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Single-grip mixing valve
Assignee: Oras Oy
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Filing: 1981-10-29
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Granted: 1983-06-14
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Expires: 2001-10-29
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a single-grip valve having a valve body with water inlets and a water discharge outlet and ceramic discs fitted in the body, the mutual position of the discs determining the mixing ratio of cold and hot water. One ceramic disc is moved by a lever which is attached with bearings to a turning piece fitted to turn inside the body. In order to limit the turning movement of this turning piece and, together with it, that of the lever, one of the members, the turning part and the body part surrounding it, is equipped with axial protrusions spaced around it and the other has respectively at least one axial protrusion. However, the protrusions of the different members do not overlap each other in the radial direction, but between the said members there is fitted at least one detachable limiting piece which can engage between the protrusions of one member and radially overlaps the protrusions of the other member.
Inventors
- 👤 Risto A. Saarisalo
- 👤 Jorma T. Koppanen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:35
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/06; F16K11/078; F16K11/0782
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A single-grip mixing valve, which comprises a first part comprising a valve body; inlets for hot and cold water and an outlet for mixed water in said body; ceramic discs fitted inside the body and having openings therein cooperating with the inlets and outlet in the body and with each other in order to regulate the mixing ratio of cold and hot water; a second part comprising a turning piece fitted for limited turning movement inside the body; a lever attached with bearings to said turning piece and engaging one of said discs in order to move the same; axial protrusions provided in the turning piece and in the surrounding body respectively, there being at least one protrusion in one of said parts and several protrusions in the other part, respectively, and the protrusions facing each other radially in a non-overlapping manner; and at least one detachable limiting piece being inserted between said parts and engaging the protrusions of one part while radially overlapping the protrusions of the other part in order to provide a selectable limit for the turning movement of the turning piece and, hence, of the lever.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A single-grip mixing valve, which comprises a first part comprising a valve body; inlets for hot and cold water and an outlet for mixed water in said body; ceramic discs fitted inside the body and having openings therein cooperating with the inlets and outlet in the body and with each other in order to regulate the mixing ratio of cold and hot water; a second part comprising a turning piece fitted for limited turning movement inside the body; a lever attached with bearings to said turning piece and engaging one of said discs in order to move the same; axial protrusions provided in the turning piece and in the surrounding body respectively, there being at least one protrusion in one of said parts and several protrusions in the other part, respectively, and the protrusions facing each other radially in a non-overlapping manner; and at least one detachable limiting piece being inserted between said parts and engaging the protrusions of one part while radially overlapping the protrusions of the other part in order to provide a selectable limit for the turning movement of the turning piece and, hence, of the lever.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A mixing valve according to claim 1, wherein the turning piece is sleeve-like and provided with axial teeth on its external surface, and wherein the surrounding body part has two diametrically opposite axial protrusions, there being fitted between these parts two axially extending limiting pieces which engage the teeth of the turning piece.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A mixing valve according to claim 2, wherein the toothing of the turning piece is symmetrical in such a manner that the width of a tooth is the same as the space between the teeth, and the total width of a limiting piece being the same as the added total width of a tooth and the adjacent space between teeth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A mixing valve according to claim 3, wherein the width of the axial protrusion of the surrounding body part is the same as the width of the limiting piece.
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