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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1995
Alois Diethelm, Vorderthal, CH;
Geberit Technik AG, Jona, CH;
Abstract
A flushing device has a first pushbutton for triggering a flushing with essentially the total amount of water present in the flushing tank and a second pushbutton for triggering a flushing with part of this amount of water. Both pushbuttons are connected to a valve pipe, which is to be raised during flushing and is mounted in a float housing. A beaker-shaped hollow body, which is raised as an additional weight with the closing element in the case of a partial flushing, is arranged in the flushing tank. The hollow body is raised with the closing element during a complete flushing and during a partial flushing alike. In the case of a complete flushing, the hollow body is opened by an opening such that water contained in the said hollow body flows out at least partially when the closing element with the hollow body is raised. In the ease of a complete flushing, the emptied hollow body does not represent an essential additional weight, which could force the valve pipe onto the valve seat against the buoyancy of the float.