Sanitary insert and method for producing a sanitary insert

Abstract

A sanitary insert (1), in particular for insertion. into a faucet outlet, and/or into a water conduit, including at least one housing part (2) which is open at one side and has a receiving space (3) that is accessible via the open side, at least one insert screen (4, 5) which is inserted into the receiving space (3) of the at least one housing part (2), at least one splitter unit (6) which is arranged upstream of the at least one insert screen (4, 5) in a flow direction (7) of the fluid, and at least one orientation aid (8, 9). At least one mating orientation aid (10, 11) corresponding to the orientation aid (8, 9) is formed on the at least one insert screen (4, 5).

1 . A sanitary insert ( 1 ), comprising:
 at least one housing part ( 2 ) with a receiving space ( 3 );   at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) which is inserted into the receiving space ( 3 ) of the   at least one housing part ( 2 );   at least one splitter unit ( 6 ) which is arranged upstream of the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) in a flow direction ( 7 );   at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) formed on the at least one housing part ( 2 ); and   at least one mating orientation aid ( 10 ,  11 ) corresponding to the orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) formed on the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ).   
     
     
         2 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an outlet structure ( 12 ) forming an outlet side ( 13 ) of the sanitary insert ( 1 ). 
     
     
         3 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one orientation aid on the at least one housing part ( 2 ) comprises a first orientation aid ( 8 ) and a second orientation aid ( 9 ), and in that the at least one mating orientation aid on the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) comprises, corresponding thereto, a first mating orientation aid ( 10 ) and a second mating orientation aid ( 11 ). 
     
     
         4 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) comprises a centering pin ( 14 ) which has a non-circular cross section ( 15 ). 
     
     
         5 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) is formed at least on an inner side ( 16 ) of a housing wall ( 17 ) and extends in an insertion direction ( 18 ) of the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) into the receiving space ( 3 ). 
     
     
         6 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one mating orientation aid ( 10 ,  11 ) of the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) is formed by a sleeve ( 19 ) formed at least one of in a centered manner on the insert screen ( 4 ,  5 )or on an outer circumference ( 20 ) of the insert screen ( 4 , 
     
     
         7 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) defines at least one guide track ( 21 ) along which the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) is slidably guided. 
     
     
         8 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one orientation aid comprises a plurality of orientation aids ( 8 ,  9 ) formed on the at least one housing part ( 2 ) that extend in an insertion direction ( 18 ) of the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) into the receiving space ( 3 ). 
     
     
         9 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one insert screen ( 4 , has a toothed structure ( 22 ) which corresponds to a mating toothed structure ( 23 ) of the at least one housing part ( 2 ). 
     
     
         10 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one insert screen comprises at least two said insert screens ( 4 ,  5 ) inserted that are into the receiving space ( 3 ). 
     
     
         11 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein a first of the at least two said insert screens ( 4 ) comprises a toothed structure ( 22 ) and a second of the at least two said insert screens ( 5 ) comprises a mating toothed structure ( 23 ) corresponding to the toothed structure ( 22 ) in order to correctly orient the first and second insert screens ( 4 ,  5 ) relative to each other. 
     
     
         12 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein an interaction of the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) and the at least one mating orientation aid ( 10 ,  11 ) corresponding to the orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) forms an anti-rotation device of the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) relative to the at least one housing part ( 2 ). 
     
     
         13 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) is formed with a widening in cross section ( 15 ) in an insertion direction ( 18 ) of the insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) into the receiving space ( 3 ), a free or upper end of the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) has an insertion aid ( 27 ) that allows insertion of the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) into the receiving space ( 3 ) in a correct insertion position. 
     
     
         14 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one splitter unit ( 6 ) comprises at least one fixing element ( 29 ), an an anti-rotation device of the splitter unit ( 6 ) relative to the at least one housing part ( 2 ) is established by an interaction of the fixing element ( 29 ) with at least one of the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) an insertion aid ( 27 ). 
     
     
         15 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) is formed as a centering aid. 
     
     
         16 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein a diameter a of the at least one orientation aid ( 8 ,  9 ) corresponds at most to a width of two diameters of a hole ( 30 ) of the outlet structure ( 12 ). 
     
     
         17 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the first orientation aid ( 8 ) is formed longer than the second orientation aid ( 9 ). 
     
     
         18 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one splitter unit ( 6 ) is formed as a splitter plate with a plurality of passage openings ( 31 ). 
     
     
         19 . The sanitary insert ( 1 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a screen ( 32 ) arranged upstream of the at least one splitter unit ( 6 ) in the flow direction ( 7 ). 
     
     
         20 . A method for producing a sanitary insert ( 1 ), the method comprising:
 placing at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) on a first orientation aid ( 8 ) via a matching mating orientation aid ( 10 ); and   finely adjusting the at least one insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) via a second mating orientation aid ( 11 ) interacting with a second orientation aid ( 9 ) by inserting the insert screen ( 4 ,  5 ) into a receiving space ( 3 ) formed in a housing part for the sanitary insert up to a stop point within the receiving space ( 3 ).