(19)
(11) EP 0 801 179 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.10.1997 Bulletin 1997/42

(21) Application number: 97105694.0

(22) Date of filing: 07.04.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6E03D 1/14
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE ES FR GR LI NL PT

(30) Priority: 10.04.1996 IT TO960276

(71) Applicant: Oliveira & Irmao S.A.
3800 Aveiro (PT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Moura de Oliveira, Antonio Manuel
    3800 Aveiro (PT)

(74) Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Device for controlling the discharge valve of a lavatory flush tank


(57) The device includes a closing element (43) for closing the valve (43, 44), and which is associated with a first float (32, 47) which is raised to open the valve (43, 44); and a second float (58) concentric with the first float (32, 47), and which is raised to fully discharge the tank (5). The first float (32, 47) is defined by the overflow discharge tube (32), the bottom end (34) of which is normally closed by a disk (47) by virtue of the action of a spring (51). The second float (58) is normally locked upwards by a hook element (67) engaging a fixed stop (66), so as not to affect the downward return movement of the first float (32, 47), and so partially discharge the tank (5). Conversely, when the hook element (67) is released, the second float (58) draws the discharge tube (32) upwards, and delays closing of the discharge tube to fully discharge the tank (5).







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