Method of Producing a Stream Regulator or Stream Former for Flowing Fluid Media

Abstract

A method of producing a fluid stream regulator involves determining a flow rate class and flow type for fluid stream regulator, and determining whether the fluid stream regulator includes a flow regulator. A diffuser plate system is selected based on the determined flow rate class, a shell body is selected based on the determined flow type, and a wire-mesh screen is selected based on the determination of whether the fluid stream regulator includes a flow regulator. The selected diffuser plate system, shell body, and wire-mesh screen each have a color coding indicating a characteristic of the component.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of producing a fluid stream regulator, the method comprising:
 determining a flow rate class and flow type for the fluid stream regulator;   determining whether the fluid stream regulator includes a flow regulator;   selecting one of a plurality of different diffuser plates systems based on the determined flow rate class, wherein each of the plurality of different diffuser plate systems includes a different optical coding defining a different flow rate class;   selecting one of a plurality of shell bodies based on the determined flow type, wherein each of the plurality of shell bodies includes a different optical coding defining a different flow type;   selecting one of a plurality of wire-mesh screens based on the determination of whether the fluid stream regulator includes a flow regulator, wherein each of the plurality of wire-mesh screens includes a different optical coding defining whether the fluid stream regulator includes a flow regulator, and wherein when the fluid stream regulator does not include a flow regulator the wire-mesh screen is comprised of an opaque material, and when the fluid stream regulator includes a flow regulator the wire-mesh screen is comprised of a transparent or translucent material; and   assembling the fluid stream regulator using the selected diffuser plate system, shell body, and wire-mesh screen by arranging the diffuser plate system within the shell body and the wire-mesh screen on a top of the shell body.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining that the shell body of the fluid stream regulator has male threads configured to be directly screwed into an outflow faucet;   determining characteristics of the male threads of the shell body; and   selecting one of a plurality of sealing rings based on the determined characteristics of the male threads of the shell body, wherein each of the plurality of sealing rings includes a different optical coding identifying different characteristics of the male threads of the shell body,   wherein the assembling step further comprises arranging the selected sealing ring on an exterior of the shell body.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  1 , further comprising:
 determining whether the fluid stream regulator is designed for noise reduction;   selecting one of a plurality of diffuser rings based on the determination of whether the fluid stream regulator is designed for noise reduction, wherein each of the plurality of diffuser rings has a different optical coding identifying whether the fluid stream regulator is designed for noise reduction,   wherein the assembling step further comprises arranging the diffuser ring in the shell body.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said optical codings comprises different color codes. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the diffuser plate systems are color coded; and   the color code for the diffuser plate systems comprises dark green, burgundy, light green, light blue, yellow, dark blue, dark grey, light grey, grey, orange, and neutral.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the color code for the wire-mesh screens comprises blue, ivory, green brown, olive, red, beige, black, pink, lilac and white when a color of the wire-mesh screen differs from a color of the diffuser plate system. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the color code for the wire-mesh screens comprises dark green, burgundy, light green, light blue, yellow, dark blue, dark grey, light grey, grey or orange. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the shell bodies are color coded; and   the color code for the shell bodies comprises a first color assigned to a shell body with air supply slots provided therein, and a second color assigned to a shell body without air supply slots.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the first color is dark grey;   the second color is light grey; and   the shell body is dye-penetrated and made of a colored synthetic material.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the color code for the flow regulators comprises light green, dark grey, green, lilac, dark blue, pink, orange, black, yellow and white. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  1 , wherein the assembling of the fluid stream regulator is automated. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the automated assembling of the fluid stream regulator involves opto-electronic picture recording and digital image processing.