding from the top surface of the seat and having a radial width;

a member mounted on the seat, being a round plate and having

an aperture formed through the member, mounted around the protrusion of the seat and having a diameter slightly larger than the radial width of the protrusion;

a central sect ion; and

a bulge protruding upwardly from the central section of the member; and

a stand mounted on the member and having

a bottom surface having a central section;

a side surface;

an inlet formed through the stand;

a stand recess formed in the central section of the bottom surface of the stand; and

a water passage formed through the side surface of the stand and communicating with the stand recess.

2. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the seat has a rim and a groove formed in the top surface of the seat near the rim of the seat;

the member has

a rim; and

a flange formed on the rim of the member and having

a top; and

a bottom corresponding to and mounted in the groove of the seat; and

the stand has

a bottom surface having a rim; and

a trench formed in the rim of the bottom surface of the stand and capable of corresponding to and encompassing the top of the flange of the member.

3. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the stand has a top surface and an adjusting plate is mounted on the top surface of the stand.

4. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 2 , wherein

the stand has a top surface and an adjusting plate is mounted on the top surface of the stand.

5. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 3 , wherein

the stand has at least one toothed section formed on the top surface of the stand; and

the adjusting plate has at least one lump corresponding to a position of the at least one toothed section of the stand and connected with the at least one toothed section for positioning.

6. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 4 , wherein

the stand has at least one toothed section formed on the top surface of the stand; and

the adjusting plate has at least one lump corresponding to a position of the at least one toothed section of the stand and connected with the at least one toothed section for positioning.

7. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the base has a foaming sprout; and

the foaming sprout has

a step-shaped outer surface;

a bottom having a central section;

a through hole formed through the central section of the bottom of the foaming sprout;

multiple outlets formed around the through hole of the foaming sprout and arranged as a grille with a radiating pattern;

a step surface formed on the outer surface of the foaming sprout; and

multiple air holes formed through the step surface at intervals.

8. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the control valve device has

a valve mount having

an inner surface;

multiple dents formed on the inner surface of the valve mount; and

a guiding ditch formed in the inner surface of the valve mount;

a pushing rod mounted through the valve mount and having

a top end;

multiple dents formed on the top end of the pushing rod and respectively having an outer surface; and

multiple chunks formed on and protruding outwardly from the outer surfaces of the dents of the pushing rod and mounted in the guiding ditch of the valve mount; and

an abutting rod mounted in the pushing rod and having

a top end having an outer surface; and

multiple flanks formed on and protruding from the outer surface of the top end of the abutting rod and capable of selectively engaging the dents of the pushing rod and engaging the dents of the valve mount.

9. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the water-saving valve further has a cover device connected with a top end of the base and positioning the stand.

10. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 6 , wherein

the base has a foaming sprout; and

the foaming sprout has

a step-shaped outer surface;

a bottom having a central section;

a through hole formed through the central section of the bottom of the foaming sprout;

multiple outlets formed around the through hole of the foaming sprout and arranged as a grille with a radiating pattern;

a step surface formed on the outer surface of the foaming sprout; and

multiple air holes formed through the step surface at intervals.

11. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 10 , wherein

the control valve device has

a valve mount having

an inner surface;

multiple dents formed on the inner surface of the valve mount; and

a guiding ditch formed in the inner surface of the valve mount;

a pushing rod mounted through the valve mount and having

a top end;

multiple dents formed on the top end of the pushing rod and respectively having an outer surface; and

multiple chunks formed on and protruding outwardly from the outer surfaces of the dents of the pushing rod and mounted in the guiding ditch of the valve mount; and

an abutting, rod mounted in the pushing rod and having

a top end having an outer surface; and

multiple flanks formed on and protruding from the outer surface of the top end of the abutting rod and capable of selectively engaging the dents of the pushing rod and engaging the dents of the valve mount.

12. The water-saving valve as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the water-saving valve further has a cover device connected with a top end of the base and positioning the stand.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: NEOPERL HOLDING AG
To: NEOPERL AG
Reel/Frame 056796/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2021
From: HIGHPLUS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
To: NEOPERL HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 056781/0043 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2011
From: KAO, CHIH-HUNG; KAO, YU-YUEH
To: HIGHPLUS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026959/0129 →
Continuity (1)
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