EP0102270A2 - Schirm zur Umgestaltung einer Badewanne in eine Duschekabine - Google Patents

Schirm zur Umgestaltung einer Badewanne in eine Duschekabine Download PDF

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EP0102270A2
EP0102270A2 EP83401527A EP83401527A EP0102270A2 EP 0102270 A2 EP0102270 A2 EP 0102270A2 EP 83401527 A EP83401527 A EP 83401527A EP 83401527 A EP83401527 A EP 83401527A EP 0102270 A2 EP0102270 A2 EP 0102270A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Showers; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/36—Articulated screens
    • A47K3/362—Articulated screens comprising sliding and articulated panels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Showers; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/36—Articulated screens
    • A47K2003/365—Liftable articulated screens to be swung over the faucets and against the wall

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  • the present invention is in the field of home conveniences and it more specifically relates to a screen or screen intended to cooperate with a bathtub to constitute a shower cubicle.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a simple device not implementing any articulation mechanism of the panels against the wall, allowing the latter to rest in the position of use on the edge of the bathtub, and in the non-position use of being applied against the wall above the fitting even when it is at a certain height above the bathtub.
  • a screen adaptable to the outer edge of a bathtub comprising a tap, said screen being intended to prevent splashing of water when the bathtub is used as a "shower tray"; is generally characterized in that it consists of at least one panel, called the first, and an amount intended to be fixed to the wall directly above the outside corner of the bath next to the fittings, the panel and the upright being connected by articulation means such that in the position of use, or deployed, said panel at least can rest on the outer edge of the bathtub and such that to cause the panel to assume a position of non-use in application against the wall adjacent to the valve, it is necessary that the lower edge of said panel is higher than the top of the valve.
  • the bathtub can be used as such after retracting the panel against the wall above the fitting, or be used as a shower tray merchant after placing the panel in position above the outer edge of the bathtub; this position is a stable position since to move to another position, it is necessary to raise the panel.
  • a second panel is associated with the first by means allowing it to be either in extension of the first or superimposed on the latter. It is actually a question of increasing the surface of the panel without imposing on it an additional bulk when not in use.
  • a first solution consists in hinging the second panel by means of a hinge on the first, the hinge being arranged along the side opposite the opposite of the side adjacent to the articulation amount fixed to the wall.
  • the means for associating the panels are means for sliding the second panel against the first. This second solution has the merit of enabling the panels to be produced by means of panes framed with anodized aluminum profiles for example. An advantageous embodiment of such panels will be described later.
  • a profile comprising a hollow core and a groove opening into said core, said profile also having a framing structure of a window pane, a cylindrical tube supported at its ends by parts for fixing to the wall, said tube having a section which just fits into that of the core of the first profile, and comprising at a certain height greater than the top of the valves a lug which can circulate in said groove.
  • Such articulation means are further characterized in that the angular positions of the groove relative to the plane of the panel in the first profile and of the lug relative to said outer end of the bath, are such that their coincidence n takes place only when the panel is parallel to the edge of the tub.
  • each of these consists of a window framed by profiles which may be of three different profiles called first, second and third.
  • a first profile is a flattened U-shaped profile, the wings of which are folded inward, one of the wings extending by an angle, the space between the wings being intended to accommodate a corner bracket while the he space between the angle iron and the flap of the adjacent wing is intended to accommodate the edge of the glass.
  • the second profile is a W-shaped profile formed by a profile of the first type, one of the sides of which is extended by an angle large enough to accommodate a profile of the first type, the edge of the angle of the first profile having a small flap facing the inside of the large angle iron and intended to serve as a slide at the outside edge of the angle iron of the profile of the first type housed in the large angle iron.
  • the third profile is formed of a profile of the second type attached to a profile comprising a hollow core and at least one notch opening into said core.
  • the window of the first panel is framed by a profile of the third type along one of its vertical sides, by profiles of the second type along its upper and lower sides, and by a profile of the first type along its other vertical side, while the glass of the second panel is framed by profiles of the first type along its four sides.
  • these consist of four sections of a hollow-core section having a planar external fixing face: two sections are fixed on a second type section. forming a vertical edge of the first panel, the other two sections being fixed, with an intermediate joint, on the wall; a cylindrical tube passes through the cores of the four sections and is secured, for example, sections fixed to the wall. Preferably one of the ends of the sections is cut at an angle so as to create a stable position of the panels vertically above the edge of the bathtub.
  • a bathtub 1 is arranged in a bathroom corner, its outer edge 2 is surmounted by a device of the invention essentially constituted by a first panel 3 and by a second panel 4 which can slide against the first ; in fig.l the panels are shown in the deployed position or in use.
  • Such articulation means are illustrated, according to a first embodiment in FIG. 3.
  • These articulation means comprise a hollow-core profile 7 which also participates in the framing of a glass 8, either in glass or preferably in translucent plastic, an upright 9 comprising at its ends fixing parts 10 and 11 respectively upper and lower, and a cylindrical tube 12 supported at its ends by the articulation parts, the tube 12 passing through the hollow core of the profile 7 of which it constitutes the hinge axis: the structure of the profile 7 will described later in detail; we note however in the figure that the profile has been deployed from its hollow core structure, at its ends, the lower draft forming a small recess for the housing of the fixing piece 11 while the upper draft is of such a height that it allows the elevation of the panel along a tube 10 over a distance h greater than the height of the fitting above the edge of the bathtub.
  • the two panels are preferably completely framed by profiles whose profile falls under the invention, profiles which will be described in more detail in relation to the following figures with reference to the section lines A, B, C of the fig.l.
  • a first profile has a profile, or cross section, in a flattened U whose wings 14 and 15 are folded in 16 and 17 inwardly, the wing 14 being extended by an angle 18; the rectangular space between the wings and the back 19 of the profile is intended to accommodate a corner bracket 21; the space between the angle 18 and the flap 16 is intended to accommodate the edge of a window 22.
  • Profiles comprising the above-described profile called first type completely surround the second panel 4. According to the known method, the ends of these profiles are cut in a miter and are kept assembled, either by gluing or by screwing by means of a one-piece angle angle housed as said above inside of them (fig. 7).
  • the following section A of fig.1 shows the profile of the first profile.
  • a second profile with a W-shaped profile, consists of two parts, namely a part 24 located on the right in the figure and a part 25 located on the left; part 24 is a profile similar to that of FIG. 6 except that the angle iron 18 ′ is extended by a small flap 26 facing the left part; part 24 is used to accommodate a window 27 and a square such as 28.
  • Part 25 is used to house and slide a profile 29 of the first type identical to that of the previous figure; we note that the edge 30 of the angle of the profile 29 takes a sliding support on the flap 26;
  • Fig.5 is a section along B of Fig.l corresponding to the upper edge of the panel 3; a similar arrangement is found in the opposite lower edge.
  • a section 7 is formed of a part 32 similar to that of fig.5 and of the same width L and of a part 33 comprising a hollow core in which is housed a cylindrical tube 12 and two notches 34 and 35.
  • the conformation of the part 32 of the profile 7 in profile of the second type allows on the one hand the connection to the profile of fig.5 and on the other hand allows to accommodate as shown in dotted lines, by sliding a profile 36 of the frame second panel.
  • Notches 34 and 35 are intended on the one hand to save material, on the other hand.
  • the function of the lug 38 and of its angular position on the tube 12 relative to the wall 39 with which the tube is integral is well understood on the simultaneous examination of FIG. 3: when the panel 3, after having been lifted at above the lug 38 is folded down (arrow 41) against the wall 9 ,. the notch 35 has taken the place occupied by the groove 34 (FIG. 4) and the lug 35 is located below a solid part of the part 32 of the profile 7; the latter is thus wedged at a height h above the valve.
  • the profile 42 is pressed against the wall 39 in a leaktight manner using a double-sided adhesive seal 47, by means of fixing pieces 50 supporting the tube 12 at its ends.
  • a fixing piece 50 is made integral with the tube 12 by a screw 51 which passes through (fig.4) the profile 42 to be screwed; thus the profile 42 and the tube 12 constitute a fixed amount relative to the wall, amount on which articulate and slide the panels.
  • a panel 53 similar to panel 3 in fig.l is articulated on a wall 54, above the outer edge 55 of the bathtub by means of two sections 56 and 57 of a hollow core profile screwed on the vertical side 58 for framing the panel 3; the hollow core of the sections 56 and 57 allows the passage of a cylindrical tube 59 made integral with the wall, at its ends by fastening pieces 60 and 61 themselves made up of sections of the same profile as sections 56 and 57.
  • a section of hollow-core profile is remarkable by one of its ends 62 cut at an angle and by a flat outer face 63 comprising a pair of median bores such as 64 and a pair of bores lateral such as 65; the central bores located opposite openings 66 intended for the passage of a tool, are used for fixing to the wall by means of a screw, (case of the fastening parts 60 and 61) while the lateral bores 65 are used for the fixing by screwing on a profile called.
  • second type as shown in fig.5 (sections 56 and 57).
  • an L-shaped section 28 of an elastic material comprises a lip 69 and a double-sided adhesive seal 70; such a profile is intended to be interposed between the wall 54 and the fixing parts 60 and 61, its lip 69 rising along the framing edge 58 of the panel 53 and bearing on it when it is in position d 'use.

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EP83401527A 1982-07-30 1983-07-26 Schirm zur Umgestaltung einer Badewanne in eine Duschekabine Expired EP0102270B1 (de)

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FR8213597 1982-07-30
FR8213597A FR2530939B1 (fr) 1982-07-30 1982-07-30 Ecran destine a l'amenagement d'une baignoire en cabine de douche

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EP0191304A3 (en) * 1985-02-15 1987-02-04 Gunter Reichel Shower screen
FR2601868A1 (fr) * 1986-07-25 1988-01-29 Servaux Pierre Ecran de douche mobile pour un bac de douche ou une baignoire
DE4205784A1 (de) * 1991-03-28 1992-10-01 Schulte Duschkabinen Duschabtrennung mit linearauszug
WO1993010699A1 (fr) * 1991-12-03 1993-06-10 Jean Marielle Panneau pare-douche en coquille
FR2693095A1 (fr) * 1992-07-06 1994-01-07 Motte Ateliers Ecran pivotable et relevable pour baignoire et similaire.
ES2097077A2 (es) * 1993-11-16 1997-03-16 Motte Atel Pantalla pivotable y elevable para bañera y similar.

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FR2563098B1 (fr) * 1984-04-18 1988-07-08 Lamotte Sa Atel Paroi de baignoire pivotable et relevable au-dessus de la robinetterie
FR2575650B1 (fr) * 1985-01-08 1987-10-30 Borstcher Georges Dispositif pare-douche pour baignoire, bac a douche et objets analogues
FR2587609B1 (fr) * 1985-09-25 1988-07-29 Borstcher Georges Volet pare-douche articule pour baignoire, receveur de douche et bac analogue
FR2604736B1 (fr) * 1986-10-07 1989-06-09 Marielle Jean Paroi de douche ou analogue repliable a cote d'une robinetterie
FR2629996B1 (fr) * 1988-04-15 1992-06-05 Motte Sa Ateliers Ecran adaptable a une baignoire, integrant un dispositif de coulissement vertical des parois
FR2639206B1 (fr) * 1988-11-18 1991-02-01 Marielle Jean Miroir de salle de bain formant paroi repliable de cabine de douche
DE4106116A1 (de) * 1991-02-27 1992-09-03 Semer Gmbh & Co Kg W Rahmen fuer trennwaende, insbesondere fuer duschabtrennungen u. dgl.
FR2675988B1 (fr) * 1991-04-30 1993-09-03 Motte Sa Ateliers Agencement de panneaux composant un ecran pour baignoire ou bac de douche.
AT404316B (de) * 1991-12-11 1998-10-27 Schippl Harald Badewasserabtrennung
DE9205251U1 (de) * 1992-04-15 1992-07-16 Schulte-Duschkabinenbau GmbH & Co KG, 5768 Sundern Badewannenabschirmung o.dgl.
FR2817727B1 (fr) 2000-12-07 2003-03-28 Jean Jacques Rabineau Ecran de douche pour receveur de douche ou baignoire

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EP0191304A3 (en) * 1985-02-15 1987-02-04 Gunter Reichel Shower screen
FR2601868A1 (fr) * 1986-07-25 1988-01-29 Servaux Pierre Ecran de douche mobile pour un bac de douche ou une baignoire
DE4205784A1 (de) * 1991-03-28 1992-10-01 Schulte Duschkabinen Duschabtrennung mit linearauszug
WO1993010699A1 (fr) * 1991-12-03 1993-06-10 Jean Marielle Panneau pare-douche en coquille
FR2693095A1 (fr) * 1992-07-06 1994-01-07 Motte Ateliers Ecran pivotable et relevable pour baignoire et similaire.
ES2097077A2 (es) * 1993-11-16 1997-03-16 Motte Atel Pantalla pivotable y elevable para bañera y similar.

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FR2530939B1 (fr) 1989-04-21
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FR2530939A1 (fr) 1984-02-03
EP0102270B1 (de) 1989-07-12
ATE44446T1 (de) 1989-07-15

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