EP2397612B1 - Multifunctional shower panel - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a shower system comprising a wall drain, a drainage system, a siphon and optionally a sieve.

Areas of application of such shower systems are wet rooms, in particular sanitary areas, for example for tub-free and floor-level showers. A process of this kind is over EP 2 009 187 known. This document discloses a floor drain for tubless showers, which is placed in an inlet housing. This inlet housing can be installed as a module in a wall (pre-walls or building walls). Through an inspection opening in the housing of the floor drain is accessible. If further fittings or functional elements are desired, these are introduced separately into openings in a wall. Another shower system is out of the US 2010/0115865 A known.

There are increasingly shower systems with advanced features, such as height adjustment, seating, multimedia connections, etc. desired. These can currently be installed only conditionally or at considerable expense or introduced into existing walls.

Based on the above-mentioned prior art and the associated disadvantages, the invention is intended to provide a shower system of the type mentioned, which is at the same time compact, retrofittable and multifunctional and also allows easy installation.

In the solution according to the invention, this object is already achieved in that the wall drain is arranged in a frontally open, vertically extending and box-like Einbaubox, which is designed to receive at least one functional element. Preferably, the siphon and optionally a sieve is integrated into the wall outlet. The siphon can, but does not have to be integrated in the wall drain. The siphon can therefore also be provided separately and be in operative connection with other parts of the shower system for the discharge of water. The Einbaubox can be installed in a correspondingly formed recess in a wall or alternatively in a pretext. Furthermore, the installation box can also be installed in front of a rough wall, without having to provide a recess in the rough wall, wherein in the installation box in this case is preferably formed particularly flat and, for. has a depth of only 4 - 5 cm. The built-in box can also have different depths along the longitudinal extension direction. Since it is usually easier to remove masonry or stones from the bottom of the wall, the installation box can be e.g. in a lower portion have a depth of up to 20 cm, preferably 10 cm, and in an upper portion only a depth of 3 to 4 cm. For this upper section then no recess in the wall is required because the mounted on the wall box of plaster and tiles can be bordered. Consequently, no recess in the wall must be squeezed.

The installation box according to the invention is designed to accommodate at least one or more functional elements and is covered or closed by a shower panel. The functional elements may be, for example, but not limited to: electronics, in particular for water control or for controlling the lighting, drainage pumps supporting the drain, height adjustment devices for seats or the shower itself, roll-up devices for shower hoses, fans and / or fan openings for removing the exhaust air from the shower area or the like. Particularly preferably, the Einbaubox serves to accommodate a hand and a head shower and their lines. The height of the installation box should accordingly be at least 2m and not more than 2.4m. The height of a standard version of a built-in box is preferably from 2 to 2.3, preferably 2.2.

To support the uniform flow of water in the wall drain, it is particularly useful to additionally provide a shower channel. This shower channel is preferably formed on the underside of the mounting box. The shower channel can thus be formed integrally with the Einbaubox as well as a separate component. The horizontal extent of the shower channel can be many times greater than the horizontal extent of the Einbaubox. Both above-mentioned elements of the shower system then look like a large, inverted "T" in front view because the shower channel additionally dissipates the water and now even a slight tendency to drain can be sufficient, it is possible the floor structure of particular tub-free showers especially The sump can thus be integrated in the shower channel or be arranged below the shower channel, the shower channel and siphon being in operative connection with the outlet of water.

Through the shower channel large-format tiles can be used for floor construction, without having these diagonal cuts or have to be tilted several times. It is now sufficient that the floor structure is simply inclined. The narrow shower channel preferably has a depth of up to 30mm. As a result of this dimensioning, the shower channel does not act like an additional component, but rather is virtually integrated into the wall. The shower channel, which is preferably arranged at the joint between the floor and wall, rather acts as a shadow gap of the same.

As mentioned above, the proposed installation box can be installed or recessed into a wall or a regular wall. Depending on requirements, the installation box can be designed to be correspondingly deep and thus also accommodate relatively bulky functional elements.

The inventive design makes it possible for the first time particularly easy to use a heat exchanger as a functional element, which uses the heat of the effluent water for heating the fresh water. Since the inlet and outlet can be formed close to each other in the interior of the installation box, the aforementioned heat exchanger is particularly suitable for locally heated electrically decentralized water. If, for example, a regular 230V heater is provided, it can achieve an efficiency of up to 50%. Furthermore, the inlet and outlet can be installed almost simultaneously.

Heating elements may also be provided as functional elements, for example for the realization of fog-free mirrors. Furthermore, one or more supply lines for the sanitary facilities may be provided, for example for head and hand showers or the like. Finally, it is also possible to integrate on the shower panel devices from the field of consumer electronics, e.g. TV displays or radios. Also conceivable are any combinations of the aforementioned elements or other useful for the sanitary area functional elements or devices.

To further simplify the installation, the built-in box can already be equipped with all necessary connections and seals as a prefabricated installation module. It may also be expedient to pre-install the functional elements and sanitary facilities in whole or in part in the installation box, so that the installation effort on site can be as low as possible. The later retrofitting with functional elements, etc. is easily made possible by the installation box, since not only recesses must be introduced in the wall. Is in place the cover provided by tiles a shower panel, then the cost of retrofitting is even lower, since only the shower panel must be dismantled or removed and no tiled mirror first destroyed and then replaced again. Accordingly, a maintenance or repair of the functional elements o. Ä., Which are recorded in the Einbaubox, are made easy.

The built-in box not only serves to accommodate the above-mentioned functional elements, but is preferably also designed to remove any water occurring inside the Einbaubox. This may be useful, for example, in the aforementioned retractor for the shower hose. This water is passed through the installation box in the wall drain. By incorporating the functional elements, the installation box thus realizes a multifunctionality. The installation box thus serves not only as a wall drain, but also as a receptacle for the functional elements and is also designed to drain the functional elements as needed. For this purpose, the Einbaubox is preferably closed in itself closed. To assist the process, it may be expedient to provide the installation box with vertical grooves or a hydrophobic coating .. To avoid mold or odor, it is also appropriate to provide ventilation. These may include, for example: fans, heaters and vents. Vent holes are preferably formed laterally on the Einbaubox or laterally between shower panel and Einbaubox as ventilation slots. For this purpose, it may be appropriate that the Einbaubox protrudes from the intended wall or the wall covering. The vents are ideally not visible to the user of the shower system. For this purpose, it may be expedient to provide the ventilation openings in the region of the top of the installation box. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the shower panel slightly overhangs the installation box horizontally and vertically, so that the connection to the installation box and thus also the ventilation openings are not directly visible. Through this Construction affects the shower panel as in front of the intended wall "floating". The entire shower system then looks particularly delicate.

Another functional element is a Legionella filter. Even backwashable filters can be integrated, as it can be drained into the floor drain. With the power connection and electrically acting filters can be used.

The integration of ventilation is therefore particularly interesting, because a condensation of the humid air from the shower in the fan line done and can cause damage. Through the proposed Einbaubox the exhaust pipe can now be dewatered, whereby such damage is excluded.

A particularly high degree of multi-functionality is achieved if the installation box has means for retrofitting the functional elements, e.g. by already integrated connections and / or interfaces or the like.

In addition to the aforementioned shower channel or instead of this can be provided as a functional element, a pump to support the flow of water. This pump can be arranged in the installation box. Then only the lines of the pump are usually provided with a maximum of 22mm diameter in the floor structure, so that the floor structure of the shower can be made very flat.

The installation box can be designed less deep than the wall outlet. The wall outlet can therefore protrude beyond the front opening of the installation box. The wall drain is then preferably partially embedded in the floor structure. If a shower channel is also provided in the floor structure, the wall drain does not protrude beyond the front edge of the shower channel, but closes off with it. The Einbaubox is then preferably less deep than the wall drain formed when the Einbaubox should be provided as flat as possible, eg for installation in front of a rough wall. The depth of the installation box can be about 30mm for this and ideally corresponds to the strength of a recessed wall covering, for example the thickness of tiles. After installing the shower system and lining the rest of the raw wall with the wall covering, the shower system protrudes as little as possible from the wall covering. Ideally, the installation box and the wall covering applied to the raw wall are flush. The built-in box for installation in a wall can be up to 100mm deep, but is preferably 50mm to 75mm.

The shower panel, which covers the installation box in the installed position, can also be designed in several parts. In this case, preferably at least a part of the shower panel is removable. In this way, a simple revision of the wall drain and the functional elements is possible.

The shower panel is preferably made of glass and also formed in or on a frame. Also conceivable are ceramics e.g. Tiles, plastic, stainless metal or other suitable for a wet area materials and coverings. In this case, the shower panel can also contain mirror surfaces, which are kept free of fogging by the described, integrated in the installation box heating elements. The shower panel may also include magnetic holder for example, a hand shower or accessories or shelves. Furthermore, the shower panel may comprise openings through which, for example, the hand shower with hose is introduced into the interior of the installation box and rolled up there by means of an optional retractor.

In addition, the shower panel can include hinged or removable surfaces or recesses for the use of space in the installation box as storage space. It is also possible that fold-out or other seating opportunities are formed on the shower panel itself or in the Einbaubox that are height adjustable, for example by a height adjustment.

Preferably, controls are on the shower panel for operation the functional elements or fittings designed to control the water functions of the sanitary facilities, such as head and hand showers. The valves can be designed as flush-mounted and surface-mounted fittings and operated mechanically or electrically.

In the preferred embodiment of the shower system, the built-in box is spaced above the shower channel, preferably in a niche of a vertically extending wall above the floor, and the siphon is preferably located below the shower channel.

By thus realized vertical separation between the floor and wall area otherwise occurring leaks are completely avoided at the junction between wall and floor by unavoidable relative movements that can otherwise often occur in the wet area at this joint.

In the particularly preferred embodiment, the siphon is positioned in the area of the installation box under the shower channel.

Installation box, shower channel and siphon are thus connected or connectable in installation position so that water can be derived both from the shower channel directly into the siphon, as well as from the Einbaubox first into the shower channel and then into the siphon. These three aforementioned components then together form the drainage system, the Einbaubox serves as a wall drain.

For sealing during the installation of the shower system, further sealing means are preferably used. By way of example, the shower channel can have a wall leg which projects vertically upwards into the wall and bears against the wall in the installed position, which wall is preferably integrally formed on the shower channel and can be fastened in a sealing manner to the wall. This wall leg may extend for example 50-150 mm above the normal height of the shower channel.

Between Einbaubox and shower channel can also be provided a cover, which preferably corresponds in width to the Einbaubox. In the installed position, this cover element sealingly covers the wall section between the upper edge of the drainage channel and the lower edge of the Einbaubox. This cover member may be formed as a sealing flow sheet or as a sheet metal or plastic plate. The cover plate may also be integrally connected to the Einbaubox. The cover preferably extends about 80mm-250mm in the vertical direction.

Normally, the tile mirror in installation position on the wall leg of the shower channel, be applied to the cover and on the region of the overlap of the cover on the wall legs in order to realize a good seal and an attractive visual appearance.

During assembly, the siphon is preferably first arranged on the unprocessed floor in front of a wall, in order subsequently to place the shower channel above the siphon in such a way that the wall limb bears against the wall, which is then glued. Then, the installation box is embedded in a niche in the wall or in plasterboard, wherein the cover then preferably overlaps the wall legs of the shower channel. A floor structure, a tile mirror and a shower panel can then be provided.

Fig. 1

eine schematische und perspektivische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Duschsystems gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 2

eine Seitenansicht im Schnitt des Duschsystems gemäß Figur 1 im Einbau in eine Vorwand;

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische Darstellung des Duschsystems gemäß Figur 1 bei Einbau in eine Vorwand samt Boden-

Fig. 4

aufbau und Funktions- und Sanitärelementen; eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Duschsystems gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform für die Installation vor einer Wand;

Fig. 5

eine Schnittdarstellung einer Seitenansicht des Duschsystems mit einer Einbaubox gemäß Figur 3 bei Installation vor einer Rohwand;

Fig. 6

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Duschsystems gemäß einer dritten Ausführungsform und

Fig. 7

eine Schnittdarstellung einer Seitenansicht des Duschsystems gemäß Figur 6 im Einbau.

Preferred embodiments of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the following drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1

a schematic and perspective view of a shower system according to the invention according to a first embodiment;

Fig. 2

a side view in section of the shower system according to FIG. 1 in installation in a pretext;

Fig. 3

a perspective view of the shower system according to FIG. 1 when installed in a wall with floor

Fig. 4

construction and functional and sanitary elements; a perspective view of a shower system according to a second embodiment for installation in front of a wall;

Fig. 5

a sectional view of a side view of the shower system with a built-in box according to FIG. 3 when installed in front of a rough wall;

Fig. 6

a perspective view of a shower system according to a third embodiment and

Fig. 7

a sectional view of a side view of the shower system according to FIG. 6 in the installation.

FIG. 1 shows the shower system according to a first embodiment with the built-in box 8, consisting of wall drain 5, including screen 12 and siphon 10. There is also a shower channel 6 is provided. The shower channel 6 is present up to 30mm deep and the Einbaubox the wall drain 5 has presently a depth of about 100mm.

The installation box 8 is equipped with all necessary connections and seals. The drainage of the water takes place when installed in a wall. This can be done laterally in the wall as well as forward in the floor or down to the basement. In the case of lightweight walls, the sewer line is preferably laid laterally. As a prefabricated installation module, functional elements are already integrated in the installation box 8.

As in FIG. 2 shown, the Einbaubox 8 of the shower system 2, consisting of built-in box 8 with wall outlet 5 in a recess of a pretext 16 or regular wall used. Shown is also an inclined floor structure 18. The opening of the box-like Einbaubox 8 is covered by a shower panel 4, which has a removable part 25. Due to the removable part 25, the inner region of the mounting box 8 and thus the wall outlet 5 is easily accessible for revision. About the shower panel 4, an overhead shower 20 and a hand shower 22 is attached. For the hand shower 22 an opening in the shower panel 4 is formed. About this opening a hose 26 of the hand shower 22 in the interior of the installation box 8 can be inserted. Any water from the overhead shower or dripping water of the hose 26 and other functional elements is discharged through the mounting box 8 to the wall outlet 5, to which the sides and the bottom of the Einbaubox 8 are preferably inclined accordingly. The arrows represent the discharge direction of the water. In the wall outlet 5, a siphon 10 and a sieve 12 are also provided. The drain from the wall drain 5 in a not shown sewer system takes place laterally in the pretext 16.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the shower system 2 according to the FIGS. 1 and 2 installed in a pretext 16. Also shown are tiles 28 as a floor covering. As shown, a magnet holder 24 for the hand shower 22 is provided on the shower panel 4. The shower panel 4 is formed in this embodiment of glass. Due to the narrow shower channel 6, no diagonal cuts for the drainage of the water must be provided in the floor covering, shown as large-format tiles 28. Also shown schematically is an electronic control 30 on the shower panel 4 for the functional elements and the water functions.

FIG. 4 2 shows a perspective view of a shower system according to a second embodiment with a built-in box 8 for installation in front of a rough wall 17. The wall drain 5 together with the siphon 10 and sieve 12 are shown. The module for installation in front of a rough wall also contains a shower channel 6, which in this embodiment has a depth of about 30mm. The drain from the wall outlet 5 in a not shown sewer system is led away from the raw wall 17. The Einbaubox 8 has in the present case a depth of about 30mm. To the Depth of the installation box 8 to keep as low as possible, no voluminous functional elements are provided in the mounting box 8. However, supply lines for an overhead shower 20 and a hand shower 22 as well as electronics or mechanics for controlling the functional elements are provided in the installation box 8.

FIG. 5 shows a side view in section of a shower system 2 according to FIG. 4 with an inventive installation box 8 in installation in front of a raw wall 17. As shown, the water drain from the wall outlet 5 leads away from the raw wall 17. The open front of the box-like Einbaubox 8 is covered by a shower panel 4. The shower panel 4 has a removable part 25. By the removable part 25 is a revision, for example, the wall outlet 5, possible. The drainage of the water is indicated by arrows. Also shown are the unfinished floor 14 and the laterally inclined floor structure 18. A hose 26 of a hand shower 22 is held in front of the shower panel 4.

Another embodiment of the shower system 2 is in the FIGS. 6 and 7 shown. The shower system comprises a built-in box 8, a siphon 10 and a shower channel 6. The shower channel 6 is in the present case up to 30 mm deep and the Einbaubox has presently has a depth of about 100 mm. The built-in box 8 is spaced above the shower channel 6 in a niche of the pretext 16. The siphon 10 is placed below the shower channel 6. Einbaubox 8, shower channel 6 and siphon 10 are connected to each other so that water can flow from the shower channel directly into the siphon, as well as from the Einbaubox 8 first in the shower channel 6 and then into the siphon 10. The aforementioned components act as a drainage system, the Einbaubox serves as a wall drain 5. For this purpose, the shower system also has the necessary sealant.

As illustrated, the shower channel 6 further includes a vertically upwardly extending wall leg 6R which extends beyond the normal height of the shower channel. This wall thigh In the present case, 6R is about 90mm high, but largely adapted to the installation situation.

The built-in box 8 also has a covering element 8E which extends from its lower edge to the shower channel and which in the present case is designed as a flow foil. This cover member 8E is connected to the mounting box 8 and extends sealingly in the vertical direction on the wall between the lower edge of the Einbaubox 8 and shower channel 6. In installation overlap cover 8E and wall leg 6R sealingly, whereby by means of the cover height compensation between the Einbaubox. 8 and the shower channel 6 is realized.

An unillustrated tile mirror is applied in the installed position on the wall leg 6R and the cover 8E and in the region of the overlap. Due to the overlapping of the wall leg 6R of the shower channel 6 and the cover 8E of the mounting box 8 a tight connection of the components is realized with game. This is particularly advantageous since the wall and the floor in which each of the installation box 8 and the shower channel 6 are arranged can work or move relative to each other, e.g. due to temperature differences. The described embodiment thus achieves an improved separation and sealing of the joint between the floor and wall areas in order to avoid leaks.

During assembly, the siphon is placed on the unfinished floor 14 in front of a pretext 16. Then, the shower channel 8 is positioned above the siphon 10 such that the wall leg 6R rests flat against the front wall 16. The Einbaubox is then admitted into a niche of the pretext 16, wherein the cover 8E then the wall leg 6R of the shower channel 6 overlaps sealing and glued sealingly. A floor structure 18, an unillustrated tile mirror and a shower panel, not shown, are then provided ..

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

2

shower system

4

Shower Panel

5

wall drain

6

shower drain

6R

wall leg

8th

installation box

8E

cover

10

siphon

12

scree

14

Unprocessed

16

pretext

17 7

raw wall

18

floor structure

20

shower head

22

Handheld shower

24

holder

25

removable part

26

tube

28

tiling

30

control

Claims (10)

1. Shower system (2), comprising an installation box (8) including a wall-mounted drainage (5) and a siphon (10), which is either incorporated in said wall-mounted drainage or provided separately for a functional connection with said wall-mounted drainage, characterized in that said installation box (8) is formed as an open-front, vertically extending and case-like installation box (8) for receiving at least one functional element and that said installation box (8) is covered by shower panel (4).
2. Shower system (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that on the lower side of the installation box (8) a horizontally extending passage channel (6) is provided, the horizontal extension thereof being many times larger than that of the installation box (8).
3. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said installation box (8) is configured for draining water which is present also in the region of the functional elements.
4. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the installation box (8) includes vertical grooves.
5. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the installation box (8) has a hydrophobic coating.
6. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that means for purging said installation box (8) are provided.
7. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shower panel (4) is constructed in multipart fashion and comprises at least one detachable part (25).
8. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shower panel (4) is configured so as to be entirely or partially folding.
9. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shower panel (4) includes openings through which fixtures, controls (30), sanitary or other installations externally mounted to the shower panel (4) can be connected to the installation box and the functional elements.
10. Shower system (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the same comprises a strainer that is incorporated in the wall-mounted drainage.

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