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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Heinzelmann, Alpirsbach, DE;
Werner Lorch, Schramberg, DE;
Assignee:
Hansgrohe AG, Schiltach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
236 / ; 4675 ; 137872 ;
Abstract
A safety device for a sanitary equipment contains a reversing element, which reverses the water flow between two water passages located in a fitting housing. A temperature-sensitive element acts on the reversing element in such a way that when the latter reaches a given temperature limit it switches into one of the two positions of the reversing valve, said position being called the safety position. The water outlet associated with this safety position can e.g. be a bath outlet, which represents for the user a lower safety risk through the hot water than a shower.