Patents Assigned to Vargarda Armatur AB
  • Patent number: 5570720
    Abstract: A single-lever mixer valve for liquids, for example hot and cold tap water. The valve comprises a housing, which is provided with an inlet for each of said liquids and a common outlet. A lever is provided for controlling the amount and the temperature of the liquid flowing out through the outlet. The lever is connected to an actuator in the valve housing that cooperates with a valve member. The lever includes an adjustable spring loaded stop to provide a temporary increase of fluid flow when pressed against a stop surface. The actuator is provided with a built-in closing damper, including at least one sealed chamber and a movable piston for forcing an amount of fluid from the chamber via a throttling member when the lever is closed. When the fluid pressure in the chamber exceeds a certain value, the throttling member is elastically deformed and pressed progressively against a sealing face in the actuator for reduction of hydraulic shock waves related to rapid closing of the mixer valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Gustavsberg Vargarda Armatur AB
    Inventor: Voldemar Riis
  • Patent number: 5413144
    Abstract: A single-lever mixer valve for liquids, for example hot and cold tap water. The valve comprises a housing, which is provided with an inlet for each of said liquids and a common outlet. A lever is provided for controlling the amount and the temperature of the liquid flowing out through the outlet. The lever is connected to an actuator in the valve housing that cooperates with a valve member. The actuator is provided with a built-in closing damper for reduction of hydraulic shock waves related to rapid closing of the mixer valve. The closing damper includes at least one sealed chamber and a movable piston for forcing an amount of fluid from the chamber via a throttling member when the lever is closed. When the fluid pressure in said chamber exceeds a certain value, the throttling member is adapted to be elastically deformed and pressed progressively against a sealing face in the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Gustavsberg Vargarda Armatur AB
    Inventor: Voldemar Riis
  • Patent number: 4708172
    Abstract: A device at mixing valves for liquids for example hot and cold water, and of the kind that comprises a valve housing (11), which is provided with an outlet (21) and an inlet (20) for each of the liquids, an operating member (13) for regulating the amount and temperature of the liquid flowing out through the outlet, the operating member being designed as a double-armed lever rotatable about a vertical as well as a horizontal axle (16) and the longer arm of which consists of a handle extending outside the housing (11) and the shorter arm of which consists of an actuator (15) arranged inside the housing, arranged to co-operate with a valve member (18), at which said actuator is provided with a stop part (23) co-operating with a stop face (24) for limiting the maximum out flow of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Vargarda Armatur AB
    Inventor: Voldemar Riis