EP0642757A2 - Roller for shower screens - Google Patents

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EP0642757A2
EP0642757A2 EP94111849A EP94111849A EP0642757A2 EP 0642757 A2 EP0642757 A2 EP 0642757A2 EP 94111849 A EP94111849 A EP 94111849A EP 94111849 A EP94111849 A EP 94111849A EP 0642757 A2 EP0642757 A2 EP 0642757A2
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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
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/34—Slidable screens

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  • the invention relates to a roller for sliding parts on curved areas, in particular on corner or round shower partitions.
  • rollers for door elements on curved shower partitions are known, EP 0 119 514, the holder of which is arranged to be pivotable about a vertical axis. Due to the swiveling of the roller brackets, perfect guidance is guaranteed, even with small radii of curvature.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a roller which, for its pivotability, requires less effort than is the case with the known rollers.
  • This object is achieved in that the bearing of the roller is designed on its axis as a ball joint. Due to the invention, a roller is available, which ensures perfect guidance, even in tight bends, with minimal effort.
  • the roller is provided with a recess for the ball joint, which has a larger opening in the direction of fastening the roller axis to the sliding part than the opening in the opposite direction. This makes it possible to quickly and easily establish the ball joint connection by pushing the roller axle into the ball joint recess of the roller.
  • the roller is provided with a further inventive feature equipped the larger of the two openings of the ball joint recess reducing the washer.
  • a quick and easy attachment of the washer to the roller is provided in a further embodiment of the invention in that the roller is equipped with an annular groove into which the washer is pressed.

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There is provided a roller for sliding parts in arcuate regions, especially on angular or round shower screens, whose bearing arrangement is constructed on its axis as a ball-and-socket joint. A roller which guarantees perfect guidance, even in tight curves, with a minimum of effort is thus produced. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Laufrolle für Schiebeteile an bogenförmigen Bereichen, insbesondere an Eck- oder Rundduschabtrennungen.The invention relates to a roller for sliding parts on curved areas, in particular on corner or round shower partitions.

Es sind Laufrollen für Türelemente an bogenförmigen Duschabtrennungen bekannt, EP 0 119 514, deren Halterung um eine vertikale Achse schwenkbar angeordnet ist. Durch Schwenkbarkeit der Laufrollenhalterungen ist eine einwandfreie Führung, selbst bei kleinen Krümmungsradien, gewährleistet.Rollers for door elements on curved shower partitions are known, EP 0 119 514, the holder of which is arranged to be pivotable about a vertical axis. Due to the swiveling of the roller brackets, perfect guidance is guaranteed, even with small radii of curvature.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, eine Laufrolle zu schaffen, die für ihre Schwenkbarkeit einen geringeren Aufwand erfordert, als es bei den bekannten Laufrollen der Fall ist.The object of the present invention is to provide a roller which, for its pivotability, requires less effort than is the case with the known rollers.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Lagerung der Laufrolle auf ihrer Achse als Kugelgelenk ausgebildet ist.
Durch die Erfindung ist eine Laufrolle vorhanden, die mit minimalem Aufwand eine einwandfreie Führung, selbst in engen Kurven, gewährleistet.This object is achieved in that the bearing of the roller is designed on its axis as a ball joint.
Due to the invention, a roller is available, which ensures perfect guidance, even in tight bends, with minimal effort.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist die Laufrolle mit einer Ausnehmung für das Kugelgelenk versehen, die in Richtung der Befestigung der Laufrollenachse an dem Schiebeteil eine größere Öffnung aufweist als die Öffnung in entgegengesetzter Richtung.
Hierdurch ist es möglich, die Kugelgelenkverbindung schnell und einfach herzustellen, indem die Laufrollenachse in die Kugelgelenkausnehmung der Laufrolle reingedrückt wird.In a further embodiment of the invention, the roller is provided with a recess for the ball joint, which has a larger opening in the direction of fastening the roller axis to the sliding part than the opening in the opposite direction.
This makes it possible to quickly and easily establish the ball joint connection by pushing the roller axle into the ball joint recess of the roller.

Zur Sicherung der Kugelgelenkverbindung ist die Laufrolle gemäß einem weitergehenden Erfindungsmerkmal mit einer die größere der beiden Öffnungen der Kugelgelenkausnehmung verkleinernden Ringscheibe ausgerüstet.
Eine schnelle und einfache Befestigung der Ringscheibe an der Laufrolle ist in weiterer Ausbildung der Erfindung dadurch gegeben, daß die Laufrolle mit einer Ringnut ausgestattet ist, in welche die Ringscheibe reingedrückt wird.To secure the ball joint connection, the roller is provided with a further inventive feature equipped the larger of the two openings of the ball joint recess reducing the washer.
A quick and easy attachment of the washer to the roller is provided in a further embodiment of the invention in that the roller is equipped with an annular groove into which the washer is pressed.

Die Erfindung wird anhand einer Zeichnung in einem Ausführungsbeispiel nachfolgend näher beschrieben. Die Zeichnung zeigt in

Figur 1
die Draufsicht auf eine Schiebetür, die über schwenkbare Laufrollen an einer Rundduschabtrennung verfahrbar ist,
Figur 2
einen vergrößerten Schnitt durch die Anordnung der Figur 1
Mit 1 ist eine Rundduschabtrennung bezeichnet, gegenüber der eine Schiebetür 2 mittels in Profilleisten der Duschabtrennung geführten Laufrollen 3 bewegbar angeordnet ist. Die Laufrollen 3 weisen eine Achse 4 auf, die mit ihrem einen Ende verdrehsicher in die Schiebetür 2 gesteckt und dort mit einer Schraube 5 befestigt ist und die mit ihrem anderen Ende mit Spiel in der Laufrolle 3 steckt, wo sie zusammen mit der Laufrolle eine Kugelgelenkverbindung darstellt. Die Laufrollen 3 sind somit auf ihrer Achse 4 drehbar und schwenkbar gelagert. Die Achsen 4 stecken in einer Ausnehmung 6 der Laufrollen, die in Richtung der Schiebetür 2 eine größere Öffnung 7 aufweist als die Öffnung 8 in entgegengesetzter Richtung. Die aus Metall bestehenden Achsen 4 können somit problemlos in die aus Kunststoff bestehenden Laufrollen 3 reingedrückt werden. Um die Laufrollen in ihrer Kugelgelenklage auf den Achsen zu sichern, sind, die Öffnungen 7 verkleinernde, Ringscheiben 9 aus Metall oder glasfaserverstärktem Kunststoff vorgesehen. Sie werden zur Befestigung in eine, in den Laufrollen vorgesehene, Ringnut 10 reingedrückt.The invention is described in more detail below with reference to a drawing in an exemplary embodiment. The drawing shows in
Figure 1
the top view of a sliding door which can be moved on a circular shower partition via swiveling castors,
Figure 2
an enlarged section through the arrangement of Figure 1
1 designates a circular shower partition, opposite which a sliding door 2 is movably arranged by means of rollers 3 guided in profile strips of the shower partition. The rollers 3 have an axis 4, which is inserted with one end against rotation in the sliding door 2 and fastened there with a screw 5 and with its other end with play in the roller 3, where it together with the roller a ball joint connection represents. The rollers 3 are thus rotatably and pivotally mounted on their axis 4. The axes 4 are in a recess 6 of the rollers, which has a larger opening 7 in the direction of the sliding door 2 than the opening 8 in the opposite direction. The metal axles 4 can thus be easily pushed into the plastic rollers 3. In order to secure the rollers in their ball joint position on the axles, the openings 7 reducing, ring discs 9 made of metal or glass fiber reinforced plastic. They are pressed into an annular groove 10 provided in the rollers for fastening.

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Laufrolle für Schiebeteile an bogenförmigen Bereichen, insbesondere an Eck- oder Rundduschabtrennungen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Lagerung der Laufrolle (3) auf ihrer Achse (4) als Kugelgelenk ausgebildet ist.Roller for sliding parts on curved areas, in particular on corner or round shower partitions, characterized in that the bearing of the roller (3) on its axis (4) is designed as a ball joint. Laufrolle nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie mit einer Ausnehmung (6) für das Kugelgelenk versehen ist, die in Richtung der Befestigung der Laufrollenachse an dem Schiebeteil (2) eine größere Öffnung (7) aufweist als die Öffnung (8) in entgegengesetzter Richtung.Roller according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with a recess (6) for the ball joint, which has a larger opening (7) than the opening (8) in the opposite direction in the direction of attachment of the roller axis to the sliding part (2) Direction. Laufrolle nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie mit einer die Öffnung (7) verkleinernden Ringscheibe (9) ausgerüstet ist.Roller according to claim 2, characterized in that it is equipped with an annular disc (9) which reduces the opening (7). Laufrolle nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie mit einer Ringnut (10) ausgestattet ist.Roller according to claim 3, characterized in that it is equipped with an annular groove (10).
EP94111849A 1993-09-10 1994-07-29 Roller for shower screens. Withdrawn EP0642757A3 (en)

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FR2793277A1 (en) * 1999-05-07 2000-11-10 Renault Sliding door system comprises upper and lower rails and support roller guided by lower rail coupled to door lower part by ball joint

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EP0769264A1 (en) * 1995-10-20 1997-04-23 KERMI GmbH Support for sliding element of a shower partition
FR2793277A1 (en) * 1999-05-07 2000-11-10 Renault Sliding door system comprises upper and lower rails and support roller guided by lower rail coupled to door lower part by ball joint

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