E - Fixed Constructions – 03 – C
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
03
C
E03C 1/04 (2006.01) F16L 27/093 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2718413
Articulating faucets (16) have segments (20, 22) connected by a plurality of movable joints (26). Each joint includes a pair of ceramic mating (66, 68) disks arranged in face to face contact, but able to rotate relative to each other when sufficient force is applied. A wave spring (64) helps keep the disks in constant contact, and rubber spheres (72) press against opposing surfaces of the ceramic disks (66, 68) to produce shear forces to keep the joint stable. In the faucet (10) water passes through the joint by means of a tube or a hollow banjo bolt (86) sealed from the joint (26). The faucet can there-fore direct water to a wide variety of positions, without the need for a side spray, and while reducing the risk of joint leakage.
Des robinets darticulation (16) comportent des segments (20, 22) reliés par une pluralité de joints mobiles (26). Chaque joint comprend une paire de disques daccouplement en céramique (66, 68) agencés en contact face à face, mais capables de tourner lun par rapport à lautre lorsquune force suffisante est appliquée. Un ressort ondulé (64) aide à maintenir les disques en contact constant, et des sphères en caoutchouc (72) pressent des surfaces opposées des disques en céramique (66, 68) pour produire des forces de cisaillement pour maintenir le joint stable. Dans le robinet (10), leau passe par le joint au moyen dun tube ou dune vis plongeante creuse (86) scellée depuis le joint (26). Le robinet peut donc diriger de leau vers une grande variété de positions, sans avoir besoin dune pulvérisation latérale, et tout en réduisant le risque de fuite de joint.
Erickson Perry D.
Shay Christopher M.
Kohler Co.
Smart & Biggar
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