Safeguard for a sanitary fitting
US5217040A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/9464
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A first automatic valve of a safeguard is connected in the flow path of a sanitary fitting. The diaphragm, acting as the valve body of a second valve, interacts with the valve seat and the first valve is arranged on said diaphragm. Under normal operating conditions, the second valve is closed and the first valve is opened. Under conditions allowing backflow counter to the direction of the arrow S, the first valve closes automatically, by which action the diaphragm is deformed counter to the direction of the arrow S due to the suction on the input side, which results in the second valve being inevitably opened. By this construction, water is prevented from flowing back into the feedline and the outlet is connected to the ambient air through the opened second valve and the aeration path.
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