EMBEDDABLE ASSEMBLY FOR A HYDRAULIC CONNECTION

• US 20150176742A1
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bnstar Innovations, S.L.
• Original Assignee: Bnstar Innovations, S.L.
• Inventors: Pintiado Pibernat, Juan Luis
• Application Number:
  US14/415,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20150176742A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/02 Plumbing installations for fresh water
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/021 Devices for positioning or connecting of water supply lines connection to the tap body E03C1/0403
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 2001/026 with flow restricting devices
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 39/00 Joints or fittings for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/0097 Casings or frame structures for hydraulic components
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 3/10 Feed-line arrangements, e.g. providing for heat-accumulator tanks, expansion tanks ; Hydraulic components of a central heating system
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 11/16 Controlling mixing ratio of fluids having different temperatures, e.g. by sensing the temperature of a mixture of fluids having different viscosities
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/19 characterised by the use of electric means G05D23/1393 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 3/00 Electrically-conductive connections not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87676 With flow control
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87684 Valve in each inlet

Abstract

Embeddable hydraulic connector assembly 1, comprising a parallelepiped-shaped box 2 able to be embedded into a wall, the box 2 comprising hydraulic connections 3 that traverse it. These hydraulic connections 3 comprise an outer part 32 for connection to the ends of some T pipes embedded in the wall and an inner part 33 for connection to a distribution assembly 4 comprising at least one solenoid valve 41, characterised by the fact that said hydraulic connections 3 traverse the box 2 on only one side 21, with the connection of said inner part 33 being a pressure connection and by the fact that said distribution assembly 4 can be slid within the box in one connection direction D with said inner connection part 33.

Claims

1. An embeddable hydraulic connector assembly, comprising a parallelepiped-shaped box able to be embedded into a wall, the parallelepiped-shaped box comprising a plurality of hydraulic connections that traverse it, said plurality of hydraulic connections comprising:

an outer part for connection to the ends of a plurality of pipes embedded in the wall; and

an inner part for connection to a distribution assembly comprising at least one solenoid valve;

wherein said plurality of hydraulic connections traverse the parallelepiped-shaped box on only one side of its sides;

wherein the connection of said inner part is a pressure connection; and

wherein said distribution assembly can be slid within the parallelepiped-shaped box along a connection direction to connect the distribution assembly with said inner connection part.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said distribution assembly is arranged in a guided casing within the parallelepiped-shaped box.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said distribution assembly comprises:

an outlet;

two inlets;

a mixing volume; and

a temperature sensor arranged in the outlet;

wherein the at least one solenoid valve is arranged between the mixing volume and the temperature sensor.

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the distribution assembly comprises a control unit for the at least one solenoid valve.

5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the distribution assembly comprises a remote communication unit.

6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of hydraulic connections traversing the parallelepiped-shaped box comprise a non-return valve.

7. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the distribution assembly comprises a U-shaped connection and the at least one solenoid valve.

8. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a removable lid which partially covers the parallelepiped-shaped box, allowing the removal and/or insertion of the distribution assembly.

9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the removable lid is at least one of a manually controlled element and a display and control screen.

10. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an electric power connection.

11. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of hydraulic connections comprises four hydraulic connections.

12. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the distribution assembly comprises a flow meter.

13. A water distribution installation comprising an embeddable hydraulic connector assembly that comprises a parallelepiped-shaped box able to be embedded into a wall, the parallelepiped-shaped box comprising a plurality of hydraulic connections that traverse it, said plurality of hydraulic connections comprising:

an outer part for connection to the ends of a plurality of pipes embedded in the wall; and

an inner part for connection to a distribution assembly comprising at least one solenoid valve;

wherein said plurality of hydraulic connections traverse the parallelepiped-shaped box on only one of its sides;

wherein the connection of said inner part is a pressure connection; and

wherein said distribution assembly can be slid within the parallelepiped-shaped box along a connection direction to connect the distribution assembly with said inner connection part.

14. The installation according to claim 13, in which the parallelepiped-shaped box comprises a first portion covered by tiles and a second portion covered by a removable lid which allows the removal and/or insertion of the distribution assembly.