EP0645498A1 - Dispositif de support et de guidage pour pomme de douche - Google Patents

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EP0645498A1
EP0645498A1 EP94202646A EP94202646A EP0645498A1 EP 0645498 A1 EP0645498 A1 EP 0645498A1 EP 94202646 A EP94202646 A EP 94202646A EP 94202646 A EP94202646 A EP 94202646A EP 0645498 A1 EP0645498 A1 EP 0645498A1
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Virgilio Guzzini
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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
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0401—Fixing a tap to the sanitary appliance or to an associated mounting surface, e.g. a countertop
    • 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
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/06—Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath
    • 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
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C2001/0415—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths having an extendable water outlet
    • 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
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C2001/0416—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths using a socket for mounting of faucet

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  • This invention refers to a supporting and guiding device for an extractable shower, and in particular to a support for installing extractable showers of the type having a flexible pipe which in its concealed position is housed in a compartment beneath the installation area.
  • This area can be formed for example by an edge of a bath tub, wash basin, or the like.
  • extractable showers which have a flexible pipe that is unwound through a hole in the bearing surface.
  • One problem consists of water seeping through the hole when the shower is in operation in its extracted position
  • a solution most widely used consists in providing means for collecting the water after it has penetrated through the passage of the pipe. For example, it has been suggested to use internal pockets which receive the rolled up pipe and which at the same time collect the water that has seeped through.
  • These solutions which are merely palliatives, are generally complicated, expensive and do not eliminate the problems caused by the water stagnating in the collecting elements.
  • the general scope of this invention is to obviate the aforementioned problems by providing a supporting and guiding element for an extractable shower with a flexible pipe which inexpensively prevents infiltration of water from the hole through which the pipe passes.
  • a device to be fitted through a hole in a wall, comprising a through housing to support a shower delivery head on the outer side of the wall and to slidingly guide through the hole in the wall a flexible pipe supplying water to the head, characterized by the fact that the through housing comprises a lip seal with a central passage having an edge tightly adhering to the walls of the flexible hose, disposed before and after said lip seal in the through housing are a first and a second guide surface maintaining the pipe in a substantially rectilinear configuration so as to have an outer wall substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lip seal in the area of the pipe traversing the lip seal.
  • the figure shows a cross-sectional view of a device 10, which is fitted through a hole 11 in a wall 13 to define a through housing 24 to support a delivery head or shower 14 (only partially shown, since it can be of any known type) and to slidingly receive through the wall a flexible pipe 15 supplying water to the shower.
  • the wall can for example be that of the edge of a bath tub, a wash basin, or the like.
  • the device 10 has a casing 16 having a hollow shank 17 extending rearwardly through the hole 11 and defining a housing 24 for passage of the pipe 15 through the hole 11.
  • the shank is advantageously fitted, on both sides of the wall 13, with two adapting elements 19, 20 with slanted surfaces which rest against the wall 13 in order to provide the desired degree of inclination of the shank with respect to the wall 13.
  • Said elements 19, 20 can advantageously be made identical in order to reduce their manufacturing cost.
  • the upper adapting element 19 is disposed between a radial protrusion 21 of the shank and the upper surface of the wall 13.
  • the lower adapting element 20 is disposed between the lower surface of the wall 13 and a washer 23 which is secured with a ring nut 18, screwed onto the shank 17 to lock the device in place.
  • the adaptor 21 can be provided with a seat for a gasket 22 in contact with the wall 13.
  • the portion 25 of the passage 24 close to the upper mouthpiece has a lateral configuration complementary to a shank 26 forming the portion connecting the shower 14 to the pipe 15.
  • the shower is supported by the device 10 by fitting the shank 26 in the housing 25.
  • the shank 26 may also he provided with a housing for a circumferential O-ring 30, which forms a watertight mechnical seal when the shower is fitted in the housing.
  • an annular lip seal 27 Disposed crosswise to the passage 24 is an annular lip seal 27, with a central hole of such diameter as to come into close contact with the wall of the hose.
  • the lip seal can be flexible enough as to permit the pipe to slide smoothly, so as not to hinder the re-entry of the pipe through the device, also simply by gravity.
  • the passage 24 is provided with internal surfaces 28, 29 forming a guide for the pipe on both sides of the seal 27, so that the pipe is maintained rectilinear and perpendicular to the seal in a section close to the seal itself.
  • the guide surfaces 28 and 29 are advantageously made with guide bushes 31, 32, respectively.
  • the upper bush 31 is in the shape of a discoidal element having a continuous surface 28 curving upwards to form a short sliding duct for the pipe close to the upper face of the lip seal 27.
  • the lower bush 32 is made in the form of an elongated sleeve housed within the shank 17 and having an internal wall bearing longitudinally directed ribs 33 at intervals around its circumference to define with their crests the sliding surface 29.
  • the configuration of the upper guide surface 28 protects the seal 27 against direct impact of jets of water which could cause it to buckle and no longer be watertight.
  • passages 35, 36 ensure that any water, which would otherwise accumulate in the housing 25, is discharged to the outside.
  • the discontinuous "ribbed" configuration of the lower guide surface 29 ensures that the pipe remains rectilinear in correspondence with the lip seal but at the same time without creating excessive sliding friction, which would prevent re-entry of the pipe simply by gravity.
  • the ribbed bush 32 and the shank 17 can be made in one piece, it is advantageous for them to be made in two pieces so that the most suitable materials can be chosen for the two elements.
  • the shank can be made from a material which is strong enough for securing the ring nut and the ribbed bush can be made from a low friction material with good resistance to abrasion.
  • the casing 16 is made with an upper cap 34 which is axially perforated to create the housing 25 and screwed onto the upper end of the shank 17 to secure in place, by packing them, the lower bush 32, lip seal 27 and upper bush 31.
  • a device for supporting and extracting a shower with a flexible pipe which prevents water from penetrating into the hole through which the pipe is extracted.
  • the lip seal bends in the sliding direction, as shown by the broken line in the figure, while continuing to adhere perfectly to the wall of the pipe which is kept perpendicular to the plane of the seal by the guide surfaces.

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EP94202646A 1993-09-24 1994-09-14 Dispositif de support et de guidage pour pomme de douche Expired - Lifetime EP0645498B1 (fr)

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IT93MI000740U IT230426Y1 (it) 1993-09-24 1993-09-24 Dispositivo di sostegno e scorrimento per doccia estraibile
ITMI930740U 1993-09-24

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EP0645498A1 true EP0645498A1 (fr) 1995-03-29
EP0645498B1 EP0645498B1 (fr) 1998-12-02

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AT (1) ATE174087T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69414957T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2124836T3 (fr)
IT (1) IT230426Y1 (fr)

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US7105600B2 (en) 2000-08-14 2006-09-12 Kuraray Co., Ltd. Polymer composition
WO2008151837A1 (fr) * 2007-06-14 2008-12-18 Munster Simms Engineering Limited Support de tête de pulvérisation
DE102015002590A1 (de) * 2015-02-27 2016-09-29 Grohe Ag Sanitärarmatur mit Dichtelement für herausziehbare Brause

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FR1163343A (fr) * 1956-12-18 1958-09-24 Appareil à douche à flexible escamotable
EP0193437A1 (fr) * 1985-02-08 1986-09-03 Les Robinets Presto Société Anonyme Perfectionnement aux dispositifs de fixation des robinets sur une paroi
DE8715230U1 (fr) * 1987-11-17 1988-01-07 Wella Ag, 6100 Darmstadt, De
EP0486000A1 (fr) * 1990-11-15 1992-05-20 Toto Ltd. Mecanisme d'évacuation d'eau d'un tuyau pour un raccord de douche extensible
DE9217207U1 (de) * 1992-12-16 1994-04-14 Reich Kg Regel & Sicherheits Spritzwasserschutz

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1163343A (fr) * 1956-12-18 1958-09-24 Appareil à douche à flexible escamotable
EP0193437A1 (fr) * 1985-02-08 1986-09-03 Les Robinets Presto Société Anonyme Perfectionnement aux dispositifs de fixation des robinets sur une paroi
DE8715230U1 (fr) * 1987-11-17 1988-01-07 Wella Ag, 6100 Darmstadt, De
EP0486000A1 (fr) * 1990-11-15 1992-05-20 Toto Ltd. Mecanisme d'évacuation d'eau d'un tuyau pour un raccord de douche extensible
DE9217207U1 (de) * 1992-12-16 1994-04-14 Reich Kg Regel & Sicherheits Spritzwasserschutz

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7105600B2 (en) 2000-08-14 2006-09-12 Kuraray Co., Ltd. Polymer composition
WO2008151837A1 (fr) * 2007-06-14 2008-12-18 Munster Simms Engineering Limited Support de tête de pulvérisation
DE102015002590A1 (de) * 2015-02-27 2016-09-29 Grohe Ag Sanitärarmatur mit Dichtelement für herausziehbare Brause
EP3061876B1 (fr) * 2015-02-27 2019-09-11 Grohe AG Robinetterie comprenant une douche telescopique

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IT230426Y1 (it) 1999-06-07
ATE174087T1 (de) 1998-12-15
DE69414957T2 (de) 1999-04-22
DE69414957D1 (de) 1999-01-14
ES2124836T3 (es) 1999-02-16
EP0645498B1 (fr) 1998-12-02
ITMI930740U1 (it) 1995-03-24

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