Patent ID: 6570173
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
A device for sterilizing water flowing through a sanitary appliance, havinga) a housing, which comprises an inlet and an outlet for the water; b) a UV lamp, which is disposed inside the housing and the radiation of which is directed towards the water flowing through; c) a throughflow chamber for the water, which is disposed in the housing and surrounds the UV lamp; whereind) the UV lamp (12) comprises a substantially rod-shaped lamp body (32); e) the lamp body (32) is surrounded by a protective tube (19), which is made substantially of a UV-light-transmitting material and prevents a flow directly against the lamp body (32); and f) the lamp body (32) is supported against the protective tube (19) by means of supporting means (38, 39), which allow only a low heat transfer between the protective tube (19) and the lamp body (32).