EP0553466B1 - Shower panel - Google Patents

Shower panel Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0553466B1
EP0553466B1 EP92121434A EP92121434A EP0553466B1 EP 0553466 B1 EP0553466 B1 EP 0553466B1 EP 92121434 A EP92121434 A EP 92121434A EP 92121434 A EP92121434 A EP 92121434A EP 0553466 B1 EP0553466 B1 EP 0553466B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
guide profile
hollow space
shower partition
connecting body
profile
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP92121434A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0553466A1 (en
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Altura Leiden Holding BV
Original Assignee
Altura Leiden Holding BV
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Altura Leiden Holding BV filed Critical Altura Leiden Holding BV
Publication of EP0553466A1 publication Critical patent/EP0553466A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0553466B1 publication Critical patent/EP0553466B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • 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
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/36—Articulated screens
    • A47K2003/365—Liftable articulated screens to be swung over the faucets and against the wall

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a shower partition with at least one swivel wing according to the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a shower partition is known from EP 220 978 B1 and is used in particular in connection with bathtubs or shower trays as splash water protection.
  • the known shower partition contains a swivel wing which is pivotally mounted about a vertical axis and is also arranged to be displaceable in the vertical direction.
  • a vertically displaceable profile rail is provided, which is guided in a guide profile.
  • the guide profile has a U-shaped cross section open in the direction of the axis of the swivel wing and contains on its inner surfaces dovetail guides for the displaceable profile rail.
  • the guide profile in turn is arranged in a likewise U-shaped wall profile, which is firmly connected to a room wall.
  • a compensating device in particular with a gas spring, is provided in the interior of the guide profile in order to absorb the weight of the swivel wing and, if appropriate, other wings connected to it in a suitable manner.
  • the swivel wing and possibly the other wings can thus in their position of use, For example, be brought into a lower, lowered position on the longitudinal edge of a bathtub in order to achieve effective splash water protection.
  • a lifting device which contains a cable pull
  • the guide profile and the pivoting wing articulated thereon can be raised in the vertical direction, the force required in this respect being reduced due to the compensating device.
  • pulleys are arranged above and below for the cable pull, and the cable pull is coupled to the displaceable profile via a bracket.
  • the assembly and assembly require a not inconsiderable effort, and the poor accessibility of the deflection rollers and the cable pull poses difficulties with regard to possible maintenance work.
  • the piston and the rod of the gas spring are also difficult to access within the guide profile, especially since the vertically displaceable profile rail and the swivel wings have to be moved practically over the entire height due to the dovetail-shaped guides for assembly and / or maintenance work.
  • the object of the invention is to further develop the shower partition of the type mentioned in such a way that functionally reliable guidance and actuation is ensured with little production and assembly effort.
  • stable components should be used with a simple construction and the risk of damage to the actuating means and the guide parts should be reduced to a minimum.
  • the attachment and, if necessary, an exchange of the gas spring and other components for weight compensation and / or for raising or lowering should be possible with little effort.
  • the proposed shower partition is characterized by a functionally reliable construction and enables the articulated swivel wing to be raised and lowered reliably with little effort.
  • the shower partition has a compact design and enables the weight of the swivel wing and possibly other wings hinged to it or connected to it by means of a telescopic guide or the like to be reliably compensated with a few components.
  • the guide profile has an H-shaped cross section and an intermediate wall.
  • the gas spring and the associated elements for raising or lowering the swivel wing are arranged in a cavity of the guide profile, which is accessible from the rear over essentially its entire length. Thus, the gas spring and the elements mentioned can be easily installed.
  • the displaceable profile rail engages in a part of the guide profile which is open towards the front, guide elements being provided there.
  • Said partition between the rear and the front cavity of the guide profile has an opening through which a connecting body passes.
  • This connecting body is connected on the one hand to the vertically displaceable profile rail and on the other hand enables both the attack of the gas spring and of the actuating elements mentioned. This requires little space and material.
  • the cylinder of the gas spring is also expediently fastened to the intermediate wall of the guide profile, the free end of the piston rod engaging in a recess or the like of the connecting body. Special screw connections or the like are not required, as a result of which the outlay on production and assembly is kept low.
  • the drawing shows only a lower part of the shower partition, only a small part of the swivel wing 2 being shown in the vicinity of its swivel axis 4.
  • the pivot wing 2 extends in the usual way according to the drawing to the right and also vertically upwards in height.
  • the swivel wing 2 is associated with a profile rail 6, which can be displaced in the vertical direction with respect to a guide profile 8.
  • a wall profile 12 is provided, which is connected in a known manner by means of screws to a wall of the shower room or bathroom.
  • the swivel wing 2 has at its lower end and also at the upper end a hinge part 14 which are assigned corresponding hinge elements, not shown here, on the vertically displaceable profile rail 8.
  • the hinge designed in this way defines the vertical pivot axis 4 already mentioned, about which the pivot wing 2 is pivotably mounted with respect to the profile rail 6.
  • the inside of the guide profile 8 contains a clamping body 16 which, in cooperation with a screw engaging in a slot 18 of the wall profile 12, enables the guide profile 8 to be fixed on the wall profile 12.
  • a further clamping body is expediently provided in the region of the upper ends of the guide profile 8 and the wall profile 12, which are not shown here. It can be seen that the guide profile 8 can be aligned with respect to the wall profile 12.
  • the guide profile 8 has an essentially H-shaped cross section and contains an intermediate wall 24 between its two mutually parallel outer legs 20, 22. It is thus a rear cavity 26 which is open to the wall profile 12 and a front cavity which opens to the pivoting wing 2 28 present in the guide profile 8.
  • the Profilesclhiene 6 partially engages in the front cavity 28.
  • These guide elements 32 are made in particular of plastic, which, with the material of the guide profile 8, results in the lowest possible coefficient of friction, so that the raising and / or lowering of the pivoting wing has to take into account the lowest possible frictional resistance.
  • the profile rail 6, the guide profile 8 and also the wall profile 12 are made of a metallic material, preferably anodized aluminum or an aluminum alloy, whereby the combination with the plastic guide elements 32 ensures smooth movement during vertical movements of the profile rail 6 with respect to the guide profile 8 becomes.
  • the guides 30 are open and preferably U-shaped and do not have to absorb any forces transverse to the vertical longitudinal plane or the outer legs.
  • the intermediate wall 24 is arranged in the immediate vicinity only at a short distance from the guides 30, as a result of which high stability with little use of material is preferably achieved.
  • the guide elements 32 are only arranged at the upper and lower ends of the profile rail, which makes assembly considerably easier.
  • a connecting body 34 is connected to the profile rail 6 by means of screws or the like, as indicated by the dash-dotted lines 36.
  • the intermediate wall 24 has an opening 38 through which the connecting body 34 engages from the front cavity 28 into the rear cavity 26.
  • the vertical height of this opening 38 is greater than the height of the connecting body 34 by a predetermined amount.
  • the swivel wing 2 is shown in the drawing in its lower, lowered position.
  • the vertical height of the opening 38 is predetermined such that the swivel wing 2 can be lifted vertically in the required manner, the upper edge of the connecting body 34 largely approaching the upper edge of the opening 38, with direct contact advantageously being avoided.
  • a gas spring 40 with a cylinder 42 and a piston rod 44 movable relative to the latter is arranged in the rear cavity 26 for weight compensation.
  • the cylinder 42 is inserted into a recess of a bearing body 46 which is open at the top and which is closed at the bottom.
  • the bearing body 46 is inserted and locked with a fastening element 48 in a second opening 50 of the intermediate wall 24.
  • the free upper end of the piston rod 44 engages in a downwardly open recess in the connecting body 34.
  • the gas spring 40 By means of the gas spring 40, a vertically upward force is exerted on the connecting body 34 and guided by this onto the vertically displaceable profile rail 6.
  • the gas spring is dimensioned in such a way that, taking into account the lowest possible frictional forces between the profile rail 6 and the guide profile 8, the weight of the pivoting wing 2 and, if necessary, other wings connected to it is compensated.
  • the spring characteristic of the gas spring is such that the weight compensation mentioned is practically independent of the respective vertical position of the piston rod 44 with respect to the cylinder 2.
  • the gas spring with the cylinder 42 is only serrated into the recess of the bearing body 46 and, on the other hand, the free end of the piston rod 44 only engages from below into the associated recess of the connecting body 34, assembly can be carried out very easily, with complex fastenings, Screws or the like are not necessary.
  • the gas spring 40 is easily in the rear cavity open to the wall profile 12 to use. If necessary, the gas spring 40 can also be replaced, for which purpose only the connection between the guide profile 8 and the wall profile 12 has to be made by loosening the clamping body 16 and the associated screw connections.
  • actuating elements which have a lever 52 in the rear cavity 26 of the profile rail 6. This protrudes into an upwardly open recess of the connecting body 34 and is articulated there by means of a bolt 54.
  • the upper end of the lever 52 is connected eccentrically to a rotating body 56 in the rear cavity 26.
  • This rotating body 56 has a central bore through which a pin 58 is passed.
  • This pin 58 is designed here as a hexagon, but for example a groove and key or the like can be provided to prevent rotation of the pin with respect to the rotating body 56.
  • the pin 58 penetrates the outer legs 20, 22 of the guide profile 8 on both sides and is pivoted there.
  • a rotary handle 60 is also connected in a rotationally fixed manner in the pin 58.
  • a second twist grip is correspondingly provided outside the outer leg 22.
  • the rotary body 56 is rotated by actuating one of these two rotary handles. Because of the eccentric arrangement of the lever 52, the lower end thereof and the connecting body 34, the profiled rail 6 and finally the pivoting wing 2 are raised or lowered vertically.
  • the above-mentioned components of the actuating elements, like the connecting body 34, are light due to the arrangement in the rear cavity open to the wall profile 12 or on the outer sides of the guide profile 8. accessible so that assembly work and any maintenance work can be carried out easily.

Abstract

A shower panel comprises at least one pivoting leaf (2) which is mounted pivotably relative to a profiled rail (6) and a compensating device which is connected to the profiled rail (6) which is arranged so as to be vertically displaceable relative to a guide profile (8). It is proposed that the guide profile (8) has a partition (40) and a rear, open cavity (26) in which the compensating device is arranged. Said compensating device comprises, in particular, a gas spring (40) and acts on a connecting body (34) which is connected to the profiled rail (6) and protrudes into the rear cavity (26). <IMAGE>

Description

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Duschabtrennung mit wenigstens einem Schwenkflügel gemäß den im Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmalen.The invention relates to a shower partition with at least one swivel wing according to the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.

Eine derartige Duschabtrennung ist aus der EP 220 978 B1 bekannt und gelangt insbesondere in Verbindung mit Badewannen oder Duschwannen als Spritzwasserschutz zum Einsatz. Die vorbekannte Duschabtrennung enthält einen Schwenkflügel, welcher um eine vertikale Achse schwenkbar gelagert ist und ferner in vertikaler Richtung verschiebbar angeordnet ist. Es ist eine vertikal verschiebbare Profilschiene vorgesehen, welche in einem Führungsprofil geführt ist. Das Führungsprofil weist einen U-förmigen in Richtung zur Achse des Schwenkflügels offenen Querschnitt auf und enthält auf seinen Innenflächen schwalbenschwanzförmige Führungen für die verschiebbare Profilschiene. Das Führungsprofil seinerseits ist in einem gleichfalls U-förmigen Wandprofil angeordnet, welches mit einer Raumwand fest verbunden ist. Im Inneren des Führungsprofils ist eine Ausgleichseinrichtung, insbesondere mit Gasfeder, vorgesehen, um das Gewicht des Schwenkflügels sowie ggfs. weiterer mit diesem in geeigneter Weise verbundenen Flügeln aufzunehmen. Der Schwenkflügel und ggfs. die weiteren Flügel können somit in ihrer Gebrauchsstellung, beispielsweise am Längsrand einer Badewanne in eine untere, abgesenkte Position zwecks Erzielung eines effektiven Spritzwasserschutzes gebracht werden. Mittels einer Hebevorrichtung, welche einen Seilzug enthält, können das Führungsprofil sowie der an diesem angelenkte Schwenkflügel in vertikaler Richtung angehoben werden, wobei aufgrund der Ausgleichseinrichtung der insoweit erforderliche Kraftaufwand reduziert wird. In dem Wandprofil sind oben und unten für den Seilzug Umlenkrollen angeordnet und der Seilzug ist über einen Bügel mit dem verschiebbaren Profil gekoppelt. Der Zusammenbau und die Montage erfordern einen nicht unerheblichen Aufwand, wobei im Hinblick auf eventuelle Wartungsarbeiten die schlechte Zugänglichkeit der Umlenkrollen sowie des Seilzuges Schwierigkeiten aufwirft. :Auch der Kolben und die Stange der Gasfeder sind innerhalb des Führungsprofils schwer zugänglich, zumal aufgrund der schwalbenschwanzförmigen Führungen zur Montage und/oder Wartungsarbeiten die vertikal verschiebbare Profilschiene samt den Schwenkflügeln praktisch über die gesamte Höhe gegeneinander verschoben werden müssen.Such a shower partition is known from EP 220 978 B1 and is used in particular in connection with bathtubs or shower trays as splash water protection. The known shower partition contains a swivel wing which is pivotally mounted about a vertical axis and is also arranged to be displaceable in the vertical direction. A vertically displaceable profile rail is provided, which is guided in a guide profile. The guide profile has a U-shaped cross section open in the direction of the axis of the swivel wing and contains on its inner surfaces dovetail guides for the displaceable profile rail. The guide profile in turn is arranged in a likewise U-shaped wall profile, which is firmly connected to a room wall. A compensating device, in particular with a gas spring, is provided in the interior of the guide profile in order to absorb the weight of the swivel wing and, if appropriate, other wings connected to it in a suitable manner. The swivel wing and possibly the other wings can thus in their position of use, For example, be brought into a lower, lowered position on the longitudinal edge of a bathtub in order to achieve effective splash water protection. By means of a lifting device which contains a cable pull, the guide profile and the pivoting wing articulated thereon can be raised in the vertical direction, the force required in this respect being reduced due to the compensating device. In the wall profile, pulleys are arranged above and below for the cable pull, and the cable pull is coupled to the displaceable profile via a bracket. The assembly and assembly require a not inconsiderable effort, and the poor accessibility of the deflection rollers and the cable pull poses difficulties with regard to possible maintenance work. : The piston and the rod of the gas spring are also difficult to access within the guide profile, especially since the vertically displaceable profile rail and the swivel wings have to be moved practically over the entire height due to the dovetail-shaped guides for assembly and / or maintenance work.

Hiervon ausgehend liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Duschabtrennung der genannten Art dahingehend weiterzubilden, daß bei geringem Fertigungs- und Montageaufwand eine funktionssichere Führung und Betätigung gewährleistet wird. Zum Anheben und Absenken des Schwenkflügels sollen bei einfacher Konstruktion stabile Bauelemente zum Einsatz gelangen und die Gefahr von Beschädigungen der Betätigungsmittel ebenso wie der Führungsteile soll auf ein Minimum reduziert werden. Die Befestigung und ggfs. ein Austausch der Gasfeder sowie weiterer Bauteile zur Gewichtskompensation und/oder zum Anheben bzw. Absenken soll mit geringem Aufwand vorgenommen werden können.Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to further develop the shower partition of the type mentioned in such a way that functionally reliable guidance and actuation is ensured with little production and assembly effort. In order to raise and lower the swivel wing, stable components should be used with a simple construction and the risk of damage to the actuating means and the guide parts should be reduced to a minimum. The attachment and, if necessary, an exchange of the gas spring and other components for weight compensation and / or for raising or lowering should be possible with little effort.

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

Die vorgeschlagene Duschabtrennung zeichnet sich durch eine funktionssichere Konstruktion aus und ermöglicht mit geringem Aufwand zuverlässig das Anheben bzw. Absenken des angelenkten Schwenkflügels. Die Duschabtrennung weist einen kompakten Aufbau auf und ermöglicht mit wenigen Bauteilen zuverlässig die Kompensation des Gewichtes des Schwenkflügels und ggfs. weiterer an diesem angelenkten oder mittels Teleskopführung oder dergleichen verbundenen Flügeln. Das Führungsprofil weist im Prinzip einen H-förmigen Querschnitt und eine Zwischenwand auf. Die Gasfeder sowie die zugeordneten Elemente zum Anheben oder Absenken des Schwenkflügels sind in einem Hohlraum des Führungsprofils angeordnet, welcher im wesentlichen über seine gesamte Länge von hinten her zugänglich ist. Somit können die Gasfeder sowie die genannten Elemente problemlos montiert werden. Die verschiebbare Profilschiene, mit welcher die Schwenkachse des Schwenkflügels definiert wird, greift in einen nach vorn offenen Teil des Führungsprofils ein, wobei dort Führungselemente vorgesehen sind. Die genannte Zwischenwand zwischen dem hinteren und dem vorderen Hohlraum des Führungsprofils weist eine Öffnung auf, durch welche ein Verbindungskörper durchgreift. Dieser Verbindungskörper ist einerseits mit der vertikal verschiebbaren Profilschiene verbunden und ermöglicht andererseits sowohl den .Angriff der Gasfeder als auch der genannten Betätigungselemente. Hierfür ist ein geringer platz- und Materialbedarf erforderlich. Der Zylinder der Gasfeder ist zweckmäßig gleichfalls an der Zwischenwand des Führungsprofils befestigt, wobei das freie Ende der Kolbenstange in einer Ausnehmung oder dergleichen des Verbindungskörpers eingreift. Besondere Schraubverbindungen oder dergleichen sind nicht erforderlich, wodurch der Fertigungs- und Montageaufwand gering gehalten wird.The proposed shower partition is characterized by a functionally reliable construction and enables the articulated swivel wing to be raised and lowered reliably with little effort. The shower partition has a compact design and enables the weight of the swivel wing and possibly other wings hinged to it or connected to it by means of a telescopic guide or the like to be reliably compensated with a few components. In principle, the guide profile has an H-shaped cross section and an intermediate wall. The gas spring and the associated elements for raising or lowering the swivel wing are arranged in a cavity of the guide profile, which is accessible from the rear over essentially its entire length. Thus, the gas spring and the elements mentioned can be easily installed. The displaceable profile rail, with which the pivot axis of the pivoting wing is defined, engages in a part of the guide profile which is open towards the front, guide elements being provided there. Said partition between the rear and the front cavity of the guide profile has an opening through which a connecting body passes. This connecting body is connected on the one hand to the vertically displaceable profile rail and on the other hand enables both the attack of the gas spring and of the actuating elements mentioned. This requires little space and material. The cylinder of the gas spring is also expediently fastened to the intermediate wall of the guide profile, the free end of the piston rod engaging in a recess or the like of the connecting body. Special screw connections or the like are not required, as a result of which the outlay on production and assembly is kept low.

Besondere Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben und in der nachfolgenden Beschreibung im einzelnen dargelegt.Particular refinements and developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims and are set out in detail in the description below.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand des in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawing.

Die Zeichnung zeigt nur einen unteren Teilbereich der Duschabtrennung, wobei von dem Schwenkflügel 2 nur ein kleiner Teil in der Nähe seiner Schwenkachse 4 dargestellt ist. Der Schwenkflügel 2 erstreckt sich in gewohnter Weise gemäß der Zeichnung noch nach rechts und gleichfalls vertikal nach oben in die Höhe. Dem Schwenkflügel 2 ist eine Profilsclhiene 6 zugeordnet, welche bezüglich eines Führungsprofils 8 in vertikaler Richtung verschiebbar ist. Explosionsartig gemäß den strichpunktierten Linie 10 nach links auseinandergezogen ist ein Wandprofil 12 vorgesehen, welches in bekannter Weise mittels Schrauben mit einer Raumwand des Duschraumes oder Badezimmers verbunden ist. Der Schwenkflügel 2 weist an seinem unteren Ende und ebenso am oberen Ende einen Scharnierteil 14 auf, welchen auf der vertikal verschiebbaren Profilschiene 8 entsprechende, hier nicht weiter dargestellte Scharnierelemente zugeordnet sind. Das derartig ausgebildete Scharnier definiert die bereits erwähnte vertikale Schwenkachse 4, um welche der Schwenkflügel 2 bezüglich der Profilschiene 6 schwenkbar gelagert ist. Das Führungsprofil 8 enthält innen einen Klemmkörper 16, welcher im Zusammenwirken mit einer in einen Schlitz 18 des Wandprofils 12 eingreifenden Schraube die Festlegung des Führungsprofils 8 an dem Wandprofil 12 ermöglicht. Zweckmäßig im Bereich der hier nicht dargestellten oberen Enden des Führungsprofils 8 und des Wandprofils 12 ist entsprechend ein weiterer Klemmkörper vorgesehen. Es ist ersichtlich, daß das Führungsprofil 8 bezüglich des Wandprofils 12 ausgerichtet werden kann.The drawing shows only a lower part of the shower partition, only a small part of the swivel wing 2 being shown in the vicinity of its swivel axis 4. The pivot wing 2 extends in the usual way according to the drawing to the right and also vertically upwards in height. The swivel wing 2 is associated with a profile rail 6, which can be displaced in the vertical direction with respect to a guide profile 8. Exploded in accordance with the dash-dotted line 10 to the left, a wall profile 12 is provided, which is connected in a known manner by means of screws to a wall of the shower room or bathroom. The swivel wing 2 has at its lower end and also at the upper end a hinge part 14 which are assigned corresponding hinge elements, not shown here, on the vertically displaceable profile rail 8. The hinge designed in this way defines the vertical pivot axis 4 already mentioned, about which the pivot wing 2 is pivotably mounted with respect to the profile rail 6. The inside of the guide profile 8 contains a clamping body 16 which, in cooperation with a screw engaging in a slot 18 of the wall profile 12, enables the guide profile 8 to be fixed on the wall profile 12. A further clamping body is expediently provided in the region of the upper ends of the guide profile 8 and the wall profile 12, which are not shown here. It can be seen that the guide profile 8 can be aligned with respect to the wall profile 12.

Das Führungsprofil 8 weist einen im Prinzip H-förmigen Querschnitt auf, und enthält zwischen seinen beiden zueinander parallelen Außenschenkeln 20, 22 eine Zwischenwand 24. Es ist somit ein zum Wandprofil 12 offener hinterer Hohlraum 26 sowie ein zum Schwenkflügel 2 sich öffnender vorderer Hohlraum 28 in dem Führungsprofil 8 vorhanden. In den vorderen Hohlraum 28 greift die Profilsclhiene 6 teilweise ein. In dem vorderen Hohlraum 28 sind zu beiden Seiten der Profilschiene 6 U-förmige Führungen 30 vorhanden, in welche mit der Profilschiene 6 verbundene Führungselemente 32 eingreifen. Über die vertikale Länge der Profilschiene 6 sind vorteilhaft in vertikaler Richtung beabstandet wenigstens zwei derartige Führungselemente 32 vorhanden. Diese Führungselemente 32 bestehen insbesondere aus Kunststoff, welcher mit dem Werkstoff des Führungsprofils 8 einen möglichst niedrigen Reibungskoeffizienten ergibt, so daß das Anheben und/oder Absenken des Schwenkflügels einen möglichst geringen Reibungswiderstand zu beachten ist. Die Profilschiene 6, das Führungsprofil 8 und ebenso das Wandprofil 12 bestehen aus einem metallischen Werkstoff, und zwar bevorzugt eloxiertem Aluminium oder einer Aluminiumlegierung, wobei durch die Kombination mit den Kunststoff-Führungselementen 32 die Leichtgängigkeit bei vertikalen Bewegungen der Profilschiene 6 bezüglich des Führungsprofils 8 gewährleistet wird. Die Führungen 30 sind offen und bevorzugt U-förmig ausgebildet und müssen keine Kräfte quer zur vertikalen Längsebene bzw. den Außenschenkeln aufnehmen. Die Zwischenwand 24 ist in direkter Nähe nur mit einem geringen Abstand zu den Führungen 30 angeordnet, wodurch in bevorzugter Weise eine hohe Stabilität mit geringem Materialeinsatz erreicht wird. Die Führungselemente 32 sind erfindungsgemäß nur am oberen und unteren Ende der Profilschiene angeordnet, wodurch die Montage erheblich erleichtert ist.The guide profile 8 has an essentially H-shaped cross section and contains an intermediate wall 24 between its two mutually parallel outer legs 20, 22. It is thus a rear cavity 26 which is open to the wall profile 12 and a front cavity which opens to the pivoting wing 2 28 present in the guide profile 8. The Profilesclhiene 6 partially engages in the front cavity 28. In the front cavity 28 there are 6 U-shaped guides 30 on both sides of the profile rail, in which guide elements 32 connected to the profile rail 6 engage. At least two such guide elements 32 are advantageously spaced apart in the vertical direction over the vertical length of the profile rail 6. These guide elements 32 are made in particular of plastic, which, with the material of the guide profile 8, results in the lowest possible coefficient of friction, so that the raising and / or lowering of the pivoting wing has to take into account the lowest possible frictional resistance. The profile rail 6, the guide profile 8 and also the wall profile 12 are made of a metallic material, preferably anodized aluminum or an aluminum alloy, whereby the combination with the plastic guide elements 32 ensures smooth movement during vertical movements of the profile rail 6 with respect to the guide profile 8 becomes. The guides 30 are open and preferably U-shaped and do not have to absorb any forces transverse to the vertical longitudinal plane or the outer legs. The intermediate wall 24 is arranged in the immediate vicinity only at a short distance from the guides 30, as a result of which high stability with little use of material is preferably achieved. According to the invention, the guide elements 32 are only arranged at the upper and lower ends of the profile rail, which makes assembly considerably easier.

Mit der Profilschiene 6 ist ein Verbindungskörper 34 mittels Schrauben oder dergleichen verbunden, wie es durch die strichpunktierten Linien 36 angedeutet ist. Die Zwischenwand 24 weist eine Öffnung 38 auf, durch welche der Verbindungskörper 34 vom vorderen Hohlraum 28 in den hinteren Hohlraum 26 greift. Die vertikale Höhe dieser Öffnung 38 ist um einen vorgegebenen Betrag größer als die Höhe des Verbindungskörpers 34. Der Schwenkflügel 2 ist in der Zeichnung in seiner unteren, abgesenkten Postion dargestellt. Die vertikale Höhe der Öffnung 38 ist derart vorgegeben, daß der Schwenkflügel 2 in der erforderlichen Weise vertikal angehoben werden kann, wobei die Oberkante des Verbindungskörpers 34 sich der Oberkante der Öffnung 38 weitgehend nähert, wobei zweckmäßig eine direkte Anlage vermieden wird.A connecting body 34 is connected to the profile rail 6 by means of screws or the like, as indicated by the dash-dotted lines 36. The intermediate wall 24 has an opening 38 through which the connecting body 34 engages from the front cavity 28 into the rear cavity 26. The vertical height of this opening 38 is greater than the height of the connecting body 34 by a predetermined amount. The swivel wing 2 is shown in the drawing in its lower, lowered position. The vertical height of the opening 38 is predetermined such that the swivel wing 2 can be lifted vertically in the required manner, the upper edge of the connecting body 34 largely approaching the upper edge of the opening 38, with direct contact advantageously being avoided.

Im hinteren Hohlraum 26 ist zum Gewichtsausgleich eine Gasfeder 40 mit einem Zylinder 42 und einer relativ zu diesem bewegbaren Kolbenstange 44 angeordnet. Wie ersichtlich, ist der Zylinder 42 in eine oben offene Ausnehmung eines Lagerkörpers 46 eingesetzt, welcher unten abgeschlossen ist. Der Lagerkörper 46 ist mit einem Befestigungselement 48 in eine zweite Öffnung 50 der Zwischenwand 24 eingesetzt und arretiert.A gas spring 40 with a cylinder 42 and a piston rod 44 movable relative to the latter is arranged in the rear cavity 26 for weight compensation. As can be seen, the cylinder 42 is inserted into a recess of a bearing body 46 which is open at the top and which is closed at the bottom. The bearing body 46 is inserted and locked with a fastening element 48 in a second opening 50 of the intermediate wall 24.

Die Kolbenstange 44 greift mit ihrem freien oberen Ende in eine nach unten offene Ausnehmung des Verbindungskörpers 34 ein. Mittels der Gasfeder 40 wird eine vertikal nach oben gerichtete Kraft auf den Verbindungskörper 34 ausgeübt und von diesem auf die vertikal verschiebbare Profilschiene 6 geleitet. Die Gasfeder ist in der Weise dimensioniert, daß unter Beachtung der möglichst geringen Reibungskräfte zwischen der Profilschiene 6 und dem Führungsprofil 8 das Gewicht des Schwenkflügels 2 und ggfs. weiterer mit diesem verbundener Flügel kompensiert wird. Die Federcharakteristik der Gasfeder ist in der Art, daß praktisch unabhängig von der jeweiligen vertikalen Stellung der Kolbenstange 44 bezüglich des Zylinders 2 die genannte Gewichtskompensation erreicht ist. Da die Gasfeder mit dem Zylinder 42 einerseits in die Ausnehmung des Lagerkörpers 46 nur eingesenzt ist und andererseits das freie Ende der Kolbenstange 44 lediglich von unten her in die zugeordnete Ausnehmung des Verbindungskörpers 34 eingreift, kann die Montage sehr leicht durchgeführt werden, wobei aufwendige Befestigungen, Schrauben oder dergleichen nicht notwendig sind. Die Gasfeder 40 ist problemlos in den zum Wandprofil 12 offenen hinteren Hohlraum einzusetzen. Auch kann bedarfsweise die Gasfeder 40 ausgetauscht werden, wozu lediglich die Verbindung zwischen dem Führungsprofil 8 und dem Wandprofil 12 durch Lösen der Klemmkörper 16 und der zugeordneten Schraubverbindungen zu erfolgen hat.The free upper end of the piston rod 44 engages in a downwardly open recess in the connecting body 34. By means of the gas spring 40, a vertically upward force is exerted on the connecting body 34 and guided by this onto the vertically displaceable profile rail 6. The gas spring is dimensioned in such a way that, taking into account the lowest possible frictional forces between the profile rail 6 and the guide profile 8, the weight of the pivoting wing 2 and, if necessary, other wings connected to it is compensated. The spring characteristic of the gas spring is such that the weight compensation mentioned is practically independent of the respective vertical position of the piston rod 44 with respect to the cylinder 2. Since the gas spring with the cylinder 42, on the one hand, is only serrated into the recess of the bearing body 46 and, on the other hand, the free end of the piston rod 44 only engages from below into the associated recess of the connecting body 34, assembly can be carried out very easily, with complex fastenings, Screws or the like are not necessary. The gas spring 40 is easily in the rear cavity open to the wall profile 12 to use. If necessary, the gas spring 40 can also be replaced, for which purpose only the connection between the guide profile 8 and the wall profile 12 has to be made by loosening the clamping body 16 and the associated screw connections.

Zum Anheben oder Absenken der Profilschiene 6 mit dem Sclhwenkflügel 2 sind Betätigungselemente vorgesehen, welche im hinteren Hohlraum 26 der Profilschiene 6 einen Hebel 52 aufweisen. Dieser ragt in eine nach oben offene Ausnehmung des Verbindungskörpers 34 und ist dort mittels eines Bolzens 54 angelenkt. Das obere Ende des Hebels 52 ist exzentrisch an einem Drehkörper 56 im hinteren Hohlraum 26 angelenkt. Dieser Drehkörper 56 weist eine zentrale Bohrung auf, durch welche ein Zapfen 58 durchgeführt ist. Dieser Zapfen 58 ist hier als ein Sechskant ausgebildet, doch können beispielsweise eine Nut und Paßfeder oder dergleichen zur Drehsicherung des Zapfens bezüglich des Drehkörpers 56 vorgesehen sein. Der Zapfen 58 durchdringt zu beiden Seiten die Außenschenkel 20, 22 des Führungsprofils 8 und ist dort drehgelagert. Ferner ist in dem Zapfen 58 ein Drehgriff 60 gleichfalls drehfest verbunden. Auch auf der anderen Seite ist außerhalb des Außenschenkels 22 entsprechend ein zweiter Drehgriff vorgesehen. Durch Betätigung eines dieser beiden Drehgriffe wird der Drehkörper 56 gedreht. Aufgrund der exzentrischen Anordnung des Hebels 52 wird hierbei dessen unteres Ende und über dieses der Verbindungskörper 34, die Profilschiene 6 und schließlich der Schwenkflügel 2 vertikal angehoben bzw. abgesenkt. Die genannten Bestandteile der Betätigungselemente sind ebenso wie der Verbindungskörper 34 aufgrund der Anordnung im dem hinteren zum Wandprofil 12 offenen Hohlraum bzw. an den Außenseiten des Führungsprofils 8 leicht. zugänglich, so daß Montagearbeiten und eventuelle Wartungsarbeiten problemlos durchgeführt werden können.To raise or lower the profile rail 6 with the pivoting wing 2, actuating elements are provided which have a lever 52 in the rear cavity 26 of the profile rail 6. This protrudes into an upwardly open recess of the connecting body 34 and is articulated there by means of a bolt 54. The upper end of the lever 52 is connected eccentrically to a rotating body 56 in the rear cavity 26. This rotating body 56 has a central bore through which a pin 58 is passed. This pin 58 is designed here as a hexagon, but for example a groove and key or the like can be provided to prevent rotation of the pin with respect to the rotating body 56. The pin 58 penetrates the outer legs 20, 22 of the guide profile 8 on both sides and is pivoted there. Furthermore, a rotary handle 60 is also connected in a rotationally fixed manner in the pin 58. On the other side, a second twist grip is correspondingly provided outside the outer leg 22. The rotary body 56 is rotated by actuating one of these two rotary handles. Because of the eccentric arrangement of the lever 52, the lower end thereof and the connecting body 34, the profiled rail 6 and finally the pivoting wing 2 are raised or lowered vertically. The above-mentioned components of the actuating elements, like the connecting body 34, are light due to the arrangement in the rear cavity open to the wall profile 12 or on the outer sides of the guide profile 8. accessible so that assembly work and any maintenance work can be carried out easily.

Claims (8)

  1. Shower partition comprising at least one swivel panel (2) mounted to swivel in relation to a profiled rail (6) and a compensating means which includes in particular a pneumatic spring (40) and which is connected to the profiled rail (6) arranged to slide in a vertical direction in relation to a guide profile (8), the guide profile (8) and the profiled rail (6) having interlocking guide elements (32) and guides (30), characterised in that the guide profile (8) has an intermediate wall (24) and a rear open hollow space (26), that the compensating means is arranged in the rear hollow space (26) of the guide profile (8) and that a connecting body (34) connected to the profiled rail (6) projects into the rear hollow space (26), where it is connected to the compensating means.
  2. Shower partition according to claim 1, characterised in that the guide profile (8) has an H-shaped cross section, the hollow space (26) open towards the rear over its entire length being separated from a front hollow space (28) by means of the intermediate wall (24), and/or that the vertically slidable profiled rail (6) and the guides (30) and guide elements (32) are arranged in the front hollow space (28).
  3. Shower partition according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the actuating elements for raising or lowering the profiled rail (6) and the swivel panel (2) have a lever (52) in the rear hollow space (26), said lever being connected at one end to the connecting body (34) and at the other end to a handle, in particular a turning handle (60), arranged on the outer face of the guide profile.
  4. Shower partition according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the compensating means acts on the connecting body (34) via a rod (44) and/or in particular via a recess on the connecting body open towards the bottom.
  5. Shower partition according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the intermediate wall (24) has an opening (38) through which the connecting body (34) penetrates from the front hollow space (28) into the rear hollow space (26) of the guide profile (8), the vertical height of the opening (38) being greater than the height of the connecting body (34) by a predetermined amount in order to allow for the raising or lowering, preferably without contact.
  6. Shower partition according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the pneumatic spring (40) and its cylinder (42) are inserted into a recess in a bearing body (46) open towards the top, said bearing body being connected to the intermediate wall (24).
  7. Shower partition according to claim 6, characterised in that the bearing body (46) has a securing element (48) which is inserted through a second opening (50) in the intermediate wall (24).
  8. Shower partition, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that a journal (58) is rotatably supported in the two outer arms (20, 22) of the guide profile (8) and is connected in a torsion-resistant manner to the rotor (56) and to the handle (60)
EP92121434A 1992-01-31 1992-12-17 Shower panel Expired - Lifetime EP0553466B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4202757 1992-01-31
DE4202757A DE4202757C1 (en) 1992-01-31 1992-01-31

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0553466A1 EP0553466A1 (en) 1993-08-04
EP0553466B1 true EP0553466B1 (en) 1996-03-20

Family

ID=6450682

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP92121434A Expired - Lifetime EP0553466B1 (en) 1992-01-31 1992-12-17 Shower panel

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0553466B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE135546T1 (en)
DE (2) DE4202757C1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA93656B (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2718630B1 (en) * 1994-04-13 1996-09-27 Motte Ateliers Wall for shower cubicles or bath.
DE19524467C2 (en) * 1995-07-10 1999-09-23 Dorma Gmbh & Co Kg Shower partition
FR2731338B1 (en) * 1996-01-29 1997-10-10 Motte Atel WALL FOR SHOWER ENCLOSURES OR BATHTUB
DE29704708U1 (en) 1997-03-16 1997-04-24 Altura Leiden Holding Sealing arrangement of a shower partition
DE20005982U1 (en) 2000-04-03 2000-06-15 Reichel Guenter Profile element for a shower partition
GB0024816D0 (en) * 2000-10-10 2000-11-22 Esl Healthcare Ltd Shower screen
DE20105173U1 (en) * 2001-03-23 2001-07-05 Altura Leiden Holding Shower partition
GB2524574B (en) * 2014-03-28 2021-07-28 Coram Uk Holding Ltd Shower door hinge mechanism

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2563098B1 (en) * 1984-04-18 1988-07-08 Lamotte Sa Atel PIVOTABLE AND LIFTING BATHTUB WALL ABOVE THE FAUCET
FR2587609B1 (en) * 1985-09-25 1988-07-29 Borstcher Georges ARTICULATED SHOWER SHUTTER FOR BATHTUB, SHOWER TRAY AND THE LIKE

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ZA93656B (en) 1993-09-02
EP0553466A1 (en) 1993-08-04
ATE135546T1 (en) 1996-04-15
DE59205768D1 (en) 1996-04-25
DE4202757C1 (en) 1993-04-08

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0679775B1 (en) Tilting/oscillating roof window with counterbalance
EP2107199B1 (en) Fitting for an at least tiltable and/or parallel parkable wing of a window, door or similar
DE2648344A1 (en) FITTINGS FOR SLIDING WINDOWS, SLIDING DOORS, ETC.
EP0553466B1 (en) Shower panel
EP0384224B1 (en) Guiding device
EP3741940B1 (en) Door or window braking device for a window or a door
EP0972885B1 (en) Tilting roof window
DE2420295A1 (en) DOOR LOCK CONNECTED TO A DOOR HINGE, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DOORS
EP0531626B1 (en) Fitting, in particular for tiltable and from one plane to a second parallel plane movable wings
DE19860241B4 (en) Carousel device for holding at least one shelf in a corner cabinet and a double-leaf door
WO1993020318A1 (en) Hinge
DE2443036C3 (en) Opening device
DE2821101C3 (en) Pull-out guide for drawers held in a frame or the like
DE8103368U1 (en) Tilt and turn window or door
DE2505511C3 (en) Overlying skylight opener
DE1930485A1 (en) Swivel sliding door, especially for road and rail vehicles
DE1559736A1 (en) Pressure and pressure device for the wing of tilt-swivel windows, doors or the like.
EP0429981B1 (en) Fittings hidden in the groove for tiltable and turning windows or doors, in particular with wooden frames
DE3202798A1 (en) Window or door having a turn-and-tilt fitting
DE2932865A1 (en) Roof window wing fitting - has torsion spring assembly connected to one frame and force locked to other
WO2004063507A1 (en) Mounting unit for a window or a door
DE4138331C2 (en) Fitting for sashes that can be tilted and locked in parallel
WO2000009842A1 (en) Compact door, especially accessible for the disabled
CH655970A5 (en) Dormer window
DE19918283A1 (en) Door or window hinge, contains hinge pin receiving part adjustable mounted between arms of U shaped hinge part secured to window or door leaf

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19930825

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19940808

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: ING. PIOVESANA PAOLO

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: THE PATENT HAS BEEN ANNULLED BY A DECISION OF A NATIONAL AUTHORITY

Effective date: 19960320

Ref country code: GB

Effective date: 19960320

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 135546

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 19960415

Kind code of ref document: T

ET Fr: translation filed
REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 59205768

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19960425

GBV Gb: ep patent (uk) treated as always having been void in accordance with gb section 77(7)/1977 [no translation filed]

Effective date: 19960320

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20071231

Year of fee payment: 16

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20081222

Year of fee payment: 17

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20081218

Year of fee payment: 17

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20081227

Year of fee payment: 17

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20081216

Year of fee payment: 17

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20090701

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20091217

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20100831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20091231

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20091231

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20091231

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20091217