EP0808661A3 - Shower head - Google Patents

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EP0808661A3
EP0808661A3 EP97108071A EP97108071A EP0808661A3 EP 0808661 A3 EP0808661 A3 EP 0808661A3 EP 97108071 A EP97108071 A EP 97108071A EP 97108071 A EP97108071 A EP 97108071A EP 0808661 A3 EP0808661 A3 EP 0808661A3
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base section
ring
collar
grooves
shower head
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EP0808661A2 (en
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Bruno Heimann
Gerd Scherzberg
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Grohe Water Technology AG and Co KG
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Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik GmbH and Co
Friedrich Grohe AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/30—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
    • B05B1/32—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages in which a valve member forms part of the outlet opening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/16—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets
    • B05B1/1627—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets with a selecting mechanism comprising a gate valve, a sliding valve or a cock
    • B05B1/1663—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets with a selecting mechanism comprising a gate valve, a sliding valve or a cock by relative translatory movement of the valve elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B05B1/185—Roses; Shower heads characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/50—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter
    • B05B15/52—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter for removal of clogging particles
    • B05B15/528—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter for removal of clogging particles by resilient deformation of the nozzle

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  • Nozzles (AREA)
  • Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
  • Massaging Devices (AREA)
  • Cylinder Crankcases Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Sewing Machines And Sewing (AREA)
  • Cosmetics (AREA)

Abstract

A new shower head is intended for handheld and/or fixed shower fitting. Connected to the water supply, its casing (12) forms a chamber with a base section (2). The base section has an outer ring (3) in rubbery, elastic material with grooves (33) to produce the water jets. The ring rests by its outer casing in a reception bore (16). In this novel design, the ring and a collar (30) project downstream beyond the base section which acts as a carrier plate. By scraping or working the collar, limescale deposits in the grooves can be removed. Preferably the base section is plastic, especially polypropylene. The ring element (3) is a thermoplastic elastomer, especially Santoprene (RTM), which is injected onto the base section,
EP97108071A 1996-05-25 1997-05-17 Shower head Expired - Lifetime EP0808661B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE19621220A DE19621220A1 (en) 1996-05-25 1996-05-25 Shower head
DE19621220 1996-05-25

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EP0808661A2 EP0808661A2 (en) 1997-11-26
EP0808661A3 true EP0808661A3 (en) 2000-12-20
EP0808661B1 EP0808661B1 (en) 2002-12-11

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EP97108071A Expired - Lifetime EP0808661B1 (en) 1996-05-25 1997-05-17 Shower head

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US (1) US5839666A (en)
EP (1) EP0808661B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH1057843A (en)
AT (1) ATE229376T1 (en)
DE (2) DE19621220A1 (en)
ES (1) ES1037338Y (en)

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US5405089A (en) * 1992-11-04 1995-04-11 Friedrich Grohe Aktiengesellschaft Shower head with elastomeric nozzles

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EP0808661A2 (en) 1997-11-26
ES1037338U (en) 1998-02-16
DE59708925D1 (en) 2003-01-23
ES1037338Y (en) 1998-07-01
JPH1057843A (en) 1998-03-03
DE19621220A1 (en) 1997-11-27
ATE229376T1 (en) 2002-12-15
US5839666A (en) 1998-11-24
EP0808661B1 (en) 2002-12-11

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