ES2309556T3 - EASY PUBLIC SERVICE ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED. - Google Patents

Abstract

The lavatory has a sanitary compartment (7) delimiting a working zone (17) that is bordered by a lateral wall. The sanitary compartment is equipped with a W-C basin (8) hooked in a partition (11), which separates the compartment from a service place. The W-C basin extends along an axis to form an angle with the lateral wall for arranging the basin and the wall for access by a handicapped person.

Description

Public service easily accessible to people disabled.

Technical sector

The invention relates to services public

More precisely, it refers to a service public formed to be accessible to people disabled people who move in a wheelchair.

State of the art

In general, services of this type they comprise a service compartment that delimits an area of maneuver (in which the disabled person must be able to perform the turn of your chair) surrounded by a side wall and a partition which separates the service compartment from a technical premises, the service compartment being equipped with a W.C. anchored in the partition wall on the side of the wall side.

The problem of people's access handicapped to the W.C. has been known for a long time, and they have proposed numerous solutions to solve it taking into account cost and volume busy imperatives.

In effect, public services are volume  reduced, on the one hand to allow transport by road transport, and on the other hand in order to minimize the urban space that is destined to them.

Several solutions have already been proposed by the own applicant.

Thus, by way of example, the request for French patent FR-A-2 805 293 proposes a public service whose circular W.C. cup is placed in a service area adjacent to the area of maneuver.

This solution has provided a total satisfaction, since access to the W.C. for the people Wheelchair disabled people are effectively facilitated.

However, this solution has required a In-depth review of the service structure, what is extremely expensive

Another solution, presented in the application for French patent FR-A-2 763 086 a name of the applicant, provides two cups of W.C. adjacent, that the Person can select based on their customs.

This solution, like the previous one, provides a  total user satisfaction as it allows access facilitated for disabled people.

However, the juxtaposition of two cups It presents problems regarding the volume occupied. In particular no it is possible to have a washbasin in the immediate vicinity of the cups, so it is necessary to modify the circuit of Water.

Document DE 39 38 784 A describes a service  comprising a service compartment that delimits an area of maneuver surrounded by a first side wall and a second side wall and a partition that separates the service compartment from a technical premises.

Document DE 298 09 686 U describes a train car service adapted for people wheelchair disabled, in which the wheelchair can set in front of a sink to allow access to the cup from W.C. W.C. is anchored in a partition that forms a obtuse angle with the adjacent side wall, such that the cup of W.C. may be relatively close to the junction zone between said partition that supports the W.C. and said wall side.

Document DE 298 17 742 U describes a service for a train car similar to the service mentioned formerly in which the W.C. is fixed to a partition which forms an obtuse angle with the adjacent side wall.

In addition, none of the services known to the inventors allow double access (right, left) to the cup for disabled people in a wheelchair, at the same time that the possibility of leaving your chair in the immediate proximity of the cup, both on the one hand and on the other.

Object of the invention

The invention aims to remedy especially  inconveniences mentioned above, proposing a service of simplified use, which guarantees easy access to disabled people, however, without needing a modification important of the general structure of the service.

For this, the invention proposes a service public comprising a service compartment that delimits a maneuvering area surrounded by a first side wall, a second side wall and by a partition that separates the compartment from service of a technical premises, the compartment of service with a cup of W.C. anchored in the partition wall on the side of the second side wall, service in which the cup from W.C. extends along an axis that forms an angle with said second side wall, such that it is arranged between the cup and  the second side wall an access for a disabled person in Wheelchair. W.C. It is located at a distance from the first side wall sufficient to arrange between the cup of W.C. and the first side wall an access for one person wheelchair disabled

In this way, people's access Wheelchair disabled is easier and can be done by both sides of the cup, without the need to modify in depth of service structure

The distance that separates the W.C. of the First side wall is preferably at least 80 cm.

According to one embodiment, the angle formed between the axis of the W.C. and the side wall is comprised between 20 ° and 70 °, and preferably equal to approximately 35 °.

For example, the cup is mounted on the partition of separation in such a way that the axis of the W.C. is substantially perpendicular to said separation partition.

In addition, when the service includes a wall of bottom located in front of the partition wall, the service so that the distance that separates the end of the cup of W.C. of this bottom wall is at least 80 cm, of so that enough space is freed for the movements of the disabled person in a wheelchair in front of the cup of W.C.

According to a preferred embodiment, the Service compartment is equipped with a sink that borders the W.C. on the side opposite the side wall.

A hole may be placed under the sink to the legs of a disabled person in a wheelchair, 10 who benefits the ease of access for this person to the sink.

On the other hand, in order to allow your cleaning, the W.C. is mounted for example on a folding support on the partition.

In addition, the service can be designed in a way modular, the partition wall being at least in part Detachable, which benefits the ease of industrialization of the service.

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Description of the drawings

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the light of the description made below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

- Figure 1 is a sectional view from above  of a public service;

- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the service of figure 1;

- Figure 3 is a side view, according to the address III, of the service of figure 2;

- Figure 4 is a perspective view, in partial cut, of the service of figure 2, according to another angle of view;

- Figure 5 is a perspective view, in partial cut, of the service of figures 2 and 4, according to another angle Of vision;

- Figure 6 is a partial view in service perspective of the previous figures, equipped with a  access gate; Y

- Figure 7 is a partial sectional view of the service of figure 1, according to the cutting plane VII-VII.

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Detailed description of the invention

Figure 1 shows a service (1) intended to be placed on public roads with a view to satisfying needs of passersby. As will be seen below, this service (1) is designed in a way that allows access facilitated for disabled people who travel in a chair wheel.

This service (1) comprises a frame (2) of Globally prismatic shape, comprising two walls (3, 4) sides finished and connected at its ends by two walls (5, 6) background.

As can be seen in Figure 1, the service (1) is compartmentalized: it actually comprises a Service compartment (7), equipped with a cup (8) of W.C. Y with a sink (9), and a technical room (10) separated from the service compartment (7) by a partition (11) that prevents the public access to the technical premises (10) from the compartment (7) of service.

In the local (10) technician are the equipment necessary for the operation of the service (1), is say, especially: the water pump (s) (no represented), the drainage ducts (12) of the washbasin and / or of the W.C. cup (8), as well as an electrical cabinet (13) that In addition to the electrical connections, it contains the system of Automatic operation control service (1).

One of the side walls (3) of the frame (2), called the front wall, is perforated by a first opening (14) equipped with a door (not shown) and forming an entry that gives access (eventually limited by a system of payment) to the service compartment (7), while the wall (4) Opposite is blind.

The bottom wall (5) that delimits the premises (7) technician is, on the other hand, perforated by a second opening (15) equipped with a pivoting door (16) (which could be sliding) and which forms an entrance that gives access (closed to the public) to the premises (10) technical, while the opposite bottom wall (6) is blind

The door (16) of the technical room (10), which presents certain particularities presented below, it will describe later. For the moment, the Service compartment (7).

This compartment (7) delimits an area (17) of  maneuver, surrounded by the blind side wall (4), the wall (3) front, blind bottom wall (6) and partition wall (11) of separation, and equipped with a platform (not shown) that covers the pipes (18) of a floor cleaning system  by means of water projection, which connects the technical room (10) to the blind bottom wall (6), as shown in figure 1 (This cleaning system will not be described in detail).

As you can see in Figures 1 and 4, The partition wall (11) has two parts (19, 20). So it comprises a first panel (19) that forms or supports the washbasin (9), as well as a second panel (20) that supports the W.C. cup (8).

The first panel (19) is located on the side of the  front partition (3), near the entrance (14), while that the second panel (20), which borders the first (19), is located on the side of the wall (4) blind side.

In other words, the cup (8) of W.C. be found on the side of the side wall (4) blind, while the sink (9) adjoins the cup (8) on the opposite side of the wall (4) blind side, that is, on the side of the entrance (14).

This provision, very practical for people  disabled in a wheelchair, allows regrouping evacuation pipes on the same side of the service (1) (in the local (10) technician), which benefits its compactness and its simplicity of both design and manufacturing.

As can be seen in Figure 1, the first panel (19) extends substantially perpendicularly to the side walls (3, 4). It presents, in its upper part, a flat face (21) that protects, on the side of the technical room (10), the technical part of the sink (soap distribution, food water, possibly dryer - equipment not shown). In its bottom, the panel (19) forms a niche (22) in which extend the sink (9).

Above the sink (9), the niche (22) forms a cavity (23) that creates a sufficient space for the hands of the person who wishes to wash them while under the sink (9), the niche (22) forms a recess (24) (figure 4) that creates a sufficient space for the legs of a disabled person (25) wheelchair bound.

As for the second panel (20), it comprises a upper part (26) forming a door that allows access (prohibited to the public) partial to the local (10) technical, in particular to the cup service team (8) of W.C. and closet (13) electrical, as well as a lower part (27) in which it is anchored the cup (8) of W.C.

More precisely, the cup (8) is mounted on  a susceptible folding support (28), during cleaning of the service compartment (7), to swing inside a box (29) wash placed behind the panel (20), on the side of the room (10) technician (figure 1).

The cup (8) extends along an axis (X), perpendicular to the panel (20), which forms an angle (?) with the side wall (4) blind. In other words, the second panel (20) is angularly offset with respect to a perpendicular plane to the blind side wall (4).

In other words, W.C. cup (8), though anchored on the side of the side wall (4) blind (in order to facilitate access, on the opposite side, for one person disabled in a wheelchair), extends (according to its axis) in direction to the center of the maneuvering zone (17).

Thus, it is arranged between the cup (8) and the wall (4)  blind side a space that allows access to the cup (8) by this side, for one person (25) disabled in chair of wheels.

In practice, various provisions allow optimize the available space based on the configuration of the Service compartment (7).

Therefore, the cup (8) of W.C. so that the angle (?) formed between the axis (X) of the cup (8) by W.C. and the side wall (4) is between 20 ° and 70 °

An angle (?) Of approximately 35 ° (such as depicted in figure 1) represents a good commitment.

In this way, people are allowed (25) wheelchair disabled access the cup (8) both by the left (here on the side of the entrance (14)) as on the right (here on the side of the blind side wall (4)) and this in more or less equivalent conditions (figure 1).

Specifically, it is arranged between the cup (8) of W.C. and the side wall (4) sufficient space for it keep the chair in the immediate proximity and to the right of the cup (8) of W.C. (as depicted in figure 1) and so that the person can pass without difficulty from his chair to the cup (8) and to the inverse One (or several) support bar (s) (if any) swing (s) anchored (s) to the wall (20) in the proximity of the cup (8) can help the person disabled in these maneuvers.

The result is an increase in comfort as well as better security conditions for people disabled, and this in a maneuvering zone (17) in which it is not necessary to increase the surface.

The space between the cup (8) and the opening (14) is selected equally enough to be left there the chair momentarily in the same conditions.

In addition, it is possible to regulate the distance (d) that separate the end of the cup (8) from W.C. wall (6) background blind depending on the volume of space you want to have between them.

This distance (d) will be chosen at least equal to 80 cm, which guarantees relatively easy access to the cup (8) of W.C. on the side of the side wall (4). However a distance between 95 cm and 125 cm allows access even more comfortable.

In practice, as shown in the figure  1, the circle of evolution (C) (of a diameter here greater than 150 cm), which guarantees total freedom of movement for people wheelchair disabled (circle drawn here with stroke mixed), is strictly included in zone (17) of maneuver.

It should be noted that the distance (d ') that separates  the edge of the cup (8) of the side wall (3) (i.e., in the practice, of the opening (14), which is in effect against the cup (8)) is also selected greater than 80 cm, which benefits the comfort and safety of the service. One chair  handicapped person can easily be left on the side left of the cup (8).

On the other hand, it should be noted that preferably the partition wall (11) is at least partly removable.

In this case, having the partition (11) of separation two parts (19, 20), can be mounted removably at least one of the panels (19, 20), or both, as expected in the embodiment illustrated in figure 1.

Therefore, the first panel (19), for example made of concrete, it is mounted here on a pedestal (31) formed on the floor of the service (1), and then screwed into the front wall (3).

As for the upper parts (26) and (27) bottom of the second panel (20), can be fixed on uprights vertical, of which one is adjacent to the first panel (19), and of which the second is adjacent to the blind side wall (4). Such as it was seen before, being the upper part (26) (preferably metallic) intended to form a door, for this it is enough to articulate it on one of the uprights.

The result is a modular design of the service (1) that, on the basis of a single frame (2), it can, if it is necessary, equip with a cup (8) of W.C. inclined as is described above. In addition, in case they break down, it is possible to replace one and / or another panel (19, 20).

According to another aspect, and as represented in the figures, the service (1) also includes the compartment (7) of service in which the cup (8) allows to satisfy all public needs, a urinal (32) separated from the service compartment (7) and accessible, from outside the service (1), regardless of it.

In this way, the more urgent male needs without men having to use the service compartment (7), which would impose a relatively long wait, and allows to save both water and electricity necessary for the operation and cleaning of the Service compartment (7).

As can be seen in Figure 1, this Urinal (32) is accessible by a second opening (15), distinct of the first opening (14) that allows access to the compartment (7) service, so that two people can meet Simultaneously your needs.

In order to use the best possible available space, the urinal (32) extends, at least in part, in the local (10) technician who, in fact, is only busy, daily, the time to evacuate waste (essentially paper, newspapers, cans) washed away by the washing water of the platform (accumulating this water in a reservoir (33) provided for this behind the first panel (19)), and, occasionally, the time to make the necessary repairs or verifications in the technical teams of the service (1).

In practice, the door (16) that closes the technical room (10), door (16) in which the urinal (32) is formed at least in part.

In fact, the urinal (32) comprises, by a part, a basin (34) collector that reaches the floor of the premises (10) technician, as well as a front wall (35), against which men urinate, and that is formed in the door itself (16) of the local (10) technician (this door (16) is represented closed in the Figures 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 and open in Figures 4 and 5).

As can be seen in Figure 1, the basin (34) has a semicircular contour, while the front wall (35), which extends along the contour of the basin (34), is substantially cylindrical. In other words, the front wall (35) is presented in the form of an oriented gutter vertically

Preferably, and as depicted in the Figure 7, the basin (34) and the front wall (35) constitute two elements separated and distanced from each other, avoiding interstitium (36) thus formed the friction during the opening of the door (16) while being narrow enough not to generate turbulence in the flow of the cleaning liquid (37) (in practice, running water, eventually with the addition of detergents), so that it drains in a laminar manner towards the basin (34).

On the other hand, as can be seen in the Figure 7, the basin (34) has a conical bottom (38) (however with very open taper) whose lower area is perforated by a hole (39) for the flow of liquid (37) to a pipe (40) evacuation (only outlined in figure 7).

The basin (34) further comprises a flange (41) semicircular profile that defines a housing (42) for a grid or trellis (43) suitable to support the weight of a person while letting the liquid susceptible to splash it. The result is good urinary hygiene (32)

In addition, as shown in Figure 7, the service (1) is equipped with an allocated water path (44) to the urinal (32), designed to form an aqueous curtain (45) that flows over the surface (46) of the front wall (35).

More precisely, the waterway (44) is shaped so that the front wall (35) is covered by an aqueous curtain (45) only on an angular part (centered) of its surface (46), in order to avoid risks deviation of the outward flow of the service (1) (figure 7).

For this, the waterway (44) comprises a water tank (47) that, upstream of the urinal (32), forms a sloped drain (48) presenting a bib (49) that adapts to the surface (46) of the front wall (35) while it has a gap (50) through which the water (37) flows present in the warehouse (47).

It can be conceived to provide a valve mechanism manual or automatic control (for example equipped with a photoelectric cell that detects the presence and / or absence of a user) that will trigger the emptying of the tank (47) in case necessary as well as its feedback with water.

However, you can permanently feed the  deposit (47) and make it empty permanently in the urinal (32) In effect, a permanent flow prevents drying of the front wall surface (35).

In fact, it has been found that when the wall (35) appear capillarity phenomena that prevent a uniform distribution of water on the surface (46) of the wall (35) frontal, having the water tendency, as it flows, to regrouping in a central fine thread, damaging the quality of the evacuation.

In order to further favor this distribution and keep the flow in the form of a stable aqueous curtain (45), the front wall (35) is preferably covered with a layer of hydrophilic product that favors a laminar flow of water against the wall (35).

This layer can be renewed periodically, or presented in the form of an added film adhered against the surface (46) of the front wall (35).

Such products are found in the Commerce.

Obviously, it is possible to regulate the placement and the shape of the tank (48) depending on the desired flow rate.

It has been found that an interstitium (50) of some millimeters, for example 2 millimeters, guarantees a flow at the same time laminar and of sufficient flow to allow a rapid and effective evacuation of urine.

In the example illustrated in Figure 7, the tank filling (47) is guaranteed permanently by a feed pipe (51) (simply outlined in Figure 7) branched on a cover (52) that closes the tank (47) in its upper part.

Although it is considered to allow free access to urinary (32), it is also planned to limit access, according to the need through a payment system.

Therefore, as depicted in the figure 6, the service (1) can be equipped with a gate that can be operated (either automatically or manually) between a closed position (figure 6) where it prevents access to the urinary and an open position (not represented) in which, by example when the payment has been made, allows the passage of a person.

In addition, for convenience, the service (1), in front of the urinal (32), with a platform (54) that, in the extension of the trellis (43), the useful area increases from the floor of the urinal (32).

The service (1) can also be equipped with a windshield (55) above the urinal (32) and intended for Protect the user against the weather.

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References cited in memory

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Patent documents mentioned in the report

FR 2805293 A (0007)

DE 29809686 U (0014)

FR 2763086 A (0010)

DE 29817742 U (0015)

DE 3938784 A (0013)

Claims (10)

1. Public service (1) comprising a service compartment (7) that delimits a maneuvering zone (17) surrounded by a first side wall (3), a second side wall (4) and a partition wall (11) that separates the service compartment (7) from a technical room (10), the service compartment (7) being equipped with a WC cup (8) anchored in the partition wall (11), extending the cup (8) of WC along an axis (X) that forms an angle (?) With said second lateral wall (4), such that an access on one side of the wall is arranged between the cup (8) and the second lateral wall (4). the WC cup for a disabled person in a wheelchair, characterized in that the WC cup (8) is at a distance (d ') from the first side wall (3) sufficient to arrange between the WC cup (8) and the first side wall (3) an additional access on the other side of the toilet for a disabled person in a wheelchair. 2. Service (1) according to claim 1, in the that the distance (d ') that separates the cup (8) from W.C. from the first Side wall (3) is at least 80 cm. 3. Service (1) according to claim 1 or 2, in which the angle (?) formed between the axis (X) of the cup from W.C. and the second side wall (4) is between 20 ° and 70 ° 4. Service (1) according to claim 2, in the that the angle (?) formed between the axis (X) of the cup (8) of W.C. and the second side wall (4) is equal to approximately 35 °. 5. Service (1) according to any one of the claims 1 to 4, wherein the axis (X) of the cup (8) of W.C. It is substantially perpendicular to the partition wall (11). 6. Service (1) according to any one of the claims 1 to 5, comprising a bottom wall (6) located in front of the partition (11) of separation, and in which the distance (d) separating the end of the cup (8) from W.C. of this wall (6) background is at least 80 cm. 7. Service (1) according to any one of the claims 1 to 6, wherein the service compartment (7) It is equipped with a washbasin (9) that borders the cup (8) of W.C. on the opposite side of the second side wall (4). 8. Service (1) according to claim 7, in the that a hole (24) has been arranged under the sink (9) for the Legs of a disabled person in a wheelchair. 9. Service (1) according to any one of the claims 1 to 8, wherein the W.C. cup (8). is mounted on a folding support (28) in the partition wall (11), to allow the cleaning of the cup (8). 10. Service (1) according to any one of the claims 1 to 9, wherein the partition wall (11) is at least partially removable.