Patents Assigned to Neoperl GmbH
  • Patent number: 9562348
    Abstract: Sanitary throughflow element (1, 2, 30) which includes a throughflow rate regulator unit (5) having a carrier part (6) extending over the open cross section of a fluid line portion, the carrier part (6) having at least two inter-spaced insert openings (7) in which, respectively, a throughflow rate regulator (8) is arranged. Each throughflow rate regulator (8) has an elastic throttle body (9) which is round on the outer circumferential side in cross section and which delimits a control gap (10) between itself and a circumferential wall defining the insert opening (7). The throttle bodies (9) of the throughflow rate regulator (8) are compressed in the throughflow direction due to pressure of the through-flowing fluid such that this compression causes a circumferential widening of the throttle bodies (9) that constricts the control gap (10) determining a throughflow capacity of the throughflow rate regulator (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Sochtig, Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 9556598
    Abstract: A jet regulator, having a non-circular profile when viewed in a flow direction, is provided. The jet regulator includes a jet regulator housing configured to be inserted into a water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting from an outlet end side. The housing includes a latching part, which has at least one spring arm integrally formed on an outer periphery of the jet regulator housing, the at least one spring arm extending tangentially away from the housing, in the flow direction, toward a free arm end. The at least one spring arm is resiliently biased away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Stadtler
  • Publication number: 20170016218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, consisting of property-defining components in a sandwich-like arrangement in the direction of flow which comprise at least one screen attachment, one diffuser plate assembly as well as a shell body having segments of stream-forming openings extending across its cross-sectional surface. The property-defining components are exchangeable and combinable so as to realize adaptability to different user and user requirements. A locking means is provided e.g. on the inner circumference of the shell body for this purpose as is a corresponding counter-locking means on the outer circumference of the diffuser plate assembly. The diffuser plate assembly exhibits, at least on its exterior, a flow rate class-specifying optical code and the shell body exhibits a stream type-specifying, namely laminar or aerated, optical code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: NEOPERL GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Denzler
  • Publication number: 20170009436
    Abstract: The invention relates to an intermediate holder (3) which on the external circumference thereof has at least one holding means (5) for fastening the intermediate holder (3) in a water outlet (4) of a sanitary outlet fitting (1), and on the internal circumference thereof at least one fastening means (6) for releasably fastening a sanitary functional unit (2). One approach to a solution according to the invention provides that the intermediate holder (3) is manufactured from one material strip and the holding means and fastening means (5, 6) of said intermediate holder (3) are configured as formed lugs of the material strip that at the one lug end of said lugs by way of a bent region are connected to the material strip and that by way of the opposite other free lug end of said lugs protrude beyond the circumference of the material strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Schurle, Alexander Stein, Elmar Mock, Markus Mast, Andrew Hirniak, Naomi Bitmead
  • Patent number: 9534362
    Abstract: A jet regulator (1) which can be installed into the water outlet (2) of a sanitary outlet fitting (3), on the front side thereof. The jet regulator (1) can be arranged in a detachable or fixed manner in the water outlet (2). The jet regulator includes at least one holding element (4) for arranging or fixing the jet regulator (1) in the water outlet (2), with the holding element being inserted into a passage opening (5) on the perimeter of the fitting housing and engaging, in a fixed manner, with the end area thereof, the jet regulator (1), which projects into the interior of the fitting housing. The jet regulator (1) has a jet regulator housing (7) with an insertion opening (13) on the peripheral side, with the housing including in the interior at least one insertion guide (14) which is oriented across the jet regulator housing longitudinal axis, and at least one, preferably jet-producing, converter piece (15) can be inserted into the at least one insertion guide (14) from the insertion opening (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Städtler
  • Patent number: 9534361
    Abstract: A jet regulator includes a ring-shaped or sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing, the outlet face side of which is formed as a perforated, grate and/or mesh structure with throughflow openings bordered by flow-guiding walls. The perforated, grate and/or mesh structure on the outlet face side is produced at least in regions and at least on the surface from a manually deformable dimensionally elastic plastic material. The outlet face side of the jet regulator housing is in the form of an outlet disk which can be inserted into the jet regulator housing and which bears the perforated, grate and/or mesh structure. The separate configuration of the outlet disk on the one hand and the jet regulator housing on the other hand facilitates the separate production of said jet regulator constituents even from materials which cannot be welded or otherwise connected to one another, if appropriate in different production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Hermann Grether
  • Publication number: 20160357198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-reducing valve (1) having a valve housing (2), in the housing interior of which is provided a valve carrier (4) which has at least one through-flow channel (5), and having a pot-shaped valve body (3) which is guided displaceably from an open position into a closed position in opposition to a restoring force, in which closed position the valve body (3) abuts by way of the circumferential edge (6) of its pot shape in such a manner against a valve seat (7), which is provided on the valve carrier (4), that the valve body (3) closes at least one channel opening (8) of the at least one through-flow channel (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Fangmeier
  • Publication number: 20160319527
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet insert which can be mounted on the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting, comprising a flow limiter that has an adjusting element which regulates or limits the flow area in cooperation with a counter element. The flow area of the flow limiter can be preselected or varied by an axial change of the relative position of the adjusting element and the counter element; in that additionally a handle is provided on the outlet end face of the outlet insert, said handle being designed as a pushbutton; and in that an adjusting movement on the handle can be converted into a relative axial movement of the adjusting element and the counter element by means of a pushbutton mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Tempel
  • Publication number: 20160319525
    Abstract: A sanitary fixture having a connector assembly which includes an adapter piece is provided for connection to a single-lever mixing cartridge. A pivotable connector piece having a hose connector is pivotably mounted between the base plate and the adapter piece. The base plate includes receptacles for a cold-water hose end piece and a warm-water end piece. The connector piece has an inner duct which, at a first end, opens out to the connector assembly and, at a second end, opens out to the hose connector. The connector piece is connected via a plug-in connection to a connector-piece receptacle of the adapter piece. The connector-piece receptacle opens out into a connection duct of a first type, which extends in the adapter piece crosswise to a connection duct of a second type in the adapter piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Schurle
  • Patent number: 9481986
    Abstract: A sanitary insert, which is arranged in a water line, is provided. The sanitary insert includes a mixing device with at least one throttling or closing element, which 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. The mixing device offers a relatively large clear flow cross section when the at least one throttling or closing element 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 is in the throttling or closed position. The installation element always offers an optimum flow cross section both in low and high pressure ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Zoller, Christoph Weis, Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: 9476529
    Abstract: A hose nipple (4) for a hose arrangement (1) is provided, having retaining ribs (6) on the outer side. According to the invention, the retaining ribs (6) vary in their form, size and arrangement on the nipple base body (5) between the hose side (12) and the outlet side (11) of the hose nipple (4) such that a uniform and parallel input of force into the pressure hose (2) is achieved by the retaining ribs (6), which causes the force- and/or form-fitting connection between the hose nipple (4) and the pressure hose (2) fitted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Werner Kury
  • Publication number: 20160305589
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 9464419
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jet regulator (1) with a sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing (2), which (2) can be mounted on the water outlet of a plumbing outlet armature, and with a sealing ring (5) made of elastic material, which (5) seals in an axial direction against an adjoining annular flange at the water outlet of the outlet fixture. On the front inner peripheral area (6) of the jet regulator housing (2) on the inflow side, there is provided at least one housing undercut (7), which secures, on the jet regulator housing (2), the sealing ring (5), inserted into the housing interior (8) of the jet controller housing (2). In the jet controller (1) according to the invention, the sealing ring (5) is effectively secured against unintended loss, for example, during transport or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Gerhard Blum
  • Patent number: 9464418
    Abstract: A sanitary insertion unit has a sealing ring with a sleeve-shaped extension, the free end region of which extension has a head which protrudes circumferentially and, when the extension is inserted into an associated line section, can be deformed at least in regions such that the head of the extension is placed onto the inner circumferential wall of the line section. A sanitary insertion unit also has/is a flow regulator, the outer circumference of the housing of which bears a clamping edge region for sealing and clamping the flow regulator between two interconnected line sections, the flow regulator bears a sleeve-shaped extension, the circumferentially protruding head of which, produced from elastic material, can be deformed, when the extension is inserted into a line section, such that the head is placed onto the inner circumferential wall of the line section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Schnell, Alexander Stein
  • Patent number: 9458958
    Abstract: A hose coupling is sleeve-shaped form and which, at at least one coupling end, has a connector with a retention profiling provided on the outer circumference at least in one connector subregion, onto which at least one profiled coupling end a hose end of a flexible hose can be pushed. The hose coupling according to the invention is characterized in that the retention profiling is formed by at least one retention groove which is provided on the outer circumference of the connector and which has groove long sides oriented in the connector circumferential direction and groove narrow sides oriented in the connector longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Kury, Michael Scherer
  • Publication number: 20160281340
    Abstract: A sanitary fixture is provided having an upstream end and a downstream end, the sanitary fixture includes a mounting housing having a thread which is matingly engagable with a thread provided on a water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting. The mounting housing has a downstream housing end side with flow-through holes. At least one insertion part can be inserted into the mounting housing as far as an insertion stop. The fixture includes an aerated jet regulator which is configured such that a circumferential wall of the mounting housing includes at least one aeration duct at least in a subregion of at least a double-walled configuration. The at least one aeration duct, which is arranged towards the downstream housing end side, opens out in at least one aeration opening leading into a housing interior of the mounting housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Blum, Hermann Grether
  • Patent number: D773610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Blum
  • Patent number: D775314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Kury
  • Patent number: D776242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Blum
  • Patent number: D777297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Neoperl GmbH
    Inventor: Simon Twitchett