Classifications

• • 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
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K1/00—Wash-stands; Appurtenances therefor
  • A47K1/04—Basins; Jugs; Holding devices therefor
• • 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
  • E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
  • E03C1/18—Sinks, whether or not connected to the waste-pipe

Definitions

• Flat sanitary object in particular a wash basin, a sink or the like.
• the invention relates to a sanitary object, in particular a wash basin, a sink or the like. According to the preamble of claim 1.
• a wash basin or sink is formed from a concave bowl-shaped depression, in the deepest part of which a drain is provided for the water entering the bowl-like depression from above.
• the bowl-like depression is bordered by a correspondingly high rim which is intended to prevent water from overflowing from the bowl-like depression and at the same time form a splash guard against splashing water when the liquid enters the bowl-like depression.
• Such wash basins, sinks or the like require a relatively large amount of installation space in the height, moreover they are difficult to produce due to the many curved surfaces.
• the object of the present invention is therefore to develop a sanitary object such as a wash basin, a sink or the like in such a way that the vertical installation space is minimized and at the same time an optically appealing appearance of the sanitary object arises without the functionality of the sanitary object being reduced.
• the achievement of the object according to the invention results from the characterizing features of claim 1 in cooperation with the features of the preamble. Further advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the subclaims.
• the invention is based on a sanitary object, in particular a wash basin, a sink or the like.
• a sanitary object is further developed in that the sanitary object has on its top a contact surface for an impinging liquid, which is at least at the same height or higher than the top Edging of the sanitary object is arranged, an annular-gap-shaped depression being formed in the top of the sanitary object around the impact surface, into which liquid impinging on the impact surface enters after the edge of the impact surface overflows and via which this liquid can be removed from the sanitary object.
• the sanitary object either makes a very uniform, almost flat impression if the impact surface is at least at the same height as the top of the sanitary object, or an impression that even contradicts the experience of the viewer if one increases instead of a usually deepened basin lying, for example convexly curved contact surface is present.
• the sanitary object according to the invention takes advantage of the fact that a liquid jet impinging on the impact surface is deflected by the impact surface like a baffle plate and is distributed approximately evenly on the impact surface with almost no splashes.
• a recessed basin is therefore not required in the sanitary object according to the invention, in order to reliably prevent water from running off the sanitary object as intended or to form too many splashes which would make the use of the sanitary object more difficult. If the liquid has spread over the impact surface, the liquid can enter the annular recess in the top of the sanitary object via the edge of the impact surface and can thus be drained away for the viewer within this recess.
• the sanitary object according to the invention therefore not only forms an optically completely unusual design, for example of a washbasin, a sink or the like, but also enables the play of the liquid on the Observe the meeting surface and the running into the annular recess.
• the flat design of the sanitary object also offers the possibility of accommodating objects such as under-furniture or the like under the sanitary object almost freely and unaffected by spatial confinement.
• the impact surface is arranged substantially at the same height as the top edge of the sanitary object.
• the surface of the sanitary object forms a flat surface that is only visually discreetly interrupted by the annular gap-shaped recess, which surprises the viewer insofar as he would assume that water striking a flat surface flows out of the flat surface in an uncontrolled manner.
• the impact surface itself is also designed as an essentially flat surface.
• the impact surface is convexly curved with respect to the top of the sanitary object in the direction of a liquid outlet arranged higher than the sanitary object and is at least partially elevated with respect to the top edge of the sanitary object. If, for example, in an advantageous embodiment, the impact surface is spherically arched over the top edge of the sanitary object, a liquid jet strikes, for example, the highest points of such a convex surface and is gently deflected from the impact surface towards the annular gap-shaped depression without any splashback. This physically unproblematic, but completely contradicting the experience horizon of a user of the sanitary object gives the sanitary object a corresponding visual appeal.
• the impact surface is essentially curved, preferably with a circular border. This creates an outline of the opening Impact area with the smallest circumference, it also being possible, of course, for the impingement area to be polygonally bordered or otherwise bordered.
• top and / or the top edge of the sanitary object is essentially flat in planar form.
• the sanitary object forms a very clearly structured outer shape which can be dimensioned very small in height, which completely contradicts the solid impression familiar to the viewer of conventional wash basins, sink basins or the like.
• the liquid strikes the impact surface in a jet-like or shower-jet shape and advantageously approximately in its central region.
• the liquid is distributed approximately uniformly on the impact surface, the avoidance of splashes being promoted when the liquid jet passes through a aerator which divides the liquid jet into many individual small drops.
• a further embodiment provides that the impact surface is formed as part of an impact insert, which is inserted in a recess of the sanitary object shaped so that the essentially flat or convex projecting surface of the impact surface and the narrow annular-gap-shaped recess between the impact insert and the sanitary object results.
• the impact insert which can preferably be removed and inserted into the recess of the sanitary object, is an independent element of the sanitary object and can be easily removed, for example for cleaning purposes.
• the manufacture of the sanitary object and the impact insert is possible in a simplified manner; furthermore, the devices for draining off the impinging liquid in the area of the recess for the impact insert can also be introduced in a simplified manner.
• the impact insert can also be aligned within the depression in such a way that a uniform, if necessary also very small, annular gap-shaped depression results.
• the annular gap-shaped recess must, however, be chosen at least so wide that liquid flowing over the edge of the impact insert cannot pass onto the opposite edge of the sanitary object.
• the impact insert can be placed on elevated support points on the bottom of the recess of the sanitary object in such a way that the liquid can flow through below the impact insert. As a result, the area of the depression below the impact insert is always flushed with liquid when the sanitary object is used, and therefore largely self-cleans.
• At least one drain channel is introduced into the sanitary object next to the annular gap-shaped depression and is in a liquid-conducting connection therewith, which leads the liquid flowing out of the annular gap-shaped depression to an introduction point of a drainage provided by the customer.
• the liquid to be discharged can be guided in a completely concealed manner within the sanitary object and therefore does not require any piping that protrudes optically below or in particular.
• the at least one drainage channel is arranged essentially horizontally and parallel to the top of the sanitary object.
• This at least one drainage channel can be guided, for example, to the rear side of the fastening, in which a corresponding connection to devices provided on site for the removal of liquid is provided.
• the liquid to be drained is drained completely invisibly.
• a siphon-type odor trap is arranged between the drainage channel running horizontally and parallel to the top of the sanitary object and the drainage provided by the customer, in a further embodiment the siphon-type odor trap is concealed behind the sanitary object or behind a panel on the attachment parts of the sanitary object can be arranged. As a result, the connection and the odor control is completely invisible.
• the at least one drainage channel is arranged essentially vertically in the sanitary article and the liquid running out of the annular gap-shaped recess leads into a discharge point of a drainage provided on the underside of the sanitary article.
• channel-like or tube-like depressions are embedded in the sanitary object, engage in the bracket-like support elements fixed on the installation side and hold the sanitary object on a mounting wall or the like.
• the sanitary object can be pushed onto the channel-like or tube-like depressions and, if the depressions in the form of bores are arranged entirely within the sanitary object, can also be attached completely invisibly to an installation site.
• the console-like support elements are fastened on site at the installation site in such a way that after the installation site has been completed, the sanitary object only needs to be pushed onto and secured to the console-like support elements.
• the sanitary object rests on the underside on console-like support elements which remain visible after the sanitary object has been put on.
• Another embodiment provides that the sanitary object rests on the underside of a floor-standing substructure, such as a base cabinet or the like.
• a stand fitting is arranged as a liquid outlet in the area of the top of the sanitary object, the liquid jet emerging from which is directed towards the impact element.
• the sanitary object and outlet fitting form a unit, the arrangement and the direction of the outlet of the outlet fitting being best matched to the design of the sanitary object.
• an outlet fitting arranged on the wall and / or ceiling side is arranged as a liquid outlet above the top of the sanitary object, the liquid jet emerging from which is directed towards the impact insert.
• an outlet fitting suspended from the ceiling Art above the impact insert of the sanitary ware be arranged that the outlet fitting has no contact with the sanitary ware or to a wall in the attachment area.
• the liquid outlet is arranged in the impact insert itself in such a way that the escaping liquid emerges like a fountain from a supply line arranged on the impact surface of the impact insert and, after falling back, strikes the impact insert again and is discharged into the annular gap-shaped depression .
• Such a design would make it possible to be able to use the sanitary object without an optically visible outlet fitting, for example in which the liquid is released by a concealed infrared sensor or the like. To do this, it would then be sufficient for a user to move his hands above the impact insert of the sanitary object, so that a water jet emerges from the impact insert upwards like a fountain and falls back onto the impact insert in the manner already described and is discharged.
• the outlet fitting is arranged and / or changeable relative to the sanitary object in such a way that the liquid jet can strike it in a substantially stationary manner and / or only in the area of the impact insert. It is therefore not necessary for the outlet fitting to be stationary relative to the impact insert, but it is also conceivable that the outlet fitting can be pivoted within certain limits if it is ensured that the impinging liquid jet can only ever strike the impact insert ,
• the surface of the sanitary object is essentially formed from the impact insert, around which only a narrow edge of the sanitary object is formed.
• the liquid that drains from the impact insert into the annular gap-shaped recess is only drained off into the annular gap-shaped recess near the edge of the sanitary object.
• the sanitary object is made of ceramic, of course, the sanitary object can also be made of metallic materials, in particular stainless steel.
• all other materials that are used for the manufacture of sanitary articles are also conceivable for the manufacture of the sanitary article according to the invention, such as natural stones, artificial stones or the like.
• a further advantageous embodiment provides that the sanitary object is arranged in a free-standing manner as a stand element with a stand on the floor.
• the drain lines for the draining liquid are guided invisibly through the standing element to a drainage provided on the floor, so that the sanitary object designed as a standing element can be placed completely freely in the room.
• the drawing shows a particularly preferred embodiment of the sanitary article according to the invention.
• FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the top of a sanitary article according to the invention with a centering insert
• FIG. 3 side view in the breakout of the flat impact insert according to FIG.
• FIG. 4 side view in the opening of a convex-shaped impact insert of an alternative embodiment of the sanitary object in an enlargement
• FIG. 5 arrangement of a sanitary object according to the invention on a built-in wall with an outlet fastened above it on the wall and a siphon arranged concealed,
• FIG. 6 shows a side view in the breakout of a plane-shaped impact insert of a further embodiment of the sanitary object in an enlargement with the inflow of a liquid jet through the impact insert in the form of a fountain
• FIG. 7 - a top view of a further design of the sanitary article with a narrow top and a large impact insert
• FIG. 8 - side view of the sanitary object according to FIG. 7 and base cabinet arranged under the sanitary object
• Figure 9 Design of a free-standing sanitary object, in which the liquid jet is supplied from a rod-shaped outlet fitting arranged on the ceiling.
• FIG. 1 A first embodiment of a sanitary object 1 according to the invention, which is designed in the form of a wash basin, can be seen in FIG. 1 in a top view and in FIG. 2 in a side view or in FIG. 3 in an enlarged partial section of FIG.
• the sanitary object 1 consists of an essentially plate-shaped flat basic construction, which can be made from a ceramic, a natural stone or a stainless steel.
• the outer shape of this basic construction can be designed in a variety of ways and is only indicated here as rectangular with rounded front edges.
• an approximately cylindrical recess 3 is arranged in its upper side 21, which has a corresponding depth so that it can accommodate an impact insert 2 which is placed on support pieces 5 in this way. is that the top 21 of the sanitary article 1 and the flat top of the impact insert 2 come to lie essentially in the same plane. Impact insert 2 and top 21 of the sanitary object 1 therefore form an optically uniform surface.
• the outer shape and the outer dimensions of the impact insert 2 are adapted to the circumferential dimensions of the recess 3 such that when the impact insert 2 is properly inserted into the recess 3, a distance remains between the outer periphery of the impact insert 2 and the inner periphery of the side walls of the recess 3
• the shape of a split ring-shaped depression 4 extends substantially uniformly around the impact insert 2.
• a liquid jet 13 flowing out of an outlet fitting 11 arranged above the sanitary object 1 strikes the impact insert 2 approximately in the central region, as can be seen in particular in FIG. 3 in the side view.
• This jet of liquid 13 is deflected on the impact insert 2 as on a baffle plate and is distributed over the impact insert 2 essentially flat and even.
• the liquid jet 13 is deflected almost without splashing and distributed on the impact insert 2, so that the liquid of the liquid jet 13 runs in the direction of the edge of the impact insert 2.
• the liquid of the liquid jet 13 is introduced over the edge into the annular recess 4 which is formed between the impingement insert 2 and the top side 21 of the sanitary object 1.
• the liquid jet 13 is thus conducted to the impingement insert 2, as in a conventional wash basin, to a dirty water line 15, without the need for a large, basin-shaped depression present in conventional wash basins. Due to the very narrow annular gap Shaped recess 4 creates the optical impression as if the liquid of the liquid jet 13 strikes an almost flat surface 21 and then disappears virtually invisibly. This creates a high visual appeal to use such a sanitary object 1, which is completely unusual and designed contrary to the previous experience of a user with sanitary objects 1, but nevertheless offers the same functionality as conventional wash basins.
• the impact insert 2 is removably arranged in the recess 3 on support pieces 5 which can be inserted loosely into the recess 3. Therefore, the entire recess 3 is freely accessible for cleaning purposes, for example, after removing the impact insert 2 and support pieces 5 and is therefore to be kept well clean. At the same time, this type of arrangement of the impact insert 2 allows the drainage channels 6 and the recess 3 to be produced easily.
• the drainage channels 6 connect the depression 3 to a wastewater connection 10, which is only indicated schematically and is installed, for example, on the wall 9 in a prepared manner.
• This waste water connection 10 is not shown in Figures 1 to 3.
• the drainage channels 6 run approximately parallel to the top 21 of the sanitary object 1, it being possible, of course, for there to be a slight slope for the safe removal of the liquid from the liquid jet 13.
• one end of each discharge channel 6 is in liquid-conducting connection with the recess 3, the other end leads to the waste water connection 10.
• the sanitary object 1 is fixed to the wall 9 with the aid of console-like support elements 7, which are embedded in the wall 9 and project approximately vertically therefrom.
• the sanitary object 1 can accommodate the console-like support elements 7 in tubular open recesses 8 by pushing the sanitary object 1 onto these console-like support elements 7 approximately perpendicular to the wall 9. The sanitary object 1 then only has to be secured in this position.
• the outlet fitting 11 can itself be fastened to the sanitary object 1, as can be seen in FIG. 1.
• the sanitary object 1 has a speaking opening, as is also known in principle with conventional wash basins or the like.
• the sanitary object 1 can be designed with a very low height due to the type of inlet of the liquid jet 13 into the recess 3, the suspension with the console-like support elements 7 and the guidance of the drainage channels 6, as a result of which the sanitary object 1 is completely different from typical shapes such as wash basins different. Metaphorically speaking, one could say that the sanitary object 1 has an approximately thin, disc-shaped silhouette, which can be attached to the wall 9 as it were floating.
• FIGS. 1 to 3 Another embodiment of a sanitary object 1 according to the invention can be seen in the figure, which differs from that of FIGS. 1 to 3 in the shape of the impact insert 2.
• the impact insert 2 in this case has a shape that is convexly curved away from the upper side 21 of the sanitary object 1 and comes towards the liquid jet 13, for example in the form of a hemisphere or the like, on the central region of which the liquid jet 13 strikes.
• the liquid jet 13 is deflected in the manner already described and directed to the recess 4 in the form of an annular gap.
• This configuration of the impact insert 2 contradicts the experience of a user with conventional wash basins even more, since instead of a recessed design of a basin an elevated, convex impact surface is formed.
• this embodiment also offers all of the features and properties already mentioned above for the planar design of the impact 2, so that the sanitary object 1 is fully usable.
• FIG. 5 shows an installation situation of a sanitary object 1 according to the invention according to FIGS. 1 to 3 with a planar configuration of the object 2, in which the sanitary object 1 is fixed to a wall 9 and from above the sanitary object 1 by an outlet fitting 11 with a discharge pipe 12, a liquid jet 13 strikes the impact insert 2.
• the liquid of the liquid jet 13, which is discharged through the recess 3 and through the outlet channels 6, is discharged via a siphon 14, which is concealed on the wall and is approximately concealed in the wall 9, as shown here or can also be provided concealed on the back of the sanitary object 1.
• FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of a sanitary object 1 according to the invention, which is basically constructed as described for FIGS. 1 to 3.
• the liquid in the form of a liquid jet 13 is not supplied from above the impingement insert 2, but the liquid is supplied through an inlet 16 through the sanitary object 1 itself and through the impingement insert 2 and emerges at the top of the impingement insert 2 from an outlet pipe 12 like a fountain up out.
• the sanitary article 1 no longer requires a visible outlet fitting 11, but all the components required for directing the liquid jet 13 are arranged invisibly in the sanitary article 1 itself.
• the liquid jet 13 can be triggered, for example, by a contactless control, likewise arranged in a concealed manner, using infrared technology, as is basically already known in sanitary technology.
• the liquid jet 13 emerges from the outlet pipe 12 like a fountain and then falls back onto the impingement insert 2, the liquid of the liquid jet 13 being discharged in the form already described.
• FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of a sanitary object 1 according to the invention in plan view, FIG. 8 showing a front view of this sanitary object 1.
• the sanitary object 1 is designed with a very large impact insert 2, which makes up almost the entire surface 21 of the sanitary object 1.
• the annular gap-shaped recess 4 is arranged near the outer edges of the sanitary object 1, so that the liquid that emerges from the outlet pipe 12 of the outlet fitting 11 enters the annular gap-shaped recess 4 near the edge of the sanitary object 1.
• FIG. 9 shows a free-standing version of a sanitary object 1, which can be placed free-standing in a room on a floor 18 at any point.
• the sanitary object 1 is fixed on a stand 19 so that the sanitary object 1 is arranged at a suitable height above the floor 18.
• the discharge of the liquid and thus the drainage channels 6 run through the base 19 to a dirty water pipe 15, which can be arranged inside the bottom 18.
• the use of the sanitary object 1 according to the invention is possible from all sides and in a free-standing version.
• the inlet of the liquid jet 13 takes place here from an outlet fitting 11 which is suspended from the ceiling 17 of the installation location of the sanitary object 1.
• the outlet fitting 11 has a long outlet tube 12 which directs the liquid jet 13 onto the impingement insert 2 in the manner already described.
• the inlet 16 of the liquid jet 13 can also run inside the ceiling 17, so that an optically very interesting effect is achieved in the overall arrangement of the sanitary object 1 and outlet fitting 11.

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