Global Patent Index - EP 1116482 A1

EP 1116482 A1 20010718 - A venturi jet unit

Title (en)

A venturi jet unit

Title (de)

Venturistrahleinheit

Title (fr)

Jet venturi

Publication

EP 1116482 A1 20010718 (EN)

Application

EP 01650004 A 20010115

Priority

IE 20000029 A 20000113

Abstract (en)

A venturi jet unit (70) for whirlpool bath assemblies has a main body (72) with a water inlet bore (80), a water outlet bore (86) and a venturi throat (85) of restricted cross-sectional area between the water inlet bore (80) and the water outlet bore (86). An air duct (88) communicates with the water outlet bore (86) immediately downstream of the venturi throat (85). A ball-type outlet jet (73) is mounted in the water outlet bore (86) to receive water from the venturi throat (85) and co-operates with an outlet (91) of the air duct (88) to control air entering the jet (73) for mixing with water in the jet (73) prior to discharge into a bath on which the unit (70) is mounted. Thus, a number of units (70) are mounted around a bath side wall in use and the air entering each unit (70) can be independently controlled for each unit (70). The unit (70) is also self-draining. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A61H 33/00

IPC 8 full level

A61H 33/02 (2006.01); F16K 21/00 (2006.01); A61H 33/00 (2006.01); B05B 15/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 33/027 (2013.01); A61H 33/6052 (2013.01); A61H 33/6063 (2013.01); B05B 15/654 (2018.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1116482 A1 20010718; EP 1116482 B1 20041117; AT E282390 T1 20041215; DE 60107124 D1 20041223; DE 60107124 T2 20051110; ES 2233591 T3 20050616; IE S20010027 A2 20010725

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01650004 A 20010115; AT 01650004 T 20010115; DE 60107124 T 20010115; ES 01650004 T 20010115; IE S20010027 A 20010115