Patents Assigned to Grohe AG
  • Patent number: 12110971
    Abstract: A single-lever cartridge for adjusting mixed water by a swivel lever, having a control disk arrangement, which has a stationary control disk in a stationary position in the cartridge, in which a cold-water inlet and a hot-water inlet and a mixed-water outlet are formed, and a dynamic control disk displaceable by the swivel lever, in which a recess is formed, which is disposed in different overlaps with the cold-water inlets and hot-water inlets and the mixed-water outlet to adjust the mixed water fed from the mixed-water outlet of the stationary control disk, wherein the two control disks are in sliding contact with sealing surfaces facing each other at a sealing plane, and wherein the mouths of the cold-water inlets and hot-water inlets are formed in the sealing surface of the stationary control disk, which mouths can be covered by the sealing surface of the dynamic control disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Jan Philipp Tueshaus, Stefan Steinhoff, Martin Weiss, Markus Leutner
  • Patent number: 12104363
    Abstract: A sanitary faucet (1) containing a faucet body (2) with an outlet (4) having an outlet opening (3); a valve adapter (5) disposed in the faucet body (2); a valve (6) for at least partially closing off the outlet opening (3), which is at least partially disposed in the valve adapter (5); and a connection element (7) for connecting a water guide (8) disposed in the outlet (4) to a water aperture (9) of the valve adapter (5), wherein a linear slide guide (10) is used to attach the connection element (7) to the valve adapter (5). In addition, a method of assembling a sanitary faucet (1) is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Hartwig Philipps, Pia Schadow
  • Patent number: 12091843
    Abstract: A sanitary fitting having a fitting housing, a mixing valve for mixing cold water and hot water to produce mixed water, a setting element for setting a mixed water temperature of the mixed water, the setting element being adjustable along a surface of the fitting housing, and a mixed water channel through which the mixed water can be conveyed from the mixing valve to a valve, it being possible to set a removal volume of the mixed water via said valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Natalia Linker, Matthias Schlueter, David Mainka
  • Publication number: 20240301671
    Abstract: A sanitary faucet (1), at least comprising: a faucet body (2) having at least one outlet opening (3); a proximity sensor (4) for determining a distance from an object (5); and a control unit(14) by means of which at least one program of the sanitary faucet (1) can be selected or controlled depending on the distance of the object (5). In addition, a method for controlling the sanitary faucet (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Krystian PRZIBYLLA, Heiko SCHÖNBECK, Christopher Hardy BOBERG, David MAINKA
  • Publication number: 20240295887
    Abstract: An expansion material element (1) for a thermostatic mixing valve (2), having an expansion material (3) comprising at least one additive (4) from the group below: synthetic graphite, highly conductive graphite having a thermal conductivity of at least 350W/(m×K), boronnitride; a thermostatic mixing valve (2) having such an expansion material element (1); and a sanitary faucet (8) having such a thermostatic mixing valve (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Ole KOSTORZ, Björn RIEDEL, Jens REUNERT
  • Publication number: 20240287773
    Abstract: A connection body (1) for a flush-mounted installation body (2), comprising: a) a base body (3), which is at least partially made of plastic, and b) at least one connection (4) for a fluid line, wherein the at least one connection (4) is at least partially made of metal and is at least partially cast into the base body (3); a flush-mounted installation body (2) comprising the connection body (1); and a method for manufacturing the connection body (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Dr. Carsten ROMANOWSKI, Nicolai MALERT
  • Publication number: 20240254749
    Abstract: A functional unit (1) for a shower toilet (2), having at least the features listed below: at least one shower device (3) for dispensing a liquid; a liquid heater (5) for heating the liquid; and a limescale filter (6) for filtering the liquid. Additionally, a shower toilet (2) having such a functional unit (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Sascha ROEDIGER, Hendrik Heitkamp
  • Publication number: 20240246096
    Abstract: A shower (1) for a sanitary faucet, comprising: a body (2) having at least one inflow duct (3) for a liquid; a plurality of spray plates (4.1, 4.2, 4.3); and an actuator (5), which can be adjusted along an actuating distance (6) for supplying the liquid to at least one of the spray plates (4.1, 4.2, 4.3), and wherein the actuator (5) has at least one snap position (7.1, 7.2) along the actuating distance (6), in which the liquid can be delivered by at least two spray plates (4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventor: Thomas HEINE
  • Publication number: 20240229432
    Abstract: A spray head (1) for a water faucet (2) having a water inlet (3), and at least one first water outlet (4), one second water outlet (5) and one changeover valve (6) for selectively activating a first water-conducting connection (7) from the water inlet (3) to the first water outlet (4) or a second water-conducting connection (8) from the water inlet (3) to the second water outlet (5), wherein the changeover valve (6) is connected to a setting means (9), which has a push button (10) and which is designed such that an actuation of the push button (10) makes it possible to change from the first water-conducting connection (7) to the second water-conducting connection (8) and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Matthias SCHLUETER, Hans Dieter KEITER
  • Publication number: 20240229430
    Abstract: A valve headpart (1) for a sanitary faucet (2), containing at least: a body (3), a valve stem (4), which is at least partially disposed in the body (3) and can be rotated relative to the body (3) about an axis of rotation (5), a seal (6) for at least partially closing a valve seat (7) of the sanitary faucet (2), wherein the seal (6) can be adjusted by the valve stem (4) parallel to the axis of rotation (5) between an open position and a closed position, wherein the seal (6) has a first sealing element (8) made of a first material and a second sealing element (9) made of a second material, and wherein a first hardness of the first material is lower than a second hardness of the second material. Moreover, a sanitary faucet (2) having such a valve headpart (1) is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Bernd BISCHOFF, Stefan STEINHOFF
  • Publication number: 20240209602
    Abstract: A device (1) for selecting a flow path (2) of a liquid of a sanitary shower set (3), having at least: a body (4) having at least one inflow (5) and a plurality of drains (6, 7, 8), wherein the drains (6, 7, 8) each have a drain inlet (9, 33, 34) having a seal (10, 38, 39) and wherein the seal (10, 38, 39) has at least one sealing lip (11); and a selector element (12) that rests against the sealing lips (11) and is mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation (13) for selecting the flow path (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Torsten MEIER, Hartwig PHILIPPS
  • Patent number: 12017236
    Abstract: A ceiling-mount showerhead (1), at least comprising: at least one first housing element (2) to attach to a ceiling (3), wherein a first spray plate (4) is disposed in the at least one first housing element (2); and at least one second housing element (5) to attach to the ceiling (3), wherein a second spray plate (6) is disposed in the at least one second housing element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventor: Michael Schulte
  • Patent number: 12012324
    Abstract: A device (1) for filling a container (2) with a carbonated liquid, containing at least: an upper part (3) and a lower part (4) having a container port (5) for securing the container (2) to the device (1), wherein the lower part (4) can be displaced within limits relative to the upper part (3) between a closed position (23) and a venting position (6), and wherein the container (2) can displace the lower part (4) to the closed position (23) when the container (2) is secured to the container port (5), and the container (2) can displace the lower part (4) to the venting position (6) when the container (2) is released from the container port (5), such that a high pressure in the container (2) can be reduced in the venting position (6) of the lower part (4) prior to releasing the container (2) from the container port (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Timo Besche, Alisha Bockholt
  • Publication number: 20240183455
    Abstract: A sanitary faucet (1) having a mixing valve (2) for mixing cold water and warm water to form mixed water having a desired mixed-water temperature, wherein the mixed-water temperature can be set by rotating a control disk (3) of the mixing valve about a first axis of rotation (4); and a first control element (5), which can be rotated about a second axis of rotation (6) for actuating the control disk (3), wherein the second axis of rotation (6) does not extend in parallel to the first axis of rotation (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Henning BRAND, Sebastian KUKLA, Jonas KICK
  • Patent number: 11998933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary shower (1) comprising at least a housing (2), at least one fluid inlet (3) for a fluid, and at least one jet-forming element (4) with at least one fluid channel (19), the at least one fluid channel (19) comprising at least one duckbill valve (6) having an elastic valve casing (7) that runs in a flow direction (8) of the fluid from a valve base (9) to a slotted valve outlet (10). The valve casing (7), at least in the region of the slotted valve outlet (10), has an outwardly oriented thicker portion (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Dominik Heubrock, David Mainka
  • Patent number: 11987964
    Abstract: A sanitary faucet having a faucet body; a mixing valve for mixing cold water and warm water to form a mixed water; and a thermostatic mixing valve for mixing cold and hot water to generate the warm water, containing an expansion material element and a gate valve operated by the expansion material element for adjusting a mixing ratio between the cold water and the hot water, wherein the expansion material element and the gate valve are arranged non-coaxially to each other, wherein the expansion material element can be used to operate the gate valve via a connection element, and wherein the connection element can be attached to the gate valve or the expansion material element and can subsequently be rotated into a closed position, in which the gate valve and the expansion material element are interconnected by the connection element. A method of installing a sanitary faucet is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventor: Ole Benedikt Kostorz
  • Patent number: 11982299
    Abstract: A device (1) for mounting a sanitary component to a support, comprising at least: a mounting plate (2) having an adherend (3) for attaching the device (1) to the support; and a metal mesh (4), at least partially forming the adherend (3); and the use of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Franziska Kalka, Hendrik Heitkamp, Anja Rützler
  • Publication number: 20240138632
    Abstract: A device (1) for mounting a sanitary component to a wall (8) having at least: a mounting plate (2), which consists at least partially of plastic and has an adherend (3) for mounting the device (1) to the wall (8); and a metal coating (4), which is formed at least partially on a surface (5) of the adherend (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Mirco WOLTER, Hartwig PHILIPPS, Thomas VOREL
  • Patent number: D1043220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Duarte Salvador, Patrick Speck
  • Patent number: D1052465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Rafael Raulino, Patrick Speck