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Sanitary installations and shower assembly

US9677680B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2014
Grant dateJun 13, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A20/40
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sanitary fixture (1), including a flow regulator unit (5) and a movable adjustment element (6) that adjusts a flow rate and has a control connection to a temperature-sensitive control element (8). The invention provides arranging a return spring (13) on a same side of the flow regulator unit (5) as the control element (8), with respect to the flow direction, and/or designing the control element (8) to assume at least one intermediate position.

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