SE458415B - Pivotable bath tub - Google Patents

Abstract

Little force is required to pivot the bath tub (1) to the upper bathing position. There is an auxiliary power source comprising a lockable gas spring (14-16) being used which is operable by the user of the bath.

Description

458 415 10 15 20 25 30 35 Ål-O 2 that zillampningeexenpel of the invention en nlis fl ° v flfl Mentioned form of stirring shall now be described in more detail in connection with attached sehematic drawing. where tig. 1 is 8iå ° VY from langeiaen of the bathtub 1 its lower 1st1sn1nss / 1ß1ttn1ne = - mode And tig. 2 is a side view of the tub 1 its upper baäläß fl- Karate angled tops l with connected back page 3, to this connected seat part 4, two are connected according to. 115. 1 horizontal top edges 2. Karate leg and foot part is limited by pages 5 and 7 resp. bottom side 6. Av- The label is denoted 8. Below the eating part 4 is an 183- ring shaft 1o connected to stand 9-10 on two und @ r flflfl t1v_ 12 with feet 13.

A bearing spring 14 is rotatably mounted at the bottom 1 on a shaft 15 while the upper part 17 of the piston rod 16 abuts one on the side 20 of the upper edges 1 and 2 arranged 20 Gch 21, with which the upper part 17 can be radially displaced by means of a to 17 connected arm 18 in our upper part is arranged a locking means 19 for the gas spring 14. Fig. 2 shows the bathtub pivoted to bathing position by means of the auxiliary power source 14-17- THE FUNCTION is as follows: _ After bathing water has been drained after the previous bath with the tub in position according to Fig. 1 and with locked gas spring, a new bath water to the level shown, corresponding to about 80% of the parts velym. Then the bathing takes place on the seat part 4 with its center of gravity approximately vertically above the axis 10. fjkdern 14, be max. force is assumed to be approximately equal to the The volume of water of the legs and feet 2.5-7 is now set in the free position, whereby the bathtub automatically swings to acc. tig. 2 shown bathing position. The lifting force of the gas spring remains during the oscillation the movement 1 is mainly constant due to the center of gravity shift. ning een uPPstår when the bathing water flows over from here leg and foot part 5-7 towards the back 3. The gas spring is locked there- after in the bathing position, with 19. The gas spring can also be read in the desired msllan position of the tub for washing or duscbing. locations, additional bathing water is usually added to the tub, for example. show about 20% of the starting volume. When after bathing the gas spring again released, the tub swings hä one to move the gas spring S to Persen and water volume.

Claims (1)

In the defeat according to Fig. 1, the gas spring fl -14 / lifting force increases when the part 17 is displaced towards the outer part 21 of the web, while in the bathing position according to Fig. 2 the lifting force of the spring decreases if the part 17 is displaced towards the inner part 20 of the web handle 18. Resp. displacements are most suitably performed by 19 locked gaaf springs / pliers -6 / G fl ä fl r fl U flfi v bBåP6r ~ sonal or by the bather himself. The invention may not be considered limited to the examples described herein but may also include other combinations or variants and applications within the scope of the inventive concept and claims. P a t e n t k r a v. Device for pivoting a bathtub between a low rise position and a high bathing position at a stand / ll / 12/13 by means of a bearing shaft / 10 / pivotally mounted, the bathing water flowing over from the tub's legs during the carriage pivoting towards the bathing position. and foot part / 5-7 / to the back and eating part of the tub / 3,4 /, which device comprises an auxiliary power source for forcing the bathtub, characterized in that the auxiliary power source consists of a, preferably weldable, gas spring / 14 /, which at one, its lower end is rotatably mounted Ä-15 / at the stand / l2 / And at its other, upper end is slidably arranged along a radial path / 20,21 /, arranged below one of the upper edges of the bathtub / 1,2 / , whereby the throttle spring / l4 / torque lever in relation to the bathtub's bearing shaft / 10 / can vapiepgg. 2 'ÅYWPÛYÜHS 91111812 Data requirements l k ä n n e t e c k n a d that the storage shaft / 10 / for the swing of the tub is arranged approximately in the middle of the seat part / 4 / of the tub.