DE2652792A1 - Bath with side entry - has sliding door on rail curved at end to obtain watertight fit against seal - Google Patents

Abstract

The door is moved between an open and closed position by a mechanism which presses the door against the edge of the entry. Between the door (3) and the edge is a seal (10) which seals it against the bath tube (8). When open, the sliding door (3) is positioned in the gap between the cladding (7) and the bath tub (8). The sliding door runs on a rail (4, 5) parallel to the plane of the door. The rail bends at the end (9) sideways to bring the door into a position against the bath side (8) to make it water-tight. The sliding door has two pairs of sliding feet resting on the pair of rails (4, 5). The closing mechanism has screw bolts which extend into openings in the bath side, and fit into corresponding threaded holes in the door. The screw bolts can be operated by means of handles inside the bath.

Description

The invention relates to a bathtub, one side wall of which has an access opening that can be closed in a watertight manner having.

With conventional bathtubs, it is often difficult for the physically handicapped and the elderly to close the high edge of the bathtub exceed. To overcome this difficulty, it is basically known to have a side wall of the bathtub to provide a watertight, closable entry opening. The opening and closing of such an access opening however, often requires a considerable amount of strength and skill, so that outside help is necessary.

The invention is therefore based on the object to design a bathtub of the type mentioned so that the Manhole can be closed and reopened in a relatively simple manner.

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This object is achieved according to the invention in that the entry opening can be closed by means of a sliding door which can be displaced parallel to the side wall and that the sliding door in its closed position by means of the door in the direction of the Sinstiegsöffnungs-Randflache des Tub body pressing closing mechanism and one located between the door and said edge surface Sealing element can be sealed against the tub body.

The bathtub according to the invention must be closed or opening the manhole only a simple Yerschiebebewigung the sliding door and actuation of the Locking mechanism are carried out, the locking mechanism can be designed so that it can also be easily operated by a severely disabled person can. The bathtub according to the invention also offers advantages in terms of the space economy achieved, since the sliding door requires little or no additional space.

If it is a bathtub in which the said side wall has an outer lining or the one all around is surrounded by such an outer cladding, the sliding door is expediently in its open position in the space between the cladding and the bathtub body. The sole closing mechanism and the seals mainly in the space between the cladding and the bathtub body, both for safety reasons, namely to prevent the risk of injuries, as well as being advantageous for aesthetic reasons.

In order to facilitate the guidance of the sliding door in its exact closed position, the sliding door is preferably on one arranged parallel to the door level running slide rail,

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which guides the sliding door at a distance from the tub body and from which a sideways guide branches off to guide the sliding door towards the tub body in the sealing closed position.

The locking mechanism expediently has screw bolts which extend through openings in the wall of the tub body and in the closed position of the door in engage corresponding threaded holes in the door, whereby the bolts can be actuated from inside the tub. For example, the screw bolts can be knebsl-like trained handles are operated.

The invention is described below using an exemplary embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings In the drawings, which are explained in more detail, show:

1 shows a bathtub according to the invention in a perspective view with the sliding door half-open;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the bathtub of FIG fig. 1 when the sliding door is closed;

3 shows a schematic view of the part of the tub structure containing the sliding door in the closed position State of the sliding door with the sliding door and tub structure transparent are shown to make the sealing and closing devices visible;

Figures in perspective the profile of the carried by the edge of Figures 4 and 5 entry opening and by the door Sealing element;

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6 shows a plan view from above of the slide rails for guiding the sliding door;

Fig. 7 is a cross-section along the line X-X of Fig. 6; and

Figures are sectional views in the direction Y-Y of Fig. 1, 8, 9 in the open or closed, but 10 not yet sealed or sealed State of the sliding door.

The bathtub shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 in a perspective view or in a view from above has in its a side wall 1 has an access opening 2. A sliding door 3 is slidably arranged on oil guide rails 4 and 5, which run parallel to the side wall 1. The sliding door 3 is operated by means of a handle 6 fastened on its inside.

The side wall 1 is provided with an outer cladding 7, and when the sliding door 3 is opened, this becomes more economical in terms of space Way pushed into the space between the outer panel 7 and the actual tub body 8, as can be seen from FIG. 1.

The slide rails 4 and 5 have sideways guides 9, which can be seen in particular in Fig. 6 and serve the purpose of to enable movement of the door transversely to its main surface towards the tub body 8. On the tub body 8 a sealing element 10 is attached in the form of a profile strip made of sealing material, e.g. rubber, which extends along the outwardly directed edge surface of the manhole 2, namely along the two lateral margins and along the lower margin. A

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corresponding sealing element 11 is on the inwardly directed main surface of the sliding door 3 along the same attached to both side edges and along their lower sand. As can be seen from Figures 4 and 5, the Sealing elements 10 and 11 sealing surfaces, which complementary are designed to each other, so that the sealing elements 10 and 11 are positioned during the sealing process interlock.

The sliding door 3 is like Pig. 3 shows, with two pairs of Sliding feet 12 are provided, in the manner shown in FIG are stored in the slide rails 4 and 5. Furthermore, the door is provided with two threaded holes 13, which are intended are to receive screw bolts 14, which are mounted according to Figures 8 to 10 in the tub body 8 and from the tub interior can be actuated by means of handles 15.

After the user of the bathtub this through the manhole 2, he leads the door 3 by means of the handle 6 from the open position according to FIG. 8 into that shown in FIG. 9 closed, but not yet sealed position. The slide rails 4 and 5 lead the sliding door 3 in the Distance from the tub body 8 until the sliding feet 12 abut the ends of the sliding rails 4 and 5 on the right in FIG. The user then brings up by sliding the handles inward "15 the screw bolts H into the threaded holes 13 provided in the door 3 and screw in by turning the handles the Sohraubbolzen H into the threaded holes 13. The sliding door 3 slides along with its sliding feet 12 of the sideways guides 9 running at right angles to the slide rails 4 and 5 until the sealing elements 10 and 11 are firmly pressed together between the door 3 and the tub body 8 and thereby the door 3 relative to the tub body Seal 8 as shown in Fig. 10. The mutually complementary sealing surfaces of the sealing elements 10 and 11 cause an exact positioning

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tion of the door 3 in its sealed position.

When opening the sliding door 3, the aforementioned operating steps run in reverse order. Preferably, the bolts 14 are not shown by Spring means are biased to their positions shown in Figures 8 and 9 to ensure that the bolts cannot hinder the sliding of the sliding door 3 between its positions shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.

TJM the return of the slide door 3 from its closed position of FIG. 10 in the position shown in Fig. 9 * in which the sliding rails 12 are returned to the G-Ie it rails 4 and 5, preferably (not shown) means are provided with which the screw bolts 14 are rotatably fixed in their positions shown in FIG. 10 relative to the tub body 8. By screwing on the bolts 14, the sliding door 3 is then pushed outwards from its closed position according to FIG. 10 until the sliding feet 12 of the sliding door 3 are in the sliding rails 4 and 5. The fixing of the screw bolts 14 relative to the tub body 8 is then canceled so that the screw bolts H can reach their positions shown in FIGS. In the case of the fixing agents mentioned, it can be, for. B. be a fork which engages with its two prongs in an annular groove provided on the bolt and can be detached therefrom if desired.

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Claims

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Claims (1)

Claims 1.1 Bathtub, one side wall of which has a watertight has closable manhole, characterized in that that the manhole (2) by means of a parallel to the side wall (1) sliding door (3) lockable is and that the sliding door (3) in its closed position by means of the door in sight of the manhole palm of the tub body (8) pressing closing mechanism (13s H) and one between the door (3) and the said door Sealing elements (10, 11) located in the palm of the hand opposite the tub body (8) can be sealed » 2o bathtub, said side wall being the bathtub 3 has an outer cladding, characterized by, that the sliding door (3) is in its open position in the space between the cladding (7) and the tub body (8) is located. 3 " bathtub according to claim 1 or 2," characterized -that the sliding door (3) is arranged on a slide rail (A, 5) running parallel to the plane of the door, which the sliding door (3) at a distance from the tub body (8) leads and from which a sideways guide (9) branches off aur guiding the sliding door (3) to the tub body (8) in the sealing closed position _£ 4o bathtub according to claim 3? characterized. 809821/0276 that the sliding door (3) by means of two pairs of sliding feet (12) rests on a pair of glass bees (4, 5) and that for each Sliding foot (12) each branches off a lateral guide (9) from the respective sliding rail (4, 5). 5. Bathtub according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that the locking mechanism has screw bolts (H), which extend through openings in the wall of the tub body (8) and in the closed position of the door (3) in engage the corresponding threaded holes (13) in the door (3), wherein the screw bolts (14) can be actuated from inside the tub are (handles 15) 6ο bathtub according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sealing element (10, 11) of a soft Material existing profile strip is formed, which is attached to the door (3) or to the tub body (8) and itself in the closed position of the door (3) between the two side edges and the lower edge of the one main surface the door (3) on the one hand and the entrance opening edge surface of the tub body (8) on the other hand is » 7ο bathtub according to claim 6 ₅
characterized in that a sealing profile strip made of soft material is attached to both the door (3) and the tub nlcör per (8) and the profiles of the two sealing profile strips have sealing surfaces that fit together in the manner of a tongue and groove. 809821/027