EP1695766A2 - Appareil de douche - Google Patents

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EP1695766A2
EP1695766A2 EP06110136A EP06110136A EP1695766A2 EP 1695766 A2 EP1695766 A2 EP 1695766A2 EP 06110136 A EP06110136 A EP 06110136A EP 06110136 A EP06110136 A EP 06110136A EP 1695766 A2 EP1695766 A2 EP 1695766A2
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shower device
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shower
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EP1695766A3 (fr
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Marc Jean Jacques Sadler
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Ideal Standard International BVBA
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American Standard Europe BVBA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/70—Arrangements for moving spray heads automatically to or from the working position
    • 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
    • B05B1/26—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets
    • B05B1/262—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets with fixed deflectors
    • B05B1/267—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets with fixed deflectors the liquid or other fluent material being deflected in determined directions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/70—Arrangements for moving spray heads automatically to or from the working position
    • B05B15/72—Arrangements for moving spray heads automatically to or from the working position using hydraulic or pneumatic means
    • B05B15/74—Arrangements for moving spray heads automatically to or from the working position using hydraulic or pneumatic means driven by the discharged fluid

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  • the present invention relates to a shower device, and in particular to a shower blow pipe.
  • High pressure water jets can be irritating or even harmful, it is sufficient to think of the damage caused by excessively strong water jets on the scalp.
  • a shower device such as that of the present invention, capable of offering the right equilibrium between the quantity of water and the pressure on the user's skin.
  • An objective of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks and to provide a shower device which allows the right ratio to be obtained between the quantity of water and the pressure on the user's skin.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a shower device which is simple to manufacture and which also provides a massaging effect.
  • Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a shower device particularly simple, functional and at relatively reduced costs.
  • FIGS. 1-5 illustrate a shower device, indicated as a whole with 10.
  • the device 10 is equipped with at least one body 2, at least one duct 3 associated with the body 2 for the feeding of water, and at least one opening or nozzle 4 for the supply of water coming from the duct.
  • the device 10 advantageously comprises at least one diverting wall 5 of the water jet supplied by said opening 4.
  • the diversion of water on the wall modifies the direction and pressure of the water supplied by the opening 4, so as to obtain a cascade effect which massages the user's body, at the same time giving a relaxing effect.
  • the diverting wall 5 can have different shapes and dimensions, in relation to the direction and effect required for the water jet being supplied.
  • figure 1 shows the diverting wall 5 as a tilted surface with respect to the axis X-X' of the water jet.
  • the diverting wall 5 is envisaged directly in the shower blow pipe 19.
  • the diverting wall 5 is envisaged in a head 1 of the shower blow pipe 19, constrained to the body 2 through a spacer 7.
  • the shower blow pipe 19 also has the body 2 envisaged with the supply opening 4.
  • Figure 2 shows an alternative embodiment of the shower device 10 according to the present invention, completely analogous to that of figure 1, with the exception that the diverting surface 5 is a concave surface with respect to the axis X-X' of the water jet.
  • the diverting surface 5 is spoon-shaped.
  • Figure 3 shows a further embodiment of the shower device 10 according to the present invention, also in this case, completely analogous to that shown in figure 1 and 2, with the exception that the diverting surface 5 is a stepped surface.
  • the diverting surface 5 is envisaged directly on the ceiling of a shower box.
  • the supply opening 4 will be oriented so that the water jet supplied has a direction so as to hit the diverting surface 5.
  • diverting surfaces 5 can be envisaged, situated on the ceiling of the shower box.
  • the diverting surface 5 is provided in one or more shower blowing pipes or supply heads 19 fixed to the wall.
  • More shower blowing pipes or supply heads 19 can be envisaged for each shower box.
  • the head 1 of the shower blow pipe 10 is axially mobile with respect to the body 2, between a distal position, in which there is the water supply, and a proximal position in which the blow pipe 19 is closed and the water supply is stopped.
  • the blow pipe 19 includes driving means 24 suitable for acting on the head 1 to move it and, in particular, to axially raise it, which means, substantially, along the axis X-X', with respect to the body 2.
  • the driving means 24 are driven by suitable control means, described hereunder, which contemporaneously control the driving means and the supply or the closing of water.
  • the driving means comprise a cup element 12 capable of moving inside the body 2 under the water pressure.
  • the cup element 12 is equipped with an upper shank 18 which forms the spacer 7.
  • the spacer 7 is connected in the upper part to the head 1 of the blow pipe 19.
  • the spacer 7 is connected to the head 6 through releasable means, such as, for example, screws 8, but it could be fixed by other means or produced in a single piece with the head 1, still remaining within the protection scope of the present invention.
  • the blow pipe 19 also has at least one stop element 13 suitable for defining the run-end, in correspondence with the distal position, of the cup element 12.
  • the cup element 12 forms, with the inner wall of the body 2, at least one opening 15 to allow the water flow between the duct 3 and the supply opening 4.
  • four openings 15 are present for the water, arranged around the cup element 12.
  • the shower blow pipe 19 is also equipped with elastic means 23 situated between the stop 13 and the cup element 12, so as to bring the head 6 into a proximal position at the end of the water supply.
  • the elastic element 23 consists of a helicoidal spring placed between the stop 13 and a shoulder 14 of the cup element 12.
  • the shower blow pipe 19 also includes positioning elements 21 of the cup element 12 inside said body 2, suitable for defining at least one passage for the water and the position of the cup element 12 inside the body 2.
  • the control means are represented in a known manner by taps for the opening and closing of water.
  • the supply opening 4 also comprises valve devices, not shown, suitable for allowing the water supply only when the head 1 has almost reached the distal position.
  • one of the taps is opened, to allow the supply of water.
  • the water reaches the body 2 through the duct 3, inside the cup element 12.
  • the water pressure overcomes the action of the elastic means 23 and exerts the pressure necessary for raising the cup element 12 as far as the point in which he stop 13 causes the upper run-end.
  • the water which enters the cup element 12 hits the inner wall 25 of the latter and rebounds, it then flows through the passages 15 and comes out from the opening 4, substantially producing a jet directed towards the axial direction of the body 2.
  • the water jet coming from the opening 4 hits the wall 5, changing direction and pressure.
  • the water entering the cup element 12 through the duct 3 exerts a certain pressure on the bottom wall 25 of the latter, assuring the distal position of the cup element 12, and, at the same time, of the head 1.
  • the shower blow pipe 19 shown in figures 4-5 is of the mobile type, i.e. assembled, in a known manner, on top of a flexible duct 3, but it can be fixed on a wall and differently shaped, still remaining within the protection scope of the present invention.
  • All the above embodiments comprise at least one diverting wall 5, it is also possible, however, to envisage a shower device 10 without a diverting surface.
  • a shower blow pipe 19 equipped with a head 1, axially movable with respect to the body 2, between a distal position, with water supply, and a proximal position wherein the blow pipe 19 is closed and the water supply is terminated.
  • this shower blow pipe is completely similar to that shown in figures 4 and 5, with the exception that it lacks the diverting wall 5 and the supply opening 4 is situated on the distal element 7, perpendicular to the X-X' axis.

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IT000301A ITMI20050301A1 (it) 2005-02-25 2005-02-25 Dispositivo a doccia

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EP1947251A2 (fr) 2007-01-16 2008-07-23 Hansgrohe AG Dispositif de douche
WO2011006853A1 (fr) * 2009-07-13 2011-01-20 Cambi As Dispositif de buse échangeable pour décompression de matériaux contenant des composés érosifs

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IT1305193B1 (it) * 1998-11-19 2001-04-10 Gevipi Ag Testa di doccia per erogare un getto di acqua aereato mediante effettoventuri.

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EP1947251A2 (fr) 2007-01-16 2008-07-23 Hansgrohe AG Dispositif de douche
EP1947251A3 (fr) * 2007-01-16 2009-05-06 Hansgrohe AG Dispositif de douche
US8196234B2 (en) 2007-01-16 2012-06-12 Hansgrohe Ag Shower installation
WO2011006853A1 (fr) * 2009-07-13 2011-01-20 Cambi As Dispositif de buse échangeable pour décompression de matériaux contenant des composés érosifs

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