FR2647831A1 - SHOWER SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

Shower system, comprising housing elements 10 fitted with recessed shower heads 24 and which are fixed to a wall 14 or ceiling of a shower room so as to prevent or reduce the risk of deterioration or destruction of the shower heads. shower and their water inlet control systems. The invention is applicable to collective shower rooms.

Description

SHOWER SYSTEM

  The invention relates to a shower system, in particular for collective installations, for example in sports halls, swimming pools, etc.. Collective installations of this kind generally comprise shower heads fixed to the wall or the ceiling. , powered by taps or push buttons generally placed at the height of a

man standing.

  In practice, it is found that such instal-

  deterioration, often due to vandalism, shower heads being torn off or broken, as well as faucets or

  power control push buttons.

  The aim of the invention is to provide a solution

  simple, effective and inexpensive to these problems.

  It proposes for this a shower system comprising, in a shower room, a water supply pipe, showerheads connected to this pipe, and power control means

  showerheads, each of which can be operated indiss-

  from the others, characterized in that each apple

  shower enclosure is embedded in a long

  tudinal intended to be fixed on a wall or a ceiling of

  the shower room, this cabinet element also containing

  a means of controlling the arrival of water to the apple of

  shower, such as for example a solenoid valve, which is

  linked to a triggering means outside the bot element

tier.

  In this way, the showerheads and their

  power control means are protected from

  deterioration and especially breakage or tearing,

since they are not accessible.

  Advantageously, the triggering means is

  type with touch control or light pressure.

  It can also be built into the wall, without protruding from it and therefore

without offering a catch.

  The triggering means is for example of the pneumatic pressure variation type, caused by pressing a key or a pushbutton, and causing

  the opening or closing of an associated electrical contact

  cied by means of water inlet control.

  Alternatively, the triggering means comprises a

  presence or proximity detector.

  The water inlet control means is

  preferably associated with a timer, for example adjustable.

  In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the longitudinal casing element is also intended to

  cover the water supply line.

  The element of the longitudinal box is preferably

  modular type, provided in standard lengths, and associated with configuration box elements

  different, for example corner elements.

  2G These box elements can be sold in ready-to-assemble, for example, already being equipped or

  no showers and electro-valves.

  In the description which follows, made in

  for example, reference is made to the accompanying drawings in

  which: - Figure 1 shows schematically part of a shower room equipped with a system according lnventlon; FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view on a larger scale, in vertical section, of a system of

showers according to the invention.

  We have diagrammatically represented

  1 shows a part of a collective shower room, equipped with a shower system according to the invention, that essentially comprises longitudinal housing elements 10 possibly interconnected by an angle element 12 and fixed on one or more walls 14 of the

shower room.

  Each casing element 12 is for example made of folded sheet metal and is generally in the form of a right dihedron, having an oblique lower face 16 and an oblique upper face 18 whose longitudinal edges cooperate with support elements 20, 22 fixed to the wall . For example, the lower element 20 is shaped like

  concavity flat gutter facing upwards and

  the lower edge folded of the lower wall 16 of the casing element 10. The upper element 22 may be shaped angle on which the upper edge of the upper wall 18 of the casing element is fixed by screwing . Optionally, the elements 20, 22

can be in one piece.

  The stacker element 10 is equipped with apples

  shower 24 which is fixed in holes of its pa-

  lower king 16 so that the lower end

  The showerheads 24 are just flush with the wall 16. Any means of attachment of the showerheads 24 to the lower walls 16 of the casing elements 10 can be used, since the dismantling of the showerheads is made impossible to remove. 10 of the casing elements, and that the shower heads do not protrude from the lower walls 16,

  the outside of the casing elements 10.

  The shower heads 24 are connected, for example by flexible ducts 26, to means 28 for controlling the water supply, which are themselves connected, for example by flexible ducts 30, to a duct 32.

water supply.

  The water inlet control means 28 preferably comprise a solenoid valve controlled by a trigger 34 fixed to the wall 14 at medium height,

  below each showerhead 24.

  The trigger 34 may be of the touch-sensitive type or & push button or may be

  constituted by a presence or proximity detector.

  It is preferably embedded in the wall 14 or is in very little projection on the wall, and is connected by an electrical or pneumatic conductor 36 to the means 28 of

water inlet control.

  In particular, it is possible to use, as a trigger 34, a pneumatic system equipped with a short-stroke push button that compresses a flexible tube connected to a control box. The compression of this tube results in a pressure increase which closes or which

  opens, respectively, an electrical contact in the bot-

  order. Closing, or opening, of this contact results in the actuation of the solenoid valve, for feeding the showerhead. A system of

  time delay, advantageously adjustable, forms a minute

  terie associated with this solenoid valve, and allows the supply of the shower head 24 for a given time. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the water inlet control means 28 can be fixed on the wall 14, inside the casing element 10. It can also be fixed on the support elements 20 , 22, or

  on one of the walls 16, 18 of the casing element 10.

  Preferably, the box member 10 is

  covers and hides the water pipe 32 which can be fixed

  wall 14 of the shower room by conventional means.

  Siques. The elements of box 10 and the elements

  12 can be made in any suitable material

  required, for example plastic material, aluminum,

  in another metal, metal alloy, etc.

  When the water inlet control means 28 and / or the trip units 34 are of the electrical type or comprise an electrical supply, provision is made in

  any point in the shower room, a transfor-

  meter which supplies these means with low voltage. The electrical conductors are then housed inside

stacker elements 10.

  The invention also applies, well

  stretched, in case the water supply pipes 32 are attached to the ceiling of the shower room. In this case, the elements of box 10 may have a section

  cross-section of different shape, to be attached to the

bottom by covering the pipe 32.

  Lo One can also provide, in the elements

  10, means for delivering a deodorant product

  sanitizer and / or disinfectant in gaseous or liquid form.

  These means are for example controlled by the means of

  control of water supply or by their time systems

  so that at the end of a shower, a

  dose of deodorant and / or disinfectant

  tomatically released and broadcast in the shower room. The invention can also be applied to public urinals: in this case, the casing element 10 covers the water supply pipe and comprises nozzles or other water outlet means, as well as dosing means a disinfecting, deodorising and / or descaling product mixed with water or flowing after

the water.

Claims (8)

  1) Shower system, comprising, in a shower room, a pipe (32) for supplying water, shower heads (24) connected to this pipe, and showerhead supply control means, each of which is operable independently of the others, characterized in that each shower head (24)   is embedded in a casing element (10) long   tudinal intended to be fixed on a wall (14) or a ceiling of the shower room, this boot element also containing a means (28) for controlling the water inlet to the   shower head (24) such as for example   valve, which is connected to an external trigger means (34)   to the casing element (10).   2) System according to claim 1, characterized   in that the triggering means (34) is of the   touch or light touch control.   3) System according to claim 1 or 2,   characterized in that the trigger means (34) is of the type   with pneumatic pressure variation, caused by   key or push button, and causing   the opening or closing of an associated electrical contact   cied to the means (28) for controlling the water supply.   4) System according to claim 1, characterized   in that the triggering means comprises a detector presence or proximity.   System according to one of the claims   preceding, characterized in that the means (28) for   arrival of water is associated with means of   timer, for example adjustable.   6) System according to one of the claims   previous, characterized in that the housing element (10) is also intended to cover the pipe (32) water supply.   7) System according to one of the claims   preceding, characterized in that the boot element   longitudinal axis (10) is of the modular type, provided for   standard, and associable with different configuration of box elements, for example to corner elements (12).   8) System according to one of the claims   preceding, characterized in that the boot element   (10) is essentially constituted by a straight dihedron.   9) System according to one of the claims   preceding, characterized in that the casing element (10) comprises means for dosing or diffusion of a   product, such as a deodorant and / or disinfectant   both, controlled by the water inlet control means from each showerhead.