Abstract
A jet regulator (1) for a sanitary faucet (2) that contains a first spray plate (3) for dispensing the liquid as a laminar jet; and a second spray plate (4) for dispensing the liquid as a mist jet. Moreover, a sanitary faucet (2) having such a jet regulator (1) is proposed.
Claims
1. A jet regulator (1) for a sanitary faucet (2), comprising at least: a first spray plate (3) for dispensing the liquid as a laminar jet; and a second spray plate (4) for dispensing the liquid as a mist jet.
2. The jet regulator (1) according to claim 1, wherein the first spray plate (3) at least partially encompasses the second spray plate (4) in an annular manner.
3. The jet regulator (1) according to claim 1, wherein the second spray plate (4) is designed in the manner of a nozzle (29).
4. The jet regulator (1) according to claim 1, wherein the second spray plate (4) comprises a nozzle element (5) and a feed element (6).
5. The jet regulator (1) according to claim 4, wherein the nozzle element (5) and the feed element (6) are inserted into the first spray plate (3) from opposite directions.
6. A sanitary faucet (2), comprising at least: a faucet body (13); and a jet regulator (1) according to claim 1.
7. The sanitary faucet (2) according to claim 6, wherein a liquid can be routed to a second spray plate (4) of the jet regulator (1) via an inlet channel (7) that opens into an inlet chamber (9) of the second spray plate (4) at an angle to a longitudinal axis (8) of the second spray plate (4).
8. The sanitary faucet (2) according to claim 6, comprising a valve (10), which can be used to route the liquid either to a first spray plate (3) of the jet regulator (1) or to a second spray plate (4) of the jet regulator (3).
9. The sanitary faucet (2) according to claim 6, comprising a changeover element (11) for actuating the valve (10).
10. The sanitary faucet (2) according to claim 9, wherein the changeover element (11) is disposed at the faucet body (13) or a shower head (12) of the sanitary faucet body (2).
Description
[0024] The invention and the technical environment are explained in more detail below with reference to the figures. It should be noted that the figures show particularly preferred variants of the embodiment variant of the invention, but the invention is not limited thereto. The same reference numerals are used for the same components in the figures. In an exemplary and schematic manner,
[0025] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a sanitary faucet;
[0026] FIG. 2 shows a shower head of the sanitary faucet;
[0027] FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section of the shower head having a first embodiment variant of a jet regulator;
[0028] FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section of the first embodiment variant of the jet regulator;
[0029] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a second spray plate of the first embodiment variant of the jet regulator;
[0030] FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal section of a second embodiment variant of the jet regulator;
[0031] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a second spray plate of the second embodiment variant jet regulator;
[0032] FIG. 8 shows a longitudinal section of a third embodiment variant of the jet regulator;
[0033] FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a second spray plate of the third embodiment variant of the jet regulator;
[0034] FIG. 10 shows a longitudinal section of a fourth embodiment variant of the jet regulator; and
[0035] FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of a second spray plate of the fourth embodiment variant of the jet regulator.
[0036] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the sanitary faucet 2. The sanitary faucet 2 has a faucet body 13 having a flexibly designed outlet 14. The faucet body 13 can be attached to a support not shown here, such as a sink. A flexible hose 15 extends through the outlet 14 and is connected to a shower head 12. A liquid or mixed water can be routed to the shower head 12 via the hose 15. An actuating element 16 of the sanitary faucet 2 can be used to control the dispensing of the liquid or the mixed water, wherein the actuating element 16 is designed in the manner of a lever. The shower head 12 is detachably attached to a bracket 17 of the faucet body 13.
[0037] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the shower head 12 of the sanitary faucet 2 of FIG. 1. The shower head 12 has an inlet 19 for the liquid having a thread 18, which can be used to attach the flexible hose 15 shown in FIG. 1 to the shower head 12. In addition, the shower head 12 includes a changeover element 11, which a user of the shower head 12 can use to choose between dispensing the liquid via a first spray plate 3 or a second spray plate 4.
[0038] FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section of the shower head 12. Within a shower head body 21 of the shower head 12 the liquid can be routed from the inlet 19 to a valve 10 of the shower head 12 via a liquid channel 20. The valve 10 comprises a valve body 22 that can be adjusted between a first valve seat 23 and a second valve seat 24 by the changeover element 11. If the valve body 22 is located on the first valve seat 23, the liquid channel 20 is connected to the first spray plate 3 of a jet regulator 1, to be able to discharge the liquid via the first spray plate 3 as a laminar jet. A first liquid dispensing opening 25 of the first spray plate 3 has an annular cross-section having an inner diameter 26 and an outer diameter 27, i.e., the laminar jet has an annular cross-section at least immediately after being dispensed by the first spray plate 3. If the valve body 22 is located on the second valve seat 24, the liquid channel 20 is connected to the second spray plate 4 in a liquid-conveying manner, i.e., the liquid can be dispensed as a mist jet via the second spray plate 4. The second spray plate 4 is formed by a nozzle element 5 and a feed element 6, which are inserted from opposite directions into a cylindrical or tubular mount 28 of the first spray plate 3. The shower head 12 comprises an inlet channel 7, through which the liquid can be routed from the valve 10 into an inlet chamber 9 of the second spray plate 4. The inlet channel 7 opens into the inlet chambers 9 at an angle to a longitudinal axis 8 of the second spray plate 4, such that the liquid can flow through the inlet chambers 9 as an eddy current to a nozzle 29 of the nozzle element 5. The nozzle 29 tapers in parallel to the longitudinal axis 8 in the direction of a nozzle tip or second liquid dispensing opening 30 of the second spray plate 4. The second dispensing opening 30 has a diameter 31.
[0039] FIG. 4 shows a perspective longitudinal cross-section of the first embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1. The first spray plate 3 has a plurality of flow channels 32 extending in parallel to the longitudinal axis 8 of the second spray plate 4 or the jet regulator 1. There, the flow channels 32 are arranged closely together such that the liquid exits the first liquid dispensing opening 25 of the first spray plate 3 as a laminar jet.
[0040] FIG. 5 shows the second spray plate 4 having the nozzle element 5 and the feed element 6 of the first embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The liquid flows as an eddy current through the inlet chamber 9 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 along the feed element 6 and enters the nozzle 29 of the nozzle element 5 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 as an eddy current through an opening 33 of the feed element 6, for the liquid to be delivered as a mist jet by the second spray plate 4.
[0041] FIG. 6 shows a perspective longitudinal cross-section of a second embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1, FIG. 8 shows a perspective longitudinal cross-section of a third embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1, and FIG. 10 shows a perspective longitudinal cross-section of a fourth embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1. The first spray plate 3 of the second and fourth embodiment variants of jet regulator 1 are formed identically to the first spray plate 3 of the first embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
[0042] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the second spray plate 4 of the second embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1 shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the second spray plate 4 of the third embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1 shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the second spray plate 4 of the fourth embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1 shown in FIG. 10. The second spray plate 4 of the second, third and fourth embodiment variants of the jet regulator 1 differ only slightly from the second spray plate 4 of the first embodiment variant of the jet regulator 1 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. Also in the second, third and fourth embodiment variants of the jet regulator 1, the liquid flows as an eddy current through the inlet chambers 9 along the feed element 6 and enters the nozzle 29 of the nozzle element 5 shown in FIGS. 6, 8 and 10 as an eddy current via at least one opening 33 of the feed element 6 or of the nozzle element 5, for the liquid to be delivered as a mist jet by the second spray plate 4.
[0043] This invention reduces the liquid consumption of the liquid.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS AND TERMS
[0044] 1 jet regulator [0045] 2 sanitary faucet [0046] 3 first spray plate [0047] 4 second spray plate [0048] 5 nozzle element [0049] 6 feed element [0050] 7 inlet channel [0051] 8 longitudinal axis [0052] 9 inlet chamber [0053] 10 valve [0054] 11 changeover element [0055] 12 shower head [0056] 13 faucet body [0057] 14 outlet [0058] 15 hose [0059] 16 actuating element [0060] 17 bracket [0061] 18 thread [0062] 19 inlet [0063] 20 liquid channel [0064] 21 shower head body [0065] 22 valve body [0066] 23 first valve seat [0067] 24 second valve seat [0068] 25 first liquid dispensing opening [0069] 26 inner diameter [0070] 27 outer diameter [0071] 28 mount [0072] 29 nozzle [0073] 30 second liquid dispensing opening [0074] 31 diameter [0075] 32 flow channel [0076] 33 opening
