EP2770123B1 - Shower assembly - Google Patents

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EP2770123B1
EP2770123B1 EP14155712.4A EP14155712A EP2770123B1 EP 2770123 B1 EP2770123 B1 EP 2770123B1 EP 14155712 A EP14155712 A EP 14155712A EP 2770123 B1 EP2770123 B1 EP 2770123B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0408—Water installations especially for showers
    • 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
    • A47K3/283—Fixed showers
    • A47K3/285—Free-standing or hanging showers without a cabinet

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  • the present invention generally relates to shower masts.
  • shower masts used for example in a garden, on a beach or near a pool.
  • shower towers associated with a tripod system, wheels or even counterweight, to allow if necessary the displacement of said shower mast from one point to another.
  • Other installations of shower masts are mounted fixed, for example by bolting the foot of the mast to the ground.
  • the water supply of these installations is generally carried out via a hydraulic connection formed on the outer periphery of the mast body.
  • the present invention aims to provide a new shower assembly whose shower mast can be easily and quickly connected or disconnected from the hydraulic supply network, while maintaining the aesthetics of the shower mast and while reducing the risk of deterioration of the hydraulic connection means between the shower mast and the hydraulic supply network.
  • the shower mast can be easily removed from the connection base by actuating the control ring for unlocking the quick connector and raising the shower mast, without requiring tool.
  • the shower mast can then be replaced by another mast, stored, or connected to another base located elsewhere.
  • said mast can be easily and quickly connected to the base to provide hydraulic power to said mast.
  • the base can be permanently installed by being fixed to the ground and / or on an intermediate support and connecting the or each hydraulic supply connection to the supply network while the or each male end of quick coupling remains accessible for be connected to the corresponding end of the mast foot by simply introducing the foot of the mast into the base.
  • connection of the mast foot to the power supply network via a quick connection of the male-female type between a base connected to the supply network and the or each hydraulic pipe of the mast makes it possible to limit the work of setting up place the shower assembly while maintaining an aesthetic connection and protected from the outside and while allowing quick connection or disconnection of the shower mast with respect to the connection base.
  • the fact of providing the foot of the mast of or each female end and the connection base of the or each male end makes it possible to hide the corresponding hydraulic connection to the connected state of the shower mast at the based. Indeed, in the introduced state of the mast foot in the base, the socket and the male end form a quick coupling masked inside the shower mast and / or the base.
  • the shower mast comprises a tube in which said hydraulic line extends, and the control ring extends around said tube of the shower mast.
  • the control ring extends around said tube of the shower mast over at least a portion of the height of said tube so as to mask the connection area between the or each hydraulic line and the or each hydraulic quick coupling.
  • the ring makes it possible to dress the bottom of the mast foot while providing a function of unlocking the hydraulic quick coupling formed by assembling the or each male end of the base with the corresponding female end of the foot of the mast.
  • the control ring in the nested state of the mast foot in the base, the control ring extends over part of its height in the base, the rest of the height of the control ring extending in from the base to be captured and moved by an operator.
  • the base comprises means for fixing to a support and the control ring protrudes from these fixing means so as to be accessible for an operator walking on said support without the operator needing to disassemble anything to access said control ring.
  • the base is housed in the ground or floor support, and receives a portion of the mast foot, while the control ring extends projecting from said floor or support floor.
  • the ring is slidably mounted on the tube of the shower mast between a locking position in which the socket is locked relative to the male end, and an unlocking position in which the socket is unlocked relative to at the male end, said control ring being in the unlocking position closer to the end of the mast, called masthead, opposite the mast foot, in the locking position.
  • the hollow body of said base is equipped with a cover movable between a closed position in which it closes access to the interior of said base and an open position in which it releases said access.
  • the cover protects the inside of the base and melt the base in its environment.
  • the hollow body of the connection base also houses an additional hydraulic quick coupling male end, and said connection base comprises an additional hydraulic supply connector communicating on one side with the end piece. additional male and connectable, on the other side, to the hydraulic supply network.
  • Said mast foot also includes an additional hydraulic quick coupling female end which comprises an additional tube communicating, on one side, with an additional hydraulic line extending inside the shower mast, and which, on the other hand side, is lockably connectable to the additional male end of the connection base, the additional hydraulic quick coupling female end also comprising an additional locking / unlocking ring slidably mounted on said tube of the additional female endpiece between a unlocking position in which the spigot can be inserted into or separated from the tube of the additional spigot and a locking position in which the additional spigot, in the inserted state of said additional spigot into the tube the additional socket is locked relative to the additional socket, said control ring being integrally mounted in movement of the locking / unlocking ring of each socket, said control ring extending around the
  • One of the quick couplings is thus intended, via the corresponding supply connection, to be connected to a cold water supply line of the network, and the other quick connector is intended to be connected to a pipe hot water supply network.
  • the shower mast is provided with a mixer, preferably thermostatic, connected to the two hydraulic lines of the shower mast.
  • connection base comprises means for fixing to a support.
  • the invention relates to a shower assembly which comprises a connection base 3 intended to be fixed on a floor or on an intermediate support.
  • the connection base 3 has a hollow body 30 intended to be at least partially introduced into the ground or the intermediate support.
  • Said hollow body 30 is generally cylindrical open at one end, called the upper end.
  • Said opening, called introduction opening allows the introduction of a foot 21 of mast 2 detailed below.
  • This introduction opening is bordered by an outer flange 31 which can be used as a fixing surface on the floor or intermediate support.
  • Said flange 31 extends transversely to the axis of the hollow body 30 of the base 3 and is provided with through orifices 32 allowing the passage of screws or bolts for fixing by screwing or bolting of the base 3.
  • the axis the hollow body corresponds to the axis orthogonal to the opening plane of said hollow body 30.
  • Said hollow body 30 houses two male end pieces 4 of hydraulic quick coupling.
  • Each male end 4 has an axis parallel to the axis of the hollow body 30 of the base 3.
  • Each male end 4 has a free end oriented towards the opening of the hollow body.
  • the opposite end of said tip 4 is threaded and screwed into a plate 35 as detailed below.
  • the base 3 also comprises, for each male end 4, a hydraulic connection 5 which communicates on one side with the male end 4 hydraulic quick connector through the plate 35 and which, on the other side, is able to be connected to a hydraulic supply network.
  • one of the hydraulic connections 5 is intended to be connected to a hot water supply line of a supply network and the other to a cold water supply line of said network.
  • the mast assembly comprises a single quick connector formed of a male end and a female end and a single hydraulic connector connected to a single supply line of the network.
  • the shower assembly also includes a shower mast 2 having a lower end portion 21, referred to as a mast foot, as opposed to the portion upper, called masthead, which is usually provided with a shower head.
  • Said mast foot 21 comprises two hydraulic quick coupling end caps 6 whose axis of each is parallel to the axis of said mast foot 21.
  • the axis of the mast base corresponds to the longitudinal axis of the mast taken at said mast foot.
  • each endpiece comprises or is formed of an open tube at its end and the axis of each end corresponds to the longitudinal axis of said tube.
  • Each female end 6 communicates on one side with a hydraulic pipe 26 for feeding the valve of the shower mast 2.
  • Each hydraulic pipe 26 extends inside the shower mast 2.
  • said hydraulic pipe 26 is connectable to one of the male end 4 of the connection base 3.
  • Said base 3 is equipped with a cover 33 movable between a closed position in which it closes the access to the inside of the hollow body 30 of said base 3 and an open position in which it releases said access and thus allows to engage the foot 21 of the mast in the connection base 3 to connect the socket 6 with the male end 4 hydraulic quick connector.
  • the free end of the male end 4 of the hydraulic quick coupling is directed towards the upper part of said base 3, that is to say the portion of the base 3 provided with the cover 33.
  • Each female end 6 hydraulic quick connector comprises a tube 61 open at its ends and adapted to receive the male end 4 of the hydraulic quick coupling of the foot of the mast, and a ring 62 for locking / unlocking slidably mounted along said tube 61 of the socket 6 between an unlocking position in which the male end 4 can be introduced into or separated from the tube 61 of the socket 6 and a locking position in which the male end 4, in the introduced state of said male end 4 in the tube 61 of the female end, is locked with respect to the female end piece 6.
  • Each male end 4 is housed in the connection base 3 and each female end 6 is housed in the foot 21 of the shower mast 2.
  • the male end 4 and the female end 6 form a quick connector for fluid circuit, that is to say a fitting for quick assembly and disassembly.
  • each male end 4 and the corresponding socket 6 are able to cooperate to make a tight connection between a hydraulic pipe of the mast and a pipe of the supply network, or between the hydraulic pipe of the mast and the hydraulic connection 5 corresponding power supply, itself connected to a supply line of the supply network.
  • Rapid assembly and disassembly means assembly and disassembly without tools and requiring only a minimum of operation and effort, and therefore time, to lock or unlock the link.
  • the mast foot 21 is adapted to be introduced into the body of the connection base 3 to a position in which each male end 4 is engaged in and locked relative to the corresponding socket 6.
  • each male end 4 is in the form of a tube open at its ends and one end of which is threaded to be screwed into a through hole of the plate 35.
  • Each hydraulic connector of the base 3 comprises an open and threaded tube to its ends and an intermediate region of polygonal shape for clamping said coupling.
  • One end of the connector 5 is screwed into a through hole of the plate 35 to communicate with the corresponding male end 4.
  • the other threaded end of the hydraulic connector 5 is connected via a nut with the end of a supply line (not shown) flexible or rigid supply network.
  • each male end 4 and the supply connection 5 are connected to each other via the corresponding through-hole of the plate 35 and the parts of the male end 4 and the feed connector 5 which extend projecting relative to the plate 35 can be respectively connected to the female end 6 of the corresponding quick connector and to the supply network.
  • the plate 35 is housed in the hollow body 30 of the base 3 and is immobilized inside said hollow body 3 with one side of a guide sleeve 34 inserted through the lower end of said hollow body of the base to an inner shoulder of the hollow body, and the other side by an inner elastic ring 36 open, usually called circlip.
  • the plate 35 also comprises an anti-rotation stop which engages in a notch formed in the lower end of the hollow body 30 of the base 3.
  • the shower mast 2 comprises a tube 20 inside which extends each hydraulic pipe 26 connected on one side to the valve of the shower mast, and on the other at one end of one of the 6 female ends through a plate 28 in which are formed through holes.
  • each hydraulic pipe 26 is fixed, preferably by welding, on one side of a plate 28 so as to communicate with an orifice 28.
  • the tube 61 of the corresponding socket is screwed by its threaded portion in said through-hole of the plate 28 to allow hydraulic communication between the tip 6 female and the pipe 26 by the plate 28.
  • the tube 20 of the mast comprises a first tube 200, called the main tube, and a second tube 201, called intermediate tube, interposed between the plate 28 and the main tube 200.
  • the end upper tube 201 intermediate extends inside the main tube 200, while the lower end of the intermediate tube 201 abuts against a portion of the plate 28 formed by a flange.
  • the mast foot 21 comprises a control member 7 for locking and unlocking the connection between each female end 6 and the corresponding male end 4.
  • Said control member 7 is operable by the user from outside the shower mast 2.
  • said control member has the shape of a control ring 7 which surrounds the lower part of the tube 20 and coupling means 25, 27 of said control ring 7 to the outer ring 62 of each female end 6 of the hydraulic quick coupling.
  • the control ring 7 surrounds the ring 62 of each socket, the intermediate tube 201 and a part of the lower end of the main tube 200 of the mast 2.
  • Said coupling means comprise a plate 27 having two orifices which each receive one end of a female endpiece 6, and an open inner elastic ring 25, usually called circlip, which makes it possible to retain the plate 27 with respect to the control ring 7 .
  • the control ring 7 is slidably movable along a portion of the tube 20 of the mast foot from a position, called the locking position, in which the outer ring 62 of each socket 6, coupled to the control ring 7, is in the locked position, to an unlocking position in which the outer ring 62 of each socket 6 is in the unlocking position.
  • the possible sliding stroke of the control ring 7 corresponds to the possible sliding stroke of the outer rings 62 relative to the tubes 61 of the corresponding female ends 6.
  • the shower mast 2 is provided with a mixer, preferably thermostatic, connected to the two hydraulic lines 26 housed in the mast 2 shower.
  • the shower assembly described above allows connection of the shower mast to the connection base in the following manner.
  • Each hydraulic connection 5 supplying the base 3 is connected to the supply network and fixing said base 3 to a support. If this is not already done, said base 3 is fixed to the ground and / or on an intermediate support.
  • the foot 2 of the shower mast is introduced inside the hollow body of the connection base 3 so that each male end 4 of the base 3 engages in the tube 61 of the corresponding female end piece 6 of the mast foot. 2 to a locked position by the outer ring 62 of the socket, via the ring 7 control.
  • the sliding control ring 7 is raised by sliding along the mast foot 2, for example over a course of a few millimeters, to an unlocking position to bring the outer ring 62 of each female quick connect connector bit 6 into a position of unlocking.
  • the shower mast 2 can then be raised relative to its base 3 of connection to separate each male end 4 relative to the tube 61 of the corresponding female end 6.
  • the shower mast can thus be replaced by another or stored to release the corresponding location.
  • the 4 male and female 6 hydraulic quick-connect couplings are made of stainless steel.
  • the connectors 5 and the hydraulic lines 26 are also made of stainless steel.
  • the control ring 7 comprises a main body of cylindrical general shape and an outer collar which forms the upper part of the control ring.
  • the main body of the ring is introduced at least partially into the hollow body 30 of the base 3 while the collar remains projecting from said base 30 to remain accessible to the user in order to be able to disconnect the shower mast 2 from the connection base 3.
  • the main body and the outer collar of the control ring 7 are in the example illustrated in the figures respectively made of two different materials.
  • the main body, intended to come into contact with the tube 20 of the mast, is made of a synthetic material such as plastic to limit friction with said tube 20 made of stainless steel.
  • the outer collar is made of stainless steel.
  • the shower set can be used both indoors and outdoors.

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Description

La présente invention concerne de manière générale les mâts de douche.The present invention generally relates to shower masts.

On connait de l'état de la technique différents types d'installation de mâts de douche utilisés par exemple dans un jardin, sur une plage ou à proximité d'une piscine. Il existe des mâts de douche associés à un système de trépied, de roulettes ou encore de contrepoids, pour permettre si besoin le déplacement dudit mât de douche d'un point à un autre. D'autres installations de mâts de douche sont montées fixes, par exemple par boulonnage du pied du mât au sol.We know of the state of the art different types of installation of shower masts used for example in a garden, on a beach or near a pool. There are shower towers associated with a tripod system, wheels or even counterweight, to allow if necessary the displacement of said shower mast from one point to another. Other installations of shower masts are mounted fixed, for example by bolting the foot of the mast to the ground.

Cependant, l'alimentation en eau de ces installations est généralement réalisée par l'intermédiaire d'une connexion hydraulique ménagée sur la périphérie extérieure du corps du mât.However, the water supply of these installations is generally carried out via a hydraulic connection formed on the outer periphery of the mast body.

La connexion hydraulique, ainsi que la conduite d'alimentation du réseau qui est raccordée à cette connexion, sont alors apparentes, ce qui est peu esthétique et peut en outre gêner la circulation des personnes autour du mât.The hydraulic connection, as well as the mains supply line that is connected to this connection, are then apparent, which is unattractive and may further impede the movement of people around the mast.

En outre, il existe avec un tel positionnement de la connexion hydraulique au niveau de la paroi périphérique extérieure du corps du mât, un risque non négligeable de dégradation de la connexion du fait de son exposition aux chocs extérieurs. Ce risque de dégradation est d'autant plus important que cette connexion hydraulique extérieure est usuellement réalisée en matériau plastique, de sorte qu'une telle connexion est peu résistante et vieillit rapidement du fait de son exposition aux rayons ultraviolets.In addition, there is such a positioning of the hydraulic connection at the outer peripheral wall of the mast body, a significant risk of degradation of the connection due to its exposure to external shocks. This risk of degradation is even more important that this external hydraulic connection is usually made of plastic material, so that such a connection is weak and aging rapidly due to its exposure to ultraviolet rays.

Les documents FR-2.918.686 et US-5.630.628 décrivent des dispositifs de robinetterie destinés à êtres fixés sur des plans de travail. Ces documents ne permettent pas de répondre à la problématique d'une connexion hydraulique aisée, rapide et esthétique d'un mât de douche alors que ledit mât de douche est par nature encombrant.The documents FR-2918686 and US 5630628 describe faucets designed to be fixed on worktops. These documents do not solve the problem of a hydraulic connection easy, fast and aesthetic shower mast while said shower mast is inherently bulky.

Le document US-A-5 983 419 décrit un ensemble de douche avec les caractéristiques du préambule de la revendication 1.The document US-A-5,983,419 describes a shower assembly with the features of the preamble of claim 1.

La présente invention a pour but de proposer un nouvel ensemble de douche dont le mât de douche peut être aisément et rapidement connecté ou déconnecté par rapport au réseau d'alimentation hydraulique, tout en conservant l'esthétique du mât de douche et tout en réduisant le risque de détérioration des moyens de connexion hydraulique entre le mât de douche et le réseau d'alimentation hydraulique.The present invention aims to provide a new shower assembly whose shower mast can be easily and quickly connected or disconnected from the hydraulic supply network, while maintaining the aesthetics of the shower mast and while reducing the risk of deterioration of the hydraulic connection means between the shower mast and the hydraulic supply network.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un ensemble de douche caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :

  • une base de connexion présentant un corps creux logeant un embout mâle de raccord rapide hydraulique, ladite base comprenant aussi un raccord hydraulique qui communique d'un côté avec l'embout mâle de raccord rapide hydraulique et qui, de l'autre côté, est apte à être raccordé à un réseau d'alimentation hydraulique,
  • un mât de douche présentant une partie d'extrémité, appelée pied de mât, qui est apte à être introduite dans le corps creux de la base par une ouverture dudit corps creux,
ledit pied de mât incluant un embout femelle de raccord rapide hydraulique qui comprend un tube communiquant d'un côté avec une conduite hydraulique s'étendant à l'intérieur du mât de douche et qui, de l'autre côté, est raccordable à l'embout mâle de la base de connexion, l'embout femelle de raccord rapide hydraulique comprenant aussi une bague de verrouillage/déverrouillage montée coulissante sur ledit tube de l'embout femelle entre une position de déverrouillage dans laquelle l'embout mâle peut être introduit dans ou séparé par rapport au tube de l'embout femelle et une position de verrouillage dans laquelle l'embout mâle, à l'état introduit dudit embout mâle dans le tube de l'embout femelle, est verrouillé par rapport à l'embout femelle,
ledit mât de douche comprenant aussi une bague de commande montée solidaire en déplacement de la bague de verrouillage/déverrouillage, ladite bague de commande s'étendant autour dudit embout femelle pour masquer ledit embout femelle, ladite bague de commande étant accessible depuis l'extérieur du mât de douche et déplaçable suivant son axe pour entrainer la bague de verrouillage/déverrouillage afin de commander le verrouillage ou le déverrouillage de l'embout femelle par rapport à l'embout mâle.For this purpose, the invention relates to a shower assembly characterized in that it comprises:
  • a connection base having a hollow body housing a hydraulic quick-connect coupling end, said base also comprising a hydraulic connection which communicates on one side with the hydraulic quick connect coupling end and which, on the other side, is suitable to be connected to a hydraulic supply network,
  • a shower mast having an end portion, called a mast foot, which is adapted to be introduced into the hollow body of the base through an opening of said hollow body,
said mast foot including a hydraulic quick coupling socket which comprises a tube communicating on one side with a hydraulic pipe extending inside the shower mast and which, on the other side, is connectable to the male end of the connection base, the hydraulic quick coupling female end also comprising a locking / unlocking ring slidably mounted on said tube of the socket between an unlocking position in which the male end can be introduced into or separated from the tube of the socket and a locking position in which the male end, in the introduced state of said male end in the tube of the socket, is locked relative to the socket,
said shower mast also comprising a control ring mounted integral with the displacement of the locking / unlocking ring, said control ring extending around said socket to mask said socket, said control ring being accessible from the outside of the shower mast and movable along its axis to drive the locking / unlocking ring to control the locking or the locking. unlocking the female end relative to the male end.

Grâce une telle conception de l'ensemble de douche selon l'invention, le mât de douche peut être aisément retiré de la base de connexion en actionnant la bague de commande pour le déverrouillage du raccord rapide et en levant le mât de douche, sans nécessiter d'outil. Le mât de douche peut alors être remplacé par un autre mât, être rangé, ou être connecté à une autre base située ailleurs.With such a design of the shower assembly according to the invention, the shower mast can be easily removed from the connection base by actuating the control ring for unlocking the quick connector and raising the shower mast, without requiring tool. The shower mast can then be replaced by another mast, stored, or connected to another base located elsewhere.

De même, ledit mât peut être aisément et rapidement connecté à la base pour assurer l'alimentation hydraulique dudit mât. En effet la base peut être installée à demeure en étant fixée au sol et/ou sur un support intermédiaire et en connectant le ou chaque raccord hydraulique d'alimentation au réseau d'alimentation tandis que le ou chaque embout mâle de raccord rapide reste accessible pour être connecté à l'embout femelle correspondant du pied de mât par simple introduction du pied de mât dans la base.Similarly, said mast can be easily and quickly connected to the base to provide hydraulic power to said mast. Indeed the base can be permanently installed by being fixed to the ground and / or on an intermediate support and connecting the or each hydraulic supply connection to the supply network while the or each male end of quick coupling remains accessible for be connected to the corresponding end of the mast foot by simply introducing the foot of the mast into the base.

Le raccordement du pied de mât au réseau d'alimentation par l'intermédiaire d'une connexion rapide de type mâle-femelle entre une base raccordée au réseau d'alimentation et la ou chaque conduite hydraulique du mât permet de limiter les travaux de mise en place de l'ensemble de douche tout en conservant une connexion esthétique et protégée de l'extérieur et tout en permettant de connecter ou de déconnecter rapidement le mât de douche par rapport à la base de connexion.The connection of the mast foot to the power supply network via a quick connection of the male-female type between a base connected to the supply network and the or each hydraulic pipe of the mast makes it possible to limit the work of setting up place the shower assembly while maintaining an aesthetic connection and protected from the outside and while allowing quick connection or disconnection of the shower mast with respect to the connection base.

En outre, le fait de munir le pied du mât du ou de chaque embout femelle et la base de connexion du ou de chaque embout mâle permet de masquer la connexion hydraulique correspondante à l'état connecté du mât de douche à la base. En effet, à l'état introduit du pied de mât dans la base, l'embout femelle et l'embout mâle forment un raccord rapide masqué à l'intérieur du mât de douche et/ou de la base.In addition, the fact of providing the foot of the mast of or each female end and the connection base of the or each male end makes it possible to hide the corresponding hydraulic connection to the connected state of the shower mast at the based. Indeed, in the introduced state of the mast foot in the base, the socket and the male end form a quick coupling masked inside the shower mast and / or the base.

L'esthétique du mât de douche est ainsi préservée. De même, la connexion formée par un tel raccord rapide est protégée des agressions extérieures et ne gène pas la circulation autour dudit mât.The aesthetics of the shower mast are thus preserved. Similarly, the connection formed by such a quick connector is protected from external aggression and does not interfere with the circulation around said mast.

Enfin, une simple introduction du mât dans la base suffit à connecter l'embout mâle dans l'embout femelle et ainsi à raccorder la robinetterie du mât au réseau d'alimentation hydraulique. Inversement, un simple déverrouillage de ce raccord rapide et une simple levée du mât de douche permet d'extraire ledit mât de douche pour le remplacer ou le déplacer ailleurs.Finally, a simple introduction of the mast into the base is enough to connect the male end in the socket and thus connect the valve of the mast to the hydraulic supply network. Conversely, a simple unlocking of this quick coupling and a simple lifting of the shower mast can extract said shower mast to replace or move elsewhere.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, le mât de douche comprend un tube dans lequel s'étend ladite conduite hydraulique, et la bague de commande s'étend autour dudit tube du mât de douche. En particulier la bague de commande s'étend autour dudit tube du mât de douche sur au moins une partie de la hauteur dudit tube de manière à masquer la zone de raccordement entre la ou chaque conduite hydraulique et le ou chaque raccord rapide hydraulique.According to a preferred embodiment, the shower mast comprises a tube in which said hydraulic line extends, and the control ring extends around said tube of the shower mast. In particular the control ring extends around said tube of the shower mast over at least a portion of the height of said tube so as to mask the connection area between the or each hydraulic line and the or each hydraulic quick coupling.

La bague permet d'habiller le bas du pied de mât tout en offrant une fonction de déverrouillage du raccord rapide hydraulique formé par assemblage du ou de chaque embout mâle de la base avec l'embout femelle correspondant du pied de mât.The ring makes it possible to dress the bottom of the mast foot while providing a function of unlocking the hydraulic quick coupling formed by assembling the or each male end of the base with the corresponding female end of the foot of the mast.

Selon un aspect particulier, à l'état emboité du pied de mât dans la base, la bague de commande s'étend sur une partie de sa hauteur dans la base, le reste de la hauteur de la bague de commande s'étendant en saille de la base pour pouvoir être saisie et déplacée par un opérateur. En particulier, comme détaillé ci-après, la base comprend des moyens de fixation à un support et la bague de commande s'étend en saillie de ces moyens de fixation de manière à être accessible pour un opérateur marchant sur ledit support sans que l'opérateur ait besoin de démonter quoi que ce soit pour accéder à ladite bague de commande.In a particular aspect, in the nested state of the mast foot in the base, the control ring extends over part of its height in the base, the rest of the height of the control ring extending in from the base to be captured and moved by an operator. In particular, as detailed below, the base comprises means for fixing to a support and the control ring protrudes from these fixing means so as to be accessible for an operator walking on said support without the operator needing to disassemble anything to access said control ring.

Ainsi pour déverrouiller le mât par rapport à la base, il suffit à l'opérateur de se baisser pour relever la bague de commande. L'opérateur n'a pas besoin d'outil particulier ou de retirer un quelconque élément de type trappe pour accéder à la bague de commande. En effet, la base est logée dans le sol ou support formant plancher, et reçoit une partie du pied de mât, tandis que la bague de commande s'étend en saillie dudit sol ou support formant plancher.Thus to unlock the mast relative to the base, it is sufficient for the operator to bend to raise the control ring. The operator does not need any particular tool or remove any hatch type element to access the control ring. Indeed, the base is housed in the ground or floor support, and receives a portion of the mast foot, while the control ring extends projecting from said floor or support floor.

Avantageusement, la bague est montée coulissante sur le tube du mât de douche entre une position de verrouillage dans laquelle l'embout femelle est verrouillé par rapport à l'embout mâle, et une position de déverrouillage dans laquelle l'embout femelle est déverrouillé par rapport à l'embout mâle, ladite bague de commande étant en position de déverrouillage plus proche de l'extrémité du mât, appelée tête de mât, opposée au pied de mât, qu'en position de verrouillage.Advantageously, the ring is slidably mounted on the tube of the shower mast between a locking position in which the socket is locked relative to the male end, and an unlocking position in which the socket is unlocked relative to at the male end, said control ring being in the unlocking position closer to the end of the mast, called masthead, opposite the mast foot, in the locking position.

Ainsi, il est possible de retirer le mât en déverrouillant le raccord rapide par levée de la bague de commande et en levant le mât pour le dégager de la base. Ainsi, il est possible de retirer aisément le mât en appliquant sur le mât une traction dans le même sens que celle appliquée à la bague de commande.Thus, it is possible to remove the mast by unlocking the quick connector by lifting the control ring and lifting the mast to disengage it from the base. Thus, it is possible to easily remove the mast by applying on the mast a traction in the same direction as that applied to the control ring.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le corps creux de ladite base est équipé d'un couvercle déplaçable entre une position de fermeture dans laquelle il obture l'accès à l'intérieur de ladite base et une position d'ouverture dans laquelle il libère ledit accès.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the hollow body of said base is equipped with a cover movable between a closed position in which it closes access to the interior of said base and an open position in which it releases said access.

Lorsque le mât est retiré, le couvercle permet de protéger l'intérieur de la base et de fondre la base dans son environnement.When the mast is removed, the cover protects the inside of the base and melt the base in its environment.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le corps creux de la base de connexion loge aussi un embout mâle de raccord rapide hydraulique supplémentaire, et ladite base de connexion comprend un raccord hydraulique d'alimentation supplémentaire communiquant d'un côté avec l'embout mâle supplémentaire et raccordable, de l'autre côté, au réseau d'alimentation hydraulique. Ledit pied de mât inclue aussi un embout femelle de raccord rapide hydraulique supplémentaire qui comprend une tube supplémentaire communiquant, d'un côté, avec une conduite hydraulique supplémentaire s'étendant à l'intérieur du mât de douche, et qui, de l'autre côté, est raccordable de manière verrouillable à l'embout mâle supplémentaire de la base de connexion, l'embout femelle de raccord rapide hydraulique supplémentaire comprenant aussi une bague de verrouillage/déverrouillage supplémentaire montée coulissante sur ledit tube de l'embout femelle supplémentaire entre une position de déverrouillage dans laquelle l'embout mâle peut être introduit dans ou séparé par rapport au tube de l'embout femelle supplémentaire et une position de verrouillage dans laquelle l'embout mâle supplémentaire, à l'état introduit dudit embout mâle supplémentaire dans le tube de l'embout femelle supplémentaire, est verrouillé par rapport à l'embout femelle supplémentaire, ladite bague de commande étant montée solidaire en déplacement de la bague de verrouillage/déverrouillage de chaque embout femelle, ladite bague de commande s'étendant autour des embouts femelles pour masquer lesdits embouts femelles, ladite bague de commande étant accessible depuis l'extérieur du mât de douche et déplaçable suivant son axe pour entrainer chaque bague de verrouillage de verrouillage/déverrouillage afin de commander le verrouillage ou le déverrouillage de chaque embout femelle par rapport à l'embout mâle correspondant. Ainsi la bague de commande est agencée pour commander simultanément le verrouillage ou le déverrouillage de chaque embout femelle par rapport à l'embout mâle correspondant.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the hollow body of the connection base also houses an additional hydraulic quick coupling male end, and said connection base comprises an additional hydraulic supply connector communicating on one side with the end piece. additional male and connectable, on the other side, to the hydraulic supply network. Said mast foot also includes an additional hydraulic quick coupling female end which comprises an additional tube communicating, on one side, with an additional hydraulic line extending inside the shower mast, and which, on the other hand side, is lockably connectable to the additional male end of the connection base, the additional hydraulic quick coupling female end also comprising an additional locking / unlocking ring slidably mounted on said tube of the additional female endpiece between a unlocking position in which the spigot can be inserted into or separated from the tube of the additional spigot and a locking position in which the additional spigot, in the inserted state of said additional spigot into the tube the additional socket is locked relative to the additional socket, said control ring being integrally mounted in movement of the locking / unlocking ring of each socket, said control ring extending around the socket ends to mask said socket ends, said control ring being accessible from outside the mast shower and movable along its axis to drive each lock / unlock lock ring to control the locking or unlocking of each female end relative to the corresponding male end. Thus the control ring is arranged to simultaneously control the locking or unlocking of each socket with respect to the corresponding male end.

L'un des raccords rapides est ainsi destiné, via le raccord d'alimentation correspondant, à être raccordé à une conduite d'alimentation en eau froide du réseau, et l'autre raccord rapide est destiné à être raccordé à une conduite d'alimentation en eau chaude du réseau.One of the quick couplings is thus intended, via the corresponding supply connection, to be connected to a cold water supply line of the network, and the other quick connector is intended to be connected to a pipe hot water supply network.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le mât de douche est muni d'un mitigeur, de préférence thermostatique, raccordé aux deux conduites hydrauliques du mât de douche.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the shower mast is provided with a mixer, preferably thermostatic, connected to the two hydraulic lines of the shower mast.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, la base de connexion comprend des moyens de fixation à un support.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the connection base comprises means for fixing to a support.

L'invention concerne également un procédé de connexion d'un mât de douche à une base de connexion d'un ensemble de douche tel que décrit ci-dessus, caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend les étapes suivantes :

  • raccordement du ou de chaque raccord hydraulique d'alimentation de la base au réseau d'alimentation hydraulique, et fixation de ladite base à un support, tel qu'un sol ;
  • introduction du pied de mât de douche à l'intérieur de la base de connexion pour que le ou chaque embout mâle de la base s'engage dans l'embout femelle correspondant du pied de mât jusqu'à une position verrouillée.
The invention also relates to a method of connecting a shower mast to a connection base of a shower assembly as described above, characterized in that said method comprises the following steps:
  • connecting the or each hydraulic supply connection of the base to the hydraulic supply network, and fixing of said base to a support, such as a floor;
  • introducing the shower mast foot inside the connection base so that the or each male end of the base engages in the corresponding female end of the mast foot to a locked position.

L'invention concerne également un procédé de déconnexion d'un mât de douche par rapport à la base de connexion d'un ensemble de douche, caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend les étapes suivantes :

  • déplacement de la bague de commande du mât de douche pour amener la bague extérieure de l'embout femelle du raccord rapide en position de déverrouillage ;
  • soulèvement du mât de douche par rapport à la base de connexion pour séparer le ou chaque embout mâle de la base de l'embout femelle correspondant du pied de mât.
The invention also relates to a method of disconnecting a shower mast with respect to the connection base of a shower assembly, characterized in that said method comprises the following steps:
  • moving the control ring of the shower mast to bring the outer ring of the female end of the quick coupling to the unlocking position;
  • lifting the shower mast relative to the connection base to separate the or each male end of the base of the corresponding female end of the mast foot.

L'invention sera bien comprise à la lecture de la description suivante d'exemples de réalisation, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective de dessus d'une base de connexion pour mât de douche d'un ensemble de douche selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe de la base de connexion de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en éclaté de la base de connexion de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective de dessus d'un pied de mât d'un ensemble de douche selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe du pied de mât de la figure 4 ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en éclaté du pied de mât de la figure 4.
The invention will be better understood on reading the following description of exemplary embodiments, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view from above of a shower mast connection base of a shower assembly according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a sectional view of the connection base of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is an exploded view of the connection base of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view from above of a mast base of a shower assembly according to the invention;
  • the figure 5 is a sectional view of the mast's foot figure 4 ;
  • the figure 6 is an exploded view of the mast's foot figure 4 .

En référence aux figures et comme rappelé ci-dessus, l'invention concerne un ensemble de douche qui comprend une base 3 de connexion destinée à être fixée sur un sol ou sur un support intermédiaire. La base 3 de connexion présente un corps creux 30 destiné à être au moins partiellement introduit dans le sol ou le support intermédiaire.Referring to the figures and as recalled above, the invention relates to a shower assembly which comprises a connection base 3 intended to be fixed on a floor or on an intermediate support. The connection base 3 has a hollow body 30 intended to be at least partially introduced into the ground or the intermediate support.

Ledit corps creux 30 est de forme générale cylindrique ouvert à une extrémité, appelée extrémité supérieure. Ladite ouverture, appelée ouverture d'introduction, permet l'introduction d'un pied 21 de mât 2 détaillé ci-après. Cette ouverture d'introduction est bordée par une collerette externe 31 qui peut être utilisée en tant que surface de fixation sur le sol ou support intermédiaire. Ladite collerette 31 s'étend transversalement à l'axe du corps creux 30 de la base 3 et est muni d'orifices 32 traversants permettant le passage de vis ou de boulons pour la fixation par vissage ou boulonnage de la base 3. L'axe du corps creux correspond à l'axe orthogonal au plan d'ouverture dudit corps creux 30.Said hollow body 30 is generally cylindrical open at one end, called the upper end. Said opening, called introduction opening, allows the introduction of a foot 21 of mast 2 detailed below. This introduction opening is bordered by an outer flange 31 which can be used as a fixing surface on the floor or intermediate support. Said flange 31 extends transversely to the axis of the hollow body 30 of the base 3 and is provided with through orifices 32 allowing the passage of screws or bolts for fixing by screwing or bolting of the base 3. The axis the hollow body corresponds to the axis orthogonal to the opening plane of said hollow body 30.

Ledit corps creux 30 loge deux embouts mâles 4 de raccord rapide hydraulique. Chaque embout mâle 4 présente un axe parallèle à l'axe du corps creux 30 de la base 3. Chaque embout mâle 4 présente une extrémité libre orientée vers l'ouverture du corps creux. L'extrémité opposée dudit embout 4 est filetée et vissée dans une platine 35 comme détaillé ci-après.Said hollow body 30 houses two male end pieces 4 of hydraulic quick coupling. Each male end 4 has an axis parallel to the axis of the hollow body 30 of the base 3. Each male end 4 has a free end oriented towards the opening of the hollow body. The opposite end of said tip 4 is threaded and screwed into a plate 35 as detailed below.

La base 3 comprend aussi, pour chaque embout 4 mâle, un raccord hydraulique 5 qui communique d'un côté avec l'embout mâle 4 de raccord rapide hydraulique par l'intermédiaire de la platine 35 et qui, de l'autre côté, est apte à être raccordé à un réseau d'alimentation hydraulique. En particulier, l'un des raccords hydrauliques 5 est destiné à être raccordé à une conduite d'alimentation en eau chaude d'un réseau d'alimentation et l'autre à une conduite d'alimentation en eau froide dudit réseau. En variante, on peut prévoir que l'ensemble de mât comprenne un seul raccord rapide formé d'un embout mâle et d'un embout femelle et un seul raccord hydraulique raccordé à une seule conduite d'alimentation du réseau.The base 3 also comprises, for each male end 4, a hydraulic connection 5 which communicates on one side with the male end 4 hydraulic quick connector through the plate 35 and which, on the other side, is able to be connected to a hydraulic supply network. In particular, one of the hydraulic connections 5 is intended to be connected to a hot water supply line of a supply network and the other to a cold water supply line of said network. Alternatively, it can be provided that the mast assembly comprises a single quick connector formed of a male end and a female end and a single hydraulic connector connected to a single supply line of the network.

L'ensemble de douche comprend aussi un mât 2 de douche qui présente une partie d'extrémité 21 inférieure, appelée pied de mât, par opposition à la partie supérieure, appelée tête de mât, qui est généralement munie d'une tête de douche.The shower assembly also includes a shower mast 2 having a lower end portion 21, referred to as a mast foot, as opposed to the portion upper, called masthead, which is usually provided with a shower head.

Ledit pied de mât 21 comprend deux embouts femelles 6 de raccord rapide hydraulique dont l'axe de chacun est parallèle à l'axe dudit pied 21 de mât. L'axe du pied de mât correspond à l'axe longitudinal du mât pris au niveau dudit pied de mât. De manière similaire, chaque embout comprend ou est formé d'un tube ouvert à ses extrémité et l'axe de chaque embout correspond à l'axe longitudinal dudit tube.Said mast foot 21 comprises two hydraulic quick coupling end caps 6 whose axis of each is parallel to the axis of said mast foot 21. The axis of the mast base corresponds to the longitudinal axis of the mast taken at said mast foot. Similarly, each endpiece comprises or is formed of an open tube at its end and the axis of each end corresponds to the longitudinal axis of said tube.

Chaque embout femelle 6 communique d'un côté avec une conduite hydraulique 26 permettant d'alimenter la robinetterie du mât 2 de douche. Chaque conduite hydraulique 26 s'étend à l'intérieur du mât 2 de douche. De l'autre côté, ladite conduite hydraulique 26 est raccordable à l'un des embouts mâle 4 de la base 3 de connexion.Each female end 6 communicates on one side with a hydraulic pipe 26 for feeding the valve of the shower mast 2. Each hydraulic pipe 26 extends inside the shower mast 2. On the other side, said hydraulic pipe 26 is connectable to one of the male end 4 of the connection base 3.

Ladite base 3 est équipée d'un couvercle 33 déplaçable entre une position de fermeture dans laquelle il obture l'accès à l'intérieur du corps creux 30 de ladite base 3 et une position d'ouverture dans laquelle il libère ledit accès et permet ainsi d'engager le pied 21 de mât dans la base 3 de connexion pour connecter l'embout femelle 6 avec l'embout mâle 4 de raccord rapide hydraulique. L'extrémité libre de l'embout mâle 4 du raccord rapide hydraulique est dirigée vers la partie supérieure de ladite base 3, c'est-à-dire la partie de la base 3 munie du couvercle 33.Said base 3 is equipped with a cover 33 movable between a closed position in which it closes the access to the inside of the hollow body 30 of said base 3 and an open position in which it releases said access and thus allows to engage the foot 21 of the mast in the connection base 3 to connect the socket 6 with the male end 4 hydraulic quick connector. The free end of the male end 4 of the hydraulic quick coupling is directed towards the upper part of said base 3, that is to say the portion of the base 3 provided with the cover 33.

A l'état raccordé du ou de chaque embout 4 mâle de la base à l'embout 6 femelle correspondant du pied, lesdits embouts 4, 6 sont entièrement logés dans la base 3 et/ou le pied 21 de douche.In the connected state of the or each male end 4 of the base to the corresponding female end 6 of the foot, said end pieces 4, 6 are fully housed in the base 3 and / or foot 21 shower.

Chaque embout femelle 6 de raccord rapide hydraulique comprend un tube 61 ouvert à ses extrémités et apte à recevoir l'embout mâle 4 du raccord rapide hydraulique du pied de mât, et une bague 62 de verrouillage/déverrouillage montée coulissante le long dudit tube 61 de l'embout femelle 6 entre une position de déverrouillage dans laquelle l'embout mâle 4 peut être introduit dans ou séparé par rapport au tube 61 de l'embout femelle 6 et une position de verrouillage dans laquelle l'embout mâle 4, à l'état introduit dudit embout mâle 4 dans le tube 61 de l'embout femelle, est verrouillé par rapport à l'embout femelle 6.Each female end 6 hydraulic quick connector comprises a tube 61 open at its ends and adapted to receive the male end 4 of the hydraulic quick coupling of the foot of the mast, and a ring 62 for locking / unlocking slidably mounted along said tube 61 of the socket 6 between an unlocking position in which the male end 4 can be introduced into or separated from the tube 61 of the socket 6 and a locking position in which the male end 4, in the introduced state of said male end 4 in the tube 61 of the female end, is locked with respect to the female end piece 6.

Chaque embout mâle 4 est logé dans la base 3 de connexion et chaque embout femelle 6 est logé dans le pied 21 du mât 2 de douche. L'embout mâle 4 et l'embout femelle 6 forment un raccord rapide pour circuit de fluide, c'est-à-dire un raccord à montage et démontage rapide. En effet, chaque embout mâle 4 et l'embout femelle 6 correspondant sont aptes à coopérer pour réaliser une liaison étanche entre une conduite hydraulique du mât et une conduite du réseau d'alimentation, ou encore entre la conduite hydraulique du mât et le raccord hydraulique 5 d'alimentation correspondant, lui même raccordé à une conduite d'alimentation du réseau d'alimentation. Par montage et démontage rapide, on entend un montage et un démontage sans outillage et ne nécessitant qu'un minimum d'opération et d'effort, et donc de temps, pour verrouiller ou déverrouiller la liaison.Each male end 4 is housed in the connection base 3 and each female end 6 is housed in the foot 21 of the shower mast 2. The male end 4 and the female end 6 form a quick connector for fluid circuit, that is to say a fitting for quick assembly and disassembly. Indeed, each male end 4 and the corresponding socket 6 are able to cooperate to make a tight connection between a hydraulic pipe of the mast and a pipe of the supply network, or between the hydraulic pipe of the mast and the hydraulic connection 5 corresponding power supply, itself connected to a supply line of the supply network. Rapid assembly and disassembly means assembly and disassembly without tools and requiring only a minimum of operation and effort, and therefore time, to lock or unlock the link.

Le pied 21 de mât est apte à être introduit dans le corps de la base 3 de connexion jusqu'à une position dans laquelle chaque embout mâle 4 est engagé dans et verrouillé par rapport à l'embout femelle 6 correspondant.The mast foot 21 is adapted to be introduced into the body of the connection base 3 to a position in which each male end 4 is engaged in and locked relative to the corresponding socket 6.

Le corps creux 30 de la base est fermé du côté opposé à l'ouverture d'introduction du pied 21 de mât par la platine 35 support de chaque embout mâle 4 de raccord rapide hydraulique. Comme rappelé ci-dessus, chaque embout mâle 4 se présente sous forme d'un tube ouvert à ses extrémités et dont une extrémité est filetée pour être vissée dans un orifice traversant de la platine 35.The hollow body 30 of the base is closed on the opposite side to the insertion opening of the foot 21 of the mast by the support plate of each male end 4 hydraulic quick coupling. As recalled above, each male end 4 is in the form of a tube open at its ends and one end of which is threaded to be screwed into a through hole of the plate 35.

Chaque raccord 5 hydraulique de la base 3 comprend un tube ouvert et fileté à ses extrémités et une zone intermédiaire de forme polygonale pour le serrage dudit raccord. L'une des extrémités du raccord 5 est vissée dans un orifice traversant de la platine 35 afin de communiquer avec l'embout 4 mâle correspondant. L'autre extrémité filetée du raccord hydraulique 5 est raccordée par l'intermédiaire d'un écrou avec l'extrémité d'une conduite d'alimentation (non représentée) souple ou rigide du réseau d'alimentation.Each hydraulic connector of the base 3 comprises an open and threaded tube to its ends and an intermediate region of polygonal shape for clamping said coupling. One end of the connector 5 is screwed into a through hole of the plate 35 to communicate with the corresponding male end 4. The other threaded end of the hydraulic connector 5 is connected via a nut with the end of a supply line (not shown) flexible or rigid supply network.

Ainsi, chaque embout mâle 4 et le raccord d'alimentation 5 sont raccordés entre eux par l'intermédiaire de l'orifice traversant correspondant de la platine 35 et les parties de l'embout mâle 4 et du raccord d'alimentation 5 qui s'étendent en saillie par rapport à la platine 35 peuvent être raccordées respectivement à l'embout femelle 6 du raccord rapide correspondant et au réseau d'alimentation.Thus, each male end 4 and the supply connection 5 are connected to each other via the corresponding through-hole of the plate 35 and the parts of the male end 4 and the feed connector 5 which extend projecting relative to the plate 35 can be respectively connected to the female end 6 of the corresponding quick connector and to the supply network.

La platine 35 est logée dans le corps creux 30 de la base 3 et est immobilisée à l'intérieur dudit corps creux 3 à l'aide d'un côté d'une douille de guidage 34 introduite par l'extrémité inférieure dudit corps creux de la base jusqu' à un épaulement interne du corps creux, et de l'autre côté par un anneau intérieur élastique 36 ouvert, appelé usuellement circlip.The plate 35 is housed in the hollow body 30 of the base 3 and is immobilized inside said hollow body 3 with one side of a guide sleeve 34 inserted through the lower end of said hollow body of the base to an inner shoulder of the hollow body, and the other side by an inner elastic ring 36 open, usually called circlip.

La platine 35 comprend aussi une butée anti-rotation qui vient s'engager dans une encoche ménagée dans l'extrémité inférieure du corps creux 30 de la base 3.The plate 35 also comprises an anti-rotation stop which engages in a notch formed in the lower end of the hollow body 30 of the base 3.

Le mât de douche 2 comprend un tube 20 à l'intérieur duquel s'étend chaque conduite hydraulique 26 raccordée d'un côté à la robinetterie du mât de douche, et de l'autre à une extrémité de l'un des embouts 6 femelles par l'intermédiaire d'une platine 28 dans laquelle sont ménagés des orifices traversants.The shower mast 2 comprises a tube 20 inside which extends each hydraulic pipe 26 connected on one side to the valve of the shower mast, and on the other at one end of one of the 6 female ends through a plate 28 in which are formed through holes.

En particulier, chaque conduite hydraulique 26 est fixée, de préférence par soudure, d'un côté d'une platine 28 de manière à communiquer avec un orifice traversant de platine 28. De l'autre côté de la platine 28, le tube 61 de l'embout femelle correspondant est vissé par sa partie filetée dans ledit orifice traversant de la platine 28 pour permettre une communication hydraulique entre l'embout 6 femelle et la conduite 26 par la platine 28.In particular, each hydraulic pipe 26 is fixed, preferably by welding, on one side of a plate 28 so as to communicate with an orifice 28. On the other side of the plate 28, the tube 61 of the corresponding socket is screwed by its threaded portion in said through-hole of the plate 28 to allow hydraulic communication between the tip 6 female and the pipe 26 by the plate 28.

Dans l'exemple illustré aux figures, le tube 20 du mât comprend un premier tube 200, appelé tube principal, et un deuxième tube 201, appelé tube intermédiaire, interposé entre la platine 28 et le tube principal 200. En particulier, l'extrémité supérieure du tube 201 intermédiaire s'étend à l'intérieur du tube principal 200, tandis que l'extrémité inférieure du tube intermédiaire 201 vient en appui contre une partie de la platine 28 formée par une collerette.In the example illustrated in the figures, the tube 20 of the mast comprises a first tube 200, called the main tube, and a second tube 201, called intermediate tube, interposed between the plate 28 and the main tube 200. In particular, the end upper tube 201 intermediate extends inside the main tube 200, while the lower end of the intermediate tube 201 abuts against a portion of the plate 28 formed by a flange.

Le pied 21 de mât comprend un organe de commande 7 pour le verrouillage et le déverrouillage de la connexion entre chaque embout femelle 6 et l'embout mâle 4 correspondant. Ledit organe 7 de commande est actionnable par l'utilisateur depuis l'extérieur du mât 2 de douche. Dans l'exemple illustré aux figures, ledit organe de commande affecte la forme d'une bague 7 de commande qui entoure la partie inférieure du tube 20 et des moyens de couplage 25, 27 de ladite bague 7 de commande à la bague extérieure 62 de chaque embout femelle 6 du raccord rapide hydraulique. En particulier, la bague 7 de commande entoure la bague 62 de chaque embout femelle, le tube intermédiaire 201 et une partie de l'extrémité inférieure du tube principal 200 du mât 2.The mast foot 21 comprises a control member 7 for locking and unlocking the connection between each female end 6 and the corresponding male end 4. Said control member 7 is operable by the user from outside the shower mast 2. In the example illustrated in the figures, said control member has the shape of a control ring 7 which surrounds the lower part of the tube 20 and coupling means 25, 27 of said control ring 7 to the outer ring 62 of each female end 6 of the hydraulic quick coupling. In particular, the control ring 7 surrounds the ring 62 of each socket, the intermediate tube 201 and a part of the lower end of the main tube 200 of the mast 2.

Lesdits moyens de couplage comprennent une platine 27 présentant deux orifices qui reçoivent chacun une extrémité d'un embout 6 femelle, et un anneau élastique 25 intérieur ouvert, appelé usuellement circlip, qui permet de retenir la platine 27 par rapport à la bague 7 de commande.Said coupling means comprise a plate 27 having two orifices which each receive one end of a female endpiece 6, and an open inner elastic ring 25, usually called circlip, which makes it possible to retain the plate 27 with respect to the control ring 7 .

La bague 7 de commande est déplaçable par coulissement le long d'une portion du tube 20 du pied de mât depuis une position, dite position de verrouillage, dans laquelle la bague 62 extérieure de chaque embout femelle 6, couplée à la bague 7 de commande, est en position de verrouillage, à une position de déverrouillage dans laquelle la bague 62 extérieure de chaque embout femelle 6 est en position de déverrouillage.The control ring 7 is slidably movable along a portion of the tube 20 of the mast foot from a position, called the locking position, in which the outer ring 62 of each socket 6, coupled to the control ring 7, is in the locked position, to an unlocking position in which the outer ring 62 of each socket 6 is in the unlocking position.

La course de coulissement possible de la bague 7 de commande correspond à la course de coulissement possible des bagues 62 extérieures par rapport aux tubes 61 des embouts femelles 6 correspondants.The possible sliding stroke of the control ring 7 corresponds to the possible sliding stroke of the outer rings 62 relative to the tubes 61 of the corresponding female ends 6.

Avantageusement, le mât de douche 2 est muni d'un mitigeur, de préférence thermostatique, raccordé aux deux conduites hydrauliques 26 logées dans le mât 2 de douche.Advantageously, the shower mast 2 is provided with a mixer, preferably thermostatic, connected to the two hydraulic lines 26 housed in the mast 2 shower.

L'ensemble de douche décrit ci-dessus permet de procéder au raccordement du mât de douche à la base de connexion de la manière suivante. On procède au raccordement de chaque raccord hydraulique 5 d'alimentation de la base 3 au réseau d'alimentation et fixation de ladite base 3 à un support. Si cela n'est pas déjà effectué, ladite base 3 est fixée au sol et/ou sur un support intermédiaire. On introduit le pied 2 de mât de douche à l'intérieur du corps creux de la base 3 de connexion pour que chaque embout mâle 4 de la base 3 s'engage dans le tube 61 de l'embout femelle 6 correspondant du pied de mât 2 jusqu'à une position verrouillée par la bague extérieure 62 de l'embout femelle, via la bague 7 de commande.The shower assembly described above allows connection of the shower mast to the connection base in the following manner. Each hydraulic connection 5 supplying the base 3 is connected to the supply network and fixing said base 3 to a support. If this is not already done, said base 3 is fixed to the ground and / or on an intermediate support. The foot 2 of the shower mast is introduced inside the hollow body of the connection base 3 so that each male end 4 of the base 3 engages in the tube 61 of the corresponding female end piece 6 of the mast foot. 2 to a locked position by the outer ring 62 of the socket, via the ring 7 control.

De manière inverse, on peut procéder à la déconnexion du mât 2 de douche par rapport à la base 3 de connexion de la manière suivante. On relève la bague 7 de commande par coulissement le long du pied de mât 2, par exemple sur une course de quelques millimètres, jusqu'à une position de déverrouillage pour amener la bague extérieure 62 de chaque embout femelle 6 de raccord rapide en position de déverrouillage. Le mât 2 de douche peut alors être soulevé par rapport à sa base 3 de connexion pour séparer chaque embout mâle 4 par rapport au tube 61 de l'embout femelle 6 correspondant.Conversely, it is possible to disconnect the shower mast 2 from the connection base 3 in the following manner. The sliding control ring 7 is raised by sliding along the mast foot 2, for example over a course of a few millimeters, to an unlocking position to bring the outer ring 62 of each female quick connect connector bit 6 into a position of unlocking. The shower mast 2 can then be raised relative to its base 3 of connection to separate each male end 4 relative to the tube 61 of the corresponding female end 6.

Le mât de douche peut ainsi être remplacé par un autre ou rangé pour libérer la l'emplacement correspondant.The shower mast can thus be replaced by another or stored to release the corresponding location.

Les embouts 4 mâle et femelle 6 de raccord rapide hydraulique sont réalisés en acier inoxydable. Les raccords 5 et les conduites hydrauliques 26 sont aussi réalisés en acier inoxydable.The 4 male and female 6 hydraulic quick-connect couplings are made of stainless steel. The connectors 5 and the hydraulic lines 26 are also made of stainless steel.

La bague 7 de commande comprend un corps principal de forme générale cylindrique et une collerette externe qui forme la partie supérieure de la bague de commande. A l'état introduit du pied 21 de mât dans la base 3, le corps principal de la bague est introduit au moins partiellement dans le corps creux 30 de la base 3 tandis que la collerette reste en saillie de la dite base 30 pour rester accessible à l'utilisateur afin de pouvoir déconnecter le mât 2 de douche de la base 3 de connexion.The control ring 7 comprises a main body of cylindrical general shape and an outer collar which forms the upper part of the control ring. In the introduced state of the foot 21 of the mast in the base 3, the main body of the ring is introduced at least partially into the hollow body 30 of the base 3 while the collar remains projecting from said base 30 to remain accessible to the user in order to be able to disconnect the shower mast 2 from the connection base 3.

Le corps principal et la collerette externe de la bague 7 de commande sont dans l'exemple illustré aux figures réalisés respectivement en deux matériaux différents. Le corps principal, destiné à venir en contact du tube 20 du mât, est réalisé en une matière de synthèse telle que du plastique pour limiter les frottements avec ledit tube 20 réalisé en acier inoxydable. La collerette externe est réalisée en acier inoxydable.The main body and the outer collar of the control ring 7 are in the example illustrated in the figures respectively made of two different materials. The main body, intended to come into contact with the tube 20 of the mast, is made of a synthetic material such as plastic to limit friction with said tube 20 made of stainless steel. The outer collar is made of stainless steel.

L'ensemble de douche peut être utilisé aussi bien en intérieur qu'en extérieur.The shower set can be used both indoors and outdoors.

La présente invention n'est nullement limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et représentés, mais l'homme du métier saura y apporter toute variante qui est couverte par les revendications annexées.The present invention is in no way limited to the embodiments described and shown, but those skilled in the art will be able to make any variant that is covered by the appended claims.

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  1. A shower assembly, characterized in that it comprises:
    - a connecting base (3) having a hollow body (30), and
    - a shower pole (2) having an end part (21), called pole foot, which is able to be inserted into the hollow body (30) of the base (3) through an opening of said hollow body, characterized by the hollow body (30) housing a male hydraulic quick connector tip (4), said base (3) also comprising a hydraulic connector (5) that cooperates on the one hand with the male tip (4) of the hydraulic quick connector and on the other hand is able to be connected to a hydraulic supply network,
    said pole foot (21) including a female hydraulic quick connector tip (6) that comprises a tube (61) on the one hand communicating with a hydraulic conduit (26) extending inside the shower pole (2) and which, on the other hand, can be connected to the male tip (4) of the connecting base (3), the female hydraulic quick connector tip (6) also comprising a locking/unlocking ring (62) mounted sliding on said tube (61) of the female tip (6) between an unlocked position, in which the male tip (4) can be inserted in or separated relative to the tube (61) of the female tip (6), and a locked position, in which the male tip (4), in the state of said male tip (4) inserted in the tube (61) of the female tip (6), is locked relative to the female tip (6),
    said shower pole (2) also comprising a control ring (7) mounted secured in movement with the locking/unlocking ring (62), said control ring (7) extending around said female tip (6) to conceal said female tip, said control ring (7) being accessible from outside the shower pole and movable along its axis to drive the locking/unlocking ring (62) in order to command the locking or unlocking of the female tip (6) relative to the male tip (4).
  2. The assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the shower pole (2) comprises a tube (20) in which said hydraulic conduit (26) extends,
    and in that the control ring (7) extends around said tube (20) of the shower pole (2).
  3. The assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the control ring (7) is mounted sliding on the tube (20) of the shower pole (2) between a locked position, in which the female tip (6) is locked relative to the male tip, and an unlocked position, in which the female tip (6) is unlocked relative to the male tip, said control ring (7) being in the unlocked position closer to the end of the pole, called the pole head, opposite the pole foot, then in the locked position.
  4. The assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the state of the pole foot (21) fitted in the base (3), the control ring (7) extends over part of its height in the base (3), the rest of the height of the control ring (7) extending protruding from the base (3) to be able to be grasped and moved by an operator.
  5. The assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hollow body (30) of said base (3) is equipped with a cover (33) movable between a closed position, in which it closes off access to the inside of said base (3), and an open position in which it frees that access.
  6. The assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hollow body (30) of the connecting base (3) also houses an additional male hydraulic quick connector tip (4), and said connecting base (3) comprises an additional hydraulic supply connector (5), on the one hand communicating with the additional male tip (4) and on the other hand connectable to the hydraulic supply network,
    and in that said pole foot (21) also includes an additional female hydraulic quick connector tip (6) that comprises an additional tube (61) on the one hand communicating with an additional hydraulic conduit (26) extending inside the shower pole (2), and which on the other hand is lockably connectable to the additional male tip (4) of the connecting base (3), the additional female hydraulic quick connector tip (6) also comprising an additional locking/unlocking ring (62) mounted sliding on said tube (61) of the additional female tip (6) between an unlocked position, in which the male tip can be inserted into or separated relative to the tube (61) of the additional female tip (6), and a locked position, in which the additional male tip (4), in the state of said additional male tip (4) inserted into the tube (61) of the additional female tip (6), is locked relative to the additional female tip (6), said control ring (7) being mounted secured in movement with the locking/unlocking ring (62) of each female tip (6), said control ring extending around the female tips to conceal said female tips, said control ring being accessible from outside the shower pole and movable along its axis to drive each locking ring (62) for locking/unlocking so as to command the locking or unlocking of each female tip (6) relative to the corresponding male tip (4).
  7. The assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that the shower pole (2) is provided with a mixing valve, preferably thermostatic, connected to the two hydraulic conduits (26) of the shower pole (2).
  8. The assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting base (3) comprises fastening means (32) for fastening to a support.
  9. A method for connecting a shower pole (2) to a connecting base (3) of a shower assembly according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that said method comprises the following steps:
    - connecting the or each hydraulic supply connector (5) of the base (3) to the hydraulic supply network, and fastening said base (3) to a support, such as a floor;
    - inserting the shower pole foot (21) inside the connecting base (3) so that the or each male tip (4) of the base (3) engages in the corresponding female tip (6) of the pole foot (21) as far as a locked position.
  10. A method for disconnecting a shower pole (2) relative to the connecting base (3) of a shower assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
    characterized in that said method comprises the following steps:
    - moving the control ring (7) of the shower pole (2) to bring the outer ring (62) of the female tip (6) of the quick connector into the unlocked position;
    - raising the shower pole (2) relative to the connecting base (3) to separate the or each male tip (4) of the base (3) from the corresponding female tip (6) of the pole foot (21).
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