American Standard Inc.

Ideal-standard Gmbh

Ideal-standard Gmbh & Co. Ohg

Josef Ems

Konrad Bergmann

Hans Nikolayczik

A sanitary mixing unit (), in particular for wall installation, has a cartridge () with an outer housing (), a flow adjustment device, a temperature adjustment device and a thermostatic device, in which the flow adjustment device has a fixed valve disc () and a rotatable valve disc () which co-acts with the fixed valve disc. A sanitary mixing unit which is of simple and economical construction and in which a functional matching of the inlet connections for hot and cold water can be matched to the locations of the hot and cold water supplies is provided by an inner housing (), which can be coaxially rotated relative to the outer housing () having the thermostat device arranged in it, the rotatable valve disc () being fixed to the inner housing () and the fixed valve disc being fixed to the outer housing ().

Sanitary mixing unit

A sanitary mixing unit (), in particular for wall installation, has a thermostatic device with a thermostatic element (), and an excess travel spring () and a return spring () which act on the thermostatic element (). A a sanitary mixing unit which is of simple and economical construction and with a low installation depth may be provided by the excess travel spring () and the return spring () acting on the thermostatic element () in the same direction, such that, in the case of excess travel, the spring forces of the excess travel spring () and the return spring () are additive.

Sanitary mixer tap with a thermostatic device

An assembly is provided for the prevention of scalding in showers and other such installations. The assembly includes a valve assembly within a mixed water supply line and a temperature sensitive element for controlling the operation of the valve assembly. The valve assembly is preferably designed to allow some leakage when in the closed position.

Growing community of inventors

Wittlich, Germany

Josef Ems