Abstract: 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).

Abstract: The invention relates to a jet regulator (1) having an annular or sleeve-shaped jet regulator housing (2), on the outlet end side of which there is held an outlet disc (3) which can be inserted into the jet regulator housing (2), which (3) has a perforated, grid and/or mesh structure with throughflow openings (5), wherein the outlet disc (3) bears a manually deformable dimensionally elastic plastics lining (4), and wherein the plastics lining (4) is of pot-shaped design. In order to reduce the production expenditure, it is provided according to the invention that the plastics lining (4), with an upwardly drawn circumferential wall (16) of its pot shape, provides sealing between the outer circumference of the outlet disc (3) and the housing inner circumference of the jet regulator housing (2).

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.

Abstract: A hose coupling is provided, which is of 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 coupling end a hose end of a flexible hose can be pushed. 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. The at least one retention groove has a groove base which is of flat form.

Abstract: A sanitary insert unit is provided having an aerated jet regulator which has a jet regulator housing with a housing inlet and a housing outlet, and a jets splitter in the housing interior. One feature of the insert unit is that the jet splitter is configured as a pot-shaped diffuser which has a pot base serving as an impingement surface for deflecting the flow of water outwards and a circumferential wall having at least one through-flow opening that leads into an annular channel. The jet regulator has, in a circumferential wall of its jet regulator housing, at least one aeration channel with an outlet opening leads into the housing interior of the jet regulator housing. The opening edge of the channel outlet opening facing towards the housing outlet is arranged above a cross-sectional plane of the jet regulator housing that extends through the outlet-side front face of the jet splitter.

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.

Abstract: A sanitary fixture (8) having a connector assembly (14) for the connection to a single-lever mixing cartridge (15) including a pivotable connector piece (16) having a hose connector (20) on a base plate (9). The base plate (9) includes receptacles (10, 12) for a cold-water hose end piece (11) and a warm-water end piece (13).

Abstract: A sanitary outlet insert (1) which can be mounted on the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting, comprising a flow rate regulator (2) or a flow limiter that has an adjusting element (3) which regulates or limits the flow area in cooperation with a counter element (3?). The aim of the invention is to easily adapt said outlet insert to the prevailing on-site water pressure and/or to the corresponding application in a simple manner. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the flow area of the flow rate regulator (2) or the flow limiter can be preselected or varied by an axial change of the relative position of the adjusting element (3) and the counter element (3?); in that additionally a handle is provided on the outlet end face (7) of the outlet insert (1), 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 (3) and the counter element (3?) by means of a pushbutton mechanism.

Abstract: A sanitary insert unit having a jet regulator, an attachment screen arranged upstream of the jet regulator, and a throughflow-quantity regulator, provided between the jet regulator and attachment screen, having an elastic flow-restricting body that encloses, between itself and a regulating profiling provided on a circumferential wall, a water pressure changeable control gap. The throughflow-quantity regulator is releasably retained on the jet regulator and the attachment screen is releasably retained on the throughflow-quantity regulator. The regulating profiling is provided on the circumferential wall of a regulating body that is connected to a holder via at least one connecting crosspiece that acts as a holding-down part for the flow-restricting body, which is arranged between the connecting crosspiece and the jet regulator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hose line and to a method for producing the same. The hose line (1) according to the invention has a hose connection (3) which has a connection piece having a connection nipple. A hose end of a flexible hose (2) is pushed onto the connection nipple. The hose connection (3) also has a crimp sleeve (6) which immovably clamps the hose end between itself and the connection nipple in the longitudinal direction of the nipple. There are at least two tool contact surfaces on the hose connection (3), arranged on opposite sides of the hose connection (3), preferably allocated to each other in pairs and in particular designed as wrench contact surfaces (7). According to the invention, the at least two tool contact surfaces of the hose connection (3), which are allocated to each other in pairs, are on the crimp sleeve (6).

Abstract: A sanitary insert unit which is fittable on the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting and has a flow-restricting or control device with a flow-restricting or control element. The flow-restricting or control device or at least the flow-restricting or control element thereof is guided displaceably under pressure of inflowing water from a starting position counter to a restoring force into a flow-restricting or control position. A jet splitter is connected downstream on an outflow side of the flow-restricting or control device. The jet splitter divides the water flowing therethrough into a multiplicity of individual jets. A guide pin protrudes from the jet splitter on an inflow side. The flow-restricting or control element of the flow-restricting or control device is displaceably guided on the guide pin. The sliding path is limited between the jet splitter and a sliding stop on a pin end region of the guide pin facing away from the jet splitter.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method of detecting stagnant water includes flowing a water in a pipe and producing electrical energy via the flow of the water. The electrical energy is stored in an energy store. A change of state of the energy store is detected and information about possible stagnation of the water is obtained from the change of state of the energy store. An apparatus for detecting stagnant drinking water includes a generator for producing electrical energy, an energy store for storing that energy, a control and analysis unit which detects the charge state of the energy store and a signal transmitter which emits a signal depending on the charge state of the energy store.

Abstract: A sanitary fixture (6) is provided having a mounting housing (9) which has a thread (10) for fastening to a mating thread provided on the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting. The mounting housing (9) has a downstream housing end side (12) with flow-through holes (13), and wherein at least one insertion part can be inserted into the mounting housing (9) as far as an insertion stop. According to one of the solution proposals described here, it is provided that the fixture (6) has an aerated jet regulator (16) or is configured as such, that the circumferential wall of the mounting housing (9) borders at least one aeration duct (14) at least in a subregion of at least double-walled configuration, and that the at least one aeration duct (14), which is open towards the downstream housing end side (12), opens out in at least one aeration opening (15) leading into the housing interior of the mounting housing.

Abstract: A jet regulator (1) including a two-part jet-regulator housing (2), the outlet end face (3) of which has multiple passages (4), a pot-shaped inlay (6) that is inserted into the housing interior (2) until it reaches the outlet end face (3) and that has multiple tubular spray nozzles (7), each of which penetrates a passage (4) on the outlet end face of the jet regulator housing (2) and the free spray-nozzle region of which protrudes beyond the outlet end face (3) of the jet regulator (1, 5). The jet regulator also includes an insert (8) that is inserted in the housing interior and the position of the inlay part (6) is secured in an axial direction between the insert, the second housing part and the outlet end face (3).

Abstract: A flow-volume regulator includes a regulator housing having at least one regulator ring channel having an elastic annular flow restrictor which bounds, between itself and a channel wall that bearings a regulator profiling, a control gap in which a passage cross section is altered by the flow restrictor, which deforms under the pressure difference that forms during flow, and also includes at least one valve which has a valve body which moves under pressure of flowing medium from an open position into a closed position, in which the valve body closes off at least one valve opening. The flow-volume regulator also includes a valve ring channel in the regulator housing having least one valve opening in the region of its channel base, the valve body is annular and elastic, which deforms under pressure of the flowing medium such that the valve body moves from an open into a closed position.

Abstract: A sanitary insertion unit (1) having an insertion housing (2), which can be inserted into a sanitary supply line and has a continuous flow controller (3), which has at least one through flow opening (4) through which a fluid flows, in which through flow opening (4) a flow restrictor (5) is provided, which is arranged in an installation plane oriented transversely to the flow direction, and delimits a control gap (12, 13) between itself and an adjacent wall (10, 11) that delimits the through flow opening (4).

Abstract: A water outlet fitting with a handleable water outlet (4) and with a flexible hose line (3) which can be connected to the water outlet (4) via a coupling (5). A characteristic feature of the water outlet fitting according to the invention is that the coupling (5), which is provided for connecting the water outlet (4) and hose line (3), has a ball-and-socket joint (7). The ball-and-socket joint (7) connected between the water outlet (4) and the hose line (3) not only increases the mobility and articulation between the water outlet (4) and the flexible hose line (3), but the ball-and-socket joint (7) also permits the water outlet (4) to be rotated relative to the hose line (3) without having to be concerned that the screw connection or similar coupling (5) provided between the water outlet (4) and hose line (3) will become undone.