EP1929911A2 - Profilé pour cabine de douche, cabine de sauna et similaire, cadre de porte comportant ce profilé et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

Profilé pour cabine de douche, cabine de sauna et similaire, cadre de porte comportant ce profilé et son procédé de fabrication Download PDF

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EP1929911A2
EP1929911A2 EP07119252A EP07119252A EP1929911A2 EP 1929911 A2 EP1929911 A2 EP 1929911A2 EP 07119252 A EP07119252 A EP 07119252A EP 07119252 A EP07119252 A EP 07119252A EP 1929911 A2 EP1929911 A2 EP 1929911A2
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Luca Cargnoni
Marco De Giorgi
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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
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/04—Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/06—Single frames
    • E06B3/08—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials
    • E06B3/20—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials of plastics
    • E06B3/205—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials of plastics moulded or extruded around a core
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
    • E06B7/16—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings
    • E06B7/22—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings by means of elastic edgings, e.g. elastic rubber tubes; by means of resilient edgings, e.g. felt or plush strips, resilient metal strips
    • E06B7/23—Plastic, sponge rubber, or like strips or tubes

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  • the present invention relates to a section bar for shower box, sauna box and the like, a door frame comprising said section bar and a method of manufacturing said section bar.
  • shower and sauna boxes that are suitable for corner or wall installations, and generally consist of one or more panels combined together according to different closing systems.
  • One of the main requirements of the panels constituting a shower box or the panels to be used on top of a bathtub is perfect mating between them so that the shower area is well sealed in order to avoid water dispersion during use. In the particular case of sauna boxes, this requirement is directed to avoid steam dispersion.
  • the walls that can consist of sheets of plastic material or glass can be in the form of swing panels, sliding or folding panels, etc. and are assembled by suitable structures of metal or plastic material.
  • seals or flexible lips for hermetic tightness in the horizontal lower contact regions, along the contact region with the ceramic surface of the shower pan for example, or in the vertical side contact regions, such as along the articulation axis of the panel or yet along the closing axis between two walls.
  • the latter can often be provided with magnetic seals ensuring closure.
  • Said technical expedients ensure more tightness and more insulation to the shower boxes, sauna boxes and the like, as compared with use of mere curtains, but in some cases, above all at the junction points of the section bars along the lower perimeters as regards the shower boxes, and generally along the whole perimeter of the structure in the case of sauna boxes, these expedients are not sufficient to avoid escaping of water or steam from the panels.
  • coupling surfaces having minimum tolerances between the two pieces to be connected can be obtained by mechanical working, followed by possible application of glues or sealing agents, or premoulded plastic joints are used that are suitably shaped for assembly of the two vertical and horizontal section bars. In the last-mentioned case too, application of glues or sealing agents is required.
  • the present invention aims at substantially solving all the drawbacks highlighted above.
  • a first aim of the invention is to ensure hermetic tightness in time without application of glues or sealing agents.
  • Another aim is to guarantee a constant quality of the pieces to be assembled without further interventions for new gluing or replacement of the angle elements for junction and sealing.
  • a general aims of the invention is also manufacture of a section bar for panels and of a door frame that can be easily mounted and give better aesthetic results.
  • the present invention aims at carrying out a method for obtaining section bars for shower box, sauna box and the like, and a method for assembling door frames comprising these section bars.
  • a section bar for shower box, sauna box and the like in accordance with the present invention has been generally identified by reference numeral 1.
  • Section bar 1 comprises at least one main body 2 of longitudinal major extension, defining a seat 3 having a U-shaped profile and designed to hold an edge of a panel 4 constituting a door frame for shower box, sauna box and the like.
  • Seat 3 is delimited by two side walls 5 and a base 6 and has an aperture 7 opposite to base 6. Located on the side walls 5, close to aperture 7 and mutually facing, are two teeth 23 reducing the entry section of seat 3 so as to increase the interference between bar 1 and panel 4 and thus ensure better coupling.
  • a first lip seal 8 extends under base 6 of seat 3, away from the main body 2, in the opposite direction to that towards which aperture 7 of the U-shaped seat 3 is turned.
  • first lip seal 8 has an elongated form and extends substantially straight between a first end 24 connected to base 6 of seat 3, and a second free end 25.
  • first lip seal 8 Along the extension of the first lip seal 8 there is a localised cross-section narrowing, disposed close to the first end 24 and giving more flexibility to the first lip seal 8.
  • This first lip seal 8 has a lower edge 8a substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis 3a of the U-shaped seat 3.
  • a connecting element 9 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 which is overmoulded, along an overmoulding region S, both on seat 3 and on the first lip seal 8, so as to form a single body therewith.
  • the overmoulded region S is highlighted in the accompanying drawings for explanation purposes alone; in the final product this region is not visible so that the section bar shows an aesthetic continuity, without interruptions in the material.
  • the connecting element 9 comprises an upper portion 10 overmoulded on the main body 2 and a lower portion 11 extending away from the upper portion 10, overmoulded on the first lip seal 8 in such a manner as to form a single sealing edge therewith.
  • the upper portion 10 of the connecting element 9 has a U-shaped conformation and constitutes an extension of the U-shaped seat 3 of the main body 2.
  • a single holding region is formed for an edge of panel 4 made of glass or of plastic material.
  • the lower portion 11 of the connecting element 9 comprises an interference tab 12 made of one piece construction with the upper portion 10 and defining an extension of the first lip seal 8.
  • This tab 12 is delimited by a lower edge 13 in alignment with the lower edge 8a of the first lip seal 8, and of which it constitutes an extension.
  • tab 12 is delimited by a side edge 14 of such an inclination that angle "a" included between this side edge 14 and the lower edge 13 of tab 12 is an acute angle.
  • section bar 1 further comprises a second lip seal 15 projecting away from one of the two side walls 4 of the main body 2.
  • This second lip seal 15 is inclined to the first lip seal 8, so as to identify an acute angle "b" therewith.
  • the interference tab 12 of a section bar 1 mounted on a first panel faces the interference tab 12 of a section bar 1 mounted on a second panel, in such a manner that, in the closed configuration of the door frame, the two tabs interfere with each other by overlapping and ensure tightness of the shower box or sauna box.
  • tab 12 partly overlaps the vertical jamb of the structure delimiting the shower box or sauna box, thus efficiently closing the lower junction region.
  • the connecting element 9 further comprises a wing 16 laterally extending away from the upper portion 10.
  • This wing 16 is overmoulded on the second lip seal 15 and defines an extension of same.
  • wing 16 and the second lip seal 15 constitute a single deviating edge preventing water or condensate drops from escaping therefrom because they are deviated towards the inside of the shower box or sauna box, in particular towards the inner region of the shower pan or sauna area.
  • the deviating edge has a curved outline in section along a plane orthogonal to axis 3a of seat 3, the convexity of which faces the sealing edge; this course facilitates the descent of water or condensate drops.
  • this deviating edge can be straight, but always transverse to the first lip seal 8.
  • the connecting element 9 further comprises latching means 17 to couple the section bar 1 to a generic section member preferably disposed at a position perpendicular to the section bar 1.
  • this latching means 17 projects from the upper portion 10 in the opposite direction to the extension direction of the lower portion 11.
  • This latching means 17 advantageously consists of bayonet joints or elements that are joined by interlocking or interference fit to respective elements made on the generic section member to which section bar 1 is to be connected.
  • the main body 2 of section bar 1 is generally made of rigid, opaque or transparent, plastic material such as rigid PVC (polyvinylchloride), polycarbonate, polystyrene and polypropylene, possibly with a metal core.
  • PVC polyvinylchloride
  • polycarbonate polycarbonate
  • polystyrene polystyrene
  • polypropylene possibly with a metal core.
  • panel 4 is to be inserted in seat 3 of the main body 2 by exerting pressure so as to spread the two side walls 5 apart, said panel 4 being then steadily retained in place by effect of the return spring force of the material and possibly also of teeth 23.
  • the first 8 and second 15 lip seals are on the contrary made of flexible material such as elasticised PVC, thermoplastic styrene, polyurethane or polyolefin rubber.
  • the connecting element 9 too is preferably made of a flexible rubber material, preferably of the same nature as that used for the first and second lip seals 8 and 15.
  • the sealing edge defined by the first lip seal 8 and by the lower portion 11 of the connecting element 9, must be flexible because in the closed position of the door frame it abuts against the outside structure of the shower box or sauna box, and it slightly deforms so as to adhere to this structure and avoid water or steam escape.
  • section bar 1 is made by co-extrusion, in a single block, of the main body 2 and the first 8 and second 15 lip seals.
  • the U-shaped seat is co-extruded using transparent rigid plastic material and bright metal; in fact, metal improves the aesthetic result of the section bar, in addition to possibly increasing the structural resistance of the main body 2.
  • metal improves the aesthetic result of the section bar, in addition to possibly increasing the structural resistance of the main body 2.
  • a similar effect can be obtained by application of a metallized polyester tape.
  • the connecting element 9 is overmoulded on this block, at least at the first end 2a of the main body 2.
  • the upper portion 10 is overmoulded on the main body 2
  • the lower portion 11 is overmoulded on the first lip seal 8
  • wing 16 is overmoulded on the second lip seal 15.
  • the main body 2 is provided to extend along axis 3a beyond the end of the first lip seal 8, so that the holding region designed to couple with an edge of panel 4 made of glass or plastic material exclusively consists of the U-shaped seat 3, and not of the U-shaped seat and the upper portion 10 of the connecting element 9, as in the preferred configuration.
  • This allows a holding region of the panel with a metallized effect to be obtained even at the corner portion, so as to achieve a better final aesthetic result.
  • the upper portion 10 of the connecting element 9 in this case is not U-shaped but comprises part of the interference tab 12. Therefore a connecting element 9 consisting of the interference tab 9 alone as shown in Fig. 6 , is obtained.
  • the section bar 1 in accordance with the present invention preferably applies to a lower horizontal edge of a panel 4 made of glass or plastic material defining a door frame 18 for shower box, sauna box and the like.
  • this panel 4 is laterally bordered with at least one section member 19 of known type, comprising a main portion 20 of longitudinal major extension defining a U-shaped seat 21 to be coupled to panel 4.
  • a seal 22 Externally of the U-shaped seat 21, along the whole longitudinal extension of the main portion 20 there is a seal 22. Should this section member 19 be applied to a side vertical edge of panel 4 placed at the opening or closure of the shower box or sauna box, seal 22 is preferably of the magnetic type.
  • Section bar 1 in accordance with the present invention can be coupled in a removable manner with the side section member 19 applied to panel 4, through said latching means 17.
  • the connecting element 9 can also be overmoulded on one end 19a of the side section member 19, thus defining a single L-shaped section bar or angle as shown in Fig. 7 .
  • a second connecting element 9 can be applied through overmoulding also to a second end 2b of the main body 2.
  • this second connecting element 9 can be connected to the second section member 19 either in a removable manner through the latching means 17, or in an irremovable manner through overmoulding.
  • a U-shaped section bar is obtained.
  • the door frame 18 in the case of sauna boxes it is necessary for the door frame 18 to be provided with a section bar 1 in accordance with the present invention also on the upper edge of panel 4, to avoid escape from the box of the steam produced therein.
  • the upper edge of panel 4 can be coupled to a generic section member of the previously described type.
  • the invention achieves the intended purposes; in fact the section bar being the object of the present invention simplifies the operations for assembling shower boxes or sauna boxes, because the angular connecting elements are already included in the section bar itself. Actually, overmoulding of the connecting element on the main body and on the first lip seal simplifies the working and mounting operations since no mechanical working is required in order to obtain junction surfaces with minimum tolerances, and gluing of the angular elements or angle bars to the rest of the section bar is avoided.
  • Such a section bar in accordance with the present invention ensures hermetic tightness of the door frame in time without using glues or sealing agents.

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GB2479171A (en) * 2010-03-31 2011-10-05 Chenin Ltd Covering strip for covering gap between screen and wall
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