EP3730018A1

EP3730018A1 - Shower door assembly

Info

Publication number: EP3730018A1
Application number: EP19848958.5A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Wuxiang Wei
Original assignee: Foshan Ideal Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Ideal Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-12
Filing date: 2019-03-12
Publication date: 2020-10-28
Also published as: EP3730018A4; WO2020181491A1; CN110050105A

Abstract

A shower door assembly comprises a first connecting piece (19), a second connecting piece (18) and a movable door panel (7), wherein the first connecting piece (19) is hinged with the second connecting piece (18), and the movable door panel (7) is fixed with the first connecting piece (19) or with the second connecting piece (18); and the first connecting piece (19) is provided with a limiting protrusion (1903), the second connecting piece (18) is provided with a first stop member and a second stop member, and the limiting protrusion (1903) is positioned between the first stop member and the second stop member along a rotating direction of the first connecting piece (19) relative to the second connecting piece (18).

Description

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of bathroom equipment, in particular to a shower door assembly.

Background Art

In an existing shower room, some movable door panels are used for rotatably opening and closing doors, with an uncertain rotation range. In the process of rotating the movable door panel, the movable door panel easily collide with a wall or a surrounding object to damage the movable door panel. Especially, as most of the existing movable door panels are made of glass materials, the movable door panels are more easily damaged by collision.
In addition, because the rotation range of the movable door panel is uncertain, in order to avoid collision between the movable door panel and a fixed door panel at a door opening side in the rotating process, the fixed door panel at the door opening side can only be arranged outside a possible rotating track of the movable door panel, and a large gap is reserved between the movable door panel and the fixed door panel at the door opening side, so that it does not facilitate sealing of the shower door assembly in a closed state.

Technical Problems

The large rotation range of the movable door panel easily causes the movable door panel to collide with a wall or a surrounding object, so that the movable door panel is damaged, and the sealing performance between the movable door panel and the fixed door panel at the door opening side is poor in the closed state.

Technical Solutions

In order to solve the technical problems, the shower door assembly comprises a first connecting piece, a second connecting piece and a movable door panel, wherein the first connecting piece is hinged with the second connecting piece, the movable door panel is fixed with the first connecting piece or the movable door panel is fixed with the second connecting piece; and the first connecting piece is provided with a limiting protrusion protruding towards the second connecting piece, the second connecting piece is provided with a first stop member and a second stop member, and the limiting protrusion is positioned between the first stop member and the second stop member along a rotating direction of the first connecting piece relative to the second connecting piece.
In a preferred solution, the first connecting piece is an articulated shaft, the first connecting piece is provided with a first end face and a mounting shaft, and the mounting shaft and the limiting protrusion both protrude from the first end face; the second connecting piece is an articulated hole piece, the second connecting piece is provided with a second end face and a mounting hole, and the mounting hole, the first stop member and the second stop member are all arranged on the second end face; and the first end face is opposite to the second end face, and the mounting shaft is rotatably mounted in the mounting hole.
In a further solution, the mounting shaft and the limiting protrusion are integrated.
In another preferred solution, the second connecting piece is provided with a limiting slot hole which is sunken towards a direction away from the first connecting piece, the limiting protrusion is positioned in the limiting slot hole, and the first stop member and the second stop member are both side walls of the limiting slot hole.
In yet another preferred solution, the first connecting pieces matched with the second connecting pieces are divided into at least two groups, and the two groups of the first connecting pieces matched with the second connecting pieces have a coincident rotation axis.
In still another preferred solution, the shower door assembly further comprises a first fixed door panel, the first fixed door panel is fixed with the second connecting piece, and the movable door panel is fixed with the first connecting piece; or the first fixed door panel is fixed with the first connecting piece, and the movable door panel is fixed with the second connecting piece.
In a further solution, the shower door assembly further comprises a pull rod, one end of the pull rod is connected with the first connecting piece or the second connecting piece fixedly connected with the first fixed door panel, and the other end of the pull rod is fixed with the first fixed door panel.
In another preferred solution, a second fixed door panel is provided at the door opening side of the movable door panel along a width direction of the movable door panel, and the second fixed door panel is positioned at an extension track of the rotation of the movable door panel.
In a further solution, a panel surface of the movable door panel intersects with an extension surface of a panel surface of the second fixed door panel at a first position, and the movable door panel is provided with an extending part, along the width direction of the movable door panel, a main body part of the movable door panel is positioned at one side of the first position, and the extending part is positioned at the other side of the first position.
In a further solution, the shower door assembly further comprises a waterproof sealing strip, and the waterproof sealing strip is squeezed between the second fixed door panel and the movable door panel.

Advantageous Effects

According to the arrangement and structural design of the shower door assembly, the limiting protrusion, the first stop member and the second stop member are arranged so that the limiting protrusion can only rotate between the first stop member and the second stop member. Thus, during the rotation process of the movable door panel, the movable door panel can only rotate within a set angle range, with a limited rotation range; the movable door panel cannot excessively rotate, which facilitates the stable position of the movable door panel during the door opening and closing, and which is beneficial to preventing the movable door panel from colliding with a wall or other objects due to over-rotation and preventing the movable door panel from being damaged due to collision.
Also, because the rotation range of the movable door panel is clear, the fixed door panel (the second fixed door panel) at the door opening side can be arranged on the extending track of the rotation of the movable door panel without worrying that the movable door panel collides with the fixed door panel at the door opening side due to excessive rotation; in addition, the waterproof sealing strip arranged between the movable door panel and the fixed door panel at the door opening side can be effectively squeezed, ensuring good sealing between the movable door panel and the fixed door panel at the door opening side, and preventing water flow from splashing out of the shower room from between the movable door panel and the fixed door panel at the door opening side.
In addition, due to the arrangement of the extending part, the movable door panel is not required to be provided with a door handle, the opening and closing of the movable door panel can be operated by holding the extending part, and the movable door panel is simple in structure and style.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural view of a shower door assembly according to an embodiment I of the present invention in a closed state of a movable door panel;
Fig. 2 is a structural view of the shower door assembly according to the embodiment I of the present invention in an opened state of the movable door panel;
Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view at A in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a portion of the structure of the shower door assembly according to the embodiment I of the present invention in the opened state of the movable door panel;
Fig. 5 is a structural view of an upper articulated hole piece in the embodiment I of the shower door assembly of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a structural view of an upper articulated shaft in the embodiment I of the shower door assembly of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of the shower door assembly according to the embodiment I of the present invention in the opened state of the movable door panel;
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the structure of the shower door assembly of the present invention in the opened state of the movable door panel;
Fig. 9 is a structural view of the shower door assembly according to an embodiment II of the present invention in the opened state of the movable door panel;
Fig. 10 is a partially enlarged view at B in Fig. 9; and
Fig. 11 is a structural view of the shower door assembly according to the embodiment II of the present invention in the opened state of the movable door panel;

The invention is further illustrated by the following drawings and embodiments.

Detailed Description

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 9 and 11, the present invention is illustrated with reference to an illustrated spatial coordinate system having three mutually perpendicular directions X, Y and Z.

An embodiment I of the shower door assembly

Referring to Figs. 1 to 8, the shower door assembly of the present embodiment includes a first fixed door panel 3, a movable door panel 7 having both an opened state and a closed state, and a second fixed door panel 8. The present embodiment is described by default with the movable door panel 7 in the closed state as an example.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the shower door assembly can be installed at a corner of a wall, wherein two walls which form an included angle, a first fixed door panel 3, a movable door panel 7 and a second fixed door panel 8 together enclose a shower room, and the orientation relationships of the movable door panel 7, the first fixed door panel 3 and the second fixed door panel 8 can be as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 is a structural view of the shower door assembly in a closed state of the movable door panel 7. The first fixed door panel 3 and the movable door panel 7 has a thickness direction along the X direction, a height direction along the Z direction, and a width direction along the Y direction; the second fixed door panel 8 has a thickness direction along the Y direction, a height direction along the Z direction, and a width direction along the X direction; and Fig. 2 is a structural view of the shower door assembly in the opened state of the movable door panel 7.
Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, one side of a first fixed door panel 3 along the Y direction is fixed to a wall of a shower room by a first door frame 1, and the other side of the first fixed door panel 3 along the Y direction is fixed with a second door frame 4; a top end of the second door frame 4 is fixedly connected with an upper articulated hole piece 18 via a screw 20, and a bottom end of the second door frame 4 is fixedly connected with a lower articulated hole piece 21 via a screw 23; and an end face of the bottom side 1801 of the upper articulated hole piece 18 is provided with an upper mounting hole 1802 and an upper limiting groove 1803 which are communicated with each other, and an end face of the top side of the lower articulated hole piece 21 is provided with a lower mounting hole and a lower limiting groove (not shown) which are communicated with each other.
Preferably, referring to Figs. 1 and 4, an upper decoration shell 5 is covered outside the upper articulated hole piece 18, and a lower decoration shell 14 is covered outside the lower articulated hole piece 21.
Specifically, the movable door panel 7 is not in contact with the ground, and the movable door panel 7 is connected with the first fixed door panel 3 only at one side along the Y direction, which causes the connection of the movable door panel 7 and the first fixed door panel 3 to be subjected to an overturning moment, so that the movable door panel 7 has the overturning moment on the upper articulated shaft 19 and the lower articulated shaft 22. In particular, the upper articulated shaft 19 and the upper articulated hole piece 18 are subjected to a pulling force, and the lower articulated shaft 22 and the lower articulated hole piece 21 are subjected to a pressure, which causes the upper articulated hole piece 18 to be pulled and to fall down. Therefore, preferably, referring to Figs. 1 and 4, the top end of the first door frame 1 is fixedly connected with a first connector 2, and a first pull rod 13 is connected between the first connector 2 and the upper articulated hole piece 18. The first pull rod 13 assists in fixing the upper articulated hole piece 18 so as to improve the connection reliability of the upper articulated hole piece 18.
Referring to Figs. 4 to 6, a third door frame 6 is fixedly connected to one side of the movable door panel 7 along the Y direction, and an upper articulated shaft 19 is fixedly connected to the top end of the third door frame 6; an upper mounting shaft 1902 and an upper limiting protrusion 1903 are integrally formed on an end face of the bottom side 1901 of the upper articulated shaft 19, the upper mounting shaft 1902 is rotatably mounted in the upper mounting hole 1802, and the upper limiting protrusion 1903 is positioned in the upper limiting groove 1803; and a lower articulated shaft 22 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the third door frame 6, a lower mounting shaft and a lower limiting protrusion (not shown in the figure) are integrally formed on the end face of the top side of the lower articulated shaft 22, the lower mounting shaft is rotatably arranged in the lower mounting hole, and the lower limiting protrusion is positioned in the lower limiting groove. Referring to Fig. 7, when the movable door panel 7 is rotated to a closed state, the upper limiting protrusion 1903 is in contact with a hole wall at one side of the upper limiting groove 1803; referring to Fig. 8, when the movable door panel 7 is rotated to a fully opened state, the upper limiting protrusion 1903 is in contact with the hole wall at other side of the upper limiting groove 1803, so that the upper limiting protrusion 1903 can only move between the two side hole walls of the upper limiting groove 1803, the movable door panel 7 has a limited rotation range and does not excessively rotate, and the movable door panel 7 has a stable position during the door opening and closing to avoid collision between the movable door panel 7 and the second fixed door panel 8; in the same way, the cooperation of the lower articulated shaft 22 and the lower articulated hole piece 21 can also limit the rotation range of the movable door panel 7, thereby further facilitating the stable rotation process of the movable door panel 7.
The upper mounting shaft 1902 and the upper limiting protrusion 1903 are integrated, so that when the upper articulated shaft 19 is in matching fit with the upper articulated hole piece 18, only one matching is required to be aligned, which is beneficial to reducing the mounting difficulty of the upper articulated shaft 19 and the upper articulated hole piece 18. Of course, it is also possible to space the upper mounting shaft 1902 from the upper limiting protrusion 1903, and to space the upper mounting hole 1802 from the upper limiting groove 1803, thus achieving the object of the present invention.
In the embodiment, the matching of the upper articulated shaft 19 with the upper articulated hole piece 18 and the matching of the lower articulated shaft 22 with the lower articulated hole piece 21 have the function of limiting the rotation range of the movable door panel 7; therefore, it is also possible to replace the upper articulated shaft 19 and the upper articulated hole piece 18 of the present embodiment with a conventional hinge assembly, so that the rotation range of the movable door panel 7 is limited by the matching of the lower articulated hole piece 21 and the lower articulated shaft 22; and, similarly, the lower articulated hole piece 21 and the lower articulated shaft 22 of the present embodiment may be replaced with a conventional hinge assembly, and the rotation range of the movable door panel 7 is limited by the matching of the upper articulated shaft 19 and the upper articulated hole piece 18.
Preferably, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a second connector 9 is fixedly connected to the top end of the fourth door frame 10, a third connector 11 is fixedly connected to the top end of the second fixed door panel 8, and a second pull rod 12 is connected between the second connector 9 and the third connector 11. More preferably, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, in the case where the shower door assembly is installed at a corner of a wall, the first pull rod 13 extends above the movable door panel 7 along the Y direction, the second pull rod 12 extends above the movable door panel 7 along the X direction, and the first pull rod 13 and the second pull rod 12 are fixedly connected above the movable door panel 7.
Alternatively, the upper limiting groove 1803 and the lower limiting groove may be replaced with through holes having the same cross-sectional shape.
Alternatively, the upper limiting groove 1803 may be provided on an end face of the top side of the upper articulated shaft 19, and the upper limiting protrusion 1903 may be provided on the end face of the bottom side of the upper articulated hole piece 18; and, similarly, the lower limiting groove may be provided on the end face of the bottom side of the lower articulated shaft 22, and the lower limiting protrusion may be provided on the end face of the top side of the lower articulated hole piece 21.
Alternatively, the upper articulated shaft 19 and the lower articulated shaft 22 may be fixedly connected with the first fixed door panel 3, and the upper articulated hole piece 18 and the lower articulated hole piece may be fixedly connected with the movable door panel 7.
Preferably, referring to Figs. 2 and 3, a water retaining strip 15 fixed to the floor is connected between the first fixed door panel 3 and the second fixed door panel 8, and the water retaining strip 15 blocks the flow of water in the shower room from the floor to the outside of the shower room.
Preferably, referring to Figs. 2 and 3, a second water baffle 16 is fixed to the bottom end of the movable door panel 7; the second water baffle 16 has a length extending along the Y direction, and a width along the Z direction; and the second water baffle 16 is a flexible member, which is in sealing contact with the water retaining strip 15, and the second water baffle 16 further prevents the water flow in the shower room from overflowing out of the shower room.
Preferably, referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the bottom of the movable door panel 7 is further provided with a third water baffle 17 positioned above the water retaining strip 15 and the second water baffle 16, and the third water baffle 17 shields the water retaining strip 15 and the second water baffle 16 from top to bottom. The water flow sprayed onto the movable door panel 7 is guided to flow back into the shower room via the third water baffle 17, and does not continue to flow downwards along the movable door panel 7 to a sealed connection of the water retaining strip 15 and the second water baffle 16; and with the shielding of the third water baffle 17, the water flow cannot be directly sprayed onto the water retaining strip 15 and the second water baffle 16, so that the water flow is further prevented from seeping out of the shower room from between the water retaining strip 15 and the second water baffle 16.
More preferably, referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the second water baffle 16 is integral with the third water baffle 17. Therefore, the shower door assembly has a simple structure to reduce the assembling difficulty of the shower door assembly.
Specifically, the first fixed door panel 3, the movable door panel 7 and the second fixed door panel 8 are glass door panels.
Preferably, a panel surface of the movable door panel 7 intersects with an extension surface of a panel surface of the second fixed door panel 8 at a first position, and the movable door panel 7 is provided with an extending part, along the Y direction, a main body portion of the movable door panel 7 is positioned at one side of the first position, and the extending part is positioned at the other side of the first position.
For a specific arrangement of the extension, reference is made to an embodiment II of the shower door assembly.

The embodiment II of the shower door assembly

Referring to Figs. 9 to 11, the shower door assembly of the present embodiment is installed on a single-sided wall, in which the wall, a first fixed door panel 3, a movable door panel 7 and a second fixed door panel 8 together enclose a shower room, and the orientation relationships of the movable door panel 7, the first fixed door panel 3 and the second fixed door panel 8 are shown in Figs. 9 and 11. Fig. 9 is a structural view of the shower door assembly when the movable door panel 7 is in a closed state. The movable door panel 7 has a thickness direction along the X direction, a height direction along the Z direction, and a width direction along the Y direction; the first fixed door panel 3 the second fixed door panel 8 has a thickness direction along the Y direction, a height direction along the Z direction, and a width direction along the X direction; and Fig. 11 is a structural view of the shower door assembly when the movable door panel 7 is opened in this manner.
Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, one side of the second fixed door panel 8 along the X direction is fixed to the wall of the shower room via a fourth door frame 10, and the other side of the second fixed door panel 8 along the X direction is provided with a first sealing strip 24 in sealing contact with the movable door panel 7.
Preferably, referring to Fig. 10, the shower door assembly further includes a first water baffle 25 integrally formed with the first sealing strip 24 which shields an adjoining position of the first sealing strip 24 with the movable door panel 7 in a direction from inside to outside the shower room. Therefore, the water flow sprayed from the shower room cannot be directly sprayed to the adjoining position of the first sealing strip 24 and the movable door panel 7, so that the sealing performance of the shower door assembly is further improved, and the water flow is prevented from seeping out of the shower room from between the first sealing strip 24 and the movable door panel 7. The first sealing strip 24 is integrally formed with the first water baffle 25. Therefore, the shower door assembly has a simple structure to reduce the assembling difficulty of the shower door assembly.
Referring to Figs. 9 and 11, in the case where the shower door assembly is installed on a single-sided wall, a third pull rod 26 is provided above the movable door panel 7, one end of the third pull rod 26 is connected to the upper articulated hole piece 18 (the upper articulated hole piece 18 is covered in the upper decoration shell 5), and the other end of the third pull rod 26 is connected to the second pull rod 12.
Preferably, referring to Figs. 9 and 10, the movable door panel 7 has an extending part 701, along the Y direction, the main portion of the movable door panel 7 is positioned at one side of the second fixed door panel 8, and the extending part 701 of the movable door panel 7 extends to the other side of the second fixed door panel 8. On the one hand, due to the matching of the upper articulated shaft 19 and the upper articulated hole piece 18 of the embodiment can be matched to limit the rotation range of the movable door panel 7, so that the movable door panel 7 does not excessively rotate to collide with the second fixed door panel 8 in the rotating process, and the movable door panel 7 and the second fixed door panel 8 are prevented from being damaged due to collision, ensuring the use safety of the shower door assembly. On the other hand, a user thus can operate the opening and closing of the movable door panel 7 via the handheld extending part 701 without mounting a handle on the movable door panel 7, which is beneficial to simplifying the structure of the shower door assembly and then the assembling difficulty of the shower door assembly.
The rest parts of the shower door assembly embodiment II are identical to the shower door assembly embodiment I.
Finally, it should be emphasized that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various changes and modifications. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Industrial Applicability

A shower door assembly provided by the invention is installed in a toilet and serves as an important constituent part of a shower room; and the shower door assembly is installed close to a wall, and the shower room is surrounded by a movable door panel, a first fixed door panel and the wall.
The shower door assembly is suitable for being assembled in a toilet of a customer at present; by applying the product, the rotation range of the movable door panel is fixed after the shower door assembly is assembled without worrying that the movable door panel can excessively rotate and collide with a wall, a second fixed door panel and the like; and it is well sealed between the movable door panel and the second fixed door panel, and the structure of the movable door panel is simple.

Claims

A shower door assembly, comprising a first connecting piece, a second connecting piece and a movable door panel, wherein the first connecting piece is hinged with the second connecting piece, the movable door panel is fixed with the first connecting piece or the movable door panel is fixed with the second connecting piece,
characterized in that
the first connecting piece is provided with a limiting protrusion protruding towards the second connecting piece, the second connecting piece is provided with a first stop member and a second stop member, and the limiting protrusion is positioned between the first stop member and the second stop member along a rotating direction of the first connecting piece relative to the second connecting piece.
The shower door assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that
the first connecting piece is an articulated shaft, the first connecting piece is provided with a first end face and a mounting shaft, and the mounting shaft and the limiting protrusion both protrude from the first end face;
the second connecting piece is an articulated hole piece, the second connecting piece is provided with a second end face and a mounting hole, and the mounting hole, the first stop member and the second stop member are all arranged on the second end face; and
the first end face is opposite to the second end face, and the mounting shaft is rotatably mounted in the mounting hole.
The shower door assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that
the mounting shaft and the limiting protrusion are integrated.
The shower door assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that
the second connecting piece is provided with a limiting slot hole which is sunken towards a direction away from the first connecting piece, the limiting protrusion is positioned in the limiting slot hole, and the first stop member and the second stop member are both side walls of the limiting slot hole.
The shower door assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that
the first connecting pieces matched with the second connecting pieces are divided into at least two groups, and the two groups of the first connecting pieces matched with the second connecting pieces have a coincident rotation axis.
The shower door assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that
the shower door assembly further comprises a first fixed door panel, the first fixed door panel is fixed with the second connecting piece, and the movable door panel is fixed with the first connecting piece; or
the first fixed door panel is fixed with the first connecting piece, and the movable door panel is fixed with the second connecting piece.
The shower door assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that
the shower door assembly further comprises a pull rod, one end of the pull rod is connected with the first connecting piece or the second connecting piece fixedly connected with the first fixed door panel, and the other end of the pull rod is fixed with the first fixed door panel.
The shower door assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that
a second fixed door panel is provided at the door opening side of the movable door panel along a width direction of the movable door panel, and the second fixed door panel is positioned at an extension track of the rotation of the movable door panel.
The shower door assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that
a panel surface of the movable door panel and an extension surface of a panel surface of the second fixed door panel intersect at a first position, and the movable door panel is provided with an extending part, along the width direction of the movable door panel, a main body part of the movable door panel is positioned at one side of the first position, and the extending part is positioned at the other side of the first position.
The shower door assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that
the shower door assembly further comprises a waterproof sealing strip, and the waterproof sealing strip is squeezed between the second fixed door panel and the movable door panel.