SINGLE-LEVER MIXER

MALAYEUR A UN SEUL LEVIER DE COMMANDE

English Abstract

ABSTRACT
To prevent unintentional actuation of a
single-lever mixer comprising a fitting body with a
water outlet part and a pivoting, tilting control
lever mounted on the fitting body, the control part
(13) is adapted to the profile of the water outlet
part (11) of the fitting body (10) so that in the
non-use position of the control lever (13), the
control lever and the water outlet part (11) form a
single visual unit.

Claims

CLAIMS:
1. A single lever mixing fixture with a
fixture body having a water outlet part and a
control lever arranged in a pivotable and tiltable
manner on the fixture body, characterized in that
the control lever (13) is adapted to the contour
of the water outlet part (11) of the fixture body
(10) such that in the non-use position of the
control lever (13) the control lever and the water
outlet part (11) form a visual unit.
2. A mixing fixture according to claim 1,
characterized in that the width of the control
lever (13) in greater than the width of the water
outlet part (11).
3. A mixing fixture according to claim 1 or
2, characterized in that the length of the control
lever (13) is greater than the length of the water
outlet part (11).
4. A mixing fixture according to one of the
claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the control
lever (13) in its non-use position rests at the
top surface of the water outlet part (11).
5. A mixing fixture according to one of the
claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the control
lever (13) in its non-use position forms a small

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distance to the water outlet part (11) whereby the
visual unit is maintained.
6. A mixing fixture according to one of the
claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the water
outlet part (11) on its upper side facing the
control lever (13) has a recess for receiving the
control lever (13).

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Description

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SINGLE ~EVER MIXING FIXTURE
Descrlption
The invention relates to a slngle le~er
mixing fixture with a fixture body having a water
outlet part and with a control lever that is
pivotably and tiltably arranged at the fixture
body.
A single lever mixing fixture of the
aforementioned kind i9 known from German Patent 26
22 179 in which the water outlet part of the
fixture body and the control lever are arranged
spacially separated from one another so that the
shaping of the two parts is different and a
distance is present between the two parts. With
th~8 embodiment it 19 disadvantageous that, for
example, cleanlng of the slnk, respectlvely, of
the flxture may lead to an accldental actuatlon of
the control lever because the control lever is
spaced from the flxture body and ls thus
acces~lble from all directlons.
It is therefore an ob~ect of the invention to
improve the single lever mixing fixture of the
aforementloned kind such that an accldental
actuatlon of the control lever is prevented.
The solution to this obJect including

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advantageous embodiments and developments may be
taken from the contents of the claims which are
appended to this description.
The invention is based on the basic concept
that the shaping of the control lever should be
conformed to the contour of the water outlet part
of the fixture body such that the control lever in
~ts non-use position forms a visual unit with the
water outlet part. This results in the advantage
that the water outlet part with the control lever
represents a compact unit which is not cleaned
separately but only together. A further advantage
is the low constructlve height of such a fixture
with respect to its portion above the water outlet
part.
According to embodiments of the invention the
wldth or the length of the control lever may be
sllghtly greater than the respective width or
length of the water outlet part whereby a small
pro~ection i8 sufficient for ensuring a sufficient
engagement surface for the actuation of the
control lever. A person actuating the fixture may
grlp the control lever at its pro~ection past the
water outlet portion and thus activate the control
lever for ad~usting the water outflow with

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respective pivoting or tilting movements.
Furthermore, it may be provided with the
invention that the control lever in its non-use
position rests on the water outlet part. However,
the invention also encompasses the feature that a
small distance between the two components is
provided, however, th~s distance may not be so
great that a visual division of the water outlet
part and the control lever results. The
respective distance may, for example, be acting
only as a desiyn-provlding separatlon line
whereby, due to the arrangement of such a space,
the accessibility of the control lever during
handling may be improved.
According to the inventlon lt ls further
provlded that the control lever i8 positioned in
a respective recess at the top surface of the
flxture whereby lt 18 ensured that the control
lever 1~ accesslble for handling by providing a
pro~ection.
In the drawing one embodiment of the
invention is represented which will be described
in the following. The only figure shows a slngle
lever mixing fixture in a side view.
The mixlng flxture has a flxture body 10 ln

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which water connections (not repreæented) as well
as a controllable cartridge (not re~resented) for
controlling the water flow are arranged. A water
outlet part 11 with a water outlet 12 pro~ects
from the fixture body lO.
An actuation mechanism 14 is placed on the
fixture body lO via which in a known, not further
represented manner control elements positioned
within the fixture body lO may be controlled for
ad~usting the water flow. The control lever 13 is
connected to the actuating mechanism or control
part 14, whereby the shape of the control lever 13
i8 ln conformity with the contour of the water
outlet part 11 and, ln the represented embodiment,
has a sllghtly greater length than the water
outlet part 11. Thus, a small pro~ectlon 15
results whlch provldes the polnt of engagement for
the actuatlon of the control lever 13 for
activating the water flow.
The control lever 13 together wlth the
actuatlng mechanism 14 may also be provlded as a
slngle component (not represented) which 18
connected to the flxture body lO wlth the water
outlet part 11.


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Representative Drawing