Patents Assigned to Neoperl GmbH
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Patent number: 10099230Abstract: A sanitary insert part includes an insert housing, which includes in a housing interior thereof a functional element that controls throughflow and that has at least one throughflow orifice. At least one throughflow opening is delimited by a peripheral wall, the shape of which can be changed against a restoring force as a result of the pressure of the inflowing water in such a manner that the at least one throughflow orifice has a variable orifice cross section which can be changed, in dependence on the pressure of the inflowing water, between an open position and a minimized position having a reduced orifice cross section by comparison.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: NEOPERL GMBHInventors: Wolf-Dieter Lacher, Alexander Stein
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Publication number: 20180282986Abstract: A jet regulator (101) having a sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing (7) which is capable of being assembled on the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting, and having a wall (3) which supports a perforated structure (4) that forms the outlet end side of the jet regulator (101) and which in the jet regulator housing (7) is pivotable between a use position, in which the perforated structure (4) extends transversely across an outflow-side sleeve opening of the jet regulator housing (7), and a cleaning position, in which the water flowing through the jet regulator housing (7) can flow out of the jet regulator housing (7) on both sides of the wall (3) through opening gaps (8, 9) that are formed between the wall (3) and the neighboring housing internal circumferential wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Gerhard Blum
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Patent number: 10088086Abstract: A system comprising a wrapping device that forms a ring of tensioned material by wrapping a material around an outer circumference of a tube encasement, and a cutting device that cuts through an entire cross-section of the ring of tensioned material, the tube encasement and a tube encased by the tube encasement, wherein the ring of tensioned material applies a first radial force onto the tube encasement and induces a second radial force from the tube encasement onto the tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: NEOPERL GmbHInventor: Roger Schlitter
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Patent number: 10081933Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary functional unit (2), which has a housing (6), which can be releasably fastened to the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting, the housing (6) having an outflow-side housing end face (9) with outflow openings (10). It is characterizing for the functional unit according to the invention that the outflow-side housing end face (9) has at least one slot (19), the opposing longitudinal sides (20) of which slot are designed as turning engagement surfaces or tool engagement surfaces for a turning tool that can be releasably inserted into the at least one slot (19) and is preferably formed as a coin (21), and that the housing (6) of the functional unit (2) is rotatably held on the water outlet of the outlet fitting and/or the housing end face is mounted rotatably in relation to the housing on said housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: NEOPERL GMBHInventors: Gerhard Blum, Hermann Grether, Georg Stadtler, Alexander Stein, Christoph Weis, Oliver Denzler
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Publication number: 20180251967Abstract: A flow regulator (1) is provided including a flow regulator housing (2), the housing interior of which contains at least one flow rectifier that has at least one mesh or net structure oriented transversely to the flow direction and formed of intersecting or contacting ribs (13, 15), and at least one aeration opening (4) which perforates a peripheral housing wall (3) of the flow regulator (1). To avoid the unwanted generation of noise caused by a film of water forming in front of the aeration openings (4) in the housing interior of the flow regulator housing (2), at least one outflow opening (20) is provided in the at least one mesh or net structure of the flow rectifier, said opening extending, in the peripheral direction, substantially across the at least one aeration opening (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventor: David Birmelin
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Patent number: 10066753Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety valve (1) having a valve housing (2), in the housing interior of which there is provided a shut-off body (3) which is held in an open position of the safety valve (1) by at least one elastic retention element (4) counter to the force of a medium flowing through the valve housing (2), in which open position the medium flows through a valve opening (5) in the shut-off body (3).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Burkhard Meyer
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Patent number: 10060108Abstract: An insert part is provided having a water-channeling cartridge housing which is insertable into a housing holder in a water line. The water-channeling cartridge housing includes at least one encircling annular groove on an outer circumference thereof, and a sealing ring is arranged in this groove. The sealing ring has a ring cross section with a sub-region that projects radially outward beyond the annular groove. At least one component is assigned to the insert part and has an end side that is directed toward the insert part. The end side includes at least one retaining protrusion by which the component, in a latched position on the outer circumference of the cartridge housing, is latched to the cartridge housing to form a unit. Here, the at least one retaining protrusion is latched in the at least one annular groove that receives the sealing ring.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Matthias Hauth
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Patent number: 10041235Abstract: A sanitary outlet element is provided which is insertable, via its insert housing, into the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting and has a jet regulator for shaping the exiting water jet, a throughflow-quantity regulator or a throughflow restrictor is arranged in front of the jet regulator, on the inflow side, by which the quantity of water flowing through per unit of time is adjusted, or limited, to a set value. The throughflow-quantity regulator or restrictor is guided in a displaceable manner in the insert housing by the flow-restrictor or regulator housing and is movable, counter to the restoring force of at least one restoring element, from an open position, in which the flow-restrictor or regulator housing has at least some of the water flowing around it, into a closed position, in which the water flowing to the jet regulator flows through the throughflow-quantity regulator or the throughflow restrictor.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: NEOPERL GMBHInventor: Alexander Stein
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Publication number: 20180217620Abstract: In a sanitary installation part (1) which, along with a functional unit (7), forms a flow volume regulator, it is proposed that a regulating element (13), which can be adjusted along an adjustment path, be coupled to a temperature-sensitive drive unit (15) such that different regulating positions of the regulating element (13) are set in dependence on the temperature of the medium flowing through the installation part (1), wherein the different regulating positions realize in each case different volume-flow dependencies (11, 12, 45, 48) and/or flow resistances.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventors: Marc Tempel, Christoph Weis
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Publication number: 20180209571Abstract: In the case of a hose connector assembly (1) it is provided for a retaining plate (15) to be used for axially fixing at least two hoses (6, 7, 8) in corresponding hose receptacles (3, 4, 5). The hoses (6, 7, 8) are insertable into respective recesses (16, 17, 18) of the retaining plate (15) by way of a lateral insertion movement (19), and the hoses (6, 7, 8) engage behind the recesses (16, 17, 18).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventors: Alexander Stein, Daniel Oechsle
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Publication number: 20180202134Abstract: In the case of a sanitary outflow part (1), it is provided that, between an inlet opening (2) and an outlet opening (3), in a flow path (4) which leads through a jet regulator unit (5), a secondary outlet (7) branches off downstream of the jet regulator unit (5). This secondary outlet leads to an additional secondary outlet opening (8) such that water entering via the inlet opening (2) emerges to the secondary outlet opening (8) at least when the outlet opening (3) of the sanitary outflow part (1) is closed off.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventors: Thomas Kiefer, Michael Steinbrunner
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Patent number: 10017924Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary installation element (101) which is arranged in a water line. The installation element (101) according to the invention comprises a mixing device (4) with at least one throttling or closing element (5), which throttling or closing element (5) can be moved under the pressure of the inflowing water from a mixing or open position into a throttling or closed position against a restoring force, wherein the mixing device (4) offers a relatively large clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element (5) in the mixing or open position, and, by contrast thereto, a reduced clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element (5) is in the throttling or closed position. The installation element according to the invention is distinguished in that it always offers an optimum flow cross section both in low and high pressure ranges.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: NEOPERL GMBHInventors: Uwe Zoller, Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether
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Publication number: 20180187807Abstract: The invention relates to a hose connector (1) having a sleeve-shaped union nut (2) which (2) surrounds a sleeve-shaped connector part (3) that (3) is connected to a hose end (4) of a flexible hose line (5) and that (3) has, at its end region oriented away from the hose end (4), an annular flange (6) which (6) bears rotatably against an annular shoulder (7) of a circumferential wall (8), and having at least one sealing ring (9) which is held in a retaining groove (10) provided on the outer circumferential side of the connector part (3) and radially seals an annular gap provided between the connector part (3) and the circumferential wall (8). The hose connector (1) according to the invention is distinct by the fact that, between the connector part (3) and the circumferential wall (8), there is provided a clearance that is dimensioned such that the connector part (3) and the circumferential wall (8) can be tilted with respect to one another (see FIG. 1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Holger Reinhardt
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Patent number: 10013000Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary insertion unit (1) with a flow regulator (2) that has a regulator housing (3) in which a first regulator unit (4) is provided. The first regulator unit has an annular channel (5) that surrounds a core (6) and in which an annular throttle element (7) made of an elastic material is arranged. The throttle element (7) delimits a control gap between the throttle element and a profiled regulating section (8) provided on an inner and/or outer channel wall, the passage cross-section of said gap being modifiable by the throttle element (7), which deforms under the effect of the pressure difference generated in the event of a flow.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventors: Simon Twitchett, Alexander Stein
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Patent number: 10006574Abstract: The invention relates to a hose coupling (5) for connecting a flexible hose line (3) to an adjacent line section (6). The hose coupling (5) according to the invention has a coupling housing (7), which coupling housing (7) has at least two coupling openings (8, 9), into each of which a respective coupling mating piece (10, 11) can be inserted and releasably fixed, which coupling mating pieces (10, 11) are designed as line ends of a line section, and of which at least one coupling mating piece is provided as the line end of a flexible hose line (3), wherein the coupling openings (8, 9) in the coupling housing (7) are connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Fabian Wildfang
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Publication number: 20180156366Abstract: A sanitary line attachment (1) is provided which is of sleeve-shaped design in at least one front end region (6) and, in the sleeve interior of the sleeve-shaped front end region (6), bears an internal thread (7) for attachment to an adjacent line portion, wherein at least one sealing ring (9) is clamped in a sealing manner between the adjacent line portion and the line attachment. On the ring outer circumference of the sealing ring at least one holding projection (10) protrudes, which holding projection (10) engages in the internal thread (7) in the sleeve interior of the sleeve-shaped front end region (6). The sealing ring (9) is produced from a dimensionally stable and/or inelastic material, and the sealing ring (9) has at least one and preferably at least two indentations (11) which are arranged at a distance from one another on the ring inner circumference and are designed as tool engagement surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Werner Kury
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Patent number: D822159Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Marc Tempel
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Patent number: D826381Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Yichao Bian
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Patent number: D828492Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventors: Alexander Stein, Alexandra Welz
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Patent number: D833583Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Neoperl GmbHInventor: David Birmelin