EP0428804B1 - Spüle - Google Patents

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EP0428804B1
EP0428804B1 EP19890312217 EP89312217A EP0428804B1 EP 0428804 B1 EP0428804 B1 EP 0428804B1 EP 19890312217 EP19890312217 EP 19890312217 EP 89312217 A EP89312217 A EP 89312217A EP 0428804 B1 EP0428804 B1 EP 0428804B1
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drainer
unit
bowl
sink unit
work top
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Ron Farr
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Astracast PLC
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
    • E03C1/18—Sinks, whether or not connected to the waste-pipe

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  • This invention relates to a sink unit which is intended to be mounted on a working surface or "work top”, and which includes at least one bowl and an adjoining drainer.
  • the sink unit In modern kitchen installations, the sink unit is usually mounted in position in an aperture or apertures formed or provided in a work top, and the sink has at least one bowl and an adjoining drainer.
  • the bowl and the drainer are usually of one piece formation, and in the past were made of cast iron, but more recently have been made of stainless steel and plastics material, such as polycarbonates and suitable thermoplastic materials.
  • the sink unit When sink units have been made from fairly stiff materials, such as marble, ceramic or asterite plastics material, the sink unit itself has sufficient rigidity to withstand any loadings applied to the unit in use.
  • the drainer area especially of the sink suffers from flexing problems and has a generally unstable feel about it, especially when heavy utensils are placed on the drainer area.
  • the entire sink unit (usually a large bowl, an adjacent smaller bowl and an adjoining drainer) to be lowered into position into a single aperture formed in the work top, and the unit has a peripheral flange which bears upon the edge region of the aperture.
  • the support for the unit is provided by a peripheral margin about 10 mm wide, and the remainder of the unit is therefore unsupported and is freely suspended from the peripheral margin.
  • the present invention therefore has been developed with a view to providing a sink unit of one-piece formation which can be better supported on a kitchen work top than in existing kitchen installations, and which also has improved internal strength.
  • a one-piece sink unit mounted in an apertured work top and comprising at least one bowl located in an aperture in the work top, and having a drainer adjoining the bowl, characterised in that the drainer is supported by a supporting surface of the work top adjacent to the aperture, and in that one or more strengthening ribs are provided on the underside of the drainer to engage the supporting surface.
  • the unit is moulded from plastics material or pressed from stainless steel, and may be provided with a large bowl and an adjacent smaller bowl, and with the drainer adjoining the smaller bowl.
  • the underside of the drainer is preferably provided with a number of strengthening ribs arranged in successive V-formations and which may follow the contour on the upper side of the drainer.
  • foam or other padding may be provided between the underside of the drainer and said supporting surface.
  • a sink unit of one-piece formation is designated generally by reference 10 and comprises at least one bowl and an adjoining drainer.
  • the illustrated embodiment is provided with one large bowl 11, an adjacent smaller bowl 12, and a drainer 13 which adjoins the smaller bowl 12.
  • the unit 10 is adapted to be mounted on an apertured work top 14 with the bowls 11 and 12 located in an aperture or cut-out 15 and the drainer 13 being supported by an adjoining supporting surface 16 of the work top 14.
  • the underside of the drainer 13 is provided with one or more strengthening ribs 17 which engage the supporting surface 16 in order to support the drainer 13.
  • the bowls 11 and 12 are located in an aperture 15 in the work top 14, and are freely suspended in position along a peripheral flange 18 which is secured down onto the underlying marginal portion of the edge of the aperture 15, but the drainer 13 is supported by the supporting surface 16 of the work top 14 via the strengthening ribs 17, whereby this significantly increases the strength and rigidity of the sink unit, thereby permitting reduction in wall thickness of the one piece formation, as compared with existing sink mounting assemblies in which the drainer is unsupported except along its margins, and without unacceptable loss of rigidity of the assembly.
  • the ribs 17 are arranged in successive V-formations and which follow the contour on the upper side of the drainer.
  • the sink unit 10 is preferably made of moulded plastics material, and by virtue of the construction of the unit 10, it is possible to reduce the size of the aperture normally provided in a work top to accommodate existing sink units, by virtue of the arrangement such that the work top surface itself is used to support the drainer, and also to provide more support around the or each bowl of the sink unit.

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  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Sink And Installation For Waste Water (AREA)
  • Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)

Claims (5)

  1. Einstückige Spüle (10), die in einer mit einer Öffnung versehenen Arbeitsplatte (14) montiert ist, mindestens ein Becken (11, 12) umfaßt, welches in einer Öffnung (15) in der Arbeitsplatte angeordnet ist, und eine Abtropfplatte (13) aufweist, welche an das Becken (11, 12) angrenzt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abtropfplatte (13) durch eine Tragfläche (16) der Arbeitsplatte (14) in der Nähe der Öffnung (15) abgestützt ist und daß eine oder mehrere Verstärkungsrippen (17) an der Unterseite der Abtropfplatte (13) vorgesehen ist bzw. sind und an der Tragfläche (16) anliegt bzw. anliegen.
  2. Spüle nach Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch ein großes Becken (11) und ein benachbartes kleineres Becken (12), wobei die Abtropfplatte (13) an das kleinere Becken (12) angrenzt.
  3. Spüle nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Unterseite der Abtropfplatte (13) mit einer Anzahl von Verstärkungsrippen (17) versehen ist, die in aufeinanderfolgenden V-Formationen angeordnet sind.
  4. Spüle nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die obere Seite der Abtropfplatte (13) eine Kontur aufweist, welche dem Muster der Verstärkungsrippen (17) folgt.
  5. Spüle nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Schaum- oder sonstiges Polster zwischen der Unterseite der Abtropfplatte (13) und der Tragfläche (16) vorgesehen ist.
EP19890312217 1988-08-05 1989-11-24 Spüle Expired - Lifetime EP0428804B1 (de)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT8989312217T ATE104721T1 (de) 1989-11-24 1989-11-24 Spuele.
DE1989614839 DE68914839T2 (de) 1989-11-24 1989-11-24 Spüle.

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8818629A GB2221388B (en) 1988-08-05 1988-08-05 Sink unit

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EP0428804A1 EP0428804A1 (de) 1991-05-29
EP0428804B1 true EP0428804B1 (de) 1994-04-20

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DE4444657A1 (de) * 1994-11-17 1996-05-30 Blanco Gmbh & Co Kg Einbauspüle
GB2337693A (en) * 1998-05-27 1999-12-01 Sheffield Hallam University En Work surface for supporting storage units
US6523188B1 (en) 2002-01-14 2003-02-25 Kiefer Pool Equipment Co. Top for starting platform for swimming pool

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CH165101A (de) * 1932-11-17 1933-11-15 Mohring Matthaeus Spültisch.
GB499757A (en) * 1936-08-06 1939-01-27 Briggs Mfg Co Improvements in sinks
GB857461A (en) * 1956-03-05 1960-12-29 George Kendrick Findlay Improvements in or relating to domestic sinks
DE1944959A1 (de) * 1969-09-04 1971-03-11 Bonn Waschmaschinen Spuelvorrichtung
US4854537A (en) * 1988-04-08 1989-08-08 Welch Barry P Dish drainer platform

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EP0428804A1 (de) 1991-05-29
GB8818629D0 (en) 1988-09-07
GB2221388B (en) 1992-09-02
GB2221388A (en) 1990-02-07
ES2051372T3 (es) 1994-06-16

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