EP0460410B1 - Baignoire avec supports pour pieds - Google Patents

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EP0460410B1
EP0460410B1 EP91107268A EP91107268A EP0460410B1 EP 0460410 B1 EP0460410 B1 EP 0460410B1 EP 91107268 A EP91107268 A EP 91107268A EP 91107268 A EP91107268 A EP 91107268A EP 0460410 B1 EP0460410 B1 EP 0460410B1
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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
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
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  • the invention relates to a bathtub with longitudinal side walls which are delimited at one end by a head part forming a backrest and at the other end by an end wall forming a foot part.
  • a bathtub is known, the longitudinal side walls of which are shaped in such a way that a narrowing of the tub interior forms in the area of the foot end. Since the aim of this tub construction is to save water by reducing the tub interior, the constricting wall parts on the one hand must extend from the front wall forming the foot section far to the backrest, but on the other hand must not be wide, so that for those in the The person lying in the tub still has sufficient freedom of movement for the legs.
  • constriction of the clear trough width in the foot area must be as small as possible, on the other hand the length of the constriction in the longitudinal direction of the trough must be as long as possible with a view to reducing the trough volume, since only then without too great an impairment of the convenience for the user, the specified goal can be achieved, namely to save hot water.
  • the invention has for its object to shape a bathtub so that a comfortable use by both "long” people and by "short” people, ie people with very different height is possible.
  • Such a stepped rear wall which merges into a side wall on one side, offers the advantage that there is sufficient space for long people to lie relaxed, since here the end part of the front wall that limits the greatest longitudinal extent of the tub interior forms a support surface for the feet.
  • the graded transition has the advantage that a correspondingly shortened floor length is also available for short people, so that here too there is a support surface for the feet for relaxed lying in the tub.
  • a length gradation measured over the trough bottom, between around 1300 and 980 mm can be achieved with three gradations.
  • both feet can be placed next to each other on the step section running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tub.
  • the width of the end part of the end wall that delimits the greatest longitudinal extent of the interior of the tub corresponds to approximately half the clear tub width. This ensures sufficient and comfortable legroom when using the largest tub length.
  • the backrest is aligned with the radius of its curvature in each case orthogonal to the gradation on the one hand and to the end part of the end wall on the other. This arrangement ensures that the back is supported comfortably both when using the longest tub length and when using the tub length shortened by the step. ie the shape of the backrest is matched to the different seating positions.
  • the approximately horizontal transition surface of the gradation in the area of the tub edge is lower than the peripheral tub edge, at least with the edge that delimits the tub interior.
  • the entire transition surface is arranged recessed relative to the tub edge.
  • this transition area offers a variety of uses.
  • This transition surface can be used as a seating and storage surface, it being expedient here if the edge of the transition surface delimiting the tub interior is raised somewhat above the surface itself and forms a holding edge, with an interruption of the edge being provided at least at one point for the water drainage have to be.
  • the transition area can also be designed as a faucet plateau.
  • the transition surface which is designed as a recessed seat, as a fitting plateau if the customer so requests, since the necessary through holes can be retrofitted here.
  • the area remaining around the fittings then also serves as a shelf for soap, brush or the like.
  • the front wall merges with a step 10 into the longitudinal side wall 2, so that a foot part which is stepped in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub is formed.
  • the end portion 11 of the end wall 4 which delimits the greatest longitudinal extent of the tub interior is dimensioned such that it corresponds to approximately half the clear tub width, so that when used by a person with a long body in the direction of the diagonal line 12 there is sufficient room for the feet to move.
  • a person with a short height takes a lying position approximately in the direction of the diagonal line 13 so that the soles of his feet can be supported on the support surface 14 of the gradation 10.
  • the support surface 14 is inclined slightly in the transverse direction of the tub towards the foot end, so that the diagonal line 13 and the support surface 14 are aligned orthogonally to one another. With appropriate dimensioning, a greatest length, measured above the tub floor along the diagonal line 12, of about 1250 mm and a shortest length, measured over the bottom 5 along the diagonal line 13, of about 1000 mm is possible, so that here in a bathtub Length difference of about 250 mm is available.
  • the backrest 3 is designed in its curvature so that it offers a comfortable back support both with respect to the diagonal line 12 and with respect to the diagonal line 13. As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, the transition surface 15 which delimits the top is lowered relative to the edge 7, so that spillover is avoided here.
  • the transition surface 15 can be used both as a seat and as a dashboard.
  • the transition surface is expediently recessed in a trough-shaped manner, so that the rim 16 delimiting the tub interior is raised in a bead shape, as indicated by the dash-dotted line 17 in FIG. 1, which has an interruption 18 only in the direction of the tub drain, so that the water from the overflow surface can run off.
  • the edge 16 ensures that objects placed on the transition surface 15, for example soap bars, cannot slip into the tub interior.
  • the edge bead provides the necessary secure support for the body against slipping.
  • the transition surface 15 can also be arranged lower in height than the trough bottom, so that the edge 19 delimiting the transition surface relative to the edge 7 forms a short back support.
  • FIG. 4 only in a top view corresponds in its basic structure to the embodiment according to FIG. Fig. 1.
  • the only difference here is that the end wall 4 is graduated in two stages, so that a total of three different user lengths can be made available.
  • the total width or the sum of the widths of the partial steps corresponds to the length of the wall surface of the step (10) which is rectified to the longitudinal side wall surface. Since the deviations in the lying position from the longitudinal central axis are only slight in this embodiment, a backrest 3 symmetrical to the longitudinal axis 20 can be provided here.
  • the transition surface 15, as in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. Fig. 1, at least be used as a dashboard and storage space.

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  1. Baignoire avec parois latérales longitudinales (1, 2) qui sont limitées à une extrémité par une partie pour la tête formant un dossier (3) et à l'autre extrémité par une paroi frontale (4) formant une partie pour les pieds, caractérisée en ce que la paroi frontale (4), formant la partie pour les pieds et délimitant l'espace intérieur de la baignoire, forme un gradin, dans la zone de transition vers une paroi latérale longitudinale (1, 2), de façon à obtenir un gradin (10), pouvant être formé de plusieurs degrés faisant saillie dans l'espace intérieur, et qui évolue jusqu'à la paroi latérale longitudinale (1, 2) contiguë, et dont la surface ou les surfaces partielles, orientées transversalement par rapport à la paroi latérale longitudinale (1, 2), forme ou forment au moins un appui pour les pieds (14), la largeur totale des surfaces d'appui correspondant à la longueur de la paroi du gradin (10) dirigée dans la même direction que la paroi latérale longitudinale.
  2. Baignoire selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le rayon de la courbure du dossier (3) est respectivement orthogonal, d'une part, à la surface d'appui (14) du gradin (10), et, d'autre part, à la partie terminale (11) de la paroi frontale (4).
  3. Baignoire selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que la largeur de la partie terminale (11) de la paroi frontale (4), délimitant la plus grande longueur de l'espace intérieur de la baignoire, correspond pratiquement à la moitié de la largeur intérieure de la baignoire.
  4. Baignoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que la surface de transition (15) pratiquement horizontale du gradin (10), est située dans la zone du rebord de la baignoire plus bas que le rebord périphérique (7) de la baignoire au moins en ce qui concerne le bord (16) délimitant l'espace intérieur de la baignoire.
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FR2702645B1 (fr) * 1993-03-16 1995-06-16 Neomediam Baignoire adaptable pour salle de bains.
DE29902652U1 (de) * 1999-02-15 1999-06-10 HOESCH Metall + Kunststoffwerk GmbH & Co., 52372 Kreuzau Badewanne mit Körperstütze im Bodenbereich
DE202013006811U1 (de) * 2013-07-29 2014-10-30 Josef Lesslhumer Badestuhl
AT515981B1 (de) 2014-06-30 2016-05-15 Eckerstorfer Franz Badewanne

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GB490251A (en) * 1937-04-09 1938-08-11 Alexander Hutchison Improvements in baths
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