Sanitary outlet fitting

Abstract

A sanitary outlet fitting (1) having a fitting body (3), the body interior of which opens into a water outlet (5), with an intermediate holder (2) which (2) is fastenable in the water outlet (5), and with a sanitary insert (6) which is insertable into the end side of the intermediate holder (2), the end side being of open design and being on the outflow side, and is fixable therein. The outlet fitting has, on the inflow side, the intermediate holder (2) connected or connectable to a water hose guided in the tube interior (4) of the fitting body (3).

Claims

1. A sanitary outlet fitting (1, 10) comprising a fitting body (3) having an enclosed body interior (4) which opens into a water outlet (5) having an outflow end, an intermediate holder (2, 20) having an inflow side and an outflow side, the intermediate holder being inserted from the outflow end in a direction generally normal to a longitudinal extension of the fitting body into the water outlet (5) in the fitting body such that the intermediate holder (2, 20) is encapsulated within the water outlet (5) of the fitting body (3), and a sanitary insert inserted from the outflow end into an end side of the intermediate holder (2, 20), said end side being open and being on the outflow side of the intermediate holder, the inflow side of intermediate holder (2, 20) has a connecting branch (8) which is connectable to a water hose, two webs or walls (12, 13) protrude on an end side of the intermediate holder (2) which is on the inflow side, said webs or said walls (12, 13) define a space therebetween that acts in a form-fitting or frictional manner on a single mating wall (14) or a single mating web integrally formed with and extending from the enclosed body interior of the fitting body (3), and the two webs or walls (12, 13) delimit an insertion space (15), and the single mating web or the single mating wall (14) is fixable via the space between said webs or walls acting in a form-fitting or frictional manner by insertion in the direction generally normal to a longitudinal extension of the fitting body into said insertion space (15) to connect the intermediate holder (20) to the fitting body (3).

2. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting branch (8) is connectable to the water hose that is guided in the body interior (4) of the fitting body (3).

3. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outlet fitting (1, 10) is produced without machining at least in a region of the water outlet thereof which receives the intermediate holder (2, 20).

4. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intermediate holder (2, 20) has at least one fastener which is connectable in at least one of a form-fitting or frictional manner to the fitting body (3).

5. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sanitary insert (6) is an insertable cartridge which has a cartridge housing, and the cartridge housing is fastenable releasably in the intermediate holder (2, 20) by a screw connection or bayonet connection.

6. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 5, wherein an external thread (9) is provided on a housing circumference of the cartridge housing, said external thread (9) interacts with an internal thread (11) in the intermediate holder (2, 20).

7. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sanitary insert (6) comprises at least one of a jet regulator or a flow regulator.

8. A sanitary outlet fitting (1, 10) comprising a fitting body (3) having an enclosed body interior (4) which opens into a water outlet (5) having an outflow end, an intermediate holder (2, 20) having an inflow side and an outflow side, the intermediate holder being inserted from the outflow end in a direction generally normal to a longitudinal extension of the fitting body into the water outlet (5) in the fitting body such that the intermediate holder (2, 20) is located within the water outlet (5) of the fitting body (3), and a sanitary insert inserted from the outflow end into an end side of the intermediate holder (2, 20), said end side being open and being on the outflow side of the intermediate holder, the inflow side of intermediate holder (2, 20) has a connecting branch (8) which is connectable to a water hose, two webs or walls (12, 13) protrude on an end side of the intermediate holder (2) which is on the inflow side, said webs or said walls (12, 13) define a U-shaped space therebetween that acts in a form-fitting or frictional manner on a fin-shaped mating wall (14) or a fin-shaped mating web integrally formed with and extending from an inside of the fitting body (3), and a plurality of retaining projections (16) protrude toward each other on each of said two webs or walls (12, 13), said retaining projections being configured for bearing against said fin-shaped mating web or said fin-shaped mating wall (14).

9. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein retaining projections (16) protruding toward one another in each case into the insertion space are provided on the webs or walls (12, 13), which are assigned in pairs to one another, or the single mating web or single mating wall.

10. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intermediate holder (20) is expanded at least in a partial region of an intermediate-holder circumference thereof, by insertion of the sanitary insert (6), in such a manner that the intermediate holder (20) is subsequently held in a form-fitting or frictional manner in the water outlet (5).

11. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 10, wherein the intermediate holder circumference of the intermediate holder (20) has at least one spring web (17) which, by insertion of the sanitary insert (6), is moveable or reboundable from a release position into a retaining position, and the spring web (17) engages behind a partial region of the fitting body (3) in said retaining position.

12. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 11, wherein a free spring-web end (18) of the at least one spring web (17) is oriented in an insertion direction of the intermediate holder (20).

13. A sanitary outlet fitting (1, 10) comprising: a fitting body (3) having an enclosed body interior (4) which opens into a water outlet (5) having an outflow end, an intermediate holder (2, 20) having an inflow side and an outflow side, the intermediate holder being inserted from the outflow end in a direction generally normal to a longitudinal extension of the fitting body into the water outlet (5) in the fitting body such that the intermediate holder (2, 20) is located within the water outlet (5) of the fitting body (3), a sanitary insert inserted from the outflow end into an end side of the intermediate holder (2, 20), said end side being open and being on the outflow side of the intermediate holder, the inflow side of intermediate holder (2, 20) has a connecting branch (8) which is connectable to a water hose, two webs or walls (12, 13) protrude on an end side of the intermediate holder (2) which is on the inflow side, said webs or said walls (12, 13) define a space therebetween that acts in a form-fitting or frictional manner on at least one mating wall (14) or at least one mating web integrally formed with and extending from an inside of the fitting body (3), the intermediate holder (20) is expanded at least in a partial region of an intermediate-holder circumference thereof, by insertion of the sanitary insert (6), such that the intermediate holder (20) is subsequently held in a form-fitting or frictional manner in the water outlet (5), the intermediate holder circumference of the intermediate holder (20) has at least one spring web (17) which, by insertion of the sanitary insert (6), is moveable or reboundable from a release position into a retaining position, and the spring web (17) engages behind a partial region of the fitting body (3) in said retaining position, with a free spring-web end (18) of the at least one spring web (17) being oriented in an insertion direction of the intermediate holder (20), and the spring web (17) includes a retaining cam or retaining projection (19) that protrudes at a free spring-web end (18) of the spring web (17), with which the spring web (17) engages behind an inner circumferential edge region of the fitting body (3), which in a circumferential edge region bounds the water outlet (5).

14. The outlet fitting as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sanitary insert is an insertable cartridge which has a cartridge housing that is inserted within the intermediate holder.

15. A sanitary outlet fitting (1, 10) comprising a fitting body (3) having an enclosed body interior (4) which opens into a water outlet (5) having an outflow end, an intermediate holder (2, 20) having an inflow side and an outflow side, the intermediate holder being inserted from the outflow end in a direction generally normal to a longitudinal extension of the fitting body into the water outlet (5) in the fitting body such that the intermediate holder (2, 20) is located within the water outlet (5) of the fitting body (3), and a sanitary insert inserted from the outflow end into an end side of the intermediate holder (2, 20), said end side being open and being on the outflow side of the intermediate holder, the inflow side of intermediate holder (2, 20) has a connecting branch (8) which is connectable to a water hose, two webs or walls (12, 13) protrude on an end side of the intermediate holder (2) which is on the inflow side, said webs or said walls (12, 13) define a space therebetween that acts in a form-fitting or frictional manner on at least one mating wall (14) or at least one mating web integrally formed with and extending from an inside of the fitting body (3), and the two webs or walls (12, 13) delimit a U-shaped insertion space (15) that opens toward the outflow end, and the at least one mating web or the at least one mating wall (14) is fixable via the space between said webs or said walls acting in a form-fitting or frictional manner by insertion in the direction generally normal to a longitudinal extension of the fitting body into said U-shaped insertion space (15) to connect the intermediate holder (20) to the fitting body (3).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Developments according to the invention emerge from the drawing in conjunction with the description and the claims. The invention is described in more detail below with reference to preferred exemplary embodiments.

(2) In the drawings:

(3) FIG. 1 shows a sanitary outlet fitting, which is illustrated in a longitudinal section, in the region of the water outlet thereof, wherein an intermediate holder having a connecting branch for a water hose and into which a sanitary insert can be inserted is held in the water outlet of the sanitary outlet fitting,

(4) FIG. 2 shows the intermediate holder, which is illustrated in the longitudinal section of a detail and is inserted into the fitting body of the outlet fitting, in the region of a frictional connection between intermediate holder and fitting body,

(5) FIG. 3 shows the sanitary outlet fitting from FIGS. 1 and 2 in an exploded illustration of the individual parts, in a top view of the components thereof,

(6) FIG. 4 shows the outlet fitting from FIGS. 1 to 3 in an exploded illustration of the individual parts, in a bottom view of the essential components thereof,

(7) FIG. 5 shows a sanitary outlet fitting, which is illustrated in a partial longitudinal section, in the region of the water outlet thereof, wherein an intermediate holder is held in the water outlet also of the outlet fitting illustrated here, said intermediate holder being expandable at least in a partial region, by insertion of a sanitary insert, in such a manner that the intermediate holder is subsequently held in a form-fitting or frictional manner in the water outlet, wherein the insert is shown here directly before the insertion into the intermediate holder,

(8) FIG. 6 shows the intermediate holder which has already been inserted into the water outlet of the fitting body and is illustrated here directly before the insertion of the sanitary insert,

(9) FIG. 7 shows the outlet fitting from FIGS. 5 and 6 after the insertion of the sanitary insert into the intermediate holder located in the water outlet,

(10) FIG. 8 shows the outlet fitting from FIGS. 5 to 7 in the longitudinal section of a detail in the region of the intermediate holder thereof, wherein, after the insertion of the insert, the intermediate holder here then engages behind the inner circumferential edge region of the fitting body, which inner circumferential edge region bounds the water outlet, and

(11) FIG. 9 shows the outlet fitting from FIGS. 5 to 8, which is shown in an exploded illustration of the individual parts, in a bottom view of the components thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(12) FIGS. 1 to 9 illustrate a sanitary outlet fitting in two different embodiments 1, 10. The outlet fittings 1, 10 have a tubular fitting body 3, the tube interior 4 of which opens into a water outlet 5. An intermediate holder 2, 20 which here is of cup-shaped design is fastenable in the water outlet 5 of the outlet fittings 1, 10. A sanitary insert 6 which can have a jet regulator and, in addition or instead, a flow regulator and preferably also a sieve attachment 7 on the inflow side is insertable into the end side of the intermediate holders 2, 20, said end side being of open design and being on the outflow side.

(13) It can be seen in FIGS. 1 to 9 that, on the inflow side, the intermediate holder 2, 20 has a connecting branch 8 which is connected or connectable to a water hose which is guided in the tube interior 4 of the fitting body 3, but is not illustrated specifically here. The tap water flowing through the water hose can flow into the intermediate holder 2, 20 via the connecting branch 8 and, after flowing through the insert 6 located therein, can flow out as a homogeneous, non-sputtering, optionally sparkling and soft and, if required, flow-limited water jet. Since the water no longer flows directly through the tube interior 4, but instead flows through the water hose guided therein, there need be no concern about undesirable leakage flows and/or leakages at the outlet fitting 1, 10 itself if the fitting body 3, which is produced, for example, as a metal cast part, should have shrink holes in the region of the water outlet 5. Since sealing rings and sealing layers of adhesive in the annular zone between the intermediate holder 2, 20 and the fitting body 3 are unnecessary, the outlay on production of the outlet fittings 1, 10 illustrated here is considerably reduced. Since the water outlet 5 of the fitting body is sealed by the intermediate holder 2, 20 in the outer annular zone thereof and since the intermediate holder 2, 20 is fixed in a form-fitting and/or frictional manner in the water outlet 5, the outlet fittings can optionally also be produced from sheet metal.

(14) It is clear from FIGS. 1, 3 to 5 and 7 and 9 that the sanitary insert 6 is designed as an insertable cartridge which has a cartridge housing. The cartridge housing of the insertable cartridge 6 is fastened here in the intermediate holder 2, 20 by means of a screw connection. For this purpose, the insert part 6 has an external thread 9 on the housing circumference of its cartridge housing, which external thread 9 interacts with an internal thread 11 in the intermediate holder 2, 20.

(15) The intermediate holders 2, 20 assigned to the outlet fittings 1, 10 have at least one fastening means which is connected or connectable in a form-fitting manner and, in addition or instead, also in a frictional manner to the fitting body 3.

(16) In the case of the outlet fitting 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, at least one web or one wall 12, 13 protrudes on that end side of the intermediate holder 2 which is on the inflow side, which web or which wall 12, 13 acts in a form-fitting manner and, in addition or instead, in a frictional manner on at least one mating wall 14 or a mating web in the tube interior 4 of the fitting body 3. In the case of the fitting embodiment 1 which is shown by way of example in FIGS. 1 to 4, webs or walls 12, 13, which are assigned in pairs to one another and which delimit an intermediate space or insertion space 15 therebetween, are provided on that end side of the intermediate holder 2 which is on the inflow side. The assigned mating web protruding in the tube interior of the fitting body 3 in the direction of the water outlet 5, or the protruding mating wall 14 is insertable and fixable in a form-fitting and/or frictional manner in said intermediate space or insertion space 15. At least one barb-like retaining projection 16 can protrude at least on the at least one web or on the at least one wall 12, 13 of the intermediate holder 2, 20 or at least on the at least one mating web or the at least one mating wall 14 in the fitting body, said retaining projection being designed here, for example, as an elastically flexible retaining web. It can readily be seen in the longitudinal section of the detail in FIG. 2 that at least two, and preferably more than two, retaining projections 16 which are spaced apart from one another in the insertion direction are provided, said retaining projections being placed in a frictional manner against the mating wall 14 after being pushed onto same.

(17) It can be seen in FIGS. 5 to 9 that the outlet fitting 10 illustrated there has an intermediate holder 20 which can be expanded at least in a partial region, by insertion of the sanitary insert 6, in such a manner that the intermediate holder 20 is subsequently held in a form-fitting manner and, in addition or instead, also in a frictional manner in the water outlet 5 of the fitting body 3. The free spring-web end 18 of the at least one spring web 17 is oriented in the insertion direction of the intermediate holder 20. A retaining cam 19 or a retaining projection, with which the retaining cam 19 of the spring web 17 engages behind the inner circumferential edge region of the fitting body 3, which inner circumferential edge region bounds the water outlet 5, protrudes at the free spring-web end 18 of the at least one spring web 17. By insertion of the insert 6 into the intermediate holder 20, a firm connection between the intermediate holder 20 and the fitting body 3 is therefore achieved, which connection brings about a support of the intermediate holder 20 in the outlet fitting 10, the support being self-reinforcing under the pressure of the inflowing water.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

(18) 1 outlet fitting (according to FIGS. 1 to 4) 2 intermediate holder (according to FIGS. 1 to 4) 3 fitting body 4 tube interior 5 water outlet 6 insert 7 sieve attachment 8 connecting branch 9 external thread 10 outlet fitting (according to FIGS. 5 to 9) 11 internal thread 12 wall 13 wall 14 mating wall 15 intermediate space or insertion space 16 retaining projection 17 spring web 18 spring-web end 19 retaining cam 20 intermediate holder (according to FIGS. 5 to 9)