CN108064318B

CN108064318B - Handle assembly and shower door

Info

Publication number: CN108064318B
Application number: CN201780001664.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 危五祥
Original assignee: Foshan Ideal Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Ideal Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-11-15
Filing date: 2017-11-15
Publication date: 2020-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 2037-11-15
Also published as: EP3517712A1; WO2019095166A1; EP3517712B1; CN108064318A; EP3517712A4

Abstract

The invention relates to a handle component and a shower door, wherein the handle component comprises a handle seat, and the handle seat comprises a through hole; the handle base further comprises a plurality of inner holes and a plurality of first magnets placed in the inner holes; the inner side hole is arranged around the through hole; the first magnet is cylindrical, the axis of the first magnet is parallel to the inner side hole, and the first magnet is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and the first magnet can rotate around the axis in the inner side hole; the handle assembly further comprises a waterproof piece, and the waterproof piece comprises a separation sheet and a convex edge positioned at the edge of the separation sheet; the waterproof piece is placed in the through hole, and the convex edge is matched with the through hole; the flange comprises a plurality of outer side holes and a plurality of second magnets placed in the outer side holes; the outer side hole is arranged around the baffle plate; the second magnet is cylindrical, has an axis parallel to the inner hole and is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and is rotatable around the axis in the outer hole. The handle assembly is applied to the shower door, has the beneficial effects of water resistance, space saving and the like, and the waterproof piece can be opened and closed in multiple directions.

Description

Handle assembly and shower door

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of bathroom appliances, in particular to a handle assembly which is space-saving, waterproof and capable of being opened and closed in multiple directions and a shower door using the handle assembly.

Background

At present, when people are decorated, a shower room is usually arranged in a toilet, and the shower room usually uses a shower door with a glass plate. The shower door mainly comprises a sliding door with a track and a hinge door with a hinge. Whether a sliding door or a hinge door, a shower door is generally provided with at least two glass plates, and the glass plates can be all movable glass plates which can slide back and forth or rotate; it is also possible to have at least one stationary fixed glass plate and at least one moving glass plate that can slide or rotate back and forth. The fixed glass plate is generally referred to as a fixed door and the moving glass plate is generally referred to as a moving door.

The movable door is usually provided with a handle, and a user applies force to the handle to act on the movable door through the handle to complete the operation of pushing or pulling the movable door. The existing shower door handles are various in types and comprise handle-shaped handles, strip-shaped handles, ring-shaped handles and the like. However, most of these pull handles require that a small hole be drilled in the movable door, and then the pull handle is mounted on the movable door, and the pull handle generally protrudes outward relative to the movable door, thereby occupying more space. Especially for a sliding door, the space between the movable door and the fixed door is limited, when the handle protrudes outwards relative to the movable door, the movable door and the fixed door cannot be completely overlapped due to the blocking of the handle, so that the space of an access position is reduced, and a user is inconvenient to access.

One solution in the prior art is to form a large hole in the movable piece, and when a user opens or closes the door, the user needs to push the movable door by inserting a hand or a finger into the hole. Since the hole is provided in the movable door without an outwardly protruding portion, the movable door can be maximally opened to overlap the fixed door, but this solution has a disadvantage in that water leaks from the hole when the shower door is closed for use in a bathroom. A further solution to this problem is to mount a sleeve in the large opening, to mount a rotary plate in the sleeve, which is hinged in the sleeve by means of a pin, but the use of such handles is limited because the direction of rotation of the rotary plate is limited.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a handle assembly that is space-saving, waterproof, and capable of multi-directional opening and closing.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a shower door that is space efficient, water resistant, and multi-directionally openable and closable by a handle assembly.

To achieve the above-mentioned primary object, the present invention provides a handle assembly, comprising a handle base including a through hole; the handle base further comprises a plurality of inner holes and a plurality of first magnets placed in the inner holes; the inner side hole is arranged around the through hole; the first magnet is cylindrical, the axis of the first magnet is parallel to the inner hole and is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and the first magnet can rotate around the axis in the inner hole; the handle assembly further comprises a waterproof piece, and the waterproof piece comprises a separation sheet and a convex edge positioned at the edge of the separation sheet; the waterproof piece is placed in the through hole, and the convex edge is matched with the through hole; the flange comprises a plurality of outer side holes and a plurality of second magnets placed in the outer side holes; the outer side hole is arranged around the baffle plate; the second magnet is cylindrical, the axis of the second magnet is parallel to the inner hole and is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and the second magnet can rotate around the axis in the outer hole.

The further technical proposal is that the hole wall of the inner side hole close to the through hole is thinner than the hole wall far away from the through hole.

The further technical proposal is that the first magnet is cylindrical or rectangular prism-shaped; the second magnet is cylindrical or rectangular prism-shaped.

The further technical scheme is that the waterproof part comprises a first waterproof sheet and a second waterproof sheet; the first waterproof sheet and the second waterproof sheet respectively comprise a sheet body and a groove positioned at the edge of the sheet body; the first waterproof sheet is connected with the second waterproof sheet, the sheet body forms a separation blade, and the groove forms an outer side hole.

The further technical scheme is that the first waterproof sheet and the second waterproof sheet are bonded or clamped.

The further technical scheme is that the groove is a semicircular groove.

The handle seat further comprises a spigot edge extending outwards, and the spigot edge comprises a contact surface parallel to the cross section of the through hole.

The handle seat further comprises a lead-in hole which is communicated with the inner side hole.

In order to realize another purpose of the invention, the invention provides a shower door, which comprises a fixed door and a movable door which slides or rotates relative to the fixed door, wherein the movable door is provided with a mounting hole, a handle component is fixed in the mounting hole, the handle component comprises a handle seat, and the handle seat comprises a through hole; the handle base further comprises a plurality of inner holes and a plurality of first magnets placed in the inner holes; the inner side hole is arranged around the through hole; the first magnet is cylindrical, the axis of the first magnet is parallel to the inner side hole and is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and the first magnet can rotate around the axis in the inner side hole; the handle assembly further comprises a waterproof piece, and the waterproof piece comprises a separation sheet and a convex edge positioned at the edge of the separation sheet; the convex edge is arranged in the through hole and matched with the through hole; the flange comprises a plurality of outer side holes and a plurality of second magnets placed in the outer side holes; the outer side hole is arranged around the baffle plate; the second magnet is cylindrical, the axis of the second magnet is parallel to the inner hole and is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and the second magnet can rotate around the axis in the outer hole.

The further technical scheme is that the groove is a semicircular groove.

The handle seat further comprises a spigot edge extending outwards, the spigot edge comprises a contact surface parallel to the cross section of the through hole, and the contact surface is bonded with the movable door.

The handle component comprises a handle seat and a waterproof piece, wherein the handle seat comprises a through hole and an inner hole arranged around the through hole, and a first magnet is arranged in the inner hole; the waterproof part comprises a separation blade and a convex edge, the convex edge comprises an outer side hole surrounding the separation blade, and a second magnet is arranged in the outer side hole. The first magnet and the second magnet are both in a column shape, divide south and north poles along the radial direction, and can rotate around the axis. The waterproof piece is placed in the through hole, and the convex edge is matched with the through hole. When the door is opened and closed, the user can push the waterproof piece along any direction at the optional position of the waterproof piece, the waterproof piece can move at one edge according to the position and the direction of external force, the through hole inner wall capable of being contacted is exposed, the force is applied to the through hole inner wall by the user, the moving of the movable door can be realized, at the moment, the other edge of the waterproof piece opposite to the edge where the moving occurs is still sucked due to the magnetic force action, the contact between the waterproof piece and the handle seat is ensured, and the handle seat can not be separated. After the external force that the user provided disappeared, because first magnet and second magnet can be around axis free rotation, first magnet and second magnet can inhale for the heteropolar looks for because of the effect automatic adjustment of magnetic force, no matter any edge of waterproof or take place to remove towards any direction, can all inhale the waterproof is automatic in the through-hole, and then play waterproof effect.

Further, in order to ensure the magnetic attraction force between the first magnet and the second magnet and avoid the whole waterproof piece from being separated from the through hole when a user applies a large force to the waterproof piece, the hole wall of the inner side hole in the handle seat, which is close to the through hole, preferably has a thin thickness.

Further, in order to make the handle assembly easy to assemble, keep closed, prevent dust or dirt from being deposited and avoid the first magnet and the second magnet from being corroded, the waterproof part main body can be composed of the first waterproof sheet and the second waterproof sheet, the second magnet can be conveniently placed into the groove of the first waterproof sheet or the second waterproof sheet, and the second magnet can be closed in the outer side hole after the first waterproof sheet and the second waterproof sheet are connected. In addition, an introduction hole may be provided at an outer side of the handle holder, the first magnet may be inserted into the inner side hole through the introduction hole, and the introduction hole may be closed by the movable door when the handle holder is installed in the movable door.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a shower door of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the embodiment of the pull handle assembly of the present invention applied to a shower door.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a pull cup in an embodiment of the pull assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of another perspective of a handle base in an embodiment of a pull handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a handle base in an embodiment of the handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of a first flashing in an embodiment of a handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a block diagram of an alternative perspective of a first flashing in an embodiment of a handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a flashing in an embodiment of the handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a block diagram of a first magnet in an embodiment of a pull handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a block diagram of a first operating state of an embodiment of the pull handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a block diagram of a second operating state of an embodiment of the pull handle assembly of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a block diagram of a prior art pull handle assembly for use in a shower door.

Figure 13 is a block diagram of the pull handle assembly of the present invention as applied to a shower door.

The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and examples.

Modes for carrying out the invention

Shower door embodiment

As shown in fig. 1, the shower door of the present embodiment is a sliding door including a fixed door 100 and a movable door 200 reciprocally slidable with respect to the fixed door 100, and a handle assembly 300 is mounted on the movable door 200, and the handle assembly 300 has the following structure of the handle assembly embodiment.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the shower door may be a hinged door, and one skilled in the art may apply the handle assembly 300 to different types of shower doors depending on the actual application.

Handle Assembly embodiments

As shown in fig. 2, the handle assembly 300 of the present embodiment is installed in the installation hole 201 of the movable door 200. In this embodiment, the mounting hole 201 is circular to facilitate drilling. In other embodiments, the mounting hole 201 may be rectangular, oval, or the like, as desired.

The handle assembly 300 includes a handle holder 310 and a waterproof member 320 placed in the handle holder 310. The outer side of the handle holder 310 has the same shape as the mounting hole 201, and the outer side of the handle holder 310 is engaged with the mounting hole 201 to form a closed structure.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the handle holder 310 includes a through hole 311, a plurality of inner holes 312 disposed around the through hole 311, and a plurality of first magnets 313 placed in the inner holes 312. A through hole 311 is provided in the middle of the handle holder 310, and an inner side hole 312 is provided in the handle holder 310.

The handle holder 310 further includes an introduction hole 314, and the introduction hole 314 communicates with the inner side hole 312 for receiving the first magnet 313. The handle holder 310 further includes a spigot edge 315 extending outwardly, the spigot edge 315 including a contact surface 316 parallel to the cross-section of the through hole 311, the contact surface 316 being adapted to adhere to a side surface of the movable door 200 to secure the handle holder 310 in the movable door 200.

The wall of the semicircular hole of the inner hole 312 near the through hole 311 has a relatively thin thickness, for example, the thickness of the sidewall of the inner hole 312 near the through hole 311 is about 0.5 mm. When the thickness of the side wall is the value, the requirement of magnetic attraction can be met, and a simple production and processing technology can be adopted.

As shown in fig. 9, the first magnet 313 is cylindrical and is divided into a south pole 317 and a north pole 318 in the radial direction. In other embodiments, the first magnet 313 may be provided in a rectangular parallelepiped column shape as needed.

When the first magnet 313 is placed in the inner hole 312, its axis is parallel to the direction of the inner hole 312, and the first magnet 313 can rotate around the axis in the inner hole 312.

As shown in fig. 2, the waterproof member 320 is composed of a first waterproof sheet 321 and a second waterproof sheet 322. The first waterproof sheet 321 and the second waterproof sheet 322 have the same structure. As shown in fig. 6 to 7, the first waterproof sheets 321 each include a sheet 323 and a groove 324 at an edge of the sheet 323. In the present embodiment, the groove 324 has a semicircular shape. As shown in fig. 8, the first waterproof sheet 321 and the second waterproof sheet 322 are symmetrically overlapped and connected, the sheet body 323 forms a stop 325, the groove 324 forms an outer hole 326 at the inner side, and forms a convex edge 327 at the outer side. In the present embodiment, the first waterproof sheet 321 and the second waterproof sheet 322 are bonded by an adhesive.

The waterproof member 320 further includes a second magnet 328 positioned in the outer side hole 326, the second magnet 328 having the same structure as the first magnet 313. When the second magnet 328 is placed in the outer hole 326, its axis is parallel to the direction of the outer hole 326, and the second magnet 328 can rotate around the axis in the outer hole 326.

The operating principle of the handle assembly 300 of this embodiment is that, when the door needs to be opened and closed, the user can push the waterproof piece 320 in any direction at any position of the waterproof piece 320, as shown in fig. 10 to 11, the waterproof piece 320 can move at one edge according to the position and direction of the external force, the inner wall of the through hole 311 which can be contacted is exposed, the user applies force to the inner wall of the through hole 311, the movement of the movable door 200 can be realized, at this moment, the other edge opposite to the edge where the movement occurs is still sucked due to the magnetic force, the contact between the waterproof piece 320 and the handle holder 310 is ensured, and the waterproof piece does not depart from the handle holder 310. After the external force provided by the user disappears, because the first magnet 313 and the second magnet 328 can freely rotate around the axis, the first magnet 313 and the second magnet 328 can automatically adjust to be opposite poles attracted due to the action of magnetic force, and no matter any edge of the waterproof piece 320 or any direction of the waterproof piece moves, the waterproof piece 320 can be automatically attracted in the through hole 311, so that the waterproof effect is achieved.

As shown in fig. 12, the conventional handle assembly 330 is generally fixed to the movable door 210 and protrudes outward from the movable door 210, and in the case of a sliding door, the movable door 210 cannot completely overlap with the fixed door 110 due to the blocking of the handle assembly 330, thereby reducing the space for entering and exiting the position. As shown in fig. 13, the handle assembly 300 of the present embodiment is slightly protruded outward except for the stop edge 315, and the rest of the handle assembly is inserted into the mounting hole 201 of the movable door 200, so that the handle assembly 300 does not form a protrusion between the movable door 200 and the fixed door 100, and the movable door 200 and the fixed door 100 can be completely overlapped, thereby saving space.

Finally, it should be emphasized that the above-described is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the invention, since various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

The shower door of the invention is suitable for the field assembly in the toilet of the customer, while the handle assembly of the invention is mainly applied to the shower door, in particular to a sliding door. The shower door comprises a fixed door and a movable door, and the handle component is arranged in the mounting hole of the movable door. By applying the product of the invention, the handle component of the shower door can provide the beneficial effects of water resistance and space saving, the handle component is easy to assemble and install on the movable door, and the waterproof piece can swing along any direction and is attracted on the handle seat through magnetic force.

Claims

1. A handle assembly comprising a handle base, the handle base comprising a through hole; the method is characterized in that:

the handle base further comprises a plurality of inner holes and a plurality of first magnets placed in the inner holes; the inner side hole is arranged around the through hole; the first magnet is cylindrical, the axis of the first magnet is parallel to the inner hole and is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and the first magnet can rotate around the axis in the inner hole;

the handle assembly further comprises a waterproof piece, and the waterproof piece comprises a baffle sheet and a convex edge positioned at the edge of the baffle sheet; the waterproof piece is placed in the through hole, and the convex edge is matched with the through hole;

the flange includes a plurality of outer apertures and a plurality of second magnets disposed in the outer apertures; the outer side hole is arranged around the baffle plate; the second magnet is cylindrical, the axis of the second magnet is parallel to the inner side hole and is divided into north and south poles along the radial direction, and the second magnet can rotate around the axis in the outer side hole.

2. A handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the inner hole wall is thinner near the through hole than far away from the through hole.

3. A handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the first magnet is cylindrical or rectangular column-shaped; the second magnet is cylindrical or rectangular column-shaped.

4. A handle assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

the waterproof piece comprises a first waterproof sheet and a second waterproof sheet;

the first waterproof sheet and the second waterproof sheet respectively comprise a sheet body and a groove positioned at the edge of the sheet body;

the first waterproof sheet and the second waterproof sheet are connected, the sheet body forms the blocking sheet, and the groove forms the outer side hole.

5. A handle assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

the first waterproof sheet and the second waterproof sheet are bonded or clamped.

6. A handle assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

the groove is a semicircular groove.

7. A handle assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

8. A handle assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

the handle seat further comprises an introduction hole, and the introduction hole is communicated with the inner side hole.

9. A shower door comprises a fixed door and a movable door which slides or rotates relative to the fixed door, wherein the movable door is provided with a mounting hole, a handle assembly is fixed in the mounting hole, the handle assembly comprises a handle seat, and the handle seat comprises a through hole; the method is characterized in that:

10. A shower door according to claim 9, wherein:

11. A shower door according to claim 9, wherein:

12. A shower door according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein:

13. A shower door according to claim 12, wherein:

14. A shower door according to claim 12, wherein:

the groove is a semicircular groove.

15. A shower door according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein:

16. A shower door according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: