(19)
(11) EP 1 191 158 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/13

(21) Application number: 01122306.2

(22) Date of filing: 18.09.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7E03D 5/092
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 21.09.2000 IT MI002060

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

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

(74) Representative: Cerbaro, Elena, Dr. 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 control device (5) has a manual-control button (7) which, by means of a lever (23), moves a tie (9) to open the discharge valve and return to the rest position following discharge. To alter the operating mode of the control device (5) to interrupt drainage of the tank in advance, the tie (9), even if already installed on the tank, may be fitted selectively and removably with a member (37) having a semicylindrical wall (39) fittable to the tie (9) and connectable in articulated manner to the lever (23). When pressed with the tie (9) activated, the button (7) engages the member (37) to restore the tie (9) immediately to the rest position.







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