EP1040781B1 - Shower partition - Google Patents

Abstract

The partition has at least one fixed side wall (1) and at least one sliding door panel (2), which can be slid along rails (1 on adjustable point mountings (7). The sliding door panel also has adjustable point mountings (3). Bores are provided in the side w and door panel, in which holder elements (47) are flush-mounted. The holder element has an eccentrically arranged bore with a depression, for a screw (5,6). An insert of a work tool can rotate the holder element.

Description

The invention relates to a shower enclosure with at least one fixed side part and at least one sliding wing, which can be moved over a mounted on the side part by means of punctiform fittings track, the wing is also attached via punctiform fittings and the side part and the wing are the same height , The glass panes are mutually adjustable via frictionally embedded in the glass panes holding elements positively and positively connected. For adjustability of the glass sheets is located in the holding piece Druchgangsbohrung a lying eccentrically to the center of the holding element and is penetrated by a connecting screw.

EP 0 841 032 A2 discloses a device which is used for holding and fixing glass panes on shower cubicles or doors. In this case, an adjustment element which is rotatable to the angle or hinge used is proposed for adjusting the plates or glass panes to be fastened. The adjusting element has an eccentric part with respect to the axis of the fastening element, which makes it possible by rotation between the glass and the wall to make an adjustment. In this case, a holding part is used, which has a bore and an annular shoulder has formed, against which a clamping screw applies. A turntable sits in a cylindrical arrangement and has lateral stops in the form of protrusions. The attacks are provided on its outer side in the region of the projections with a thread for the application of a cap. Achieving a rotatability is located in the turntable a slot to due to the eccentricity of the introduced connecting screw is displaced by a sliding block, which is secured against rotation but slidable in the longitudinal direction, and by rotating the turntable, the holding part with the glass. This does not appear executable, because a rotation of the turntable without the aid of a Tool is not possible and because the hub has an external thread.

DE 4308413 A1 describes a partition wall for a shower with a sliding door which is displaceable relative to a fixed wall part and to a guide rail fixed in particular to the fixed wall part. To support rollers are mounted on the sliding door, which can roll on the top of the guide rail. The support rollers and the guide rail are fixed by means of point holder on the fixed wall part or on the sliding door.

Document DE 4 308 413 A1 discloses a shower enclosure showing all features of the preamble of claim 1.

There are also known various types of shower enclosures, which are based on a variety of tasks. The shower enclosures consist essentially of at least one fixed side part and a movable wing. Depending on the geometric arrangement, there are different forms of shower trays or shower trays, to which the outer region of the shower enclosure is adapted. However, this requires an enormous amount of storage to have the corresponding items in stock for all versions. For this reason, it is an object of the present invention to simplify a shower enclosure to the effect that many parts, although for different versions, can be made the same. Furthermore, a simple adjustability of the fittings should be achieved in order to carry out a tolerance compensation, with a simultaneous inconspicuous appearance of the fittings, especially with regard to a good cleaning ability of the glass panes over their interior of the shower enclosure.

The invention is solved by the teaching according to claim 1, wherein the sub-claims reflect a further embodiment of the inventive concept.

It is proposed to equip both the fixed side part and the movable wing with a point-shaped fitting.

For better cleaning of shower cubicles in their inner area is proposed not to use protruding fittings or caps, but rather to perform a sinking of these otherwise usually resting fittings within the glass panes both the side panels and the sliding doors. For this purpose, in addition to the usual holes for mounting beyond in the bores countersinks are then introduced in the glass panes, which may have both a conical shape but can also be realized in the form of a gradation. Due to the fact that no fitting parts protrude and the fittings located within the holes with their sinks flush with the surface of the glass panes cleaning without problems is feasible.

In fittings of this type, the glasses for the fixed side panels or for the movable wings can be designed both as planar elements and as curved elements. Always only one fitting is necessary for this attachment.

In order to achieve an adjustability of the side parts and the wings, mechanisms are provided in the recessed fittings, which make it possible to provide a stepless continuous adjustment with respect to the tolerances given by production and building tolerances.

In the holes of the glass panes thus holding elements are used, which have a bore with respect to its center, which is arranged eccentrically to the center. In this case, the bore has a countersink to accommodate a connecting screw or a connecting element can. Following the countersink for the connecting screw there is a through hole without a thread.

In order to fasten a glass pane on a fitting part, first the holding element is inserted inside the bore of the glass pane and then guided through the eccentric bore within the holding element through the connecting screw. The

Connecting screw can be connected on the other side of the glass with a fitting, a roll holder or a suspension in the form of a running rail. For adjusting the glass pane relative to a fixed wall or a further glass pane in the form of a fixed side part, a rotation of the holding element about its center can be effected via existing on the surface of the holding element adjustment options, for example in the form of two spaced holes or recessed Allen. The fact that the connecting screw is not centric, thus a continuous adjustment and thus adjustment of the glass is possible.

By this type of attachment, a cost-effective option has been created, since only a small number of components for fixing a glass sheet is needed. This manifests itself in particular in the design of the retaining element.

Figur 1:

Den oberen Teil einer Duschabtrennung mit einem feststehenden Seitenteil und einem verschiebbaren Flügel, dessen Beschläge punktförmig ausgeführt sind und auf den Glasscheiben aufliegen.

Figur 2:

Wie Figur 1, jedoch mit versenkten Halteelementen (Beschlägen).

Figur 2a:

Wie Figur 2, wobei die versenkten Halteelemente nicht verstellt werden können.

Figur 3:

Wie Figur 1, jedoch ohne Stützrolle, sondern mit einem Gleiter.

Figur 4:

Wie Figur 3, jedoch mit versenkten Haltelementen.

Figur 5:

Ausführung eines Flügelstoppers in der Seitenansicht.

Figur 6:

Wie Figur 5, jedoch in der Vorderansicht.

Figur 7:

Ein verstellbares Halteelement im Schnitt in der Seitenansicht.

Figur 8:

Ein verstellbares Halteelement in der Draufsicht.

Figur 9:

Ein weiteres verstellbares Halteelement im Schnitt in der Seitenansicht.

Figur 10:

Wie Figur 9, jedoch in der Draufsicht.

Figur 11:

Ausführungsbeispiel einer Duschabtrennung mit geraden Seitenteil und geradem Flügel.

Figur 12:

Eine Duschabtrennung in der Draufsicht mit einer gebogenen Laufschiene, geraden Seitenteilen und gebogenen verschiebbaren Flügeln.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to several schematically illustrated examples according to Figures 1, 2a, 3 and 4 examples, which are intended to facilitate understanding of the invention, and represent no embodiments of the invention. It shows:

FIG. 1:

The upper part of a shower enclosure with a fixed side part and a sliding wing whose fittings are punctiform and rest on the glass sheets.

FIG. 2:

As Figure 1, but with recessed retaining elements (fittings).

FIG. 2a:

As Figure 2, wherein the recessed retaining elements can not be adjusted.

FIG. 3:

As Figure 1, but without support roller, but with a slider.

FIG. 4:

As Figure 3, but with recessed retaining elements.

FIG. 5:

Execution of a wing stopper in the side view.

FIG. 6:

As Figure 5, but in front view.

FIG. 7:

An adjustable holding element in section in the side view.

FIG. 8:

An adjustable holding element in plan view.

FIG. 9:

Another adjustable retaining element in section in the side view.

FIG. 10:

As Figure 9, but in plan view.

FIG. 11:

Embodiment of a shower enclosure with straight side part and straight wing.

FIG. 12:

A shower enclosure in plan view with a curved track, straight side panels and curved sliding wings.

In the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 11 and 12, two of the various design possibilities of a shower enclosure with the fitting according to the invention are shown. In this case, the figure 11 shows a shower enclosure, which consists of a fixed side part 1 and a movable means of a handle 30 parallel to the fixed side part 1 2 wings. On the fixed side part 1, on the one hand, a running rail 14 via fittings 7 is positively and positively mounted, on the other hand, the running rail 14 is held on a wall holder 29 on a wall 27. For the projecting part of the running rail 14 relative to the fixed side part are fittings 3, which are non-positively and positively connected to the wing 2, available. The fixed side part 1 is also fixed in the lateral region on the wall 27 by wall bracket 28.

In contrast to the embodiment of a straight shower shown in the front view (Figure 11) is a plan view of a shower enclosure of Figure 12, which within a corner formed of two walls 27, reproduced. In this case, fixed side parts 31 and 32 have been designed as straight planar elements and fastened by means of fittings 7 on the running rail 14. The running rail 14, in contrast to the running rail 14 shown in Figure 11 has a curved course. A likewise curved course, the sliding wings 43 and 44, which are mounted by means of the fittings 3 on the running rail 14 via rollers slidably. The illustration shows the shower enclosure in the closed state, so that a shower room 33 is completed so that no surging and splashing water can escape from him.

FIG. 1 shows a shower partition with a fixed side part 1, only the upper part being shown here. The side part 1 has in the upper region for fastening the running rail 14 has a bore into which a fitting base 10 is inserted with a projection 12 of a resting fitting. Through the approach 12 can be achieved at the same time a centering of the fitting 7 to the side part 1. About a fastening screw 5, which passes through the lower fitting part 10, the running rail 14 with the fixed side part 1 and the lower fitting part 10 is positively and positively connected. The lower fitting part 10 is crowned by a cap 4, so that the fitting 7 occurs only as punctiform fitting in appearance.

The running rail 14 has on its upper side a running groove 15 and on its underside a guide groove 13.

In the groove 15, a support roller 8 engages, which via a roller holder 16 which carries a lug 17 and by means of a same fitting lower part 10 with the projection 12 in a bore 11 of the wing 2 engages and non-positively connected via a mounting screw 6 with the wing. Thus, a safe storage of the support roller 8 is given. Also, this fitting 3 is the shower interior 33 out with a cap 4 überkront.

In the example, a backup of the wing 2 has been made against unintentional levering out such that in the guide groove 13 of the running rail 14, a support roller 9 engages. The support roller 9 is connected in a manner analogous to the support roller 8 via the same components, namely roller holder 16 and lower fitting part 10 and fixing screw 6 with the wing 2 non-positively and positively.

The example of Figure 3 shows a shower enclosure, in which the manufacturing costs can be further lowered, in the form that the support roller 9 is replaced by a slider in the form of a guide pin 19. The guide pin 19 is attached to a support lever 18, which merges into the roll holder with a projection 20 for the support roller 8 at the same time.

Since the shower enclosure in all embodiments in addition to the running rail 14 includes no other profiles, a cheap shower is to produce effect that also the side part 1, 31, 32 and the wings 2, 43, 44 all have the same height dimensions.

So that a problem-free operation of the shower enclosure, in particular the wing 2, 43, 44 is ensured, it is possible to limit the wing movement by so-called wing stopper 21 in its displacement area. The wing stopper 21 is designed as a flat component, which on the one hand has a projection 22 which engages in the groove 15 of the guide rail 14 and on the other hand has a projection 23 which engages in the guide groove 13. This wing stopper 21 is slidably mounted in the directions of movement 26 on the running rail 14. In order to fix the wing stopper 21 at a desired point, are within the projections 22, 23 by cross-fixing screws 24, 25, which can be solved with appropriate operation, or fixed.

In the erfindungsmässen shower enclosure of the punctiform fitting is designed as a holding element 47, wherein the holding member 47 does not rest on the glass of the side part 1, 31, 32 and the wing 2, 43, 44, but is embedded in the surface and thus has no protruding parts , which makes easier cleaning of the shower area 33 possible.

In the figure 7, such a recessed retaining member 47 is shown in a sectional view. The holding element 47 has a cylindrical projection 45, which merges into a conical profile 46. With respect to a center 48 of the retaining element 47 is eccentrically to a bore 49 provided, which is provided with a countersink 50. In the plan view of the holding element 47, the figure 8 also shows adjustment holes 52 for attachment of a tool to rotate the support member 47 about its center 48. It is clear that by the rotation of the retaining element 47 about its center 48, the bore 50 with its center 53 departs a circular course. However, since the holding member 47 is not fixed at its center 48, but via the bore 50, as will be described below, the holding member 47 rotates not about its center 48 but about the center 53 of the bore 50th

Another type of adjustment of the retaining element 47, the figures 9 and 10, in which the holding member 47 has on its upper side a recess in the form of a hexagon socket 51 in which a corresponding tool with complementary shape can be used for adjustment.

The above-described holding element 47 has been used in the following description of Figure 2.

The holding member 47 is substantially adjacent to the adjustment for fixing a glass sheet 1, 31, 32, 2, 43, 44. Within the glass sheets 1 and 2, the holding member 47 of the type described above is used.

The holding element 47 is inserted into the glass pane 1 of the fixed side part, as shown in Figure 2, flush. In this case, the holding element 47 can be introduced directly or with the interposition of an intermediate layer as a glass protection, which has the same shape as the holding element 47. The retaining element is penetrated by the eccentrically located bore 49 with its countersink 50 by a fastening screw 5. The fastening screw 5 is screwed inside the guide rail 14 lying on the other side of the glass pane 1. By an appropriate rotation of the holding element 47 within the existing holes in the glass thus an adjustment in the lateral direction and in height and thus adjustment of the rail 14 can be effected.

Act with the running rail 14 together, as already described in the figure 1, the support and support roller. Only the roller holder 16 of the support roller 8 and the support roller 9 are also struck on holding pieces 47 which are embedded in the glass 2 and also adjustable.

In the examples of Figures 1, 2a, 3 and 4, the travel represent embodiments of the invention, holding elements 47 are used which have no eccentric bore and thus at its center 48, the mounting hole for the passage of the fastening screw 5, 6 have. The fittings in Figure 3 and in Figure 4 are reproduced with a slider. In FIGS. 2, 2a and 4, the fittings 3 and 7 are flush with the surface of the glass panes 1 and 2.

reference numeral

1

side panel

2

wing

3

fitting

4

cap

5

fixing screw

6

fixing screw

7

fitting

8th

supporting role

9

supporting role

10

Fitting part

11

drilling

12

approach

13

guide

14

runner

15

groove

16

roll holder

17

approach

18

support lever

19

guide pin

20

approach

21

wing stopper

22

head Start

23

head Start

24

Set screw

25

Set screw

26

Setting direction

27

wall

28

wall mount

29

wall mount

30

Handle

31

side panel

32

side panel

33

Shower Interior

43

wing

44

wing

45

cylindrical approach

46

tapered course

47

Retaining element (fitting)

48

Focus

49

drilling

50

reduction

51

Allen

52

adjusting hole

53

Hole center

Claims (8)

1. A shower partitioning having at least one stationary lateral panel (1) at which a roller rail (14) is attached by means of fittings formed as single point fixings (7), and at least one leaf (2) which is displaceable along the roller rail (14) by means of rollers, said rollers being likewise attached at the leaf (2) by means of fittings formed as single point fixings (3), each fitting (3, 7) substantially consisting of a holding element (47) with a bore (49) for an attachment bolt (5, 6), characterized in that recessed bores are provided in the lateral panel (1, 31, 32) and in the leaf (2, 43, 44), the holding elements (47) being recessed into said bores flush with the surface of the lateral panel (1, 31, 32) and of the leaf (2, 43, 44), and being provided with a recessed (50) bore (49), which is located eccentrically in relation to a centre (48) of the holding element (47), and being penetrated by an attachment bolt (5, 6), and in that the holding element (47) has a socket for receiving a tool serving for rotation.
2. A shower partitioning according to claim 1, characterized in that bores are provided in the lateral panel (1, 31, 32) and in the leaf (2, 43, 44), through which bores fittings formed as single-point fixings pass to be connected, on the one hand, to the roller rail and, on the other hand, to roller-holders (16) for carrying rollers (8) and for support rollers (9).
3. A shower partitioning according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the roller rail (14) is straight and/or curved and mounted towards the interior space of the shower cubicle (33).
4. A shower partitioning according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the top edge of the roller rail (14) has a runner groove (15) and the bottom side has a guide groove (13).
5. A shower partitioning according to claim 1, characterized in that the attachment bolt (5, 6) is a countersunk bolt, which head is flush with the holding element (47) and is screwed into a threaded bore within the roller rail (14) or within the roller holders (16), the glass pane (1, 2) being interposed therebetween.
6. A shower partitioning according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding element (47) is continuously rotatable in the recessed bore of the glass pane (1, 2, 31, 32, 43, 44).
7. A shower partitioning according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that adjustment bores (52) are provided for rotating the holding element (47).
8. A shower partitioning according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding element (47) has a recessed hexagon socket (51) for rotation.

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