EP0631754B1 - Bath tub - Google Patents

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EP0631754B1
EP0631754B1 EP19940304433 EP94304433A EP0631754B1 EP 0631754 B1 EP0631754 B1 EP 0631754B1 EP 19940304433 EP19940304433 EP 19940304433 EP 94304433 A EP94304433 A EP 94304433A EP 0631754 B1 EP0631754 B1 EP 0631754B1
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bath
panel
bath tub
holder mechanism
tub
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Mats Bergdahl
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Ido Kylpyhuone Oy
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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
    • A47K3/16—Devices for fastening baths to floors or walls; Adjustable bath feet ; Lining panels or attachments therefor
    • A47K3/161—Bathtub aprons

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  • This invention relates to a bath tub and panel arrangement of the kind referred to in the preamble of claim 1 and to a bath panel arrangement for such a bath arrangement.
  • a known bath tub and panel arrangement of the kind referred to is disclosed in DE-A-4 009 921.
  • This known bath arrangement allows the bath panel to be pivoted forward but does not allow the panel subsequently to be raised whilst still remaining attached to the holder mechanism.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a bath tub and panel arrangement comprising a bath tub and a bath panel which can be raised with some simple movements to a position that allows free access to the space beneath the bath tub.
  • the bath panel is not completely detached from its holder mechanism but is only subjected to a restricted guided motion, it is easy to raise the bath panel to a tidying position and subsequently to bring it back to its normal screening position. Because the bath panel is all the time guided by its holder mechanism, there is no risk that the bath panel will cause damage in the bathroom, which can easily occur with conventional panels which have to be lifted completely clear of the bath tub and laid aside.
  • the holder mechanism comprises at least one, preferably two, arm assemblies which are pivotally mounted at their lower ends so that, by changing their angular position, the upper edge of the bath panel is moved outwardly from the bath tub. Because the outwards movement required for releasing the bath panel from the edge of the bath tub is relatively small, it is practical for the holder mechanism to comprise arms which are pivotable or tiltable about lower bearing points.
  • the bearings may simply comprise plastics bearings, for example with a detachable pin forming the bearing shaft proper. It is also suitable to attach the arms of the holder mechanism to the nearest bath tub supporting foot or foot construction.
  • the bearing points of these arms may be arranged on a support structure that is attached to or receives support from a foot structure of the bath tub. Because an elongate bath tub has feet or a foot structure at both its opposite ends, it is suitable to arrange two bath panel supporting arms at, or close to, feet at opposite ends of, and along the same side of, the bath tub. The holder mechanism will then be stable and provide good guiding for the bath panel.
  • the holder mechanism is preferably so arranged that the bath panel can be moved upwards by means of a guided sliding movement between elements of the holder mechanism or between the bath panel and the holder mechanism.
  • the bath panel is usually made of plate material, e.g. plastics or metallic material, while the most suitable material for the holder mechanism is plastics material, it is convenient to arrange the arms of the holder mechanism in the form of two elements slidable in or against one another.
  • the bath panel itself could be provided with slide shoes or the like which slide against the arms of the holder mechanism.
  • this embodiment is in practice less suitable.
  • the latching means may comprise a spring latch which, in a desired position, interengages with a locking slot or the like in the member that keeps the bath panel in its raised position.
  • the latching means may also comprise a so-called alternating mechanism, which, by movement in a given direction, every second time provides a locking function and every other second time provides an unlocking function.
  • a conventional spring latch has been found to provide the most simple and also the most reliable solution.
  • Such a latch mechanism may with advantage be combined with a member that restricts the motion of the upper edge of the bath panel in a direction outwardly from the bath tub. Such a restricting member is needed for easy control of the movement of the bath panel.
  • the edge or rim of a bath tub is often relatively broad and has an inverted channel or U-form so that a laterally limited space is formed under the usually plane upper part of the edge of the bath tub. This space is limited inwardly by the side of the bath tub itself and outwardly by a short downwardly extending flange at the outer side of the bath tub edge.
  • a member that restricts the outwards movement of the bath panel may be formed by an arm, the upper end of which moves in the space just described under the edge of the bath tub.
  • this arm is somewhat flexible and is equipped with a protrusion or a groove which can perform a latching function in cooperation with a corresponding groove or protrusion in a part connected to the bath panel, a latching function is automatically achieved if the latch member is made to flexibly engage the part that is to be latched. Then the bath panel needs only to be lifted up and the latching function is automatically activated when the bath panel reaches the desired position. For releasing the latching function, the bath panel needs to be pulled outwards against the flexible force of the latch member. The upper part of the latch member is prevented from moving outwards by the outside flange of the bath tub edge and the latch member is pulled out of its latching position. The bath panel can then be pushed down to its normal position and moved inwards against the bath tub, In this way two functions may be combined in a convenient manner.
  • the advantage is obtained that the bath panel does not reach its lowest position with too much force.
  • the spring or the like may be used to provide an upwardly directed spring locking force to the bath panel that maintains the upper edge of the bath panel in the desired position at the edge of the bath tub whilst allowing this securing force to be easily overcome by pulling outwards.
  • the invention also relates to a bath panel arrangement for bath tubs.
  • a bath tub 1 positioned in a bathroom.
  • the bath tub is supported by four feet 2, the height position of which can be adjusted.
  • the upper body portion 3 of each foot has, on the side of the bath tub 1 facing outwardly into the room, a bearing point 4 for a bath panel 5 of the bath tub.
  • the bath tub 1 may be of any suitable shape but will typically be of generally rectangular form having two long sides and two short ends. Normally such a bath tub 1 is positioned with one of its sides against a wall of the room.
  • the bath panel 5 comprises a side panel for the bath tub 1 and is positioned in front of a side of the bath tub 1 facing into the room.
  • a holder mechanism is pivotally journalled on a pin mounted at the bearing point 4 and supports the bath panel 5.
  • Each holder mechanism comprises two bars 6 and 7 of plastics material, which are slidably attached to each other with the inner bar 7 turnably journalled at its lower end at the bearing point 4 and the outer bar 6 carrying the bath panel 5 by means of upper and lower fixing members 8.
  • a pressure spring 9 which in the lowermost position of the outer bar 6 provides an upwardly directed spring load to the bath panel 5.
  • the inner bar 7 is suitably of channel shape having outwardly turned side flanges received between pairs of inwardly turned claws on the outer bar.
  • the panel 5 When it is desired to release the bath panel 5 from its raised position, the panel 5 is pulled slightly outwards, whereby the flange 12 prevents the arm 13 from also moving outwards so that the arm flexibly disengages from the protrusion 14.
  • the bath panel 5 and the outer bars 6 may then be released, whereby a possibly careless release is damped by the springs 9, which also give the flexible locking function that is needed in order to allow the locking catches 11 to pass in under the flange 12 to the position shown in Figure 1.

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EP19940304433 1993-06-29 1994-06-20 Bath tub Expired - Lifetime EP0631754B1 (en)

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SE9302241A SE509051C2 (sv) 1993-06-29 1993-06-29 Badkar med löstagbar frontplåt samt frontplåtsutrustning
SE9302241 1993-06-29

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EP0631754A1 EP0631754A1 (en) 1995-01-04
EP0631754B1 true EP0631754B1 (en) 1997-09-03

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DE (1) DE69405312T2 (fi)
DK (1) DK0631754T3 (fi)
FI (1) FI103090B (fi)
NO (1) NO306754B1 (fi)
SE (1) SE509051C2 (fi)

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NL1000625C2 (nl) * 1995-06-21 1996-12-24 Walraven J Van Bv Werkwijze voor het installeren van een badkuip, alsmede daarbij te gebruiken steuninrichting.

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FR1257086A (fr) * 1960-02-15 1961-03-31 Permali Perfectionnements apportés aux entourages pour appareils sanitaires tels que baignoires et récepteurs de douche
DE1429743C3 (de) * 1963-04-30 1974-06-27 Hartlmaier, Hannes, 8022 Gruenwald Vorrichtung zum Befestigen einer Badewannenschürze
GB1517809A (en) * 1975-11-13 1978-07-12 Heatons Bathrooms Baths
DE4009921C2 (de) * 1990-03-28 1994-06-09 Willi Pauli Verkleidungselement für eine Wanne

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FI103090B1 (fi) 1999-04-30
NO942440L (no) 1994-12-30
FI942777A (fi) 1994-12-30
SE509051C2 (sv) 1998-11-30
NO942440D0 (no) 1994-06-28
DK0631754T3 (da) 1998-03-30
FI103090B (fi) 1999-04-30
SE9302241D0 (sv) 1993-06-29
DE69405312T2 (de) 1998-01-22
EP0631754A1 (en) 1995-01-04
SE9302241L (sv) 1994-12-30
NO306754B1 (no) 1999-12-20
DE69405312D1 (de) 1997-10-09
FI942777A0 (fi) 1994-06-13

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