CA1306401C - Mixing valve for hot and cold water - Google Patents

Mixing valve for hot and cold water

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CA1306401C
CA1306401C CA 607370 CA607370A CA1306401C CA 1306401 C CA1306401 C CA 1306401C CA 607370 CA607370 CA 607370 CA 607370 A CA607370 A CA 607370A CA 1306401 C CA1306401 C CA 1306401C
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control lever
slide gate
cartridge body
lever
setting ring
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Alessio Orlandi
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Galatron SRL
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16KVALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K11/00Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves
    • F16K11/02Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit
    • F16K11/06Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements
    • F16K11/078Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements with pivoted and linearly movable closure members
    • F16K11/0782Single-lever operated mixing valves with closure members having flat sealing faces
    • F16K11/0787Single-lever operated mixing valves with closure members having flat sealing faces with both the supply and the discharge passages being on the same side of the closure members
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593Systems
    • Y10T137/86493Multi-way valve unit
    • Y10T137/86549Selective reciprocation or rotation

Abstract

ABSTRACTS

The invention relates to a mixing valve for hot and cold water comprising a cartridge type body, two overlapping disks, one fixed and the other one movable, which interact in opening and closing the water ducts, and a rotating and pivoted control lever to displace and position the movable disk on the fixed one to open or close the water flow. Said control lever is assisted by a slide gate to control the maximum water output by limiting the oscillation of the lever and by a ring designed to adjust the temperature of the mixed water by limiting the rota tion of said control lever.
Fig. 2

Description

"MIXING VALVE: FOR ~IOT AND COLD WATÆR

SPECIFICATION
The present invention relates to mixing valves for hot and cold water in general and in particular to an improved mixing valve for hot and cold water comprising, inside a cartridge type body, two valve means represented by two overlapping disks, made, ~or instance, of a ceramic material, with s~parate inlets for hot and cold water and one outlet for the mixed water, one of said dislcs being fixed to the cartridge type body, while the other one is movable and positionable on top of the fixed disk by means of a control lever capable to osci:Llate on a trans-versal axis and to turn around a vertical axis.
Usually the oscillation of the control lever causes the opening and closing of the valve means to let out the water or stop it, while the rotation of said lever in one sense or ~he other is designed to set the angular position of the movable disk on -the fixed one in order to let out either cold or hot water or to mix the two water types at differ~nt ratios-The problem still to be solved as far as this kind o~ mixing valves are concerned, is the possi-bility to adjust the maximum water outpu-t and to sultably limit the temperature of the mixed water when the valve has been fully opened. Such a possi-bility appears desirable for a more efficisnt use Qf mixing valves by preven-ting an unnececessary waste of water and in particular of hot water in order to achieve a substantial saving of energy.
It is therefore the scope of the present in-vention to solve said problem by associating to the mixing valve some simple and economical means allow-ing to vary and adjust the maximum oscillations of its control lever in order to adjust the water out-put, as well as to limit the rotation of the same lever at least in one direction so as to adjust the hot water output and thus the maximum tempera-ture o~
the mixed water, the temperature of the available cold and hot water being known.
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According to the present invention, there i5 provided a mixing valve for hot and cold water comprising:
a cartridge body defining a valve space, hot and cold water outlet openings connected to the valve space; a first valve disk fixed in the cartridge body valve space and a second valve dis]c displaceably positioned wlthin the valve space; a control lever for displacing the second valve disk, -the cartridge body having a vertical axis, the control :lever swinging about an axis transverse to the vertical axis;
clamping ring means for fixing the cartridge body into a tap; temperature setting means connected to the control lever for limiting rotation of con-trol lever around the vertical axis, the temperature control means including a bush having angularly spaced shoulders, the bush being fixed to the cartridge body, a setting ring disposed concentric to the bush and connected to the control lever for rotation with the control lever, a stop screw fitted to the setting ring for cooperation wi-th the shoulders to limit the rotation of said lever, the stop screw being fixed inside an arc-shaped slot recessed in the setting ring; and, volume rate of flow limiting means connected to the lever for limiting the movement of the lever about the transverse axis to limit the volume rate of flow of water. The volume rate of flow limiting means i.nclude a slide gate posi-tioned on the setting ring, the slide gate including an opening, the control lever passing through the opening of the slide gate, a cross member connected to the slide gate, the slide gate and the cross member being displaceable with respect to the slide ring and the control lever, the slide gate including a slot, a screw positioned in the slot and fixable relative to the se-tting ring for fixing the slide gate and the cross member relative to t~le setting ring to limit the movement of the control lever about the transverse axis.
The valve offers the advantage - 2a -n ~ ,r~

that it can be di~ectly adjusted even by the plumber and without using any special tools1 simply basing on the flow and temperature of the available hot and cold water~
More details of the invention will however be apparent from the description given hereinafter with reference to the figures of the accompanying drawing in which:
Figure 1 is a schematical and partly sectional view oE a mixing valve fitted inside a tap;
Figure 2 is a partial section of the cartridge and of the means to adjust the output and tempera-ture of the water cooperating with the control lever; and Figure 3 is a section on the line III-III of Fig. 2, In said drawing Figure 1 shows the cartridge type body (10~ of the valve ~ixed by means of a clamping ring t11) into the body of tap (12) enclos-ing pipes (13, l4) for the separate inlet of hot and cold water and a spout (15) ~or the outlet of the water to be used.
Inside the cartridge type body the valve el-ements are mounted, said elemen-ts being in particu ~ (3~

lar two overlapping disks of cermaic or other suit-able material, the bottom disk (16) being fixed while the top disk (17~ can be displaced on the fixed one by means of a control lever (18), the section of which may be square or differently shaped, said lever being fitted wi~h a handle (19).
The fixed disk (16) has two (not represented) openings respectively connected with cold and hot ! ~ water conduits (13, 14) and one opening (20) to let out the cold, hot or mixed water through spout (15) of the tap. The movable disk (17) has in turn a mix-ing chamber (21) to be placed into different posi-tions towards the openings in the fixed disk in order to control the outflow of the water.
The cartridge type body (10) has a neck (10') on its top and the control lever (18) is assembled, as usual, on a horizontal pin (22) transversally fixed in a supporting bush (23) rotating inside neck (10') of body (10). The control lever (18) may thus swing on the horizontal pin (22) and rotate around a vertical axis (X) coincident with the rotational axis of the supporting bush (23). The swinging of the control lever (18) causes the opening and clos-ing of the mixing valve by displacing the movable disk (17) on the fixed disk (16) while by turning u~

said control lever on its axis (X) the type of water to be delivered by the tap is selected amony cold, warm and rnixed water as required.
According to the invention, on the neck (10~) of the car-tridge type body (10~ a stationary bush (25) and a setting ring (26) rotating on axis (X) together with the control lever (18) are mounted.
Bush (25) is fitted with a bottom flange (25') fastened on the cartridge type body (10) by means of a clamping ring (11 ) presenting at least one peripheral to-oth (27) to engage a corresponding notch (27') on said body (iO) in order to preven-t said bush (25) from rotating. In addition, said bush (25) also presents a recess ~28) delimiting ~wo shoulders (29,30) having the purpose to limit the rotation of control lever (18) by means of setting ring (26) and in particular by means of a stop screw (31) is fixed in an arc shaped slot ~32) recessed into setting ring (26) and cooperating with shoul-ders (29, 30) in order to limit the rotation of the lever (18) at least in one sense to vary, for in-stance, the flow of hot water to be mixed with the cold water and thus adjust the temperature of the water delivered by the tap. Of course, by suitably changing the position of screw (31) along slo-t (32) .

it is possible to change at will the temperature of the mixed water delivered when the valve is all open.
The setting ring t26) also presents a hole (33) for a screw ~34) to fix a slide gate (35) wi~h an opening (36) shaped according to the section o~
the control lever (18). A slot (35') in slide gate (35) cooperating with said screw (34) allows to displace said slide gate along the diameter of ring (26), while its cross member (37) opposite to slot (35') is cooperating with stop face (18') of control lever (18) when it is moving on pin (22) towards its opening position. Owing to the possibility to posi-tion slide gate (35) its cross member (37) can be approached to or moved away from the control lever (18) in order to adjust its oscillation before it contacts cross member (37). Analogously, the maximum opening of the mixing valve can be adjusted in order to control the quantity of water delivered when the valve is all open.
Finally it is pointed out that both the sett-lng ring (26) and the slide gate (35) can be coupled to scales or any other means showing the flow rate and temperature of the water to be deliverd once the mixing valve has been fully opened.

Claims (6)

1. A mixing valve for hot and cold water comprising:
a cartridge body defining a valve space;
hot and cold water outlet openings connected to said valve space;
a first valve disk fixed in said cartridge body valve space and a second valve disk displaceably positioned within said valve space;
a control lever for displacing said second valve disk, said cartridge body having a vertical axis, said control lever swinging about an axis transverse to said vertical axis;
clamping ring means for fixing said cartridge body into a tap;
temperature setting means connected to said control lever for limiting rotation of said control lever around the vertical axis, said temperature control means including a bush having angularly spaced shoulders, said bush being fixed to said cartridge body, a setting ring disposed concentric to said bush and connected to said control lever for rotation with said control lever, a stop screw fitted to said setting ring for cooperation with said shoulders to limit the rotation of said lever, said stop screw being fixed inside an arc-shaped slot recessed in said setting ring; and, volume rate of flow limiting means connected to said lever for limiting the movement of said lever about said transverse axis to limit the volume rate of flow of water, said volume rate of flow limiting means including a slide gate positioned on said setting ring, said slide gate including an opening, said control lever passing through said opening of said slide gate, a cross member connected -to said slide gate, said slide gate and said cross member being displaceable with respect to said slide ring and said control lever, said slide gate including a slot, a screw positioned in said slot and fixable relative to said setting ring for fixing said slide gate and said cross member relative to said setting ring to limit the movement of said control lever about said transverse axis.
2. A mixing valve according to claim 1, wherein said bush is fixed on said cartridge body by means of a clamping ring, said bush being fitted with a tooth engaging a notch provided on said cartridge body.
3. A mixing valve according to claim 1, wherein said slide gate is rotatable with said control lever, said setting ring and said slide gate being connected for rotation with said control lever about said vertical axis.
4. A mixing valve according to claim 1, wherein said bush and said setting ring are concentric and flush with a neck portion provided on an upper side of said cartridge body.
5. A mixing valve according -to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said setting ring is coupled with a scale means showing its actual position.
6. A mixing valve according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said slide gate is coupled with a scale means showing its actual position.
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IT520688A IT1226220B (en) 1988-08-22 1988-08-22 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MIXING VALVES OF HOT AND COLD WATER
IT5206-A/88 1988-08-22

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