EP0280833A1 - Body brushing apparatus for showers - Google Patents

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EP0280833A1
EP0280833A1 EP87810605A EP87810605A EP0280833A1 EP 0280833 A1 EP0280833 A1 EP 0280833A1 EP 87810605 A EP87810605 A EP 87810605A EP 87810605 A EP87810605 A EP 87810605A EP 0280833 A1 EP0280833 A1 EP 0280833A1
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Didier Rebetez
Doric Rebetez
Sylvère Rebetez
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for brushing the body in the shower, comprising at least one brush formed from a bottom supporting bristles, said brushes being mounted on the front face of a housing and rotated by water. power supply using a turbine and gear reduction housed in the housing.
  • Such an apparatus is known from CH 523 683. It comprises three pairs of brushes and at the center of each brush is provided a hollow axis for bringing the supply water to the brushes, these axes being each connected by a supply hose to a tank receiving the feed water.
  • Such a construction is relatively complicated and expensive.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for brushing the body in the shower, of simple and inexpensive construction.
  • the apparatus according to the invention is produced as described in claim 1.
  • the feed water is brought to the center of the brushes through openings in the front face of the housing and in the flat bottom of the brushes, which leads to a particularly simple construction.
  • Figure 1 shows the front face 1 of the housing supporting in the illustrated example a set of three circular brushes 2 with a flat bottom 3 at the periphery of which is fixed a crown of bristles, as illustrated more particularly in Figure 3.
  • the three brushes are arranged in a triangle and a supply water inlet 5 is provided at the base of the housing.
  • the device according to the invention is intended to be mounted on the wall, either fixedly or detachably. It can be mounted in rails not shown and be adjustable in height. The device is more particularly but not exclusively intended for washing the backs of disabled people.
  • the housing is in two parts; it comprises a front plate 1 and a rear part 1 ⁇ , these two parts being joined by seals not shown.
  • the feed water inlet 5 can be connected to the water distribution network and it delivers this pressurized water to a turbine 7 through a pipe 6.
  • the turbine is rotated at high speed and it carries a pinion 8 driving a gear train 9 to 12.
  • the pinion and the gear train form a reduction ratio by which the linked brushes rigidly the gears 9, 10 and 11 are rotated at relatively low speed but with sufficient torque to allow the rotation of the brushes even when the user leans strongly against them.
  • Figures 1 to 3 show that the front plate 1 of the housing is pierced for example with four openings 13 disposed under each of the brushes, these openings corresponding to openings 14 provided in the flat bottom 3 of the brushes 2.
  • the above shows that the pressurized water which fills the housing, leaves it parallel to the axis of the brushes through the openings 13 of the housing and the openings 14 in the bottom of the brushes.
  • openings are also provided in the gears 9, 10 and 11 to which the brushes are rigidly connected. The above arrangement forces the feed water to circulate in the housing between the inlet 5 and the outlets 13 of the front plate, this circulation being necessary to allow the rotation of the turbine.
  • FIG. 4 shows a reservoir 16 of liquid soap connected to a tube 17 and comprising a pusher 18.
  • a pressure exerted on the pusher causes the liquid soap to pass from the reservoir 16 into line 17 which drops it onto the lower brush 3 where it mixes with feed water.
  • the device is removably mounted on the wall, provision can be made to add it two handles (not shown) for easy and quick mounting to the housing, these handles allowing the user to wash the front of his body.
  • the water inlet 5 is connected to the water distribution by a flexible pipe.
  • the invention is not limited to an appliance carrying three brushes, the number of these possibly being smaller or larger than three.
  • the number of openings in the front plate of the housing and in the bottom of the brushes is not limited to four as in the example illustrated and the liquid contained in the reservoir 16 is not necessarily soap, this liquid which can be for example a perfume or a therapeutic liquid.
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows an alternative embodiment according to which the device comprises an intermediate wall 20 completely separating the turbine 7 from the gears 9 which allow the brushes 2 to rotate.
  • the supply water does not filled as the water housing 21 located between the intermediate wall 20 and the front face 1 of the housing.
  • the power transmitted to the brushes to rotate them is increased.
  • FIG. 6 shows schematically that the water inlet 5 of the device is provided with a thread to allow its connection to a shower hose.
  • This connection which does not belong to the device according to the invention and which is not shown, consists of a male connection screwed onto the screw thread of the input 5.
  • a female quick connection is fixed to notch on the male connector.
  • the female connector has at its outer end a thread on which is screwed a hydraulic switch comprising two control push-buttons which can be moved manually to open or close the water supply to the device.
  • the shower hose is screwed to the hydraulic switch.
  • FIG. 6 also shows that the water inlet 5 is connected to a tube 28 which ends tangentially to the turbine 7 in the part of the latter furthest from the inlet 5. From this position, the turbine 7 is surrounded by a water guide wall 29 ending approximately 180 ° from the most distant position.
  • the wall 29 has an opening 30 allowing the water coming from the turbine to feed the brush mounted on the gear 10. At the inner end of the wall 29, the water comes to feed the brush mounted on the gear. 9.
  • the water is brought to the brush mounted on the gear 11 by the paths, respectively grooves designated by "c" in FIG. 6.
  • This also shows a diverter 31 in the form of a plug having an opening connected to it. turbine to receive the feed water. The diverter can be manually placed in two different angular positions.
  • the opening In the first position, the opening is not in connection with the turbine 7 and the device operates normally in the rinsing operation.
  • the opening of the diverter In the second position, the opening of the diverter is connected to the turbine and the water thereof flows in a bypass 32 without leaving through the brushes. This second position is used when the device is placed in a horizontal position for the manual supply of soap to the brushes.

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The apparatus comprises a casing (1, 1') on the front plate (1) of which are arranged circular brushes (2). The casing comprises a water supply inlet (5) connected to a pipe (6) for driving a turbine (7) in rotation at high speed. The turbine is connected to a gear reduction formed of a train of gears (8-12); the end gears (9, 10, 11) carry the brushes which are rigidly fastened thereto and which are driven in rotation at the same speed. The front plate (1) carries openings (13) located opposite corresponding openings (14) in the flat bottom (3) of the brushes (2), these openings permitting circulation of water in the casing and forcing the water to emerge at the centre of the brushes parallel to the axis of the latter, in order to wash the user's body. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un appareil pour brosser le corps sous la douche, comprenant au moins une brosse formée d'un fond supportant des soies, lesdites brosses étant montées à la face avant d'un boîtier et mise en rotation par l'eau d'alimentation à l'aide d'une turbine et d'une démultiplication logées dans le boîtier.The present invention relates to an apparatus for brushing the body in the shower, comprising at least one brush formed from a bottom supporting bristles, said brushes being mounted on the front face of a housing and rotated by water. power supply using a turbine and gear reduction housed in the housing.

Un tel appareil est connu de CH 523 683. Il comprend trois paires de brosses et au centre de chaque brosse est prévu un axe creux pour amener l'eau d'alimentation aux brosses, ces axes étant reliés chacun par un tuyau d'alimentation à un réservoir recevant l'eau d'alimenta­tion. Une telle construction est relativement compliquée et onéreuse.Such an apparatus is known from CH 523 683. It comprises three pairs of brushes and at the center of each brush is provided a hollow axis for bringing the supply water to the brushes, these axes being each connected by a supply hose to a tank receiving the feed water. Such a construction is relatively complicated and expensive.

En conséquence, le but de la présente invention est de réaliser un appareil pour brosser le corps sous la douche, de construction simple et bon marché. Pour attteindre ce but, l'appareil selon l'invention est réalisé comme décrit dans la revendication 1.Consequently, the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for brushing the body in the shower, of simple and inexpensive construction. To achieve this object, the apparatus according to the invention is produced as described in claim 1.

L'eau d'alimentation est amenée au centre des brosses à travers des ouvertures dans la face avant du boîtier et dans le fond plat des brosses, ce qui conduit à une construction particulièrement simple.The feed water is brought to the center of the brushes through openings in the front face of the housing and in the flat bottom of the brushes, which leads to a particularly simple construction.

L'invention va être décrite plus en détail ci-après à l'aide d'un exemple d'exécution illustré dans le dessin.

  • La figure 1 est une vue de devant de l'appareil selon l'invention,
  • La figure 2 est une coupe selon la ligne II-II de la figure 3, montrant l'intérieur de l'appa­reil,
  • La figure 3 est une coupe selon la lighe III-III de la figure 2,
  • La figure 4 est une coupe selon la ligne IV-IV de la figure 2,
  • La figure 5 est une vue en coupe d'une variante de l'appareil selon une ligne passant par le centre de l'engrenage 11 et du pignon 12, et
  • La figure 6 est une vue en plan, couvercle ôté, de l'appareil selon figure 5.
The invention will be described in more detail below with the aid of an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the drawing.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of the apparatus according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is a section along line II-II of FIG. 3, showing the interior of the apparatus,
  • FIG. 3 is a section along line III-III of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 is a section along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a variant of the apparatus along a line passing through the center of the gear 11 and of the pinion 12, and
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view, cover removed, of the apparatus according to FIG. 5.

La figure 1 montre la face avant 1 du boîtier suppor­tant dans l'exemple illustré un jeu de trois brosses circulaires 2 avec un fond plat 3 à la périphérie duquel est fixée une couronne de soies, comme illustré plus particulièrement en figure 3. Les trois brosses sont disposées en triangle et une entrée d'eau d'alimentation 5 est prévue à la base du boîtier. L'appareil selon l'invention est prévu pour être monté au mur, soit de manière fixe, soit de manière amovible. Il peut être monté dans des rails non représentés et être réglable en hauteur. L'appareil est plus particulièrement mais non exclusivement prévu pour laver le dos de personnes handicapées. Comme indiqué en figure 3, le boîtier est en deux parties; il comprend une plaque frontale 1 et une partie arrière 1ʹ, ces deux parties étant réunies par des joints d'étanchéité non représentés. L'entrée d'eau d'alimentation 5 peut être raccordée au réseau de distribution d'eau et elle délivre cette eau sous pression à une turbine 7 à travers une conduite 6. La turbine est mise en rotation à grande vitesse et elle porte un pignon 8 entraînant un train d'engrenages 9 à 12. Le pignon et le train d'engrenages forment une démultiplication grâce à laquelle les brosses liées rigidement aux engrenages 9, 10 et 11 sont mises en rotation à relativement faible vitesse mais avec un couple suffisant pour permettre la rotation des brosses même lorsque l'utilisateur s'appuie fortement contre elles.Figure 1 shows the front face 1 of the housing supporting in the illustrated example a set of three circular brushes 2 with a flat bottom 3 at the periphery of which is fixed a crown of bristles, as illustrated more particularly in Figure 3. The three brushes are arranged in a triangle and a supply water inlet 5 is provided at the base of the housing. The device according to the invention is intended to be mounted on the wall, either fixedly or detachably. It can be mounted in rails not shown and be adjustable in height. The device is more particularly but not exclusively intended for washing the backs of disabled people. As shown in Figure 3, the housing is in two parts; it comprises a front plate 1 and a rear part 1ʹ, these two parts being joined by seals not shown. The feed water inlet 5 can be connected to the water distribution network and it delivers this pressurized water to a turbine 7 through a pipe 6. The turbine is rotated at high speed and it carries a pinion 8 driving a gear train 9 to 12. The pinion and the gear train form a reduction ratio by which the linked brushes rigidly the gears 9, 10 and 11 are rotated at relatively low speed but with sufficient torque to allow the rotation of the brushes even when the user leans strongly against them.

Les figures 1 à 3 montrent que la plaque avant 1 du boîtier est percée par exemple de quatre ouvertures 13 disposées sous chacune des brosses, ces ouvertures correspondant à des ouvertures 14 prévues dans le fond plat 3 des brosses 2. Ce qui précède montre que l'eau sous pression qui rempli le boîtier, sort de celui-ci parallèlement à l'axe des brosses par les ouvertures 13 du boîtier et les ouvertures 14 dans le fond des brosses. Pour faciliter l'arrivée de l'eau aux ouvertu­res 13 de la plaque frontale 1, des ouvertures sont aussi prévues dans les engrenages 9, 10 et 11 auxquels les brosses sont liées rigidement. La disposition ci-dessus oblige l'eau d'alimentation à circuler dans le boîtier entre l'entrée 5 et les sorties 13 de la plaque frontale, cette circulation étant nécessaire pour permettre la rotation de la turbine.Figures 1 to 3 show that the front plate 1 of the housing is pierced for example with four openings 13 disposed under each of the brushes, these openings corresponding to openings 14 provided in the flat bottom 3 of the brushes 2. The above shows that the pressurized water which fills the housing, leaves it parallel to the axis of the brushes through the openings 13 of the housing and the openings 14 in the bottom of the brushes. To facilitate the arrival of water at the openings 13 of the front plate 1, openings are also provided in the gears 9, 10 and 11 to which the brushes are rigidly connected. The above arrangement forces the feed water to circulate in the housing between the inlet 5 and the outlets 13 of the front plate, this circulation being necessary to allow the rotation of the turbine.

La figure 4 montre un réservoir 16 de savon liquide relié à un tube 17 et comportant un poussoir 18. Une pression exercée sur le poussoir fait passer le savon liquide du réservoir 16 dans la conduite 17 qui le laisse tomber sur la brosse inférieure 3 où il se mélange à l'eau d'alimentation. La description précé­dente montre que l'appareil selon l'invention est de construction simple, robuste et bon marché.FIG. 4 shows a reservoir 16 of liquid soap connected to a tube 17 and comprising a pusher 18. A pressure exerted on the pusher causes the liquid soap to pass from the reservoir 16 into line 17 which drops it onto the lower brush 3 where it mixes with feed water. The above description shows that the device according to the invention is of simple, robust and inexpensive construction.

Comme variante, on peut prévoir une fixation amovible (non illustrée) des brosses aux engrenages correspon­dants, dans le but de permettre un échange facile de ces brosses. Dans le cas où l'appareil est monté au mur de manière amovible, on peut prévoir de lui adjoindre deux poignées (non illustré) de montage facile et rapide au boîtier, ces poignées permettant à l'utili­sateur de laver le devant de son corps. Dans ce cas, l'entrée d'eau 5 est reliée à la distribution d'eau par un tuyau souple. L'invention n'est pas limitée à un appareil porteur de trois brosses, le nombre de celles-­ci pouvant être plus petit ou plus grand que trois. De même, le nombre d'ouvertures dans la plaque fron­tale du boîtier et dans le fond des brosses n'est pas limité à quatre comme dans l'exemple illustré et le liquide contenu dans le réservoir 16 n'est pas forcément du savon, ce liquide pouvant être par exemple un parfum ou un liquide thérapeutique.As a variant, it is possible to provide a removable attachment (not shown) of the brushes to the corresponding gears, in order to allow an easy exchange of these brushes. In the case where the device is removably mounted on the wall, provision can be made to add it two handles (not shown) for easy and quick mounting to the housing, these handles allowing the user to wash the front of his body. In this case, the water inlet 5 is connected to the water distribution by a flexible pipe. The invention is not limited to an appliance carrying three brushes, the number of these possibly being smaller or larger than three. Similarly, the number of openings in the front plate of the housing and in the bottom of the brushes is not limited to four as in the example illustrated and the liquid contained in the reservoir 16 is not necessarily soap, this liquid which can be for example a perfume or a therapeutic liquid.

La figure 5 montre schématiquement une variante d'exécu­tion selon laquelle l'appareil comporte une paroi intermédiaire 20 séparant complètement la turbine 7 des engrenages 9 qui permettent la rotation des brosses 2. Dans cette forme d'exécution, l'eau d'alimentation ne rempli que le logement d'eau 21 situé entre la paroi intermédiaire 20 et la face avant 1 du boîtier. Dans cette forme d'exécution, la puissance transmise aux brosses pour les mettre en rotation est augmentée.FIG. 5 schematically shows an alternative embodiment according to which the device comprises an intermediate wall 20 completely separating the turbine 7 from the gears 9 which allow the brushes 2 to rotate. In this embodiment, the supply water does not filled as the water housing 21 located between the intermediate wall 20 and the front face 1 of the housing. In this embodiment, the power transmitted to the brushes to rotate them is increased.

La figure 6 montre schématiquement que l'entrée d'eau 5 de l'appareil est pourvue d'un pas de vis pour permettre son racordement à un tuyau de douche. Ce raccordement, qui n'appartient pas à l'appareil selon l'invention et qui n'est pas représenté, se compose d'un raccord male vissé sur le pas de vis de l'entrée 5. Un raccord rapide femelle est fixé à cran sur le raccord male. Le raccord femelle comporte à son extrémité extérieure un pas de vis sur lequel est vissé un interrupteur hydraulique comportant deux boutons-poussoirs de commande suscep­tibles d'être déplacés manuellement pour ouvrir ou fer­mer l'arrivée d'eau dans l'appareil. Le tuyau de douche est vissé à l'interrupteur hydraulique.Figure 6 shows schematically that the water inlet 5 of the device is provided with a thread to allow its connection to a shower hose. This connection, which does not belong to the device according to the invention and which is not shown, consists of a male connection screwed onto the screw thread of the input 5. A female quick connection is fixed to notch on the male connector. The female connector has at its outer end a thread on which is screwed a hydraulic switch comprising two control push-buttons which can be moved manually to open or close the water supply to the device. The shower hose is screwed to the hydraulic switch.

La figure 6 montre en outre que l'entrée d'eau 5 est connectée à un tube 28 qui se termine tangentiellement à la turbine 7 dans la partie de celle-ci la plus éloignée de l'entrée 5. A partir de cette position, la turbine 7 est entourée d'une paroi de guidage d'eau 29 se termi­nant approximativement à 180° de la position la plus éloignée. La paroi 29 comporte une ouverture 30 permet­tant à l'eau provenant de la turbine d'alimenter la brosse montée sur l'engrenage 10. A l'extrémité inté­rieure de la paroi 29, l'eau vient alimenter la brosse montée sur l'engrenage 9. L'eau est amenée à la brosse montée sur l'engrenage 11 par les chemins, respective­ment gorges désignés par "c" en figure 6. Celle-ci montre aussi un dérivateur 31 sous forme d'un bouchon comportant une ouverture reliée la turbine pour recevoir l'eau d'alimentation. Le dérivateur peut être mis manuellement dans deux positions angulaires diffé­rentes. Dans la première position, l'ouverture n'est pas en liaison avec la turbine 7 et l'appareil fonc­tionne normalement en opération de rinçage. Dans la seconde position, l'ouverture du dérivateur est reliée à la turbine et l'eau de celle-ci coule dans une dériva­tion 32 sans sortir par les brosses. Cette seconde position est utilisée lorsque l'appareil est mis en position horizontale pour l'apport manuel de savon sur les brosses.FIG. 6 also shows that the water inlet 5 is connected to a tube 28 which ends tangentially to the turbine 7 in the part of the latter furthest from the inlet 5. From this position, the turbine 7 is surrounded by a water guide wall 29 ending approximately 180 ° from the most distant position. The wall 29 has an opening 30 allowing the water coming from the turbine to feed the brush mounted on the gear 10. At the inner end of the wall 29, the water comes to feed the brush mounted on the gear. 9. The water is brought to the brush mounted on the gear 11 by the paths, respectively grooves designated by "c" in FIG. 6. This also shows a diverter 31 in the form of a plug having an opening connected to it. turbine to receive the feed water. The diverter can be manually placed in two different angular positions. In the first position, the opening is not in connection with the turbine 7 and the device operates normally in the rinsing operation. In the second position, the opening of the diverter is connected to the turbine and the water thereof flows in a bypass 32 without leaving through the brushes. This second position is used when the device is placed in a horizontal position for the manual supply of soap to the brushes.

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1. Appareil pour brosser le corps sous la douche, comprenant au moins une brosse (2) formée d'un fond (3) supportant des soies (4), lesdites brosses étant montées à la face (1) d'un boîtier et mises en rota­tion par de l'eau d'alimentation à l'aide d'une turbine (7) et d'une démultiplication (8-12) logées dans le boîtier, caractérisé en ce que l'eau d'alimentation est distribuée axialement au centre des brosses (2) à travers des ouvertures (13, resp. 14) dans la face avant (1) du boîtier et le fond (3) des brosses (2).1. Apparatus for brushing the body in the shower, comprising at least one brush (2) formed from a bottom (3) supporting bristles (4), said brushes being mounted on the face (1) of a housing and set in rotation by feed water using a turbine (7) and a reduction (8-12) housed in the housing, characterized in that the feed water is distributed axially to the center of the brushes (2) through openings (13, resp. 14) in the front face (1) of the housing and the bottom (3) of the brushes (2). 2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la démultiplication se compose d'un train d'engrena­ges (8-12), chaque brosse (2) étant liée rigidement à un engrenage terminal correspondant (9,10,11).2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the reduction ratio consists of a gear train (8-12), each brush (2) being rigidly linked to a corresponding terminal gear (9,10,11). 3. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier comprend une plaque frontale (1), lesdites ouvertures (13) dans la plaque frontale (1) étant disposées sur une circonférence de même diamètre que celui de la circonférence sur laquelle sont dispo­sées les ouvertures (14) dans le fond (3) des brosses (2).3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the housing comprises a front plate (1), said openings (13) in the front plate (1) being arranged on a circumference of the same diameter as that of the circumference on which are arranged the openings (14) in the bottom (3) of the brushes (2). 4. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que des ouvertures additionnelles (15) sont prévues dans les engrenages terminaux (9,10,11) sur une circonférence de même diamètre que celui des ou­vertures (13,14) dans la plaque frontale (1) et le fond (3) des brosses (2).4. Apparatus according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that additional openings (15) are provided in the end gears (9,10,11) on a circumference of the same diameter as that of the openings (13,14 ) in the front plate (1) and the bottom (3) of the brushes (2). 5. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un réservoir (16) d'un produit liquide délivrant celui-ci dans une conduite (17) en réponse à l'actionnement d'un poussoir (18), la conduite (17) sortant sur le devant du boîtier et laissant tomber le liquide sur une brosse inférieure (2).5. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a reservoir (16) of a liquid product delivering it in a pipe (17) in response to the actuation of a pusher (18), the line (17) exiting on the front of the housing and dropping the liquid on a lower brush (2). 6. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que les brosses (2) sont montées de manière amovible pour permettre leur remplacement.6. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the brushes (2) are removably mounted to allow their replacement. 7. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier comporte une paroi intermédiaire (20) séparant la turbine (7) de la démul­tiplication (8-12), l'eau d'alimentation des brosses étant comprise dans un logement d'eau (21) entre la face frontale (1) et la paroi intermédiaire (20.7. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the housing comprises an intermediate wall (20) separating the turbine (7) from the reduction gear (8-12), the feed water of the brushes being included in a water housing (21) between the front face (1) and the intermediate wall (20. 8. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un dérivateur (31) susceptible de faire passer l'eau d'alimentation dans une dérivation (32) pour permettre l'apport de savon sur les brosses, p. ex. en position horizontale de l'appa­reil.8. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it comprises a bypass (31) capable of passing the feed water through a bypass (32) to allow the supply of soap on the brushes, p. ex. in horizontal position of the device. 9. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu pour être fixé à un mur avec ou sans possibilité de réglage vertical, ou pour être monté de manière amovible audit mur.9. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it is intended to be fixed to a wall with or without the possibility of vertical adjustment, or to be removably mounted to said wall. 10. Appareil selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que lorsque il est monté de manière amovible, au moins une poignée est prévue pour être montée au boîtier, afin de permettre à l'utilisateur de laver le devant de son corps.10. Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that when it is removably mounted, at least one handle is provided to be mounted to the housing, to allow the user to wash the front of his body. 11. Utilisation de l'appareil selon la revendication 1 pour faciliter les soins d'hygiène de personnes handi­capées.11. Use of the device according to claim 1 to facilitate the hygiene care of disabled people.
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