FR2809609A1 - SHOWER CABIN - Google Patents

Abstract

The shower cabin comprises various equipment such as taps, hydromassage system or the like and comprises: a tray or tray intended to receive the water from the shower and a bottom wall carrying the equipment of the cabin as well as a wall of shower comprising the entrance door of this cabin. The bottom wall (3) and the shower wall (4) each constitute an independent element, these elements being equipped with mutual assembly means as well as with connecting means with the receiver (2) accessible from inside the assembled cabin (1).

Description

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SHOWER CABIN

  The present invention relates to a shower cubicle, and is aimed in particular at such a cubicle capable of receiving not only standard taps but also various equipment, for example a massage system by hydrotherapy. A usual inconcléllienllt of existing shower stalls is to require, for their maintenance. a die, assembly often causing the deterioration of

  the environment of the cabin (tiling. furniture) to allow access to the various equipment of this cabin, in particular the taps.

  Another drawback lies in the use of silicone or other type of sealant.

  to seal between the shower screen and the shower tray and between the bottom panels.

  This cabin is also designed in such a way that no sealant is used for sealing between the various elements, and therefore eliminating - the problem of fitting the sealant (very delicate); - the aging of the putty over time (blackening. detachment, leaks ...);

  and improve the overall aesthetics of the improved product.

  In the case of shower cubicles comprising relatively complex equipment and requiring adjustments of the water temperature and the various flow rates, these adjustments are usually carried out from inside the cubicle, which is improper.

  without disadvantages for the user.

  The object of the invention is precisely to provide a shower cubicle which allows convenient and economical servicing and maintenance, and in particular authorizes access to organs and equipment to be repaired or replaced without it

  be necessary to deteriorate the cabin environment.

  Another object of the invention consists in proposing a shower cabin which, in the case of complex equipment in particular, allows the adjustment thereof.

  without the user having to enter the cabin.

  A shower cabin according to the invention, of the type comprising a receiver or tray intended to receive the water from the shower and connected to a discharge of this water; and surrounding this receiver. a bottom wall carrying the equipment of the cabin as well as a shower wall comprising or constituting the entrance door of this cabin is characterized in that the bottom wall and the shower wall each constitute an autonomous element, these elements being equipped with mutual assembly means as well as means of connection with the receiver, these assembly means being

  accessible from inside the assembled cabin.

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  Thanks to this arrangement, it is possible, if necessary, to disassemble the walls from one another without having to move the receiver and without damaging

the cabin environment.

  According to another characteristic, the bottom wall consists of a central panel or corner panel which is flanked by two side panels and is fixed to them permanently, removable from the inside, these panels being suitable for

  receive equipment accessible from inside the cabin.

  According to another embodiment, the receiver has on a part at least of its upper edge a rib, while a groove in the lower part

  of a cross member is able to cover said rib, this cross member constituting the lower edge

laughing of the shower screen.

  According to yet another embodiment of the invention, the cross member is joined at one end to one face of an upright fixed along a rim of the side panel

  adjacent, by means of screws accessible from outside the cabin.

  In order to simplify the cabin according to the invention, provision is made to use equipment suitable for being controlled remotely and to add to the cabin a remote control, for example an infrared remote control. The characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge better from the

  following description, made with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

  () Figure 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the shower enclosure according to the invention; Figure 2 is a top view of a receiver model for the cabin according to the invention: Figure 3 is a fri'agmentary sectional view along line III-III of Figure 2: Figure 4 is a section along a horizontal plane of the bottom wall of the

  cabin of Figure 1. consisting of a central panel flanked by two side panels

  raux; Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of detail of the assembly of the panels constituting the bottom wall of Figure 4; Figure 6 is a sectional view along a horizontal plane of a side panel

  of the cabin of figure I (for a cabin with a massage shower mysothéra-

  pie) Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of detail of the assembly of the shower wall according to the invention, to the receiver of Figure 2; Figure 8 is a view showing, in section, the assembly of the shower wall

on a side panel.

  Figure 9 is a view showing in section the assembly of the side panel on the receiver. In the embodiment chosen and shown, the shower cabin 1 according to the invention comprises: at its base a receiver or tray 2 forming a base; a bottom wall 3 (see FIG. 4) made up of several panels as will be seen more clearly below, and on which the equipment of the cabin is fixed; and a wall of

  shower 4 usually allowing access to the cabin.

  The receiver 2, an embodiment of which is shown in detail in the figures.

  res 2 and 3. is prleérencec made in one piece, for example by means of a thermoformed skin 5 and an inner reinforcement of expanded polystyrene 6 (see Figure 3). Other manufacturing techniques are obviously possible: composite (resin reinforced with glass fibers, thermo-shaped skin reinforced with glass fibers, etc.) The external contour of the receiver can have any polygonal or other shape (for example being in the shape of a square , pentagon, quarter circle) depending on the configuration of the room to be fitted. The receiver 2 naturally has the function of draining the water which flows on the bottom and shower walls, and it forms for this purpose on a base 7 resting on the ground 8, a bowl 9 in which is mounted a drain 10 for water from

  runoff. connected to the drain pipe 11. Advantageously, the receiver

  is designed so that the drain can be connected when it is in the defi-

  final and has a cutaway 12 on its rear part allowing free access to the connection

  dement. A peripheral rib 13. formed on an upper edge part of the receiver is intended to receive, as will be seen below, the lower edge of the panels. The bottom wall 3, a horizontal section of which is shown in FIG. 4, is

  here composed of a central panel 15 flanked by two symmetrical side panels

  ques. The central panel 15 or corner panel, facing an angle of the room to be equipped, has a curvilinear section whose concavity is turned towards the interior of the cabin and which here comprises recesses 18 intended in particular for

  mounting of the accessories 22 (in particular the taps 22a) indicated in FIG. 1.

  For its removable assembly to each of the side panels 16, 17, the detail of which is shown in FIG. 5 for the panel 17, the central panel 15 has on each of its vertical edges a tuck-in fold 19, which is extended by a right-angled elbow having two branches 20 and 21, orthogonal. This last branch

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  21, which constitutes a free edge of the central panel 15, is parallel to the vertical plane of

symmetry of the shower cabin.

  For his part. the free edge of the side panel 17 has a re-entrant fold 23 parallel, in the assembly position, to the branch 21 of the panel 15 extended by a square bend having two orthogonal branches 24, 25, the branch 24, adjacent

  at the fold 23, being parallel. In assembly position, on branch 20.

  From place to place. the branch 20 of the panel 15 and the branch 24 of the panel 17 are pierced with holes 28, 29, respectively, corresponding two by two for the

screw passage 30.

  > In the assembled position, there is an interval between the branches 20 and 24 in which is housed a stiffening section 31, also pierced with screw passage holes), the fixing and tightening of the panels 15 and 17 being carried out by means of 'nuts 32 forming rivets, and pressing simultaneously on the stiffener section 31 the branches and 24. Along the junction of the panels 15 and 17. towards the interior of the cabin, is placed a finishing cover 34, fixed for example to the by means of a clip 35 on the screw head 30. The same arrangement is found, symmetrically, for

assembly of panels 15 and 16.

  Furthermore, each side panel 16, 17 has, opposite its region of assembly to the central panel, a flange 56 intended, as will be seen below,

  à Ila fixing of the bottom wall to the shower wall.

  As can be seen in FIG. 4, each side panel 16, 17 has a recess 40, intended to receive, if necessary, lateral hydromassage showers 41 for example. In this case, each niche 40 is equipped with a strip 42, which receives the showers and is fixed, for example in the upper and lower parts of the niche, by means of self-tapping screws 43. These strips 42 are thus removable by the cabin interior and allow convenient access to a

  possibly defective equipment.

  Shelves 45 can advantageously be provided when making the side panels 16, 17. Likewise, shelves or a bench seat 46

  may be provided during the manufacture of the bottom panel 15.

  Figure 7 illustrates the mounting of a shower wall (not shown) on the receiver 2. The rib 13 receives a profile 50 or cross, which covers it with a groove 51 in its lower part. A housing 52, intended to receive a window with its seal is provided at the upper part of this profile 50. This arrangement allows a

  assembly on the receiver 2 without adding sealant.

  Figure 8 shows the junction of the shower wall 4 with a side panel 17 of the lond wall of the cabin according to the invention. The cross member 50 is joined to its

  end 53 to an upright 54 also consisting of a cross-section profile

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  dirty U-shaped, which is fixed by means of screws 55 for example, along a flange 56 of the side panel 16 or 17 (see Figures 4, 6 and 8), through the bottom of the UJ. This amount 54 is fixed to the cross member 50 by any suitable means, for example screws 57 passing through an upright of the U and penetrating into appropriate housings 58 of the cross member 50 (fiLgu-re 7). An adjustable finishing strip 60. is clipped onto the upright 54 and extends to the wall of the room. Removal of this rod allows access to the fixing screws 55 on the side panel. without displacement of

the cabin.

  The configuration of the profile or upright 54 ensures a seal without joint or sealant: for this a rib 61 is formed on the bottom of the U-shaped profile 54, this rib 61 covering the edge of the side panel 16 or 17 provided with a chamfer and

  thus constituting with the chanfriein of the panel a passage in chicane 62.

  The arrow 64 indicates the path of the water in the groove dug in the

catcher (see Figure 2).

  Figure 9 shows how water that could seep under or behind the

  bottom panels is stopped by the rim and channeled into the recovery groove

  Through the receiver tray on the edges of the side panels.

  If you plan to use the cabin according to the invention with a hammam, or if you want to avoid splashing water outside, you can mount on the cabin, at its upper part, a cover 70 ( figure 1). This cap, made by therrmoforming or any other technique. is also removable from inside the cabin, without

movement of the receiver 2.

  According to a characteristic of the invention, it is planned to add to the cabin

  a remote control. for example a specially adapted infrared remote control

  link to the command of the various functions used in a hydromassage installation or system. Such a remote control allows in particular the preheating of the shower and the start-up of the hammam, from outside the cabin. She permits

  also easier use, in a seated position, of the hydromassage system.

  The invention is of course not limited to the embodiment described and

  represented; it may be subject to variants with the same simplification objectives

  city of assembly and simplification of maintenance, easily accessible to

one skilled in the art.

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Claims (7)

  1.- Shower cabin comprising a receiver or tray intended to receive the water from the shower and connected to a discharge of this water; and surrounding this receiver, a fbnd wall carrying the equipment of the cabin as well as a shower wall comprising or constituting the entrance door of this cabin, characterized in that the bottom wall (3) and the shower wall (4) each constitute an autonomous element, these elements being equipped with mutual assembly means as well as means of connection with the receiver (2). These assembly means being accessible from the inside of the cabin (1) assembled.   2.- shower enclosure according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom wall (3) consists of a central panel (15) or corner panel which is   flanked by two side panels (16. 17) and is permanently attached to them   nente, these panels being able to receive equipment accessible from the inside from the cabin.   3.- Shower enclosure according to claim 2, characterized in that the bottom wall (3) consists of a central panel (15) or corner panel which is   flanked by two side panels (16, 17) and is permanently attached to them   nente but removable. these panels being able to receive access equipment   inside the cabin.   4.- Shower cabin according to any one of claims 1 to 3,   characterized in that the receiver (2) has on a part at least of its upper edge a rib (13), while a groove (51) in the lower part of a crosspiece (50) is capable of covering said rib , this crosspiece (50) constituting the edge bottom of the shower screen.   5.- Shower cabin according to claim 4, characterized in that the crosspiece (50) is joined by one end (53) to one face of an upright (54) fixed on   along a flange (56) of the adjacent side panel (16, 17), by means of screws from outside the cabin.   6.- Shower enclosure according to one of claims I to 5, characterized in that   that the cabin equipment is suitable for remote control, in particular   using an infrared remote control.   7.- Shower cabin whose sealing between the different sub-assemblies (shower wall, panels, shower tray, ...) is carried out without the use of standard putty silicone or other.