Patent ID: 8308079

Claim:
A sanitary installation element ( 1 ) comprising at least one by-pass or cleaning duct ( 6 ) with a valve being allocated thereto, a filter screen ( 4 ) with at least one outlet opening ( 5 ), said at least one outlet opening ( 5 ) has an enlarged clear opening cross-section in reference to screen openings of the filter screen, the at least one outlet opening ( 5 ) opens into the at least one by-pass or cleaning duct ( 6 ), and the outlet opening ( 5 ) is arranged upstream in a direction of flow and a duct outlet of the at least one by-pass or cleaning duct ( 6 ) is arranged downstream in the direction of flow of at least one liquid-conveying component ( 7 , 8 ) of at least one functional unit located in the installation element, the at least functional unit comprises a jet regulator ( 3 ) and the at least one liquid-conveying component comprises a jet splitter which includes a plurality of penetrating openings ( 10 ) and surrounds the at least one by-pass or cleaning duct, and the at least one by-pass or cleaning duct is connected to the at least one outlet opening ( 5 ) in an open position of the valve, wherein at least one part of filter openings ( 11 ) of the filter screen ( 4 ) is provided with equal or smaller clear opening cross-sections in reference to penetrating openings of the at least one liquid-conveying component ( 7 , 8 ).