EP1205606A3 - Shower arrangement - Google Patents

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EP1205606A3
EP1205606A3 EP01123624A EP01123624A EP1205606A3 EP 1205606 A3 EP1205606 A3 EP 1205606A3 EP 01123624 A EP01123624 A EP 01123624A EP 01123624 A EP01123624 A EP 01123624A EP 1205606 A3 EP1205606 A3 EP 1205606A3
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shower
user
control device
jets
side shower
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Wolfram Göhring
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Hansa Metallwerke AG
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Hansa Metallwerke AG
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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
    • E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
  • Massaging Devices (AREA)

Abstract

The shower installation has a number of side shower jets positioned at different heights, with each of their respective supply lines (6,7,8,9) containing an electrically-operated valve (10,11,12,13), coupled to a driver circuit (20,21,22,23), operated by a control device (19) in dependence on the size of the shower user, provided by a sensor device (15,16,17,18). The control device is programmed for activating all of the side shower jets which correspond to the height of the user, or all of the side shower jets lying below the users head.
EP01123624A 2000-11-07 2001-10-02 Shower arrangement Expired - Lifetime EP1205606B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE10055061 2000-11-07
DE10055061A DE10055061C1 (en) 2000-11-07 2000-11-07 Shower installation with side shower jets selectively controlled in dependence on detected size of shower user

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EP1205606A2 EP1205606A2 (en) 2002-05-15
EP1205606A3 true EP1205606A3 (en) 2004-01-02
EP1205606B1 EP1205606B1 (en) 2006-03-01

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DE10332708B3 (en) * 2003-07-18 2005-01-13 Hansa Metallwerke Ag Contactless setting of water quantity and temperature from sanitary appliance, has array of closely-arranged sensors, with averaging circuit which outputs average of set-points
GB0426807D0 (en) * 2004-12-07 2005-01-12 Conroy Patrick Flow control apparatus and method
WO2013139588A1 (en) 2012-03-21 2013-09-26 Unilever N.V. Sustainable shower
CN104754997B (en) 2012-11-01 2017-12-05 荷兰联合利华有限公司 Sustainable Mini-size shower device
DE102019002251A1 (en) * 2019-03-29 2020-10-01 Grohe Ag Shower with a plurality of controllable side showers and a method for operating such a shower

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US4611757A (en) * 1983-08-30 1986-09-16 Lyng Industrier A-S Mixing device for mixing two fluids, especially hot and cold water
DE3514640A1 (en) * 1985-04-23 1986-10-23 Groitl, Jürgen, 8000 München Arrangement for contactless control of the inflow and the mixing ratio and discharge rate at a dispensing point with at least two feed lines
US5073996A (en) * 1989-01-17 1991-12-24 Hans Grohe Gmbh & Co. Kg Shower apparatus
DE4132727A1 (en) * 1991-10-01 1993-04-08 Juergen Groitl Electronic flow control unit for fitting to existing water taps - has housing fitted over supply pipes and with integral solenoid valves and proximity sensor
DE4325971C1 (en) * 1993-08-03 1995-02-16 Kirchhoff Klaus Device for cleaning a human or animal body

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DE19501014A1 (en) * 1995-01-14 1996-07-18 Grohe Armaturen Friedrich Automatic shower control
DE19702358B4 (en) * 1997-01-23 2009-02-05 Hansgrohe Ag shower facilities

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4611757A (en) * 1983-08-30 1986-09-16 Lyng Industrier A-S Mixing device for mixing two fluids, especially hot and cold water
DE3514640A1 (en) * 1985-04-23 1986-10-23 Groitl, Jürgen, 8000 München Arrangement for contactless control of the inflow and the mixing ratio and discharge rate at a dispensing point with at least two feed lines
US5073996A (en) * 1989-01-17 1991-12-24 Hans Grohe Gmbh & Co. Kg Shower apparatus
DE4132727A1 (en) * 1991-10-01 1993-04-08 Juergen Groitl Electronic flow control unit for fitting to existing water taps - has housing fitted over supply pipes and with integral solenoid valves and proximity sensor
DE4325971C1 (en) * 1993-08-03 1995-02-16 Kirchhoff Klaus Device for cleaning a human or animal body

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DE10055061C1 (en) 2002-03-07
DE50109046D1 (en) 2006-04-27
ATE318961T1 (en) 2006-03-15
EP1205606A2 (en) 2002-05-15

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