Odor trap device for sanitary fixtures, in particular urinals

Abstract

The invention relates to an odor trap device for sanitary fixtures, in particular urinals, having a drainage element which has a pipe section, the pipe section defining a sealing wall, having a sealing diaphragm which is in sealing contact with the sealing wall in a closed position and is pushed away from the sealing wall into an open position when fluid, such as urine, is present, and having a holder for mounting the sealing diaphragm relative to the sealing wall. In order to minimise the risk of odor formation in an odor trap device of this kind and also to reliably discharge small quantities of urine or liquid present, it is provided, in accordance with the invention, that the sealing diaphragm is fixed on the holder, the holder being supported below the sealing diaphragm.

Claims

1. An odor trap device for sanitary fixtures, in particular urinals, having a drainage element which has a pipe section, the pipe section defining a sealing wall, having a sealing diaphragm which is in sealing contact with the sealing wall in a closed position and is pushed away from the sealing wall into an open position by backed-up fluid, such as urine, and having a holder for mounting the sealing diaphragm relative to the sealing wall, the sealing diaphragm is fixed on the holder, the holder being supported below the sealing diaphragm, characterized in that the holder is in contact with the pipe section below the sealing diaphragm.

2. The odor trap device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing diaphragm has a rubber-elastic, upwardly tapering accumulation section and a rubber-elastic, substantially hollow-cylindrical section adjoining the accumulation section as seen in the discharge direction, the outside of the accumulation section delimiting with the pipe section an annular, uninterrupted inlet channel which tapers towards zero as seen in the discharge direction.

3. The odor trap device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing diaphragm is fixed to a projection of the holder, the projection being arranged on the upper side or tip of the holder and having an annular groove or undercut to which the sealing diaphragm is sealingly buttoned.

4. The odor trap device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder has a domed or spherical-segment-shaped section on which the sealing diaphragm rests.

5. The odor trap device according to claim 1, characterised in that the holder has support legs which are spaced to the inner surface of the sealing diaphragm and project downwards with respect to a lower edge of the sealing diaphragm.

6. The odor trap device according to claim 5, characterized in that the support legs are connected to one another by transverse struts.

7. The odor trap device according to claim 6, characterized in that the transverse struts are arranged below the lower edge of the sealing diaphragm.

8. The odor trap device according to claim 5, characterised in that the support legs have an outwardly angled or obliquely outwardly extending leg section.

9. The odor trap device according to claim 1, characterized in that the pipe section has recesses in which the holder engages.

10. The odor trap device according to claim 1, characterized in that a hood-shaped or cap-shaped cover is arranged above the drainage element and is detachably connected to the drainage element via spacers.

11. The odor trap device according to claim 10, characterized in that the cover laterally projects beyond the drainage element along its entire outer periphery.

12. The odor trap device according to claim 1, characterized in that the pipe section is inserted into a pipe section extension, the pipe section extension being detachably connected to the pipe section and/or the drainage element.

13. The odor trap device according to claim 12, characterized in that the pipe section extension has a shoulder on the inside on which the holder is supported.

14. The odor trap device according to claim 12, characterized in that the pipe section extension and the discharge element have latching elements assigned to one another.

15. The odor trap device according to claim 14, characterized in that the latching elements can be latched together by a rotational movement of the discharge element relative to the pipe section extension.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) In the following, the invention is explained in more detail on the basis of a drawing depicting several design examples. In the drawing:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a sanitary object with an odor trap device and optional accessories in a perspective exploded view;

(3) FIG. 2 shows the sanitary object with installed odor trap device from FIG. 1 in a vertical sectional view;

(4) FIG. 3 shows the odor trap device from FIGS. 1 and 2 in a perspective view;

(5) FIG. 4 shows the odor trap device from FIGS. 1 and 2 in a perspective explosion view;

(6) FIG. 5 shows the odor trap device from FIGS. 1 and 2 in a vertical sectional view;

(7) FIG. 6 shows an enlarged representation of detail A from FIG. 5;

(8) FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of detail B from FIG. 5;

(9) FIG. 8 shows the sealing diaphragm of the odor trap device from FIGS. 1 and 2 fixed on the holder in perspective;

(10) FIG. 9 shows a schematic representation of a sanitary object with an odor trap device and optional accessories in a perspective explosion view;

(11) FIG. 10 shows the sanitary object with mounted odor trap device from FIG. 9 in a vertical sectional view;

(12) FIG. 11 shows the odor trap device from FIGS. 9 and 10 in a perspective view;

(13) FIG. 12 shows the odor trap device from FIGS. 9 and 10 in a perspective explosion view;

(14) FIG. 13 shows the odor trap device from FIGS. 9 and 10 in a vertical sectional view;

(15) FIG. 14 shows an enlarged view of detail C from FIG. 13; and

(16) FIG. 15 shows an enlarged view of detail D from FIG. 13.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(17) A first example of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 8.

(18) In the drawing an odor trap device 1 is shown, which is intended for a sanitary object 2, which may be a urinal or other sanitary drain basin. In FIG. 2, the odor trap device 1 is installed in the sanitary object 2. Through the odor trap device 1, liquid, such as urine, is led from the sanitary object 2 to a drain pipe 2.1. The odor trap device 1 prevents odors from rising from the drain pipe 2.1 to the outside or the surroundings of the sanitary object 2.

(19) The odor trap device 1 is preferably intended for use in sanitary articles operated without flushing water, in particular in urinals operated without flushing water. However, it can also be operated with flushing water.

(20) In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the odor trap device 1 is installed in the sanitary object 2 using an annular profile seal 3 and an adapter 4 comprising a circumferential sealing flange 4.1. The profile seal 3 is preferably made of rubber-elastic material and has radially projecting sealing lips 3.1, 3.2 on its outer circumference. The adapter 4 is designed as a ring or bushing and is inserted into the profile seal 3. It is made of relatively hard material, for example stainless metal or hard plastic, and has an external thread 4.2 which can be screwed into an internal thread 3.3 formed on the inner circumference of the profile seal 3.

(21) The odor trap device 1 comprises a drainage element 1.1 with a pipe section 1.2 which defines a sealing wall 1.3. The pipe section 1.2 is formed cylindrical, preferably circular cylindrical. An inlet funnel 1.4 is integrally formed on the pipe section 1.2, which has a circumferential mounting flange 1.5 at its upper end. The upper side of the mounting flange 1.5 is conical and descends from the outer circumference in the direction of the central axis of the pipe section 1.2. An axial projection 1.51 is formed on the underside of the mounting flange 1.5, which is radially offset inwards in relation to the outer circumference of the mounting flange 1.5. The axial projection 1.51 is preferably ring-shaped and has a circumferential annular groove 1.52 on its outside, into which a (not shown) sealing ring (e.g. an O-ring) can be inserted.

(22) The annular or bush-shaped adapter 4 has on its inside a circumferential shoulder 4.3, on which the drainage element 1.1 with its mounting flange 1.5 rests, so that the drainage element 1.1 is positively held, in particular axially supported in the adapter 4. Above the inlet funnel 1.4 the drainage element 1.1 has a projection 1.61 which can be used as a handle for handling the drainage element 1.1 during its assembly or disassembly. The upwardly protruding projection 1.61 is located on the top of a plate-shaped part 1.6 of the drainage element. The projection (handle) 1.61 is, for example, web-shaped or shaped as a circular disc segment. It has a horizontal through opening 1.62 which overlaps a vertical through opening 1.63 formed in the plate-shaped part 1.6. The plate-shaped part 1.6 of the drainage element is formed preferably substantially circular, the projection (handle) 1.61 ending at the circumference of part 1.6. The plate-shaped part 1.6 is arranged at a distance from the inlet opening 5 of the pipe section 1.2 and is formed on webs 1.7, which in turn are formed on the inner surface of the inlet funnel 1.4.

(23) Furthermore, the odor trap device 1 comprises a sealing diaphragm 6 which is in sealing contact with the sealing wall 1.3 of the drainage element 1.1 in a sealing position and is pushed away from the sealing wall 1.3 into an open position by the presence of liquid, such as urine. A holder 8 is provided to support the sealing diaphragm 6 relative to the sealing wall 1.3. The holder 8 can also be referred to as the seal socket. The sealing diaphragm 6 is fixed on the holder 8, wherein the holder 8 is supported below the sealing diaphragm and is in contact with the pipe section 1.2.

(24) The sealing diaphragm 6 has a rubber-elastic, upwardly tapering accumulation section 6.1 and an adjacent, substantially hollow-cylindrical, rubber-elastic section 6.2 seen in the direction of flow. The holder 8 has a domed section 8.1 on which the sealing diaphragm 6 rests. The diameter of the domed section 8.1 is considerably smaller than the radial distance of the webs 1.7 on which the plate-shaped part 1.6 of the drainage element 1.1 is formed.

(25) The accumulation section 6.1 of the sealing diaphragm 6 is, in the example shown, substantially in the form of a semi-spherical shell. However, accumulation section 6.1 may also have another domed shape, for example substantially the shape of a rotationally symmetrical paraboloid, or be substantially bell-shaped. The domed section 8.1 of the holder 8, on which the sealing diaphragm 6 with the accumulation section 6.1 rests, is preferably adapted to the shape of the accumulation section 6.1. In the example shown, section 8.1 of holder 8 is substantially formed in the shape of a spherical shell segment.

(26) The sealing diaphragm 6 is fixed to a pin-shaped projection 8.2 of the holder 8, wherein the projection 8.2 is arranged on the upper side or tip of the holder 8 and has an annular groove or undercut 8.21 to which the sealing diaphragm 6 is sealingly buttoned. For this purpose the sealing diaphragm 6 has a through opening 6.3, which is preferably surrounded by a collar 6.4 formed on the sealing diaphragm (see in particular FIGS. 4 and 6).

(27) The holder 8 has substantially vertical support webs or support legs 8.3, which are arranged in a spaced manner to the inner surface 6.5 of the sealing diaphragm 6 and protrude downwards from a lower edge 6.6 of the sealing diaphragm 6. In the embodiment shown, the holder 8 has six support webs or support legs 8.3. Alternatively, the holder 8 can also have a different number of such support legs 8.3. Preferably, however, it comprises at least three support legs. The support legs 8.3 are preferably equally spaced from one another.

(28) The support legs 8.3 are connected to one another by transverse struts 8.4. The transverse struts 8.4 are arranged below the lower edge 6.5 of the sealing diaphragm 6 when the odor trap device 1 is fully assembled. They are preferably of circular arc design and together with the support legs 8.3 form a closed circular ring (see FIG. 4). The support legs 8.3 each have a leg section 8.31 angled outwards or running obliquely outwards. The lower ends of the support legs 8.3 or leg sections 8.31 protrude radially from the transverse struts 8.4.

(29) The pipe section 1.2 of the drainage element 1.1 has recesses 1.21 into which the holder 8 engages in a positive fit. The recesses 1.21 open out at the lower edge 1.22 of the pipe section 1.2. When mounted, the holder 8 engages with its lower, radially projecting ends (projections) 8.32 in the recesses 1.21.

(30) The outside of the accumulation section 6.1 of the sealing diaphragm 6 delimits with the pipe section 1.2 an annular, uninterrupted inlet channel 9, which tapers towards zero when viewed in the direction of flow (cf. in particular FIG. 7). This ensures that even small amounts of urine or liquid are safely discharged. Viewed in cross-section, the inlet channel 9 is substantially gusset-shaped, since the accumulation section 6.1 has a curved, preferably spherical section-shaped outer surface and thereby defines an arcuate outer contour, while the pipe section 1.2 has a cylindrical inner surface and thereby defines a straight line which, viewed in cross-section, touches the arcuate outer contour of the accumulation section 6.1 of the sealing diaphragm.

(31) The pipe section 1.2 is inserted into a pipe section extension 10, which is detachably connected to the drainage element 1.1. The pipe section extension 10 can also be described as a tubular guide body. The pipe section extension 10 runs vertically, ends at a distance above the bottom 2.2 of a drain interior 2.3 of the sanitary object 2 and is formed preferably substantially straight (FIG. 2). On the inside it has a shoulder 10.1 on which the holder 8 for bearing the sealing diaphragm 6 is supported. The upper section 10.2 of the pipe section extension 10 is designed in the manner of a sleeve to accommodate the pipe section 1.2. The upper end of the pipe section extension 10 has a circumferential flange 10.3, which, when the pipe section extension 10 is mounted, rests against the underside of the inlet funnel 1.4.

(32) The pipe section extension 10 and the drainage element 1.1 are provided with latching elements 10.31, 1.9 assigned to one another. The latching elements 10.31, 1.9 are designed in such a way that they can be latched together by a rotary movement of the drainage element 1.1 relative to the pipe section extension 10. The latching elements 10.31, 1.9 consist, for example, of curved openings formed in the flange 10.3 of the pipe section extension 10 with spring-elastic latching lugs and latching projections 1.9 which can be inserted into or connected to them and which project downwards from the underside of the inlet funnel 1.4 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

(33) By means of the pipe section extension 10 a flow resistance is provided which creates an accumulation zone for the liquid flowing off, e.g. urine. For this purpose, the pipe section extension 10 is provided at its lower end with a baffle element or deflection element 10.4, which acts as flow resistance for the liquid flowing off. For example, the baffle element or deflection element 10.4 has a conical shape with the tip of the cone pointing upwards. The baffle element or deflection element 10.4 is connected to a hollow cylindrical section 10.6 of the pipe section extension 10 via several substantially vertically extending retaining webs 10.5. If the liquid column in this accumulation zone is sufficiently high, the liquid pressure rises to such an extent that the liquid flows out of this zone. Due to the gravity of the liquid flowing off, a suction effect is created which pulls the liquid above the sealing surface of the odor trap downwards into the pipe section extension 10 more quickly.

(34) A hood-shaped plate 11 is arranged as a cover above the drainage element 1.1, wherein the plate 11 is detachably connected via spring-loaded spacers 11.1 to the drainage element 1.1 or the ring-shaped or bushing-shaped adapter 4. The cover 11 is substantially circular disc-shaped and protrudes laterally along its entire outer circumference beyond the drainage element 1.1. The spring-elastic spacers 11.1 are moulded onto a carrier plate 11.2, which is provided with a cap-like cover element 11.3 on the upper side. The cover 11 or the cover element 11.3 can perform a design function.

(35) A further embodiment of the odor trap device according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 9 to 15. Components of this device which correspond to the components of the odor trap device shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 or have the same or a similar function are provided with the same reference numbers. With regard to these components, in order to avoid repetitions, reference is made to the previous description concerning FIGS. 1 to 8.

(36) The drainage element 1.1 of the odor trap device shown in FIGS. 9 to 13 differs from the drainage element 1.1 in FIG. 4 in that here neither the webs 1.7 nor the plate-shaped part 1.6 with the projection (handle) 1.61 formed on the webs 1.7 are present. However, the drainage element 1.1, which can be clearly seen in FIGS. 12 and 13, again has a pipe section 1.2 which defines a sealing wall 1.3 on the inside. An inlet funnel 1.4 is integrally formed on the pipe section 1.2, which descends less steeply than the inlet funnel 1.4 in FIG. 5 in the direction of the pipe section 1.2.

(37) The pipe section 1.2 of the drainage element 1.1 from FIGS. 9 to 13 has inlet channels 1.24 on the inside (FIG. 12) which, starting from the inlet opening 5 of the pipe section 1.2, extend substantially vertically in the direction of the sealing wall 1.3 and end above the sealing surface 1.25 defined by the sealing wall 1.3. The inlet channels 1.24 are radially formed into the inside of the pipe section and preferably distributed evenly over the inner circumference of the pipe section 1.2.

(38) A sealing diaphragm 6 is in turn fixed to a holder 8, wherein the holder 8 is supported below the sealing diaphragm 6. For this purpose, the pipe section extension 10 has a shoulder 10.1 on the inside. To fix the sealing diaphragm 6 on the holder 8, the sealing diaphragm 6 has an opening 6.3 at the top, which is or will be buttoned onto a plate-shaped or button-shaped projection 8.2 of the holder 8. An annular groove 8.21 is formed on the plate-shaped or button-shaped projection 8.2, into which the sealing diaphragm 6 engages in a sealing manner.

(39) The sealing diaphragm 6 and the height of the holder 8 are dimensioned so that the substantially hollow cylindrical section 6.2 of the sealing diaphragm extends from the lower edge 6.6 of the sealing diaphragm 6 to the inlet funnel 1.4. The section 6.1 of the sealing diaphragm 6, which tapers towards the opening 6.3 has substantially the shape of a hollow ball segment, for example. However, section 6.1, which tapers upwards, may have a different rotationally symmetrical shape.

(40) In FIG. 15 it can be seen that the substantially hollow cylindrical section 6.2 of the sealing diaphragm delimits with the rounded transition of the inlet funnel 1.4 in the direction of the pipe section 1.2 an annular inlet channel 9, which tapers towards zero when viewed in the discharge direction. In this case the inlet channel 9 is extended radially and axially by the inlet channels 1.24.

(41) The pipe section extension 10 shown in FIGS. 10 to 13 differs from the pipe section extension 10 shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 with respect to the design of the baffle element or deflection element 10.4. The baffle element or deflection element 10.4 here is formed from a flap-shaped extension of the pipe section extension 10 which projects downwards relative to the lower end of the tubular section of the pipe section extension 10 and is angled obliquely in the direction of the pipe centre axis. In this case the baffle element or deflection element 10.4 is substantially disc-shaped. The angle α, which the disc-shaped baffle element impact or deflection element 10.4 encloses with the pipe wall and the pipe centre axis of the pipe section extension 10, is, for example, in the range from 100° to 130°, preferably in the range from 110° to 125°.

(42) The execution of the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawing. Rather, numerous variants are conceivable which also make use of the invention stated in the attached claims even if the design deviates from the design of the embodiment shown.