CA1260764A - Wall partition - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:
Wall partition provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance equipped with one or more door panels, and comprising an upper and a lower profiled rail along which the door panels are displaceable, by means of guide assemblies, in order to open or close an entrance to the shower tub. Each guide assembly can pivot, with respect of the door panel about a vertical axis. In order to be able to predetermine the desired radius or curvature, and to obtain a reliable seal, the profiled rail each comprises a curved portion associated with the tub entrance. Moreover, the vertical pivot axes of the door panels are arranged behind the profiled rails and the upper and lower edges of the door panels are also located behind the profiled rails with respect to the front of the wall partition.
Wall partition provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance equipped with one or more door panels, and comprising an upper and a lower profiled rail along which the door panels are displaceable, by means of guide assemblies, in order to open or close an entrance to the shower tub. Each guide assembly can pivot, with respect of the door panel about a vertical axis. In order to be able to predetermine the desired radius or curvature, and to obtain a reliable seal, the profiled rail each comprises a curved portion associated with the tub entrance. Moreover, the vertical pivot axes of the door panels are arranged behind the profiled rails and the upper and lower edges of the door panels are also located behind the profiled rails with respect to the front of the wall partition.
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The present invention relates generally to a wall partition for enclosing an area, more particularly for a corner or circuIar shower room, partition having an upper and/or lower profiled rail along which at least one door panel is displaceable, by means of a guide assembly, in order to open or close an entrance to the area, the guide assembly being mounted to pivot, with respect of the door panel, about a vertical axis.
German OS 29 01 371 describes a shower wall partition of this kind, the plate-like door panels thereof being adapted to move along the upper profiled rail. Located between the upper guide rail and the upper edges of the door panels is a gap through which water can very easily escape to the outside when the shower is in use. As seen in a horizontal plane, the profiled rail is substantially rectanguIar in shape, corresponding to the rectanguIar shower tub. The profiled rail thus comprises four straight parts con-nected to each other, at the corners only, by short arcs; the entrance being associated with a straight part of the profiled rail. The door panels are connec-ted to each other by resilient plastic joints which must be designed to pivot through up to 90 and are subject to considerable wear.
U.S. patent 1,443~521 describes a sliding door having door panels suspended displaceably, on rollers, from an upper profiled rail~ Here again there is a relatively large gap between the profiled rail and the upper edges of the door panels and this presents sealing problems. The upper profiled rail is in the form of a bar comprising a curved portion associated with the ceiling of the building. The opening to be exposed by the sliding door is associated with a straight part of the profiled rail or bar.
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~.07~;4 German OS 30 08 228 describes a shower wall partition for an approximately q~ter-circular corner tub which comprises no frames or profiled rails for door panels. Provided in this case are two laterally hinged door panels adapted to pivot about vertical axes. These door panels are in the form of polygonal plates con-nected rigidly together according to the curvature of the tub, the lower edges thereof being bent towards the inside of the corner tub. The production of such door panels is comparatively costly. Furthermore, the lateral hinges,'and their attachment to the wall and door panels, is costly for a reliable attachment.
Moreover corner tubs having different radii need differently designed door panels, resuIting in high production and stock-keeping costs.
With a wall partition of the type mentioned above in mind, it is the purpose of the present invention to provide an inexpensive partition,'with low production costs, for circular or curvilinear areas, more particuIarly shower tubs. It is to be a simple matter to adapt the partition to the desired radius of curvature, thus largely avoiding the holding of stocks of different structural components. The partition is to be of small structural volume and low weight, and it is to be possible to achieve reliable sealing at low cost. The pivoting of the door panels is restricted to a small angular range, in order to ensure a high degree of serviceability~ Furthermore, the connecting elements,-made of plastic in particular, are to be subject to little wear and the partition is to-have a long service life.
According to the invention, this purpose is accomplishèd in that the profiled door panel guiding rail comprises a curved portion associated with the entrance, and in that the vertical pivot axis of the door ~' :
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panel is arranged behind the profiled rail, as are the upper and/or lower edges of the door panels.
The partition according to the invention is noted for its simple and functional construction, and in that the curved portion of the guide rail can be pre-adapted to the operative conditions. The door panels may be built up conventionally from flat plates and straight profiled rails, but in spite of this, the wall partition according to the invention can nevertheless be used for circular or semi-circuIar tubs or other areas to be closed-in. Only the profiled guide rail need be made to the desired curvature, whereas the door panels themselves, and the remaining parts of the partition, may be straight; production and stock-keeping costs are low. No special fabrication of individual door panels is needed, since adaptation to the respective edge conditions is effected with the guide rail. The pivotability of the guide assemblyalso ensures adequate guidance, even with small radii of curvature. There is no problem in imparting adequate rigidity to the profiled rail in order to achieve satisfactory guidance. The pivot axes are located behind the profiled rail, which is a reliable way of providing spray protection without impairing the mobility of the door panels. In other words, both the upper and the lower edges of a door panel are located behind the relevant profiled rail, and additional sealing is therefore unnecessary.
The respective guide assemblies may be arranged pivotably in the upper corner areas of the door panels.
This makes it a simple matter to arrange the door panels as closely as possible to the guide rails, without causing the door panels to rub a~ainst the profiled rail in th~ ~urved area. Regardless of the curvature of the profiled rail, there is no difficulty in maintaining a minimal distance and it is only the central part of the ... . : .
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door panel that is closer to, or farther away from, the profiled rail, according to the radius of curvature thereof.
A straight end portion may adjoin the curved portion of the profiled rail, at least on one side.
This end portion may be firmly attached to a flat, stationary wall panel of the partition, in which case the said wall panel provides a mounting and support for the profiled rail. According to the invention, however, the straight end portion may also be attached directly to the wall of a room.
The curved portion of the profiled rail will normally be associated with the entrance to the enclosed room. This not only achieves a promising construction, but also eliminates the disadvantage of an entrance projecting into the room, as in the case of known corner showers. It should be emphasized that the profiled rail may have the same radius of curvature over its entire length, it may have a curved portion only in its central part, or it may have portions with different radii of curvature. Furthermore, the profiled rail may also be endless in the horizontal plane, for example in a free-standing shower cabin for a shower tub which is circular, oval, or of some other confiyuration. It is also essential for the door panels to be in the form oE flat plates and/or to comprise straight profiled rails, thus eliminating costly shaping operations or the like.
According to a preferred configuration, the profiled rail is made in one piece. This eliminates separate corner joints and the like and the profiled rail exhibits great stability. Separate means of attachment,-or the like, may be dispensed with.
In one practical embodiment, the end portion or portions of the profiled rail are essentially straight and are firmly connected to a flat wall panel which 'I --.
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provides stable support for the said profiled rail.
The flat wall panel may be produced at low cost and the curved portion of the profiled rail, in spite of this, makes it possible to use the partition with rounded-off corner tubs or the like. The door panel and wall panel are flat and only the curved portion of the profiled rail need be adapted to the requixed radii of curvature.
In one particularly practical embodiment, the longitudinal edges of at least two door panels are hinged together in such a manner as to provide a seal against sprayed water, the guide assemblies being located at the upper corners of the panels. The result of this is a polygon-like door and the suspension in the corners ensures that the pivotability of the door panels is not impaired by the profiled rail.
One embodiment provides at least two door panels hinged together, the said panels being adapted to be moved to the end portions of the profiled rail in order to expose the entrance. The hinged door panels thus form a polygonal outline which adapts particularly well to the curvature of the profiled rail. Even in the case of a profiled rail with a small radius of curvature, this ensures that individual door panels are not too far away from the said profiled rail.
In order to achieve a high degree of stability with a small amount of material and low weight, the upper and/or lower profiled rails are hollow and preferably define two chambers connected by a central web.
The guide assemblyengages in the area between the said chambers. A profiled rail of -this kind has considerable torsional rigidity and may be made comparatively narrow.
On the other hand, the profiled rail made according to the invention can be curved as required, with a continuous transition from the straight to a curved portion thus reliably avoiding any sharp kinks in the guide path.
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Inadmissible kinks of this kind are also avoided, even during subsequent straightening by a fitter during assembly.
In one particuIar embodiment, the upper and lower chambers of the profiled rails are of substantially rectangular cross-section and/or the central web forms, with a continuous face wall, an additional chamber. The said chambers ensure ihat, even if the profiled rails are bent, the geometrical shape of the guide portion remains unchanged, thus ensuring reliable and functional guidance.
The face wall not only increases stability, but also provides an optical closure to the outside.
In one particularly interesting variant, adjacent door panels used to close off the entrance comprise magnetic strips which draw the door panels close together and provide reliable sealing in a simple manner.
At least one of the magnetic strips consists of a permanent magnet, while the other may consist oE cor-~ responding magnetic return circuit material. It is ; 20 desirable, however, for both strips to be permanent magnets, with their polarities arranged to attract each other and thus to effect a seal. In order to simplify attachment and design, the facing lateral edges of adjacent door panels are formed with longitudinal undercut grooves in which the magnetic strips are mounted flexibly and/or to pivot about vertical axes. As a result of this flexibility or the ability of the magnetic strips to pivot, suitable adaptation takes place automatically, so thàt the meeting faces of the magnetic strips bear fully one against the other, regardless of the radius of curvature of the profiled rails.
The guide assembly preferably comprises at least one holder, for a gu`ide roller,~ adapted to pivot about a vertical axis, the said roller being guided in ' ;(J 7~i~
the profiled rail. A roller holder of this kind may be made at low cost and may be connected to the relevant door panel.
In one particularly favourable embodiment, the guide assembly and/or roller holder can be adjusted in height upon a pin connected to the door panel and may be arranged to pivot about the pin. Pivoting and adjustment of the door panel in height are thus achieved with the same components. This makes it possible to adjust each door panel as required both during assembly and subse~uently, if necessary~
In one particularly practical embodiment, an internal threaded adjusting wheel is mounted rotatably upon the external thread of the pin, the latter passing through a hole in the roller holder and the adjusting wheel being received in a recess in the roller holder. This assures adjustability and pivotability of the roller holder and of the guide assembly at extremely low structural cost.
According to the present invention, there is provided a partition wall provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance and having two wall panels, each arranged ortho~onally to a wall of a bathroom, comprising:
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail and a lower horizontal profiled guide rail;
- a door panel between the wall panels;
- an assembly mounting the door panel for support and guiding displacement along the upper rail to open or close the entrancce;
- means mounting the assembly on the door panel for relative pivotal movement of the assembly and of the panel, about a vertical axis;
- the upper and lower rails having curved portions with the same curvature as that of the curved entrance; and - the panel and the panel mounting assembly being mounted inwardly of the curved portion.
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According to the present invention there is also provided a vertical partition wall provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance and having two wall panels, each arranged orthogonally to a wall of a bathroom, comprising:
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail arld a lower horizontal profiled guide rail, each having a vertical inner face and a vertical outer face with respect to the curved entrance; the upper guide rail defining a roller guide track opening on the vertical inner face of the upper guide rail;
~ two door panels each having a length greater than the distance between the guide rails and having upper and lower hoxizontal edges facing and overlapping the inner faces of the guide rails;
- assemblies mounting the door panels for support and guiding displacement along the upper rail independently of one another to open or close the entrance; each assembly including a freely rotatable guide roller operatively received in the roller guide track to allow the displacement of the door panels along the upper rail; means mounting the assemblies on the door panels for pivotal movement of the assemblies about vertical axes and with respect to the door panels; and wherein the rails have curved portions having the same curvature as that of the curved entrance, and the panels and the panel mounting assemblies are mounted inwardly of the curved portion.
Preferably, the door panels are flat.
Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will be gathered from embodiments of the invention described hereinafter in greater dettail and in ~.2~;076~
conjunc-tion with the appended drawing wherein:
Fig. 1 is a vertical view, in perspective, of a partition as viewed from the inside of a shower cabin;
Fig. 2 is an exploded view in perspective of a partly assembled partition;
Fig. 3 is a vertical view, in perspective, oE
an almost completely assembled partition;
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a shower partition comprising a curved cen-tral area for the entrance;
Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross-section, on an enlarged scale, of the part viewed in the direction of arrow V in Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is a horizontal cross-sec-tion, on an enlarged scale, of the part arrowed VI in Fig. 4;
Fig. 7 is a cross-section, through the door element, taken along the line VII-VII in Fig. 3;
Fig. 8 is an elevation view, on an enlarged scale, of detail VIII circled in Fig. 3;
Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view of a common guide body for two door panels hinged together at their longitudinal edges.
; Fig. 1 shows a partition, made according to the invention, as seen from the interior above a shower tub 2 formed with two longitudinal edges 4, at right angles to each other, located in a corner made between two walls of a room, not shown. The front of shower tub 2 has a curved portion 6 over which a person can enter the tub. The partition comprises an upper and a lower profiled rail 8, 10, the latter resting upon the edge of shower tub 2. Rails 8, 10 are connected laterally to two stationary wall panels 12, 14. Also provided are four door panels 16 to 19 adapted to slide along the ~rofiled rails 8, 10. Door panels 16 to 19 are suspended, by means of suitable guide assemblies, from upper profiled rail 8, ' ..
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Profiled rails 8, 10 comprises central curved portions 22, 24 merging into straight end portions 26, 28 on each side by means of which the said profiled rails are connected to the said flat wall panels 12, 14. Door panels 16, 17 and door panels 18, l9, are hinged together at their longitudinal edges 30, 32 in such a manner as to provide a seal against spray water. The door panels 16 to 19 can be moved jointly to wall panels 12, 14, in which case they appear to an observer, located outside shower tub 2, to be behind the said wall panels, thus leaving the entrance between curved portions.22, 24 open.
As already indicated, door panels 16 to 19 are suspended by a guide assembly, ~ully described hereinafter, from upper profiled rail ~3. The relevant door panels may be adjusted in height by means of an adjusting wheel 36 shown here on an enlarged scale. Each door panel 16 to 19 comprises a frame made of frame sections with plates or sheets, preferably of transparent plastic, mounted in each frame. Upper and lower horizontal frame sections 33, 34 are located substantially in the same horizontal plane as upper and lower profiled rails 8, 10; thus for an observer stationed outside the shower tub, horizontal frame sections 33, 34 are located substantially behind the profiled rails 8, 10. Similarly, upper edge 21 and lower edge 29 of each door panel are located behind the relevant profiled rails 8, 10. It will be seen that this seals off spray water reliably at no additional cost.
Fig. 2 shows the partition during assembly, with one lateral wall panel 12 and the upper and the lower profiled rail 8, 10. Profiled rails 8, lO:are secured to wall panel 12, each with 4 screws 38 and this provides considerable stability. The usual vertlcal profiled ... , _ g _ - ' ~: -, .. ~
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rails are dispensed with. It should be noted in particular that the upper and lower profiled rails 8, lO each have only a single guide trac~ 40, 42 and are comparatively narrow. It is essential, according to the invention, for all of the door panels to be arranged one after the other in the same guide tracks 40, 42, they must not be staggered or offset in relation to each other. As a result of this, the profiled rails 8, 10 can be produced at low cost. The door panels are prevented from sliding out very simply by fitting caps 44 on the ends of the profiled rails, the connection heing made by means of screws 38.
In Fi~. 3, door panels 16 to 19 have already been pushed into profiled rails 8, lO from the right-hand side and it will be seen that two or the door panels are hinged together at their longitudinal edges 30, 32. Door panels 16, 17 are shown in front of wall panel 12 but, to an observer stationed outside, the said door panels are, of course, behind wall panel 12. Wall panel 14 is also secured to profiled rails 8, 10 by means of screws 38. This direct attachement of the prafiled rails, which are made in one piece, to stationary wall panels 12, 14 ensures a highly stable partition.
Fig. 4 is a diagrammatical cross-sectional view of a partition installed in a corner between two walls 50, 52. Door panels 16 to l9, disposed polygonally one after the other, are located in the entrance area 54 which is of considerable width as compared with known corner showers. Dot and dash line 57 shows the position of the door elements when the entrance area is open. Also shown here is the centre of curvature 56 of the curved portions 22, 24 of profiled rails 8, 10. Within the scope of the invention, it is, of course, also possible for the curved portions to be parts of a parabola or o~ some other type of curve. According to the invention, it is a 71~;4 simple matter to adapt the partition to site conditions or to the shape o:E a shower tub.
Fig. 5 shows, in cross-section and on an enlarged scale, a wall panel 12 and a door panel 16. The wall panel 12 ls secured to wall 50 by means of a compensating section 58 and comprises a web 60 which is assoclated with entrance area 52, which is directed inwardly towards shower tub 2, and which extends vertically over the entire height. A door panel sealing strip 62, also extending over the entixe height, bears against web 60, thus ensuring, quite simply, reliable protection against water spray.
Fig. 6 shows still another part of door panel 16 to which door panel 17 is hinged with a resilient plastic strip 64 which extends, over the entire height of door panels 16, 17 and is inserted into vertical grooves 66, 68 of the door panels, which grooves are formed on inner face 69. This extremely simple hinge provides reliable protec-tion against water spray and ensures simple operation of the partition, since only one of the two door panels 16, 20. 17 has to be moved in one direction or the other. Located on the adjoining edges of door panels 17, 18 are magnetic strips 70, 72, the polarity of which causes them to be attracted to each other, thus ensuring spray protection at this point. The magnetic strips 70, 72 are arranged in undercut longitudinal grooves 46, 48 in the adjoining edges of door panels 18, 17. The longitudinal grooves 46, 48 exte.d over the entire height and the magnetic strips 70, 72 are arranged within the longitudinal grooves 46, 48 flexibly or with the ability to pivot about vertical axes.
The said magnetic strips have adequate play withi~ the said longitudinal grooves, so that their front surfaces bear closely against each other. At least one of the magnetic strips is a permanen~t magnet, while the others are in the form of magnetic return circuits made of ferro-magnetic material. If both magnetic strips are permanent .
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magnets, they will be of opposite polarity. There is noneed -to point out that, when door panels 17, 18 are moved apart in the direction of arrows 74, 76, -the entrance is opened, an operation which is facilitated for the user by handle yrips 78, 80.
Fig. 7 is a longitudinal cross-section through door panel 16 along the line VII in Fig. 3, the said door panel being suspended, by means of a guide assembly 81, from upper profiled rail 8. The said guiae assembly comprises a roller 82 attached to a holder 88. An L-shaped guide element 20 engages in lower profiled rail 10. Each door panel possesses a guide roller 82 and a guide element 20 in the vicinity of each of i-ts vertical longitudinal edges. Since all of the guide rollers 82 engage in -the same upper guide track 40 formed in the upper profiled rail 8 (Figure 2), and since all of the guide elements 20 engage in the same lower guide track 42, the widths 84, 86 of -the two profiled rails are extremely small. Holder 88 carrying guide roller 82 is mounted so as to pivot about a vertical axis 90 in order to permit its adaptation to the relevant radius of curvature of the guide rail.
Associated with holder 88 is an adjusting wheel 92 having an internal thread cooperating with an external -thread of a pin 94, the said wheel being actuated in order to adjust the height of door panel 16. Profiled rails 8, 10 are hollow and are formed with chambers 98 spaced vertically apart and connected together by a central vertical web 100. The rails 8,-10 also comprise vertical face walls 102 which, for an observer stationed in front of the partition, are visible in the entrance area. Thus an additional closed chamber 104 is provided between continuous face wall 102 and central web 100. As a result of chambers 98, 104, profiled rails 8, 10 have a high degree of stability, so tha-t the geometry of guide tracks 40, 42 remains unaffected during bending.
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Fig. 8 illustrates, on an enlarged scale, the upper part of door pa~el 18, pins 94 being visible in the viclnity of the vertical longitudinal edges of the said door panel. One adjusting wheel 92 is visible while the other is covered with a protective cap 96 to prevent inadvertent adjustment of the wheel inside it.
Fig. 9 shows an alternative way of suspending door panels 16, 17. Provided in the upper profiled rail, not shown,-is a common roller holder 88 for door panels 16, 17 with two guide rollers 82. As already explained hereinbefore, holder 88 is connected to each door panel by means of pins 94 and adjusting wheels. In contrast to the above design, however, in this case a common holder 88 is provided for the two door elements. With its guide rollers 82, this holder ensures satis~actory guidance of the two door panels, Mutual pivoting of door panels 16, 17 is also assured in a reliable manner.
For instance, if one door panel 16 is located in the straight end portion of the profiled rail, while the other door panel 17 is already in the curved portion, this configuration allows the two door panels to slide easily and no inadmissible stresses arise in the vicinity of plastic strip 64.
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The present invention relates generally to a wall partition for enclosing an area, more particularly for a corner or circuIar shower room, partition having an upper and/or lower profiled rail along which at least one door panel is displaceable, by means of a guide assembly, in order to open or close an entrance to the area, the guide assembly being mounted to pivot, with respect of the door panel, about a vertical axis.
German OS 29 01 371 describes a shower wall partition of this kind, the plate-like door panels thereof being adapted to move along the upper profiled rail. Located between the upper guide rail and the upper edges of the door panels is a gap through which water can very easily escape to the outside when the shower is in use. As seen in a horizontal plane, the profiled rail is substantially rectanguIar in shape, corresponding to the rectanguIar shower tub. The profiled rail thus comprises four straight parts con-nected to each other, at the corners only, by short arcs; the entrance being associated with a straight part of the profiled rail. The door panels are connec-ted to each other by resilient plastic joints which must be designed to pivot through up to 90 and are subject to considerable wear.
U.S. patent 1,443~521 describes a sliding door having door panels suspended displaceably, on rollers, from an upper profiled rail~ Here again there is a relatively large gap between the profiled rail and the upper edges of the door panels and this presents sealing problems. The upper profiled rail is in the form of a bar comprising a curved portion associated with the ceiling of the building. The opening to be exposed by the sliding door is associated with a straight part of the profiled rail or bar.
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~.07~;4 German OS 30 08 228 describes a shower wall partition for an approximately q~ter-circular corner tub which comprises no frames or profiled rails for door panels. Provided in this case are two laterally hinged door panels adapted to pivot about vertical axes. These door panels are in the form of polygonal plates con-nected rigidly together according to the curvature of the tub, the lower edges thereof being bent towards the inside of the corner tub. The production of such door panels is comparatively costly. Furthermore, the lateral hinges,'and their attachment to the wall and door panels, is costly for a reliable attachment.
Moreover corner tubs having different radii need differently designed door panels, resuIting in high production and stock-keeping costs.
With a wall partition of the type mentioned above in mind, it is the purpose of the present invention to provide an inexpensive partition,'with low production costs, for circular or curvilinear areas, more particuIarly shower tubs. It is to be a simple matter to adapt the partition to the desired radius of curvature, thus largely avoiding the holding of stocks of different structural components. The partition is to be of small structural volume and low weight, and it is to be possible to achieve reliable sealing at low cost. The pivoting of the door panels is restricted to a small angular range, in order to ensure a high degree of serviceability~ Furthermore, the connecting elements,-made of plastic in particular, are to be subject to little wear and the partition is to-have a long service life.
According to the invention, this purpose is accomplishèd in that the profiled door panel guiding rail comprises a curved portion associated with the entrance, and in that the vertical pivot axis of the door ~' :
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panel is arranged behind the profiled rail, as are the upper and/or lower edges of the door panels.
The partition according to the invention is noted for its simple and functional construction, and in that the curved portion of the guide rail can be pre-adapted to the operative conditions. The door panels may be built up conventionally from flat plates and straight profiled rails, but in spite of this, the wall partition according to the invention can nevertheless be used for circular or semi-circuIar tubs or other areas to be closed-in. Only the profiled guide rail need be made to the desired curvature, whereas the door panels themselves, and the remaining parts of the partition, may be straight; production and stock-keeping costs are low. No special fabrication of individual door panels is needed, since adaptation to the respective edge conditions is effected with the guide rail. The pivotability of the guide assemblyalso ensures adequate guidance, even with small radii of curvature. There is no problem in imparting adequate rigidity to the profiled rail in order to achieve satisfactory guidance. The pivot axes are located behind the profiled rail, which is a reliable way of providing spray protection without impairing the mobility of the door panels. In other words, both the upper and the lower edges of a door panel are located behind the relevant profiled rail, and additional sealing is therefore unnecessary.
The respective guide assemblies may be arranged pivotably in the upper corner areas of the door panels.
This makes it a simple matter to arrange the door panels as closely as possible to the guide rails, without causing the door panels to rub a~ainst the profiled rail in th~ ~urved area. Regardless of the curvature of the profiled rail, there is no difficulty in maintaining a minimal distance and it is only the central part of the ... . : .
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door panel that is closer to, or farther away from, the profiled rail, according to the radius of curvature thereof.
A straight end portion may adjoin the curved portion of the profiled rail, at least on one side.
This end portion may be firmly attached to a flat, stationary wall panel of the partition, in which case the said wall panel provides a mounting and support for the profiled rail. According to the invention, however, the straight end portion may also be attached directly to the wall of a room.
The curved portion of the profiled rail will normally be associated with the entrance to the enclosed room. This not only achieves a promising construction, but also eliminates the disadvantage of an entrance projecting into the room, as in the case of known corner showers. It should be emphasized that the profiled rail may have the same radius of curvature over its entire length, it may have a curved portion only in its central part, or it may have portions with different radii of curvature. Furthermore, the profiled rail may also be endless in the horizontal plane, for example in a free-standing shower cabin for a shower tub which is circular, oval, or of some other confiyuration. It is also essential for the door panels to be in the form oE flat plates and/or to comprise straight profiled rails, thus eliminating costly shaping operations or the like.
According to a preferred configuration, the profiled rail is made in one piece. This eliminates separate corner joints and the like and the profiled rail exhibits great stability. Separate means of attachment,-or the like, may be dispensed with.
In one practical embodiment, the end portion or portions of the profiled rail are essentially straight and are firmly connected to a flat wall panel which 'I --.
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provides stable support for the said profiled rail.
The flat wall panel may be produced at low cost and the curved portion of the profiled rail, in spite of this, makes it possible to use the partition with rounded-off corner tubs or the like. The door panel and wall panel are flat and only the curved portion of the profiled rail need be adapted to the requixed radii of curvature.
In one particularly practical embodiment, the longitudinal edges of at least two door panels are hinged together in such a manner as to provide a seal against sprayed water, the guide assemblies being located at the upper corners of the panels. The result of this is a polygon-like door and the suspension in the corners ensures that the pivotability of the door panels is not impaired by the profiled rail.
One embodiment provides at least two door panels hinged together, the said panels being adapted to be moved to the end portions of the profiled rail in order to expose the entrance. The hinged door panels thus form a polygonal outline which adapts particularly well to the curvature of the profiled rail. Even in the case of a profiled rail with a small radius of curvature, this ensures that individual door panels are not too far away from the said profiled rail.
In order to achieve a high degree of stability with a small amount of material and low weight, the upper and/or lower profiled rails are hollow and preferably define two chambers connected by a central web.
The guide assemblyengages in the area between the said chambers. A profiled rail of -this kind has considerable torsional rigidity and may be made comparatively narrow.
On the other hand, the profiled rail made according to the invention can be curved as required, with a continuous transition from the straight to a curved portion thus reliably avoiding any sharp kinks in the guide path.
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In one particuIar embodiment, the upper and lower chambers of the profiled rails are of substantially rectangular cross-section and/or the central web forms, with a continuous face wall, an additional chamber. The said chambers ensure ihat, even if the profiled rails are bent, the geometrical shape of the guide portion remains unchanged, thus ensuring reliable and functional guidance.
The face wall not only increases stability, but also provides an optical closure to the outside.
In one particularly interesting variant, adjacent door panels used to close off the entrance comprise magnetic strips which draw the door panels close together and provide reliable sealing in a simple manner.
At least one of the magnetic strips consists of a permanent magnet, while the other may consist oE cor-~ responding magnetic return circuit material. It is ; 20 desirable, however, for both strips to be permanent magnets, with their polarities arranged to attract each other and thus to effect a seal. In order to simplify attachment and design, the facing lateral edges of adjacent door panels are formed with longitudinal undercut grooves in which the magnetic strips are mounted flexibly and/or to pivot about vertical axes. As a result of this flexibility or the ability of the magnetic strips to pivot, suitable adaptation takes place automatically, so thàt the meeting faces of the magnetic strips bear fully one against the other, regardless of the radius of curvature of the profiled rails.
The guide assembly preferably comprises at least one holder, for a gu`ide roller,~ adapted to pivot about a vertical axis, the said roller being guided in ' ;(J 7~i~
the profiled rail. A roller holder of this kind may be made at low cost and may be connected to the relevant door panel.
In one particularly favourable embodiment, the guide assembly and/or roller holder can be adjusted in height upon a pin connected to the door panel and may be arranged to pivot about the pin. Pivoting and adjustment of the door panel in height are thus achieved with the same components. This makes it possible to adjust each door panel as required both during assembly and subse~uently, if necessary~
In one particularly practical embodiment, an internal threaded adjusting wheel is mounted rotatably upon the external thread of the pin, the latter passing through a hole in the roller holder and the adjusting wheel being received in a recess in the roller holder. This assures adjustability and pivotability of the roller holder and of the guide assembly at extremely low structural cost.
According to the present invention, there is provided a partition wall provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance and having two wall panels, each arranged ortho~onally to a wall of a bathroom, comprising:
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail and a lower horizontal profiled guide rail;
- a door panel between the wall panels;
- an assembly mounting the door panel for support and guiding displacement along the upper rail to open or close the entrancce;
- means mounting the assembly on the door panel for relative pivotal movement of the assembly and of the panel, about a vertical axis;
- the upper and lower rails having curved portions with the same curvature as that of the curved entrance; and - the panel and the panel mounting assembly being mounted inwardly of the curved portion.
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According to the present invention there is also provided a vertical partition wall provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance and having two wall panels, each arranged orthogonally to a wall of a bathroom, comprising:
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail arld a lower horizontal profiled guide rail, each having a vertical inner face and a vertical outer face with respect to the curved entrance; the upper guide rail defining a roller guide track opening on the vertical inner face of the upper guide rail;
~ two door panels each having a length greater than the distance between the guide rails and having upper and lower hoxizontal edges facing and overlapping the inner faces of the guide rails;
- assemblies mounting the door panels for support and guiding displacement along the upper rail independently of one another to open or close the entrance; each assembly including a freely rotatable guide roller operatively received in the roller guide track to allow the displacement of the door panels along the upper rail; means mounting the assemblies on the door panels for pivotal movement of the assemblies about vertical axes and with respect to the door panels; and wherein the rails have curved portions having the same curvature as that of the curved entrance, and the panels and the panel mounting assemblies are mounted inwardly of the curved portion.
Preferably, the door panels are flat.
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Fig. 1 is a vertical view, in perspective, of a partition as viewed from the inside of a shower cabin;
Fig. 2 is an exploded view in perspective of a partly assembled partition;
Fig. 3 is a vertical view, in perspective, oE
an almost completely assembled partition;
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a shower partition comprising a curved cen-tral area for the entrance;
Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross-section, on an enlarged scale, of the part viewed in the direction of arrow V in Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is a horizontal cross-sec-tion, on an enlarged scale, of the part arrowed VI in Fig. 4;
Fig. 7 is a cross-section, through the door element, taken along the line VII-VII in Fig. 3;
Fig. 8 is an elevation view, on an enlarged scale, of detail VIII circled in Fig. 3;
Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view of a common guide body for two door panels hinged together at their longitudinal edges.
; Fig. 1 shows a partition, made according to the invention, as seen from the interior above a shower tub 2 formed with two longitudinal edges 4, at right angles to each other, located in a corner made between two walls of a room, not shown. The front of shower tub 2 has a curved portion 6 over which a person can enter the tub. The partition comprises an upper and a lower profiled rail 8, 10, the latter resting upon the edge of shower tub 2. Rails 8, 10 are connected laterally to two stationary wall panels 12, 14. Also provided are four door panels 16 to 19 adapted to slide along the ~rofiled rails 8, 10. Door panels 16 to 19 are suspended, by means of suitable guide assemblies, from upper profiled rail 8, ' ..
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Profiled rails 8, 10 comprises central curved portions 22, 24 merging into straight end portions 26, 28 on each side by means of which the said profiled rails are connected to the said flat wall panels 12, 14. Door panels 16, 17 and door panels 18, l9, are hinged together at their longitudinal edges 30, 32 in such a manner as to provide a seal against spray water. The door panels 16 to 19 can be moved jointly to wall panels 12, 14, in which case they appear to an observer, located outside shower tub 2, to be behind the said wall panels, thus leaving the entrance between curved portions.22, 24 open.
As already indicated, door panels 16 to 19 are suspended by a guide assembly, ~ully described hereinafter, from upper profiled rail ~3. The relevant door panels may be adjusted in height by means of an adjusting wheel 36 shown here on an enlarged scale. Each door panel 16 to 19 comprises a frame made of frame sections with plates or sheets, preferably of transparent plastic, mounted in each frame. Upper and lower horizontal frame sections 33, 34 are located substantially in the same horizontal plane as upper and lower profiled rails 8, 10; thus for an observer stationed outside the shower tub, horizontal frame sections 33, 34 are located substantially behind the profiled rails 8, 10. Similarly, upper edge 21 and lower edge 29 of each door panel are located behind the relevant profiled rails 8, 10. It will be seen that this seals off spray water reliably at no additional cost.
Fig. 2 shows the partition during assembly, with one lateral wall panel 12 and the upper and the lower profiled rail 8, 10. Profiled rails 8, lO:are secured to wall panel 12, each with 4 screws 38 and this provides considerable stability. The usual vertlcal profiled ... , _ g _ - ' ~: -, .. ~
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rails are dispensed with. It should be noted in particular that the upper and lower profiled rails 8, lO each have only a single guide trac~ 40, 42 and are comparatively narrow. It is essential, according to the invention, for all of the door panels to be arranged one after the other in the same guide tracks 40, 42, they must not be staggered or offset in relation to each other. As a result of this, the profiled rails 8, 10 can be produced at low cost. The door panels are prevented from sliding out very simply by fitting caps 44 on the ends of the profiled rails, the connection heing made by means of screws 38.
In Fi~. 3, door panels 16 to 19 have already been pushed into profiled rails 8, lO from the right-hand side and it will be seen that two or the door panels are hinged together at their longitudinal edges 30, 32. Door panels 16, 17 are shown in front of wall panel 12 but, to an observer stationed outside, the said door panels are, of course, behind wall panel 12. Wall panel 14 is also secured to profiled rails 8, 10 by means of screws 38. This direct attachement of the prafiled rails, which are made in one piece, to stationary wall panels 12, 14 ensures a highly stable partition.
Fig. 4 is a diagrammatical cross-sectional view of a partition installed in a corner between two walls 50, 52. Door panels 16 to l9, disposed polygonally one after the other, are located in the entrance area 54 which is of considerable width as compared with known corner showers. Dot and dash line 57 shows the position of the door elements when the entrance area is open. Also shown here is the centre of curvature 56 of the curved portions 22, 24 of profiled rails 8, 10. Within the scope of the invention, it is, of course, also possible for the curved portions to be parts of a parabola or o~ some other type of curve. According to the invention, it is a 71~;4 simple matter to adapt the partition to site conditions or to the shape o:E a shower tub.
Fig. 5 shows, in cross-section and on an enlarged scale, a wall panel 12 and a door panel 16. The wall panel 12 ls secured to wall 50 by means of a compensating section 58 and comprises a web 60 which is assoclated with entrance area 52, which is directed inwardly towards shower tub 2, and which extends vertically over the entire height. A door panel sealing strip 62, also extending over the entixe height, bears against web 60, thus ensuring, quite simply, reliable protection against water spray.
Fig. 6 shows still another part of door panel 16 to which door panel 17 is hinged with a resilient plastic strip 64 which extends, over the entire height of door panels 16, 17 and is inserted into vertical grooves 66, 68 of the door panels, which grooves are formed on inner face 69. This extremely simple hinge provides reliable protec-tion against water spray and ensures simple operation of the partition, since only one of the two door panels 16, 20. 17 has to be moved in one direction or the other. Located on the adjoining edges of door panels 17, 18 are magnetic strips 70, 72, the polarity of which causes them to be attracted to each other, thus ensuring spray protection at this point. The magnetic strips 70, 72 are arranged in undercut longitudinal grooves 46, 48 in the adjoining edges of door panels 18, 17. The longitudinal grooves 46, 48 exte.d over the entire height and the magnetic strips 70, 72 are arranged within the longitudinal grooves 46, 48 flexibly or with the ability to pivot about vertical axes.
The said magnetic strips have adequate play withi~ the said longitudinal grooves, so that their front surfaces bear closely against each other. At least one of the magnetic strips is a permanen~t magnet, while the others are in the form of magnetic return circuits made of ferro-magnetic material. If both magnetic strips are permanent .
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Fig. 7 is a longitudinal cross-section through door panel 16 along the line VII in Fig. 3, the said door panel being suspended, by means of a guide assembly 81, from upper profiled rail 8. The said guiae assembly comprises a roller 82 attached to a holder 88. An L-shaped guide element 20 engages in lower profiled rail 10. Each door panel possesses a guide roller 82 and a guide element 20 in the vicinity of each of i-ts vertical longitudinal edges. Since all of the guide rollers 82 engage in -the same upper guide track 40 formed in the upper profiled rail 8 (Figure 2), and since all of the guide elements 20 engage in the same lower guide track 42, the widths 84, 86 of -the two profiled rails are extremely small. Holder 88 carrying guide roller 82 is mounted so as to pivot about a vertical axis 90 in order to permit its adaptation to the relevant radius of curvature of the guide rail.
Associated with holder 88 is an adjusting wheel 92 having an internal thread cooperating with an external -thread of a pin 94, the said wheel being actuated in order to adjust the height of door panel 16. Profiled rails 8, 10 are hollow and are formed with chambers 98 spaced vertically apart and connected together by a central vertical web 100. The rails 8,-10 also comprise vertical face walls 102 which, for an observer stationed in front of the partition, are visible in the entrance area. Thus an additional closed chamber 104 is provided between continuous face wall 102 and central web 100. As a result of chambers 98, 104, profiled rails 8, 10 have a high degree of stability, so tha-t the geometry of guide tracks 40, 42 remains unaffected during bending.
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Fig. 9 shows an alternative way of suspending door panels 16, 17. Provided in the upper profiled rail, not shown,-is a common roller holder 88 for door panels 16, 17 with two guide rollers 82. As already explained hereinbefore, holder 88 is connected to each door panel by means of pins 94 and adjusting wheels. In contrast to the above design, however, in this case a common holder 88 is provided for the two door elements. With its guide rollers 82, this holder ensures satis~actory guidance of the two door panels, Mutual pivoting of door panels 16, 17 is also assured in a reliable manner.
For instance, if one door panel 16 is located in the straight end portion of the profiled rail, while the other door panel 17 is already in the curved portion, this configuration allows the two door panels to slide easily and no inadmissible stresses arise in the vicinity of plastic strip 64.
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1. A partition wall provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance and having two wall panels, each arranged orthogonally to a wall of a bathroom, comprising:
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail and a lower horizontal profiled guide rail;
- a door panel between said wail panels;
- an assembly mounting said door panel for support and guiding displacement along said upper rail to open or close said entrance;
- means mounting said assembly on said door panel for relative pivotal movement of said assembly and of said panel, about a vertical axis;
- said upper and lower rails having curved portions with the same curvature as that of said curved entrance; and - said panel and said panel mounting assembly being mounted inwardly of said curved portion.
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail and a lower horizontal profiled guide rail;
- a door panel between said wail panels;
- an assembly mounting said door panel for support and guiding displacement along said upper rail to open or close said entrance;
- means mounting said assembly on said door panel for relative pivotal movement of said assembly and of said panel, about a vertical axis;
- said upper and lower rails having curved portions with the same curvature as that of said curved entrance; and - said panel and said panel mounting assembly being mounted inwardly of said curved portion.
2. A partition wall according to claim 1, comprising a pair of said door panel mounting assemblies, mounted at the upper corners of said door panel.
3. A partition wall according to claim 1, wherein said guide rails comprise straight end portions at least on one side of said curved portions.
4. A partition wall according to claim 1, wherein said curved portions of said rails are made to extend substantially over the entire width of said entrance.
5. A partition wall according to claim 4, wherein the radius of curvature of said curved portions is substantially the same over the entire width of said entrance.
6. A partition wall according to claim 1, wherein said profiled rails are each made of one piece.
7. A partition wall according to claim 1, comprising a pair of displaceable door panels and a pair of door panel mounting assemblies, -one assembly for each door panel; each of said assemblies including a freely rotatable guide roller; means defining a roller guide track in said upper guide rail, said rollers being operatively mounted in said guide track for displacement of said panels along said upper guide rail.
8. A partition wall according to claim 1, comprising: two pairs of door panels, each pair being displaceable with respect to the other; waterproof seal means hingedly interconnecting the two panels of each pair along adjoining lateral edges of said panels of each such pair; for each door panel, a pair of door panel assemblies each mounted on one upper end corner thereof, each assembly including a freely rotatable guide roller; means defining a roller guide track in said upper guide rail, said rollers of said assemblies being operatively mounted in said guide track for displacement of said panels along said upper guide rail.
9. A partition wall according to claim 8, wherein said guide rails comprise: straight end portions at least on one side of said curved portions;
a vertical wall panel and means securing said vertical wall panel to said end portions on the side of said end portions opposite that on which said displaceable door panels are mounted.
a vertical wall panel and means securing said vertical wall panel to said end portions on the side of said end portions opposite that on which said displaceable door panels are mounted.
10. A partition wall according to claim 9, wherein said door panels and said wall panel are of equal width in horizontal plane.
11. A partition wall according to claim 8, wherein said waterproof seal means of each pair of panels comprise: means defining open grooves extending along the full length of each of said adjoining lateral edges of said interconnected panels; an elongated strip of waterproof flexible sealing material having lateral edges fixedly secured into said grooves and having a central portion projecting out of said open grooves to form a hinge joint, said waterproof seal means being located on the inward side of said curved guide rail portions.
12. A partition wall according to claim 8, wherein said guide rails comprise: straight end portions at either side of said curved portions and in continuation thereof; vertical wall panels and means securing the vertical wall panels to said straight end portions on either side of said curved portions.
13. A partition wall according to claim 8, wherein said means defining said roller guide track in said upper guide rail comprise: upper and lower spaced hollow chamber means defining upper and lower horizontal walls and a vertical central stiffening web interconnecting said walls, and track means on said upper and lower walls over which said rollers ride.
14. A partition wall according to claim 13, comprising a face wall on the side of said guide rail opposite said track means with respect to said central web, said face wall and said central web being spaced from one another to define, with the hollow chambers of said hollow chamber means, a further hollow chamber, all of said chambers being rectangular in cross-section.
15. A partition wall according to claim 8, wherein two panels, one from each of said pairs, meet along vertical edges thereof to close said entrance and wherein said vertical edges are each provided with sealing means comprising: an edge member defining an outwardly open groove extending the full length of the relevant door panel, and a magnetic sealing strip mounted in said groove; said magnetic strips having blunt faces meeting one another and being magnetically attracted one against the other when said entrance is closed.
16. A partition wall according to claim 15, wherein said magnetic strip is flexible so that the said blunt faces are adapted to adjust to squarely meet one another.
17. A partition wall according to claim 15, wherein said magnetic strips are pivotally mounted in said grooves to allow said blunt faces to adjust to squarely meet one another.
18. A partition wall according to claim 8, wherein each door panel mounting assembly further comprises: a roller holder on which said freely rotatable guide roller is mounted; said holder being formed with a vertical through bore coaxial with said vertical axis; and said means mounting said assembly on said door panel comprise: a pin extending freely through said bore and means mounting said pin in said bore to allow relative movement between said holder and said pin and thereby pivotal of said assembly relative to said door panel.
19. A partition wall according to claim 18, wherein said pin is outwardly threaded and said assembly further comprises an adjusting wheel having a threaded central hole screwed onto said outwardly threaded pin and freely mounted in said roller holder so as to project laterally outwardly therefrom to be accessible from outside of said panel, whereby rotation of said adjusting wheel causes vertical displacement of said assembly along said pin and corresponding vertical displacement of said panel.
20. A vertical partition wall provided with a curved portion within which is an entrance and having two wall panels, each arranged orthogonally to a wall of a bathroom, comprising:
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail and a lower horizontal profiled guide rail, each having a vertical inner face and a vertical outer face with respect to said curved entrance; said upper guide rail defining a roller guide track opening on said vertical inner face of said upper guide rail;
- two door panels each having a length greater than the distance between said guide rails and having upper and lower horizontal edges facing and overlapping said inner faces of said guide rails;
- assemblies mounting said door panels for support and guiding displacement along said upper rail independently of one another to open or close said entrance;
each assembly including a freely rotatable guide roller operatively received in said roller guide track to allow said displacement of said door panels along said upper rail; means mounting said assemblies on said door panels for pivotal movement of said assemblies about vertical axes and with respect to said door panels; and wherein said rails have curved portions having the same curvature as that of said curved entrance, and said panels and said panel mounting assemblies are mounted inwardly of said curved portion.
- an upper horizontal profiled guide rail and a lower horizontal profiled guide rail, each having a vertical inner face and a vertical outer face with respect to said curved entrance; said upper guide rail defining a roller guide track opening on said vertical inner face of said upper guide rail;
- two door panels each having a length greater than the distance between said guide rails and having upper and lower horizontal edges facing and overlapping said inner faces of said guide rails;
- assemblies mounting said door panels for support and guiding displacement along said upper rail independently of one another to open or close said entrance;
each assembly including a freely rotatable guide roller operatively received in said roller guide track to allow said displacement of said door panels along said upper rail; means mounting said assemblies on said door panels for pivotal movement of said assemblies about vertical axes and with respect to said door panels; and wherein said rails have curved portions having the same curvature as that of said curved entrance, and said panels and said panel mounting assemblies are mounted inwardly of said curved portion.
21. A partition wall according to claim 20, wherein said door panels are flat.
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