EP1913854B1 - Shower cabin with raised edge - Google Patents

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EP1913854B1
EP1913854B1 EP07118290.1A EP07118290A EP1913854B1 EP 1913854 B1 EP1913854 B1 EP 1913854B1 EP 07118290 A EP07118290 A EP 07118290A EP 1913854 B1 EP1913854 B1 EP 1913854B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention relates to a shower enclosure having a tray and walls.
  • a shower enclosure comprises a water supply system (typically a pipe and a shower head), a tank provided with a water outlet, and vertical walls located substantially on the periphery of the tank, and which in go around. At least one of these walls is configured as a door that can be opened to allow the user to enter and exit the cabin (eg the door pivots or slides relative to the tray). These walls laterally delimit the space of the cabin and are intended to prevent water from being projected outside the cabin.
  • a water supply system typically a pipe and a shower head
  • tank provided with a water outlet
  • vertical walls located substantially on the periphery of the tank, and which in go around. At least one of these walls is configured as a door that can be opened to allow the user to enter and exit the cabin (eg the door pivots or slides relative to the tray).
  • inside and outside refer to an orientation towards the center of the shower tray and in the opposite direction of this center, respectively.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks, or at least to mitigate them.
  • the invention aims to provide a shower enclosure which is able to prevent water from leaving this cabin, without the need to apply gel or put tabs on the walls, and in general which simplifies the manufacture or installation of the shower enclosure.
  • the tray has a peripheral rim that rises along the outer faces of the walls, and a network of gutters located towards the inside of the tray with respect to the rim, this rim being adapted to block the seeping water along the outer faces, and the network of gutters being able to collect this water and drain it into the tank.
  • the water seeping along the outer faces of the walls no longer flows outside the tank, since it is retained by the peripheral rim, this rim rising sufficiently high along the outer faces of the walls to collect all the water that oozes along these outside faces while the user is taking a shower.
  • the gutter network then drains this water to the inside of the tank where it is evacuated, so that this water does not leave the shower box.
  • the thickness of the rim keeps the walls of the shower away from this wall, which minimizes humidification of the wall.
  • the gutter network comprises a peripheral gutter which has an inner rim, and converging gutters connecting this peripheral gutter and the inside of the tray, the walls resting on the upper face of the inner rim.
  • the walls are well held in place relative to the peripheral rim of the shower tray, the water can flow into the tray through the converging gutters.
  • the shower tray 1 of the shower enclosure comprises over its entire periphery a peripheral rim 20.
  • the outer face 24 of the peripheral rim 20 constitutes the outer face of the tray 1.
  • This peripheral rim 20 extends upwards (that is, perpendicular to the plane of the figure 1 ).
  • the tray 1 Immediately within the inner face 22 of the peripheral rim 20, that is to say at the base of the peripheral rim 20, the tray 1 comprises a network of gutters.
  • this network consists of a peripheral gutter 10 located at the base of the peripheral rim 20 and adapted to collect the water, and converging gutters 30 substantially perpendicular to the peripheral gutter 10 and connecting the peripheral gutter 10 and inside the tank 1, and able to drain water into the tank 1.
  • the peripheral groove 10 extends over the entire periphery of the shower tray 1.
  • the peripheral groove 10 is continuous all along the lower end of the inner face 22.
  • this channel 10 may be discontinuous, or extend along only part of the peripheral rim of tray 1.
  • the convergent gutters may be more or less perpendicular to the peripheral gutter 10, as long as they effectively drain water into the tank 1.
  • the bin 1 has several convergent gutters 30 to allow a good flow of water.
  • the tray 1 comprises at least four convergent aligners 30.
  • the figure 2 details the structure of the periphery of the shower enclosure, and in particular the positioning of the walls 40 with respect to the peripheral rim 20.
  • Each of the walls 40 is substantially vertical, and located so that its lower end 41 is adjacent to the inner face 22 of the peripheral rim 20.
  • the lower part of the outer face 44 of a wall 40 is opposite this inner face 22.
  • the inner face 22 of the peripheral flange 20 is substantially parallel to the outer face 44 of the wall 40 with which it is facing. Space between the inner face 22 and the outer face 44 is small, to save space, but large enough to allow the water flowing on the outer face 44 to flow in this space down to the peripheral groove 10.
  • the inner face 22 and the outer face 44 therefore do not touch.
  • This peripheral groove 10 is located essentially below the lower faces 49 of the walls 40.
  • the peripheral rim 20 rises sufficiently high along the outer faces 44 to collect all the water that oozes along these outer faces while the user takes a shower. It is the combination of this height of the rim 20 with respect to the lower face 49 of a wall 40, and of the space between the inner face 22 and the outer face 44, which constitutes a sufficient volume to collect this water and prevent it from overflowing out of the tank before it flows through the gutter system.
  • the upper inner edge 28 of the peripheral rim 20, that is to say the edge joining the top 27 of the rim 20 and its inner face 22, is rounded, as shown in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the inner edge 28 and the outer faces 44 of the walls 40 behave like a funnel that can collect water more easily.
  • this wall is removed from the walls 40 by at least the thickness of the peripheral flange 20, that is to say the distance between the inner face 22 and the outer face 24 of this rim 20.
  • the humidification of the wall is minimized.
  • the peripheral groove 10 has an inner rim 65, the walls 40 resting on the upper face 67 of this inner rim 65.
  • the height between the bottom of the peripheral gutter 10 and the upper face 67 is sufficient to allow the water of the In the locations of the convergent gutters 30, the inner rim 67 is thus interrupted.
  • the water can flow into the tank 1 through the converging gutters, the water passing under the lower face 49 of the walls 40.
  • the inner rim 65 extends inwards and towards the bottom 70 of the tank 1 by an annular wall 62, this bottom 70 being located below the upper face 67 of the inner rim 65.
  • the bottom 70 constitutes the inner part of the tank. and has a bung 50 through which all the water of the tray 1 can evacuate.
  • the convergent gutters 30 are inclined towards the center of the tank 1.
  • the peripheral gutter 10 is thus located in height relative to the bottom 70 of the tank 1.
  • the water flows by gravity from the peripheral gutter 10 to the background 70.
  • these convergent gutters 30 open for example in height relative to the bottom 70.
  • the radially inner ends 32 convergent gutters 30 extend inwardly of the tank 1 by an annular wall 72 which joins the bottom 70, this annular wall being a part of the annular wall 62.
  • the bottom 70 is therefore below the radially inner ends 32.
  • Annular wall 72 thus makes it possible to contain the water if the evacuation thereof by the drain 50 does not take place quickly enough.
  • the radially inner ends 32 of the convergent gutters 30 can lead directly to the bottom 70.
  • the tray can have any shape.
  • tray 1 may have a rounded shape.
  • the tray 1 may have a polygonal shape.
  • Tray 1 can be manufactured by any molding process.
  • the rim 20 and the network of gutters are molded with the tray 1, so that the tray 1 forms a piece in one piece.

Description

La présente invention concerne une cabine de douche comportant un bac et des parois.The present invention relates to a shower enclosure having a tray and walls.

Les cabines de douche sont couramment utilisées dans des salles de bains d'habitations, car elles permettent un gain de place comparé à une baignoire. De telles cabines sont typiquement placées contre un mur, ou dans un coin de la salle de bains. Une cabine de douche comprend un système d'arrivée d'eau (typiquement un tuyau et un pommeau de douche), un bac muni d'une évacuation d'eau, et des parois verticales situées sensiblement sur la périphérie du bac, et qui en font le tour. Au moins une de ces parois est configurée comme une porte qui peut être ouverte pour permettre à l'utilisateur d'entrer et de sortir de la cabine (par exemple la porte pivote ou coulisse par rapport au bac). Ces parois délimitent latéralement l'espace de la cabine et ont pour objet d'empêcher l'eau d'être projetée à l'extérieur de la cabine.Shower cabins are commonly used in bathrooms, as they save space compared to a bathtub. Such cabins are typically placed against a wall, or in a corner of the bathroom. A shower enclosure comprises a water supply system (typically a pipe and a shower head), a tank provided with a water outlet, and vertical walls located substantially on the periphery of the tank, and which in go around. At least one of these walls is configured as a door that can be opened to allow the user to enter and exit the cabin (eg the door pivots or slides relative to the tray). These walls laterally delimit the space of the cabin and are intended to prevent water from being projected outside the cabin.

Dans la description qui suit, les adjectifs "intérieur" et "extérieur" font référence à une orientation vers le centre du bac de douche et en direction opposée de ce centre, respectivement.In the following description, the adjectives "inside" and "outside" refer to an orientation towards the center of the shower tray and in the opposite direction of this center, respectively.

Lorsqu'un utilisateur prend une douche dans une cabine de douche, l'eau est projetée le long des parois de la cabine. Des gouttes d'eau suintent alors le long des parois à l'extérieur de la cabine. Cette eau s'accumule sur le sol et à la longue entraîne des dégâts. Ainsi, l'eau peut endommager le sol autour de la cabine de douche. En particulier, lorsque la cabine est placée contre un mur, l'eau accumulée dans l'espace entre la cabine et le mur stagne (car cet espace est difficile d'accès), et humidifie et endommage ce mur.When a user takes a shower in a shower stall, the water is projected along the walls of the cabin. Drops of water then seep down the walls outside the cabin. This water accumulates on the ground and in the long run causes damage. Thus, water can damage the floor around the shower enclosure. In particular, when the cabin is placed against a wall, the water accumulated in the space between the cabin and the wall stagnates (because this space is difficult to access), and humidifies and damages this wall.

Pour éviter que l'eau ne sorte de la cabine pendant qu'un utilisateur prend une douche et pour rendre la cabine étanche, on peut utiliser un gel (par exemple de silicone) à l'interface entre le bas des parois et le bac. On peut aussi munir le bas de chaque paroi d'une languette en matériau souple qui comble l'espace entre chaque paroi et le bac, tout en permettant à celle de ces parois qui joue le rôle de porte de se déplacer par rapport au bac. Ces solutions ont l'inconvénient qu'il est nécessaire de réaliser une étape supplémentaire (application d'un gel, ou pose de languettes sur les parois) lors de la fabrication ou de l'installation de la cabine de douche dans une salle de bains. La réalisation de cette étape supplémentaire est coûteuse en temps, et financièrement.To prevent the water from leaving the cabin while a user is taking a shower and to make the cabin watertight, it is possible to use a gel (for example silicone) at the interface between the bottom of the walls and the tank. It is also possible to provide the bottom of each wall with a tongue of flexible material that fills the space between each wall and the tray, while allowing that of these walls that plays the role of door to move relative to the tray. These solutions have the disadvantage that it is necessary to perform an additional step (application of a gel, or laying of tongues on the walls) during the manufacture or installation of the shower enclosure in a bathroom . Achieving this extra step is time consuming, and financially.

Les documents GB 2184942 , US 2004/034922 et DE 10313391 présentent plusieurs exemples de cabines de douche munies d'un système permettant de recueillir et déverser l'eau s'écoulant sur les parois extérieures de la cabine. Leur montage s'avère cependant complexe, et les structures proposées peuvent ne pas s'avérer satisfaisantes sur la durée.The documents GB 2184942 , US 2004/034922 and DE 10313391 present several examples of shower cabins equipped with a system to collect and pour water flowing on the outside walls of the cabin. Their assembly is however complex, and the proposed structures may not be satisfactory over time.

La présente invention vise à remédier à ces inconvénients, ou tout au moins à les atténuer.The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks, or at least to mitigate them.

L'invention vise à proposer une cabine de douche qui est apte à empêcher l'eau de sortir de cette cabine, sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'appliquer de gel ou de poser des languettes sur les parois, et d'une manière générale qui permette de simplifier la fabrication ou l'installation de la cabine de douche.The invention aims to provide a shower enclosure which is able to prevent water from leaving this cabin, without the need to apply gel or put tabs on the walls, and in general which simplifies the manufacture or installation of the shower enclosure.

Ce but est atteint grâce aux caractéristiques de la revendication 1. Le bac comporte un rebord périphérique qui remonte le long des faces extérieures des parois, et un réseau de gouttières situé vers l'intérieur du bac par rapport au rebord, ce rebord étant apte à bloquer l'eau suintant le long des faces extérieures, et le réseau de gouttières étant apte à récolter cette eau et à la drainer vers l'intérieur du bac.This object is achieved thanks to the features of claim 1. The tray has a peripheral rim that rises along the outer faces of the walls, and a network of gutters located towards the inside of the tray with respect to the rim, this rim being adapted to block the seeping water along the outer faces, and the network of gutters being able to collect this water and drain it into the tank.

Grâce à ces dispositions, l'eau suintant le long des faces extérieures des parois ne coule plus à l'extérieur du bac, puisqu'elle est retenue par le rebord périphérique, ce rebord remontant suffisamment haut le long des faces extérieures des parois pour recueillir toute l'eau qui suinte le long de ces faces extérieures pendant que l'utilisateur prend une douche. Le réseau de gouttières draine alors cette eau vers l'intérieur du bac où elle est évacuée, de telle sorte que cette eau ne sort pas de la cabine de douche. De plus, lorsque la cabine de douche est placée contre un mur, l'épaisseur du rebord maintient les parois de la douche éloignées de ce mur, ce qui minimise l'humidification de ce mur.Thanks to these provisions, the water seeping along the outer faces of the walls no longer flows outside the tank, since it is retained by the peripheral rim, this rim rising sufficiently high along the outer faces of the walls to collect all the water that oozes along these outside faces while the user is taking a shower. The gutter network then drains this water to the inside of the tank where it is evacuated, so that this water does not leave the shower box. In addition, when the shower enclosure is placed against a wall, the thickness of the rim keeps the walls of the shower away from this wall, which minimizes humidification of the wall.

Le réseau de gouttières comprend une gouttière périphérique qui possède un rebord intérieur, et des gouttières convergentes reliant cette gouttière périphérique et l'intérieur du bac, les parois reposant sur la face supérieure du rebord intérieur.The gutter network comprises a peripheral gutter which has an inner rim, and converging gutters connecting this peripheral gutter and the inside of the tray, the walls resting on the upper face of the inner rim.

Ainsi, les parois sont bien maintenues en place par rapport au rebord périphérique du bac de douche, l'eau pouvant s'écouler vers l'intérieur du bac par les gouttières convergentes.Thus, the walls are well held in place relative to the peripheral rim of the shower tray, the water can flow into the tray through the converging gutters.

L'invention sera bien comprise et ses avantages apparaîtront mieux, à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit, d'un mode de réalisation représenté à titre d'exemple non limitatif. La description se réfère aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de dessus du bac d'une cabine de douche selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une coupe partielle du bac de la figure 1 et d'une paroi d'une cabine de douche selon l'invention, selon la ligne II-II de la figure 1.
The invention will be better understood and its advantages will appear better on reading the detailed description which follows, of an embodiment shown by way of non-limiting example. The description refers to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a top view of the tray of a shower enclosure according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 is a partial section of the tray of the figure 1 and a wall of a shower enclosure according to the invention, according to the line II-II of the figure 1 .

Comme représenté sur la figure 1, le bac de douche 1 de la cabine de douche comprend sur toute sa périphérie un rebord périphérique 20. Par exemple, la face extérieure 24 du rebord périphérique 20 constitue la face extérieure du bac 1. Ce rebord périphérique 20 s'étend vers le haut (c'est-à-dire perpendiculairement au plan de la figure 1). Immédiatement à l'intérieur de la face intérieure 22 du rebord périphérique 20, c'est-à-dire à la base du rebord périphérique 20, le bac 1 comporte un réseau de gouttières. Dans le cas représenté, ce réseau est constitué d'une gouttière périphérique 10 située à la base du rebord périphérique 20 et apte à récolter l'eau, et des gouttières convergentes 30 sensiblement perpendiculaires à cette gouttière périphérique 10 et reliant cette gouttière périphérique 10 et l'intérieur du bac 1, et aptes à drainer l'eau vers l'intérieur du bac 1.As shown on the figure 1 , the shower tray 1 of the shower enclosure comprises over its entire periphery a peripheral rim 20. For example, the outer face 24 of the peripheral rim 20 constitutes the outer face of the tray 1. This peripheral rim 20 extends upwards (that is, perpendicular to the plane of the figure 1 ). Immediately within the inner face 22 of the peripheral rim 20, that is to say at the base of the peripheral rim 20, the tray 1 comprises a network of gutters. In the case shown, this network consists of a peripheral gutter 10 located at the base of the peripheral rim 20 and adapted to collect the water, and converging gutters 30 substantially perpendicular to the peripheral gutter 10 and connecting the peripheral gutter 10 and inside the tank 1, and able to drain water into the tank 1.

La gouttière périphérique 10 s'étend sur toute la périphérie du bac de douche 1. Par exemple, la gouttière périphérique 10 est continue tout le long de l'extrémité inférieure de la face intérieure 22. Alternativement, cette gouttière 10 peut être discontinue, ou s'étendre le long d'une partie seulement du rebord périphérique du bac 1.The peripheral groove 10 extends over the entire periphery of the shower tray 1. For example, the peripheral groove 10 is continuous all along the lower end of the inner face 22. Alternatively, this channel 10 may be discontinuous, or extend along only part of the peripheral rim of tray 1.

Les gouttières convergentes peuvent être plus ou moins perpendiculaires à la gouttière périphérique 10, du moment qu'elles drainent efficacement l'eau vers l'intérieur du bac 1.The convergent gutters may be more or less perpendicular to the peripheral gutter 10, as long as they effectively drain water into the tank 1.

Le bac 1 comporte plusieurs gouttières convergentes 30 pour permettre un bon écoulement de l'eau. Par exemple, le bac 1 comporte au moins quatre gouttières convergentes 30.The bin 1 has several convergent gutters 30 to allow a good flow of water. For example, the tray 1 comprises at least four convergent aligners 30.

La figure 2 détaille la structure de la périphérie de la cabine de douche, et en particulier le positionnement des parois 40 par rapport au rebord périphérique 20.The figure 2 details the structure of the periphery of the shower enclosure, and in particular the positioning of the walls 40 with respect to the peripheral rim 20.

Chacune des parois 40 est sensiblement verticale, et située de telle sorte que son extrémité inférieure 41 est adjacente à la face intérieure 22 du rebord périphérique 20. Ainsi, la partie inférieure de la face extérieure 44 d'une paroi 40 est en regard de cette face intérieure 22. La face intérieure 22 du rebord périphérique 20 est sensiblement parallèle à la face extérieure 44 de la paroi 40 avec laquelle elle est en regard. L'espace entre la face intérieure 22 et la face extérieure 44 est faible, afin d'économiser de la place, mais suffisamment important pour permettre à l'eau qui s'écoule sur cette face extérieure 44 de couler dans cet espace vers le bas jusqu'à la gouttière périphérique 10. La face intérieure 22 et la face extérieure 44 ne se touchent donc pas. Cette gouttière périphérique 10 se situe essentiellement en dessous des faces inférieures 49 des parois 40.Each of the walls 40 is substantially vertical, and located so that its lower end 41 is adjacent to the inner face 22 of the peripheral rim 20. Thus, the lower part of the outer face 44 of a wall 40 is opposite this inner face 22. The inner face 22 of the peripheral flange 20 is substantially parallel to the outer face 44 of the wall 40 with which it is facing. Space between the inner face 22 and the outer face 44 is small, to save space, but large enough to allow the water flowing on the outer face 44 to flow in this space down to the peripheral groove 10. The inner face 22 and the outer face 44 therefore do not touch. This peripheral groove 10 is located essentially below the lower faces 49 of the walls 40.

Le rebord périphérique 20 remonte suffisamment haut le long des faces extérieures 44 pour recueillir toute l'eau qui suinte le long de ces faces extérieures pendant que l'utilisateur prend une douche. C'est la combinaison de cette hauteur du rebord 20 par rapport à la face inférieure 49 d'une paroi 40, et de l'espace entre la face intérieure 22 et la face extérieure 44, qui constitue un volume suffisant pour recueillir cette eau et l'empêcher de déborder au-dehors du bac avant qu'elle ne s'écoule par le réseau de gouttières.The peripheral rim 20 rises sufficiently high along the outer faces 44 to collect all the water that oozes along these outer faces while the user takes a shower. It is the combination of this height of the rim 20 with respect to the lower face 49 of a wall 40, and of the space between the inner face 22 and the outer face 44, which constitutes a sufficient volume to collect this water and prevent it from overflowing out of the tank before it flows through the gutter system.

Avantageusement, le bord intérieur haut 28 du rebord périphérique 20, c'est-à-dire le bord faisant la jonction entre le sommet 27 du rebord 20 et sa face intérieure 22, est arrondi, comme représenté sur la figure 2. Ainsi, le bord intérieur 28 et les faces extérieures 44 des parois 40 se comportent comme un entonnoir qui peut recueillir l'eau plus facilement.Advantageously, the upper inner edge 28 of the peripheral rim 20, that is to say the edge joining the top 27 of the rim 20 and its inner face 22, is rounded, as shown in FIG. figure 2 . Thus, the inner edge 28 and the outer faces 44 of the walls 40 behave like a funnel that can collect water more easily.

Si la cabine de douche est placée contre un mur, ce mur est éloigné des parois 40 d'au moins l'épaisseur du rebord périphérique 20, c'est-à-dire de la distance entre la face intérieure 22 et la face extérieure 24 de ce rebord 20. Ainsi, l'humidification du mur est minimisée.If the shower enclosure is placed against a wall, this wall is removed from the walls 40 by at least the thickness of the peripheral flange 20, that is to say the distance between the inner face 22 and the outer face 24 of this rim 20. Thus, the humidification of the wall is minimized.

La gouttière périphérique 10 posséde un rebord intérieur 65, les parois 40 reposant sur la face supérieure 67 de ce rebord intérieur 65. La hauteur entre le fond de la gouttière périphérique 10 et la face supérieure 67 est suffisante pour permettre à l'eau de s'écouler librement dans la gouttière périphérique 10. Aux emplacements des gouttières convergentes 30 le rebord intérieur 67 est donc interrompu. Ainsi, l'eau peut s'écouler vers l'intérieur du bac 1 par les gouttières convergentes, l'eau passant sous la face inférieure 49 des parois 40.The peripheral groove 10 has an inner rim 65, the walls 40 resting on the upper face 67 of this inner rim 65. The height between the bottom of the peripheral gutter 10 and the upper face 67 is sufficient to allow the water of the In the locations of the convergent gutters 30, the inner rim 67 is thus interrupted. Thus, the water can flow into the tank 1 through the converging gutters, the water passing under the lower face 49 of the walls 40.

Le rebord intérieur 65 se prolonge vers l'intérieur et vers le fond 70 du bac 1 par un mur annulaire 62, ce fond 70 étant situé en contrebas de la face supérieure 67 du rebord intérieur 65. Le fond 70 constitue la partie intérieure du bac, et possède une bonde 50 par laquelle toute l'eau du bac 1 peut s'évacuer.The inner rim 65 extends inwards and towards the bottom 70 of the tank 1 by an annular wall 62, this bottom 70 being located below the upper face 67 of the inner rim 65. The bottom 70 constitutes the inner part of the tank. and has a bung 50 through which all the water of the tray 1 can evacuate.

Idéalement, les gouttières convergentes 30 sont penchées vers le centre du bac 1. La gouttière périphérique 10 se situe donc en hauteur par rapport au fond 70 du bac 1. Ainsi, l'eau s'écoule par gravité de la gouttière périphérique 10 vers le fond 70.Ideally, the convergent gutters 30 are inclined towards the center of the tank 1. The peripheral gutter 10 is thus located in height relative to the bottom 70 of the tank 1. Thus, the water flows by gravity from the peripheral gutter 10 to the background 70.

Aux extrémités radialement intérieures 32 des gouttières convergentes 30, c'est-à-dire au niveau du mur annulaire 62 du rebord intérieur 65, ces gouttières convergentes 30 débouchent par exemple en hauteur par rapport au fond 70. Ainsi, les extrémités radialement intérieures 32 des gouttières convergentes 30 se prolongent vers l'intérieur du bac 1 par une paroi annulaire 72 qui rejoint le fond 70, cette paroi annulaire étant une partie du mur annulaire 62. Le fond 70 se situe donc en contrebas des extrémités radialement intérieures 32. Cette paroi annulaire 72 permet ainsi de contenir l'eau si l'évacuation de celle-ci par la bonde 50 ne s'effectue pas assez rapidement.At the radially inner ends 32 of the convergent gutters 30, that is to say at the level of the annular wall 62 of the inner rim 65, these convergent gutters 30 open for example in height relative to the bottom 70. Thus, the radially inner ends 32 convergent gutters 30 extend inwardly of the tank 1 by an annular wall 72 which joins the bottom 70, this annular wall being a part of the annular wall 62. The bottom 70 is therefore below the radially inner ends 32. Annular wall 72 thus makes it possible to contain the water if the evacuation thereof by the drain 50 does not take place quickly enough.

Alternativement, les extrémités radialement intérieures 32 des gouttières convergentes 30 peuvent déboucher directement au niveau du fond 70.Alternatively, the radially inner ends 32 of the convergent gutters 30 can lead directly to the bottom 70.

Le bac peut avoir une forme quelconque. Par exemple, le bac 1 peut avoir une forme arrondie. Alternativement, le bac 1 peut avoir une forme polygonale.The tray can have any shape. For example, tray 1 may have a rounded shape. Alternatively, the tray 1 may have a polygonal shape.

Le bac 1 peut être fabriqué par tout procédé de moulage. Le rebord 20 et le réseau de gouttières sont moulés avec le bac 1, de telle sorte que le bac 1 forme une pièce d'un seul tenant.Tray 1 can be manufactured by any molding process. The rim 20 and the network of gutters are molded with the tray 1, so that the tray 1 forms a piece in one piece.

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  1. A shower stall comprising a pan (1) and walls (40), said pan (1) having a peripheral rim (20) that rises along the outside faces (44) of said walls (40), and a network of channels situated towards the inside of said pan (1) relative to said rim (20), said rim (20) being suitable for preventing water oozing along said outside faces (44), and the network of channels being suitable for collecting the water and draining it towards the inside of said pan (1), said network of channels being constituted by a peripheral channel (10) situated at the base of said rim (20) and suitable for collecting water, and by converging channels (30) connecting said peripheral channel (10) to the inside of said pan (1), and suitable for draining water towards the inside of said pan (1), said peripheral channel (10) possessing an inside rim (65), said stall being characterized in that said walls (40) rest on the top face (67) of said inside rim (65), said rim (20) and said network of channels being molded together with said pan (1).
  2. A shower stall according to claim 1, characterized in that the top inside edge (28) of the peripheral rim (20) is rounded.
  3. A shower stall according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that said converging channels (30) are substantially perpendicular to said peripheral channel (10).
  4. A shower stall according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said converging channels (30) slope towards the center of said pan (1).
  5. A shower stall according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said rim (20) and said peripheral channel (10) extend over the entire periphery of said pan (1).
  6. A shower stall according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said pan (1) includes at least four converging channels (30).
  7. A shower stall according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said pan (1) is of rounded shape.
  8. A shower stall according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said pan (1) is of polygonal shape.
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