EP0676928B1 - Improvement to a collapsible shower cabin - Google Patents

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EP0676928B1
EP0676928B1 EP94903920A EP94903920A EP0676928B1 EP 0676928 B1 EP0676928 B1 EP 0676928B1 EP 94903920 A EP94903920 A EP 94903920A EP 94903920 A EP94903920 A EP 94903920A EP 0676928 B1 EP0676928 B1 EP 0676928B1
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  • the present invention relates to an improvement to sanitary cabins with variable volume.
  • sanitary cabins with variable geometry in the sense that they are alternately extendable and foldable so as to offer a sanitary space therefore taking maximum amplitude during its periods of use and, conversely, reduced congestion outside these periods.
  • the above-mentioned patent describes for this purpose a sanitary block composed of two homologous parts, the second sliding relative to the first by reciprocal fitting; this device, which undeniably has certain advantages compared to embodiments with a fixed volume, nevertheless has practical drawbacks which remove much of its advantage from it.
  • the mobile part of the toilet block has no bottom; therefore, there is no watertightness and, as nothing is provided to isolate the shower tray during its use, flooding is very troublesome for the user.
  • the exclusive arrangement of the shower tray on the fixed side of the block makes the useful area quite narrow, which ultimately goes against the desired goal.
  • the present invention seeks to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a sanitary cabin comprising at least one parallelepipedal movable part sliding in a fixed part, also parallelipipedic, by reciprocal fitting of their lateral and upper faces, characterized in that the movable part, or respectively the fixed part is provided with an articulated bottom which, when the cabin is deployed, comes to form a continuous floor with the bottom of at least the fixed part, or respectively the mobile part.
  • the bottom of the movable part or the bottom of the fixed part comprises a peripheral flap ensuring sealing, advantageously forming a stop limiting the spacing of the two parts, mobile and fixed, one from the other.
  • the two fixed and mobile parts of the sanitary cabin are interconnected by a pull-out mobile box, open on its vertical front and rear faces in communication with said fixed and mobile parts, said box being provided with a watertight platform under which is normally arranged at least one support leg resting on the ground by means of a sliding pad or a caster, so that when the sanitary cabin is deployed, said platform comes to form a continuous floor with the respective bottoms of the fixed and movable parts.
  • the interior arrangement of the sanitary cabin thus formed can be carried out in various ways.
  • a half-shower tray is arranged in the bottom of the fixed part, or respectively of the mobile part, with a grid covering the bowl of said half-tray on the top, so as to form, with the bottom of the movable part, or respectively of the fixed part, or the platform of the intermediate nesting box, a complete shower tray with waterproof floor.
  • a half shower tray comprising a bowl and a grid
  • a similar half shower tray is arranged in the bottom of the fixed part, which allows, after deployment, to obtain a large shower tray occupying almost all of the floor available at the bottom of the cabin.
  • the two grids can be lifted around a set of rods provided for this purpose on the vertical wall blind respectively of the fixed and movable parts corresponding thereto, so as to leave a passage to the intermediate platform of the box when the cabin is folded.
  • each grid is articulated around a single horizontal axis on the blind vertical wall of the mobile part or, respectively, fixed, and has a depth greater than the depth of said fixed and mobile parts; in this way, in the folding phase of the cabin, the two grids come into abutment against each other by their respective frontal edges, each grid then lifting around its respective axis of articulation by forming a dihedral the interior of said folded cabin.
  • the two grids can be of identical depths, at least equal to half the length of the unfolded sanitary cabin; thus, the entire cabin floor is covered by a grid at the time of use.
  • All the sanitary cabins represented on the appended figures include at least one fixed part 1 and at least one movable part 2, sliding in translation on the front of said fixed part 1 by reciprocal fitting of their lateral and upper faces.
  • the movable part 2 has a frame 3 mounted on casters 4 and supporting a horizontal shower tray 5, which is constituted by a bowl 6 covered by a grid 7 articulated horizontally on the wall vertical of said movable part 2 by means of a set of links 8 with two parallel horizontal axes whose function will be better explained below.
  • the bowl 6 has in its lower part a drain 9 for waste water which is connected, by a flexible pipe, to a discharge manifold not shown in the figures so as not to affect the clarity of the drawings.
  • the fixed part 1 of the sanitary cabin has for its part a horizontal bottom 10, raised relative to the ground, so as to be located at the upper edge of the shower tray 5 fitted to the mobile part 2 when the cabin is deployed (FIG. 2).
  • the bowl 6 of the shower tray 5 slides under the raised bottom 10 of the fixed part 1, while the grid 7 lifts around all the rods 8 and slides over said bottom 10.
  • the grid 7 can again be lowered to the same level as the raised bottom 10 so as to form a single floor in the bottom of the cabin.
  • the sealing of said floor is ensured by a peripheral flap 11, arranged along the front edge of the raised bottom 10 and the side walls of the fixed part 1 to cooperate with the rear edge and the side walls of the bowl. 6 of shower tray 5; this flap 11 further forms a stop making it possible to limit the spacing of the fixed 1 and mobile 2 parts from one another.
  • a intermediate element, or trundle box 12 is slidably mounted between the fixed 1 and mobile 2 parts of the sanitary cabin.
  • this nesting box 12 is open on its front and rear vertical faces to communicate with the open faces of the fixed 1 and movable 2 parts.
  • This box 12 is moreover provided with a sealed platform 13, forming a floor intermediate when the sanitary cabin is deployed; under this platform 13, a number of support legs 14 resting at ground level by a system of rollers 15 which are quite conventional have normally been arranged, the number and sizing of the support legs 14 and the rollers 15 of course depending on the laden weight of the sanitary cabin.
  • each of the fixed 1 and mobile 2 parts of the sanitary cabin with a shower tray 5, provided with a bowl 6 and a grid 7 articulated by a set of links 8 on the vertical wall corresponding to it.
  • the platform 13 of the trundle box 12 is inserted, both at its front and at its rear, under said grids 7 which are raised in the manner already described with reference to the figures 1 and 2.
  • flaps 11 seal the two front and rear ends of the platform 13 and advantageously form stops limiting the spacing of the three constituent parts (1, 2, 12) of the sanitary cabin between them.
  • the sanitary cabin is of the intermediate nesting box type 12 with an improvement relating to the retraction system of the grids 7 covering the bowls 6 of the shower trays 5 of the mobile 2 and fixed 1 parts of said cabin.
  • the dimensions of the grids 7 are such that in the position of maximum deployment of the cabin, the floor of the latter is completely covered by the juxtaposition of said grids 7 folded horizontally over the top of the bowls 6 and of the platform 13.
  • the grids 7 are moreover articulated, around a single horizontal axis 15, around the vertical wall blind part 1, 2 of the cabin they equip; at the time of the folding of said cabin, the respective frontal fields of said grids 7 then come into abutment against each other causing their lifting around their respective axis of articulation 15, said grids 7 thus forming a dihedral to the interior of the folded cabin.
  • the variant shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 consists of an improvement on the variants of FIGS. 1 to 4.
  • the mobile 2 and fixed 1 parts, and possibly the intermediate nesting box 12 are provided with a flexible bellows covering 16, commonly known as a liner, which improves the tightness and finish of the cabin.
  • the fixing of the covering 16 is conventional, conventional sealing devices being provided wherever this proves necessary for the passage of pipes and other sanitary equipment.
  • the access door 17 to the cabin consists of an external leaf 17 a , articulated by a vertical hinge on said cabin which cooperates with an internal leaf 17 b , which fits into said external leaf 17 a , and which is articulated vertically on the latter.
  • the inner leaf 17 b has on its front face a sink 18 or any similar sanitary device; this sink 18 is set back towards the interior of the cabin and is articulated on the outer leaf 17 a by the same hinge as the internal leaf 17 b . In the position of use of the sink 18 (FIG.
  • the inner leaf 17 b is pushed back towards the interior of said cabin so that the sink 18 is set back inside the cabin, with minimal bulk outside the cabin; conversely, when the user wants to take a shower ( Figure 10), he opens the external leaf 17 a to access the interior of the cabin, then pushes the internal leaf 17 b and the sink 18 outwards so as to completely free the interior space of said cabin. Given the relatively small size of the sink 18, it is clear that the inner leaf 17 a may have only half a height, sufficient to allow the release or retraction of said sink 18.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 show the sink 18 in its respective positions in and outside the volume of the sanitary cabin.

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A shower cabin comprising at least one parallelepiped movable portion (2) slidably received in a parallelepiped stationary portion (1) by mutual engagement of their upper and side surfaces. Said movable portion (2) and said stationary portion (1) are respectively provided with a hinged bottom (7) forming a floor that is flush with the bottom (10) of at least the stationary portion (1) or the movable portion (2) when the cabin is erected.

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La présente invention concerne un perfectionnement aux cabines sanitaires à volume variable.The present invention relates to an improvement to sanitary cabins with variable volume.

On connaît, notamment par le brevet FR-A-2 623 387, des cabines sanitaires à géométrie variable en ce sens qu'elles sont alternativement extensibles et repliables de sorte à offrir un espace sanitaire prenant donc une amplitude maximale dans ses périodes d'utilisation et, inversement, un encombrement réduit en dehors de ces périodes. Le brevet sus-mentionné décrit à cet effet un bloc sanitaire composé de deux parties homologues, la seconde coulissant par rapport à la première par emboîtage réciproque ; ce dispositif, qui présente indéniablement certains avantages par rapport à des réalisations à volume fixe, présente néanmoins des inconvénients pratiques qui lui retirent une grande partie de son intérêt. En particulier, la partie mobile du bloc sanitaire ne possède pas de fond ; de ce fait, il n'existe pas d'étanchéité à l'eau et, comme rien n'est prévu pour isoler le bac à douche pendant son utilisation, il s'ensuit des inondations fort gênantes pour l'utilisateur. D'un autre côté, la disposition exclusive du bac à douche du côté fixe du bloc rend la zone utile assez étroite, ce qui va finalement à l'encontre du but recherché.We know, in particular from patent FR-A-2 623 387, sanitary cabins with variable geometry in the sense that they are alternately extendable and foldable so as to offer a sanitary space therefore taking maximum amplitude during its periods of use and, conversely, reduced congestion outside these periods. The above-mentioned patent describes for this purpose a sanitary block composed of two homologous parts, the second sliding relative to the first by reciprocal fitting; this device, which undeniably has certain advantages compared to embodiments with a fixed volume, nevertheless has practical drawbacks which remove much of its advantage from it. In particular, the mobile part of the toilet block has no bottom; therefore, there is no watertightness and, as nothing is provided to isolate the shower tray during its use, flooding is very troublesome for the user. On the other hand, the exclusive arrangement of the shower tray on the fixed side of the block makes the useful area quite narrow, which ultimately goes against the desired goal.

La présente invention vise à remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant une cabine sanitaire comportant au moins une partie mobile parallélipipédique coulissant dans une partie fixe, également parallélipipédique, par emboîtage réciproque de leurs faces latérales et supérieures, caractérisé en ce que la partie mobile, ou respectivement la partie fixe, est pourvue d'un fond articulé qui, lorsque la cabine est déployée, vient former un plancher continu avec le fond d'au moins la partie fixe, ou respectivement la partie mobile.The present invention seeks to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a sanitary cabin comprising at least one parallelepipedal movable part sliding in a fixed part, also parallelipipedic, by reciprocal fitting of their lateral and upper faces, characterized in that the movable part, or respectively the fixed part is provided with an articulated bottom which, when the cabin is deployed, comes to form a continuous floor with the bottom of at least the fixed part, or respectively the mobile part.

Selon une caractéristique complémentaire de l'invention, le fond de la partie mobile ou le fond de la partie fixe comporte une bavette périphérique assurant l'étanchéité, en formant avantageusement une butée limitant l'écartement des deux parties, mobile et fixe, l'une de l'autre.According to an additional characteristic of the invention, the bottom of the movable part or the bottom of the fixed part comprises a peripheral flap ensuring sealing, advantageously forming a stop limiting the spacing of the two parts, mobile and fixed, one from the other.

Dans une autre forme de réalisation, les deux parties fixe et mobile de la cabine sanitaire sont reliées entre elles par un caisson mobile gigogne, ouvert sur ses faces verticales antérieure et postérieure en communication avec lesdites parties fixe et mobile, ledit caisson étant pourvu d'une plate-forme étanche sous laquelle est normalement disposé d'au moins une jambe d'appui reposant sur le sol par l'intermédiaire d'un patin de glissement ou d'une roulette, de telle manière que lorsque la cabine sanitaire est déployée, ladite plate-forme vienne former un plancher continu avec les fonds respectifs des parties fixe et mobile.In another embodiment, the two fixed and mobile parts of the sanitary cabin are interconnected by a pull-out mobile box, open on its vertical front and rear faces in communication with said fixed and mobile parts, said box being provided with a watertight platform under which is normally arranged at least one support leg resting on the ground by means of a sliding pad or a caster, so that when the sanitary cabin is deployed, said platform comes to form a continuous floor with the respective bottoms of the fixed and movable parts.

L'agencement intérieur de la cabine sanitaire ainsi constituée peut s'effectuer de diverses manières.The interior arrangement of the sanitary cabin thus formed can be carried out in various ways.

Dans un premier mode de réalisation, un demi-bac à douche est agencé dans le fond de la partie fixe, ou respectivement de la partie mobile, avec une grille recouvrant la cuvette dudit demi-bac sur le dessus, de sorte à former, avec le fond de la partie mobile, ou respectivement de la partie fixe, ou la plate-forme du caisson gigogne intermédiaire, un bac à douche complet avec plancher étanche à l'eau.In a first embodiment, a half-shower tray is arranged in the bottom of the fixed part, or respectively of the mobile part, with a grid covering the bowl of said half-tray on the top, so as to form, with the bottom of the movable part, or respectively of the fixed part, or the platform of the intermediate nesting box, a complete shower tray with waterproof floor.

Suivant une caractéristique complémentaire, la grille recouvrant le demi-bac à douche de la partie fixe, ou respectivement de la partie mobile, de la cabine sanitaire est articulé, par un ensemble de biellettes à deux axes horizontaux parallèles, sur la paroi verticale antérieure de la partie fixe, ou respectivement de la partie mobile, ledit ensemble de biellettes agissant :

  • dans une phase de repliement de la cabine, de manière à permettre le soulèvement de ladite grille parallèlement à elle-même pour offrir un passage à la plate-forme du caisson gigogne ou au fond de la partie mobile, respectivement de la partie fixe, et,
  • dans une phase de déploiement de la cabine, de manière à permettre le rabattement de ladite grille au même niveau que celui de la plate-forme dudit caisson ou du fond de la partie mobile, respectivement de la partie fixe.
According to an additional characteristic, the grid covering the half-shower tray of the fixed part, or respectively of the mobile part, of the sanitary cabin is articulated, by a set of rods with two parallel horizontal axes, on the front vertical wall of the fixed part, or respectively of the mobile part, said set of rods acting:
  • in a folding phase of the cabin, so as to allow the lifting of said grid parallel to itself to provide a passage to the platform of the pull-out box or to the bottom of the movable part, respectively of the fixed part, and ,
  • during a cabin deployment phase, so as to allow the folding of said grid at the same level as that of the platform of said box or the bottom of the movable part, respectively of the fixed part.

Dans une autre réalisation d'une cabine sanitaire comportant un caisson gigogne intermédiaire, un demi-bac à douche, comprenant une cuvette et une grille, est aménagé dans le fond de la partie mobile et un demi-bac à douche similaire est aménagé dans le fond de la partie fixe, ce qui permet, après déploiement, d'obtenir un bac à douche de grande taille occupant la quasi-totalité du plancher disponible au fond de la cabine.In another embodiment of a sanitary cabin comprising an intermediate nesting box, a half shower tray, comprising a bowl and a grid, is arranged in the bottom of the movable part and a similar half shower tray is arranged in the bottom of the fixed part, which allows, after deployment, to obtain a large shower tray occupying almost all of the floor available at the bottom of the cabin.

Dans ce dernier cas, les deux grilles peuvent se soulever autour d'un ensemble de biellettes prévu à cet effet sur la paroi verticale borgne respectivement des parties fixe et mobile leur correspondant, de sorte à laisser un passage à la plate-forme intermédiaire du caisson lorsque la cabine est repliée.In the latter case, the two grids can be lifted around a set of rods provided for this purpose on the vertical wall blind respectively of the fixed and movable parts corresponding thereto, so as to leave a passage to the intermediate platform of the box when the cabin is folded.

Dans une autre variante de réalisation, chaque grille est articulée autour d'un axe horizontal unique sur la paroi verticale borgne de la partie mobile ou, respectivement, fixe, et présente une profondeur supérieure à la profondeur desdites parties fixe et mobile ; de cette manière, dans la phase de repliement de la cabine, les deux grilles viennent en butée l'une contre l'autre par leur chant frontal respectif, chaque grille se soulevant alors autour de son axe d'articulation respectif en formant un dièdre à l'intérieur de ladite cabine repliée.In another alternative embodiment, each grid is articulated around a single horizontal axis on the blind vertical wall of the mobile part or, respectively, fixed, and has a depth greater than the depth of said fixed and mobile parts; in this way, in the folding phase of the cabin, the two grids come into abutment against each other by their respective frontal edges, each grid then lifting around its respective axis of articulation by forming a dihedral the interior of said folded cabin.

Avantageusement, les deux grilles peuvent être de profondeurs identiques, au moins égales à la moitié de la longueur de la cabine sanitaire dépliée ; ainsi, la totalité du plancher de la cabine est recouvert par une grille au moment de l'utilisation.Advantageously, the two grids can be of identical depths, at least equal to half the length of the unfolded sanitary cabin; thus, the entire cabin floor is covered by a grid at the time of use.

Dans ce dernier cas, il peut être en outre avantageux de relier par une charnière les chants frontaux desdites grilles, ce qui facilite leur mouvement d'articulation respectif, ou encore de faire coulisser les deux grilles en superposition l'une sur l'autre.In the latter case, it may also be advantageous to connect the front edges of said grids by a hinge, which facilitates their respective articulation movement, or else to slide the two grids superimposed on each other.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront mieux de la description qui va suivre de plusieurs variantes d'exécution de cabines sanitaires à géométrie variable, données à titre d'exemples non limitatifs en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe verticale et médiane d'une cabine sanitaire à deux parties, fixe et mobile, la partie fixe comportant un demi-bac à douche, en position repliée,
  • la figure 2 est une vue similaire à celle de la figure précédente, la cabine sanitaire se trouvant en position déployée,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe verticale et médiane d'une cabine sanitaire à deux parties, fixe et mobile, et une partie intermédiaire ou caisson gigogne, lui aussi mobile, en position repliée,
  • la figure 4 est une vue similaire à celle de la figure précédente, la cabine sanitaire se trouvant en position déployée,
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe verticale et médiane d'une variante d'exécution des grilles équipant la cabine sanitaire représentée sur les figures 3 et 4,
  • les figures 6 et 7 concernent encore une autre réalisation d'une cabine sanitaire à trois éléments, complétée internement d'un habillage souple à soufflet, ou liner, extensible améliorant l'étanchéité et la finition de ladite cabine,
  • la figure 8 est une vue de face d'une forme de réalisation de la porte d'accès à la cabine,
  • les figures 9 et 10 sont des vues en coupe horizontale de la porte d'accès, suivant le plan de coupe A-A tracé sur la figure 8,
  • les figures 11 et 12 sont des vues en coupe horizontale de la porte d'accès, montrant une variante d'exécution de cette dernière.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of several alternative embodiments of sanitary cabins with variable geometry, given by way of nonlimiting examples with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a view in vertical and median section of a sanitary cabin with two parts, fixed and movable, the fixed part comprising a half shower tray, in the folded position,
  • FIG. 2 is a view similar to that of the previous figure, the sanitary cabin being in the deployed position,
  • FIG. 3 is a view in vertical and median section of a sanitary cabin with two parts, fixed and mobile, and an intermediate part or nesting box, also mobile, in the folded position,
  • FIG. 4 is a view similar to that of the previous figure, the sanitary cabin being in the deployed position,
  • FIG. 5 is a view in vertical and median section of an alternative embodiment of the grids fitted to the sanitary cabin shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 relate to yet another embodiment of a sanitary cabin with three elements, internally supplemented with a flexible gusseted covering, or liner, extendable improving the tightness and the finish of said cabin,
  • FIG. 8 is a front view of an embodiment of the access door to the cabin,
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 are views in horizontal section of the access door, along the section plane AA traced in FIG. 8,
  • Figures 11 and 12 are views in horizontal section of the access door, showing an alternative embodiment of the latter.

L'ensemble des cabines sanitaires représentées sur les figures annexées comportent au moins une partie fixe 1 et au moins une partie mobile 2, coulissant en translation sur le devant de ladite partie fixe 1 par un emboitage réciproque de leurs faces latérales et supérieure.All the sanitary cabins represented on the appended figures include at least one fixed part 1 and at least one movable part 2, sliding in translation on the front of said fixed part 1 by reciprocal fitting of their lateral and upper faces.

Dans la variante représentée sur les figures 1 et 2, la partie mobile 2 comporte un bâti 3 monté sur des roulettes 4 et soutenant un bac à douche 5 horizontal, lequel est constitué par une cuvette 6 recouverte par une grille 7 articulée horizontalement sur la paroi verticale de ladite partie mobile 2 par le biais d'un ensemble de biellettes 8 à deux axes horizontaux parallèles dont la fonction sera mieux explicitée par la suite. La cuvette 6 comporte en sa partie basse une bonde d'évacuation 9 des eaux usées qui est reliée, par un tuyau flexible, à un collecteur d'évacuation non représenté sur les figures pour ne pas nuire à la clarté des dessins.In the variant shown in Figures 1 and 2, the movable part 2 has a frame 3 mounted on casters 4 and supporting a horizontal shower tray 5, which is constituted by a bowl 6 covered by a grid 7 articulated horizontally on the wall vertical of said movable part 2 by means of a set of links 8 with two parallel horizontal axes whose function will be better explained below. The bowl 6 has in its lower part a drain 9 for waste water which is connected, by a flexible pipe, to a discharge manifold not shown in the figures so as not to affect the clarity of the drawings.

La partie fixe 1 de la cabine sanitaire comporte pour sa part un fond 10 horizontal, surélevé par rapport au sol, de manière à se situer au niveau du bord supérieur du bac à douche 5 équipant la partie mobile 2 lorsque la cabine est déployée (figure 2).The fixed part 1 of the sanitary cabin has for its part a horizontal bottom 10, raised relative to the ground, so as to be located at the upper edge of the shower tray 5 fitted to the mobile part 2 when the cabin is deployed (FIG. 2).

A l'inverse, lorsque la cabine est repliée, la cuvette 6 du bac à douche 5 vient coulisser sous le fond surélevé 10 de la partie fixe 1, tandis que la grille 7 se soulève autour de l'ensemble des biellettes 8 et vient glisser par dessus ledit fond 10. Dans sa position de déploiement, la grille 7 peut de nouveau être rabaissée au même niveau que le fond surélevé 10 de sorte à former un plancher unique dans le fond de la cabine.Conversely, when the cabin is folded, the bowl 6 of the shower tray 5 slides under the raised bottom 10 of the fixed part 1, while the grid 7 lifts around all the rods 8 and slides over said bottom 10. In its deployed position, the grid 7 can again be lowered to the same level as the raised bottom 10 so as to form a single floor in the bottom of the cabin.

Suivant l'invention, l'étanchéité dudit plancher est assurée par une bavette périphérique 11, agencée le long du rebord frontal du fond surélevé 10 et des parois latérales de la partie fixe 1 pour coopérer avec le bord postérieur et les parois latérales de la cuvette 6 du bac à douche 5 ; cette bavette 11 forme en outre une butée permettant de limiter l'écartement des parties fixe 1 et mobile 2 l'une de l'autre.According to the invention, the sealing of said floor is ensured by a peripheral flap 11, arranged along the front edge of the raised bottom 10 and the side walls of the fixed part 1 to cooperate with the rear edge and the side walls of the bowl. 6 of shower tray 5; this flap 11 further forms a stop making it possible to limit the spacing of the fixed 1 and mobile 2 parts from one another.

Dans la variante d'exécution des figures 3 et 4, un élément intermédiaire, ou caisson gigogne 12, est monté coulissant entre les parties fixe 1 et mobile 2 de la cabine sanitaire. A cet effet, ce caisson gigogne 12 est ouvert sur ses faces verticales antérieure et postérieure pour communiquer avec les faces ouvertes des parties fixe 1 et mobile 2. Ce caisson 12 est par ailleurs pourvu d'une plate-forme étanche 13, formant un plancher intermédiaire lorsque la cabine sanitaire est déployée ; sous cette plate-forme 13, on a normalement aménagé un certain nombre de jambes d'appui 14 reposant au niveau du sol par un système de roulettes 15 tout à fait classiques, le nombre et le dimensionnement des jambes d'appui 14 et des roulettes 15 dépendant bien sûr du poids en charge de la cabine sanitaire.In the variant of Figures 3 and 4, a intermediate element, or trundle box 12, is slidably mounted between the fixed 1 and mobile 2 parts of the sanitary cabin. To this end, this nesting box 12 is open on its front and rear vertical faces to communicate with the open faces of the fixed 1 and movable 2 parts. This box 12 is moreover provided with a sealed platform 13, forming a floor intermediate when the sanitary cabin is deployed; under this platform 13, a number of support legs 14 resting at ground level by a system of rollers 15 which are quite conventional have normally been arranged, the number and sizing of the support legs 14 and the rollers 15 of course depending on the laden weight of the sanitary cabin.

Dans la variante décrite en référence aux figures 3 et 4, on a choisi d'équiper chacune des parties fixe 1 et mobile 2 de la cabine sanitaire d'un bac à douche 5, pourvu d'une cuvette 6 et d'une grille 7 articulée par un ensemble de biellettes 8 sur la paroi verticale lui correspondant.In the variant described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, we have chosen to equip each of the fixed 1 and mobile 2 parts of the sanitary cabin with a shower tray 5, provided with a bowl 6 and a grid 7 articulated by a set of links 8 on the vertical wall corresponding to it.

Selon l'invention, lorsque la cabine est repliée, la plate-forme 13 du caisson gigogne 12 vient s'insérer, aussi bien à sa partie antérieure que postérieure, sous lesdites grilles 7 qui se soulèvent de la manière déjà décrite en référence aux figures 1 et 2.According to the invention, when the cabin is folded, the platform 13 of the trundle box 12 is inserted, both at its front and at its rear, under said grids 7 which are raised in the manner already described with reference to the figures 1 and 2.

En outre, des bavettes 11 assurent l'étanchéité aux deux extrémités antérieure et postérieure de la plate-forme 13 et forment avantageusement des butées limitant l'écartement des trois parties constitutives (1, 2, 12) de la cabine sanitaire entre elles.In addition, flaps 11 seal the two front and rear ends of the platform 13 and advantageously form stops limiting the spacing of the three constituent parts (1, 2, 12) of the sanitary cabin between them.

Dans la variante représentée sur la figure 5, la cabine sanitaire est du type à caisson gigogne intermédiaire 12 avec une amélioration portant sur le système d'escamotage des grilles 7 recouvrant les cuvettes 6 des bacs à douche 5 des parties mobile 2 et fixe 1 de ladite cabine. Ainsi, les dimensions des grilles 7 sont telles qu'en position de déploiement maximal de la cabine, le plancher de cette dernière est complètement recouvert par la juxtaposition desdites grilles 7 rabattues horizontalement sur le dessus des cuvettes 6 et de la plate-forme 13. Dans cette variante, les grilles 7 sont par ailleurs articulées, autour d'un seul axe horizontal 15, autour de la paroi verticale borgne de la partie 1, 2 de la cabine qu'elles équipent ; au moment du repliement de ladite cabine, les champs frontaux respectifs desdites grilles 7 viennent alors en butée l'un contre l'autre en provoquant leur soulèvement autour de leur axe d'articulation 15 respectif, lesdites grilles 7 formant ainsi un dièdre à l'intérieur de la cabine repliée. Afin de faciliter ce mouvement de soulèvement des grilles 7 et de le rendre plus fiable, il est en outre avantageux de prévoir une charnière reliant les champs frontaux desdites grilles 7.In the variant shown in FIG. 5, the sanitary cabin is of the intermediate nesting box type 12 with an improvement relating to the retraction system of the grids 7 covering the bowls 6 of the shower trays 5 of the mobile 2 and fixed 1 parts of said cabin. Thus, the dimensions of the grids 7 are such that in the position of maximum deployment of the cabin, the floor of the latter is completely covered by the juxtaposition of said grids 7 folded horizontally over the top of the bowls 6 and of the platform 13. In this variant, the grids 7 are moreover articulated, around a single horizontal axis 15, around the vertical wall blind part 1, 2 of the cabin they equip; at the time of the folding of said cabin, the respective frontal fields of said grids 7 then come into abutment against each other causing their lifting around their respective axis of articulation 15, said grids 7 thus forming a dihedral to the interior of the folded cabin. In order to facilitate this lifting movement of the grids 7 and to make it more reliable, it is also advantageous to provide a hinge connecting the front fields of said grids 7.

La variante d'exécution représentée sur les figures 6 et 7 consiste en une amélioration des variantes des figures 1 à 4. Dans cette dernière variante, les parties mobile 2 et fixe 1, et éventuellement le caisson gigogne intermédiaire 12, sont pourvues d'un habillage souple à soufflet 16, communément appelé liner, qui améliore l'étanchéité et la finition de la cabine. La fixation de l'habillage 16 est conventionnelle, des dispositifs d'étanchéité classiques étant prévus partout où celà s'avère nécessaire pour le passage des canalisations et autres équipements sanitaires.The variant shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 consists of an improvement on the variants of FIGS. 1 to 4. In this latter variant, the mobile 2 and fixed 1 parts, and possibly the intermediate nesting box 12, are provided with a flexible bellows covering 16, commonly known as a liner, which improves the tightness and finish of the cabin. The fixing of the covering 16 is conventional, conventional sealing devices being provided wherever this proves necessary for the passage of pipes and other sanitary equipment.

A cet égard, il est clair que d'autres aménagements peuvent être faits sur la cabine sanitaire et, en particulier, il est tout à fait envisageable d'équiper le caisson gigogne 12 et/ou les parois latérales des parties fixe 1 ou mobile 2 de tous les objets suspendus nécessaires dans une salle de bain (miroirs, armoires de toilettes, etc...). En outre, des wc et un lavabo peuvent également être aménagés, soit sur la partie fixe 1, soit sur la partie mobile 2, soit sur le caisson 12. Enfin, on observera que le principe de la cabine énoncé plus haut pourrait s'appliquer à des fins non sanitaires telles que la réalisation de cabines pour sauna ou de cabines de développement photographique à géométrie variable (permettant d'obtenir un laboratoire obscur et étanche dans un appartement ou une maison exiguë n'offrant pas d'endroit sombre), ou encore la réalisation de chambres isolées, etc...In this regard, it is clear that other arrangements can be made on the sanitary cabin and, in particular, it is entirely possible to equip the pull-out box 12 and / or the side walls of the fixed 1 or mobile 2 parts. of all the hanging objects needed in a bathroom (mirrors, bathroom cabinets, etc.). In addition, toilets and a sink can also be fitted, either on the fixed part 1, or on the mobile part 2, or on the box 12. Finally, it will be observed that the principle of the cabin stated above could apply for non-sanitary purposes such as the construction of sauna cabins or photographic development with variable geometry (allowing to obtain a dark and waterproof laboratory in a small apartment or house offering no dark place), or even the realization of isolated rooms, etc ...

Enfin, suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention qui sera maintenant décrite en référence aux figures 8, la porte d'accès 17 à la cabine est constituée d'un battant extérieur 17a, articulé par une charnière verticale sur ladite cabine qui coopère avec un battant intérieur 17b, s'inscrivant dans ledit battant extérieur 17a, et s'articulant verticalement sur ce dernier. Le battant intérieur 17b comporte sur sa face avant un lavabo 18 ou tout dispositif sanitaire analogue ; ce lavabo 18 est disposé en retrait vers l'intérieur de la cabine et est articulé sur le battant extérieur 17a par la même charnière que le battant intérieur 17b. En position d'utilisation du lavabo 18 (figure 9), qui correspond à la position de non utilisation de la cabine sanitaire, le battant intérieur 17b est repoussé vers l'intérieur de ladite cabine de sorte que le lavabo 18 se trouve en retrait à l'intérieur de la cabine, avec un encombrement minimal à l'extérieur de celle-ci ; à l'inverse, lorsque l'utilisateur veut prendre une douche (figure 10), il ouvre le battant extérieur 17a pour accéder à l'intérieur de la cabine, puis repousse le battant intérieur 17b et le lavabo 18 vers l'extérieur de manière à dégager complètement l'espace intérieur de ladite cabine. Etant donné l'encombrement assez faible du lavabo 18, il est clair que le battant intérieur 17a pourra présenter seulement une demie hauteur, suffisante pour permettre le dégagement ou l'escamotage dudit lavabo 18.Finally, according to another characteristic of the invention which will now be described with reference to Figures 8, the access door 17 to the cabin consists of an external leaf 17 a , articulated by a vertical hinge on said cabin which cooperates with an internal leaf 17 b , which fits into said external leaf 17 a , and which is articulated vertically on the latter. The inner leaf 17 b has on its front face a sink 18 or any similar sanitary device; this sink 18 is set back towards the interior of the cabin and is articulated on the outer leaf 17 a by the same hinge as the internal leaf 17 b . In the position of use of the sink 18 (FIG. 9), which corresponds to the position of non-use of the sanitary cabin, the inner leaf 17 b is pushed back towards the interior of said cabin so that the sink 18 is set back inside the cabin, with minimal bulk outside the cabin; conversely, when the user wants to take a shower (Figure 10), he opens the external leaf 17 a to access the interior of the cabin, then pushes the internal leaf 17 b and the sink 18 outwards so as to completely free the interior space of said cabin. Given the relatively small size of the sink 18, it is clear that the inner leaf 17 a may have only half a height, sufficient to allow the release or retraction of said sink 18.

Dans une variante de réalisation de la porte 17 illustrée sur les figures 11 et 12, le battant intérieur 17b est remplacé par une cloison pivotante autour d'un axe vertical médian 20, sur laquelle est directement fixé le lavabo 18. Les figures 11 et 12 montrent le lavabo 18 dans ses positions respectives dans et hors du volume de la cabine sanitaire.In an alternative embodiment of the door 17 illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, the internal leaf 17 b is replaced by a partition pivoting about a vertical median axis 20, on which the sink 18 is directly fixed. FIGS. 11 and 12 show the sink 18 in its respective positions in and outside the volume of the sanitary cabin.

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  1. Shower cabin comprising at least one parallelepiped mobile portion (2) which slides into a fixed portion (1) also of parallelepiped shape, by reciprocal engagement of their side and upper faces, characterized in that the mobile portion (2) or the fixed portion (1), respectively, is provided with a hinged base which, when the cabin is deployed, forms in the same movement a floor lying flush with the bottom of at least the fixed portion (1) or the mobile portion (2), respectively.
  2. Shower cabin according to the preceding Claim, characterized in that the bottom of the mobile portion (2) or, respectively, the bottom of the fixed portion (1) comprises a peripheral strip (11) to ensure water-tightness, the said strip advantageously forming an abutment which limits the distance separating the two portions, mobile (2) and fixed (1), from one another.
  3. Shower cabin according to either of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the two portions of the shower cabin, fixed (1) and mobile (2), are connected together by a mobile truckle caisson (12), open at its front and rear vertical faces in communication with the said fixed (1) and mobile (2) portions, the said caisson (12) being provided with a water-tight platform (13) under which at least one supporting leg (14) is normally situated, the said support resting on the ground via a slide-block or wheel, such that when the shower cabin is deployed, the said platform (13) forms a floor lying flush with the respective bottoms of the fixed (1) and mobile (2) portions.
  4. Shower cabin according to the preceding Claim, characterized in that a half shower-tray (5) is attached underneath the fixed (1) and/or mobile (2) portion(s), with a grid (7) covering the sump of the said half-tray (5) and above it, such that in combination with the bottom of the mobile portion (2) or the fixed portion (1), respectively, or the platform (13) of the intermediate truckle caisson (12), it forms a complete shower tray (5) with a water-tight floor.
  5. Shower cabin according to the preceding Claim, characterized in that the grid (7) covering the half shower-tray (5) of the fixed (1) and/or mobile (2) portion(s) of the shower cabin is hinged by a system of levers (8) with two parallel horizontal axes, onto the rear vertical wall of the fixed portion (1), the said system of levers (8) acting:
    - when the cabin is retracted, such as to enable the said grid (7) to move upwards parallel to itself, to allow the passage of the platform (13) of the truckle caisson (12) or of the bottom of the mobile portion (2) or the fixed portion (1), respectively, and
    - when the cabin is deployed, such as to enable the said grid (7) to move down to the same level as the platform (13) of the said caisson (12) or the bottom of the mobile portion (2) or the fixed portion (1), respectively.
  6. Shower cabin according to the preceding Claim, characterized in that the grids (7) of the half shower-trays (5) of the fixed (1) and mobile (2) portions can move upwards on a system of levers (8) provided for that purpose on the vertical wall closing off the fixed (1) and mobile (2) portions corresponding to them, such as to allow room for the passage of the intermediate platform (13) of the caisson (12) when the cabin is retracted.
  7. Shower cabin according to Claim 6, characterized in that the grids (7) of the shower-trays (5) of the fixed (1) and mobile (2) portions can move upwards about a single horizontal axis (15) on the vertical wall closing off the mobile (2) or fixed (1) portion, respectively, and are of a depth greater than the depth of the said fixed (1) and mobile (2) portions.
  8. Shower cabin according to the preceding Claim, characterized in that the two grids (7) are of identical depth, at least equal to half the length of the shower cabin in its deployed state.
  9. Shower cabin according to the preceding Claim, characterized in that the front edges of the two grids (7) are connected by a hinge which facilitates their respective articulated movement.
  10. Shower cabin according to Claim 8, characterized in that the two grids (7) slide on top of one another.
  11. Shower cabin according to any of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the truckle caisson (12) and/or the side walls of the fixed (1) or mobile (2) portion are provided with all the hanging fittings required in a bathroom.
  12. Shower cabin according to any of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the access door (17) to the cabin consists of an outer leaf (17a), hinged by a vertical hinge to the said cabin, which cooperates with an inner leaf (17b) which nests inside the said outer leaf (17a) and is vertically hinged to the latter.
  13. Shower cabin according to the preceding Claim, characterized in that the inner leaf (17b) supports a hand-basin (18) hinged to the outer leaf (17a) on the same hinge as the said inner leaf (17b).
  14. Shower cabin according to either of Claims 12 or 13, characterized in that the inner leaf (17b) reaches to half height.
  15. Shower cabin according to any of Claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the inner leaf (17b) is replaced by a partition fitted so as to pivot about a median vertical axis (20), to which the hand-basin (18) is fixed directly.
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