EP2310136B1 - Pomme de douche avec buses détachables, ensemble de pomme de douche et procédé de maintenance pour pomme de douche - Google Patents

Pomme de douche avec buses détachables, ensemble de pomme de douche et procédé de maintenance pour pomme de douche Download PDF

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EP2310136B1
EP2310136B1 EP08808193A EP08808193A EP2310136B1 EP 2310136 B1 EP2310136 B1 EP 2310136B1 EP 08808193 A EP08808193 A EP 08808193A EP 08808193 A EP08808193 A EP 08808193A EP 2310136 B1 EP2310136 B1 EP 2310136B1
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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
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B05B1/185—Roses; Shower heads characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor
    • 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
    • B05B15/50—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter
    • B05B15/52—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter for removal of clogging particles
    • B05B15/528—Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter for removal of clogging particles by resilient deformation of the nozzle

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  • the present invention relates to a shower head, and specifically a shower head with detachable nozzles, as well as relative shower head kit and relative maintenance method.
  • shower heads comprising a closure plate fluidly connected to a water supply and a supply plate fitted with holes for the supply of water is known of.
  • the two plates may be joined to each other in various ways, often with the interposition of sealing gaskets or washers or also by means of soldering, gluing and perimetral sealing screws.
  • nozzles preferably made of rubber
  • Such nozzles are flexible and permit the removal of lime-scale; in fact by flexibly bending the nozzles, the lime-scale, which is known to be fragile, tends to fragment and thus free the obstructed holes.
  • the nozzles are in fact inserted under pressure from the inside of the supply plate and are typically made in a single piece with a membrane which also acts as a sealing gasket between the plates.
  • the membrane ensures a hydraulic seal of the water collection chamber and makes it possible to fit the nozzles into the holes for the purpose in a single operation.
  • the shower head is dismantled and the membrane with the nozzles is removed and replaced.
  • the aim of the present invention is to produce a shower head which overcomes the drawbacks mentioned with reference to the known technique.
  • Figure 1 shows a partial perspective view of a shower head according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • figure 2 shows a partial cross-section view of the shower head of figure 1 ;
  • figure 3 shows a perspective view of a part of the shower head of figure 1 ;
  • figure 4 shows a lateral view of the part in figure 3 ;
  • figure 5 shows a cross-section view of the part in figure 3 , along the cross-section line V-V of figure 4 .
  • reference numeral 4 globally denotes a shower head.
  • the shower head 4 comprises a closure element 8, able to be fluidly connected to a water supply and a supply plate 12 with at least one supply hole 16.
  • the closure element 8 may be of any shape or have any configuration; preferably it comprises a hole, for example central, for connection to a water supply.
  • the supply plate 12 is preferably a thin, flat plate, provided with supply holes 16 and joined in an airtight manner to the closure element 8.
  • the closure element 8 and the supply plate 12 define a water collection chamber 20.
  • the collection chamber 20 receives the water from the closure element and channels it through the supply holes 16 of the supply plate 12.
  • the shower head comprises a gasket positioned between the closure element 8 and the supply plate 12 so as to define the airtight collection chamber 20. Said gasket is mechanically separate from the supply nozzle 24 associable to the supply holes 16, as better described below.
  • the supply plate 12 and the closure element are connected to each other in a detachable manner by means of gluing and/or soldering.
  • the gluing and/or welding constitutes both the mechanical connection and airtight seal thus enabling elimination of the sealing gasket.
  • the shower head 4 comprises at least one supply nozzle 24 joined to at least one supply hole 16.
  • the supply nozzle has for example the function of facilitating cleaning of the supply holes from lime-scale obstructions.
  • the supply nozzle 24 comprises a supply portion 28 having a cylindrical body 32 of a diameter not less than the diameter of the relative supply hole 16 in which it is housed.
  • the cylindrical body 32 is inserted in the supply hole 16 in a forced coupling, without play, which ensures watertightness of the inner lateral wall 36 of the supply hole 16. Thanks to such watertightness, the water can flow out of the collection chamber 20, solely through the nozzle 24 and cannot seep through to the contact portion between the nozzle and the inner lateral wall 36 of the holes 16.
  • the supply portion 28 encloses a supply channel 40 which extends from an entry inlet 44, fluidly connected to the collection chamber 20, and leading to a supply aperture 48.
  • the supply portion 28 protrudes essentially in a perpendicular and outward direction from the supply plate 12, from the opposite side to the collection chamber 20.
  • the nozzle 24 comprises a coupling portion 52, positioned on the opposite side to the supply aperture 48, preferably at the entry inlet 44, having a greater diameter than the diameter of the cylindrical body 32 and having a toroidal shape.
  • the coupling portion 52 has a toroidal shape in relation to a revolution axis parallel to an axial direction X-X of the flow of water supplied.
  • the toroidal shape facilitates the operations of insertion and extraction of the nozzle 24 from the relative supply hole 16 in that the circular geometry prevents the nozzle from sticking in the hole and facilitates the passage of the coupling portion into the supply hole 16.
  • the coupling portion 52 is able to be flexibly deformed and inserted in the hole 16 of the supply plate 12 from the side of an outer wall 56 of the supply plate 12.
  • the coupling portion 52 terminates against an inner wall 60 of the supply plate 12, opposite the outer wall 56.
  • the coupling portion 52 is an O-ring, positioned co-axially to the supply portion 28.
  • said O-ring is produced in one piece with the supply portion 28.
  • the diameter of the toroidal cross-section of the coupling portion 52 in a cross-section plane in the axial direction X-X is 30-35% of the diameter of the supply hole 16.
  • the outer diameter of the coupling portion is approx. 1.5 - 1.6 times the diameter of the supply hole 16.
  • the collection chamber 20 has an axial thickness greater than the axial thickness of the coupling portion of the nozzles 24, following their insertion in the respective supply holes 16, so as to allow the water to channel itself into the supply channel 40.
  • the nozzle is made in a single piece in polymer material, preferably silicone.
  • the supply portion 28 is fitted with a stop collar 64 having a greater diameter than the diameter of the cylindrical body 32 able to terminate against the outer wall 56 of the supply plate 12.
  • the diameter of the stop collar 64 is less than the diameter of the coupling portion 52.
  • the stop collar 64 and the coupling portion 52 both having greater diameters than the diameter of the cylindrical body 32, form a pair of undercuts with the cylindrical body which form bilateral constraints to the extraction or insertion of the nozzle 24 into the relative supply hole 16.
  • the axial height of the cylindrical body 32 is essentially equal to the axial thickness of the supply hole 16.
  • Axial thickness means the thickness measured along a direction parallel to the axial direction X-X.
  • the stop collar 64 is connected to the supply portion 28, on the side of the supply aperture 48, by a connection portion 68, able to permit the gripping and flexible squeezing of the nozzle 24 for assembling and dismantling the nozzle from the shower head 4.
  • connection portion 68 may be, for example, a truncated cone shape or may have a parabolic cross-section with concavity facing towards the supply aperture 48, so as to facilitate gripping with the fingers for assembly/dismantling of the nozzle 24.
  • the present invention also relates to a shower head kit, comprising at least one spare nozzle 24, able to be fitted as a replacement of one of the supply nozzles 24 of the shower head 4.
  • the kit may comprises the shower head 4 and a plurality of spare nozzles to replace those already fitted to the shower head in the event of obstructions caused by lime-scale.
  • the first thing is to remove the nozzles from the supply plate 12.
  • the nozzle 24 is removed by gripping the supply portion 28 of the nozzle with the fingers and flexibly squeezing it so as to give the nozzle, and especially the coupling portion 52, a flattened, essentially elliptical cross-section.
  • the nozzle is then extracted, taking care to insert the coupling portion in the supply hole at its flattened, smaller end corresponding to the lesser axis of the ellipse.
  • the nozzle may then be cleaned of the lime-scale which has accumulated in the supply channel or replaced directly with a new nozzle.
  • the new nozzle is then inserted in the supply hole directly from the outside of the shower head, that is from the side of the outer wall 56 of the supply plate 12.
  • the supply portion 28 of the nozzle is grasped with the fingers and flexibly squeezed so as to give the nozzle, and especially the coupling portion 52, a flattened, essentially elliptical cross-section.
  • the nozzle is then inserted taking care to insert the coupling portion in the supply hole at its flattened, smaller end corresponding to the lesser axis of the ellipse.
  • the shower head according to the present invention makes it possible to overcome the drawbacks present in the shower heads of the known technique.
  • the shower head permits the removal of a single nozzle without having to dismantle or open the shower head itself.
  • the latter may be cleaned of the lime-scale or simply replaced by the user in an extremely rapid and simple manner.
  • the production of a shower head kit enables the user to avail of spare nozzles and rapidly perform the necessary replacement.

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  1. Pomme de douche (4) comprenant
    un élément de fermeture (8), pouvant être lié à une alimentation en eau par connexion fluidique,
    une plaque d'alimentation (12) montée avec au moins un trou d'alimentation (16),
    l'élément de fermeture (8) et la plaque d'alimentation (12) définissent une chambre de collecte d'eau (20),
    au moins une buse d'alimentation (24) assemblée à au moins à un trou d'alimentation (16),
    dans laquelle la buse d'alimentation (24) comprend :
    - une partie d'alimentation (28) ayant un corps cylindrique (32) d'un diamètre non inférieur au diamètre du trou d'alimentation (16) relatif dans lequel elle est logée, afin d'être insérée dans le trou d'alimentation (16) avec un couplage forcé garantissant l'étanchéité à l'eau de la paroi latérale interne (36) du trou d'alimentation (16), la partie d'alimentation (28) enfermant un canal d'alimentation (40) qui s'étend à partir d'une arrivée d'entrée (44) raccordée fluidiquement à la chambre de collecte (20), et menant à une ouverture d'alimentation (48),
    - une partie de couplage (52) positionnée du côté opposé à l'ouverture d'alimentation (48), ayant un diamètre plus grand que le diamètre du corps cylindrique (32), caractérisée en ce que
    la partie de couplage (52) a une forme toroïdale, dans laquelle le diamètre de la section transversale toroïdale de la partie de couplage, dans un plan transversal dans la direction axiale X-X, représente 30 - 35 % du diamètre du trou d'alimentation (16), ladite partie de couplage (52) pouvant être aplatie de manière souple et insérée dans le trou d'alimentation (16) à partir du côté d'une paroi externe (56) de la plaque d'alimentation (12) et se terminer contre une paroi interne (60) de la plaque d'alimentation (12), opposée à la paroi externe (56).
  2. Pomme de douche (4) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la partie de couplage (52) est un joint torique, positionné de manière coaxiale à la partie d'alimentation (28).
  3. Pomme de douche (4) selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle ledit joint torique est réalisé d'un seul tenant avec la partie d'alimentation (28).
  4. Pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite buse (24) est réalisée d'un seul tenant à partir d'un matériau polymère.
  5. Pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite buse (24) est réalisée à partir de silicium.
  6. Pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la partie d'alimentation (28) est montée avec un collier de butée (64) ayant un diamètre plus grand que le diamètre du corps cylindrique (32) pouvant se terminer contre la paroi externe (56) de la plaque d'alimentation (12).
  7. Pomme de douche (4) selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle le collier de butée (64) est raccordé à la partie d'alimentation (28), du côté de l'ouverture d'alimentation (48), en passant par une partie de raccordement (68), pouvant permettre la préhension et la compression souple de la buse (24) pour le montage et le démontage de la buse (24) de la pomme de douche (4).
  8. Pomme de douche (4) selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle la partie de raccordement (68) est une ouverture tronconique vers l'ouverture d'alimentation (48), afin de faciliter la préhension avec les doigts pour le montage/le démontage de la buse (24).
  9. Pomme de douche (4) selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans laquelle la partie de raccordement (68) a une section transversale parabolique avec une concavité orientée vers l'ouverture d'alimentation (48) afin de faciliter la préhension avec les doigts pour le montage/le démontage de la buse (24).
  10. Pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le diamètre externe de la partie de couplage (52) représente approximativement 1,5 - 1,6 fois le diamètre du trou d'alimentation (16).
  11. Pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant un joint positionné entre l'élément de fermeture (8) et la plaque d'alimentation (12) afin de définir une chambre de collecte étanche à l'air (20).
  12. Pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle l'élément de fermeture (8) et la plaque d'alimentation (12) sont raccordés entre eux d'une manière détachable par collage et/ou soudage.
  13. Kit comprenant une pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, et au moins une buse de rechange (24) pouvant être insérée de manière détachable dans les trous d'alimentation (16) de la pomme de douche (4) depuis le côté d'une paroi externe (56) de la plaque d'alimentation (12).
  14. Procédé d'entretien de la pomme de douche (4) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    - retirer une buse (24) en la tirant axialement vers l'extérieur de la pomme de douche (4) en la saisissant par la partie d'alimentation (28),
    - nettoyer et/ou remplacer la buse (24),
    - insérer une nouvelle buse (24) ou une précédemment détartrée, dans le trou d'alimentation (16), en la saisissant par la partie d'alimentation (28) et en la poussant de manière axiale dans le trou d'alimentation (16) afin d'adapter la partie de couplage (52) directement dans le trou d'alimentation (16) depuis l'extérieur de la pomme de douche (4).
  15. Procédé d'entretien selon la revendication 14, dans lequel les étapes consistant à saisir la buse (24) pour l'extraction et la réinsertion ultérieure, prévoit une phase d'aplatissement flexible de la buse (24) sur le côté de la partie d'alimentation (28) afin de donner à la buse (24) et en particulier à la partie de couplage (52), une section transversale aplatie, essentiellement elliptique, appropriée pour l'insertion dans le trou d'alimentation (16).
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