4 Port fluid cartridge

Abstract

A control disk insert for a one lever mixer valve ( 20 ) contains two preferably, planar disks, whereof one fixed control disk ( 24 ) has at least one opening zone for hot water and at least one opening zone for cold water. The movable control disk ( 22 ) facing the fixed control disk ( 24 ) and movable with two degrees of freedom can both completely close and continuously completely open the opening zones in the fixed control disk ( 24 ). The opening zones of the fixed control disk ( 24 ) and the opening zones of the moveable control disk ( 22 ) are constructed in such a way that the control disk ( 22 ) can be positioned to divert a non-contaminated fluid stream to a separate outlet for connection to various devices. Or, the opening zones of the fixed control disk ( 24 ) and the opening zones of the moveable control disk ( 22 ) are constructed in such a way that the control disk ( 22 ) can be positioned to send a pressure signal or pressure relief signal to an appliance.

1 . A sanitary mixer valve with a fixed control disk connectable to water inlet ports of the valve, the fixed control disk having at least one inlet for cold water, at least one inlet for hot water and at least two outlets, a movable control surface having at least three opening zones mechanically coupled and movable with respect to a fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, a mixer lever attached to the movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ration between opening zones as a function of position, wherein:
 a movable control surface having a first opening zone functioning as a mixing chamber as a function of position, a second opening zone connecting to a third opening zone where at least part of the connection from the second opening zone to the third opening zone passes through the body of the moveable control disk and said second and third opening zones are not in communication with a mixing chamber.   
   
   
       2 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein a movable control surface having a first opening zone functioning as a mixing chamber as a function of position, a second opening zone connecting to a third opening zone where at least part of the connection from the second opening zone to the third opening zone passes through the body of the moveable control disk and said second and third opening zones are not in communication with a mixing chamber, and said third opening zone can connect to a fixed control disk outlet as a function of position where second opening zone in the moveable control disk simultaneously allows a fluid stream to pass through, where said fixed control disk outlet is not a mixing chamber outlet. 
   
   
       3 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein a flow path of a second opening zone to third opening zone is separated from a mixing chamber by a seal. 
   
   
       4 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein the second opening zone in the moveable control surface is in communication with the third opening zone in the moveable control surface, where said communication occurs at a mechanically sealed area of an opposing side of a movable control disk. 
   
   
       5 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein movable control disk having a control surface on one side of the movable control disk has an opposing side where the mixing chamber is contained by a mechanically sealed area, and a flow path that leads from the second opening zone to the third opening zone is also mechanically sealed on an opposing side or along a peripheral zone. 
   
   
       6 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixed and movable control surfaces are surfaces of planar control disks. 
   
   
       7 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein a movable control disk having a control surface on one side and two through holes emanating from a second and third opening zone in the moveable control surface and as a function of position, at least one through hole functions as an inlet and at least one through hole functions as an outlet, both said through holes are in communication with each other at the opposing side of the movable control disk through an open path and are contained by a mechanical seal. 
   
   
       8 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein a movable control disk having a control surface on one side and two through holes emanating from a second and third opening zone in the moveable control surface, and as a function of position, at least one through hole functions as an inlet and at least one through hole functions as an outlet, both said through holes are in communication with each other beside or away from the opposing side through an open path and are contained by a mechanical seal. 
   
   
       9 . A valve according to  claim 1 , wherein a movable control surface having a first opening zone functioning as a mixing chamber as a function of position, a second opening zone connecting to a third opening zone where at least part of the connection, from the second opening zone to the third opening zone passes through the body of the moveable control disk and said second and third opening zones are not in communication with a mixing chamber, and said third opening zone can connect to either one of two fixed control disk outlets as a function of position where second opening zone in the moveable control disk simultaneously allows a fluid stream to pass through, where neither of the two fixed control disk outlets are a mixing chamber outlet. 
   
   
       10 . A control insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixed and movable control surfaces are surfaces of planar control disks. 
   
   
       11 . A control insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is used in combination with a water filtration device. 
   
   
       12 . A control insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is used as a control device by using the non mixed output as a means for sending a pressure signal to activate an appliance. 
   
   
       13 . A control insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge diverting port is used in combination with a water heating appliance. 
   
   
       14 . A control insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge diverting port is used in combination with a water cooling appliance. 
   
   
       15 . A control insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge diverting port is used in combination with a water heating appliance and a water cooling appliance. 
   
   
       16 . A control insert according to  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge diverting port is used in combination with a garbage disposal. 
   
   
       17 . A sanitary mixer valve with a fixed control surface connectable to water inlet ports of the valve, the fixed control surface having at least one opening zone for cold water and at least one opening zone for hot water, a control surface movable with respect to said fixed control surface with two degrees of freedom, a mixer lever attached to the movable control surface for controlling quantity and mixing ration between the opening zones and at least one out port as a function of position, wherein:
 the fixed control surface has at least one additional outlet that can be connected to one of the inlet ports to define a diverting path the sanitary mixer valve has a diverting path that passes through a moveable control disk.   
   
   
       18 . A sanitary mixer valve according to  claim 17 , wherein the diverting path passes through a moveable control disk specifically means that a fluid entering a diverting path opening zone in the moveable control surface does not exit through the same diverting path opening zone. 
   
   
       19 . A sanitary mixer valve according to  claim 17 , wherein the cartridge lever can actuate the diverting path where a distal end is attached to said cartridge lever and actuation for a diverting stream is achieved by pressing the distal end downward. 
   
   
       20 . A sanitary mixer valve according to  claim 17 , wherein a fixed control disk has a diverting opening that is diametrically opposed to the inlet that is being diverted. 
   
   
       21 . A faucet having a distal end that is used to flush a toilet