ES2529294T3 - Combination of sink and drain element - Google Patents

Abstract

Combination of a sink (100), comprising at least one sink sink (202, 218) and a draining element for disposal in the sink (100), which comprises at least one draining surface (202, 218) and a drain device (232), wherein the drain device (232) comprises at least one drain channel (234) with an inlet (230) arranged spaced apart from the edges (148, 186) of the drain element ( 124), characterized in that the draining element (124) can be placed on a support surface (126) of the sink (100) and removed therefrom and that the draining element (202) has at least a first surface draining (202) and a second draining surface (218) that are separated from each other by the inlet (230), the two draining surfaces (202, 218) having opposite slopes facing each other directed towards the inlet (230).

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DESCRIPTION

Combination of sink and drain element

The present invention relates to a draining element for disposal in a sink, said element comprising at least one draining surface and a drain device.

Such draining elements, in particular those having a continuous inclined draining surface are known to the state of the art.

In the known draining elements, the draining of the draining surface is carried out such that due to the inclined arrangement of the draining surface the water flows to an edge of the draining element. In the state of use of the draining element, this edge generally limits with a sink of a sink, whereby the water flowing from the draining surface is directed directly to the sink of the sink.

WO 2008/037970 A1 discloses a draining element comprising a draining surface and a drainage device, in which the drainage device comprises a drainage channel with an inlet disposed spaced from the edges of the draining element .

Document DE 93 19 156 U1 discloses a combination of a sink and a draining element according to the preamble of claim 1, wherein the draining element is arranged laterally next to a sink and attached to the sink .

The present invention aims to provide a scrubbing device that enables a stable deposit of the dripping object and / or a sink accessory.

This object is carried out by a combination of a sink and a draining element according to claim 1 and by a use of a draining element according to claim 12.

Also, the draining element allows a stable deposit of the dripping object and / or a sink accessory, in particular of a kitchen table.

A drain of the draining element can be achieved by a drain channel with an inlet disposed away from the edges of the draining element, without the water that accumulates having to be conducted through an edge of the draining surface of the draining element .

In one embodiment of the invention it may be provided that the drained element comprises at least one draining tray, a top surface of the at least one draining tray constituting a draining surface of the draining element. By using a draining tray, the draining element according to the invention can be manufactured easily and cheaply.

In an improvement of the invention it can be provided that the draining element comprises a base body and that at least one draining tray is detachably fixed to the base body by means of at least one fixing device.

In particular, it may be provided that the fixing device comprises at least one magnet element. With it, at least one draining tray can be attached to the base body in an especially easy way.

Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that at least one draining tray is fixed to the base body by means of a clip mechanism.

In one embodiment of the invention it may be provided that the base body comprises at least one housing for at least one magnet element.

In addition, it can be provided that at least one sector of at least one draining tray comprises a metallic material or a metal alloy. In this way, the at least one sector of the at least one draining tray is stable and easy to clean.

It is advantageous that the draining element comprises at least one side slat that is disposed on an edge of a draining surface of the draining element.

In an improvement of the invention it can be provided that the at least one side strip comprises at least one recess to receive an edge of the at least one drained surface.

It is preferably provided that the draining element comprises at least two side slats that are arranged on two opposite edges of each other from a draining surface of the draining element.

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It is especially preferred that the at least two side slats arranged at opposite edges of each other of a drained surface of the drained element are aligned essentially parallel to each other.

In one embodiment of the invention it can be provided that at least one side slat has an upper face that is substantially horizontally aligned in the state of use.

In particular, it can be provided that the upper faces of at least two side slats are arranged in an essentially horizontal common plane. In this way, a sink accessory, in particular a kitchen table, can simply be placed on the draining element, in particular stacked on the draining element.

In one embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the drain device comprises an outlet arranged on a lower face of the draining element. In this way, by means of the drain device, the water evacuated from the draining element can be easily carried to a sink in a sink.

In particular, it can be provided that in the state of use of the draining element a lower end in the direction of the gravity of the outlet of the drainage device is disposed below the support surfaces of the draining element. In this way it can be ensured that the water evacuated from the draining element is completely directed to a sink in a sink.

It is advantageous that the outlet of the drain device is made as a spout. In this way, a stream of water flowing through the outlet can be discharged in a direction in the direction of the gravity force.

Alternatively, it can be provided that the outlet of the drain device is made as a lip.

In the invention it is provided that both draining surfaces have a slope directed towards the entrance. In this way the water disposed on the draining surfaces can be easily carried to the drain device.

It is advantageous that the slope of the at least one draining surface is, for example, more than 2%, in particular more than 5%. In this way, a rapid evacuation of the water accumulated on the draining surface is guaranteed.

In addition, it is advantageous that the slope is, for example, less than 15%, in particular less than 10%. In this way, a slip of objects arranged on the draining element can be reduced, in particular completely avoided.

It is especially favorable that the first draining surface is at least twice the fat, in particular at least the fat tripe, than the second draining surface.

In addition, it can be provided that in the state of use of the draining element all the draining surfaces have an essentially identical extension in the direction of the force of gravity. In this way, objects can be stably placed on the draining element.

It is advantageous for the drain channel to extend at least by sectors below at least one draining surface, preferably below at least one drain plate. In this way, the arrangement of the inlet of the drain device is independent of the arrangement of the outlet of the drain device.

In an improvement of the invention it can be provided that at least one sector of the drainage channel is limited on the one hand by a base body of the draining element and on the other hand by at least one draining tray, below which which extends the drainage channel at least by sectors. Thus, the draining element can be easily manufactured and has a small number of components.

The draining element is particularly suitable for use in a combination of a draining element and a stackable kitchen table on the draining element.

This combination of a draining element and a stackable kitchen table on the draining element has the advantages mentioned in relation to the draining element and constitutes a composite sink accessory whose individual components can be deposited on top of one another in a stable manner.

In particular, it may be provided that the kitchen board is made as a cutting board.

The combination of a sink according to the invention, comprising at least one sink and a drain element, allows a stable deposit of dripping objects and / or a sink accessory, especially a kitchen table, in the sink.

This combination of a sink comprising at least one sink sink, and a draining element according to the invention also has the advantages mentioned in relation to the draining element.

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It is favorable that the draining element is in the use state disposed in the sink adjacent to the sine

sink. It is advantageous that the draining element can be disposed in the sink so that an outlet of the drainage channel flows into the at least one sinks of the sink so that the water evacuated from the at least one draining surface of the draining element flows to through the drain channel to the sink sink.

The combination according to the invention can also offer the following advantages:

-the draining element does not have to be emptied manually, since the water that falls from the dripping objects deposited on it is automatically discharged; -the draining element and the stackable kitchen table on it have a high stability against torsion; -the kitchen table and other accessory components can easily be locked in the element of

drained;

-the draining element, the combination of a draining element and a kitchen table and the combination of a sink and a draining element are visually attractive; -the dripping water is introduced directly hidden in the sink; -the location of the inlet of the drainage device is not linked to the edge of the sinus or the hollow of

worktop;

-the draining element allows an appearance of a completely novel type of a combination of a draining element and a kitchen table and a combination of draining element and sink; -the draining element allows the combination of optical and functional advantages of a closed round cell

with the functional benefits of a drained deposit; and -the drained element has a closed appearance.

In an embodiment of the invention it may be provided that the draining element is used as

tank drainer for application in a sink sink or as an outlet cover for draining piles under countertop and sink sinks. Other features and advantages of the invention are the content of the following description and representation

graph of embodiments. In the drawings show: Fig. 1, a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of a sink with a

drained element;

Fig. 2, a schematic top view of the upper face of the first embodiment of the sink with the drain element of Fig. 1, with a kitchen faucet and a

drive button;

Fig. 3, a schematic perspective representation of the draining element of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4, a schematic vertical section through the draining element of Fig. 1 along the line

4-4 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, an exploded schematic representation in perspective of the draining element of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6, a schematic perspective representation of the draining element of Fig. 3, in which a small draining tray has been removed;

Fig. 7, a schematic perspective representation of a base body of the draining element of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8, a schematic perspective view of a rear side slat of the draining element of Fig. 3;

Fig. 9, a schematic perspective view of a large draining tray of the draining element of Fig. 3;

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Fig. 10, a schematic perspective view of the small draining tray of the draining element of Fig. 3;

Fig. 11, a schematic perspective representation of a support foot of the draining element of Fig. 3;

Fig. 12, a schematic perspective representation of the draining element of Fig. 3 with a kitchen board arranged thereon;

Fig. 13, a schematic vertical section through the draining element with the kitchen table of Fig. 12 along line 13-13 in Fig. 12;

Fig. 14, a schematic top view of the upper face of a second embodiment of a sink, with the draining element of Fig. 3;

Fig. 15, a schematic vertical section through the second embodiment of the sink of Fig.

14 with a second embodiment of the draining element along line 15-15 of

Fig. 14;

Fig. 16, a schematic front view of the second embodiment of the sink of Fig. 14 with the

visual direction in the direction of arrow 16 in Fig. 14, with the second embodiment

of the draining element of Fig. 15; Y

Fig. 17, a schematic top view of the upper face of a second embodiment of a kitchen table.

The same or functionally equivalent elements are provided in all figures of the same reference symbols.

A first embodiment represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 of a sink designated as a whole by 100 comprises a substantially sinus-shaped sink 102 102 with a lower drain hole 77 104 and a side overflow hole 106.

Sink sink 102 is disposed directly below a passage opening 110 in a countertop

108. The passage opening 110 has vertical edges 112.

The sink sinus 102 essentially in the form of a parallelepiped has four side walls 114 that are aligned with the edges 112 of the passage opening 110 of the countertop 108.

The sink 100 is made as a sink under the counter, that is, an upper face 116 of the sink sinus 102 directly adjoins a lower face 118 of the counter 108.

The sink 100 further comprises a kitchen tap 120 for water supply and an actuation button 122 for opening and closing the lower drain hole 104 (see Fig. 2) by raising or lowering a drain closure element ( not shown).

A drain element 124 is supported with support surfaces 125 on an upper surface 126 of the countertop 108 of the sink 100.

The draining element 124 comprises a base body 128 (shown separately in Fig. 7).

The base body 128 comprises an essentially rectangular bottom face 132 horizontally aligned in the state of use of the draining element 124, in which support feet 130 (shown separately in Fig. 11) are fixed, whose bottom faces constitute the surfaces of support 125 of the draining element 124.

By means of the support feet 130 the lower face 132 of the base body 128 in the state of use of the draining element 124 is disposed away from the upper face 126 of the countertop 108 of the sink 100.

The distance between the upper face 126 of the countertop 108 of the sink 100 and the lower face 132 of the base body 128 of the draining element 124 is for example approximately 5 mm.

The lower face 132 is adjacent to a side edge 134 (see Fig. 4) that extends parallel to a perpendicular direction 140 of the base body 128 in a projection 136 arranged parallel to the side edge 134 and centered therein, than in the use state of draining element 124 extends from the bottom face of 132 essentially perpendicularly downward and in the transverse direction 140 through, for example, approximately 80% of the side edge side length 134 of the face lower 132.

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The protrusion 136 extends from the lower face 132 of the base body 128 in the state of use of the draining element 124 in the downward vertical direction than the support feet 130 arranged on the lower face of 132 of the base body 128.

An end 137 of the protrusion 136, lower in the direction of the gravity force in the use state of the draining element 124, is therefore disposed in the use state of the draining element 124 deeper than the support surfaces 125 of the drained 124 serving to support the draining element 124 on the upper face 126 of the countertop 108.

The extension in the vertical direction of the projection 136 is therefore greater than about 5 mm, for example it is about 12 mm.

If a draining element 124 with the side edge 134 of the base body 128 is placed in a sine 102 of a sink 100, then the protrusion 136 extends into the passage opening 110 of the countertop 108. In this way, the element of Drained 124 is secured in at least one direction against unwanted displacement.

The substantially rectangular bottom face 132 of the base body 128, and therefore also the base body 128 and the draining element 124 comprising the base body 128, also have a longitudinal direction 138 that runs transverse to the perpendicular direction 140 and parallel to the lower face 132 (see figures 1, 3 and 7).

The longitudinal direction 138 runs perpendicular to the side edge 134 and another side edge 142 of the lower face 132 of the base body 128 opposite the side edge 124.

The transverse direction 140 runs parallel to the lateral edges 134 and 142 of the lower face 132 of the base body 128.

An upper face 144 of the base body 128 comprises a first essentially flat section 146 that is inclined at an angle of for example approximately 5 ° with respect to the lower face 132 of the base body 128.

Since the lower face 132 of the base body 128 in the state of use of the draining element 124 is aligned horizontally, the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 in the state of use of the draining element 124 is inclined a angle of for example about 5 ° with respect to the horizontal.

The first sector 146 is essentially rectangular and has a lateral edge 148 which runs parallel to the lateral edge 142 of the lower face 132 of the base body 128, and is arranged for example approximately 20 mm perpendicularly above the lateral edge 142 of the lower face 132 of the base body 128.

The lateral edge 148 of the first sector 146 constitutes at the same time the lateral edge 148 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128.

Between the lateral edge 148 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 and the lateral edge 142 of the lower face 132 of the base body 128 extends a lateral surface 150 aligned essentially perpendicular to the lower face 132 of the base body 128 (see Fig. . 4).

The slope of the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 points outwardly from the side edge 142 in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128.

The distance between the lower face 132 and the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 is therefore maximum at the lateral edges 142 and 148.

The first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 extends from the side edge 148 in the longitudinal direction 138 through, for example, approximately 75% of the total length of the base body 128 to a shoulder shaped step 152 extending parallel to the side edges 134, 142 and 148 and in the transverse direction 140 of the base body 128 substantially throughout the width of the base body 128 (see Fig. 7).

The first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 comprises a central support surface 158 and an outer support surface 156 extending around it in the form of a frame, so that the outer support surface 156 and the central support surface 158 are separated from each other by an annular shaped depression 160 with a depth of for example about 0.5 mm.

The outer support surface 156 and the central support surface 158 serve to support a draining tray yet to be described.

The first sector 146 ends in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128 at one end 162 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 away from the lower face 132 of the base body 128, ie upper.

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The upper face 144 of the base body 128 further comprises a second sector 164 which, starting from an end 166 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 which faces the lower face 132 of the base body 128, that is to say lower, extends in the longitudinal direction 138 from base body 128 to protrusion 136.

In the perpendicular direction 140, the second sector 164 extends, not across the entire width of the base body 128, but has in the perpendicular direction 140 essentially the same dimension as the projection 136 adjacent to the second sector 164.

The second sector 164 of the upper face 144 is disposed in the perpendicular direction 140 of the base body 128 centered on the base body 128 and extends in the transverse direction 140 through, for example approximately 80% of the total width of the base body 128.

Between the upper end 162 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 and the lower end 166 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 extends a connecting surface 168 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 which runs essentially perpendicular to the lower face 132 of the base body 128 and which joins together the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 and the second sector 164 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128.

The second sector 164 is essentially flat and is slightly more inclined with respect to the lower face 132 of the base body 128 than the first sector 146. For example, the second sector 164 is inclined with respect to the lower face 132 of the base body 128 at an angle of approximately 7 °.

The slope of the second sector 164 is oriented in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128 away from the shoulder in the form of a step 152 and towards the shoulder 136.

The second sector 164 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 away from the lower face 132 of the base body 128 forms a channel base 170 which will be described in detail later.

The upper face 144 of the base body 128 further comprises a third sector 172 and a fourth sector 174 which are made specularly symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal central plane 176 of the base body 128 and the draining element 124 that extends vertically and in longitudinal direction 138 (see Fig. 2).

The third sector 172 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 and the fourth sector 174 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 are disposed with respect to the transverse direction 140 of the base body 128 on opposite sides of the second sector 164 and comprise, respectively, an essentially flat and rectangular support surface 178 that is more distant from the lower face 132 of the base body 128 than the channel base 170.

The rectangular support surfaces 178 are inclined with respect to the lower face 132 of the base body 128 and therefore in a state of use of the draining element 124 with respect to the horizontal, with an angle of for example approximately 15 °.

The slope of the rectangular support surfaces 178 is directed in the longitudinal direction 138 towards the shoulder in the form of a step 152.

At the lateral edges of 180 of the rectangular support surfaces 178 leading to the stepped shoulder 152 of the base body 128, the rectangular support surfaces 178 end approximately at the same distance from the lower face 132 of the base body 128 as the upper end 162 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 and therefore also approximately the same distance from the lower face 132 as the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128.

The lateral edges of 180 of the rectangular support surfaces 178 leading to the step-shaped shoulder 152 of the base body 128 are arranged in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128 distanced from the upper end 162 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 of so that between the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 and the third sector 172 of the upper face 144, and between the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 and the fourth sector 174 of the upper face 144 is formed, respectively, a depression 182 (see Fig. 7).

The rectangular support surfaces 178 of the third sector 172 and of the fourth sector 174 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 are joined to the channel base 170 at opposite edges 183 by, respectively, a side surface of channel 184 running perpendicular to the lower face 132 of the base body 128 and aligned vertically in the use state of the draining element 124.

The rectangular support surfaces 178 also end at the side edges 186 opposite to the depressions 182 and border there with side surfaces 188 of the third sector 172 and the fourth sector 174 aligned transversely to the lower face 132 and parallel to the lateral surface 150 of the body base 128.

The lateral surface 188 of the third sector 172 has in the transverse direction 140 of the base body 128 the same extension as the rectangular support surface 178 of the third sector 172.

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The lateral surface 188 of the fourth sector 174 has in the transverse direction 140 of the base body 128 the same extension as the rectangular support surface 178 of the fourth sector 174.

In the vertical direction in the state of use of the draining element 124, the lateral surfaces 188 of the third sector 172 and the fourth sector 174 extend from the lateral edges 186 of the rectangular bearing surfaces 178 to the lower end 137 of the projection 136.

The lateral surfaces 188 of the third sector 172 and the fourth sector 174 therefore end up in the state of use of the draining element 124 in the direction of gravity below the support surfaces 125 of the draining element 124.

The protrusion 136 is disposed rearwardly with respect to the lateral surfaces 188 of the third sector 172 and the fourth sector 174, for example, approximately 3 mm in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128.

The base body 128 further comprises housings 192 for magnets 194 delimited by the base body 128 are accessible from the side walls 196 extending in the longitudinal direction 138 (see Fig. 5).

A housing 192 is disposed respectively below the rectangular support surface 178 of the third sector 172 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 or below the rectangular support surface 178 of the fourth sector 174 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128.

The housings 192 have an essentially complementary shape to that of the magnets 194.

A large draining tray 198 (shown separately in Fig. 9) is attached to the base body 128 (see Figures 3 and 5).

The large draining tray 198 is essentially formed of a flat metal sheet, at least approximately square, and comprises a substantially rectangular central sector 200, whose upper face constitutes a large draining surface 202 and two sectors 204 and 206 which in a state mounted on the large draining tray 198 extend transversely to the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128, are arranged on opposite sides of the large draining surface 202 and inclined with respect to the central sector 200.

The first inclined sector 204 is made so that in the assembled state of the large draining tray 198, it is adjusted with the lower face 208 to the lateral surface 150 of the base body 128.

The second inclined sector 206 is made so that in the assembled state of the large draining tray 198, it is adjusted with a lower face 210 to the connecting surface 168 of the step-shaped shoulder 152 of the base body 128.

A lower face 212 of the central sector 200 of the large draining tray 198 is located on the outer support surface 156 and the central support surface 158 of the first sector 146 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 and is fixed to the first sector 146, for example by means of an adhesive bond.

The inclined sectors 204 and 206, due to the inclination of the central sector 200 fixed to the first sector 146 of the base body 128 with respect to the lower face 132 of the base body 128, do not enclose a right angle with the central sector 200.

The first inclined sector 204 of the large draining tray 198 forms in the state of use of the draining element 124 an outer face of the draining element 124 and has a height of for example approximately 20 mm.

The second inclined sector 206 of the large draining tray 198 has a height of for example about 5 mm.

In the base body 128, a small draining tray 214 (shown separately in Fig. 10) is also detachably fixed (see Figures 3 and 5).

The small draining tray 214 is essentially formed by an elongated flat metal plate and comprises an elongated central sector 216, whose upper face constitutes a small draining surface 218 and two inclined sectors 220 and 222 which in the assembled state of the tray Small drain 214 extend perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128 and are arranged on opposite sides of each other from the small drain surface 220.

The first inclined sector 220 is made so that in the assembled state of the small draining tray 214 it fits with a lower face 224 to the lateral surfaces 188 of the base body 128.

The first inclined sector 220 extends in the vertical direction in the state of use of the draining element 124 from the lateral edges 186 of the rectangular sectors 178 of the third sector 172 and of the fourth sector 174 to the height of the lower end 137 of the projection 136 .

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The second inclined sector 222 is made so that in the assembled state of the small draining tray 214 it extends parallel to the joint surface 168 of the stepped shoulder 152 of the base body 128 and distanced therefrom.

Between the second inclined sector 222 of the small draining tray 214 and the second inclined sector 206 of the large draining tray 198 an inlet gap 226 is formed which extends in the transverse direction 140 of the base body 128 for the water inlet flowing through the draining surfaces 202 and 218.

The small draining tray 214 fits with a lower surface 228 of the central sector 216 on the rectangular support surfaces 178 of the third sector 172 and the fourth sector 174 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128 and is detachably fixed to the body base 128 by means of magnets 194 arranged in housings 192 (see Fig. 5).

The inclined sectors 220 and 222 due to the inclination of the central sector 216 arranged in the third sector 172 and in the fourth sector 174 of the base body 128 with respect to the lower face 132 of the base body 128 do not form a right angle with the central sector 216 .

The first inclined sector 220 of the small draining tray 214 constitutes in the state of use of the draining element 124 an outer face of the draining element 124 and has a height of, for example, approximately 30 mm.

The second inclined sector 222 of the small draining tray 214 has a height of for example about 3 mm.

The second inclined sector 206 of the large draining tray 198, the second inclined sector 222 of the small draining tray 214 and the step-shaped shoulder 152 together form an inlet 230 of a drain device 232 of the draining element 124 ( see Fig. 4).

The drain device 232 further comprises the inlet 230 a drain channel 234 and an outlet 236.

The drain channel 234 extends from the shoulder in the form of a step 152 to the protrusion 136 of the base body 128.

The drain channel 234 in the state of use of the draining element 124 is limited below by the channel base 170, in the transverse direction 140 of the base body 128 on the side by the side channel surfaces 184 and above by the lower face 228 of the central sector 216 of the small draining tray 214.

The outlet 236 borders the drain channel 234 in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128 on the face of the channel base 170 opposite the shoulder in the form of a step 152.

The outlet 236 comprises the projection 136 and the first inclined sector 220 of the small draining tray 214.

Between the protrusion 136 and the first inclined sector 220 of the small draining tray 214 there is an outlet gap 238, which in the vertical direction in the state of use of the draining element 124 extends from the base of channel 170 to the lower end 137 of the projection 136.

In the transverse direction 140 the outlet gap 238 has essentially the same dimensions as the protrusion 136.

The outlet 236 in the state of use of the draining element 124 flows into the passage opening 110 of the countertop 108 of the sink 100.

Due to the inclination of the base of the channel 170 of the second sector 164 of the upper face 144 of the base body 128, the water directed through the inlet 230 of the drain device 232 to the drain channel 234 is brought into the drain channel 234 at exit 236.

To detachably fix the small draining tray 214 to the base body 128, the magnets 194 are arranged in the housings 192 so that in the state of use of the draining element 124 exert an attractive force on the small draining tray 214 to hold it in the default position.

The channel base 170 and the side channel surfaces 184 are easily accessible, for example, for cleaning, when the small draining tray 214 is removed from the base body 128.

Likewise, the lower face 228 of the central sector 216 of the small draining tray 214 which limits the drain channel 234 above in the state of use of the draining element 124, is freely accessible for cleaning.

In the side walls 196 delimited in the base body 128 and extending perpendicularly to the transverse direction 140, in the assembled state of the draining element 124 side slats 240 are provided

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and 242 limiting the large draining surface 202 and the small draining surface 218 in the transverse direction 140 (see Figures 1 and 3).

The side strip 240 (shown separately in Fig. 8) is essentially made in the form of a parallelepiped and elongated and extends in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128 in each case, for example, approximately 5 mm on the lateral surfaces 150 and 188 of the base body 128 that limit the base body 128 in the longitudinal direction 138.

In the vertical direction in use state of the draining element 124 the side strip 240 extends from a lower end placed for example, approximately 3 mm below the lower art face 132 of the base body 128 to an upper end located, for example , approximately 10 mm above the lateral edges 180 of the rectangular support surfaces 178.

The side strip 240 has a recess 244 that is made complementary to the shape of the side wall 196 of the base body 128.

Therefore, the side strip 240 is essentially disposed without play in the side wall 196 of the base body 128.

For example, an adhesive joint is provided for connecting the side strip 240 to the base body 128. Alternative

or in addition to this, the side strip 240 can be locked to the base body 128.

The side strip 242 is made specularly symmetrical of the side strip 240 with respect to the longitudinal central plane 176 of the base body 128 and is arranged in the base body 128 specularly symmetrical of the side strip 240 with respect to the longitudinal central plane 176 of the base body 128. In addition , the side bar 242 coincides with the side bar 240 in terms of structure and function, so reference is made to its previous description.

The base body 128 and the side slats 240 and 242 are preferably formed of a plastic material.

The side slats 240 and 242 are aligned parallel to each other in the assembled state of the draining element 124 and have, respectively, an upper face 132 running parallel to the lower face 132 of the base body

128.

The upper faces 248 serve to support a kitchen table designated collectively by 250.

A first embodiment of the kitchen table 250 is shown in Fig. 12.

The kitchen table 250 is essentially made in the form of a parallelepiped and flat, and in the horizontal directions in the state of use it has an extension that substantially corresponds to that of the draining element 124.

An upper face 252 of the kitchen table 250 is made as a cutting surface 254. Therefore, the kitchen table 250 serves for example as a cutting board.

The kitchen table 250 has four lateral surfaces 256 aligned essentially transverse to the cutting surface 254, one of which constitutes a front face 258 of the kitchen table 250.

A transport device 260 is arranged on the front face 258 of the kitchen table 250 to facilitate the transport of the kitchen table 250.

The transport device 260 is made as a handle, and comprises a recess 262 and a slat 264 comprising, for example, a metallic material.

The recess 262 is disposed on the front face 258 approximately in the center on the kitchen table 250 and extends parallel to the front face 258 through, for example, approximately one third of the total length of the front face 258.

The slat 264 extends substantially throughout the entire length of the front face 258 of the kitchen table 250 and thus covers the recess 262.

For fixing the slat 264 on the front face 258 of the kitchen table 250, the slat 264 is provided with several through holes 266, for example four, for the housing of screws (not shown).

With a lower surface 268 of the kitchen table 250 opposite the cutting surface 256 of the kitchen table 250, the kitchen table 250 can be placed on the draining element 124, in particular stacked on the draining element 124.

For this purpose, a recess 270 is provided on the lower face 268 of the kitchen table 250 which surrounds a projection 272 arranged in the center on the lower face 268 of the kitchen table 250 and which is bounded above by a support surface. 274 of the kitchen table 250 aligned parallel to the cutting surface 254.

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The support surface 274 serves to place the kitchen table 250 on the upper faces 248 of the side slats 240 and 242 of the draining element 124.

Fig. 13 shows a schematic vertical section through the draining element 124 with the kitchen table 250 along the line 13-13 of Fig. 12 which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction 138, the side strip 240 being located of the draining element 124 and the support surface 274 of the kitchen table 250 which rests on the upper face 248 of the side slat 240 behind the cutting plane.

By means of the central projection 272 the kitchen table 250 is secured on the draining element 124 against a displacement in the transverse direction 140, since the side slats 240 and 242 are applied to both sides of the projection 272 in the recess 270.

Since the central projection 272 in the vertical direction in the state of use of kitchen table 250 and of the draining element 124 extends from the height of the upper faces 248 of the side slats 240 and 242 to the large inclined draining surface 202 and up to the small inclined draining surface 218, the kitchen table 250 on the draining element 124 is also secured against a displacement in the longitudinal direction 138 (see Fig. 13).

In this way the kitchen table 250 can be stacked in a particularly stable manner in the draining element 124.

In the combination of sink 100 and drain element 124 shown in Figures 1 and 2, a person who manipulates it (not shown) is usually positioned in relation to the drain element 124 and the sinus 102 of the sink 100, so that the draining element 124 and the sine 102 of the sink 100 are adjacent in the longitudinal direction 138 of the draining element 124 and are arranged in the transverse direction 140 in front of the person handling, so that from the perspective of the person the element Drain 124 is disposed to the left of sinus 102 of sink 100.

In other embodiments (not shown), however, it may also be provided that from the perspective of the person handling, the draining element 124 is arranged in front of the sink breast 102, behind the sink breast 102 or to the right from sink 102 of sink 100.

The sink 100 described above with the draining element 124 and the kitchen table 250 can be used as follows:

First, the washed dishes are placed on the large draining surface 202 and / or the small draining surface 218 of the draining element 124.

This tableware is held in the draining element 124 in a particularly stable manner, since the large draining surface 202 and the small draining surface 218 have opposite slopes. The tableware cannot slide from one side from, for example, the large draining surface 202 to the sink sinus 102, since the slope of the small draining surface 218 opposite the slope of the large draining surface 202 stops the dishes that It has slipped.

Water dripping from the stably mounted tableware gradually falls in the direction of the force of gravity on the large draining surface 202 and / or the small draining surface 212.

Due to the slope of the large draining surface 202 and the slope of the small draining surface 218, water flows to the inlet 230 of the drainage device 232 disposed between the large draining surface 202 and the small draining surface 218. The water flow direction is represented by arrows 276 in Fig. 4.

Through the drain channel 234, the water reaches the exit 236 and, finally, through the passage opening 110 of the countertop 108 to the sine 102 of the sink 100.

Because of waste from dirty water, it may be necessary to clean the draining element 124 from time to time. Such cleaning of the draining element 124 may be especially necessary if, for example, dirty dishes are placed on the draining element 124 and food scraps reach the inlet 230 of the drainage device 232.

The draining element can be easily cleaned if the small draining tray 214 is detachably fixed to the base body 128 of the draining element 124 by means of two magnets 194 and therefore can easily be removed from the base body 128 with Little strength and little time dedication.

After removal of the small draining tray 214 the channel bases 170 of the drainage channel 234 of the drainage device 232, the lateral surfaces of the channel 184, the projection 136 and the lower faces 224 and 228 of the small draining tray 214 They are freely accessible for cleaning.

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After cleaning, the small draining tray 214 can simply be placed again on the base body 128 of the draining element 124. The small draining tray 214 is again held by the magnets 194 in the correct position.

The kitchen table 250 can simply be placed on the draining element 124. The projection 272 arranged centered on the lower face 268 of the kitchen table 250 serves to secure the kitchen table 250 against a sliding of the kitchen table 250 with respect to the draining element 124.

The kitchen table 250 can be used in particular as a cutting board.

After using the kitchen table 250, it can simply be lifted and removed from the draining element 124 by means of the transport device 260.

A second embodiment of a sink 100 shown in Fig. 14 differs from the first embodiment represented in Figures 1 and 2 in that it is not made as a sink under a countertop, but as a built-in sink and comprises a second sinus of sink 278.

The lower end 137 of the projection 136 of the drain device 232 of the draining element 124 does not extend into the passage opening 110 of the countertop 108, but directly into the sink breast 102.

However, in this second embodiment of the sink it can also be provided that the draining element 124 is arranged in the sink 100, such that the lower end 137 of the projection 136 of the drainage device 232 of the draining element 124 is extend in the second breast 278 of the sink 100.

The draining element 124 in this embodiment can be suspended in different sink sinks 102 and 278.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the draining element 124 is movable in the longitudinal direction 138 of the base body 128 of the draining element 124. In this case, a rib 280 arranged between the first sink breast 102 and the second sink breast 278 is made deeper so that the outlet 236 of the drain device 232 does not collide with the rib 280 while the draining element 124 travels.

The kitchen faucet 120 and the actuation button 122 are also arranged in the sink 100 also outside the travel path of the draining element 124, so that a displacement of the draining element 124 is not impeded.

An edge 282 of the sink 100 usually disposed on the upper face 126 of the countertop 108 is made flat, so that the draining element 124 extending through it does not rest with its lower face 132 on the edge 278 of the sink . In addition, an arrangement of the draining element 124 secured against sliding on the upper face 126 of the countertop is guaranteed by the support feet 130 made of rubber.

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Moreover, the second embodiment of the sink 100 shown in Fig. 14 coincides with respect to the structure and function with the first embodiment represented in Figures 1 to 13, whereby reference is made to its previous description .

A second embodiment of a drain element 124 shown in Figures 15 and 16 differs from the first embodiment described above in that only two support feet 130 are provided in an area of the bottom face 132 of the drain element 124 further away from the projection 136 and because the draining element 124 is supported by means of the side slats 240 and 242 on the edge 282 of the sink

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In particular, the height of the support feet 130 of the draining element 124 essentially coincides with the height of the edge 282 of the sink 100.

The edge 282 of the sink has the same height in all areas of the sink 100, in particular in the immediate surroundings of the sink sinks 102 and 278.

In this way the draining element 124 can be easily moved along the longitudinal direction 138 and placed in any desired position in the sink 100.

In order to avoid unwanted displacement of the draining element 124 during use, it may be provided that the side slats 240 and 242 have a non-slip bottom face 284, for example of rubber.

The lower surfaces 284 of the side slats 240 and 242 form support surfaces 125 of the draining element 124.

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A particularly simple displacement of the draining element 124 also results when the sink 100 (not shown) comprises supporting surfaces that are made complementary to the side slats 240 and 242.

Moreover, the second embodiment of the draining element 124 shown in Figures 15 and 16 5 coincides with respect to the structure and function with the first embodiment represented in Figures 1 to 14, for which reference is made to its previous description.

A second embodiment illustrated in Fig. 17 of a kitchen table 250 differs from the first embodiment described above in that the slat 264 surrounds the four side surfaces 256 of the kitchen table 250.

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Since the drain device comprises at least one drain channel with an inlet disposed away from the edges of the draining element, in all embodiments of the draining element

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 Combination of a sink (100), comprising at least one sink sink (202, 218) and a draining element for disposal in the sink (100), which comprises at least one draining surface (202, 218) and a drain device (232), wherein the drain device (232) comprises at least one drain channel (234) with an inlet (230) arranged spaced apart from the edges (148, 186) of the drain element ( 124), characterized in that the draining element (124) can be placed on a support surface (126) of the sink (100) and removed therefrom and that the draining element (202) has at least a first surface draining (202) and a second draining surface (218) that are separated from each other by the inlet (230), the two draining surfaces (202, 218) having opposite slopes facing each other directed towards the inlet (230).

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 Combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the draining element (124) comprises at least one draining tray (198, 214), a top surface of the at least one draining tray (198, 214) forming a draining surface (202, 218) of the draining element (124).

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Combination according to claim 2, characterized in that the draining element (124) comprises a base body (128) and at least one draining tray (198, 219) is detachably fixed to the base body

(128) by at least one fixing device (194).

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 Combination according to claim 3, characterized in that the fixing device (194) comprises at least one magnet element (194).

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Combination according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that at least one sector (200, 204, 206, 216, 220, 222) of at least one draining tray (198, 214) comprises a metallic material or a metal alloy .

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Combination according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the draining element (124) comprises at least one side slat (240, 242) which is arranged on an edge of a draining surface (202, 218) of the element drained (124).

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Combination according to claim 6, characterized in that at least one side slat (240, 242) has an upper face (248) that is essentially aligned in a state of use of the draining element (124).

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Combination according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the drain device (232) comprises an outlet (236) disposed on the bottom face (132) of the drain element (124).

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Combination according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the drain channel (234) extends at least by sectors below at least one draining surface (202, 218).

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Combination according to claim 9, characterized in that at least one sector of the drain channel (234) is limited on one side by a base body (128) of the draining element (124) and on the other hand by at least one draining tray (198, 214), below which the drain channel (234) extends at least by sectors.

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Combination according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the combination further comprises a kitchen table (250) stackable on the draining element (124).

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Use of a drain element for disposal in a sink (100), which comprises at least one drain surface (202, 218) and a drain device (232), in which the drain device (232) comprises less a drain channel (234) with an inlet (230) disposed away from the edges (148, 186) of the draining element (124), the draining element (124) having at least a first draining surface (202) and a second draining surface (218) that are separated from each other by the inlet (230) and in which the two draining surfaces (202, 218) have opposite slopes directed towards the inlet (230) for placement on a support surface (126) of the sink (100).

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