EP3175923A1 - Shower head - Google Patents

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EP3175923A1
EP3175923A1 EP16200186.1A EP16200186A EP3175923A1 EP 3175923 A1 EP3175923 A1 EP 3175923A1 EP 16200186 A EP16200186 A EP 16200186A EP 3175923 A1 EP3175923 A1 EP 3175923A1
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jet disk
shower
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Klaus Butzke
Marc Kalmbach
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/16—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets
    • B05B1/1627—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets with a selecting mechanism comprising a gate valve, a sliding valve or a cock
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B05B1/185—Roses; Shower heads characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/02—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/16—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets
    • B05B1/169—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening having selectively- effective outlets having three or more selectively effective outlets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/60—Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus
    • B05B15/65—Mounting arrangements for fluid connection of the spraying apparatus or its outlets to flow conduits

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  • the invention relates to a shower head, in particular for a sanitary shower, with a shower base body and arranged on the shower base body jet disk structure.
  • the shower head may be e.g. to act a shower head, especially for a head, hand and / or body spray, to provide a shower jet.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of providing a shower head of the type mentioned, which improves the state of the art and in particular allows a large functionality with ease of use.
  • the invention solves this problem by providing a shower head with the features of claim 1.
  • the jet disk structure comprises a plurality of jet disk elements.
  • the jet disk elements are individually releasably attachable to the shower base body.
  • the shower base and the jet disk elements are set up and intended to be able to attach the jet disk elements in normal use repeatedly and non-destructively on the shower base.
  • the jet disk elements each form a partial jet disk surface of a total jet disk surface.
  • the partial jet disk surfaces can also be referred to as partial jet exit surfaces, and the total jet disk surface can also be referred to as the total jet exit surface.
  • the shower base body has its own fluid supply for each of the jet disk elements.
  • the shower head allows detachment or replacement of the respective jet disk element individually, e.g. for cleaning with calcification or contamination, while the remaining jet disk elements or remain attached to the shower base body and can be supplied in use further with fluid by means of their respective associated fluid supply.
  • the removed jet disk element can thus be cleaned or decalcified without dismantling the jet disk assembly.
  • the invention allows flexible use of jet disk elements of different types of jet, if required, in order to variably achieve correspondingly different beam characteristics of the overall jet disk surface.
  • Each of the plurality of fluid feeds can create a fluid connection directly or indirectly, in particular by means of one or more fluid channels, from a fluid inlet of the shower base to a fluid outlet of the associated jet disk element when attached to the shower base.
  • the total jet disk surface can be flat at least in sections.
  • the total jet disk surface may be convex or concave at least in sections.
  • the entire jet disk surface can be designed such that individual fluid jets emerge from the plurality of partial jet disk surfaces in approximately the same direction side by side from the shower head and form a uniform overall fluid jet.
  • two, three or more jet disk elements can be provided, in particular also seven or even more.
  • at least one, in particular each, of the jet disk elements can have a circle sector, circle segment or circle segment shape.
  • Several such jet disk elements may then be juxtaposed adjacent each other about a jet disk surface axis defined by the overall jet disk surface, and the overall jet disk surface may have a circular shape.
  • at least one, in particular each, of the jet disk elements may have a rectangular shape.
  • Several such jet disk elements can then be arranged adjacent to each other and the total jet disk surface can have a rectangular shape. Adjacent or side by side means that the jet disk elements are arranged gapless or a distance between two jet disk elements is smaller than a predetermined value, for example, less than 0.5 cm or less than 0.1 cm.
  • the shower base body has its own shut-off valve for at least one of the fluid feeds, in particular a separate shut-off valve for each of the fluid feeds.
  • the shut-off valve is between a release position, i. Open position, for the associated fluid supply at fixed to the shower base body jet disk element and a shut-off position, i. Closed position, designed to be adjustable for the fluid supply in dissolved from the shower base body jet disk element.
  • a release position i. Open position
  • shut-off position i. Closed position
  • the shut-off valve may have an operating element for the user for adjusting the shut-off valve.
  • the shut-off valve can be designed for automatic adjustment into its release position by attaching or attaching the associated jet disk element to the shower base body and for automatic adjustment into its shut-off position by releasing the jet disk element from the shower base body.
  • fixing or detaching the jet disk element alone can be sufficient for adjusting the shut-off valve, which allows intuitive and simple operation of the shower head.
  • the shower head in one embodiment of the invention comprises a mechanical coupling between the shut-off valve and the associated jet disk element, wherein the mechanical coupling for adjusting the shut-off valve is formed by the jet disk element.
  • the shower head comprises a, in particular self-locking, click mechanism.
  • This is used for releasably securing at least one, in particular each, of the plurality of jet disk elements on the shower base body and is designed to be pressure-actuated in an attachment direction of the jet disk element.
  • the mounting direction is the direction in which the jet disk element is moved relative to the shower base body mainly during attachment or attachment thereto.
  • the click mechanism allows to fix the jet disk element alone by pressing in the mounting direction and releasing the shower base and to release the attachment of the shower base by pressing and releasing the jet disk element again.
  • the click mechanism may additionally be designed to move or eject the dissolved jet disk element from the shower body.
  • the click mechanism form a positive connection between the shower base and the jet disk element when mounted.
  • the click mechanism may correspond to a mechanism for mounting an SD card in an SD card slot, such as a digital camera.
  • the attachment direction extends at least one, in particular each, of the plurality of jet disk elements parallel to a jet disk surface axis.
  • the jet disk surface axis may be perpendicular to the overall jet disk surface.
  • the beam disk element can be moved to an underside of the shower base body when mounted with a rear side opposite the partial jet disk surface.
  • the bottom of the shower base can form a stop limit for moving the Strahlusionnelemenents to the shower base.
  • pressure-actuable click mechanism if present, be arranged on the back of the jet disk element and / or the bottom of the shower base.
  • the mechanical coupling between the shut-off valve and the associated jet disk element can be arranged on the underside of the shower base body and / or the rear side of the jet disk element. In a subsequent loosening the jet disk element can then be moved away or removed simply down from the shower base.
  • the jet disk element is not only fixed in or against the mounting direction, but also perpendicular to it.
  • the fuse may for example comprise a separate element in the form of an outer ring which defines the jet disk element in the radial direction away from the jet disk surface axis. Additionally or alternatively, the fuse may comprise a separate element in the form of an inner body which defines the jet disk element in the radial direction to the jet disk surface axis.
  • At least one, in particular each, of the plurality of fluid supply lines is arranged on the underside of the shower base body.
  • the fluid supply can advantageously open at the back of the shower base body mounted jet disk element at the opposite side of the partial jet disk surface in this. This arrangement allows a particularly simple construction of the shower base.
  • At least one of the plurality of jet disk elements is designed as a hollow body with a fluid chamber.
  • the fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the associated fluid supply with the jet disk element fastened or attached to the shower base body and, on the other hand, is in fluid communication with a fluid outlet in the partial jet disk surface.
  • the hollow body may be fluid-tight.
  • a relatively small gasket arranged at the fluid supply such as e.g. a relatively small sealing ring, sufficient so that no fluid leaks from the fluid supply to the associated jet disk element to the outside.
  • At least two of the plurality of jet disk elements differ from one another in a number, an arrangement, a shape and / or a size or a diameter of fluid outlets in the respective partial jet disk surfaces and are designed to provide different types of fluid jet.
  • the fluid jet types may include, for example, a hard jet or massage jet, a wave stream and / or a normal jet.
  • FIG. 1 shown shower head 1 for a sanitary shower comprises a shower base body 2 and arranged on the shower base body 2 jet disk assembly 3.
  • the jet disk assembly 3 itself comprises a plurality of separate jet disk elements 4, in the present embodiment three, wherein Fig. 1 two jet disk elements 4 and in Fig. 2 another jet disk element 4 are shown.
  • the jet disk elements 4 are individually non-destructively releasably attachable to the shower base body 2.
  • Fig. 1 the two jet disk elements 4 are attached to the shower base 2 and in Fig. 2 is the jet disk element 4 detached from the shower base body 2.
  • jet disk elements 4 of the jet disk assembly 3 are fixed to the shower base body 2, the jet disk elements 4 each form a part-jet disk surface 5 of a total jet disk surface, as they are made Fig. 1 derived by the appropriate completion. Furthermore, the shower base body 2 for each of the jet disk elements 4 has its own fluid supply 7, wherein in Fig. 1 the fluid supply 7 for the dissolved from the shower base 2, in Fig. 2 shown jet disk element 4 can be seen.
  • the shower base 2 has a conventional, not shown, fluid inlet in the shower head 1.
  • each of the jet disk elements 4 comprises a fluid outlet 17 in the form of several water outlet openings from the shower head 1 in its partial jet disk surface 5.
  • Each fluid supply 7 creates a fluid connection from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet 17 of the associated jet disk element 4 when the jet disk element 4 is fastened to the shower base body 2.
  • the jet disk elements 4 are fluidly separated from each other, ie that none of the jet disk elements 4 has a direct fluid connection with the other jet disk elements 4.
  • the total jet disk surface of the shower head 1 is convexly convex towards the outside, ie in the Fig. 1 and 4 downward. Further, in the example shown, the total jet disk area is of circular shape and is configured such that single fluid jets from the plurality of partial jet disk surfaces 5 will co-exit the shower head 1 in approximately the same direction in use and form a unitary, homogeneous overall fluid jet.
  • each of the jet disk elements 4 has a Kreissektoren-, Kreisausschnitt- or circular segment shape.
  • the overall jet disk surface defines a jet disk surface axis 12 that is perpendicular to the overall jet disk surface.
  • the jet disk elements 4 are arranged adjacent to each other around the jet disk surface axis 12. In each case between two adjacent jet disk elements 4 is no gap or at most a small gap whose width is smaller than 0.5 cm, preferably smaller than 0.1 cm, and greater than a manufacturing tolerance of the components of the shower head 1.
  • the shower base 2 has a circular cylindrical shape with a cylindrical inner body 21 and with an extension of the lateral surface in the form of an outer ring 20.
  • the shower head 1 forms a cylindrical or annular receiving space 22 for the jet disk assembly 3, ie for its jet disk elements 4.
  • the jet disk assembly 3 ie for its jet disk elements 4.
  • An attachment direction 10 of the jet disk elements 4 extends parallel to the jet disk surface axis 12, in FIG Fig. 1 from the bottom up.
  • this is connected to one of the part-jet disk surface 5 opposite back 23 to a in Fig. 1 lower end face or bottom 14 of the shower base body 2 is moved ahead in the receiving space 22.
  • the bottom 14 forms a limit stop for the movement of the jet disk element 4 into the receiving space 22.
  • the shower head 1 comprises a pressure-actuated in the mounting direction 10 click mechanism 11, which is designed for releasably securing each of the plurality of jet disk elements 4 on the shower base body 2.
  • the click mechanism 11 is disposed between or on the underside 14 of the shower base body 2 and the back 23 of the respective jet disk element 4, as in the Fig. 1 to 4 to recognize.
  • the click mechanism 11 secures the jet disk elements 4 in the direction opposite to the attachment direction 10 against loosening of the shower base 2. It allows the respective jet disk element 4 alone by pressing in the mounting direction 10 and releasing the shower base 2 to fix and by pressing and releasing the jet disk element 4 again Fix it to the shower base 2 again.
  • the click mechanism 11 is adapted to the dissolved jet disk element 4 from the shower base body 2 in Fig. 1 move away or eject out of the receiving space 22.
  • the click mechanism 11 comprises for each jet disk element 4 three rigid latching projections 24 which are arranged on the rear side 23 of the corresponding jet disk element 4, and three corresponding flexible Rastarmpaare 25, the at the Bottom 14 of the shower base 2 are arranged.
  • the flexible Rastarmpaare 25 engage with locking lugs 26 in latching spaces 27 on the rigid latching projections 24 a.
  • the click mechanism 11 forms a positive connection between the shower base body 2 and the corresponding jet disk element 4.
  • the shower base body 2 has a fuse 13.
  • the fuse 13 comprises the outer ring 20, which circumferentially surrounds the attached or mounted jet disk elements 4 and thus defines in the radial direction of the jet disk surface axis 12 away.
  • the fuse 13 comprises the inner body 21, which determines the attached jet disk elements 4 in the radial direction to the jet disk surface axis 12 out.
  • the click mechanism 11 secures the fixed jet disk elements 4 in the radial direction and the direction of rotation about the jet disk surface axis 12.
  • the fluid supply lines 7 are arranged on the underside 14 of the shower base body 2. From there they lead to the backs 23 fastened jet disk elements 4 and open into them. The fluid feeds 7 also secure the respectively associated jet disk element 4 perpendicular to the jet disk surface axis 12.
  • the shower base body 2 has a separate shut-off valve 8 for each fluid feed 7. Each shut-off valve 8 is designed adjustable between a release position for the associated fluid supply 7 at the shower base body 2 fixed jet disk element 4 and a shut-off position for the fluid supply 7 dissolved at the shower base body 2 jet disk element 4. When one of the shut-off valves 8 is moved into its release position, it releases a fluid flow through the fluid supply 7 to the assigned jet disk element 4 in use.
  • shut-off valve 8 When the shut-off valve 8 is adjusted to its shut-off position, it blocks this fluid flow through the fluid supply 7 to the associated jet disk element 4 from.
  • the shut-off valves 8 make it possible for the shower head 1 with the remaining jet disk elements 4 attached to the shower base body 2 to continue to be used as intended if one of the several jet disk elements 4 is detached from the shower base body 2 and is cleaned, for example.
  • the showerhead 1 between each of the plurality of shut-off valves 8 and the associated jet disk element 4 comprises a mechanical coupling 9, which is designed for adjusting the shut-off valve 8 by the jet disk element 4.
  • the mechanical couplings 9 are arranged between or on the underside 14 of the shower base body 2 and the rear sides 23 of the jet disk elements 4.
  • each of the mechanical couplings 9 comprises a coupling pin 28, which is arranged on the rear side 23 of the corresponding jet disk element 4 and protrudes therefrom in the attachment direction 10.
  • the associated shut-off valve 8 comprises a valve closing body 29, which is adjustable between a release position and a shut-off position along the mounting direction 10.
  • the valve closing body 29 is subjected to force against the mounting direction 10 at least when the shower head 1 is in its shut-off position.
  • the coupling pin 28 pushes or holds the valve closing body 29 in the release position.
  • the jet disk elements 4 are designed as hollow bodies 15 with a fluid chamber 16, as in FIG Fig. 4 to recognize.
  • the fluid chamber 16 is in fluid communication with the associated fluid supply 7 when the jet disk element 4 is attached or attached to the shower base body 2 and, on the other hand, is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet 17 in the partial jet disk surface 5.
  • the hollow body 15 is fluid-tight.
  • the spray head 1 comprises a seal for each fluid feed 7 or each jet disk element 4 so that, in use, no fluid can flow outward from the fluid feed 7 on the associated jet disk element 4, but only through the hollow body 15.
  • the hollow body 15 has a fluid input portion 30 on the back surface 23, as in FIGS Fig. 2 to 4 to recognize.
  • the associated fluid supply 7 opens into the fluid input portion 30.
  • the fluid input portion 30 is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber 16.
  • a flow deflection contour or surface 31 is disposed at the downstream end of the fluid input portion 30, .
  • the flow deflection contour 31 is designed to divert the fluid flow from the fluid supply 7 into the fluid chamber 16, in particular by at least 90 °.
  • Fig. 5 to 7 and FIG. 8 each show a further showerhead 1 'according to the invention, wherein not only identical but also functionally equivalent elements are provided with the same reference numerals for ease of understanding as in the above-described embodiment, to the description of which reference can be made.
  • the jet disk assembly 3 of the embodiment of Fig. 1 to 4 includes the embodiment of the Fig. 5 to 7 a jet disk assembly 3 'with seven jet disk elements 4a'.
  • a total jet disk surface 6 ' is planar, which is formed from partial jet disk surfaces 5a', 5b 'of the jet disk elements 4a', 4b 'which can be individually detachably fastened to the shower base body 2'.
  • the jet disk assembly 3 comprises five similar jet disk elements 4a' and two of these different jet disk elements 4b '.
  • the fluid outlets 17a 'of the jet disk elements 4a' differ from the fluid outlets 17b 'of the jet disk elements 4b' in number, arrangement and / or size of water outlet openings and are designed to provide different fluid jet types.
  • any other combinations of jet disk elements may be associated with each Beam type can be used to form the total jet disk surface.
  • the jet disk assembly comprises four, five, six, eight, nine or at least ten jet disk elements and / or the total jet disk surface is concave inwardly.
  • the jet disk elements each have a Kreissektoren-, Kreisausschnitt- or circular segment shape and the total jet disk surface has a circular shape.
  • at least one, in particular each, of the jet disk elements may have a different shape.
  • each of the jet disk elements has a rectangular shape.
  • the jet disk elements may be arranged adjacent to each other and the total jet disk surface may have a rectangular shape.
  • the jet disk elements are arranged directly next to one another.
  • the jet disk elements may be spaced apart by a few centimeters, e.g. 1 cm to 2 cm.
  • the shower base body has a circular cylindrical shape.
  • the shower base can have a different shape, which in particular can correspond to the shape of the jet disk structure or the total jet disk surface.
  • the attachment direction runs parallel to the jet disk surface axis.
  • the mounting direction may be non-parallel to the jet disk surface axis, in particular perpendicular.
  • the shower base body and the jet disk elements can be modified.
  • the click mechanism can be arranged elsewhere.
  • latching extensions can be arranged on the shower base body and flexible Rastarmpaare to the jet disk elements.
  • the fluid supply lines can be arranged elsewhere, in particular on the outer ring and / or on the inner body.
  • the respective shower head has the mechanical couplings.
  • the shower head may have a different type of coupling, for example a magnetic coupling, which is designed for adjusting the shut-off valve by the jet disk element.
  • a different type of coupling for example a magnetic coupling, which is designed for adjusting the shut-off valve by the jet disk element.
  • the shut-off valve can be assigned a user-operable control element for adjusting the shut-off valve.
  • the jet disk elements are each formed as a hollow body.
  • at least one of the plurality of jet disk elements may be formed as an open plate.
  • the invention provides an advantageous shower head, which improves the state of the art and in particular allows easy release or replacement of individual jet disk elements of the shower base, the shower head can continue to be used as intended.

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1. Brausekopf. 2.1. Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen Brausekopf mit einem Brausegrundkörper (2) und einem am Brausegrundkörper angeordneten Strahlscheibenaufbau (3). 2.2. Bei dem Brausekopf gemäß der beanspruchten Erfindung umfasst der Strahlscheibenaufbau (3) mehrere Strahlscheibenelemente (4). Die Strahlscheibenelemente sind einzeln am Brausegrundkörper (2) lösbar befestigbar und bilden jeweils eine Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche (5) einer Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche. Des Weiteren weist der Brausegrundkörper für jedes der Strahlscheibenelemente eine eigene Fluidzuführung (7) auf. 2.3. Verwendung z.B. als Duschbrausekopf, insbesondere für eine Kopf-, Hand- und/oder Seitenbrause, zur Bereitstellung eines Wasserstrahls.1. shower head. 2.1. The invention relates to a shower head with a shower base (2) and arranged on the shower base body jet disk assembly (3). 2.2. In the showerhead according to the claimed invention, the jet disk assembly (3) comprises a plurality of jet disk elements (4). The jet disk elements are individually detachably attachable to the shower base body (2) and each form a partial jet disk surface (5) of a total jet disk surface. Furthermore, the shower base body for each of the jet disk elements on its own fluid supply (7). 2.3. Use e.g. as a shower head, in particular for a head, hand and / or side shower, to provide a water jet.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen Brausekopf, insbesondere fßr eine Sanitärbrause, mit einem BrausegrundkÜrper und einem am BrausegrundkÜrper angeordneten Strahlscheibenaufbau.The invention relates to a shower head, in particular for a sanitary shower, with a shower base body and arranged on the shower base body jet disk structure.

Bei dem Brausekopf kann es sich z.B. um einen Duschbrausekopf, insbesondere fĂźr eine Kopf-, Hand- und/oder Seitenbrause, zur Bereitstellung eines Duschstrahls handeln.The shower head may be e.g. to act a shower head, especially for a head, hand and / or body spray, to provide a shower jet.

Aus der Offenlegungsschrift DE 10 2013 224 051 A1 ist eine Brausebaugruppe mit einem Brausekopfgehäuse und einer Verteilerplatte in dem Brausekopfgehäuse bekannt, an der wahlweise eine von mehreren unterschiedlichen Strahlscheiben montiert werden kann.From the publication DE 10 2013 224 051 A1 is a shower assembly with a showerhead housing and a distributor plate in the showerhead housing known, to which either one of several different jet discs can be mounted.

Der Erfindung liegt als technisches Problem die Bereitstellung eines Brausekopfs der eingangs genannten Art zugrunde, welcher den Stand der Technik verbessert und insbesondere eine große Funktionalität bei leichter Bedienbarkeit ermöglicht.The invention is based on the technical problem of providing a shower head of the type mentioned, which improves the state of the art and in particular allows a large functionality with ease of use.

Die Erfindung lĂśst dieses Problem durch die Bereitstellung eines Brausekopfs mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.The invention solves this problem by providing a shower head with the features of claim 1.

Bei dem Brausekopf gemäß der Erfindung umfasst der Strahlscheibenaufbau mehrere Strahlscheibenelemente. Die Strahlscheibenelemente sind einzeln am Brausegrundkörper lösbar befestigbar. Darunter ist zu verstehen, dass der Brausegrundkörper und die Strahlscheibenelemente dafür eingerichtet und bestimmt sind, die Strahlscheibenelemente im normalen Gebrauch wiederholt und zerstörungsfrei am Brausegrundkörper anbringen zu können. Des Weiteren bilden die Strahlscheibenelemente jeweils eine Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche einer Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche. Die Teil-Strahlscheibenflächen können auch als Teil-Strahlaustrittsflächen und die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche kann auch als Gesamt-Strahlaustrittsfläche bezeichnet werden. Des Weiteren weist der Brausegrundkörper für jedes der Strahlscheibenelemente eine eigene Fluidzuführung auf.In the shower head according to the invention, the jet disk structure comprises a plurality of jet disk elements. The jet disk elements are individually releasably attachable to the shower base body. By this is meant that the shower base and the jet disk elements are set up and intended to be able to attach the jet disk elements in normal use repeatedly and non-destructively on the shower base. Furthermore, the jet disk elements each form a partial jet disk surface of a total jet disk surface. The partial jet disk surfaces can also be referred to as partial jet exit surfaces, and the total jet disk surface can also be referred to as the total jet exit surface. Furthermore, the shower base body has its own fluid supply for each of the jet disk elements.

Der Brausekopf erlaubt ein Lösen oder einen Austausch des jeweiligen Strahlscheiben- elements einzeln z.B. zur Reinigung bei Verkalkung bzw. Verschmutzung, während das oder die übrigen Strahlscheibenelemente am Brausegrundkörper befestigt bleiben und bei Benutzung weiter mit Fluid mittels ihrer jeweils zugeordneten Fluidzuführung versorgt werden können. Das entfernte Strahlscheibenelement kann somit ohne Demontage des Strahlscheibenaufbaus gereinigt oder entkalkt werden. Außerdem ermöglicht die Erfindung bei Bedarf einen flexiblen Einsatz von Strahlscheibenelementen unterschiedlicher Strahlarten, um in variabler Weise entsprechend unterschiedliche Strahlcharakteristika der Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche zu erzielen.The shower head allows detachment or replacement of the respective jet disk element individually, e.g. for cleaning with calcification or contamination, while the remaining jet disk elements or remain attached to the shower base body and can be supplied in use further with fluid by means of their respective associated fluid supply. The removed jet disk element can thus be cleaned or decalcified without dismantling the jet disk assembly. In addition, the invention allows flexible use of jet disk elements of different types of jet, if required, in order to variably achieve correspondingly different beam characteristics of the overall jet disk surface.

Jede der mehreren Fluidzufßhrungen kann eine Fluidverbindung unmittelbar oder mittelbar, insbesondere mittels eines oder mehrerer Fluidkanäle, von einem Fluideinlass des BrausegrundkÜrpers zu einem Fluidauslass des zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelements bei Befestigung am BrausegrundkÜrper schaffen.Each of the plurality of fluid feeds can create a fluid connection directly or indirectly, in particular by means of one or more fluid channels, from a fluid inlet of the shower base to a fluid outlet of the associated jet disk element when attached to the shower base.

Weiterhin kann die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche mindestens abschnittsweise eben sein. Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche mindestens abschnittsweise konvex oder konkav gewÜlbt sein. Insbesondere kann die GesamtStrahlscheibenfläche derart ausgebildet sein, dass Einzel-Fluidstrahlen von den mehreren Teil-Strahlscheibenflächen in etwa in gleicher Richtung nebeneinander aus dem Brausekopf austreten und einen einheitlichen Gesamt-Fluidstrahl bilden.Furthermore, the total jet disk surface can be flat at least in sections. Alternatively or additionally, the total jet disk surface may be convex or concave at least in sections. In particular, the entire jet disk surface can be designed such that individual fluid jets emerge from the plurality of partial jet disk surfaces in approximately the same direction side by side from the shower head and form a uniform overall fluid jet.

Je nach Bedarf kÜnnen z.B. zwei, drei oder mehr Strahlscheibenelemente vorgesehen sein, insbesondere auch sieben oder noch mehr. Des Weiteren kann mindestens eines, insbesondere jedes, der Strahlscheibenelemente eine Kreissektoren-, Kreisausschnittoder Kreissegmentform aufweisen. Mehrere solche Strahlscheibenelemente kÜnnen dann zueinander benachbart um eine durch die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche definierte Strahlscheibenflächenachse herum nebeneinander angeordnet sein und die GesamtStrahlscheibenfläche kann eine Kreisform aufweisen. Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann mindestens eines, insbesondere jedes, der Strahlscheibenelemente eine Rechteckform aufweisen. Mehrere solche Strahlscheibenelemente kÜnnen dann zueinander benachbart angeordnet sein und die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche kann eine Rechteckform aufweisen. Benachbart bzw. nebeneinander bedeutet, dass die Strahlscheibenelemente lßckenlos angeordnet sind oder ein Abstand zwischen zwei Strahlscheibenelementen kleiner als ein vorgegebener Wert ist, z.B. kleiner als 0,5 cm oder kleiner als 0,1 cm.Depending on requirements, for example, two, three or more jet disk elements can be provided, in particular also seven or even more. Furthermore, at least one, in particular each, of the jet disk elements can have a circle sector, circle segment or circle segment shape. Several such jet disk elements may then be juxtaposed adjacent each other about a jet disk surface axis defined by the overall jet disk surface, and the overall jet disk surface may have a circular shape. Alternatively or additionally, at least one, in particular each, of the jet disk elements may have a rectangular shape. Several such jet disk elements can then be arranged adjacent to each other and the total jet disk surface can have a rectangular shape. Adjacent or side by side means that the jet disk elements are arranged gapless or a distance between two jet disk elements is smaller than a predetermined value, for example, less than 0.5 cm or less than 0.1 cm.

In einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung weist der Brausegrundkörper für mindestens eine der Fluidzuführungen ein eigenes Absperrventil auf, insbesondere für jede der Fluidzuführungen ein eigenes Absperrventil. Das Absperrventil ist zwischen einer Freigabestellung, d.h. Offenstellung, für die zugeordnete Fluidzuführung bei am Brausegrundkörper befestigtem Strahlscheibenelement und einer Absperrstellung, d.h. Schließstellung, für die Fluidzuführung bei vom Brausegrundkörper gelöstem Strahlscheibenelement verstellbar ausgebildet. Bei in seine Freigabestellung verstelltem Absperrventil kann bei Benutzung Fluid durch die Fluidzuführung hindurchfließen oder aus ihr ausmünden. Bei in seine Absperrstellung verstelltem Absperrventil kann kein Fluid durch die Fluidzuführung hindurchfließen. Das Absperrventil ermöglicht bei vom Brausegrundkörper gelöstem Strahlscheibenelement eine weitere bestimmungsgemäße Benutzung des Brausekopfs mit den übrigen am Brausegrundkörper befestigten Strahlscheibenelementen, z.B. während das gelöste Strahlscheibenelement gereinigt wird.In a development of the invention, the shower base body has its own shut-off valve for at least one of the fluid feeds, in particular a separate shut-off valve for each of the fluid feeds. The shut-off valve is between a release position, i. Open position, for the associated fluid supply at fixed to the shower base body jet disk element and a shut-off position, i. Closed position, designed to be adjustable for the fluid supply in dissolved from the shower base body jet disk element. When adjusted in its release position shut-off valve fluid can flow through the fluid supply in use or out of it. When the shut-off valve is adjusted to its shut-off position, no fluid can flow through the fluid feed. When the jet disk element is detached from the shower base body, the shut-off valve permits a further intended use of the shower head with the remaining jet disk elements fastened to the shower base body, e.g. while the dissolved jet disk element is being cleaned.

Vorteilhafterweise kann das Absperrventil ein Bedienelement fßr den Benutzer zur Verstellung des Absperrventils aufweisen. Als Alternative zu einem Bedienelement kann das Absperrventil zur selbsttätigen Verstellung in seine Freigabestellung durch das Befestigen oder Anbringen des zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelements am BrausegrundkÜrper und zur selbsttätigen Verstellung in seine Absperrstellung durch LÜsen des Strahlscheibenelements vom BrausegrundkÜrper ausgebildet sein. Somit kann alleine ein Befestigen oder LÜsen des Strahlscheibenelements zum Verstellen des Absperrventils ausreichen, was eine intuitive und einfache Bedienung des Brausekopfs erlaubt. Insbesondere umfasst der Brausekopf in einer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung eine mechanische Kopplung zwischen dem Absperrventil und dem zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement, wobei die mechanische Kopplung zur Verstellung des Absperrventils durch das Strahlscheibenelement ausgebildet ist.Advantageously, the shut-off valve may have an operating element for the user for adjusting the shut-off valve. As an alternative to an operating element, the shut-off valve can be designed for automatic adjustment into its release position by attaching or attaching the associated jet disk element to the shower base body and for automatic adjustment into its shut-off position by releasing the jet disk element from the shower base body. Thus, fixing or detaching the jet disk element alone can be sufficient for adjusting the shut-off valve, which allows intuitive and simple operation of the shower head. In particular, the shower head in one embodiment of the invention comprises a mechanical coupling between the shut-off valve and the associated jet disk element, wherein the mechanical coupling for adjusting the shut-off valve is formed by the jet disk element.

In einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung umfasst der Brausekopf eine, insbesondere selbstverriegelnde, Klickmechanik. Diese dient zur lÜsbaren Befestigung mindestens eines, insbesondere jedes, der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente am BrausegrundkÜrper und ist in einer Anbringrichtung des Strahlscheibenelements druckbetätigbar ausgebildet. Die Anbringrichtung ist die Richtung, in welcher das Strahlscheibenelement gegenßber dem BrausegrundkÜrper hauptsächlich bei Befestigung oder Anbringung an diesem bewegt wird. Die Klickmechanik erlaubt, das Strahlscheibenelement alleine durch Drßcken in Anbringrichtung und Loslassen am BrausegrundkÜrper zu befestigen und durch nochmaliges Drßcken und Loslassen des Strahlscheibenelements die Befestigung vom BrausegrundkÜrper zu lÜsen. Die Klickmechanik kann zusätzlich dazu ausgebildet sein, das gelÜste Strahlscheibenelement vom BrausekÜrper wegzubewegen oder auszuwerfen. Somit ist ein werkzeugfreies Befestigen und LÜsen des Strahlscheibenelements am und vom BrausegrundkÜrper mÜglich. Insbesondere kann die Klickmechanik eine formschlßssige Verbindung zwischen dem BrausegrundkÜrper und dem Strahlscheibenelement bei Befestigung bilden. Die Klickmechanik kann einer Mechanik zur Befestigung einer SD-Karte in einem SD-Karten-Slot, wie z.B. einer Digitalkamera, entsprechen.In a development of the invention, the shower head comprises a, in particular self-locking, click mechanism. This is used for releasably securing at least one, in particular each, of the plurality of jet disk elements on the shower base body and is designed to be pressure-actuated in an attachment direction of the jet disk element. The mounting direction is the direction in which the jet disk element is moved relative to the shower base body mainly during attachment or attachment thereto. The click mechanism allows to fix the jet disk element alone by pressing in the mounting direction and releasing the shower base and to release the attachment of the shower base by pressing and releasing the jet disk element again. The click mechanism may additionally be designed to move or eject the dissolved jet disk element from the shower body. Thus, a tool-free fastening and releasing the jet disk element on and from the shower base is possible. In particular, the click mechanism form a positive connection between the shower base and the jet disk element when mounted. The click mechanism may correspond to a mechanism for mounting an SD card in an SD card slot, such as a digital camera.

In einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung verläuft die Anbringrichtung mindestens eines, insbesondere jedes, der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente parallel zu einer Strahlscheibenflächenachse. Die Strahlscheibenflächenachse kann senkrecht zur GesamtStrahlscheibenfläche verlaufen. Somit kann das Strahlscheibenelement bei Befestigung mit einer der Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche gegenüberliegenden Rückseite an eine Unterseite des Brausegrundkörpers hinbewegt werden. Insbesondere kann die Unterseite des Brausegrundkörpers eine Anschlagsbegrenzung für das Hinbewegen des Strahlscheibenelemenents an den Brausegrundkörper bilden. Zusätzlich oder alternativ kann die in Anbringrichtung druckbetätigbare Klickmechanik, soweit vorhanden, an der Rückseite des Strahlscheibenelements und/oder der Unterseite des Brausegrundkörpers angeordnet sein. Weiter zusätzlich oder alternativ kann die mechanische Kopplung zwischen dem Absperrventil und dem zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement, soweit vorhanden, an der Unterseite des Brausegrundkörpers und/oder der Rückseite des Strahlscheibenelements angeordnet sein. Bei einem anschließenden Lösen kann dann das Strahlscheibenelement einfach nach unten vom Brausegrundkörper wegbewegt oder entnommen werden.In a development of the invention, the attachment direction extends at least one, in particular each, of the plurality of jet disk elements parallel to a jet disk surface axis. The jet disk surface axis may be perpendicular to the overall jet disk surface. Thus, the beam disk element can be moved to an underside of the shower base body when mounted with a rear side opposite the partial jet disk surface. In particular, the bottom of the shower base can form a stop limit for moving the Strahlscheibenelemenents to the shower base. Additionally or alternatively, in the mounting direction pressure-actuable click mechanism, if present, be arranged on the back of the jet disk element and / or the bottom of the shower base. Additionally or alternatively, the mechanical coupling between the shut-off valve and the associated jet disk element, if present, can be arranged on the underside of the shower base body and / or the rear side of the jet disk element. In a subsequent loosening the jet disk element can then be moved away or removed simply down from the shower base.

In einer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung weist der Brausegrundkörper eine Sicherung zur Festlegung des jeweiligen Strahlscheibenelements am Brausegrundkörper senkrecht zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse auf, insbesondere in radialer Richtung. Somit ist das Strahlscheibenelement nicht nur in oder entgegen der Anbringrichtung festgelegt, sondern auch senkrecht dazu. Dazu kann die Sicherung beispielsweise ein gesondertes Element in Form von einem Außenring umfassen, welcher das Strahlscheibenelement in radialer Richtung von der Strahlscheibenflächenachse weg festlegt. Zusätzlich oder alternativ kann die Sicherung ein gesondertes Element in Form von einem Innenkörper umfassen, welcher das Strahlscheibenelement in radialer Richtung zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse hin festlegt.In one embodiment of the invention, the shower base body on a backup for fixing the respective jet disk element on the shower base body perpendicular to the jet disk surface axis, in particular in the radial direction. Thus, the jet disk element is not only fixed in or against the mounting direction, but also perpendicular to it. For this purpose, the fuse may for example comprise a separate element in the form of an outer ring which defines the jet disk element in the radial direction away from the jet disk surface axis. Additionally or alternatively, the fuse may comprise a separate element in the form of an inner body which defines the jet disk element in the radial direction to the jet disk surface axis.

In einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist mindestens eine, insbesondere jede, der mehreren Fluidzufßhrungen an der Unterseite des BrausegrundkÜrpers angeordnet. Die Fluidzufßhrung kann vorteilhafterweise bei am BrausegrundkÜrper befestigtem Strahlscheibenelement an der der Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche gegenßberliegenden Rßckseite in dieses mßnden. Diese Anordnung erlaubt einen besonders einfachen Aufbau des BrausegrundkÜrpers.In one development of the invention, at least one, in particular each, of the plurality of fluid supply lines is arranged on the underside of the shower base body. The fluid supply can advantageously open at the back of the shower base body mounted jet disk element at the opposite side of the partial jet disk surface in this. This arrangement allows a particularly simple construction of the shower base.

In einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist mindestens eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente als Hohlkörper mit einer Fluidkammer ausgebildet. Die Fluidkammer steht einerseits mit der zugeordneten Fluidzuführung bei am Brausegrundkörper befestigtem oder angebrachtem Strahlscheibenelement in Fluidverbindung und steht andererseits mit einem Fluidauslass in der Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche in Fluidverbindung. Im Übrigen kann der Hohlkörper fluiddicht sein. Zur Abdichtung des Strahlscheibenelements und/oder des Brausegrundkörpers kann eine an der Fluidzuführung angeordnete, relativ kleine Dichtung, wie z.B. ein relativ kleiner Dichtring, ausreichen, so dass kein Fluid von der Fluidzuführung am zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement vorbei nach außen leckt.In one development of the invention, at least one of the plurality of jet disk elements is designed as a hollow body with a fluid chamber. On the one hand, the fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the associated fluid supply with the jet disk element fastened or attached to the shower base body and, on the other hand, is in fluid communication with a fluid outlet in the partial jet disk surface. Incidentally, the hollow body may be fluid-tight. For sealing the jet disk element and / or the shower base body, a relatively small gasket arranged at the fluid supply, such as e.g. a relatively small sealing ring, sufficient so that no fluid leaks from the fluid supply to the associated jet disk element to the outside.

In einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung unterscheiden sich mindestens zwei der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente voneinander in einer Anzahl, einer Anordnung, einer Form und/oder einer Größe bzw. einem Durchmesser von Fluidauslässen in den jeweiligen Teil-Strahlscheibenflächen und sind zur Bereitstellung unterschiedlicher Fluidstrahlarten ausgebildet. Die Fluidstrahlarten können beispielsweise einen Hartstrahl bzw. Massagestrahl, einen Schwall-Strahl und/oder einen Normal-Strahl umfassen. Der Benutzer kann durch Auswahl aus den unterschiedlichen Strahlscheibenelementen und Befestigung dieser am Brausegrundkörper seinen Wünschen oder Bedürfnissen entsprechend unterschiedliche Strahlaustrittsbilder oder Strahlaustrittscharakteristika eines Fluidstrahls realisieren.In one development of the invention, at least two of the plurality of jet disk elements differ from one another in a number, an arrangement, a shape and / or a size or a diameter of fluid outlets in the respective partial jet disk surfaces and are designed to provide different types of fluid jet. The fluid jet types may include, for example, a hard jet or massage jet, a wave stream and / or a normal jet. By selecting from the different jet disk elements and attaching them to the shower base body, the user can realize different beam exit images or jet exit characteristics of a fluid jet according to his wishes or needs.

Vorteilhafte AusfĂźhrungsformen der Erfindung sind in den Zeichnungen dargestellt und werden nachfolgend beschrieben. Hierbei zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Perspektivansicht eines Brausekopfs mit einem BrausegrundkĂśrper und mehreren an diesem befestigten Strahlscheibenelementen,
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eine Perspektivansicht eines vom BrausegrundkĂśrper gelĂśsten Strahlscheibenelements des Brausekopfs der Fig. 1,
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eine Draufsicht auf eine RĂźckseite des Strahlscheibenelements der Fig. 2,
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eine Schnittansicht des Strahlscheibenelements der Fig. 2 längs einer Schnittlinie IV-IV in Fig. 3,
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eine Perspektivansicht einer alternativen AusfĂźhrung eines Brausekopfs mit einem BrausegrundkĂśrper und mehreren Strahlscheibenelementen,
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eine Perspektivansicht des Brausekopfs der Fig. 5 mit einem der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente beim LĂśsen vom BrausegrundkĂśrper,
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eine Perspektivansicht des Brausekopfs der Fig. 5 ohne das gelĂśste Strahlscheibenelement der Fig. 6 und
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eine Perspektivansicht des Brausekopfs der Fig. 5 in einer Variante mit unterschiedlichen Strahlscheibenelementen.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described below. Hereby show:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of a shower head with a shower base and a plurality of attached thereto jet disk elements,
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a perspective view of a dissolved from the shower base body jet disk element of the shower head of Fig. 1 .
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a plan view of a back of the jet disk element of Fig. 2 .
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a sectional view of the jet disk element of Fig. 2 along a section line IV-IV in Fig. 3 .
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a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a shower head with a shower base and a plurality of jet disk elements,
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a perspective view of the shower head of the Fig. 5 with one of the several jet disk elements when releasing from the shower base,
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a perspective view of the shower head of the Fig. 5 without the dissolved jet disk element of Fig. 6 and
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a perspective view of the shower head of the Fig. 5 in a variant with different jet disk elements.

Ein in Fig. 1 gezeigter Brausekopf 1 fßr eine Sanitärbrause umfasst einen BrausegrundkÜrper 2 und einen am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 angeordneten Strahlscheibenaufbau 3. Der Strahlscheibenaufbau 3 selbst umfasst mehrere voneinander getrennte Strahlscheibenelemente 4, in der vorliegenden Ausfßhrungsform drei, wobei in Fig. 1 zwei Strahlscheibenelemente 4 und in Fig. 2 ein weiteres Strahlscheibenelement 4 gezeigt sind. Die Strahlscheibenelemente 4 sind einzeln am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 zerstÜrungsfrei lÜsbar befestigbar. In Fig. 1 sind die beiden Strahlscheibenelemente 4 am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 befestigt und in Fig. 2 ist das Strahlscheibenelement 4 vom BrausegrundkÜrper 2 gelÜst. Wenn alle drei Strahlscheibenelemente 4 des Strahlscheibenaufbaus 3 am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 befestigt sind, bilden die Strahlscheibenelemente 4 jeweils eine Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche 5 einer Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche, wie sie sich aus Fig. 1 durch die entsprechende Vervollständigung ableitet. Des Weiteren weist der BrausegrundkÜrper 2 fßr jedes der Strahlscheibenelemente 4 eine eigene Fluidzufßhrung 7 auf, wobei in Fig. 1 die Fluidzufßhrung 7 fßr das vom BrausegrundkÜrper 2 gelÜste, in Fig. 2 gezeigte Strahlscheibenelement 4 zu erkennen ist.An in Fig. 1 shown shower head 1 for a sanitary shower comprises a shower base body 2 and arranged on the shower base body 2 jet disk assembly 3. The jet disk assembly 3 itself comprises a plurality of separate jet disk elements 4, in the present embodiment three, wherein Fig. 1 two jet disk elements 4 and in Fig. 2 another jet disk element 4 are shown. The jet disk elements 4 are individually non-destructively releasably attachable to the shower base body 2. In Fig. 1 the two jet disk elements 4 are attached to the shower base 2 and in Fig. 2 is the jet disk element 4 detached from the shower base body 2. If all three jet disk elements 4 of the jet disk assembly 3 are fixed to the shower base body 2, the jet disk elements 4 each form a part-jet disk surface 5 of a total jet disk surface, as they are made Fig. 1 derived by the appropriate completion. Furthermore, the shower base body 2 for each of the jet disk elements 4 has its own fluid supply 7, wherein in Fig. 1 the fluid supply 7 for the dissolved from the shower base 2, in Fig. 2 shown jet disk element 4 can be seen.

Der Brausegrundkörper 2 weist einen üblichen, nicht gezeigten Fluideinlass in den Brausekopf 1 auf. Des Weiteren umfasst jedes der Strahlscheibenelemente 4 einen Fluidauslass 17 in Form von mehreren Wasseraustrittsöffnungen aus dem Brausekopf 1 in seiner Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche 5. Jede Fluidzuführung 7 schafft eine Fluidverbindung vom Fluideinlass zum Fluidauslass 17 des zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelements 4 bei Befestigung des Strahlscheibenelements 4 am Brausegrundkörper 2. Außerdem sind die Strahlscheibenelemente 4 voneinander fluidgetrennt, d.h. dass keines der Strahlscheibenelemente 4 eine direkte Fluidverbindung mit den anderen Strahlscheibenelementen 4 aufweist.The shower base 2 has a conventional, not shown, fluid inlet in the shower head 1. Furthermore, each of the jet disk elements 4 comprises a fluid outlet 17 in the form of several water outlet openings from the shower head 1 in its partial jet disk surface 5. Each fluid supply 7 creates a fluid connection from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet 17 of the associated jet disk element 4 when the jet disk element 4 is fastened to the shower base body 2. In addition, the jet disk elements 4 are fluidly separated from each other, ie that none of the jet disk elements 4 has a direct fluid connection with the other jet disk elements 4.

Die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche des Brausekopfes 1 ist nach außen konvex gewölbt, d.h. in den Fig. 1 und 4 nach unten. Des Weiteren ist die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche im gezeigten Beispiel von kreisrunder Form und ist derart ausgebildet, dass EinzelFluidstrahlen von den mehreren Teil-Strahlscheibenflächen 5 bei Benutzung in etwa in gleicher Richtung nebeneinander aus dem Brausekopf 1 austreten und einen einheitlichen, homogenen Gesamt-Fluidstrahl bilden. Im Detail weist jedes der Strahlscheibenelemente 4 eine Kreissektoren-, Kreisausschnitt- oder Kreissegmentform auf. Die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche definiert eine Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12, welche senkrecht zur Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche verläuft. Die Strahlscheibenelemente 4 sind zueinander benachbart um die Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12 herum angeordnet. Jeweils zwischen zwei benachbarten Strahlscheibenelementen 4 ist kein Spalt oder höchstens ein kleiner Spalt, dessen Breite kleiner als 0,5 cm, vorzugsweise kleiner als 0,1 cm, und größer als eine Fertigungstoleranz der Komponenten des Brausekopfs 1 ist.The total jet disk surface of the shower head 1 is convexly convex towards the outside, ie in the Fig. 1 and 4 downward. Further, in the example shown, the total jet disk area is of circular shape and is configured such that single fluid jets from the plurality of partial jet disk surfaces 5 will co-exit the shower head 1 in approximately the same direction in use and form a unitary, homogeneous overall fluid jet. In detail, each of the jet disk elements 4 has a Kreissektoren-, Kreisausschnitt- or circular segment shape. The overall jet disk surface defines a jet disk surface axis 12 that is perpendicular to the overall jet disk surface. The jet disk elements 4 are arranged adjacent to each other around the jet disk surface axis 12. In each case between two adjacent jet disk elements 4 is no gap or at most a small gap whose width is smaller than 0.5 cm, preferably smaller than 0.1 cm, and greater than a manufacturing tolerance of the components of the shower head 1.

Der Brausegrundkörper 2 weist eine kreisrunde Zylinderform mit einem zylinderförmigen Innenkörper 21 und mit einem Fortsatz der Mantelfläche in Form eines Außenrings 20 auf. Dadurch bildet der Brausekopf 1 einen zylinderförmigen oder ringförmigen Aufnahmeraum 22 für den Strahlscheibenaufbau 3, d.h. für dessen Strahlscheibenelemente 4. Wenn alle Strahlscheibenelemente 4 am Brausegrundkörper 2 befestigt sind, bilden die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche, der Außenring 20 und der Innenkörper 21 eine bündige, stufenlose Oberfläche.The shower base 2 has a circular cylindrical shape with a cylindrical inner body 21 and with an extension of the lateral surface in the form of an outer ring 20. As a result, the shower head 1 forms a cylindrical or annular receiving space 22 for the jet disk assembly 3, ie for its jet disk elements 4. When all the jet disk elements 4 are fixed to the shower base 2, the total jet disk surface, the outer ring 20 and the inner body 21 form a flush, stepless surface.

Eine Anbringrichtung 10 der Strahlscheibenelemente 4 verläuft parallel zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12, in Fig. 1 von unten nach oben. Bei der Befestigung eines der Strahlscheibenelemente 4 wird dieses mit einer der Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche 5 gegenüberliegenden Rückseite 23 an eine in Fig. 1 untere Stirnseite oder Unterseite 14 des Brausegrundkörpers 2 voran in den Aufnahmeraum 22 hineinbewegt. Dabei bildet die Unterseite 14 eine Anschlagsbegrenzung für das Hineinbewegen des Strahlscheibenelements 4 in den Aufnahmeraum 22. Wenn das Strahlscheibenelement 4 angebracht ist, liegt es mit seiner Rückseite 23 an der Unterseite 14 des Brausegrundkörpers 2 an. Bei einem anschließenden Lösen des Strahlscheibenelements 4 wird dieses in Fig. 1 nach unten vom Brausegrundkörper 2 wegbewegt und aus dem Aufnahmeraum 22 entnommen.An attachment direction 10 of the jet disk elements 4 extends parallel to the jet disk surface axis 12, in FIG Fig. 1 from the bottom up. When attaching one of the jet disk elements 4, this is connected to one of the part-jet disk surface 5 opposite back 23 to a in Fig. 1 lower end face or bottom 14 of the shower base body 2 is moved ahead in the receiving space 22. In this case, the bottom 14 forms a limit stop for the movement of the jet disk element 4 into the receiving space 22. When the jet disk element 4 is attached, it rests with its rear side 23 on the underside 14 of the shower base body 2. In a subsequent release of the jet disk element 4, this is in Fig. 1 moved down from the shower base body 2 and removed from the receiving space 22.

Weiterhin umfasst der Brausekopf 1 eine in Anbringrichtung 10 druckbetätigbare Klickmechanik 11, die zur lÜsbaren Befestigung jedes der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente 4 am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 ausgebildet ist. Die Klickmechanik 11 ist zwischen oder an der Unterseite 14 des BrausegrundkÜrpers 2 und der Rßckseite 23 des jeweiligen Strahlscheibenelements 4 angeordnet, wie in den Fig. 1 bis 4 zu erkennen. Die Klickmechanik 11 sichert die Strahlscheibenelemente 4 in der zur Anbringrichtung 10 entgegengesetzten Richtung gegen LÜsen vom BrausegrundkÜrper 2. Sie erlaubt, das jeweilige Strahlscheibenelement 4 alleine durch Drßcken in Anbringrichtung 10 und Loslassen am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 zu befestigen und durch nochmaliges Drßcken und Loslassen des Strahlscheibenelements 4 die Befestigung am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 wieder zu lÜsen. Zusätzlich ist die Klickmechanik 11 dazu ausgebildet, das gelÜste Strahlscheibenelement 4 vom BrausegrundkÜrper 2 in Fig. 1 nach unten wegzubewegen bzw. aus dem Aufnahmeraum 22 auszuwerfen.Furthermore, the shower head 1 comprises a pressure-actuated in the mounting direction 10 click mechanism 11, which is designed for releasably securing each of the plurality of jet disk elements 4 on the shower base body 2. The click mechanism 11 is disposed between or on the underside 14 of the shower base body 2 and the back 23 of the respective jet disk element 4, as in the Fig. 1 to 4 to recognize. The click mechanism 11 secures the jet disk elements 4 in the direction opposite to the attachment direction 10 against loosening of the shower base 2. It allows the respective jet disk element 4 alone by pressing in the mounting direction 10 and releasing the shower base 2 to fix and by pressing and releasing the jet disk element 4 again Fix it to the shower base 2 again. In addition, the click mechanism 11 is adapted to the dissolved jet disk element 4 from the shower base body 2 in Fig. 1 move away or eject out of the receiving space 22.

Im Detail umfasst die Klickmechanik 11 fßr jedes Strahlscheibenelement 4 drei starre Rastfortsätze 24, die an der Rßckseite 23 des entsprechenden Strahlscheibenelements 4 angeordnet sind, und drei korrespondierende flexible Rastarmpaare 25, die an der Unterseite 14 des BrausegrundkÜrpers 2 angeordnet sind. Bei Befestigung oder Anbringung eines jeweiligen Strahlscheibenelements 4 am BrausegrundkÜrper 2 greifen die flexiblen Rastarmpaare 25 mit Rastnasen 26 in Rasträume 27 an den starren Rastfortsätzen 24 ein. Somit bildet die Klickmechanik 11 eine formschlßssige Verbindung zwischen dem BrausegrundkÜrper 2 und dem entsprechenden Strahlscheibenelement 4. Bei einer erneuten Bewegung des Strahlscheibenelements 4 in Anbringrichtung 10 federn die flexiblen Rastarmpaare 25 von den starren Rastfortsätze 24 weg und die Rastnasen 26 bewegen sich aus den Rasträumen 27 heraus. Somit wird die formschlßssige Verbindung zwischen dem BrausegrundkÜrper 2 und dem entsprechenden Strahlscheibenelement 4 gelÜst.In detail, the click mechanism 11 comprises for each jet disk element 4 three rigid latching projections 24 which are arranged on the rear side 23 of the corresponding jet disk element 4, and three corresponding flexible Rastarmpaare 25, the at the Bottom 14 of the shower base 2 are arranged. When attaching or attaching a respective jet disk element 4 on the shower base 2, the flexible Rastarmpaare 25 engage with locking lugs 26 in latching spaces 27 on the rigid latching projections 24 a. Thus, the click mechanism 11 forms a positive connection between the shower base body 2 and the corresponding jet disk element 4. In a renewed movement of the jet disk element 4 in the mounting direction 10, the flexible Rastarmpaare 25 from the rigid latching projections 24 feathers away and the locking lugs 26 move out of the lock spaces 27 , Thus, the positive connection between the shower base 2 and the corresponding jet disk element 4 is released.

Zur Festlegung des jeweiligen Strahlscheibenelements 4 am Brausegrundkörper 2 senkrecht zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12, insbesondere in radialer Richtung, weist der Brausegrundkörper 2 eine Sicherung 13 auf. Im Detail umfasst die Sicherung 13 den Außenring 20, welcher die befestigten oder angebrachten Strahlscheibenelemente 4 umfangsseitig umgibt und somit in radialer Richtung von der Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12 weg festlegt. Weiterhin umfasst die Sicherung 13 den Innenkörper 21, welcher die angebrachten Strahlscheibenelemente 4 in radialer Richtung zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12 hin festlegt. Zusätzlich sichert die Klickmechanik 11 die befestigten Strahlscheibenelemente 4 in radialer Richtung und Drehrichtung um die Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12 herum.To fix the respective jet disk element 4 on the shower base body 2 perpendicular to the jet disk surface axis 12, in particular in the radial direction, the shower base body 2 has a fuse 13. In detail, the fuse 13 comprises the outer ring 20, which circumferentially surrounds the attached or mounted jet disk elements 4 and thus defines in the radial direction of the jet disk surface axis 12 away. Furthermore, the fuse 13 comprises the inner body 21, which determines the attached jet disk elements 4 in the radial direction to the jet disk surface axis 12 out. In addition, the click mechanism 11 secures the fixed jet disk elements 4 in the radial direction and the direction of rotation about the jet disk surface axis 12.

Die Fluidzuführungen 7 sind an der Unterseite 14 des Brausegrundkörpers 2 angeordnet. Von dort führen sie zu den Rückseiten 23 befestigter Strahlscheibenelemente 4 und münden in diese. Auch die Fluidzuführungen 7 sichern das ihnen jeweils zugeordnete Strahlscheibenelement 4 senkrecht zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse 12. Der Brausegrundkörper 2 weist für jede Fluidzuführung 7 ein eigenes Absperrventil 8 auf. Jedes Absperrventil 8 ist zwischen einer Freigabestellung für die zugeordnete Fluidzuführung 7 bei am Brausegrundkörper 2 befestigtem Strahlscheibenelement 4 und einer Absperrstellung für die Fluidzuführung 7 bei vom Brausegrundkörper 2 gelöstem Strahlscheibenelement 4 verstellbar ausgebildet. Wenn eines der Absperrventile 8 in seine Freigabestellung verstellt ist, gibt es bei Benutzung einen Fluidfluss durch die Fluidzuführung 7 hindurch zum zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement 4 frei. Wenn das Absperrventil 8 in seine Absperrstellung verstellt ist, sperrt es diesen Fluidfluss durch die Fluidzuführung 7 zum zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement 4 ab. Die Absperrventile 8 ermöglichen, dass der Brausekopf 1 mit den übrigen am Brausegrundkörper 2 befestigten Strahlscheibenelementen 4 weiterhin bestimmungsgemäß benutzt werden kann, wenn eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente 4 vom Brausegrundkörper 2 gelöst ist und z.B. gereinigt wird.The fluid supply lines 7 are arranged on the underside 14 of the shower base body 2. From there they lead to the backs 23 fastened jet disk elements 4 and open into them. The fluid feeds 7 also secure the respectively associated jet disk element 4 perpendicular to the jet disk surface axis 12. The shower base body 2 has a separate shut-off valve 8 for each fluid feed 7. Each shut-off valve 8 is designed adjustable between a release position for the associated fluid supply 7 at the shower base body 2 fixed jet disk element 4 and a shut-off position for the fluid supply 7 dissolved at the shower base body 2 jet disk element 4. When one of the shut-off valves 8 is moved into its release position, it releases a fluid flow through the fluid supply 7 to the assigned jet disk element 4 in use. When the shut-off valve 8 is adjusted to its shut-off position, it blocks this fluid flow through the fluid supply 7 to the associated jet disk element 4 from. The shut-off valves 8 make it possible for the shower head 1 with the remaining jet disk elements 4 attached to the shower base body 2 to continue to be used as intended if one of the several jet disk elements 4 is detached from the shower base body 2 and is cleaned, for example.

Weiterhin umfasst der Brausekopf 1 zwischen jedem der mehreren Absperrventile 8 und dem diesem zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement 4 eine mechanische Kopplung 9, die zur Verstellung des Absperrventils 8 durch das Strahlscheibenelement 4 ausgebildet ist. Somit reicht alleine ein Befestigen oder LĂśsen eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente 4 zum Verstellen des zugeordneten Absperrventils 8 aus. Die mechanischen Kopplungen 9 sind zwischen oder an der Unterseite 14 des BrausegrundkĂśrpers 2 und den RĂźckseiten 23 der Strahlscheibenelemente 4 angeordnet.Furthermore, the showerhead 1 between each of the plurality of shut-off valves 8 and the associated jet disk element 4 comprises a mechanical coupling 9, which is designed for adjusting the shut-off valve 8 by the jet disk element 4. Thus, fastening or releasing one of the plurality of jet disk elements 4 alone is sufficient for adjusting the associated shut-off valve 8. The mechanical couplings 9 are arranged between or on the underside 14 of the shower base body 2 and the rear sides 23 of the jet disk elements 4.

Im gezeigten Beispiel umfasst jede der mechanischen Kopplungen 9 einen Kopplungsstift 28, der an der Rückseite 23 des entsprechenden Strahlscheibenelements 4 angeordnet ist und von dieser in Anbringrichtung 10 absteht. Das zugeordnete Absperrventil 8 umfasst einen Ventilschließkörper 29, der zwischen einer Freigabestellung und einer Absperrstellung entlang der Anbringrichtung 10 verstellbar ist. Wenn das zugeordnete Strahlscheibenelement 4 vom Brausegrundkörper 2 gelöst ist, ist der Ventilschließkörper 29 mindestens bei Benutzung des Brausekopfs 1 in seine Absperrstellung entgegen der Anbringrichtung 10 kraftbeaufschlagt. Wenn das Strahlscheibenelement 4 am Brausegrundkörper 2 befestigt wird oder ist, schiebt oder hält der Kopplungsstift 28 den Ventilschließkörper 29 in der Freigabestellung.In the example shown, each of the mechanical couplings 9 comprises a coupling pin 28, which is arranged on the rear side 23 of the corresponding jet disk element 4 and protrudes therefrom in the attachment direction 10. The associated shut-off valve 8 comprises a valve closing body 29, which is adjustable between a release position and a shut-off position along the mounting direction 10. When the associated jet disk element 4 is detached from the shower base body 2, the valve closing body 29 is subjected to force against the mounting direction 10 at least when the shower head 1 is in its shut-off position. When the jet disk element 4 is fixed to the shower base body 2, the coupling pin 28 pushes or holds the valve closing body 29 in the release position.

Die Strahlscheibenelemente 4 sind als Hohlkörper 15 mit einer Fluidkammer 16 ausgebildet, wie in Fig. 4 zu erkennen. Die Fluidkammer 16 steht einerseits mit der zugeordneten Fluidzuführung 7 bei am Brausegrundkörper 2 befestigtem oder angebrachtem Strahlscheibenelement 4 in Fluidverbindung und steht andererseits mit dem Fluidauslass 17 in der Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche 5 in Fluidverbindung. Im Übrigen ist der Hohlkörper 15 fluiddicht. Des Weiteren umfasst der Brausekopf 1 für jede Fluidzuführung 7 oder jedes Strahlscheibenelement 4 eine Dichtung, so dass bei Benutzung kein Fluid von der Fluidzuführung 7 am zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement 4 vorbei nach außen fließen kann, sondern nur durch den Hohlkörper 15 hindurch.The jet disk elements 4 are designed as hollow bodies 15 with a fluid chamber 16, as in FIG Fig. 4 to recognize. On the one hand, the fluid chamber 16 is in fluid communication with the associated fluid supply 7 when the jet disk element 4 is attached or attached to the shower base body 2 and, on the other hand, is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet 17 in the partial jet disk surface 5. Incidentally, the hollow body 15 is fluid-tight. Furthermore, the spray head 1 comprises a seal for each fluid feed 7 or each jet disk element 4 so that, in use, no fluid can flow outward from the fluid feed 7 on the associated jet disk element 4, but only through the hollow body 15.

Im Detail weist der Hohlkörper 15 einen Fluideingangsbereich 30 an der Rückseite 23 auf, wie in den Fig. 2 bis 4 zu erkennen. Bei am Brausegrundkörper 2 befestigtem Strahlscheibenelement 4 mündet die zugeordnete Fluidzuführung 7 in den Fluideingangsbereich 30. Des Weiteren steht der Fluideingangsbereich 30 mit der Fluidkammer 16 in Fluidverbindung. Am strömungsabwärtigen Ende des Fluideingangsbereichs 30 ist eine Strömungsumlenkkontur oder -fläche 31 angeordnet. Die Strömungsumlenkkontur 31 ist dazu ausgebildet, den Fluidfluss von der Fluidzuführung 7 in die Fluidkammer 16 umzulenken, insbesondere um mindestens 90°. Damit wird eine gleichmäßige Fluidverteilung in der Fluidkammer 16 und infolgedessen ein gleichmäßiger Fluidausfluss aus dem Fluidauslass 17 in Form eines den Wasseraustrittsöffnungen des Strahlscheibenelements 4 entsprechenden Brausefluidstrahls erreicht.In detail, the hollow body 15 has a fluid input portion 30 on the back surface 23, as in FIGS Fig. 2 to 4 to recognize. When attached to the shower base body 2 jet disk element 4, the associated fluid supply 7 opens into the fluid input portion 30. Further, the fluid input portion 30 is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber 16. At the downstream end of the fluid input portion 30, a flow deflection contour or surface 31 is disposed. The flow deflection contour 31 is designed to divert the fluid flow from the fluid supply 7 into the fluid chamber 16, in particular by at least 90 °. Thus, a uniform fluid distribution in the fluid chamber 16 and consequently a uniform fluid outflow from the fluid outlet 17 in the form of the water outlet openings of the jet disk element 4 corresponding effervescent fluid jet is achieved.

Die Fig. 5 bis 7 bzw. 8 zeigen je einen weiteren erfindungsgemäßen Brausekopf 1', wobei zum leichteren Verständnis nicht nur identische, sondern auch funktionell äquivalente Elemente mit gleichen Bezugsziffern versehen sind wie in der oben erläuterten Ausführungsform, auf deren Beschreibung insoweit verwiesen werden kann. Im Unterschied zum Strahlscheibenaufbau 3 der Ausführungsform der Fig. 1 bis 4 umfasst das Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 5 bis 7 einen Strahlscheibenaufbau 3' mit sieben Strahlscheibenelementen 4a'. Des Weiteren ist eine Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche 6' eben, die aus Teil-Strahlscheibenflächen 5a', 5b' der am Brausegrundkörper 2' einzeln lösbar befestigbaren Strahlscheibenelemente 4a', 4b' gebildet ist.The Fig. 5 to 7 and FIG. 8 each show a further showerhead 1 'according to the invention, wherein not only identical but also functionally equivalent elements are provided with the same reference numerals for ease of understanding as in the above-described embodiment, to the description of which reference can be made. In contrast to the jet disk assembly 3 of the embodiment of Fig. 1 to 4 includes the embodiment of the Fig. 5 to 7 a jet disk assembly 3 'with seven jet disk elements 4a'. Furthermore, a total jet disk surface 6 'is planar, which is formed from partial jet disk surfaces 5a', 5b 'of the jet disk elements 4a', 4b 'which can be individually detachably fastened to the shower base body 2'.

In den Fig. 5 bis 7 ist zu erkennen, wie eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente 4a' sukzessive entgegen der Anbringrichtung 10 vom BrausegrundkĂśrper 2' gelĂśst und abgenommen wird. Der Einfachheit halber sind in Fig. 7 die FluidzufĂźhrung und die Klickmechanik an einer Unterseite 14' des BrausegrundkĂśrpers 2' nicht gezeigt.In the Fig. 5 to 7 It can be seen how one of the multiple jet disk elements 4a 'successively against the mounting direction 10 of the shower base body 2' is released and removed. For the sake of simplicity, in Fig. 7 the fluid supply and the click mechanism on a bottom 14 'of the shower base body 2' not shown.

Im Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 8 umfasst der Strahlscheibenaufbau 3' fünf gleichartige Strahlscheibenelemente 4a' und zwei von diesen unterschiedliche Strahlscheibenelemente 4b'. Die Fluidauslässe 17a' der Strahlscheibenelemente 4a' unterscheiden sich von den Fluidauslässen 17b' der Strahlscheibenelemente 4b' in einer Anzahl, einer Anordnung und/oder einer Größe von Wasseraustrittsöffnungen und sind zur Bereitstellung unterschiedlicher Fluidstrahlarten ausgebildet. In anderen Ausführungsformen können beliebige andere Kombinationen von Strahlscheibenelementen mit jeweils zugehöriger Strahlart zur Bildung der Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche eingesetzt werden. In weiteren, nicht gezeigten, alternativen Ausführungsformen der Erfindung umfasst der Strahlscheibenaufbau vier, fünf, sechs, acht, neun oder mindestens zehn Strahlscheibenelemente und/oder die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche ist nach innen konkav gewölbt.In the embodiment of Fig. 8 the jet disk assembly 3 'comprises five similar jet disk elements 4a' and two of these different jet disk elements 4b '. The fluid outlets 17a 'of the jet disk elements 4a' differ from the fluid outlets 17b 'of the jet disk elements 4b' in number, arrangement and / or size of water outlet openings and are designed to provide different fluid jet types. In other embodiments, any other combinations of jet disk elements may be associated with each Beam type can be used to form the total jet disk surface. In other, not shown, alternative embodiments of the invention, the jet disk assembly comprises four, five, six, eight, nine or at least ten jet disk elements and / or the total jet disk surface is concave inwardly.

In den gezeigten Ausfßhrungsformen weisen die Strahlscheibenelemente jeweils eine Kreissektoren-, Kreisausschnitt- oder Kreissegmentform auf und die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche weist eine Kreisform auf. Alternativ kann mindestens eines, insbesondere jedes, der Strahlscheibenelemente eine andere Form aufweisen. So kann z.B. jedes der Strahlscheibenelemente eine Rechteckform aufweisen. Dann kÜnnen die Strahlscheibenelemente zueinander benachbart angeordnet sein und die Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche kann eine Rechteckform aufweisen. Des Weiteren sind in den gezeigten Ausfßhrungsformen die Strahlscheibenelemente direkt nebeneinander angeordnet. Alternativ kÜnnen die Strahlscheibenelemente einen Abstand von bis zu wenigen Zentimetern zueinander aufweisen, wie z.B. 1 cm bis 2 cm. Weiterhin weist in den gezeigten Ausfßhrungsformen der BrausegrundkÜrper eine kreisrunde Zylinderform auf. Alternativ kann der BrausegrundkÜrper eine andere Form aufweisen, die insbesondere mit der Form des Strahlscheibenaufbaus oder der Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche korrespondieren kann.In the embodiments shown, the jet disk elements each have a Kreissektoren-, Kreisausschnitt- or circular segment shape and the total jet disk surface has a circular shape. Alternatively, at least one, in particular each, of the jet disk elements may have a different shape. Thus, e.g. each of the jet disk elements has a rectangular shape. Then, the jet disk elements may be arranged adjacent to each other and the total jet disk surface may have a rectangular shape. Furthermore, in the embodiments shown, the jet disk elements are arranged directly next to one another. Alternatively, the jet disk elements may be spaced apart by a few centimeters, e.g. 1 cm to 2 cm. Furthermore, in the embodiments shown, the shower base body has a circular cylindrical shape. Alternatively, the shower base can have a different shape, which in particular can correspond to the shape of the jet disk structure or the total jet disk surface.

Weiterhin verläuft in den gezeigten Ausführungsformen die Anbringrichtung parallel zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse. In einer alternativen Ausführungsform kann die Anbringrichtung nicht-parallel zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse verlaufen, insbesondere senkrecht. Entsprechend können der Brausegrundkörper und die Strahlscheibenelemente abgeändert sein. Insbesondere kann die Klickmechanik an anderer Stelle angeordnet sein. Auch können Rastfortsätze am Brausegrundkörper und flexible Rastarmpaare an den Strahlscheibenelementen angeordnet sein. Unabhängig von der Anbringrichtung können die Fluidzuführungen an anderer Stelle angeordnet sein, insbesondere am Außenring und/oder am Innenkörper.Furthermore, in the embodiments shown, the attachment direction runs parallel to the jet disk surface axis. In an alternative embodiment, the mounting direction may be non-parallel to the jet disk surface axis, in particular perpendicular. Accordingly, the shower base body and the jet disk elements can be modified. In particular, the click mechanism can be arranged elsewhere. Also, latching extensions can be arranged on the shower base body and flexible Rastarmpaare to the jet disk elements. Regardless of the mounting direction, the fluid supply lines can be arranged elsewhere, in particular on the outer ring and / or on the inner body.

In den gezeigten Ausfßhrungsformen weist der jeweilige Brausekopf die mechanischen Kopplungen auf. Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann der Brausekopf eine andere Art von Kopplung aufweisen, z.B. eine magnetische Kopplung, die zur Verstellung des Absperrventils durch das Strahlscheibenelement ausgebildet ist. Weiter alternativ oder zusätzlich kann fßr mindestens eines der Absperrventile die Kopplung entfallen und dem Absperrventil kann ein benutzerbetätigbares Bedienelement zur Verstellung des Absperrventils zugeordnet sein.In the embodiments shown, the respective shower head has the mechanical couplings. Alternatively or additionally, the shower head may have a different type of coupling, for example a magnetic coupling, which is designed for adjusting the shut-off valve by the jet disk element. Further alternatively or additionally can be omitted for at least one of the shut-off the coupling and the shut-off valve can be assigned a user-operable control element for adjusting the shut-off valve.

Ferner sind in den gezeigten Ausfßhrungsformen die Strahlscheibenelemente jeweils als HohlkÜrper ausgebildet. Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann mindestens eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente als offene Platte ausgebildet sein.Furthermore, in the embodiments shown, the jet disk elements are each formed as a hollow body. Alternatively or additionally, at least one of the plurality of jet disk elements may be formed as an open plate.

Wie die gezeigten und oben erläuterten Ausführungsformen deutlich machen, stellt die Erfindung einen vorteilhaften Brausekopf zur Verfügung, welcher den Stand der Technik verbessert und insbesondere ein einfaches Lösen oder Austauschen einzelner Strahlscheibenelemente vom Brausegrundkörper ermöglicht, wobei der Brausekopf weiter bestimmungsgemäß benutzt werden kann.As the illustrated and illustrated above embodiments make clear, the invention provides an advantageous shower head, which improves the state of the art and in particular allows easy release or replacement of individual jet disk elements of the shower base, the shower head can continue to be used as intended.

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Brausekopf, insbesondere für eine Sanitärbrause, mit - einem Brausegrundkörper (2, 2') und - einem am Brausegrundkörper angeordneten Strahlscheibenaufbau (3, 3'), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass - der Strahlscheibenaufbau (3, 3') mehrere Strahlscheibenelemente (4, 4a', 4b') umfasst, die einzeln am Brausegrundkörper (2, 2') lösbar befestigbar sind und jeweils eine Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche (5, 5a', 5b') einer Gesamt-Strahlscheibenfläche (6') bilden, und - der Brausegrundkörper für jedes der Strahlscheibenelemente eine eigene Fluidzuführung (7) aufweist. Shower head, especially for a sanitary shower, with - A shower base (2, 2 ') and - One arranged on the shower base body jet disk assembly (3, 3 '), characterized in that - The jet disk assembly (3, 3 ') comprises a plurality of jet disk elements (4, 4a', 4b ') which are individually releasably attachable to the shower base body (2, 2') and in each case a part-jet disk surface (5, 5a ', 5b') a total jet disk surface (6 ') form, and - The shower base body for each of the jet disk elements has its own fluid supply (7). Brausekopf nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Brausegrundkörper (2, 2') für mindestens eine der Fluidzuführungen (7) ein Absperrventil (8) aufweist, das zwischen einer Freigabestellung für die zugeordnete Fluidzuführung bei am Brausegrundkörper befestigtem Strahlscheibenelement (4, 4a', 4b') und einer Absperrstellung für die Fluidzuführung bei vom Brausegrundkörper gelöstem Strahlscheibenelement verstellbar ausgebildet ist.Shower head according to claim 1, characterized in that the shower base body (2, 2 ') for at least one of the fluid feeds (7) has a shut-off valve (8), which between a release position for the associated fluid supply when fixed to the shower base body jet disk element (4, 4a' , 4b ') and a shut-off position for the fluid supply is designed to be adjustable when dissolved from the shower base body jet disk element. Brausekopf nach Anspruch 2, gekennzeichnet durch eine mechanische Kopplung (9) zwischen dem Absperrventil (8) und dem zugeordneten Strahlscheibenelement (4, 4a', 4b'), die zur Verstellung des Absperrventils durch das Strahlscheibenelement ausgebildet ist.Shower head according to claim 2, characterized by a mechanical coupling (9) between the shut-off valve (8) and the associated jet disk element (4, 4a ', 4b'), which is designed for adjusting the shut-off valve by the jet disk element. Brausekopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine Klickmechanik (11), die zur lösbaren Befestigung mindestens eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente (4, 4a', 4b') am Brausegrundkörper (2, 2') dient und in einer Anbringrichtung (10) des Strahlscheibenelements druckbetätigbar ausgebildet ist.Shower head according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a click mechanism (11) which serves for the releasable attachment of at least one of the plurality of jet disk elements (4, 4a ', 4b') to the shower base body (2, 2 ') and in an attachment direction (10) of the shower head Beam disk element is formed pressure-actuated. Brausekopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Anbringrichtung (10) mindestens eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente (4, 4a', 4b') parallel zu einer Strahlscheibenflächenachse (12) verläuft.Shower head according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an attachment direction (10) at least one of the plurality of jet disk elements (4, 4a ', 4b') runs parallel to a jet disk surface axis (12). Brausekopf nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Brausegrundkörper (2, 2') eine Sicherung (13) zur Festlegung des jeweiligen Strahlscheibenelements (4, 4a', 4b') am Brausegrundkörper senkrecht zur Strahlscheibenflächenachse (12) aufweist.Shower head according to claim 5, characterized in that the shower base body (2, 2 ') has a fuse (13) for fixing the respective jet disk element (4, 4a', 4b ') on the shower base body perpendicular to the jet disk surface axis (12). Brausekopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens eine der mehreren Fluidzuführungen (7) an einer Unterseite (14, 14') des Brausegrundkörpers (2, 2') angeordnet ist.Shower head according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the plurality of fluid supply lines (7) on an underside (14, 14 ') of the shower base (2, 2') is arranged. Brausekopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens eines der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente (4, 4a', 4b') als Hohlkörper (15, 15a', 15b') mit einer Fluidkammer (16) ausgebildet ist, die einerseits mit der zugeordneten Fluidzuführung (7) bei am Brausegrundkörper (2, 2') befestigtem Strahlscheibenelement in Fluidverbindung steht und die andererseits mit einem Fluidauslass (17, 17a', 17b') in der Teil-Strahlscheibenfläche (5, 5a', 5b') in Fluidverbindung steht.Shower head according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the plurality of jet disk elements (4, 4a ', 4b') as a hollow body (15, 15a ', 15b') is formed with a fluid chamber (16), on the one hand with the associated Fluid supply (7) at the shower base (2, 2 ') fixed jet disk element is in fluid communication and on the other hand with a fluid outlet (17, 17a', 17b ') in the part-jet disk surface (5, 5a', 5b ') in fluid communication , Brausekopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens zwei der mehreren Strahlscheibenelemente (4a', 4b') sich voneinander in einer Anzahl, einer Anordnung, einer Form und/oder einer Größe von Fluidauslässen (17a', 17b') in den jeweiligen Teil-Strahlscheibenflächen (5a', 5b') unterscheiden und zur Bereitstellung unterschiedlicher Fluidstrahlarten ausgebildet sind.Shower head according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two of the plurality of jet disk elements (4a ', 4b') in the number, an arrangement, a shape and / or a size of fluid outlets (17a ', 17b') in the differing part-jet disc surfaces (5a ', 5b') and are designed to provide different types of fluid jet.
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