EP1475026A2 - Unabhängige, selbsttragende Duschkabine mit Zugankern - Google Patents

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EP1475026A2
EP1475026A2 EP04004943A EP04004943A EP1475026A2 EP 1475026 A2 EP1475026 A2 EP 1475026A2 EP 04004943 A EP04004943 A EP 04004943A EP 04004943 A EP04004943 A EP 04004943A EP 1475026 A2 EP1475026 A2 EP 1475026A2
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    • 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
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/283—Fixed showers
    • A47K3/284—Pre-fabricated shower cabinets
    • 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
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/281—Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers
    • A47K3/282—Seats specially adapted for showers

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  • the present invention relates to a shower cabinet, in accordance with the introduction to the main claim.
  • shower cabinets are known in the most diverse constructions.
  • the cabinets have a supporting structure formed from suitable profile bars, generally of aluminium, which define spaces closed by panels of toughened glass or plastic.
  • the said profile bars are connected to a so-called shower tray which forms part of the structure.
  • silicone is applied to the various connection points or regions.
  • the silicone application also lengthens the assembly time and is the cause of grime which has to be removed; the silicone allows mould and bacteria to settle, and the operations involved in cleaning the cabinet accelerate silicone degradation, with consequent seal losses.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a shower cabinet which can be easily and quickly assembled without the use of silicone and/or sealant, is easily cleaned and hence hygienic and sanitizable, and ensures an optimum and durable seal.
  • the shower cabinet of the illustrated embodiment comprises a shower tray 2 of moulded engineering polymer, a headpiece 3, a series of screwed tie rods 4a, b, c, d, e, connecting the two together, and a series of fixed curved panels 5a, b, c, d, e, defining the interior of the shower cabinet, one of which, indicated by 5e, being movable and acting as the access door to the interior.
  • the fixed panels are clamped (locked) by the tie rods between the shower tray 2 and the headpiece 3.
  • the series of fixed panels which can be of toughened glass or of high quality engineering polymer such as polymethylmethacrylate, for example of high resilience type, comprises a (rear) first curved panel 5a with its convexity extending towards the cabinet interior, and three fixed lateral curved panels 5b, c, d with their concavity extending towards and/or away from the cabinet interior.
  • tie rods 4a ,b, c, d, e are provided in this non-limiting embodiment.
  • Figure 2 shows the shower cabinet after the tie rods 4a, b, c, d, e have been mounted on the shower tray 2.
  • Three of these tie rods (4a, e, d) are outside the cabinet interior, whereas the other two (4b, c) are inside it and positioned in correspondence with the panel 5e which defines the access door to the cabinet interior.
  • One or more grooves 7 are provided in the shower tray 2 (but not in the door region) to receive the lower ends of the fixed panels, the grooves hence having a conforming shape.
  • Flat gaskets 8, for example of PVC, of conforming shape are inserted into these grooves ( Figure 9) as far as their base 7a, to receive the glass panels (for example 5c in the figure) inserted with such force as to cut (penetrate) into the gasket and obtain the necessary seal.
  • the grooves 7 outwardly present a continuous side wall 7b, whereas inwardly the side wall is formed of separate portions 7c to facilitate mounting of the fixed panels 5a, b, c, d, this operation following that of Figure 2 and being shown in Figure 3.
  • connection gaskets 10 presenting an elastic hollow intermediate part 10a (for example of engineering elastomeric polymer), from the opposite ends of which there extend U-profiled parts of more rigid engineering polymer with flexible edges, into which the edges of adjacent panels (5a, 5b) are sealedly inserted.
  • the length of these connection gaskets is equal to the length of the vertical edges of the panels.
  • the headpiece 3 ( Figures 1, 3 and 4) is installed.
  • the headpiece presents a moulded frame-like part 3a of engineering polymer, and an overlying plate 3b of glass or transparent engineering polymer, this plate being contained within the surrounding side wall of the part 3a.
  • the frame-like part presents in its lower side, in a like manner to the shower tray 2, at least one groove (not visible) to receive as far as its base the flat PVC gasket or gaskets of Figure 9, the groove having a shape and length corresponding to that of the fixed panels 5a, b, c, d, e and into which the upper edges of the fixed panels are inserted.
  • the cabinet itself is completed by the movable panel 5e which forms the access door to the cabinet interior, the door in this embodiment being rotatable on conventional coaxial hinges 13, one upper and the other lower, consisting of a pin 13a seated in a bush (not visible) mounted in the upper frame-like part 3 and in the shower tray 2 respectively.
  • the pin 13a is connected to a U-piece 13b which embraces the movable panel 5e and is fixed to the panel by through screw means, not shown.
  • a conventional gasket 15 is provided presenting a channel-shaped part 15a into which the vertical edge of the panel 5c is inserted.
  • a hollow tubular part 15b with a magnetic or alternatively ferromagnetic plate 15c fixed thereto.
  • a corresponding gasket 16 is mounted on the adjacent edge of the door 5e. If the magnetic plate is fixed to the gasket 15, a ferromagnetic plate is fixed to the gasket 16 and vice versa.
  • the door 5e is coupled to the other adjacent fixed panel 5d by a gasket of the type shown in Figure 6, but here indicated by 10a, its flexibility enabling the door 5c to undergo its necessary opening rotation.
  • the described shower cabinet can incorporate a seat 20 fixed to the shower tray ( Figure 10).
  • the seat 20 comprises a tubular base 20a resting on the surface of a corresponding projecting part 2a of the shower tray 2.
  • a threaded bush 2b into which the threaded lower end of a tie rod 2c is screwed, its other end presenting a head 2d provided with a seat 2e for applying a tightening tool.
  • This head is received in a seat 21 of a cover 22 which closes and bears on the upper end of the tubular base 20a.
  • a conventional hinge 23 by which the sitting part 20b of the seat 20 is connected, enabling it to be rotated (arrows F) from the position shown in Figure 12, in which it rests via anti-knock gaskets 24 on the tubular base 20a or rather on the relative cover 22, to a raised position (arrows F) when the user requires more space for washing.
  • tie rods (4b, 4c) extend through the interior of the cabinet, in correspondence with the sides of the door 5e (to enable the user to grip onto them if necessary), whereas the other three tie rods are external to the cabinet.
  • the scope of the invention also includes different arrangements of the tie rods, which can be all external to the cabinet or hidden, for example embedded (some or all) within the gaskets joining the fixed panels, as indicated by dashed lines in Figure 6, in which the tie rod is indicated by A.
  • the fixed panels 5a, b, c, d can be of larger or smaller number than stated.
  • the headpiece 3 can be provided with a plastic cover (not visible) which can be removable.
  • the shower cabinet is completed by a drain outlet 130 present in the base of the shower tray 2 for connection to a conventional drain pipe, and by the necessary hydraulic part, the taps, mixers and sprinklers of which are mounted on the fixed rear wall 5a convex towards the cabinet interior, with the relative pipes extending hidden behind this wall.
  • the water flow controls, the temperature controls etc. can be hidden from view and operated via sensors which sense the fingers of the user for controlling water delivery.
  • a conventional shower head can be applied to the top of the cabinet interior with the relative piping extending between the said removable cover and the headpiece 3.
  • Figure 11 shows a section through a profile bar (for example of aluminium) preferably of circular cross-section indicated overall by 100 and acting both as the interconnection element between two adjacent panels 101, 102 and as a tie rod.
  • the interconnection function is performed by two (diametrically) opposite longitudinal grooves 103 in which conventional elastic gaskets 104 are positioned.
  • the tie rod function is performed by its integral tubular core 105 which extends longitudinally and centrally and comprises at its ends threaded pins, not shown, cooperating with threaded counter-means shown in the preceding figures and indicated therein by 6 and 30.
  • the counter-means can themselves present threaded pins which screw into the integral tubular core 105 which may or may not have threaded ends.
  • the shower cabinet of the invention has the characteristic of being self-supporting, hence requiring no wall connections for its support, and no support structures.

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EP04004943A 2003-03-14 2004-03-03 Unabhängige, selbsttragende Duschkabine mit Zugankern Ceased EP1475026A3 (de)

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ITMI20030489 ITMI20030489A1 (it) 2003-03-14 2003-03-14 Cabina per doccia autonoma, autoportante con tiranti di accoppiamento.
ITMI20030489 2003-03-14

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GB2445816A (en) * 2006-09-09 2008-07-23 Tray Tech Half height curved shower door
GB2472137A (en) * 2009-07-22 2011-01-26 Bronte Whirlpools Ltd Shower apparatus and method of assembly thereof
KR102536679B1 (ko) * 2023-03-20 2023-05-26 미래세이프티 주식회사 샤워부스

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US3757358A (en) 1972-04-24 1973-09-11 Formica Corp Free-standing shower
DE7705284U1 (de) 1977-02-22 1977-06-02 Oni-Metallwarenfabriken Guenter & Co, 4973 Vlotho Duschkabine als fertigeinheit
US4471501A (en) 1982-07-30 1984-09-18 Hytec, Inc. Two piece knockdown shower stall
FR2653651A1 (fr) 1989-10-27 1991-05-03 Leda Cabine de douche et lot de montage pour une telle cabine.
DE9305281U1 (de) 1993-04-07 1993-06-17 Munch, Paul-Jean, Labaroche Bausatz für eine Fertigduschkabine
EP0870460A2 (de) 1997-04-11 1998-10-14 TEUCO GUZZINI S.p.A. Duschkabine mit verbesserter Struktur

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US3757358A (en) 1972-04-24 1973-09-11 Formica Corp Free-standing shower
DE7705284U1 (de) 1977-02-22 1977-06-02 Oni-Metallwarenfabriken Guenter & Co, 4973 Vlotho Duschkabine als fertigeinheit
US4471501A (en) 1982-07-30 1984-09-18 Hytec, Inc. Two piece knockdown shower stall
FR2653651A1 (fr) 1989-10-27 1991-05-03 Leda Cabine de douche et lot de montage pour une telle cabine.
DE9305281U1 (de) 1993-04-07 1993-06-17 Munch, Paul-Jean, Labaroche Bausatz für eine Fertigduschkabine
EP0870460A2 (de) 1997-04-11 1998-10-14 TEUCO GUZZINI S.p.A. Duschkabine mit verbesserter Struktur

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GB2445816A (en) * 2006-09-09 2008-07-23 Tray Tech Half height curved shower door
GB2445816B (en) * 2006-09-09 2011-12-14 Tray Tech Uk Ltd Shower doors
GB2472137A (en) * 2009-07-22 2011-01-26 Bronte Whirlpools Ltd Shower apparatus and method of assembly thereof
GB2472137B (en) * 2009-07-22 2012-09-12 Bronte Whirlpools Ltd Shower apparatus and method of assembly thereof
KR102536679B1 (ko) * 2023-03-20 2023-05-26 미래세이프티 주식회사 샤워부스

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