DE29903703U1 - shower - Google Patents

Description

Description:

Shower for spraying the body with personal care products, especially sunscreen.
Until now, it has been common practice to apply skin care products to the skin by hand or with small, hand-operated spray devices, whereby in many cases a second person is required for hard-to-reach areas of the body. In addition, large quantities of packaging are generated, which are often not recycled and are disposed of as residual waste.

The invention specified in the protection claim is based on the problem of creating a device with which one can optimally apply cream without outside help. This should be possible simply and safely, shielded from the environment and always in a clean, practical environment. In addition, a contribution should be made to reducing packaging waste.

These problems are solved with the features listed in the protection claim such as

• spraying from four sides,

• this always starts from the basic position,

• the optimal quantity setting,

• the height of the body at shoulder height,

• the shared lockable cabin,

• the water curtain for the shower room,

• the water basin with sand trap and constantly clean water,

• the coin counter at the entrance,

• as well as the large packaging units of the care products
solved.

It is intended to operate the shower at beaches, outdoor swimming pools and sports and leisure facilities for an appropriate fee.

The invention means that you can apply cream to your body evenly and without touching other people's hooves, even in hard-to-reach areas. The user saves himself a trip to the shop, storage space in bags or luggage, and the tedious procedure of applying cream. You only buy as much cream as you need at the moment, and there is no leftover.

Eberl/Züker 01.03.1999

Project Shower Description Page 1

The invention is explained with reference to the accompanying drawing consisting of sheets 1-5 and the following functional description.

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Sheet 1 View of the cabin

Sheet 2 Shower cubicle cut vertically (section A-A)

Sheet 3 Top view of the plant cut at half height (section B-B)

Sheet 4 Top view of the system cut in half height with indicated system parts

under the floor or the seat (section CC)
Sheet 5 Changing room cut vertically (section DD)

Functional description:

• The user comes to the cabin. On the outside wall he is asked to first read the description.

• He then throws a coin into the coin switch 1 (sheet 1).

• This releases the setting counter 2 (sheet 5) in the changing room and the door opener 4 (sheet 1) on the outside door. Voltage is present at the control switch inside door 3 (sheet 3) on the door to the shower.

• Press the door opener 4 (sheet 1) and enter.

• Now you have to lock the outside door from the inside by operating the outside door control switch S (sheet 3), which locks the coin switch 1 (sheet 1) and thus also the door opener 4 (sheet 1).

• Now it's time to change or undress in peace.

• The height must then be entered manually into the setting counter 2 (sheet S).

• Now enter the plastic or stainless steel shower cubicle and close the inner door so that the inner door control switch 3 (sheet 3) is activated and the start button 8 (sheet 3) is released.

• After pressing the start button 8 (sheet 3), the water pump 9 (sheet 4) switches on and pumps water through a hose into the channel 11 (sheet 2) running around the upper edge of the shower cubicle. This water overflows and creates a curtain of water all around the inside wall of the cubicle, which prevents any splashes of the care product. The water flows back into the sand trap 13 (sheet 4) via the drain 12 (sheet 4).

Eberl/Slker 01.03.1999

Project Shower Description Page 2

In order to achieve a uniform water flow everywhere, the hose line is designed as a ring line in the area of the gutter and is perforated at regular intervals. During pumping, the float valve 14 (page 5) is lowered. Exactly the amount of water that is currently circulating flows in. After pumping, the excess water and the residues it contains flow out via the drain connection 15 (pages 4 and 5).

• A few seconds after the water pump 9 (sheet 4), the spray pump 16 (sheet 4) switches on and pumps care products from the container 31 (sheet 2) to the four nozzles 17 (sheet 3) mounted on the frame 19 (sheet 3) via thin hoses. The care product is distributed at a spray angle of 80° and a spray width of approx. 500 mm.

• Immediately afterwards, a timer activates the feed motor 18 (sheet 4), which moves the frame 19 (sheet 3) upwards via a lifting device until it reaches its end position.

• The lifting device is constructed as follows: The feed motor 18 (sheet 4) is directly coupled to the bearing-mounted drive shaft 20 (sheet 4), on which two toothed pulleys 21 (sheet 2) are located. The toothed belts 22 (sheet 2) and 23 (sheet 2) drive the deflection shafts 24 (sheet 2), which are also mounted, with the corresponding toothed pulleys 21 (sheet 2), whereby the toothed belt 23 (sheet 2) must be guided crosswise in order to achieve the same direction of movement. The frame 19 (sheet 3) with four nozzles 17 (sheet 3) is attached to the four vertical toothed belts 22 (sheet 2), which means that it moves up and down at a uniform speed and is well guided at the same time. To reduce the weight of the drive (reduced drive power, important for solar operation), a counterweight 25 (blade 2) is attached to the opposite belt run. On the lower left deflection shaft 24 (blade 2) there is also a gear 26 (blade 4) which sends the impulses to the setting counter 2 (blade 5) via a sensor 27 (blade 4). The body height is converted to shoulder height via the ratio of the effective diameter of the toothed disk 21 (blade 2) to the number of teeth on the gear 26 (blade 4). The gear must have more teeth than cm in circumference on the effective diameter of the toothed disk 21 (blade 2) in order to signal the reached body height to the setting counter 2 (blade 5), even though the nozzles 17 (blade 3) are only at about shoulder or neck height.

Eberl/Züker 01.03.1999

Project Shower Description Page 3

• When the end position is reached, the setting counter 2 (page 5) sends the impulse for feed motor 18 (page 4) "Off", for spray pump 16 (page 4) "Off" and for water pump 9 (page 4) "Off". The start button 8 (page 3) is blocked and the feed motor 18 (page 4) is switched to reverse. This moves back with a different direction of rotation until it reaches the limit switch 6 (page 4), which signals when the home position has been reached. The feed motor 18 (page 4) is then switched off. You can leave the shower cubicle.

• When leaving the changing room, unlocking the door activates the control switch on the outside door 5 (sheet 3), which allows you to insert coins again.

• It should also be noted that a limit switch 28 (sheet 2) is installed at the top and bottom of the maximum travel of the frame 19 (sheet 3) to prevent the lifting device from being damaged in the event of incorrect input of the height or a fault in the setting counter 2 (sheet S) or limit switch 6 (sheet 2). In addition, an emergency stop switch 29 (sheet 3) is installed next to the start button 8 (sheet 3) to bring the device to an immediate standstill in the event of danger. When this is activated, the pump motors switch off and the lifting device moves to the basic position; it is not possible to press the start button 8 (sheet 3) again without paying.

Ebeii/Zilker 01.03.1999

Project Shower Description Page 4

Parts list for drawing

No. Designation drawing 01.03.1999
Sheet 1 Coin switch 1 2 Setting counter 2 3 Control switch inside door 3 4 Door opener 4 5 Control switch outside door 5 6 Limit switch 6 7 Main switch 7 8th Start button 8 9 Water pump 9 10 Hose 10 11 Gutter 11 12 Drain 12 13 Sand trap 13 14 Float valve 14 15 Channel connection 15 16 Spray pump 16 17 Nozzles 17 18 Feed motor 18 19 Frame 19 20 Drive shaft 20 21 Toothed discs 21 22 Timing belt 22 23 Timing belt 23 24 Deflection shafts 24 25 Counterweight 25 26 Gear 26 27 Sensors 27 28 Limit switch 28 29 Emergency stop switch 29 30 Bench 30 31 Container 31 Eberl/Zilker
Project Shower

Claims (1)

Shower for evenly spraying the whole body with body care products, in particular sunscreen cream, characterized by 1. a cabin made of plastic (alternatively stainless steel) divided into a cylindrical shower cabin and a rectangular changing room with a machine room in the floor area, which are enclosed by an external panel with a roof and allow natural ventilation and lighting, 2. a coin switch 1 (sheet 1 ), which is installed outside the entrance area, 3. a height setting counter 2 (sheet 5 ) located in the changing room, 4. an electric door opener 4 (sheet 1 ) in the outside door, 5. a control switch inside the door 3 (sheet 3 ) for the door position, which is screwed to the stop of the intermediate door between the two cabins, 6. an external door control switch 5 (sheet 3 ) for the door position, which is screwed to the stop of the external door, 7. a start button 8 (sheet 3 ) in the shower cubicle, which is recessed into the wall, 8. a water pump 9 (sheet 4 ) which is screwed into the engine room, 9. a circumferential overflow channel 11 (sheet 2 ) at the upper outer edge of the shower cubicle, 10. a drain 12 (sheet 4 ) and sand trap 13 (sheet 4 ), which is connected to the bottom of the shower cubicle or located in the engine room, 11. a uniformly perforated hose line in the overflow channel 11 (sheet 2 ) which is laid all the way around, 12. a float valve 14 (sheet 5 ) which is installed in the inlet for the sand trap 13 (sheet 4 ), 13. a channel connection 15 (sheet 4 ), 14. a spray pump 16 (sheet 4 ) screwed into the engine room, 15. a care product container 31 (sheet 2 ) which is fixed in the machine room by lateral stops, 16. a bolted support frame 19 (sheet 3 ) made of light metal hollow profile with a holder for the spray nozzles 17 (sheet 3 ), which are clamped to the toothed belt 22 (sheet 2 ), 17. a feed motor for the lifting device 18 (sheet 4 ) located in the machine room, 18. a lifting device for the support frame 19 (sheet 3 ) consisting of the bearing-mounted drive shaft 20 (sheet 4 ) and three bearing-mounted deflection shafts 24 (sheet 2 ) made of steel, plus ten toothed pulleys 21 (sheet 2 ) with side flanges fixed to the shafts by keys and threaded pins, as well as the toothed belts 22 and 23 (sheet 2 ) made of PUR with tension members, 19. a travel path sensor consisting of gear 26 (sheet 4 ) fixed on the deflection shaft and the sensor 27 (sheet 4 ), 20. a limit switch 28 (sheet 2 ) for limiting the travel distance, 21. a limit switch 6 (sheet 2 ) for the home position, 22. an emergency stop switch 29 (sheet 3 ) in the shower cubicle, 23. an electrical control system according to circuit diagram sheets 1 to 4 dated 01.03.99.