Field of the invention.
[0001] The present invention relates to a device (comprising at least an anchor body suitable
to pass from a vertical to a horizontal position, a metal wire inserted in a sheath
and tightening means suitable to make the metal wire slide relatively to the sheath)
which allows to fix easily a tap or a group of taps (to which the metal wire is fastened)
to a household object and/or a sanitary fixture (washbasin, sink, bidet etcetera),
avoiding the drawbacks of the known fixing devices.
Prior art
[0002] A tap (or a group of taps) is usually fixed to the surface of a household object
or sanitary fixture by mounting from the bottom, i.e. by inserting a threaded rod
integral with the tap (which, preferably but not necessarily, is already connected
to the pipes for the cold and warm water supply) in a hole made in the sanitary fixture,
and by fixing in place the tap with a nut screwed on the "rod" or with other known
fixing means, functionally equivalent. Usually such a fixing is a long and expensive
operation as usually the features of the sanitary fixture (which for example can be
almost totally closed in its back part, as in many washbasin supports) or the position
of the tap rod (the tap can be quite close to the wall and/or in a sunken -or anyway
accessible in a difficult way- position) don't allow to reach easily the lower surface
of the fixture to tighten the tap fixing nut.
[0003] In order to avoid such a drawback many layout solution have been suggested, which
use an anchor body driven by an Allen screw passing through the hole of the rod of
the pop-up plug system (the mechanism which, by means of a rod and levers, pushes
up and raises down for example the basin plug, so-called "salterello" in the italian
technical slang): of course such a layout solutions cannot be used if the tap to be
installed don't comprises a pop-up-plug system. In document FR 2 525 296 A is disclosed
a device, where a pivotable anchor body is tightened against a bottom side of a work
plate by a threaded bolt.
[0004] The present invention relates to a universal fixing device which can be advantageously
used for every kind of tap.
Summary of the invention
[0005] The scope of the present invention is providing a device to fix a tap to a household
object and/or a sanitary fixture, comprising at least, combined together:
- an anchor body, suitable to reach a substantially vertical and a horizontal position;
- a metal wire, integral with the tap and inserted in a sheath relatively to which slides
when tensioned; and
- tightening means suitable to make the metal wire slide relatively to the sheath to
tighten it;
where the metal wire tension causes on the sheath a thrust which, transferred on
the anchor body, brings it in horizontal position and presses it against the lower
edge of the household object and/or sanitary fixture, so blocking the tap.
[0006] Preferably but not necessarily, the anchor body is hinged to a hinge.
[0007] The thrust caused on the sheath can be transmitted to the anchor body in a direct
way or by means of the hinge and/or a slide which on a guide integral to the tap.
List of Figures
[0008] The present invention will be better described hereinafter with reference to the
non limiting embodiments shown in the attached figures, where:
- Figure 1 shows a first side view of a first embodiment of the device according to
the present invention, combined with a tap;
- Figure 2 shows a second side view of the device of Figure 1, orthogonal to the one
of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 shows schematically the assembly sequence of the device of Figure 1 and 2;
- Figure 4 shows schematically an example of tightening means;
- Figures 5-8 better show in bigger detail single parts of the device of Figure 1 and
2;
- Figure 9 shows a first cross-section view of a second embodiment of the device according
to the present invention, combined with a tap;
- Figure 10 shows a second side view, partially cross sectioned, of the device of Figure
9, orthogonal to the view of Figure 9;
- Figure 11 shows two views of a hinge used in the device of Figure 9 and 10;
- Figure 12 shows a first side cross section view of a third embodiment of the device
according to the present invention, combined with a tap;
- Figure 13 shows a second side view, partially cross sectioned, of the device of Figure
12, orthogonal to the one of Figure 12;
- Figures 14-16 better show in bigger detail parts of the device of Figures 12 and 13;
- Figure 17 shows a first side cross-section of a fourth embodiment of a device according
to the present invention, combined with a tap;
- Figure 18 shows a second side view, with a partial cross section, of the device of
Figure 17, orthogonal to the one of Figure 17;
- Figure 19 shows three views of the anchor body of Figures 17 and 18;
- Figure 20 shows a side cross-section view of a fifth embodiment of a device according
to the present invention, combined with a tap;
- Figure 21 shows a plan of the anchor body of Figure 20.
[0009] In the attached Figures, corresponding elements will be referred to with the same
reference numerals;
Detailed description
[0010] The present invention relates to a device to fix a tap to a household object and/or
to a sanitary fixture, and which comprises at least, combined together, an anchor
body suitable to reach a substantially vertical position and a horizontal position;
a metal wire integral with the tap and inserted in a sheath relatively to which it
slides when tightened; tightening means suitable to tighten the metal wire by making
it slide relatively to the sheath.
[0011] The tension of the metal wire origins a thrust on the anchor body, positions it horizontally
and press it against the lower edge of the household object and/or sanitary fixture,
so blocking the tap.
[0012] Preferably but not necessarily, the anchor body is hinged on a hinge.
[0013] Figure 1 shows a first side cross-section view of a first embodiment of a device
according to the present invention, suitable to fix the tap 7 to the household object
and/or sanitary fixture 8.
[0014] Figure 1 shows the anchor body 1 (better visible in Figure 7) hinged on the hinge
2 (better shown in Figure 8), the metal wire 4, the sheath 5, a guide 3 (better shown
in Figure 6) connected to the tap 7 and a hollow guide 6 (better shown in Figure 5)
suitable to slide on the guide 3.
[0015] The guide 3 is inserted in a relief 18 (Figure 7) made on the anchor body 1, and
in a relief 20 (Figure 8) made in the hinge 2, the end of the sheath 5 fits in a socket
9 (Figure 5) made in an end of the hollow guide 6 and the metal wire 4 passing through
the sheath 5 enters through the bore 10 ( Figure 5) in the inner cavity of the guide
6, passes through a longitudinal clearance hole 11 (Figure 6) made in the guide 3
and is fastened to the tap base 7 by the fastening means 12, not described herein
because according the common prior art.
[0016] The hollow guide 6 exerts the thrust on the sheath 5 by the tension of the metal
wire 4 to the anchor body 1.
[0017] The other end of the metal wire 4 is fastened to tightening means (Figure 4) suitable
to tighten the metal wire 4 making it slide relatively to the sheath 5.
[0018] Figure 2 shows a second side cross section view of the device of Figure 1, orthogonal
to the section of Figure 1; Figure 2 shows the anchor body 1 hinged on the hinge 2
and the guide 3 fitted in the hollow guide 6; an end of the sheath 5 and the metal
wire 4 are fitted in the socket 9 at the end of said hollow guide 6; the metal wire
4, protruding from the sheath 5, enters the inner cavity of the guide 6 through the
bore 10 (Figure 5), passes in the longitudinal clearance hole 11 (Figure 6), made
in the slide 3 and is fastened to the fastening means 12.
[0019] Figure 3 shows schematically the assembly sequence to set working the tap 7 fixed
with the device shown in Figures 1 and 2.
[0020] The device according to the present invention and tightening means, if any (not shown
in Figure 3) are made pass through the hole in the household object and/or in the
sanitary fixture 8 (Figure 3a), with the guide 6 partially unthreaded from the guide
3 (fixed to the tap 7) so that the anchor body 1 can have a (substantially) vertical
position; the metal wire 4 is tightened; the thrust of the tension of the metal wire
on the sheath 5 makes the guide 6 to slide relatively to the guide 3, the guide 6
brings in a horizontal position the anchor 1, makes it slide along the guide 3 and
blocks it against the lower edge of the household object and/or sanitary fixture 8
(Figure 3b).
[0021] To remove the tap 7 it's sufficient to decrease the tension of the metal wire 4 to
let the anchor body 1 can have a position (substantially) vertical of Figure 3a so
that the device according to the present invention can be easily unthreaded from the
hole of the household object and/or of the sanitary fixture 8.
[0022] Figure 4 shows schematically a possible embodiment of the tightening means, which
consist of a first hollow body 13 and of a second body 14, coaxial to and coupled
with the first body 13 by means for example of a screw-internal thread coupling: the
first body 13 has in one end a socket 9' (similar to the one with the reference numeral
9 in Figure 5) in which the end of the sheath fits, while the metal wire passes (through
the bore 10') in the cavity of the first body 13, is fastened to the second body 14
and is tightened pulling the second body 14 out of the first body 13 by means of the
coupling screw-internal thread so that the metal wire slides relatively to the sheath.
[0023] In the embodiment of Figure 4 the tightening means further comprise a handle 15 which
makes the handling easier; obviously the handle 15 can be omitted without departing
from the scope of the present invention.
[0024] Further without departing from the scope of the present invention, it's possible
to substitute the tightening means, described as a non limiting embodiment with reference
to Figure 4, with other reversible functionally equivalent means, suitable to tighten
and to keep tight the metal wire, respectively to loosen the metal wire) not described
hereinafter because trivial for a skilled technician and anyway departing from the
present invention.
[0025] Figures 5-8 better show parts of the device of Figures 1 and 2.
[0026] Figure 5 shows a cross-section of the hollow guide 6, the socket 9 made at an end
of the hollow guide 6 in which the end of the sheath 5 fits, and the bore 10 which
connects the socket 9 with the inner cavity of the hollow guide 6.
[0027] Figure 6 shows a side- and a top- view of the guide 3, inside which the longitudinal
clearance hole 11 is showed with dotted line.
[0028] Figure 7 shows three side views of the anchor body 1, shaped like an overturned "C":
a front cross section showing one of the holes 17 in which the hinge 2 is inserted,
a side cross section of the anchor body 1 sectioned by the holes 17 and a top view,
showing the relief 18 (shown also in the other two views) in which the guide 3 is
inserted: the relief 18 has such a length that the anchor 1 can be both in the (substantially)
vertical position shown in Figure 3a, and in the horizontal position shown in Figure
3b.
[0029] Moreover the anchor body 1 has a chamfered edge 19 to facilitate its insertion in
the hole of the household object and/or sanitary fixture 8 (Figure 3a).
[0030] Figure 8 shows a front cross section and a top view of the hinge 2, which has the
relief 20 in which the guide 3 is inserted.
[0031] Figure 9 shows a first side view of a second embodiment of a device according the
present invention suitable to fix the tap 7 to the household object and/or to the
sanitary fixture 8.
[0032] Figure 9 shows the anchor body 1 (similar to the one shown in Figure 7) hinged on
the hinge 2' (better shown in Figure 11), the sheath 5 fitted in the hinge 2' and
the metal wire 4, fastened to the tap 7 by means of the fastening means 12.
[0033] When the metal wire is tightened making it slide in the sheath 5, the thrust of the
tension of the metal wire 4 on the sheath 5 is exerted to the anchor 1 by the hinge
2', bringing the anchor 1 in an horizontal position and blocking it against the lower
edge of the household object and/or of the sanitary fixture 8.
[0034] Figure 10 shows a second side view of the device of Figure 9, orthogonal to the view
of Figure 9; in Figure 10 the anchor body 1 (sectioned) hinged on the hinge 2', the
sheath 5 and the metal wire 4 fastened to the fastening means 12 can be seen.
[0035] Figure 11 shows a front cross section view and a top view of the hinge 2': in Figure
11 the socket 9 -in which the end of the sheath 5 fits- and the bore 21 in which the
metal wire 4 passes -in order to be fastened to the tap 7 by means of the fastening
means 12- can be seen.
[0036] Figure 12 shows a first side cross section of a third embodiment of a device according
to the present invention suitable to fix a tap 7 to the household object and/or to
the sanitary fixture 8.
[0037] Figure 12 shows the anchor body 1 (similar to the one shown in Figure 7) hinged to
the solid hinge 2'' (Figure 16), the metal wire 4, the sheath 5, a guide 3' connected
to the tap 7 and a hollow guide 6' suitable to slide along the guide 3'.
[0038] The end of the sheath 5 fits in a socket 9, similar to the one shown in Figure 5,
made at an end of the hollow guide 6' (Figure 14); the hinge 2'' is connected with
the hollow guide 6' and slides in a slotted hole 24 (Figure 15) made in the guide
3'.
[0039] Coming out from the sheath 5, the metal wire 4 enters (through the bore 10; Figure
14) the inner cavity of the guide 6' and is fastened to the guide 3'; particularly
the metal wire 4 passes through a clearance hole 25 made in the guide 3' and is fastened
inside the slotted hole 24 by means of the fastening means 12.
[0040] When the metal wire is tightened, making it slide in the sheath 5, the thrust caused
by the tension of the metal wire 4 on the sheath 5 is transferred to the anchor body
1 by the hollow guide 6 and by the hinge 2'' (fixed to the guide 6) which slides in
the slotted hole 24 of the guide 3', bringing the anchor body 1 in horizontal position
and blocking it against the lower edge of the household object and/or of the sanitary
fixture 8.
[0041] Figure 13 shows a second side view of the device of Figure 12, orthogonal to the
view of Figure 12; Figure 13 shows the anchor 1 (sectioned) hinged on the hinge2'',
the hollow guide 6' at the end of which an end of the sheath 5 and the guide 3' are
fastened.
[0042] Figures 14-16 better show single components of the device of Figures 12 and 13.
[0043] Figure 14 shows a section of the hollow guide 6', which differs from the guide 6
described in Figure 5 essentially because at the end opposite to the one of the socket
9, there is a couple of bores 23 in which the hinge 2'' is inserted.
[0044] Figure 15 shows two side views, orthogonal each to the other, of the guide 3'; in
Figure 15 the slotted hole 24 -made in the body of the guide 3'- in which the hinge
2'' slides, and the clearance hole 25 -which allows the metal wire 4 to enter the
slotted hole 24, where is fastened to the fastening means 12 (not represented in Figure
15 to simplify the drawing) are shown.
[0045] Figure 17 shows a first side cross section view of a fourth embodiment of a device
according to the present invention suitable to fix a tap to a household object and/or
to a sanitary fixture 8; Figure 17 shows the anchor 1' shaped as an overturned "C"
(Figure 19), the metal wire 4 and the sheath 5, the end of which fits with the external
surface of the anchor body 1'.
[0046] At the exit of the sheath 5, the metal wire 4 passes through the anchor body 1''
(by means of the hole 26 in the anchor 1'; Figure 19) and is fastened to the tap 7
with the fastening means 12.
[0047] Figure 18 shows a second side view of the device of Figure 17, orthogonal to the
view of Figure 17: Figure 18 shows the anchor body 1' (sectioned), the metal wire
4, the sheath 5 and the fastening means 12.
[0048] Figure 19 shows three views of the anchor body 1', which differs from the one shown
in Figure 7 essentially in the fact that there is only the hole 26 in which the metal
wire 4 is inserted.
[0049] In order to install the tap 7 by means of the device shown in Figures 17 and 18,
the tightening means (not shown in the Figures) and the above mentioned device are
inserted into the hole of the household with the metal wire partially unthreaded from
the sheath 5 to allow the wire to bend so that the anchor body 1' can reach a (substantially)
vertical position and tights the metal wire 4: the thrust the tension of the metal
wire 4 produces on the sheath 5 brings in horizontal position the anchor body 1',
makes it sliding along the wire 4 and blocks it against the lower edge of the household
object and/or to the sanitary fixture 8.
[0050] Figure 20 shows a side cross section of a fifth embodiment of a device according
to the present invention suitable to fix a tap 7 to the household object and/or of
the sanitary fixture 8; Figure 20 shows the anchor body 1" obtained from an element
of a "C"-shaped flat metal sheet (Figure 21), the metal wire 4 and the sheath 5, the
end of which fits with the external surface of the anchor body 1".
[0051] At the exit of the sheath 5, the metal wire 4 passes through the hole 26' made in
the anchor 1'' (Figure 21) and is fastened to the tap 7 with the fastening means 12.
[0052] The anchor body 1'' will not be further described because it's possible to use a
part that is commonly purchased for taps and fittings.
[0053] The "C"-shape of the anchor body 1'' allows to make it pass through the hole 27 of
the household object and/or sanitary fixture 8, even if that hole 27 has a smaller
diameter than the circumference arc 28 which forms the outer edge of the anchor body
1'': for example, the arc 28 can have a diameter of about 50 mm and the hole a diameter
of about 33 mm.
[0054] Preferably between the end of the sheath 5 and the anchor body 1'' a wire terminal
29 is inserted, which has a hole, in which the metal wire 4 passes, and a cavity 30
in which the end of the sheath 5 fits.
[0055] In order to install the tap 7 with the device shown in Figures 20 and 21, the tightening
means (not shown in the Figures) and the aforesaid device are inserted in the hole
27 of the household object and/or of the sanitary fixture 7, being the metal wire
4 partially unthreaded from the sheath 5 so that the wire can bend and the anchor
body 1'' can reach a (substantially) vertical position, the anchor body 1" is vertically
turned to introduce it in the hole 27 and the metal wire 4 is tightened: the thrust
of the tension of the metal wire 4 against the sheath 5 makes the anchor body 1''
reach a horizontal position, makes it slide along the metal wire 4 and blocks against
the lower edge of the household object and/or of the sanitary fixture 8.
[0056] Without departing from the scope of the present invention, a skilled technician can
make all the modifications and improvements, which the usual technique and natural
evolution of the field suggest, to the fastening device to which the present description
refers.
1. Device to fix a tap (7) to a household object and/or to a sanitary fixture (8), comprising
- an anchor body (1,1', 1''), suitable to reach a substantially vertical and a horizontal
position; characterised in that the device further comprises:
- a metal wire (4), inserted in a sheath (5) relatively to which the metal wire (14)
slides when tightened; and
- tightening means suitable to tight the metal wire (4) making it slide relatively
to the sheath (5);
the tension of the metal wire (4) generating on the sheath (5) a thrust which, transferred
to the anchor body (1,1', 1''), brings said anchor body (1, 1', 1'') in a horizontal
position and presses it against the lower edge of the household object and/or of the
sanitary fixture (8), so blocking the tap (7).
2. Fixing device according to claim 1, characterised in that the anchor body (1) is hinged on a hinge (2, 2', 2'').
3. Fixing device according claim 2, characterised in that the anchor body (1) is shaped as an overturned "C", and has at least a couple of
holes (17) in which the hinge (2, 2', 2'') is inserted, and a relief (18) of such
a length that it allows the anchor body (1) to reach both the substantially vertical
and the horizontal position.
4. Fixing device according to claim 1, characterised in that the anchor body (1) has a chamfered edge (19).
5. Fixing device according to claim 2,
characterised in that it also comprises a guide (3) integral with the tap (7) and a hollow guide (6) suitable
to slide along the guide (3); and
in that:
- the guide (3) is inserted in a relief (18) belonging to the anchor body (1) and
in a relief (20) belonging to the hinge (2);
- the end of the sheath (5) fits in a socket (9) made in an end of the hollow guide
(6);
- the metal wire (4) coming out of the sheath (5) enters the internal cavity of the
hollow guide (6), passes through a longitudinal clearance hole (11) made in the guide
(3) and is fastened to the tap (7);
- the thrust that the tension of the metal wire (4) exerts on the sheath (5) is transmitted
to the anchor body (1) by the hollow guide (6).
6. Fixing device according to claim 2, characterised in that the sheath (5) fits in the hinge (2') and in that the thrust generated on the sheath (5) by the tension of the metal wire (4), integral
with the tap (7), is transmitted to the anchor body (1) by means of the hinge (2').
7. Fixing device according to claim 6, characterised in that the hinge (2') has a socket (9) in which an end of the sheath (5) fits, and a bore
(21) in which the metal wire (4) passes before being fastened to the tap (7).
8. Fixing device according to claim 2,
characterised in that also comprises a guide (3') integral with the tap (7) and a hollow guide (6') suitable
to slide along the guide (3'); and
in that:
- the end of the sheath (5) fits in a socket (9) made at an end of the hollow guide
(6');
- the hinge (2'') is integral to the hollow guide (6') and slides in a slotted hole
(24) made in the guide (3');
- the metal wire coming out of the sheath (5) enters the inner cavity of the guide
(6') and is fastened to the guide (3');
- the thrust generated by the tension of the metal wire (4) on the sheath (5) is transmitted
to the anchor body (1) by the hollow guide (6) and by the hinge (2'').
9. Fixing device according to claim 8, characterised in that the metal wire passes through a clearance hole (25) made in the guide (3') and is
fastened inside the slotted hole (24).
10. Fixing device according to claim 8, characterised in that the hollow guide (6') has, at the end opposite to the end where the socket (9) is
made, a couple of bores (23) in which the hinge (2'') is inserted.
11. Fixing device according to claim 1, characterised in that an end of the sheath (5) fits with the external surface of the anchor body (1', 1"),
in that, coming out of the sheath (5) , the metal wire (4) passes in a clearance hole (26,
26') made in the anchor body (1', 1'') and is fastend to the tap (7) and in that the thrust generated on the sheath (5) by the tension of the metal wire (4) brings
the anchor body (1', 1'') in a horizontal position, makes it sliding along the metal
wire (4) and blocks it against the lower edge of the household object and/or of the
sanitary fixture (8).
12. Fixing device according to claim 11, characterised in that the anchor body (1') has an overturned "C"-shape and comprises the clearance hole
(26) in which the metal wire (4) passes.
13. Fixing device according to claim 11, characterised in that the anchor body (1'') consists of a flat metal plate element with a "C" shape and
comprises the clearance hole (26') in which the metal wire (4) passes.
14. Fixing device according to claim 11, characterised in that also comprises a wire terminal (29) -positioned between the end of the sheath (5)
and the anchor (1'')- which comprises a hole in which the metal wire passes (4) and
a cavity (30), in which the end of the sheath (5) is positioned, which fits with the
external surface of the anchor body (1'') by means of the wire terminal (29).
1. Vorrichtung, um einen Hahn (7) an einem Haushaltsgegenstand und/oder an einem sanitären
Einrichtungsgegenstand (8) zu befestigen, die einen Ankerkörper (1, 1', 1") umfasst,
der eine im Wesentlichen vertikale und in eine horizontale Lage einnehmen kann;
gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Vorrichtung weiter Folgendes umfasst:
- einen Metalldraht (4), der durch eine Hülse (5) verläuft, relativ zu der der Metalldraht
(4) gleitet, wenn er gespannt wird; und
- eine Spannvorrichtung, mittels derer der Metalldraht (4) gespannt werden kann,
wobei er relativ zu der Hülse (5) gleitet;
wobei die Spannung des Metalldrahts (4) eine auf die Hülse (5) wirkende Schubkraft
erzeugt, die, indem sie auf den Ankerkörper (1, 1', 1") übertragen wird, den genannten
Ankerkörper (1, 1', 1") in eine horizontale Lage bringt und ihn gegen die Unterseite
des Haushaltsgegenstands und/oder des sanitären Einrichtungsgegenstands (8) drückt
und so den Hahn (7) fixiert.
2. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 1 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der Ankerkörper (1) mittels eines Gelenks (2, 2', 2") gelenkig gelagert ist.
3. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 2 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der Ankerkörper (1) die Form eines umgedrehten "C" besitzt und wenigstens mit einem Paar von Löchern (17), in die das Gelenk (2, 2',
2") eingesetzt wird, versehen ist sowie mit einer Aussparung (18) von solcher Länge,
dass es dem Ankerkörper (1) durch sie möglich ist, sowohl die im Wesentlichen vertikale
als auch die horizontale Lage einzunehmen.
4. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 1 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der Ankerkörper (1) eine abgeschrägte Kante (19) besitzt.
5. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 2
gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass sie auch eine fest mit dem Hahn (7) verbundene Führung (3) umfasst sowie eine hohle
Führung (6), die entlang der Führung (3) gleiten kann; und dadurch dass:
- die Führung (3) in eine Aussparung (18) am Ankerkörper (1) und in eine Aussparung
(20) am Gelenk (2) eingesetzt ist;
- das Ende der Hülse (5) in ein Steckloch (9) passt, das sich an einem Ende der hohlen
Führung (6) befindet;
- der aus der Hülse (5) austretende Metalldraht (4) in den inneren Hohlraum der hohlen
Führung (6) eintritt, durch eine Durchgangsbohrung (11) verläuft, die sich in Längsrichtung
in der Führung (3) befindet, und an dem Hahn (7) befestigt ist;
- die Schubkraft, die die Spannung des Metalldrahts (4) auf die Hülse (5) ausübt,
durch die hohle Führung (6) auf den Ankerkörper (1) übertragen wird.
6. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 2 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Hülse (5) in das Gelenk (2') passt und dass die auf die Hülse (5) durch die Spannung
des fest mit dem Hahn (7) verbundenen Metalldrahts (4) ausgeübte Schubkraft mittels
des Gelenks (2') auf den Ankerkörper (1) übertragen wird.
7. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 6 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass sich in dem Gelenk (2') ein Steckloch (9) befindet, in das ein Ende der Hülse (5)
passt, und eine Bohrung (21), durch die der Metalldraht (4) verläuft, bevor er an
dem Hahn (7) befestigt ist.
8. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 2
gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass sie auch eine fest mit dem Hahn (7) verbundene Führung (3') und eine hohle Führung
(6') umfasst, die entlang der Führung (3') gleiten kann; und dadurch dass:
- das Ende der Hülse (5) in ein Steckloch (9) passt, das sich an einem Ende der hohlen
Führung (6') befindet;
- das Gelenk (2") fest mit der hohlen Führung (6') verbunden ist und in einem in der
Führung (3') befindlichen Schlitzloch (24) gleitet;
- der aus der Hülse (5) austretende Metalldraht in den inneren Hohlraum der Führung
(6') eintritt und an der Führung (3') befestigt ist;
- die durch die Spannung des Metalldrahts (4) auf die Hülse (5) ausgeübte Schubkraft
durch die hohle Führung (6) und durch das Gelenk (2") auf den Ankerkörper (1) übertragen
wird.
9. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 8 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der Metalldraht durch eine Durchgangsbohrung (25) verläuft, die sich in der Führung
(3') befindet, und innerhalb des Schlitzlochs (24) befestigt ist.
10. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 8 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die hohle Führung (6') am Ende gegenüber dem Ende, wo sich das Steckloch (9) befindet,
ein Paar Bohrungen (23) besitzt, in die das Gelenk (2") eingesetzt ist.
11. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 1 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass ein Ende der Hülse (5) derart an die äußere Oberfläche des Ankerkörpers (1', 1")
angepasst ist, dass der aus der Hülse (5) austretende Metalldraht (4) in einer Durchgangsbohrung
(26, 26') im Ankerkörper (1', 1") verläuft und am Hahn (7) befestigt ist, und dadurch,
dass die durch die Spannung des Metalldrahts (4) auf die Hülse (5) ausgeübte Schubkraft
den Ankerkörper (1', 1") in eine horizontale Lage bringt, ihn entlang des Metalldrahts
(4) gleiten lässt und ihn so gegen die Unterseite des Haushaltsgegenstands und/oder
des sanitären Einrichtungsgegenstands (8) drückt, dass er fixiert ist.
12. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 11 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der Ankerkörper (1') die Form eines umgedrehten "C" besitzt und eine Durchgangsbohrung (26) umfasst, in der der Metalldraht (4) verläuft.
13. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 11 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der Ankerkörper (1") aus einem flachen Metallplattenelement in der Form eines umgedrehten
"C" besteht und eine Durchgangsbohrung (26') umfasst, in der der Metalldraht (4) verläuft.
14. Befestigungsvorrichtung entsprechend Anspruch 11 gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass sie auch ein zwischen dem Ende der Hülse (5) und dem Anker (1") gelegenes Drahtführungselement
(29) umfasst, in dem sich ein Loch befindet, durch das der Metalldraht (4) verläuft
und ein Hohlraum (30) in dem das Ende der Hülse (5) positioniert ist, die mittels
des Drahtführungselements (29) an die äußere Oberfläche des Ankerkörpers (1") angepasst
ist.
1. Dispositif de fixation d'un robinet (7) sur un objet domestique et/ou un accessoire
sanitaire (8), comportant
un corps formant ancre (1, 1', 1"), adapté pour atteindre une position sensiblement
verticale et horizontale,
caractérisé en ce que le dispositif comporte de plus :
- un câble métallique (4) inséré dans une gaine (5) par rapport à laquelle le câble
métallique (14) coulisse lorsqu'il est tiré, et
- des moyens de traction adaptés pour tirer le câble métallique (4) l'amenant à coulisser
par rapport à la gaine (5), la tension du câble métallique (4) produisant sur la gaine
(5) une poussée qui, transférée au corps formant ancre (1, 1', 1"), amène ledit corps
formant ancre (1, 1', 1") dans une position horizontale et le pousse contre le bord
inférieur de l'objet domestique et/ou de l'accessoire sanitaire (8), en bloquant ainsi
le robinet (7).
2. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le corps formant ancre (1) est articulé sur une articulation (2, 2', 2").
3. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le corps formant ancre (1) a une forme de "C" retourné, et a au moins deux trous
(17) dans lesquels est insérée l'articulation (2, 2', 2"), et un évidement (18) d'une
longueur telle qu'il permet au corps formant ancre (1) d'atteindre à la fois la position
sensiblement verticale et la position sensiblement horizontale.
4. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le corps formant ancre (1) a un bord chanfreiné (19).
5. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 2,
caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte également un guide (3) en un seul bloc avec le robinet (7) et un guide
creux (6) adapté pour coulisser le long du guide (3), et
en ce que :
- le guide (3) est inséré dans un évidement (18) appartenant au corps formant ancre
(1) et dans un évidement (20) appartenant à l'articulation (2),
- l'extrémité de la gaine (5) est agencée dans une douille (9) réalisée dans une extrémité
du guide creux (6),
- le câble métallique (4) sortant de la gaine (5) pénètre dans la cavité intérieure
du guide creux (6), passe à travers un trou de dégagement longitudinal (11) réalisé
dans le guide (3) et est fixé sur le robinet (7),
- la poussée que la traction du câble métallique (4) exerce sur la gaine (5) est transmise
au corps formant ancre (1) par le guide creux (6).
6. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la gaine (5) est agencée dans l'articulation (2') et en ce que la poussée produite sur la gaine (5) par la traction du câble métallique (4), en
un seul bloc avec le robinet (7), est transmise au corps formant ancre (1) par l'intermédiaire
de l'articulation (2').
7. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'articulation (2') a une douille (9) dans laquelle s'agence une extrémité de la
gaine (5), et un alésage (21) dans lequel le câble métallique (4) passe avant d'être
fixé sur le robinet (7).
8. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 2,
caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte aussi un guide (3') en un seul bloc avec le robinet (7) et un guide creux
(6') adapté pour coulisser le long du guide (3'), et
en ce que :
- l'extrémité de la gaine (5) est agencée dans une douille (9) réalisée à une extrémité
du guide creux (6'),
- l'articulation (2") est en un seul bloc avec le guide creux (6') et coulisse dans
un trou oblong (24) réalisé dans le guide (3'),
- le câble métallique sortant de la gaine (5) pénètre dans la cavité intérieure du
guide (6') et est fixé sur le guide (3'),
- la poussée produite par la traction du câble métallique (4) sur la gaine (5) est
transmise au corps formant ancre (1) par le guide creux (6) et par l'articulation
(2").
9. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le câble métallique passe à travers un trou de dégagement (25) réalisé dans le guide
(3') et est fixé à l'intérieur du trou oblong (24)
10. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le guide creux (6') a, au niveau de l'extrémité opposée à l'extrémité où est réalisée
la douille (9), deux alésages (23) dans lesquels est insérée l'articulation (2").
11. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une extrémité de la gaine (5) est agencée avec la surface extérieure du corps formant
ancre (1', 1"), en ce que, en sortant de la gaine (5), le câble métallique (4) passe dans un trou de dégagement
(26, 26') réalisé dans le corps formant ancre (1', 1") et est fixé sur le robinet
(7) et en ce que la poussée produite sur la gaine (5) par la traction du câble métallique (4) amène
le corps formant ancre (1', 1") dans une position horizontale, l'amenant à coulisser
le long du câble métallique (4) et le bloque contre le bord inférieur de l'objet domestique
et/ou de l'accessoire sanitaire (8).
12. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le corps formant ancre (1') a une forme de "C" retourné et comporte le trou de dégagement
(26) dans lequel passe le câble métallique (4).
13. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le corps formant ancre (1") est constitué d'un élément formant plaque métallique
plate ayant une forme de "C" et comporte le trou de dégagement (26') dans lequel passe
le câble métallique (4).
14. Dispositif de fixation selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte aussi un embout de câble (29), positionné entre l'extrémité de la gaine
(5) et l'ancre (1"), qui comporte un trou dans lequel passe le câble métallique (4)
et une cavité (30), dans laquelle l'extrémité de la gaine (5) est positionnée, qui
est agencée avec la surface extérieure du corps formant ancre (1") par l'intermédiaire
de l'embout de câble (29).