EP0401118A1 - Shower system - Google Patents

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EP0401118A1
EP0401118A1 EP90401463A EP90401463A EP0401118A1 EP 0401118 A1 EP0401118 A1 EP 0401118A1 EP 90401463 A EP90401463 A EP 90401463A EP 90401463 A EP90401463 A EP 90401463A EP 0401118 A1 EP0401118 A1 EP 0401118A1
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  • the invention relates to a shower system, in particular for collective installations, for example in sports halls, swimming pools, etc.
  • the shower rooms of these facilities generally include shower heads attached to the wall or ceiling, supplied by taps or push buttons placed at the height of a standing man.
  • the invention aims to provide a simple, effective and inexpensive solution to these problems.
  • a shower system comprising, in a shower room, a water supply pipe, shower heads connected to this pipe, and means for controlling the supply of shower heads, each of which can be actuated. independently of the others, characterized in that each shower head is embedded in a longitudinal box element intended to be fixed to a wall or a ceiling of the shower room, this box element also containing a means for controlling the arrival of d water to the shower head, such as for example a solenoid valve, which is connected to a trigger means external to the housing element or integrated therein.
  • shower heads and their supply control means are protected from deterioration and in particular from ruptures or tears, since they are not accessible.
  • the triggering means is for example of the touch control or light pressure control type.
  • the triggering means is for example of the pneumatic pressure variation type, caused by pressing a key or a push button, and causing the opening or closing of an electrical contact associated with the arrival control means of 'water.
  • the trigger means comprises a presence or proximity detector, which can be integrated into the housing element on which the shower head is mounted.
  • the water supply control means is possibly associated with a timer, for example adjustable.
  • the longitudinal housing element is also intended to cover the water supply line.
  • the element of the longitudinal casing is preferably of the modular type, provided in standard lengths, and associable with casing elements of different configuration, for example corner elements.
  • housing elements can be sold in ready-to-assemble, for example, with or without already fitted with shower heads, solenoid valves and triggers.
  • FIG. 1 a part of a collective shower room, equipped with a shower system according to the invention, which essentially comprises longitudinal housing elements 10 linked together by a corner element 12 and fixed on one or more walls 14 of the shower room.
  • Each housing element 12 is for example made of folded sheet metal and generally has the shape of a right dihedral, comprising an oblique lower face 16 and an oblique upper face 18 whose longitudinal edges cooperate with support elements 20, 22 fixed to the wall .
  • the lower element 20 is in the form of a flat gutter with concavity turned upwards and receives the folded lower edge of the lower wall 16 of the housing element 10.
  • the upper element 22 can be in the form of an angle on which the upper edge of the upper wall 18 of the housing element is fixed by screwing.
  • the elements 20, 22 can be in one piece.
  • the housing element 10 is equipped with shower heads 24 which are fixed in orifices in its lower wall 16 so that the lower end of the shower heads 24 just comes flush with this wall 16. Any means for fixing the heads shower 24 on the lower walls 16 of the housing elements 10 can be used, since the disassembly of the shower heads is made impossible from the outside of the housing elements 10, and the shower heads do not protrude from the lower walls 16, outside the housing elements 10.
  • the shower heads 24 are connected, for example by flexible conduits 26, to means 28 for controlling the water supply, which are themselves connected, by for example by flexible conduits 30, to a water supply pipe 32, or else mounted directly on the pipe 32.
  • the water inlet control means 28 preferably comprise a solenoid valve controlled by a trigger 34 fixed to the wall 14 at medium height, below each shower head 24.
  • the trigger 34 can be of the touch-sensitive or push-button type or can be constituted by a presence or proximity detector. It is preferably embedded in the wall 14 or is in very low projection on this wall, and is connected by an electric or pneumatic conductor 36 to the means 28 for controlling the water inlet.
  • trigger 34 a pneumatic system equipped with a short-stroke push button which compresses a flexible tube connected to a control unit.
  • the compression of this tube results in an increase in pressure which closes or opens, respectively, an electrical contact in the control unit.
  • the closing, or opening, of this contact results in the actuation of the solenoid valve, for the supply of the shower head.
  • a delay system advantageously adjustable, forms a timer associated with this solenoid valve, and allows the supply of the shower head 24 for a given time.
  • the trigger 34 is constituted by a proximity detector, for example of the type comprising an infrared radiation emitter associated with a receiver.
  • the optical axes of the transmitter and the receiver are convergent, to cross at an appropriate distance (for example 1.5 m) corresponding to the location of the body of a person standing under the shower head.
  • the detector is preferably installed in the housing element at the in the vicinity of the shower head, being oriented so as not to cut off the jet of water coming out of the shower head.
  • the infrared beam emitted is reflected by his body and returned to the receiver which controls the supply of water to the shower head. As soon as the person walks away, the water supply to the shower head is interrupted.
  • the water inlet control means 28 can be fixed on the wall 14, inside the housing element 10. It can also be fixed on the support elements 20 , 22, or even on one of the walls 16, 18 of the housing element 10, or directly on the pipe 32.
  • the housing element 10 covers and masks the water pipe 32 which can be fixed to the wall 14 of the shower room by conventional means.
  • the housing elements 10 and the corner elements 12 can be made of any suitable material, for example plastic, aluminum, another metal, metal alloy, etc.
  • the means 28 for controlling the water inlet and / or the triggers 34 are of the electrical type or comprise an electrical supply
  • a transformer is provided at any point in the shower room which supplies these means with low voltage.
  • the electrical conductors are then housed inside the housing elements 10.
  • the housing elements 10 may have a cross section of different shape, to be fixed to the ceiling by covering the pipe 32.
  • the casing element 10 covers the water supply pipe and includes the nozzles or other means of water outlet, as well as metering means of '' a disinfectant, deodorant and / or descaling product, mixed with water or flowing after water.

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Abstract

Shower system comprising housing elements (10) equipped with shower heads (24) which are flush-mounted and are fixed to a wall (14) or to a ceiling of a shower room so as to prevent or reduce the risk of deterioration or destruction of the shower heads and of their water- inlet control systems. The invention is applicable to multiple-shower rooms. <IMAGE>

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L'invention concerne un système de douches, en particulier pour des installations collectives, par exemple dans des salles de sport, des piscines, etc...The invention relates to a shower system, in particular for collective installations, for example in sports halls, swimming pools, etc.

Les salles de douches de ces installations comprennent en général des pommes de douche fixées au mur ou au plafond, alimentées par des robinets ou des boutons poussoirs placés à hauteur de la taille d'un homme debout.The shower rooms of these facilities generally include shower heads attached to the wall or ceiling, supplied by taps or push buttons placed at the height of a standing man.

On constate en pratique que de telles instal­lations subissent des détériorations importantes, souvent en raison d'actes de vandalisme, les pommes de douche étant arrachées ou cassées, de même que les robinets ou boutons poussoirs de commande d'alimentation.It is found in practice that such installations undergo significant deterioration, often due to acts of vandalism, the shower heads being torn off or broken, as are the taps or push buttons for controlling the supply.

L'invention a pour but d'apporter une solution simple, efficace et peu coûteuse à ces problèmes.The invention aims to provide a simple, effective and inexpensive solution to these problems.

Elle propose pour cela un système de douches comprenant, dans une salle de douche, une conduite d'alimentation en eau, des pommes de douche reliées à cette conduite, et des moyens de commande d'alimentation des pommes de douche, dont chacun est actionnable indé­pendamment des autres, caractérisé en ce que chaque pomme de douche est encastrée dans un élément de boîtier longitudinal destiné à être fixé sur un mur ou un plafond de la salle de douche, cet élément de boîtier contenant également un moyen de commande d'arrivée d'eau à la pomme de douche, tel par exemple qu'une électro-vanne, qui est relié à un moyen déclencheur extérieur à l'élément de boîtier ou intégré à celui-ci.It therefore proposes a shower system comprising, in a shower room, a water supply pipe, shower heads connected to this pipe, and means for controlling the supply of shower heads, each of which can be actuated. independently of the others, characterized in that each shower head is embedded in a longitudinal box element intended to be fixed to a wall or a ceiling of the shower room, this box element also containing a means for controlling the arrival of d water to the shower head, such as for example a solenoid valve, which is connected to a trigger means external to the housing element or integrated therein.

De cette façon, les pommes de douche et leurs moyens de commande d'alimentation sont protégés des dé­tériorations et notamment des ruptures ou arrachements, puisqu'ils ne sont pas accessibles.In this way, the shower heads and their supply control means are protected from deterioration and in particular from ruptures or tears, since they are not accessible.

Le moyen déclencheur est par exemple du type à commande par effleurement ou par pression légère.The triggering means is for example of the touch control or light pressure control type.

Il peut ainsi être encastré dans le mur, sans faire saillie par rapport à celui-ci et donc sans offrir de prise.It can thus be built into the wall, without protruding from it and therefore without offering a socket.

Le moyen déclencheur est par exemple du type à variation de pression pneumatique, provoquée par enfoncement d'une touche ou d'un bouton poussoir, et causant l'ouverture ou la fermeture d'un contact électrique associé au moyen de commande d'arrivée d'eau.The triggering means is for example of the pneumatic pressure variation type, caused by pressing a key or a push button, and causing the opening or closing of an electrical contact associated with the arrival control means of 'water.

En variante, le moyen déclencheur comprend un détecteur de présence ou de proximité, qui peut être intégré à l'élément de boîtier sur lequel est monté la pomme de douche.Alternatively, the trigger means comprises a presence or proximity detector, which can be integrated into the housing element on which the shower head is mounted.

Le moyen de commande d'arrivée d'eau est éventuellement associé à une minuterie, par exemple réglable.The water supply control means is possibly associated with a timer, for example adjustable.

Dans un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, l'élément de boîtier longitudinal est également destiné à recouvrir la conduite d'alimentation en eau.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the longitudinal housing element is also intended to cover the water supply line.

L'élément du boîtier longitudinal est de préférence du type modulable, prévu en longueurs standard, et associable à des éléments de boîtier de configuration différente, par exemple des éléments d'angle.The element of the longitudinal casing is preferably of the modular type, provided in standard lengths, and associable with casing elements of different configuration, for example corner elements.

Ces éléments de boîtier peuvent être vendus en prêt-à-monter, par exemple, en étant déjà équipés ou non de pommes de douches, d'électro-vannes et de déclencheurs.These housing elements can be sold in ready-to-assemble, for example, with or without already fitted with shower heads, solenoid valves and triggers.

Dans la description qui suit, faite à titre d'exemple, on se réfère aux dessins annexés dans les­quels:

  • - la figure 1 représente schématiquement une partie d'une salle de douches équipée d'un système selon l'invention ;
  • - la figure 2 est une vue schématique à plus grande échelle, en coupe verticale, d'un système de douches selon l'invention.
In the description which follows, given by way of example, reference is made to the appended drawings in which:
  • - Figure 1 schematically shows part of a shower room equipped with a system according to the invention;
  • - Figure 2 is a schematic view on a larger scale, in vertical section, of a shower system according to the invention.

On a donc représenté schématiquement en figure 1 une partie d'une salle de douches collectives, équipée d'un système de douches selon l'invention, qui comprend essentiellement des éléments longitudinaux de boîtier 10 reliés entre eux par un élément d'angle 12 et fixés sur un ou plusieurs murs 14 de la salle de douches.There is therefore shown schematically in FIG. 1 a part of a collective shower room, equipped with a shower system according to the invention, which essentially comprises longitudinal housing elements 10 linked together by a corner element 12 and fixed on one or more walls 14 of the shower room.

Chaque élément de boîtier 12 est par exemple en tôle pliée et a généralement la forme d'un dièdre droit, comportant une face inférieure oblique 16 et une face supérieure oblique 18 dont les bords longitudinaux coopèrent avec des éléments de support 20, 22 fixés au mur. Par exemple, l'élément inférieur 20 est en forme de gouttière plate à concavité tournée vers le haut et re­çoit le bord inférieur plié de la paroi inférieure 16 de l'élément de boîtier 10. L'élément supérieur 22 peut être en forme de cornière sur laquelle le bord supérieur de la paroi supérieure 18 de l'élément de boîtier vient se fixer par vissage. Eventuellement, les éléments 20, 22 peuvent être d'une seule pièce.Each housing element 12 is for example made of folded sheet metal and generally has the shape of a right dihedral, comprising an oblique lower face 16 and an oblique upper face 18 whose longitudinal edges cooperate with support elements 20, 22 fixed to the wall . For example, the lower element 20 is in the form of a flat gutter with concavity turned upwards and receives the folded lower edge of the lower wall 16 of the housing element 10. The upper element 22 can be in the form of an angle on which the upper edge of the upper wall 18 of the housing element is fixed by screwing. Optionally, the elements 20, 22 can be in one piece.

L'élément de boîtier 10 est équipé de pommes de douche 24 qui sont fixées dans des orifices de sa pa­roi inférieure 16 de telle sorte que l'extrémité infé­rieure des pommes de douche 24 vienne juste affleurer cette paroi 16. Tout moyen de fixation des pommes de douche 24 sur les parois inférieures 16 des éléments de boîtiers 10 peut être utilisé, dès lors que le démontage des pommes de douche est rendu impossible de l'extérieur des éléments de boîtier 10, et que les pommes de douche ne font pas saillie sur les parois inférieures 16, à l'extérieur des éléments de boîtier 10.The housing element 10 is equipped with shower heads 24 which are fixed in orifices in its lower wall 16 so that the lower end of the shower heads 24 just comes flush with this wall 16. Any means for fixing the heads shower 24 on the lower walls 16 of the housing elements 10 can be used, since the disassembly of the shower heads is made impossible from the outside of the housing elements 10, and the shower heads do not protrude from the lower walls 16, outside the housing elements 10.

Les pommes de douche 24 sont reliées, par exemple par des conduits flexibles 26, à des moyens 28 de commande d'arrivée d'eau, qui sont eux-mêmes reliés, par exemple par des conduits flexibles 30, à une conduite 32 d'alimentation en eau, ou bien montés directement sur la conduite 32.The shower heads 24 are connected, for example by flexible conduits 26, to means 28 for controlling the water supply, which are themselves connected, by for example by flexible conduits 30, to a water supply pipe 32, or else mounted directly on the pipe 32.

Les moyens 28 de commande d'arrivée d'eau comprennent de préférence une électro-vanne commandée par un déclencheur 34 fixé sur le mur 14 à hauteur moyenne, en dessous de chaque pomme de douche 24.The water inlet control means 28 preferably comprise a solenoid valve controlled by a trigger 34 fixed to the wall 14 at medium height, below each shower head 24.

Le déclencheur 34 peut être du type à touche à effleurement ou à bouton poussoir ou encore peut être constitué par un détecteur de présence ou de proximité. Il est de préférence encastré dans le mur 14 ou est en très faible saillie sur ce mur, et est relié par un conducteur électrique ou pneumatique 36 aux moyens 28 de commande d'arrivée d'eau.The trigger 34 can be of the touch-sensitive or push-button type or can be constituted by a presence or proximity detector. It is preferably embedded in the wall 14 or is in very low projection on this wall, and is connected by an electric or pneumatic conductor 36 to the means 28 for controlling the water inlet.

On peut notamment utiliser, comme déclencheur 34, un système pneumatique équipé d'un bouton poussoir à faible course qui vient comprimer un tube souple raccordé à un boîtier de commande. La compression de ce tube se traduit par une augmentation de pression qui ferme ou qui ouvre, respectivement, un contact électrique dans le boîtier de commande. La fermeture, ou l'ouverture, de ce contact se traduit par l'actionnement de l'électro-vanne, pour l'alimentation de la pomme de douche. Un système de temporisation, avantageusement réglable, forme une minu­terie associée à cette électro-vanne, et permet l'alimentation de la pomme de douche 24 pendant un temps donné.One can in particular use, as trigger 34, a pneumatic system equipped with a short-stroke push button which compresses a flexible tube connected to a control unit. The compression of this tube results in an increase in pressure which closes or opens, respectively, an electrical contact in the control unit. The closing, or opening, of this contact results in the actuation of the solenoid valve, for the supply of the shower head. A delay system, advantageously adjustable, forms a timer associated with this solenoid valve, and allows the supply of the shower head 24 for a given time.

En variante, le déclencheur 34 est constitué par un détecteur de proximité, par exemple du type comprenant un émetteur de rayonnement infra-rouge associé à un récepteur. De préférence, les axes optiques de l'émetteur et du récepteur sont convergents, pour se croiser à une distance appropriée (par exemple 1,5 m) correspondant à l'emplacement du corps d'une personne se plaçant sous la pomme de douche. Le détecteur est de préférence installé dans l'élément de boîtier au voisinage de la pomme de douche, en étant orienté de façon à ne pas couper le jet d'eau sortant de la pomme de douche.As a variant, the trigger 34 is constituted by a proximity detector, for example of the type comprising an infrared radiation emitter associated with a receiver. Preferably, the optical axes of the transmitter and the receiver are convergent, to cross at an appropriate distance (for example 1.5 m) corresponding to the location of the body of a person standing under the shower head. The detector is preferably installed in the housing element at the in the vicinity of the shower head, being oriented so as not to cut off the jet of water coming out of the shower head.

Ainsi, lorsqu'une personne se place sous une pomme de douche, le faisceau infra-rouge émis est réfléchi par son corps et renvoyé au récepteur qui commande l'alimentation en eau de la pomme de douche. Dès que la personne s'éloigne, l'alimentation en eau de la pomme de douche est interrompue.Thus, when a person places himself under a shower head, the infrared beam emitted is reflected by his body and returned to the receiver which controls the supply of water to the shower head. As soon as the person walks away, the water supply to the shower head is interrupted.

Comme on le voit en figure 2, le moyen de commande d'arrivée d'eau 28 peut être fixé sur le mur 14, à l'intérieur de l'élément de boîtier 10. Il peut aussi être fixé sur les éléments de support 20, 22, ou encore sur l'une des parois 16, 18 de l'élément de boîtier 10, ou directement sur la conduite 32.As seen in Figure 2, the water inlet control means 28 can be fixed on the wall 14, inside the housing element 10. It can also be fixed on the support elements 20 , 22, or even on one of the walls 16, 18 of the housing element 10, or directly on the pipe 32.

De préférence, l'élément de boîtier 10 re­couvre et masque la conduite d'eau 32 qui peut être fixée au mur 14 de la salle de douches par des moyens clas­siques.Preferably, the housing element 10 covers and masks the water pipe 32 which can be fixed to the wall 14 of the shower room by conventional means.

Les éléments de boîtier 10 et les éléments d'angle 12 peuvent être réalisés en toute matière appro­priée, par exemple en matériau plastique, en aluminium, en un autre métal, en alliage métallique, etc...The housing elements 10 and the corner elements 12 can be made of any suitable material, for example plastic, aluminum, another metal, metal alloy, etc.

Lorsque les moyens 28 de commande d'arrivée d'eau et/ou les déclencheurs 34 sont du type électrique ou comportent une alimentation électrique, on prévoit en un point quelconque de la salle de douches, un transfor­mateur qui alimente ces moyens en faible tension. Les conducteurs électriques sont alors logés à l'intérieur des éléments de boîtier 10.When the means 28 for controlling the water inlet and / or the triggers 34 are of the electrical type or comprise an electrical supply, a transformer is provided at any point in the shower room which supplies these means with low voltage. The electrical conductors are then housed inside the housing elements 10.

L'invention s'applique également, bien en­tendu, au cas où les conduites d'alimentation en eau 32 sont fixées au plafond de la salle de douches. Dans ce cas, les éléments de boîtier 10 peuvent avoir une section transversale de forme différente, pour être fixés au plafond en recouvrant la conduite 32.The invention also applies, of course, to the case where the water supply pipes 32 are fixed to the ceiling of the shower room. In this case, the housing elements 10 may have a cross section of different shape, to be fixed to the ceiling by covering the pipe 32.

On peut également prévoir, dans les éléments de boîtier 10, des moyens délivrant un produit désodori­sant et/ou désinfectant sous forme gazeuse ou liquide. Ces moyens sont par exemple commandés par les moyens de commande d'arrivée d'eau ou par leurs systèmes de tempo­risation de telle sorte qu'à la fin d'une douche, une dose de produit désodorisant et/ou désinfectant soit au­tomatiquement libérée et diffusée dans la salle de douches.One can also provide, in the housing elements 10, means delivering a deodorant and / or disinfectant product in gaseous or liquid form. These means are, for example, controlled by the water inlet control means or by their timing systems so that at the end of a shower, a dose of deodorizing and / or disinfecting product is automatically released and diffused in the shower room.

L'invention peut également s'appliquer aux urinoirs publics : dans ce cas, l'élément de boîtier 10 recouvre la conduite d'alimentation en eau et comprend les buses ou autres moyens de sortie d'eau, ainsi que des moyens de dosage d'un produit désinfectant, désodorisant et/ou désincrustant, mélangé à l'eau ou s'écoulant après l'eau.The invention can also be applied to public urinals: in this case, the casing element 10 covers the water supply pipe and includes the nozzles or other means of water outlet, as well as metering means of '' a disinfectant, deodorant and / or descaling product, mixed with water or flowing after water.

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1) Système de douches, comprenant, dans une salle de douches, une conduite (32) d'alimentation en eau, des pommes de douche (24) reliées à cette conduite, et des moyens de commande d'alimentation de pommes de douche, dont chacun est actionnable indépendamment des autres, caractérisé en ce que chaque pomme de douche (24) est encastrée dans un élément de boîtier (10) longi­tudinal destiné à être fixé sur un mur (14) ou un plafond de la salle de douches, cet élément de boîtier contenant également un moyen (28) de commande d'arrivée d'eau à la pomme de douche (24) tel par exemple qu'une électro-­vanne, qui est relié à un moyen déclencheur (34) exté­rieur à l'élément de boîtier (10) ou intégré à celui-ci.1) Shower system, comprising, in a shower room, a water supply pipe (32), shower heads (24) connected to this pipe, and shower head supply control means, each of which can be operated independently of the others, characterized in that each shower head (24) is embedded in a longitudinal housing element (10) intended to be fixed to a wall (14) or a ceiling of the shower room, this housing element also containing a means (28) for controlling the water supply to the shower head (24) such as for example a solenoid valve, which is connected to a trigger means (34) external to the housing element (10) or integrated therein. 2) Système selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le moyen déclencheur (34) est du type à commande par effleurement ou par pression légère.2) System according to claim 1, characterized in that the trigger means (34) is of the touch control type or light pressure. 3) Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2, ca­ractérisé en ce que le moyen déclencheur (34) est du type à variation de pression pneumatique, provoqué par enfon­cement d'une touche ou d'un bouton poussoir, et causant l'ouverture ou la fermeture d'un contact électrique associé au moyen (28) de commande d'arrivée d'eau.3) System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the trigger means (34) is of the pneumatic pressure variation type, caused by pressing a button or a push button, and causing the opening or closing of an electrical contact associated with the water inlet control means (28). 4) Système selon la revendication 1, caracté­risé en ce que le moyen déclencheur comprend un détecteur de présence ou de proximité, par exemple à rayonnement infra-rouge.4) System according to claim 1, characterized in that the trigger means comprises a presence or proximity detector, for example with infrared radiation. 5) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le moyen (28) de com­mande d'arrivée d'eau est associé à des moyens de tempo­risation formant minuterie, par exemple réglables.5) System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (28) for controlling the water supply is associated with timer means forming a timer, for example adjustable. 6) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de boîtier (10) est également destiné à recouvrir la conduite (32) d'alimentation en eau.6) System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing element (10) is also intended to cover the pipe (32) for water supply. 7) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de boîtier longitudinal (10) est du type modulable, prévu en lon­gueurs standard, et associable à des éléments de boîtier de configuration différente, par exemple à des éléments d'angle (12).7) System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the longitudinal housing element (10) is of the modular type, provided in standard lengths, and associable with housing elements of different configuration, for example elements corner (12). 8) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de boîtier (10) est essentiellement constitué par un dièdre droit.8) System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing element (10) consists essentially of a right dihedral. 9) Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de boîtier (10) comprend des moyens de dosage ou de diffusion d'un produit, tel qu'un produit désodorisant et/ou désinfec­tant, commandés par le moyen de commande d'arrivée d'eau de chaque pomme de douche.9) System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing element (10) comprises means for metering or diffusing a product, such as a deodorant and / or disinfectant product, controlled by the means of controlling the water inlet of each shower head.
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