FR2530939A1 - SCREEN FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF A BATHTUB IN A SHOWER CABIN - Google Patents

Abstract

1. Screen which can be fitted to the outer edge of a bath comprising taps and other fittings situated at a certain height above it and which is intended to prevent water splashing when the bath is used as a shower "tray", the said screen comprising at least one panel formed by a glass pane which is framed by sections, one of the frame sections having a hollow centre for serving to articulate the panel on a tube attached to the wall, the said panel can be lifted, at least slightly, along the tube, the said screen being characterized : - in that the height h of lifting up of the panel along the tube (10) is superior to the height of the taps and other fittings above the bath, and - in that the said section with a hollow centre comprises a channel (35) communicating into its hollow centre whilst the tube (12) comprises a lug (38) situated at a height above the taps and other fittings and that can move into the channel and, in that the angular positions of the channel relative to the plane of the panel in the first section, and of the lug relative to the said outer end of the bath are such that they only coincide when the panel is parallel to the edge of the bath, so that the panel can only be folded back against the wall, when the lower end of the section is higher than the top of the taps.

Description

The present invention is of the

  housing facilities and it is more specifically for a screen or screen intended to cooperate with a

  bathtub to form a shower enclosure.

  It is recalled that very often the baths are equipped with a watering apple that can be

  attached to the wall by suitable means, above the

  netterie of the bathtub; thanks to such a provision the

  seems to bath can be arranged in shower The use of a

  bathtub as a shower tray has the disadvantage of

  splashing to spread in the bathroom to overcome this disadvantage, it has been proposed to have a curtain mounted on a rod-around the bathtub The curtain, usually made of a plastic material has the disadvantage of floating and to be sucked into the bathtub

  by the rise of hot air resulting from the hot water of the dou-

  co. The present invention is intended to

  purpose of proposing means of protection against splashing

  safe, and therefore not likely to float and retractable in the event that the baicgnoire is

used as such.

  According to the present invention, a screen adaptable to the outer edge of a bathtub comprising

  a valve designed to prevent splashing water when

  that the bath is used as a shower tray is generally characterized in that it consists of at least one panel, said first, and an amount intended for

  wall-mounted above the outside corner of the bath.

  next to the faucet, the sign and the amount being

  connected by means of articulation such as in position of use

  at least one panel can be based on

  the outer edge of the bathtub and such as: to make

  a non-use position in the application against the wall adjacent to the valve, it is necessary that the lower edge of said panel is higher than the

top of the faucet.

  With such means the bathtub can be used as such after retracting the panel against the wall above the valve, or be used as a shower tray after placing the panel in position above the outer edge of the bath; this position is a stable position since to move into another

  position, it is necessary to raise the panel.

  Preferably a second panel is associated with the first by means allowing it to be either an extension of the first is superimposed on it It is actually to increase the panel area without imposing additional space in the state of A first solution is to hinge the second panel on the first, the hinge being disposed along the opposite side opposite the adjacent side to the hinge amount fixed to the wall Next a second solution, which is a preferred solution that applies to rectangular panels, the means of association of the panels are

  sliding means of the second panel against the first.

  This second solution has the merit of allowing the realization

  panels by means of panes framed with aluminum profiles

  anodized minium for example An advantageous embodiment

  such panels will be described later.

  In a first form of realization

  the articulation means of the panels on the upright, these are constituted by: a profile comprising a hollow core and a groove opening into said core, said section further having a frame structure of a window, a tube cylindrical supported at its end by fasteners to the wall, said tube having a section fitting just in that of the soul of the first section, and having at some

  height at the top of the faucet a pin can

circulating in said groove.

  Such articulation means are further characterized in that the angular positions of the groove relative to the plane of the panel in the first profile and the lug relative to said outer end of the bath are such that their coincidence takes place only when the panel

  is parallel to the edge of the bathtub.

  It follows from this arrangement of articulation means that the folding of the panel against the wall can take place only when the lower end of the profile is higher than the top of the valve. According to more particular characteristics of conformation of the panels, each of these consists of a window framed by profiles that can

  three different profiles, namely first, second and third

Sieme.

So a first profile is a pro-

  U-shaped flattened wire whose wings are folded inwards,

  one of the wings is extended by an angle, the space

  taken between the wings being intended to accommodate a corner bracket while the space between the angle and the flap of

  the adjacent wing is intended to house the edge of the window.

  Thus again, the second profile is a profile in W formed of a profile of the first type, one of whose sides is extended by a bracket large enough to accommodate a profile of the first type, the edge of the angle of the first

  profile with a small flap turned towards the inside of the

  of angle and intended to serve as a slide at the outer edge of the angle of the profile of the first type housed in the large angle. So finally the third profile is

  formed of a profile of the second type attached to a profile

  both a hollow soul and at least one indentation opening into

said soul.

  The profiles described above are used

  in the following manner: the window of the first panel is framed by a profile of the third type along one of its vertical sides, by profiles of the second type along

  its upper and lower sides, and by a profile of the first

  first type along its other vertical side, while the

  the window of the second panel is framed by sections of the first

  first type along its four sides.

  It results from this constitution of the panels using the profiles that the profiles of the second

  type of the first panel can be used as

  upper and lower to the second panel and that the first panel can be hinged to the upright via

cylindrical tube.

  According to a second embodiment of the articulation means of the first panel on the wall, these consist of four sections of a hollow core profile having a planar outer surface fixing: two sections are fixed on a profiled second type forming

  one vertical edge of the first panel, the other two sections

  we are fixed, with an intermediate joint, on the wall; a cylindrical tube passes through the webs of the four sections and is integral with, for example, sections fixed to the wall. Preferably one of the ends of the sections is cut at an angle so as to create a stable position of the panels at

the plumb of the edge of the bathtub.

The present invention will be better

  understood and details will arise from the description of the

  a more detailed description will be made of a preferred embodiment, and details will arise in connection with the figures of the attached plates in which: FIG 1 is a perspective of a

  bathtub equipped with a screen of the invention in use position

  2 is a partial analogous representation of the same, the screen being folded,

fig 3 is an illustration of

  on a larger scale of the articulation of the device of the preceding figures,

  FIG. 4 is a larger section

  of scale A of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a similar section along B,

FIG. 6 is a similar section

  7 illustrates the use of an angle bracket in the corner connection of the panels, and FIG.

  wall mounting, articulation.

  FIG 9 is an illustration of a second mode of articulation of the panels on the wall,

the -ig 10-and they are illustra-

  respectively in elevation and in section of a profile used

  for the articulation of the previous figure, and FIG. 12 is a perspective

  partial of an applicable seal including audispositif of fig 9.

  In fig 1 a bath 1 is arranged in a corner of a bathroom, its outer edge

  2 is surmounted by a device of the invention consisting essen-

  by a first panel 3 and a second panel

  4 can slide against the first; in fig 1 the pan-

  are shown in an unfolded position or

  tion. In fig 2 the panels of the

  previous figure have been retracted on the one hand

  the second against the first, on the other hand

  beaten against the wall, above the taps 5 of the bathtub; these last operations are authorized thanks to particular articulation means of the panel on the wall

through an amount.

  Such hinge means are illustrated, according to a first embodiment of FIG 3 These hinge means comprise a hollow core profile 7 further participating in the frame of a window

  8, either of glass or preferably of transparent plastic

  lucid, an amount 9 having at its ends upper and lower fasteners 10 and 1 i respectively, and a cylindrical tube 12 supported at its ends by the hinge parts, the tube 12 passing through the hollow core

  section 7 which it constitutes the hinge axis; the structure

  The profile 7 will be described later in detail; we remark

  however, in the figure that the profile has been deployed from

  its hollow-core structure, at its ends,

  forming a small recess for the housing of the fastener 1 i while the upper draft is of a height such that it allows the panel to rise along a tube 10 over a distance h greater than the height

  taps above the edge of the bathtub.

  Note that the two panels are preferably completely framed by profiles whose profile falls within the scope of the invention, which profiles will be described in more detail in connection with the following figures with reference to cutting lines A, B, C of 1. In FIG 6 a first profile has a profile, or cross-section, U flattened whose wings 14 and 15 are folded at 16 and 17 inwards, the wing

  14 extending by an angle 18; the rectangular space

  between the wings and the back 19 of the profile is

  born to house a corner bracket 21; the space between the angle 18 and the flap 16 is intended to house the edge of a window 22 Profiles having the aforesaid profile said first type completely frame the second panel 4 According to the known method, the ends of these sections are cut in miter and are held together, either by gluing or by screwing by means of a monoblock corner angle housed as said above within them (fig 7) The following section A of the fig 1 shows the

profile of the first profile.

In FIG. 5 a second section,

  W profile, consists of two parts, namely a

  section 24 on the right in the figure and a part 25 on the left; the portion 24 is a profile similar to that of FIG 6 except that the angle 18 'is extended by a small flap 26-turned towards the left part; part 24 serves

  housing a window 27 and square such as 28

  25 serves as housing and slide to a section 29 of the first

  first type identical to that of the previous figure; we remark

  that the edge 30 of the angle of the profile 29 takes a sliding bearing on the flap 26; 5 is a section along B of FIG 1 corresponding to the upper edge of the panel 3; a

  similar arrangement is found in the lower opposite edge.

  In FIG. 4, corresponding to -35 the section C of FIG. 1, a profile 7 is formed of a part 32

  similar to that of FIG. 5 and of the same width L and of one

  tie 33 having a hollow core in which is housed a tube

  cylindrical 12 and two indentations 34 and 35.

  The conformation of the portion 32 of the profile 7 in profile of the second type allows on the one hand the connection to the profile of Fig 5 and on the other hand allows

  to house as shown in dotted lines, by sliding a

  spun 36 of the second panel framing Notches 34 and 35 are intended on the one hand to save material, on the other hand to accommodate a lug 38 secured to the tube 12; the

  function of the pin 38 and its angular position on the tube.

  be 12 relative to the wall 39 which is secured to the tube is well understood at the simultaneous examination of Fig 3; when the panel 3, after having been raised above the lug 38 is folded down (arrow 41) against the wall 9, the notch 35 has taken the place occupied by the groove 34 <fig 4) and the lug is located below a solid portion of the portion 32 of the profile 7; the latter is thus set at a height h

above the taps.

  In Fig 9 there is still a profile 42 whose ends 43 and 44 are shaped in

  rib for receiving lip seals 45 and 46 whose

  wire is comma-shaped; the joints 45 and 46 are in one

  elastic material so that it can be deformed

  46 ') during rotation of the panel.

  The profile 42 is pressed against the wall 39 sealingly by a double-sided adhesive seal 47, by means of fasteners 50 supporting the

tube 12 at its ends.

  In Figure 8 is shown how a fastener 50 is secured to the tube 12 by a screw 51 which passes through (Figure 4) the profile 42 to be screwed; thus the profile 42 and the tube 12 constitute a fixed amount

  relative to the wall, the amount on which are articulated and

the signs -

In FIG. 9, a panel 53

  panel 3 of FIG. 1 is articulated on a wall 54,

  above the outer edge 55 of the bath by means of two sections 56 and 57 of a hollow core profile screwed on the vertical side 58 of the frame 3 of the panel; the hollow core of the sections 56 and 57 allows the passage of a cylindrical tube 59 secured to the wall, at its ends by fasteners 60 and 61 themselves consisting of sections of the same

  profile as sections 56 and 57.

On fig 10 and there a section

  hollow-section profile is remarkable for one of its

  ends 62 cut at an angle-and with a flat outer face

  ne 63 having a pair of middle bores such as 64 and

  a pair of lateral bores such as 65; the bores

  dians located opposite lights 66 for the passage of a tool, are used for fixing to the wall by means of a screw, (cases of fasteners 60 and 61) while the lateral bores 65 are used for fastening by screwing on a section called the second type as shown in FIG. 5 (sections 56

and 57).

  In Fig 12 an L-shaped section 28 of an elastic material includes a lip 69 and a double-sided adhesive seal 70; such a profile is intended to be interposed between the wall 54 and the fasteners 60 and 61, its lip 69 rising along the edge of the frame 58 of the panel 53 and resting on it when in position d 'use.

Although we have described and re-

  presented particular forms of realization of a screen for the installation of a bath in a shower cabin, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to these forms but that its scope extends to the characteristics , taken

  separately or in combination, set out above.

Claims (3)

R E V E N D I C A T ION S   1. Screen adaptable to the outside edge of a bathtub with   both a valve designed to prevent splashing water when the bath is used as a "receiver" shower, characterized: (3) in that it consists of (3) 9)   minus a panel / said first and an amount / intended to be fixed to the wall at the angle of the outside-corner of the   bathtub next to the taps - / (4 panel and the (10,11 12)   both being connected by hinge means / such that the position of use, or deployed said panel at least can rest on the outer edge /) e the bath and such   than to make the panel take a position of non-use   application against the wall adjacent to the   netterie, it is necessary that the lower edge of said panel is higher than the top of the faucet; 2. Screen according to claim 1, characterized in that a second panel / is associated with the first by means allowing it to be either an extension of the first is superimposed thereof; 3. Screen according to claim 2, characterized in that: 3,4) said panels / being rectangular, said means of association of the panels are sliding means of the second against the first; Screen according to claim 1, characterized: in that the means of articula-   signage on the amount are constituted by: (7) (34)   a profile / having a hollow core and a groove / de-   plugging in said core, said profile further having a frame structure of a window, (12) a cylindrical tube / supported at its ends by _ (10,11-)   fixing pieces / on the wall, said tube having a section fitting just in that of the core of the first section, and comprising at a certain height greater than the top (38) of the fitting a pin / being able to circulate in said groove ( 34), and in that the angular positions   the groove in relation to the plane of the panel in the   first section, and ergot with respect to said external end   the coincidence occurs only when the panel is parallel to the edge of the bath, from which it follows that the folding of the panel against the wall can take place only when the lower end of the bath profile is higher than the top of the valve 5. Screen according to claim 3, characterized in that each panel is   arranged with a window / framed by profiles that can be of three different profiles called first, second and third, (fig 6) in that the first profile / is (14, 15)   a flattened U-shaped profile whose wings / are folded towards (14) e (8 inside, one / wings extending by a cornèrd ", 18> the space between the wings being intended to house a ( 21)   angle / angle while the space between the corniè-.   re and the flap of the adjacent wing is intended to house the edge of the window (22), (fig 5) in that the second profile / is (at 24)   a profile in W formed of a profile / of the first type whose one (25) of the sides is extended by an angle / large enough to accommodate a profile of the first type, the edge of the angle of the first profile having a small flap turned towards the inside of the large angle and intended to serve as a slide at the outer edge of the angle of the profile of the first type housed in the large angle, (fig 6) in that the third profile / is   formed of a profile of the second type attached to a profile   carrying a hollow core and at least one notch / ebou "cant in said soul   Screen according to claims 4 and 5, characterized   (3) in that the first panel / is framed by a profile of the third type along one of its vertical sides, by profiles of the second type along its upper and lower sides, and by a profile of first type along its other vertical side, (4) in that the second panel / is framed by profiles of the first type along its four sides, from which it follows that the profiles   the second type of the first panel can serve as   upper and lower parts to the second panel, and that the first panel can be hinged to the upright via the cylindrical tube   7. Screen according to claim 1, characterized - in that the means of articula-   the first panel on the wall consist of four   (ftig 10, 11) be sections of a rofilé / hollow core having a face 63 P (56, 57)   outer plane / ixation, two of said sections / being (58) fixed on a section / said second type forming a vertical edge-said first panel, the two other sections) (68) being fixed, with an intermediate joint /, on the wall, a (59) cylindrical tube / passing in the hollow souls of the four sections and being secured to said sections fixed to the wall 8. Screen according to claim 7, characterized in that one end of said sections is cut at an angle of way to create a   stable position of the panels in line with the edge of the vette.