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EP0119514B1
EP0119514B1 EP19840101976 EP84101976A EP0119514B1 EP 0119514 B1 EP0119514 B1 EP 0119514B1 EP 19840101976 EP19840101976 EP 19840101976 EP 84101976 A EP84101976 A EP 84101976A EP 0119514 B1 EP0119514 B1 EP 0119514B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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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  • the invention relates to a partition for a corner or round shower according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • a partition which is provided for shower trays with a rectangular cross-section and a flat access opening.
  • the profile rails are straight and there are four flat door elements which are hinged together on their vertical longitudinal edges.
  • the door elements which are designed as folding doors, are folded up to expose the access opening.
  • the door elements In the open state, the door elements are essentially orthogonal to the profile rails and the entry opening, each door element with the one longitudinal edge and an articulation present there being at a distance which corresponds to the width of the respective door element.
  • the curved door elements In the open state, the curved door elements, with their vertical longitudinal edges assigned to the manhole, protrude comparatively far over the shower tray, which means that the freedom of movement for a user is not insignificantly restricted.
  • the guide body and the guide in the profile rail are only present in the straight outer end area of the door elements. No guide bodies are provided in the curved area of the door elements, since the distance to the profile rail changes in accordance with the respective position of the door element. Problems can arise with regard to stability and a corresponding design effort is required in order to obtain a functionally reliable suspension and guidance.
  • the invention has for its object to further develop the partition of the type mentioned with little effort that on the one hand a simple adaptation to the respective radii of curvature of the shower tray is made possible and on the other hand high stability and functional reliability is achieved with a small construction volume.
  • the proposed partition is characterized by a simple and functional design and the curved area of the profile rail can be adapted to the respective radii of curvature of the shower trays without difficulty.
  • the door elements can be constructed in a conventional manner, in particular from flat plates and straight profile rails. Only the profile rail is brought to the desired curvature, while the door elements themselves and the other components can be kept unchanged; the manufacturing and storage costs become low. No special production is required for the individual door elements, since the adaptation to the curved shape is carried out using the profile rail.
  • the straight end region adjoining the curved region of the profile rail is firmly connected to the flat wall element and the wall element forms a stable support and support for the profile rail.
  • the door elements When the access opening is blocked, the door elements are polygon-like in the access opening and, due to the pivoting of the door elements, a functionally reliable seal is achieved on the one hand and free movement is ensured on the other hand without the risk of the door elements sliding against the profile rail.
  • the hinged door elements form a polygon that adapts to the curvature of the profile rail. Even for a small radius of curvature of the profile rail, it is ensured that the individual door elements do not protrude too far from the profile rail and a good seal is achieved.
  • the profile rail is designed as a hollow chamber profile, which is preferably two by one means has web-connected chambers, the guideway being provided between the chambers.
  • the profile rail has a high torsional rigidity and can be designed to be comparatively narrow.
  • a profile rail designed in this way can be bent in accordance with the shape of the shower tray, it being possible to reliably create a continuous transition from the straight end region to the curved region; sharp kinks in the guideway are reliably avoided. Even in the event of subsequent «straightening during assembly by the tradesman, such inadmissible kinks are avoided with great certainty.
  • the chamber has an essentially rectangular cross section and / or the central web forms a further chamber with a continuous end wall.
  • This chamber ensures that when the profile rail is bent, the geometric shape of the guide area remains unchanged and thus reliable and functional guidance is ensured.
  • the end wall serves both to increase stability and as an optical closure to the outside.
  • the door elements In a special embodiment, the door elements, the free end edges of which are opposite one another when the access opening is blocked, have rear-engaging longitudinal grooves in these end edges which extend over the entire height and in which magnetic strips can be pivoted and / or flexibly arranged about vertical axes. Due to the pivotability or resilient arrangement, the suitable adaptation takes place automatically in such a way that the magnetic strips with their mutually associated end faces lie completely against one another, regardless of the respective radius of curvature of the profile rail.
  • the guide body expediently has at least one roller holder which can be pivoted about a vertical axis for at least one guide roller which is guided in the guide path of the profile rail.
  • a roll holder can be produced with little effort and connected to the respective door element, which can be pivoted in a functionally reliable manner with respect to the profile rail.
  • the height of the guide body and / or the roller holder is adjustable on a bolt connected to the door element and is pivotable about this bolt.
  • the swiveling and on the other hand the adjustability of the door element in height is achieved.
  • Each door element can thus be adjusted in the desired manner during assembly and possibly later.
  • a special embodiment is characterized in that an adjusting wheel with a corresponding internal thread is rotatably arranged on an external thread of the bolt, the bolt being guided through a longitudinal bore in the roller holder and the adjusting wheel engaging in a recess in the roller holder.
  • the adjustability and, on the other hand, the pivotability of the roll holder or the guide body are achieved with little design effort.
  • Fig. 1 shows a partition viewed from the interior above a shower tray 2.
  • the shower tray 2 is arranged with its right-angled longitudinal edges 4 in the corner between two room walls not shown here.
  • the shower tray 2 has a curved part 6 at the front, via which a person can enter the shower tray 2.
  • the partition wall has an upper and a lower profile rail 8, 10, the lower profile rail 10 resting on the edge of the shower tray 2.
  • the rails 8 and 10 are laterally connected to two fixed wall elements 12, 14.
  • the door elements 16 to 19 are suspended by means of suitable guide bodies in the upper profile rail 8, with a perfect guidance being achieved by means of the lower profile rail 10 and guide bodies 20 engaging in these.
  • the profile rails 8, 10 each have a curved region 22, 24 in the middle, to which straight end regions 26, 28 adjoin, on both sides. With the straight end regions 26, 28, the profile rails 8, 10 are connected to the two flat wall elements 12, 14.
  • the door elements 16, 17 and also the door elements 18 and 19 are each articulated to one another at their abutting longitudinal edges 30.
  • the door elements 16 and 17 and the door elements 18 and 19 can be pushed together to the wall elements 12 and 14, respectively. For a viewer located outside the shower tray 2 Then the door elements behind the wall elements 12, 14 and the entrance between the curved areas 22, 24 are then released.
  • the door elements 16 to 19 are suspended in the upper profile rail 8 by means of guide bodies to be explained below, wherein a height adjustment can be carried out by means of a setting wheel 36 shown here for the purpose of adjusting the respective door element.
  • the door elements 16 to 19 each have frames made of frame profiles, wherein plates or panes, preferably made of a transparent plastic, are arranged in each frame.
  • the upper and lower horizontal frame profiles 33, 34 are located essentially in the same horizontal plane as the upper and lower profile rails 8 and 10; for an observer standing outside the shower tray, the horizontal frame profiles 33, 34 are therefore essentially behind the profile rails 8, 10 mentioned.
  • the upper edge 21 and also the lower edge 29 of each door element lie behind the associated profile rail 8, 10. It it can be seen that a reliable seal with regard to splash water is achieved without additional effort.
  • Fig. 2 shows the partition during assembly, here the one side wall element 12 and the upper and lower rails 8, 10 are shown.
  • the profile rails 8, 10 are each connected to the wall element 12 with four screws 38, as a result of which great stability is achieved. Additional vertical rails, as are otherwise common, are not required.
  • the upper profile rail 8 and also the lower profile rail 10 each have only a single guide track 40, 42 and have a comparatively small width. It is essential that all door elements are arranged one behind the other in the same guideway 40, 42, and are not arranged offset or staggered.
  • the profile rails 8, 10 can thus be manufactured inexpensively.
  • both profile rails 8, 10 are terminated at their ends with end caps 44, the connection likewise taking place by means of the screws 38.
  • the four door elements 16 to 19 have already been inserted into the rails 8, 10 from the right side. It can be seen that two door elements are hinged to one another at their longitudinal edges 30, 32. The two door elements 16, 17 are located in front of the wall element 12; for an outside viewer, the door elements 16, 17 are, of course, behind the wall element 12.
  • the other wall element 14 is also connected to the profile rails 8, 10 by means of screws 38, and it is due to the direct fastening of the integrally formed profile rails 8, 10 the straight wall elements 12, 14 ensure great stability of the partition.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows a top view of a partition wall which is built into a corner between two room walls 50, 52.
  • the door elements 16 to 19, which are arranged in a polygonal manner one behind the other, are located in the entry opening 54, which has a large width in comparison to corner showers which have become known to date.
  • the dot-dash line 57 indicates the position of the door elements when the entry area is open.
  • the center of curvature 56 of the curved regions 22 and 24 of the profile rails 8 and 10 is also indicated here.
  • the curved areas can also be parts of a parabola or other curved curves.
  • the partition wall can be adapted to the respective installation conditions or the respective shape of a shower tray 2 without difficulty.
  • the wall element 12 is connected to the room wall 50 by means of a compensation profile 58.
  • the wall element 12 has a web 60 which is assigned to the entry opening 54 and is directed inwards towards the shower tray 2 and which extends in the vertical direction over the entire height.
  • FIG. 6 shows a part of the door element 16 to which the door element 17 is articulated with an elastic plastic strip 64.
  • This plastic strip 64 extends over the entire height of the door elements 16, 17 and is inserted into vertical grooves 66, 68 of the door elements 16, 17.
  • the vertical grooves 66, 68 are located on the inside 69.
  • This extremely simple articulation ensures reliable splash protection and also simple operation of the partition, since only one of the two door elements 16, 17 is moved in one direction or the other got to.
  • Magnetic strips 70, 72 are located on the end edges of the door elements 17, 18, which, due to their polarity, lie close together and ensure the splash protection here.
  • the magnetic strips 70, 72 are arranged in recessed longitudinal grooves 46, 48 on the front edges of the door elements 18, 17.
  • the longitudinal grooves 46, 48 extend over the entire height, and the magnetic strips 72, 74 are arranged within the longitudinal grooves to be pivotable or resilient about vertical axes. For the magnetic strips 72, 74 there is sufficient play within the longitudinal grooves 46, 48, so that their end faces also lie tightly against one another.
  • At least one magnetic strip consists of a permanent magnet, and the other magnetic strip can consist of a ferromagnetic material as a magnetic yoke. If both magnetic strips are made of permanent magnet material, both have opposite polarizations. There is no need to emphasize that when the door elements 17, 18 are pushed away in the direction of the arrows 74, 76 the entry is released, the operation being made easier for a user by means of grip strips 78, 80.
  • FIG. 7 shows a longitudinal section along section line VII according to FIG. 1 through the door element 19, which is suspended in the upper profile rail 8 by means of a guide body 81.
  • the guide body 81 contains a guide roller 82 which is attached to a roller holder 88.
  • An L-shaped guide body 20 engages in the lower profile rail 10.
  • Each door element has such a guide roller 82 and a guide body 20 in the area of its vertical longitudinal edges 86 of the two profile rails extremely low.
  • the guide roller 82 is arranged on a roller holder 88 which is pivotable about a vertical axis 90 in order to enable adaptation to the respective radius of curvature of the guide rail.
  • the profile rails 8, 10 are formed as hollow chamber profiles with two chambers 98 spaced apart in the vertical direction, which are connected to one another by a vertical central web 100.
  • the profile rails 8, 10 also have a vertical end wall 102 which is visible to an observer standing in front of the partition in the entry area of the partition.
  • a further, closed chamber 104 is thus present between the end wall 102 and the central web 100. Due to the chambers 98, 104, the profile rails 8, 10 have great stability, the geometry of the guide tracks 40, 42 not being influenced during the bending.
  • FIG 8 shows an enlarged view of the upper part of the door element 18, the two bolts 94 being visible in the region of the vertical longitudinal edges of the door element.
  • One dial 92 can be seen here, while the other dial is covered by a protective cap 96, which prevents unintentional adjustment of the dial behind it.
  • FIG. 9 shows a top view of an alternative embodiment of the suspension of the door elements 16, 17.
  • a common roller holder 88 for the two door elements 16, 17 is arranged by means of two guide rollers 82.
  • the roller holder 88 is connected to one of the door elements 16, 17 by means of bolts 94 and setting wheels.
  • there is a roller holder 88 for the two door elements the roller holder together with its guide rollers 82 ensuring that both door elements 16, 17 are properly guided. Furthermore, the mutual pivoting of the door elements 16, 17 is also reliably ensured.
  • this embodiment ensures that the two door elements 16, 17 can be moved easily. without inadmissible stresses occurring in the area of the plastic strip 64.

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1. Partition for a corner shower or circular shower with an upper sectional rail (8) having a guide track (40), it also being preferred if a lower sectional rail (10) with a guide track (42) is provided, with at least two flat, mutually hinged door elements (16 to 19), which can be slid in the guide track (40; 42) by means of guide elements (81; 20) in order to open up or shut off an entry opening (54), and with a flat wall element (12, 14) arranged at the side of the entry opening (54), characterized in that only the sectional rail (8, 10) is adaptable to the bent shape of the shower tray (2) in the region of the entry opening (54) and has, in horizontal plane, a curved region (22, 24) which is essentially the same size as the entry opening (54), in that the sectional rail (8, 10) has, at least on one side, a straight end region (26, 28) adjoining the curved region (22, 24) and is firmly connected to the flat wall element (12, 14) by means of said straight end region, in that the door elements (16 to 19), disposed one behind the other in series, are arranged essentially parallel behind the flat wall element (12, 14) when the entry opening (54) is opened up and are arranged polygonally therein when the entry opening (54) is shut off, in that the upper edges (21) and/or the lower edges (29) of the door elements (16 to 19) lie behind the sectional rail (8, 10), and in that the vertical pivot axis of the respective door element (16 to 19) is arranged behind the sectional rail (8, 10).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Trennwand für eine Eck- oder Runddusche gemäß den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Patentanspruchs 1.The invention relates to a partition for a corner or round shower according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Aus dem Dokument DE-U-75 08 200 ist eine Trennwand bekannt, die für Duschwannen mit rechteckförmigem Querschnitt und einer ebenen Einstiegsöffnung vorgesehen ist. Die Profilschienen sind insgesamt gerade ausgebildet und es sind vier ebene Türelemente vorhanden, welche an ihren vertikalen Längskanten aneinander gelenkt sind. Die als Falttür ausgebildeten Türeiemente werden zum Freigeben der Einstiegsöffnung zusammengefaltet. Im geöffneten Zustand stehen die Türelemente im wesentlichen orthogonal zu den Profilschienen und der Einstiegsöffnung, wobei jedes Türelement mit der einen Längskante und einem dort vorhandenen Gelenk zur Profilschiene einen Abstand aufweist, welcher der Breite des jeweiligen Türelementes entspricht. Beim Öffnen oder Schließen wird relativ viel Platz für die über die Duschwanne ausschwenkenden Türelemente benötigt und eine in der Duschwanne stehende Person wird in ihrer Bewegungsfreiheit erheblich eingeschränkt. In der geöffneten Position der Türelemente liegen deren Schwerpunkte in einem relativ großen Abstand hinter den Profilschienen über der Duschwanne. Entsprechend dem Hebelarm, welcher etwa der halben Breite des Türelementes entspricht, wirken über die Führungskörper vergleichsweise große Momente auf die horizontalen Profilschienen, welche folglich stabil und massiv ausgebildet sein müssen. Auch für die Führungskörper ist unter Berücksichtigung der auftretenden Momente ein entsprechender Aufwand erforderlich.From document DE-U-75 08 200 a partition is known which is provided for shower trays with a rectangular cross-section and a flat access opening. Overall, the profile rails are straight and there are four flat door elements which are hinged together on their vertical longitudinal edges. The door elements, which are designed as folding doors, are folded up to expose the access opening. In the open state, the door elements are essentially orthogonal to the profile rails and the entry opening, each door element with the one longitudinal edge and an articulation present there being at a distance which corresponds to the width of the respective door element. When opening or closing, a relatively large amount of space is required for the door elements swinging out over the shower tray and a person standing in the shower tray is considerably restricted in its freedom of movement. In the open position of the door elements, their focal points lie at a relatively large distance behind the profile rails above the shower tray. Corresponding to the lever arm, which corresponds to approximately half the width of the door element, comparatively large moments act on the horizontal profile rails via the guide bodies, which therefore have to be stable and solid. A corresponding effort is also required for the guide body, taking into account the moments that occur.

Ferner ist aus dem Dokument BE-A-733 575 eine Trennwand mit einer gebogenen Profilschiene im Bereich der Einstiegsöffnung bekannt. Bei dieser Trennwand sind auch die beiden Türelemente entsprechend der Krümmung der Profilschiene im Bereich der Einstiegsöffnung gebogen. Diese Trennwand paßt entsprechend dem vorgegebenen Krümmungsradius nur auf eine einzige Größe der Duschwanne. Für Duschwannen mit anders ausgestalteter Krümmung des Einstiegsbereiches müssen sowohl die Türeiemente als auch die Profilschienen entsprechend gebogen werden. Hierzu ist ein erheblicher Aufwand erforderlich, zumal nicht nur die Profilschienen der Türelemente, sondern auch die regelmäßig aus einem transparenten Material bestehenden Scheiben bzw. Türfüllungen in entsprechender Weise gebogen werden müssen. Die Türelemente führen beim Öffnen und Schließen keine Drehbewegung aus sondern sie werden parallel zu feststehenden Wandelementen linear verschoben. Im geöffneten Zustand ragen die gebogenen Türelemente mit ihren, der Einstiegsöffnung zugeordneten vertikalen Längskanten vergleichsweise weit über die Duschwanne, wodurch der Bewegungsfreiraum für einen Benutzer nicht unwesentlich eingeschränkt wird. Die Führungskörper und die Führung in der Profilschiene sind nur im geraden äußeren Endbereich der Türelemente vorhanden. Im gekrümmten Bereich der Türeiemente sind keine Führungskörper vorgesehen, da sich der Abstand zur Profilschiene entsprechend der jeweiligen Stellung des Türelements verändert. Es können sich Probleme hinsichtlich der Stabilität ergeben und es ist ein entsprechender konstruktiver Aufwand erforderlich, um eine funktionssichere Aufhängung und Führung zu erhalten.Furthermore, from document BE-A-733 575 a partition with a curved profile rail in the area of the manhole is known. With this partition, the two door elements are also bent in accordance with the curvature of the profile rail in the area of the manhole. This partition fits only a single size of the shower tray according to the given radius of curvature. For shower trays with a different curvature of the entry area, both the door elements and the profile rails must be bent accordingly. This requires considerable effort, especially since not only the profile rails of the door elements, but also the panes or door panels, which consist of a transparent material, have to be bent in a corresponding manner. The door elements do not rotate when opening and closing, but are linearly displaced parallel to fixed wall elements. In the open state, the curved door elements, with their vertical longitudinal edges assigned to the manhole, protrude comparatively far over the shower tray, which means that the freedom of movement for a user is not insignificantly restricted. The guide body and the guide in the profile rail are only present in the straight outer end area of the door elements. No guide bodies are provided in the curved area of the door elements, since the distance to the profile rail changes in accordance with the respective position of the door element. Problems can arise with regard to stability and a corresponding design effort is required in order to obtain a functionally reliable suspension and guidance.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde die Trennwand der genannten Art mit geringem Aufwand dahingehnd weiterzubilden, daß einerseits eine einfache Anpassung an die jeweiligen Krümmungsradien der Duschwanne ermöglicht wird und andererseits bei geringem Bauvolumen eine hohe Stabilität und Funktionssicherheit erreicht wird.The invention has for its object to further develop the partition of the type mentioned with little effort that on the one hand a simple adaptation to the respective radii of curvature of the shower tray is made possible and on the other hand high stability and functional reliability is achieved with a small construction volume.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe erfolgt gemäß den im Kennzeichen des Patentanspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmalen.This object is achieved according to the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claim 1.

Die vorgeschlagene Trennwand zeichnet sich durch einen einfachen und funktionsgerechten Aufbau aus und der gekrümmte Bereich der Profilschiene kann ohne Schwierigkeiten den jeweiligen Krümmungsradien der Duschwannen angepaßt werden. Die Türelemente können in herkömmlicher Weise, und zwar insbesondere aus ebenen Platten und geraden Profilschienen, aufgebaut sein. Lediglich die Profilschiene wird auf die jeweils gewünschte Krümmung gebracht, während die Türelemente selbst und die übrigen Bauteile unverändert beibehalten werden können ; die Herstellung- und Lagerhaltungskosten werden gering. Es ist keine Spezialanfertigung für die einzelnen Türelemente erforderlich, da die Anpaßung an die gebogene Form mittels der Profilschiene vorgenommen wird. Der an den gekrümmten Bereich der Profilschiene anschließende gerade Endbereich ist mit dem ebenen Wandelement fest verbunden und das Wandelement bildet eine stabile Auflagerung und Abstützung der Profilschiene. Bei abgesperrter Einstiegsöffnung befinden sich die Türelemente polygonartig in der Einstiegsöffnung und aufgrund der Schwenkbarkeit der Türelemente wird einerseits eine funktionssichere Abdichtung erreicht und andererseits eine freie Bewegbarkeit ohne die Gefahr eines Schleifens der Türelemente an der Profilschiene sichergestellt. Die aneinandergelenkten Türelemente bilden einen Polygonzug, der sich an die jeweilige Krümmung der Profilschiene anpaßt. Auch für einen kleinen Krümmungsradius der Profilschiene wird sichergestellt, daß die einzelnen Türelemente nicht allzuweit von der Profilschiene wegstehen und eine gute Abdichtung erreicht wird.The proposed partition is characterized by a simple and functional design and the curved area of the profile rail can be adapted to the respective radii of curvature of the shower trays without difficulty. The door elements can be constructed in a conventional manner, in particular from flat plates and straight profile rails. Only the profile rail is brought to the desired curvature, while the door elements themselves and the other components can be kept unchanged; the manufacturing and storage costs become low. No special production is required for the individual door elements, since the adaptation to the curved shape is carried out using the profile rail. The straight end region adjoining the curved region of the profile rail is firmly connected to the flat wall element and the wall element forms a stable support and support for the profile rail. When the access opening is blocked, the door elements are polygon-like in the access opening and, due to the pivoting of the door elements, a functionally reliable seal is achieved on the one hand and free movement is ensured on the other hand without the risk of the door elements sliding against the profile rail. The hinged door elements form a polygon that adapts to the curvature of the profile rail. Even for a small radius of curvature of the profile rail, it is ensured that the individual door elements do not protrude too far from the profile rail and a good seal is achieved.

Um mit geringem Materialaufwand und geringem Gewicht eine hohe Stabilität zu erhalten, ist die Profilschiene als ein Hohlkammerprofil ausgebildet, welches bevorzugt zwei durch einen Mittelsteg verbundene Kammern aufweist, wobei zwischen den Kammern die Führungsbahn vorgesehen ist. Die Profilschiene weist eine hohe Verwindungssteifigkeit auf und kann vergleichsweise schmal ausgebildet sein. Andererseits läßt sich eine derart ausgebildete Profilschiene entsprechend der Form der Duschwanne biegen, wobei zuverlässig ein kontinuierlicher Übergang von dem geraden Endbereich zu dem gekrümmten Bereich geschaffen werden kann ; scharfe Knickstellen in der Führungsbahn werden zuverlässig vermieden. Selbst bei einem nachträglichen « Richten während der Montage durch den Handwerker werden derartige, unzulässige Knickstellen mit großer Sicherheit vermieden.In order to obtain high stability with low material expenditure and low weight, the profile rail is designed as a hollow chamber profile, which is preferably two by one means has web-connected chambers, the guideway being provided between the chambers. The profile rail has a high torsional rigidity and can be designed to be comparatively narrow. On the other hand, a profile rail designed in this way can be bent in accordance with the shape of the shower tray, it being possible to reliably create a continuous transition from the straight end region to the curved region; sharp kinks in the guideway are reliably avoided. Even in the event of subsequent «straightening during assembly by the tradesman, such inadmissible kinks are avoided with great certainty.

Eine besondere Weiterbildung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kammer einen im wesentlichen rechteckförmigen Querschnitt aufweist und/oder der Mittelsteg mit einer durchgehenden Stirnwand eine weitere Kammer bildet. Durch diese Kammer wird sichergestellt, daß beim Biegen der Profilschiene die geometrische Form des Führungsbereiches unverändert bleibt und somit eine zuverlässige und funktionsgerechte Führung gewährleistet wird. Die Stirnwand dient sowohl zur Erhöhung der Stabilität als auch als optischer Abschluß zur Außenseite hin.A special development is characterized in that the chamber has an essentially rectangular cross section and / or the central web forms a further chamber with a continuous end wall. This chamber ensures that when the profile rail is bent, the geometric shape of the guide area remains unchanged and thus reliable and functional guidance is ensured. The end wall serves both to increase stability and as an optical closure to the outside.

In einer besonderen Ausgestaltung weisen die Türelemente, deren freie Stirnkanten bei abgesperrter Einstiegsöffnung einander gegenüber stehen, in diesen Stirnkanten über die gesamte Höhe sich erstreckende, hintergriffige Längsnuten auf, in welchen Magnetleisten um vertikale Achsen schwenkbar und/oder nachgiebig angeordnet sind. Aufgrund der Schwenkbarkeit bzw. nachgiebigen Anordnung erfolgt selbsttätig die geeignete Anpassung derart, daß die Magnetleisten mit ihren einander zugeordneten Stirnflächen vollständig aneinander liegen, und zwar unabhängig von dem jeweiligen Krümmungsradius der Profilschiene.In a special embodiment, the door elements, the free end edges of which are opposite one another when the access opening is blocked, have rear-engaging longitudinal grooves in these end edges which extend over the entire height and in which magnetic strips can be pivoted and / or flexibly arranged about vertical axes. Due to the pivotability or resilient arrangement, the suitable adaptation takes place automatically in such a way that the magnetic strips with their mutually associated end faces lie completely against one another, regardless of the respective radius of curvature of the profile rail.

Zweckmäßig weist der Führungskörper wenigstens einen um eine vertikale Achse schwenkbaren Rollenhalter für wenigstens eine in der Führungsbahn der Profilschiene geführte Führungsrolle auf. Ein solcher Rollenhalter kann mit geringem Aufwand hergestellt und mit den jeweiligen Türelement verbunden werden, welches funktionssicher bezüglich der Profilschiene beim Verschieben schwenkbar ist.The guide body expediently has at least one roller holder which can be pivoted about a vertical axis for at least one guide roller which is guided in the guide path of the profile rail. Such a roll holder can be produced with little effort and connected to the respective door element, which can be pivoted in a functionally reliable manner with respect to the profile rail.

In einer günstigen Ausführungsform ist der Führungskörper und/oder der Rollenhalter auf einem mit dem Türelement verbundenen Bolzen in der Höhe einstellbar sowie um diesen Bolzen verschwenkbar angeordnet. Mit den gleichen Bauteilen wird zum einen die Schwenkbarkeit und zum anderen die Einstellbarkeit des Türeiements in der Höhe erreicht. Jedes Türelement kann somit bei der Montage und ggfs. auch später in der gewünschten Weise justiert werden.In a favorable embodiment, the height of the guide body and / or the roller holder is adjustable on a bolt connected to the door element and is pivotable about this bolt. With the same components, on the one hand the swiveling and on the other hand the adjustability of the door element in height is achieved. Each door element can thus be adjusted in the desired manner during assembly and possibly later.

Schließlich ist eine besondere Ausgestaltung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf einem Außengewinde des Bolzens ein Einstellrad mit einem entsprechenden Innengewinde drehbar angeordnet ist, wobei der Bolzen durch eine Längsbohrung des Rollenhalters geführt ist und das Einstellrad in eine Ausnehmung des Rollenhalters eingreift. Mit geringem konstruktivem Aufwand wird zum einen die Einstellbarkeit und zum anderen die Schwenkbarkeit des Rollenhalters bzw. des Führungskörpers erreicht.Finally, a special embodiment is characterized in that an adjusting wheel with a corresponding internal thread is rotatably arranged on an external thread of the bolt, the bolt being guided through a longitudinal bore in the roller holder and the adjusting wheel engaging in a recess in the roller holder. On the one hand, the adjustability and, on the other hand, the pivotability of the roll holder or the guide body are achieved with little design effort.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile ergeben sich aus den nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläuterten Ausführungsbeispielen. Es zeigen :

  • Fig. 1 eine Ansicht der Trennwand und zwar von der Innenseite einer Duschkabine,
  • Fig. 2 eine explosionsartige Darstellung einer teilweise montierten Trennwand,
  • Fig. 3 eine nahezu vollständig montierte Trennwand,
  • Fig. 4 schematisch eine Aufsicht auf eine Trennwand mit einem gekrümmten mittleren Bereich für den Einstieg,
  • Fig. 5 vergrößert einen horizontalen Schnitt für den mit V bezeichneten Teil gemäß Fig. 4,
  • Fig. 6 vergrößert einen horizontalen Schnitt durch den Teil VI gemäß Fig. 4,
  • Fig. 7 einen Schnitt durch das Türelement entlang Schnittlinie VII gemäß Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 8 vergrößert eine Ansicht des Teilausschnittes VIII gemäß Fig. 3,
  • Fig. 9 schematisch eine Darstellung eines gemeinsamen Führungskörpers für zwei an den Längskanten aneinandergelenkte Türelemente.
Further features and advantages result from the exemplary embodiments explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Show it :
  • 1 is a view of the partition, from the inside of a shower cubicle,
  • 2 is an exploded view of a partially assembled partition,
  • 3 an almost completely assembled partition,
  • 4 schematically shows a top view of a partition wall with a curved central area for entry,
  • 5 is an enlarged horizontal section for the part labeled V according to FIG. 4,
  • 6 is an enlarged horizontal section through part VI of FIG. 4,
  • 7 shows a section through the door element along section line VII according to FIG. 1,
  • 8 is an enlarged view of partial section VIII of FIG. 3,
  • Fig. 9 schematically shows a common guide body for two door elements hinged together on the longitudinal edges.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine Trennwand von dem Innenraum über einer Duschwanne 2 aus betrachtet. Die Duschwanne 2 ist mit ihren rechtwinkelig angeordneten Längskanten 4 im Eck zwischen zwei hier nicht weiter dargestellten Raumwänden angeordnet. Die Duschwanne 2 weist vorn einen gebogenen Teil 6 auf, über welchen eine Person in die Duschwanne 2 einsteigen kann. Die Trennwand weist eine obere und eine untere Profilschiene 8, 10 auf, wobei die untere Profilschiene 10 auf dem Rand der Duschwanne 2 aufliegt. Die Profilschienen 8 und 10 sind seitlich mit zwei feststehenden Wandelementen 12, 14 verbunden. Es sind ferner vier Türelemente 16 bis 19 vorhanden, die entlang der Profilschienen 8. 10 verschiebbar sind. Die Türelemente 16 bis 19 sind mittels geeigneten Führungskörpern in der oberen Profilschiene 8 aufgehängt, wobei mittels der unteren Profilschiene 10 und in diese eingreifenden Führungskörper 20 eine einwandfreie Führung erreicht wird.Fig. 1 shows a partition viewed from the interior above a shower tray 2. The shower tray 2 is arranged with its right-angled longitudinal edges 4 in the corner between two room walls not shown here. The shower tray 2 has a curved part 6 at the front, via which a person can enter the shower tray 2. The partition wall has an upper and a lower profile rail 8, 10, the lower profile rail 10 resting on the edge of the shower tray 2. The rails 8 and 10 are laterally connected to two fixed wall elements 12, 14. There are also four door elements 16 to 19, which can be moved along the rails 8. 10. The door elements 16 to 19 are suspended by means of suitable guide bodies in the upper profile rail 8, with a perfect guidance being achieved by means of the lower profile rail 10 and guide bodies 20 engaging in these.

Die Profilschienen 8, 10 weisen in der Mitte jeweils einen gekrümmten Bereich 22, 24 auf, an welchen sich gerade Endbereiche 26, 28, und zwar zu beiden Seiten anschließen. Mit den geraden Endbereichen 26, 28 sind die Profilschienen 8, 10 mit den beiden ebenen Wandelementen 12. 14 verbunden. Die Türelemente 16, 17 und ferner die Türelemente 18 und 19 sind jeweils an ihren aneinanderliegenden Längskanten 30. 32 spritzwasserdicht aneinandergelenkt. Die Türelemente 16 und 17 bzw. die Türelemente 18 und 19 lassen sich jeweils gemeinsam zu den Wandelementen 12 bzw. 14 schieben. Für einen außerhalb der Duschwanne 2 befindlichen Betrachter befinden sich dann die Türelemente jeweils hinter den Wandelementen 12, 14 und der Einstieg zwischen den gekrümmten Bereichen 22, 24 ist dann freigegeben. Wie bereits ausgeführt sind die Türeiemente 16 bis 19 mittels nachfolgend noch zu erläuternden Führungskörpernin der oberen Profilschiene 8 aufgehängt, wobei mittels eines hier vergrößert dargestellten Einstellrades 36 eine Höheneinstellung zwecks Justierung des jeweiligen Türelementes vorgenommen werden kann. Die Türelemente 16 bis 19 weisen jeweils Rahmen aus Rahmenprofilen auf, wobei in diesen Rahmen jeweils Platten oder Scheiben, bevorzugt aus einem transparenten Kunststoff, angeordnet sind. Die oberen bzw. unteren horizontalen Rahmenprofile 33, 34 befinden sich im wesentlichen in der gleichen horizontalen Ebene wie die obere bzw. untere Profilschiene 8 bzw. 10 ; für einen außerhalb der Duschwanne stehenden Betrachter befinden sich somit die horizontalen Rahmenprofile 33, 34 im wesentlichen hinter den genannten Profilschienen 8, 10. Im gleichen Sinne liegt auch die Oberkante 21 und auch die Unterkante 29 jedes Türelementes hinter der zugeordneten Profilschiene 8, 10. Es ist ersichtlich, daß ohne zusätzlichen Aufwand eine zuverlässige Abdichtung im Hinblick auf Spritzwasser erreicht wird.The profile rails 8, 10 each have a curved region 22, 24 in the middle, to which straight end regions 26, 28 adjoin, on both sides. With the straight end regions 26, 28, the profile rails 8, 10 are connected to the two flat wall elements 12, 14. The door elements 16, 17 and also the door elements 18 and 19 are each articulated to one another at their abutting longitudinal edges 30. The door elements 16 and 17 and the door elements 18 and 19 can be pushed together to the wall elements 12 and 14, respectively. For a viewer located outside the shower tray 2 Then the door elements behind the wall elements 12, 14 and the entrance between the curved areas 22, 24 are then released. As already stated, the door elements 16 to 19 are suspended in the upper profile rail 8 by means of guide bodies to be explained below, wherein a height adjustment can be carried out by means of a setting wheel 36 shown here for the purpose of adjusting the respective door element. The door elements 16 to 19 each have frames made of frame profiles, wherein plates or panes, preferably made of a transparent plastic, are arranged in each frame. The upper and lower horizontal frame profiles 33, 34 are located essentially in the same horizontal plane as the upper and lower profile rails 8 and 10; for an observer standing outside the shower tray, the horizontal frame profiles 33, 34 are therefore essentially behind the profile rails 8, 10 mentioned. In the same sense, the upper edge 21 and also the lower edge 29 of each door element lie behind the associated profile rail 8, 10. It it can be seen that a reliable seal with regard to splash water is achieved without additional effort.

Fig. 2 zeigt die Trennwand bei der Montage, wobei hier das eine seitliche Wandelement 12 sowie die obere und die untere Profilschiene 8,10 dargestellt sind. Die Profilschienen 8, 10 werden jeweils mit vier Schrauben 38 mit dem Wandelement 12 verbunden, wodurch eine große Stabilität erreicht wird. Zusätzliche vertikale Profilschienen, wie sie sonst üblich sind, entfallen. Es sei hervorgehoben, daß die obere Profilschiene 8 und auch die untere Profilschiene 10 jeweils nur eine einzige Führungsbahn 40, 42 aufweisen und eine vergleichsweise geringe Breite besitzen. Es ist wesentlich, daß sämtliche Türelemente hintereinander jeweils in der gleichen Führungsbahn 40, 42 angeordnet sind, und nicht versetzt bzw. gestaffelt angeordnet sind. Die Profilschienen 8, 10 können somit kostengünstig gefertigt werden. Um in besonders einfacher Weise ein Herausschieben der Türelemente zu unterbinden, sind beide Profilschienen 8, 10 an ihren Enden mit Endkappen 44 abgeschlossen, wobei die Verbindung ebenfalls mittels den Schrauben 38 erfolgt.Fig. 2 shows the partition during assembly, here the one side wall element 12 and the upper and lower rails 8, 10 are shown. The profile rails 8, 10 are each connected to the wall element 12 with four screws 38, as a result of which great stability is achieved. Additional vertical rails, as are otherwise common, are not required. It should be emphasized that the upper profile rail 8 and also the lower profile rail 10 each have only a single guide track 40, 42 and have a comparatively small width. It is essential that all door elements are arranged one behind the other in the same guideway 40, 42, and are not arranged offset or staggered. The profile rails 8, 10 can thus be manufactured inexpensively. In order to prevent the door elements from being pushed out in a particularly simple manner, both profile rails 8, 10 are terminated at their ends with end caps 44, the connection likewise taking place by means of the screws 38.

Gemäß Fig. 3 sind die vier Türelemente 16 bis 19 bereits in die Profilschienen 8, 10 von der rechten Seite her eingeschoben worden. Es ist erkennbar, daß jeweils zwei Türelemente an ihren Längskanten 30, 32 aneinander angelenkt sind. Die beiden Türelemente 16, 17 befinden sich vor dem Wandelement 12; für einen außerhalb befindlichen Betrachter befinden sich die Türelemente 16, 17 natürlich hinter dem Wandelement 12. Auch das andere Wandelement 14 wird mittels Schrauben 38 mit den Profilschienen 8, 10 verbunden, und es wird aufgrund der direkten Befestigung der einstückig ausgebildeten Profilschienen 8, 10 mit den geraden Wandelementen 12, 14 eine große Stabilität der Trennwand gewährleistet.3, the four door elements 16 to 19 have already been inserted into the rails 8, 10 from the right side. It can be seen that two door elements are hinged to one another at their longitudinal edges 30, 32. The two door elements 16, 17 are located in front of the wall element 12; for an outside viewer, the door elements 16, 17 are, of course, behind the wall element 12. The other wall element 14 is also connected to the profile rails 8, 10 by means of screws 38, and it is due to the direct fastening of the integrally formed profile rails 8, 10 the straight wall elements 12, 14 ensure great stability of the partition.

Fig. 4 zeigt schematisch eine Aufsicht auf eine Trennwand, die in eine Ecke zwischen zwei Raumwänden 50, 52 aufgebaut ist. Die polygonartig hintereinander angeordneten Türelemente 16 bis 19 befinden sich in der Einstiegsöffnung 54, die im Vergleich zu bisher bekannt gewordenen Eckduschen eine große Breite aufweist. Durch die strichpunktierte Linie 57 ist die Stellung der Türelemente bei geöffnetem Einstiegsbereich angedeutet. Es ist hier auch der Krümmungsmittelpunkt 56 der gekrümmten Bereiche 22 bzw. 24 der Profilschienen 8 bzw. 10 angegeben. Es können selbstverständlich die gekrümmten Bereiche auch Teile einer Parabel oder sonstiger gebogener Kurven sein. Die Trennwand kann ohne Schwierigkeit an die jeweiligen Einbaubedingungen bzw. die jeweilige Form einer Duschwanne 2 angepaßt werden.FIG. 4 schematically shows a top view of a partition wall which is built into a corner between two room walls 50, 52. The door elements 16 to 19, which are arranged in a polygonal manner one behind the other, are located in the entry opening 54, which has a large width in comparison to corner showers which have become known to date. The dot-dash line 57 indicates the position of the door elements when the entry area is open. The center of curvature 56 of the curved regions 22 and 24 of the profile rails 8 and 10 is also indicated here. Of course, the curved areas can also be parts of a parabola or other curved curves. The partition wall can be adapted to the respective installation conditions or the respective shape of a shower tray 2 without difficulty.

Fig. 5 zeigt vergrößert und in einem Schnitt das eine Wandelement 12 sowie das Türelement 16. Das Wandelement 12 ist mittels eines Ausgleichsprofils 58 mit der Raumwand 50 verbunden. Das Wandelement 12 weist einen der Einstiegsöffnung 54 zugeordneten und nach innen zur Duschwanne 2 gerichteten Steg 60 auf, der sich in vertikaler Richtung über die gesamte Höhe erstreckt. An diesem Steg 60 liegt ein ebenfalls über die gesamte Höhe sich erstreckendes Dichtband 62 des Türelements 16 an. In einfacher Weise wird hier ein zuverlässiger Spritzschutz gewährleitstet.5 shows, enlarged and in section, the one wall element 12 and the door element 16. The wall element 12 is connected to the room wall 50 by means of a compensation profile 58. The wall element 12 has a web 60 which is assigned to the entry opening 54 and is directed inwards towards the shower tray 2 and which extends in the vertical direction over the entire height. A sealing tape 62 of the door element 16, which also extends over the entire height, bears against this web 60. Reliable splash protection is ensured here in a simple manner.

In Fig. 6 ist noch ein Teil des Türelements 16 zu sehen, an welches mit einer elastischen Kunststoffleiste 64 das Türelement 17 angelenkt ist. Diese Kunststoffleiste 64 erstreckt sich über die gesamte Höhe der Türelemente 16, 17 und ist in vertikale Nuten 66, 68 der Türelemente 16, 17 eingeschoben. Die vertikalen Nuten 66, 68 befinden sich an der Innenseite 69. Mittels dieser äußerst einfach ausgestalteten Anlenkung wird ein zuverlässiger Spritzschutz und ferner auch eine einfache Bedienung der Trennwand gewährleistet, da nur eines der beiden Türelemente 16, 17 in die eine oder andere Richtung bewegt werden muß. An den Stirnkanten der Türelemente 17, 18 befinden sich Magnetleisten 70, 72, die aufgrund ihrer Polung dicht aneinander anliegen und den Spritzschutz hier sicherstellen. Die Magnetleisten 70, 72 sind in hintergriffigen Längsnuten 46, 48 an den Stirnkanten der Türelemente 18, 17 angeordnet. Die Längsnuten 46, 48 erstrecken sich über die gesamte Höhe, und die Magnetleisten 72, 74 sind innerhalb der Längsnuten um vertikale Achsen schwenkbar bzw. nachgiebig angeordnet. Für die Magnetleisten 72, 74 besteht ein hinreichendes Spiel innerhalb der Längsnuten 46, 48, so daß sie mit ihren Stirnflächen auch dicht aneinander anliegen. Zumindest eine Magnetleiste besteht aus einem Permanentmagneten, wobei die andere Magnetleiste als magnetischer Rückschluß aus einem ferromagnetischem Material bestehen kann. Falls beide Magnetleisten aus Permanentmagnetmaterial bestehen, weisen beide entgegengesetzte Polarisierungen auf. Es bedarf keiner besonderen Hervorhebung, daß beim Wegschieben der Türelemente 17, 18 in Richtung der Pfeile 74, 76 der Einstieg freigegeben wird, wobei mittels Griffleisten 78, 80 einem Benutzer die Bedienung erleichtert wird.6 shows a part of the door element 16 to which the door element 17 is articulated with an elastic plastic strip 64. This plastic strip 64 extends over the entire height of the door elements 16, 17 and is inserted into vertical grooves 66, 68 of the door elements 16, 17. The vertical grooves 66, 68 are located on the inside 69. This extremely simple articulation ensures reliable splash protection and also simple operation of the partition, since only one of the two door elements 16, 17 is moved in one direction or the other got to. Magnetic strips 70, 72 are located on the end edges of the door elements 17, 18, which, due to their polarity, lie close together and ensure the splash protection here. The magnetic strips 70, 72 are arranged in recessed longitudinal grooves 46, 48 on the front edges of the door elements 18, 17. The longitudinal grooves 46, 48 extend over the entire height, and the magnetic strips 72, 74 are arranged within the longitudinal grooves to be pivotable or resilient about vertical axes. For the magnetic strips 72, 74 there is sufficient play within the longitudinal grooves 46, 48, so that their end faces also lie tightly against one another. At least one magnetic strip consists of a permanent magnet, and the other magnetic strip can consist of a ferromagnetic material as a magnetic yoke. If both magnetic strips are made of permanent magnet material, both have opposite polarizations. There is no need to emphasize that when the door elements 17, 18 are pushed away in the direction of the arrows 74, 76 the entry is released, the operation being made easier for a user by means of grip strips 78, 80.

Fig. 7 zeigt einen Längsschnitt entlang Schnittlinie VII gemäß Fig. 1 durch das Türelement 19, welches mittels eines Führungskörpers 81 in der oberen Profilschiene 8 aufgehängt ist. Der Führungskörper 81 enthält eine Führungsrolle 82, die an einem Rollenhalter 88 befestigt ist. In die untere Profilschiene 10 greift ein L-förmiger Führungskörper 20 ein. Jedes Türelement besitzt im Bereich seiner vertikalen Längskanten jeweils eine derartige Führungsrolle 82 sowie einen Führungskörper 20. Da sämtliche Führungsrollen 82 in ein und derselben Führungsbahn 40 der oberen Profilschiene 8 und ebenso sämtliche Führungskörper 20 in die gleiche untere Führungsbahn 42 eingreifen, ist die Breite 84 bzw. 86 der beiden Profilschienen äußerst gering. Die Führungsrolle 82 ist auf einem Rollenhalter 88 angeordnet, der um eine vertikale Achse 90 schwenkbar ist, um die Anpassung an den jeweiligen Krümmungsradius der Führungsschiene zu ermöglichen. Dem Rollenhalter 88 ist ein Einstellrad 92 zugeordnet, welches mit seinem Innengewinde in das Außengewinde eines Bolzens 94 eingreift. Durch Betätigen des Einstellrades kann das Türelement 19 die Höhe eingestellt werden. Die Profilschienen 8, 10 sind als Hohlkammerprofile ausgebilet mit zwei in vertikaler Richtung beabstandeten Kammern 98, welche durch einen vertikalen Mittelsteg 100 miteinander verbunden sind. Die Profilschienen 8, 10 weisen ferner eine vertikale Stirnwand 102 auf, welche für einen vor der Trennwand stehenden Betrachter im Einstiegsbereich der Trennwand sichtbar sind. Zwischen der durchgehenden Stirnwand 102 und den genannten Mittelsteg 100 ist somit eine weitere, geschlossene Kammer 104 vorhanden. Aufgrund der Kammern 98, 104 weisen die Profilschienen 8, 10 eine große Stabilität auf, wobei während des Biegens die Führungsbahnen 40, 42 in ihrer Geometrie nicht beeinflußt werden.FIG. 7 shows a longitudinal section along section line VII according to FIG. 1 through the door element 19, which is suspended in the upper profile rail 8 by means of a guide body 81. The guide body 81 contains a guide roller 82 which is attached to a roller holder 88. An L-shaped guide body 20 engages in the lower profile rail 10. Each door element has such a guide roller 82 and a guide body 20 in the area of its vertical longitudinal edges 86 of the two profile rails extremely low. The guide roller 82 is arranged on a roller holder 88 which is pivotable about a vertical axis 90 in order to enable adaptation to the respective radius of curvature of the guide rail. An adjustment wheel 92 is assigned to the roller holder 88 and engages with the internal thread in the external thread of a bolt 94. The door element 19 can be adjusted in height by actuating the setting wheel. The profile rails 8, 10 are formed as hollow chamber profiles with two chambers 98 spaced apart in the vertical direction, which are connected to one another by a vertical central web 100. The profile rails 8, 10 also have a vertical end wall 102 which is visible to an observer standing in front of the partition in the entry area of the partition. A further, closed chamber 104 is thus present between the end wall 102 and the central web 100. Due to the chambers 98, 104, the profile rails 8, 10 have great stability, the geometry of the guide tracks 40, 42 not being influenced during the bending.

Fig. 8 zeigt vergrößert den oberen Teil des Türelements 18, wobei hier die beiden Bolzen 94 im Bereich der vertikalen Längskanten des Türelements zu sehen sind. Das eine Einstellrad 92 ist hier zu sehen, während das andere Einstellrad mittels einer Schutzkappe 96 abgedeckt ist, welche ein unbeabsichtigtes Verstellen des dahinter liegenden Einstellrades verhindert.8 shows an enlarged view of the upper part of the door element 18, the two bolts 94 being visible in the region of the vertical longitudinal edges of the door element. One dial 92 can be seen here, while the other dial is covered by a protective cap 96, which prevents unintentional adjustment of the dial behind it.

Fig. 9 zeigt eine Aufsicht einer alternativen Ausführungsform der Aufhängung der Türeiemente 16, 17. In der hier nicht gezeigten oberen Profilschiene ist ein gemeinsamer Rollenhalter 88 für die beiden Türelemente 16, 17 mittels zwei Führungsrollen 82 angeordnet. Der Rollenhalter 88 ist, wie oben bereits erläutert, mittels Bolzen 94 sowie Einstellrädern mit jeweils einem der Türelemente 16, 17 verbunden. Im Unterschied zu der oberen Ausführungsform ist jedoch ein Rollenhalter 88 für die beiden Türelemente gemeinsam vorhanden, wobei der Rollenhalter samt seinen Führungsrollen 82 eine einwandfreie Führung beider Türelemente 16, 17 gewährleistet. Ferner wird auch in zuverlässiger Weise das gegenseitige Schwenken der Türelemente 16, 17 sichergestellt. Befindet sich beispielsweise das eine Türelement 16 noch im geraden Endbereich der Profilschiene und das andere Türelement schon im gekrümmten Bereich, so wird durch diese Ausgestaltung eine leichte Verschiebbarkeit der beiden Türelemente 16, 17 gewährleistet. ohne daß im Bereich der Kunststoffleiste 64 unzulässige Spannungen auftreten.9 shows a top view of an alternative embodiment of the suspension of the door elements 16, 17. In the upper profile rail, not shown here, a common roller holder 88 for the two door elements 16, 17 is arranged by means of two guide rollers 82. As already explained above, the roller holder 88 is connected to one of the door elements 16, 17 by means of bolts 94 and setting wheels. In contrast to the above embodiment, however, there is a roller holder 88 for the two door elements, the roller holder together with its guide rollers 82 ensuring that both door elements 16, 17 are properly guided. Furthermore, the mutual pivoting of the door elements 16, 17 is also reliably ensured. If, for example, the one door element 16 is still in the straight end region of the profile rail and the other door element is already in the curved region, this embodiment ensures that the two door elements 16, 17 can be moved easily. without inadmissible stresses occurring in the area of the plastic strip 64.

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1. Partition for a corner shower or circular shower with an upper sectional rail (8) having a guide track (40), it also being preferred if a lower sectional rail (10) with a guide track (42) is provided, with at least two flat, mutually hinged door elements (16 to 19), which can be slid in the guide track (40 ; 42) by means of guide elements (81 ; 20) in order to open up or shut off an entry opening (54), and with a flat wall element (12, 14) arranged at the side of the entry opening (54), characterized in that only the sectional rail (8, 10) is adaptable to the bent shape of the shower tray (2) in the region of the entry opening (54) and has, in horizontal plane, a curved region (22. 24) which is essentially the same size as the entry opening (54), in that the sectional rail (8, 10) has, at least on one side, a straight end region (26, 28) adjoining the curved region (22, 24) and is firmly connected to the flat wall element (12, 14) by means of said straight end region, in that the door elements (16 to 19), disposed one behind the other in series, are arranged essentially parallel behind the flat wall element (12, 14) when the entry opening (54) is opened up and are arranged polygonally therein when the entry opening (54) is shut off, in that the upper edges (21) and/or the lower edges (29) of the door elements (16 to 19) lie behind the sectional rail (8, 10), and in that the vertical pivot axis of the respective door element (16 to 19) is arranged behind the bectional rail (8, 10).
2. Partition according to Claim 1, characterized in that the respectively mutually hinged door elements (16, 17 and 18, 19) are together approximately the same width as the wall element (12, 14).
3. Partition according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sectional rail (8, 10) has the straight end region (26, 28) on each of both sides of the curved region (22, 24) and is firmly connected to both wall elements (12, 14), in that in each case at least two of the mutually hinged door elements (16, 17 and 18, 19) can be slid independently of each other in each case behind one of the two wall elements (12 and 14, respectively).
4. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the guide elements (20, 81) are in each case arranged in the corner regions of the door elements (16 to 19).
5. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the door elements (16 to 19) have, on their mutually hinged longitudinal edges (30, 32), grooves (66, 68) in which a plastic strip (64) is arranged, the grooves (66, 68) being positioned in particular on the inside (69) of the door elements (16, 17 and 18, 19).
6. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the sectional rail (8, 10) is designed as a hollow-chamber section, which preferably has two chambers (98) joined by a central web (100), the guide track (40, 42) being provided between the chambers (98).
7. Partition according to Claim 6, characterized in that the chamber (98) has an essentially rectangular cross-section and/or the central web (100) forms a further chamber (104) by a continuous face wall (102).
8. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the guide element (81, 20) engages from the rear side in the sectional rail (8, 10) designed as hollow-chamber section.
9. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the radius of curvature of the curved region (22, 24) is essentially the same size over the entire width of the entry opening (54).
10. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 9. characterized in that the door elements (17, 18), the free face edges of which are opposite each other when the entry opening (54) is shut off, have rear-engaging longitudinal grooves (46, 48) extending in these face edges over the entire height, in which longitudinal grooves magnetic strips (70, 72) are arranged pivotally about vertical axes and/or compliantly.
11. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the guide element (81) has a roller holder (88), pivotal about a vertical axis (90), for at least one guide roller (82) guided in the guide track (40) of the sectional rail (8).
12. Partition according to one of Claims 1 to 1-1, characterized in that the guide element (81) and/or the roller holder (88) are adjustable in height on a bolt (94) connected to the door element (16 to 19) and are arranged pivotally about said bolt (94).
13. Partition according to Claim 12, characterized in that, on an external thread of the bolt (94), a setting wheel (92) with a corresponding internal thread is rotatably arranged, the bolt (94) being guided through a longitudinal bore of the roller holder (88) and the setting wheel (92) engaging in a recess of the roller holder (88).
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