EP1359260A3 - Shower head - Google Patents

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EP1359260A3
EP1359260A3 EP03007202A EP03007202A EP1359260A3 EP 1359260 A3 EP1359260 A3 EP 1359260A3 EP 03007202 A EP03007202 A EP 03007202A EP 03007202 A EP03007202 A EP 03007202A EP 1359260 A3 EP1359260 A3 EP 1359260A3
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Lars Schmid
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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
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
    • E03C1/0407—Spouts for unpressurized outflow of water
    • 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
    • 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
    • B05B1/1636—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 rotative movement of the valve elements
    • B05B1/1645—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 rotative movement of the valve elements the outlets being rotated during selection
    • B05B1/1654—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 rotative movement of the valve elements the outlets being rotated during selection about an axis parallel to the liquid passage in the stationary valve element
    • 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
    • B05B1/36—Outlets for discharging by overflow
    • 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
    • E03C1/0408—Water installations especially for showers
    • 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

Abstract

The shower (1) has a head (3) mounted on a vertical pole (2). Water may flow through the pole into a first space (4). An insert (5) has a second chamber (8) into which water flows through an inlet (11), which may be blocked by a valve disk (13). The disk is connected to a handle (14) which extends through a hole (15) in the wall of the first chamber. Water flows from the first chamber into an annular space (20) surrounding a central fastening body (21). Water flows through a hole (25) in the tilted bowl (24) and spreads out onto the bowl through passages (28) in the fastening body. The valve may let water through an inlet (12) into a third chamber (9) leading to a spray head (18).
EP03007202A 2002-05-03 2003-03-29 Shower head Expired - Lifetime EP1359260B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE10219943 2002-05-03
DE10219943A DE10219943B4 (en) 2002-05-03 2002-05-03 showerhead

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EP1359260A2 EP1359260A2 (en) 2003-11-05
EP1359260A3 true EP1359260A3 (en) 2004-11-17
EP1359260B1 EP1359260B1 (en) 2007-10-24

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AT (1) ATE376608T1 (en)
DE (2) DE10219943B4 (en)
DK (1) DK1359260T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2292869T3 (en)

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DE102005041143B3 (en) * 2005-08-30 2007-02-15 Hansa Metallwerke Ag Showering head e.g. for shower, has housing-like first part in which discharge channel is provided having water outlet at first end and water inlet opening at second end
DE202006003767U1 (en) * 2006-03-08 2007-07-12 Weidmann Plastics Technology Ag Shower head for a shower head
DE102008012388B4 (en) 2008-03-04 2010-01-14 Neoperl Gmbh Sanitary functional unit
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US9718068B2 (en) 2014-09-03 2017-08-01 Kohler Co. Shower
IT201800006401A1 (en) * 2018-06-18 2019-12-18 SHOWER UNIT FOR SHOWER WITH RAIN OR WATERFALL JET
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DE2641802A1 (en) * 1976-09-17 1978-03-23 Bernt Prof Dr Spiegel Shower head for domestic shower - has overflow edge with inclined surface leading from flow smoothing chamber to form low-speed water curtain
US4513458A (en) * 1983-06-24 1985-04-30 Delepine Jean C Flow spout for liquid
DE19649005A1 (en) * 1996-11-27 1998-05-28 Grohe Armaturen Friedrich Vertical bar for shower
EP1087065A2 (en) * 1999-09-27 2001-03-28 DOMINO S.p.A. Fluctuating water cascade generator, in particular for fitted shower booths

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GB8609616D0 (en) * 1986-04-19 1986-05-21 Bone H Gardening aid
DE3907379A1 (en) * 1988-11-12 1990-05-17 Gabriele Dudek Water distributor for showering
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DE2641802A1 (en) * 1976-09-17 1978-03-23 Bernt Prof Dr Spiegel Shower head for domestic shower - has overflow edge with inclined surface leading from flow smoothing chamber to form low-speed water curtain
US4513458A (en) * 1983-06-24 1985-04-30 Delepine Jean C Flow spout for liquid
DE19649005A1 (en) * 1996-11-27 1998-05-28 Grohe Armaturen Friedrich Vertical bar for shower
EP1087065A2 (en) * 1999-09-27 2001-03-28 DOMINO S.p.A. Fluctuating water cascade generator, in particular for fitted shower booths

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DE10219943B4 (en) 2005-01-05
EP1359260B1 (en) 2007-10-24
ES2292869T3 (en) 2008-03-16
EP1359260A2 (en) 2003-11-05
DE10219943A1 (en) 2003-11-27
DE50308447D1 (en) 2007-12-06
ATE376608T1 (en) 2007-11-15

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