RU2480559C2 - Adjustable support for deltoid drain - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: construction.

SUBSTANCE: drain comprises at least a net attached to a block of the drain body and a support. The position of the body block is adjusted along the horizontal line relative to the support by means of adjustment holes arranged at several horizontal elements of the support, through which several pins stretch that are built into the lower part of the body facing the horizontal elements of the support, and the support position is adjusted along the vertical line relative to the wall by means of guide holes. At the same time fixation of the body to the support is carried out by means of at least one bracket resting against at least the surface opposite to the position of the body, one of horizontal elements of the support, and through which the element stretches, being attached to the base of one of appropriate pins.

EFFECT: convenience of service, simplicity and reliability of drain position control.

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Description

The purpose of the invention

The present invention relates to a drain for showers, in which the bathroom floor serves as the base of the shower, the shower walls consist of a tiled wall covering, and the drain is built-in, namely, made at the floor level and is almost invisible.

The gutter according to the present invention is a gutter that contains a support, the height of which can be adjusted during installation and which can also be predominantly adjustable in depth to better adapt to different thicknesses of wall tiles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Known deltoid drains installed in new showers, in which the bathroom floor serves as the base of the shower, and the vertical tiled coating serves as the walls of the shower. The gutter is built-in, namely it is made at the floor level and is almost invisible.

To install a gutter of this type, a support is usually installed, to which the body of the gutter is then attached, together with the other elements that make up the gutter. This support is fixed to the wall in a position that ensures the installation of the drain housing so that the unit remains at floor level. It also requires a minimum of precautions and measures to ensure that the block does not move upward when creating a cement floor, or by attaching it to a wall, or by securing it from an upper position using means known from the prior art, until the floor cement dries, after which funds are removed.

From the above it is clear that different thickness of the facing tile can change the aesthetic appearance of the drain, since it is attached to the wall, taking into account only the height when installing. When the wall is covered with tiles or ceramic tiles, part of the drainage network can be hidden, which reduces the aesthetic appearance of the shower. Access, removal and simply maintenance of the gutter will be significantly complicated if the gutter is partially hidden behind a tile covering that covers it several centimeters. In this case, you may find yourself in a situation where you will have to break the bottom tiles to remove the drain or gain access to it for maintenance.

Attempts have been made to adjust the position of the drain during installation. Thus, patent document DE 20 2006002077 U1 describes a device that includes a support with guide holes for vertical adjustment.

To obtain additional horizontal adjustment, temporary brackets were used. These brackets include mounting ears, one vertical and one horizontal, where the adjustment holes are located, as disclosed in document EP 1914355 A1. Such a solution only partially solves the problem, since the temporary bracket must be removed before laying the tiled wall.

In conclusion, document EP 2184414 A1 describes a device in which the body of a drain is supported by a support which is fixedly attached to a wall. The wall has holes with uneven edges through which a bolt passes, connected to the body of the drain, which is attached to the support by tightening the nut. Regulation is extremely difficult, since the device provides only two positions - completely free or fully fixed. The risk of unintentional displacement of the gutter body in relation to the support is very high. The location of the bolt under the body of the drain further complicates the regulation process.

The essence of the invention

The aim of the present invention is to overcome the problems described above by means of a gutter containing a support that allows you to adjust its depth, and to avoid the risk of inadvertently displacing the body of the drain in relation to the support.

The specified depth control makes it possible to adapt the location of the drain relative to the thickness of the vertical tile coating, as a result of which the entire grid will always be clearly visible with the same width on all its sides.

For this, several holes were made in the support part in the form of adjusting holes for the gutter body, into which several pins built into the body would pass. Thus, the housing can move horizontally with respect to the supporting part in accordance with the stroke length in the adjustment holes. Installation of the supporting part and the housing is carried out using several brackets, which fix the position of the block at the required distance from the wall, depending on the thickness of the tile.

In the claimed solution, the ordinary washer and nut are replaced with fastening brackets, due to which there is always the force necessary to displace the drain housing relative to the support, and the offset is realized due to the flexibility of the transverse fastening ears of the bracket, regardless of the clamping force applied to the spiral-threaded nails. Thus, the body of the drain is always attached to the support, but its relative position can be changed with the use of a certain force, manually or using tools (screwdrivers). No action is required on the lower part of the gutter.

Thus, a shower is obtained, the drain of which is completely visible, regardless of the thickness of the tile or tile coating. The appearance of the drain always remains the same, without any need to produce models with different sizes for different thicknesses of the vertical tile coating, and there is also the possibility of comfortable maintenance and access to the drain without the need to destroy part of the vertical tile coating.

A brief description of the graphic material

The following figures are included in the present description for a better understanding of the invention:

Figure 1 - view installed in the shower built-in drain.

Figure 2 - General view of the unit built-in drain, taken from the shower, without support.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the components of the integrated drain according to the invention, including adjustment holes.

Figure 4 is a bottom view of the drain housing installed in the support, including the adjustment holes and openings, and where you can see the fastening of the unit with brackets.

5 is a side view of the connection of the gutter and the support without the image of the brackets.

6 is a General view of a part of the support with adjusting holes and a bracket.

Preferred Embodiment

Figure 1 shows the part of the shower in which the drain (1) is built in such a way that the floor (2) of the bathroom serves as the base of the shower, and its walls consist of wall tiles (3), while the drain is built-in, namely made at the floor level, and (see Fig. 2) only the grid (8) of the drain (1) and its frame (7) are visible.

In Fig.3, you can see the elements that make up the gutter (1), which consists of a gutter (1) containing a support (4), adjustable in height by means of certain vertical guide holes (9) and adjustable in depth, which allows you to adapt the location of the gutter (1) to the thickness of the vertical tile coating (3). Therefore, the grid (8) and its frame (7) will be fully visible with the same thickness on all its sides. The grid (8) is built into the frame (7) attached to the pressure connecting rim (6) of the gutter body (5) (or the outer part of the gutter body), inside of which there is an internal part (5 ') that can be removed and replaced during maintenance .

To form the gutter shown in FIG. 2, the above block (5-8) is collected.

Figure 3-5 shows the attachment of the drain (1) to its support (4), while the support will be further attached to the wall of the shower.

Figure 3 shows that for connecting with the possibility of horizontal movement of the gutter body (5), and therefore the gutter itself (1) with its support (4), the support (4) contains several guide cutouts (10), and the body ( 5) contains several pins (11) extending into said guide cutouts (10) as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

Thus, the gutter body (5) and the inner part (5 ') can move horizontally with respect to the support part (4) in accordance with the stroke length in the adjustment holes (10). The external part of the gutter body or the gutter body (5) is fixed to the supporting part (4) by means of several brackets (12) that fix the position of the gutter-support block at the required distance from the wall depending on the thickness of the tile coating.

As can be seen in FIGS. 3 and 4, a screw (13) passes through the bracket, which is screwed into the base with the thread of the corresponding pin (11). Figure 6 shows in detail the bracket (12) and the screw or bolt with a spiral thread (13). The passing member may also be a nail or the like.

Figure 4 also shows that the adjustment holes (10) can optionally be supplemented on both sides with other auxiliary adjustment holes (10 ') or a sequence of aligned holes (not shown), which acts as a guide for the clamping brackets (12) with several small pins (12 '), which are made on the sides of the clamps (12) and which enter these auxiliary adjusting holes (10') as shown in Fig.6 and which prevent the clamps (12) from turning when they are tightened.

The proposed built-in drain can be used not only in showers, but also for other purposes.

Claims (5)

1. The built-in drain, containing at least a grid (8), attached to the block of the gutter body (5), and a support (4), moreover, the position of the specified block of the body of the gutter (5) is regulated horizontally with respect to the specified support (4 ) by means of adjustment holes (10) located on several horizontal support elements (4), through which several pins (11) pass, which are integrated in the lower part of the drain housing (5) facing the specified horizontal support elements (4), the position of the support (4 ) is adjustable vertically in relation to the wall by means of guide holes (9), characterized in that the fastening of the gutter body (5) to the support (4) is carried out by means of at least one bracket (12), which rests at least on a surface opposite to the position of the housing a drain (5), one of the indicated horizontal support elements (4), and through which passes an element (13), attached to the base of one of these corresponding pins (11). 2. A drain according to claim 1, characterized in that said screws (13) passing through the brackets (12) are screws. 3. The gutter according to claim 1, characterized in that the nails passing through the staples (12) are nails. 4. A drain according to claim 1, characterized in that said elements (13) passing through the brackets (12) are nails with a spiral thread. 5. A drain according to claim 1, characterized in that on both sides of at least one of said adjustment holes (10), an auxiliary adjustment hole (10 ') is made, acting as a guide for said bracket (12).

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