EP2042069A1 - Bathtub with a door - Google Patents

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EP2042069A1
EP2042069A1 EP08350004A EP08350004A EP2042069A1 EP 2042069 A1 EP2042069 A1 EP 2042069A1 EP 08350004 A EP08350004 A EP 08350004A EP 08350004 A EP08350004 A EP 08350004A EP 2042069 A1 EP2042069 A1 EP 2042069A1
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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
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  • the invention relates to a bathtub with a door.
  • a notch provided with a door closing said notch.
  • the best known is the inward opening installation of the bathtub.
  • the door simply rotates around a vertical axis.
  • the pressure of the water contained in the tub contributes to push on the door and to apply this door on a seal.
  • a simple rabbet is suitable.
  • the disadvantage is that when opening the door, it clutters the inside of the bathtub which is even more troublesome when it comes to a bathtub hoof.
  • Displacement doors are also known in a vertical plane. This one, in half moon turns for example around a horizontal transverse axis and comes to nest in a gorge.
  • the pressure of the water in the bathtub can contribute to the tightness but makes the door work abnormally around its axis of rotation.
  • the stresses on the zone of the door close to the axis are important.
  • the weight of the door can lead to an accident if the door falls down sharply like an ax.
  • the last type of door is the one corresponding to doors with opening to the outside.
  • the door To obtain the seal and resistance to pressure, the door must engage in a groove as the door to vertical movement but it must be able to rotate about a vertical axis. So to open it, you have to lift it before rotating it around its vertical axis.
  • the doors of these baths are generally trapezoidal, the small base being located down to engage in the throat in the manner of a corner.
  • sealing is achieved by inflating a joint using the pressure of the mains water.
  • the door can apparently be closed but if it is not down in the throat, the closure can not be sealed.
  • the invention proposes to provide a solution to the problems presented.
  • the invention relates to a bathtub with an external opening door, said door being fixed on the bathtub by means of a hinge of vertical axis, said hinge also allowing the door to move in one direction vertical to engage the door in a groove, this bath being characterized in that the vertical axis hinge houses means for compensating at least partially the weight of said door.
  • This walk-in tub is open to the outside for access to the interior.
  • This door closes a recess in one of the side walls of the bathtub.
  • the door is fixed on the bath by means of a hinge 3 of vertical axis.
  • the door 2 To obtain the seal of this bath, the door 2 must be partially housed in a groove 4 arranged in the thickness of the wall at the notch that will close the said door. An inflatable seal 6 placed in this groove will provide this seal when the door is closed.
  • seal is preferably disposed on those faces of the groove called inner face 4 facing the inner face 2C of the door.
  • the door has a trapezoid shape with a small base at the bottom. The width of the door therefore decreases from the top.
  • the door For the opening, the door must be lifted out of the groove and pass over the outer lip bordering the groove.
  • the trapezoidal shape makes it possible to escape from this external lip located on the lateral edges of the notch when the door is raised.
  • the joint 3 is shaped to allow this movement.
  • the articulation 3 of vertical axis houses means 7 to compensate for the weight of the door at least partially.
  • This joint thus houses these compensation means which works essentially in the axis of the hinge.
  • the hinge comprises a female part 8 (liner) which is fixed on the wall of the bath and a male part on which the door is fixed, the female part housing the means to move up the male part and thus compensate for the weight of the door.
  • the action of the compensation means is coaxial with the vertical axis of the joint. He works in compression.
  • the compensation means is without external energy input.
  • the hinge comprises a cylindrical tube 8 of revolution and a pin 9 passing through the aforementioned tube, the length of the pin is greater than the length of the tube so that the ends 9A, 9B of the pin protrude from both sides of the tube.
  • a spring 7 concentric to the spindle is supported on the one hand on the spindle and on the other hand on a stop 10 in the body of the tube.
  • the bearing stop 10 of the tube is turned upwards while the pin has a shoulder 11 for the support of a spring.
  • the bearing abutment carried by the tube is positioned at a distance from the lower end of the tube so as to allow the movement of the spindle.
  • Pins 12, 13 for guiding the spindle are provided so that the outer face cooperates with the inside of the tube. These rings are integral with the spindle in particular in translation.
  • the pin carries a connecting piece 14 with the door.
  • the connecting piece 15 is carried by a sleeve 17 engaged on the spindle and locked by a nut 18.
  • the other part of the articulation is fixed on the bath by means of a plate 16.
  • the spring will thus solicit the pin in the direction of movement upwards and thus lift the pin.
  • the force exerted may be less than or equal to or greater than the weight of the door.
  • the pin may be partially formed by a balancing jack.
  • the means of compensation of the weight of the door can be determined so that the force exerted by it takes into account the weight of the door and the force to be provided to drive the finger.
  • the user must perceive a slight resistance of the order of 1 to 2 kilograms. It is preferable that the weight is not fully compensated.
  • Part of the hinge translates into another fixed part.
  • Another feature is to control the inflation and deflation maneuver of the joint.
  • the filling of the seal is controlled by a valve 20 and the emptying by another valve 21.
  • the seal is inflated with water.
  • a sensor 23 for the presence of the door in the closed state unlocks the operating lever of the filling and emptying valves.
  • the closed state corresponds to the door engaged in the throat ( figure 4 ) and in the back of the throat.
  • This presence sensor is constituted by a finger 23 housed in the bottom of the groove 5 receiving the door in the closed position and this finger actuates a mechanical transmission.
  • This finger is biased by the field 2A of the door.
  • the door has a notch 30 which is positioned in front of the finger when the door is lowered in the groove and thus closed figure 4 .
  • the finger In the position of the semi-closed door, figure 5 , that is to say just before being engaged in the throat, the finger is urged by the field of the door located under the notch of the door.
  • the finger penetrates progressively into the notch and moves urged by a spring 40 which unlocks the lever for operating the valves.
  • the notch will be delimited by at least one inclined flank 30A on which slides the finger (notch V-shaped and not U).
  • Inflation can only be achieved when the door is properly closed.
  • the finger can actuate a rotary arm 25A whose end 25B is positioned on the path of the lever thus preventing its operation.
  • the movement of the finger causes the rotation of the arm which, when moving, is no longer in the path of the lever for operating the valves.

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Abstract

The bath-tub has a vertical axis articulation (3) fixing a trapezium shaped door on the bath-tub and permitting displacement of the door along a vertical direction for engaging the door in a groove. The articulation has a compensating unit (7) that partially compensates weight of the door. A supporting stop (10) is positioned remotely from a lower end of a cylindrical rotation tube (8) to permit the course of a spindle (9). The door closes a V-shaped opening that is provided on lateral walls of the bath-tub.

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L'invention se rapporte à une baignoire à porte.The invention relates to a bathtub with a door.

Pour faciliter l'accès des personnes à mobilité réduite, il est connu de prévoir sur l'une des parois latérales, une échancrure pourvue d'une porte fermant ladite échancrure.To facilitate access for people with reduced mobility, it is known to provide on one of the side walls, a notch provided with a door closing said notch.

La présence de cette porte contraint le fabricant à trouver des solutions pour rendre la fermeture étanche.The presence of this door forces the manufacturer to find solutions to make the closure watertight.

Il existe trois types de montage de porte.There are three types of door assembly.

Le plus connu est le montage à ouverture vers l'intérieur de la baignoire.The best known is the inward opening installation of the bathtub.

La porte tourne simplement autour d'un axe vertical.The door simply rotates around a vertical axis.

Dans ce cas de figure, la pression de l'eau contenue dans la baignoire contribue à pousser sur la porte et à appliquer cette porte sur un joint d'étanchéité. Une simple feuillure convient.In this case, the pressure of the water contained in the tub contributes to push on the door and to apply this door on a seal. A simple rabbet is suitable.

L'inconvénient est que lors de l'ouverture de la porte, celle-ci encombre l'intérieur de la baignoire ce qui est d'autant plus gênant lorsqu'il s'agit d'une baignoire sabot.The disadvantage is that when opening the door, it clutters the inside of the bathtub which is even more troublesome when it comes to a bathtub hoof.

On connait également les portes à déplacement dans un plan vertical. Celle-ci, en demi lune tourne par exemple autour d'un axe transverse horizontal et vient s'emboiter dans une gorge. La pression de l'eau dans la baignoire peut participer à l'étanchéité mais fait travailler anormalement la porte autour de son axe de pivotement. Les contraintes sur la zone de la porte proche de l'axe sont importantes.Displacement doors are also known in a vertical plane. This one, in half moon turns for example around a horizontal transverse axis and comes to nest in a gorge. The pressure of the water in the bathtub can contribute to the tightness but makes the door work abnormally around its axis of rotation. The stresses on the zone of the door close to the axis are important.

Le poids de la porte peut conduire à un accident si la porte retombe brusquement à la manière d'une hache.The weight of the door can lead to an accident if the door falls down sharply like an ax.

Le dernier type de porte est celui correspondant aux portes à ouverture vers l'extérieur.The last type of door is the one corresponding to doors with opening to the outside.

Pour obtenir l'étanchéité et la résistance à la pression, la porte doit s'engager dans une gorge comme la porte à déplacement vertical mais elle doit pouvoir tourner autour d'un axe vertical. Ainsi pour l'ouvrir, il faut la soulever avant de la pivoter autour de son axe vertical. Les portes de ces baignoires sont généralement de forme trapézoïdale, la petite base étant située en bas pour s'engager dans la gorge à la manière d'un coin.To obtain the seal and resistance to pressure, the door must engage in a groove as the door to vertical movement but it must be able to rotate about a vertical axis. So to open it, you have to lift it before rotating it around its vertical axis. The doors of these baths are generally trapezoidal, the small base being located down to engage in the throat in the manner of a corner.

Les portes de ces baignoires sont lourdes et souvent il est fait usage de levier de manoeuvre pour diminuer l'effort de l'intervenant ou même de contrepoids ( GB-A-2380667 ).The doors of these baths are heavy and often it is used lever to reduce the effort of the speaker or even counterweight ( GB-A-2380667 ).

On connait une porte US-A 5 255 400 comprenant un mécanisme de manoeuvre de type parallélogramme déformable qui est assisté par un vérin ou un ressort agissant sur la déformation du parallélogramme. Il est simplement indiqué dans la description qu'on peut ajouter, au mécanisme précité, une charnière à spirale sans plus de précision sur la manière de l'utiliser et sur son montage. Ce type de charnière est fait pour contraindre un vantail à revenir vers une position de fermeture de la porte. Il agit dans le sens de rotation de la porte et non pas à soutenir le poids de la dite porte.We know a door US-A 5,255,400 comprising a deformable parallelogram-type operating mechanism which is assisted by a jack or a spring acting on the deformation of the parallelogram. It is simply indicated in the description that can be added to the aforementioned mechanism, a spiral hinge without further details on how to use it and its assembly. This type of hinge is made to force a leaf to return to a closing position of the door. It acts in the direction of rotation of the door and not to support the weight of the said door.

Ces éléments sont en outre disgracieux ou pénalisent la construction de la baignoire.These elements are also unsightly or penalize the construction of the bathtub.

On connait également GB-A- 2 381 746 l'utilisation d'un moteur électrique et d'une courroie pour déplacer la porte. Il faut prendre des précautions en raison de l'électricité et le système est encombrant.We also know GB-A-2,381,746 the use of an electric motor and a belt to move the door. Precautions must be taken due to electricity and the system is cumbersome.

Pour ces baignoires à porte à ouverture extérieure, l'étanchéité est obtenue par gonflage d'un joint au moyen de la pression de l'eau du réseau.For these open-door baths, sealing is achieved by inflating a joint using the pressure of the mains water.

Un des inconvénients est que ce gonflage peut être fait accidentellement avant fermeture de la porte, c'est-à-dire avant que celle-ci soit descendue complètement.One of the disadvantages is that this inflation can be done accidentally before closing the door, that is to say before it is fully lowered.

En effet la porte peut apparemment être fermée mais si elle n'est pas descendue dans la gorge, la fermeture ne pourra pas être étanche.Indeed the door can apparently be closed but if it is not down in the throat, the closure can not be sealed.

L'invention se propose d'apporter une solution aux problèmes exposés.The invention proposes to provide a solution to the problems presented.

A cet effet, l'invention se rapporte à une baignoire à porte à ouverture extérieure, la dite porte étant fixée sur la baignoire au moyen d'une articulation d'axe vertical, la dite articulation permettant également le déplacement de la porte selon une direction verticale pour engager la porte dans une gorge, cette baignoire étant caractérisée en ce que l'articulation d'axe vertical loge des moyens pour compenser au moins partiellement le poids de la dite porte.For this purpose, the invention relates to a bathtub with an external opening door, said door being fixed on the bathtub by means of a hinge of vertical axis, said hinge also allowing the door to move in one direction vertical to engage the door in a groove, this bath being characterized in that the vertical axis hinge houses means for compensating at least partially the weight of said door.

L'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description ci après faite à titre d'exemple non limitatif en regard du dessin qui représente schématiquement

  • FIG 1 vue en coupe transversale d'une porte de baignoire avant fermeture
  • FIG 2 vue en coupe transversale d'une porte de baignoire fermée
  • FIG 3 vue en coupe longitudinale d'une articulation selon l'invention
  • FIG 4 vue de la baignoire porte fermée avec le mécanisme de commande du remplissage du joint
  • FIG 5 Le mécanisme de remplissage et de vidange du joint, la porte étant en cours de fermeture.
The invention will be better understood from the following description given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the drawing which shows schematically
  • FIG 1 Cross-sectional view of a bath door before closing
  • FIG 2 cross-sectional view of a closed tub door
  • FIG 3 longitudinal sectional view of a joint according to the invention
  • FIG 4 view of the bath door closed with the seal filling control mechanism
  • FIG 5 The mechanism for filling and emptying the seal, the door being closed.

En se reportant au dessin, on voit une baignoire 1 à porte 2.Referring to the drawing, we see a bathtub 1 door 2.

Cette baignoire à porte pour personnes à mobilité réduite s'ouvre vers l'extérieur pour accéder à l'intérieur.This walk-in tub is open to the outside for access to the interior.

Cette porte ferme une échancrure aménagée dans une des parois latérales de la baignoire.This door closes a recess in one of the side walls of the bathtub.

De manière connue, la porte est fixée sur la baignoire au moyen d'une articulation 3 d'axe vertical.In known manner, the door is fixed on the bath by means of a hinge 3 of vertical axis.

Pour obtenir l'étanchéité de cette baignoire, la porte 2 doit être logée partiellement dans une gorge 4 aménagée dans l'épaisseur de la paroi au niveau de l'échancrure que va fermer la dite porte. Un joint 6 d'étanchéité gonflable placé dans cette gorge va permettre d'obtenir cette étanchéité lorsque la porte est fermée.To obtain the seal of this bath, the door 2 must be partially housed in a groove 4 arranged in the thickness of the wall at the notch that will close the said door. An inflatable seal 6 placed in this groove will provide this seal when the door is closed.

On notera que le joint est, de préférence, disposé sur celles des faces de la gorge dite face 4 interne tournée vers la face interne 2C de la porte.Note that the seal is preferably disposed on those faces of the groove called inner face 4 facing the inner face 2C of the door.

La porte a une forme de trapèze dont la petite base est située en partie inférieure. La largeur de la porte décroit donc depuis le haut.The door has a trapezoid shape with a small base at the bottom. The width of the door therefore decreases from the top.

Pour fermer la porte celle-ci doit pivoter autour de l'axe vertical 5 puis être descendue dans la gorge. Sont donc prévus des moyens de guidage en translation et en rotation de la dite porte sur la partie fixe de la baignoire.To close the door it must pivot around the vertical axis 5 and then down into the groove. Are therefore provided guiding means in translation and in rotation of said door on the fixed part of the bath.

Pour l'ouverture, la porte doit être levée pour la sortir de la gorge et la passer au dessus de la lèvre externe bordant la gorge. La forme en trapèze permet d'échapper à cette lèvre externe située sur les bords latéraux de l'échancrure lorsque la porte est levée.For the opening, the door must be lifted out of the groove and pass over the outer lip bordering the groove. The trapezoidal shape makes it possible to escape from this external lip located on the lateral edges of the notch when the door is raised.

Pour permettre ce déplacement vertical, l'articulation 3 est conformée pour permettre ce déplacement.To allow this vertical movement, the joint 3 is shaped to allow this movement.

Selon l'invention, l'articulation 3 d'axe vertical loge des moyens 7 pour compenser le poids de la porte au moins partiellement.According to the invention, the articulation 3 of vertical axis houses means 7 to compensate for the weight of the door at least partially.

Cette articulation loge donc ces moyens de compensation qui travaille essentiellement dans l'axe de la charnière.This joint thus houses these compensation means which works essentially in the axis of the hinge.

L'articulation comprend une partie femelle 8 (chemise) qui se fixe sur la paroi de la baignoire et une partie mâle sur laquelle se fixe la porte, la partie femelle logeant les moyens pour déplacer vers le haut la partie mâle et donc compenser le poids de la porte.The hinge comprises a female part 8 (liner) which is fixed on the wall of the bath and a male part on which the door is fixed, the female part housing the means to move up the male part and thus compensate for the weight of the door.

L'action du moyen de compensation est coaxiale à l'axe vertical de l'articulation. Il travail en compression. Le moyen de compensation est sans apport d'énergie extérieure.The action of the compensation means is coaxial with the vertical axis of the joint. He works in compression. The compensation means is without external energy input.

L'articulation comprend un tube 8 cylindrique de révolution et une broche 9 traversant le tube précité, la longueur de la broche est supérieure à la longueur du tube de sorte que les extrémités 9A, 9B de la broche dépasse de part et d'autre du tube, un ressort 7 concentrique à la broche prend appui d'une part sur la broche et d'autre part sur une butée 10 dans le corps du tube.The hinge comprises a cylindrical tube 8 of revolution and a pin 9 passing through the aforementioned tube, the length of the pin is greater than the length of the tube so that the ends 9A, 9B of the pin protrude from both sides of the tube. tube, a spring 7 concentric to the spindle is supported on the one hand on the spindle and on the other hand on a stop 10 in the body of the tube.

La butée 10 d'appui du tube est tournée vers le haut tandis que la broche présente un épaulement 11 pour l'appui d'un ressort.The bearing stop 10 of the tube is turned upwards while the pin has a shoulder 11 for the support of a spring.

La butée d'appui portée par le tube est positionnée à distance de l'extrémité basse du tube de façon à permettre la course de la broche.The bearing abutment carried by the tube is positioned at a distance from the lower end of the tube so as to allow the movement of the spindle.

Des bagues 12,13 de guidage de la broche sont prévues pour que la face externe coopère avec l'intérieure du tube. Ces bagues sont solidaires de la broche notamment en translation.Pins 12, 13 for guiding the spindle are provided so that the outer face cooperates with the inside of the tube. These rings are integral with the spindle in particular in translation.

On notera qu'en partie supérieure, la broche porte une pièce 14 de liaison avec la porte. En partie inférieure, la pièce 15 de liaison est portée par un manchon 17 engagé sur la broche et verrouillé par un écrou 18.L'autre partie de l'articulation se fixe sur la baignoire au moyen d'une plaque 16.It will be noted that in the upper part, the pin carries a connecting piece 14 with the door. In the lower part, the connecting piece 15 is carried by a sleeve 17 engaged on the spindle and locked by a nut 18. The other part of the articulation is fixed on the bath by means of a plate 16.

Le ressort va ainsi solliciter la broche dans le sens du déplacement vers le haut et donc soulever la broche. Selon la raideur du ressort et sa longueur, la force exercée peut être inférieure ou égale ou supérieure au poids de la porte.The spring will thus solicit the pin in the direction of movement upwards and thus lift the pin. Depending on the stiffness of the spring and its length, the force exerted may be less than or equal to or greater than the weight of the door.

La broche peut être constituée partiellement par un vérin équilibreur.The pin may be partially formed by a balancing jack.

Le moyen de compensation du poids de la porte peut être déterminé pour que la force exercée par celui-ci tienne compte du poids de la porte et de l'effort à fournir pour enfoncer le doigt. Il faut que l'utilisateur perçoive une légère résistance de l'ordre de 1 à 2 kilogrammes. Il est préférable que le poids ne soit pas totalement compensé.The means of compensation of the weight of the door can be determined so that the force exerted by it takes into account the weight of the door and the force to be provided to drive the finger. The user must perceive a slight resistance of the order of 1 to 2 kilograms. It is preferable that the weight is not fully compensated.

On se rend compte que le ressort est totalement invisible. On ne risque pas un pincement par les spires du ressort.We realize that the spring is totally invisible. There is no risk of pinching by the turns of the spring.

Une partie de la charnière translate dans une autre partie fixe.Part of the hinge translates into another fixed part.

Une autre caractéristique consiste à contrôler la manoeuvre de gonflage et de dégonflage du joint.Another feature is to control the inflation and deflation maneuver of the joint.

De manière connue, le remplissage du joint est contrôlé par une vanne 20 et la vidange par une autre vanne 21.In known manner, the filling of the seal is controlled by a valve 20 and the emptying by another valve 21.

De manière connue, ces vannes à commandes quart de tour sont couplées de sorte qu'un seul levier 22 de commande suffit. Lorsqu'on ouvre la vanne de remplissage en même temps on ferme la vanne de vidange et inversement.In known manner, these quarter-turn control valves are coupled so that a single control lever 22 is sufficient. When the filling valve is opened at the same time, the drain valve is closed and vice versa.

Le joint est gonflé à l'eau.The seal is inflated with water.

Selon une caractéristique, un capteur 23 de présence de la porte à l'état fermé déverrouille le levier de manoeuvre des vannes de remplissage et de vidange.According to one characteristic, a sensor 23 for the presence of the door in the closed state unlocks the operating lever of the filling and emptying valves.

L'état fermé correspond à la porte engagée dans la gorge (figure 4) et en fond de gorge.The closed state corresponds to the door engaged in the throat ( figure 4 ) and in the back of the throat.

Ce capteur de présence est constitué par un doigt 23 logé dans le fond de la gorge 5 recevant la porte en position fermée et ce doigt actionne une transmission 25 mécanique.This presence sensor is constituted by a finger 23 housed in the bottom of the groove 5 receiving the door in the closed position and this finger actuates a mechanical transmission.

Ce doigt est sollicité par le champ 2A de la porte.This finger is biased by the field 2A of the door.

Dans la forme de réalisation, la porte présente une échancrure 30 qui se positionne au regard du doigt lorsque la porte est abaissée dans la gorge et donc fermée figure 4. En position de la porte semi fermé, figure 5, c'est-à-dire juste avant d'être engagée dans la gorge, le doigt est sollicité par le champ de la porte située sous l'échancrure de la porte. Lorsqu'on déplace la porte vers le bas pour engager celle ci dans la gorge, le doigt pénètre progressivement dans l'échancrure et se déplace sollicité par un ressort 40 ce qui déverrouille le levier de manoeuvre des vannes. L'échancrure sera délimitée par au moins un flanc 30A incliné sur lequel glisse le doigt ( échancrure en forme de V et non de U).In the embodiment, the door has a notch 30 which is positioned in front of the finger when the door is lowered in the groove and thus closed figure 4 . In the position of the semi-closed door, figure 5 , that is to say just before being engaged in the throat, the finger is urged by the field of the door located under the notch of the door. When the door is moved downwards to engage it in the groove, the finger penetrates progressively into the notch and moves urged by a spring 40 which unlocks the lever for operating the valves. The notch will be delimited by at least one inclined flank 30A on which slides the finger (notch V-shaped and not U).

Le gonflage ne peut donc être réalisé que lorsque la porte est correctement fermée.Inflation can only be achieved when the door is properly closed.

En cet état fermé, le ressort de rappel du doigt n'est pas sollicité. On a représenté en figure 5 un ressort qui travaille en traction.In this closed state, the return spring of the finger is not solicited. We have shown in figure 5 a spring that works in traction.

Par exemple, le doigt peut actionner un bras rotatif 25A dont l'extrémité 25B se positionne sur la trajectoire du levier empêchant ainsi sa manoeuvre. Le déplacement du doigt entraine la rotation du bras qui en se déplaçant ne se trouve plus sur la trajectoire du levier de manoeuvre des vannes.For example, the finger can actuate a rotary arm 25A whose end 25B is positioned on the path of the lever thus preventing its operation. The movement of the finger causes the rotation of the arm which, when moving, is no longer in the path of the lever for operating the valves.

On peut même concevoir que c'est directement l'extrémité du doigt qui se place sur la trajectoire du levier de manoeuvre.One can even conceive that it is directly the end of the finger which is placed on the trajectory of the lever of maneuvering.

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Baignoire à porte à ouverture extérieure, la dite porte(2) étant fixée sur la baignoire au moyen d'une articulation (3) d'axe vertical, la dite articulation permettant également le déplacement de la porte selon une direction verticale pour engager la porte dans une gorge, cette baignoire étant caractérisée en ce que l'articulation d'axe vertical loge des moyens (7) pour compenser au moins partiellement le poids de la dite porte.Bath tub with external opening, said door (2) being fixed to the bath by means of a hinge (3) of vertical axis, said hinge also allowing the door to move in a vertical direction to engage the door in a groove, this bath being characterized in that the vertical axis articulation houses means (7) to compensate at least partially the weight of said door. Baignoire selon la revendication 1 caractérisée en ce que l'articulation comprend un tube (8) cylindrique de révolution et une broche (9) traversant le tube précité, la longueur de la broche est supérieure à la longueur du tube de sorte que les extrémités de la broche dépasse de part et d'autre du tube, un ressort (7) concentrique à la broche prend appui d'une part sur la broche et d'autre part sur une butée (10) dans le corps du tube.Bathtub according to claim 1 characterized in that the hinge comprises a cylindrical tube (8) of revolution and a pin (9) passing through the aforementioned tube, the length of the pin is greater than the length of the tube so that the ends of the pin protrudes from both sides of the tube, a spring (7) concentric with the pin bears on the one hand on the pin and on the other hand on a stop (10) in the body of the tube. Baignoire selon la revendication 2 caractérisée en ce que la butée (10) d'appui portée par le tube est positionnée à distance de l'extrémité basse du tube de façon à permettre la course de la broche.Bathtub according to claim 2 characterized in that the bearing abutment (10) carried by the tube is positioned at a distance from the lower end of the tube so as to allow the travel of the spindle. Baignoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 ou 3 caractérisée en ce que la broche porte des bagues (12,13) de guidage.Bathtub according to any one of claims 2 or 3 characterized in that the pin carries rings (12,13) for guiding. Baignoire selon l'une quelconques des revendications précédentes comprenant un joint (6) gonflable à l'eau dont le remplissage du joint est contrôlé par une vanne (20) et la vidange par une autre vanne (21) les dites vannes étant couplées de sorte qu'un seul levier (22) de manoeuvre suffit, cette baignoire étant caractérisée en ce qu'un capteur (23) de présence de la porte à l'état fermé déverrouille le levier de manoeuvre des vannes de remplissage et de vidange.Bathtub according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a seal (6) inflatable with water, the filling of the seal is controlled by a valve (20) and the emptying by another valve (21) said valves being coupled so only one operating lever (22) is sufficient, this bath being characterized in that a sensor (23) for the presence of the door in the closed state unlocks the operating lever of the filling and emptying valves. Baignoire selon la revendication 5 caractérisée en ce que le capteur (23) de présence est constitué par un doigt logé dans le fond de la gorge (5).Bathtub according to claim 5 characterized in that the sensor (23) of presence is constituted by a finger housed in the bottom of the groove (5). Baignoire selon la revendication 6 caractérisée en ce que le doigt actionne une transmission (25) mécanique.Bathtub according to claim 6 characterized in that the finger actuates a transmission (25) mechanical. Baignoire selon la revendication 6 ou 7 caractérisée en ce que la porte présente une échancrure (30) qui se positionne au regard du doigt lorsque la porte est abaissée dans la gorge.Bathtub according to claim 6 or 7 characterized in that the door has a notch (30) which is positioned at the finger when the door is lowered into the groove. Baignoire selon la revendication 8 caractérisée en ce que l'échancrure (30) comporte au moins un flanc incliné (30A) sur lequel glisse le doigt.Bathtub according to claim 8 characterized in that the notch (30) comprises at least one inclined flank (30A) on which slides the finger.
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GB2380667A (en) 1999-02-02 2003-04-16 Acer Prod Ltd Invalid bath having locking and/or counterweight means for door
GB2381746A (en) 2001-11-13 2003-05-14 Brian Lomas Bath with door
FR2897254A1 (en) * 2006-02-14 2007-08-17 Christian Mollot Bathtub for e.g. mobility impaired person, has hollow type inflatable joint fixed on inner flank of groove for opening door towards exterior, where joint is pressurized and plated against door to make door waterproof

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GB2380667A (en) 1999-02-02 2003-04-16 Acer Prod Ltd Invalid bath having locking and/or counterweight means for door
GB2381746A (en) 2001-11-13 2003-05-14 Brian Lomas Bath with door
FR2897254A1 (en) * 2006-02-14 2007-08-17 Christian Mollot Bathtub for e.g. mobility impaired person, has hollow type inflatable joint fixed on inner flank of groove for opening door towards exterior, where joint is pressurized and plated against door to make door waterproof

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