WO1995028117A1 - Assisting system for lifting a panel of a bath or shower stall - Google Patents

Assisting system for lifting a panel of a bath or shower stall Download PDF

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WO1995028117A1
WO1995028117A1 PCT/FR1995/000457 FR9500457W WO9528117A1 WO 1995028117 A1 WO1995028117 A1 WO 1995028117A1 FR 9500457 W FR9500457 W FR 9500457W WO 9528117 A1 WO9528117 A1 WO 9528117A1
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Jean Marielle
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Les Ateliers De La Motte S.A.
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Priority to HU9602810A priority patent/HU219643B/en
Priority to PL95316946A priority patent/PL175749B1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/36—Articulated screens
    • A47K3/362—Articulated screens comprising sliding and articulated panels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/36—Articulated screens
    • A47K2003/365—Liftable articulated screens to be swung over the faucets and against the wall

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  • the invention is in the field of housing amenities, and it relates to a wall, called a shower screen to use a bathtub as a shower tray.
  • a wall called a shower screen to use a bathtub as a shower tray.
  • a spring such as a gas spring, provides assistance in lifting the panel (s) by the user.
  • the wall of the invention is of the type referred to above comprising at least one panel consisting of a frame formed of profiles supporting a glazing, the said panel being slidably mounted along a wall profile fixed to the frame by means of a profile on which it is pivotally mounted, so that the panel can either be pressed against the edge of the tank in a position, called low, or be raised, in a position called high, and be folded against the frame above valves, said wall being equipped with lifting assistance means comprising a spring, gas in particular, housed in the wall profile and interposed in compression between support members respectively supported by the intermediate profile and the wall profile, so that the spring exerts a upward thrust on the intermediate section slightly greater than the weight of the panel.
  • lifting assistance means comprising a spring, gas in particular, housed in the wall profile and interposed in compression between support members respectively supported by the intermediate profile and the wall profile, so that the spring exerts a upward thrust on the intermediate section slightly greater than the weight of the panel.
  • the inventive step consisted in equipping the wall with means for deflecting the thrust of the spring from the support it takes on the support member supported by the intermediate section, towards a stop supported by the wall profile, when the wall is brought to the low position.
  • said deflection means comprise means for breaking down the force provided by the user to move the wall in translation with a view to raising or lowering it, into a vertical thrust inducing said movement of the wall by a part, and in a thrust perpendicular to the general orientation of the spring inducing a transverse offset thereof on the other.
  • the deflection means comprise antagonistic inclined bearing planes formed respectively on the stop and on said panel lifting support member, the distance d transversely separating the stop from the lifting support member of the panel being less than the transverse size thereof, such so that the spring, depending on the upward or downward thrust exerted by the user on the panel, takes a sliding bearing alternately along each of the inclined planes, and finally is acted alternately towards the stop or the supporting member for lifting the panel, abutment and support member against which it alternately bears when these are in a position overhanging it.
  • the said inclined planes can be either curved or planar, and can be indifferently arranged, or on the part of the spring bearing on the stop and on the support member for lifting the panel, and / or on the stop and said support member.
  • the panel would be slidably mounted along the intermediate profile and the spring would bear against the intermediate profile and on the panel in view of its lifting, and that the provisions relating to one arrangement of the preferred deflection means of the invention would then be applied in correspondence for the intermediate profile and for the profile of the frame of the panel opposite thereon, of the same way as has just been described respectively for the wall profile and the intermediate profile.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are illustrations of a wall of the kind of which the invention relates, placed in its context of use
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are successive diagrams of the invention, according to a preferred embodiment
  • fig.5 and 6 are sectional views, respectively longitudinal and transverse of a wall of one invention according to the preferred embodiment illustrated in the previous diagrams
  • fig.7 is a detail of fig.6
  • Fig.8 is a partial perspective view partially broken away of a wall illustrated in the previous views.
  • a bathtub 2 is equipped with a wall composed of several panels, such as 4, hinged to each other and consisting of glazing 6 supported by a frame formed from profiles, such as 8.
  • An end panel 4 is slidably mounted along a wall profile 10, by means of a profile 12 on which it is pivotally mounted 14, so that the panels 4 can either be lowered into a position low resting against the edge 16 of the bath 2 (fig.l), or be raised to a high position to be folded over the tap 18 (fig.2).
  • FIGS. 1 a bathtub 2 is equipped with a wall composed of several panels, such as 4, hinged to each other and consisting of glazing 6 supported by a frame formed from profiles, such as 8.
  • An end panel 4 is slidably mounted along a wall profile 10, by means of a profile 12 on which it is pivotally mounted 14, so that the panels 4 can either be lowered into a position low resting against the edge 16 of the bath 2 (fig.l), or be raised to a high position to be folded over the tap 18 (fig.2).
  • a gas spring 20 exerts a thrust greater than the weight of the wall to provide the user with assistance in lifting the latter, the spring 20 being housed in the wall profile 10 and bearing on a member 22 fixed on the wall profile on the one hand, and on a member 24 supported by the intermediate profile 12. So that the panels 4 making up the wall rest in a sealed manner on the edge 16 of the bath 2, the invention proposes to break the support of the spring 20 on the wall so that the latter naturally rests with all its weight on the edge 16 of the bath 2.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 the thrust of the spring 20 is deflected between two supports, from one under the support member 24 supported by the intermediate profile 12, to another under a stop 26 supported by the wall profile 10.
  • Support planes 28 and 30 antagonists are respectively provided on the stop 26 and on the support member 24 of the spring 20 on the intermediate section 12. It will be noted that the distance d separating transversely the stop 26 and said support member 24 is less than the transverse size of the spring 20.
  • the support planes 28 and 30 transversely bias the spring 20 and places it in engagement, either under the stop 26 under the effect of 'a downward movement (arrow 1) of the intermediate section 12, as illustrated in fig.4 and dotted in fig.5 and 8, either under said support member 24 under the effect of a upward movement (arrow 3) of the intermediate section 12, as illustrated in figs. 3, 5 and 8.
  • the wall 4 is automatically freed from any upward constraint to rest naturally on the edge 16 of the bathtub 2 when it is lowered by the user, and automatically placed under the pushing effect of the spring 20 when it is raised.
  • FIGS. 5 to 8 which illustrate a shape preferred embodiment of the invention according to which the inclined planes 28 and 30 are formed on the stop 26 and the said support member 24:
  • the stop 26 supported by the wall profile 10 is formed of an elongated trapezoid rod, made of plastic for example, extending over a length substantially equivalent to that of the spring 20, for maintaining the latter along its axis d expansion, or in other words to avoid bending of the spring 20 when the panel 4 is in the high position;
  • the rod 26 is preferably attached, for example by gluing, in a corridor 32, called the first, formed inside the wall profile 10.
  • the support member 24 for lifting the " panel 4" is shaped as a short trapezoid and is attached, for example by screwing, against an external face of the intermediate section 12, the latter being slidably mounted in a corridor 34, called the second, formed in the wall profile 10 opposite the first corridor 32.
  • the intermediate section 12 is guided with play along the second corridor 34 by means of a pair of roller trains 36 which it supports at each of its ends.

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Abstract

A wall for a bath (2), including at least one liftable panel (4) pivotably mounted on a frame, and a spring (20) for assisting lifting of the panel (4). Said wall is provided with portions (24, 26, 28, 30) for deflecting the force of the spring (20) from its point of engagement with the panel (12) to an abutment (26) on the frame (10) when the wall is lowered onto the rim of the shower tray. The deflecting portions include opposed sloping bearing surfaces (28, 30) for dividing the force (1, 3) imparted by the user to cause translation of the wall into a vertical thrust moving the wall and a thrust acting perpendicularly to the spring (20) to move said spring (20) in the transverse direction.

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MOYENS D'ASSISTANCE POUR PAROI POUR CABINE DE DOUCHE OU WALL ASSISTANCE MEANS FOR SHOWER ENCLOSURE OR
BAIGNOIRE.BATHTUB.
L'invention est du domaine des commodités des habitations, et elle a pour objet une paroi, dite pare-douche pour utiliser une baignoire comme receveur de douche- On connaît des parois destinées à équiper les baignoires pour faire écran à l'encontre de projection d'eau hors du bac. Ces parois comprennent un ou plusieurs panneaux reliés les uns aux autres par coulissement ou encore en pivotement, qui peuvent reposer en appui contre le bord du bac ou alternativement à être relevé et rabattu contre le mur au-dessus de la robinetterie. Un ressort, tel qu'un ressort à gaz, procure une assistance au relevage du ou des panneaux par l'utilisateur.The invention is in the field of housing amenities, and it relates to a wall, called a shower screen to use a bathtub as a shower tray. There are known walls intended to equip bathtubs to screen against projection. of water out of the tank. These walls include one or more panels connected to each other by sliding or even pivoting, which can rest in abutment against the edge of the tank or alternatively to be raised and folded against the wall above the fittings. A spring, such as a gas spring, provides assistance in lifting the panel (s) by the user.
Il importe pour que le contact du panneau sur le rebord du bac soit étanche, que la paroi pèse de tout son poids pour comprimer un joint du bord inférieur du panneau, et que en conséquence, en position basse du panneau le ressort n'exerce pas de poussée à l'encontre de la compression du joint ; il importe aussi de compenser un éventuel défaut d'équerrage entre le bâti et le bord de la baignoire.It is important for the contact of the panel on the edge of the tank to be tight, that the wall weighs with all its weight to compress a joint at the bottom edge of the panel, and that consequently, in the low position of the panel, the spring does not exert thrust against the compression of the joint; it is also important to compensate for any lack of squareness between the frame and the edge of the bathtub.
La paroi de l'invention est du genre susvisee comprenant au moins un panneau constitué d'un cadre formé de profilés supportant un vitrage, le dit panneau étant monté coulissant le long d'un profilé mural fixé au bâti par l'intermédiaire d'un profilé sur lequel il est monté pivotant, de manière à ce que le panneau puisse soit être en appui contre le bord du bac en une position, dite basse, soit être relevé, en une position dite haute, et être rabattu contre le bâti au dessus de la robinetterie, la dite paroi étant équipée de moyens d'assistance au relevage comprenant un ressort, à gaz notamment, logé dans le profilé mural et interposé en compression entre des organes d'appui respectivement supportés par le profilé intermédiaire et le profilé mural, de manière à ce que le ressort exerce une poussée ascendante sur le profilé intermédiaire légèrement supérieure au poids du panneau.The wall of the invention is of the type referred to above comprising at least one panel consisting of a frame formed of profiles supporting a glazing, the said panel being slidably mounted along a wall profile fixed to the frame by means of a profile on which it is pivotally mounted, so that the panel can either be pressed against the edge of the tank in a position, called low, or be raised, in a position called high, and be folded against the frame above valves, said wall being equipped with lifting assistance means comprising a spring, gas in particular, housed in the wall profile and interposed in compression between support members respectively supported by the intermediate profile and the wall profile, so that the spring exerts a upward thrust on the intermediate section slightly greater than the weight of the panel.
Pour satisfaire aux exigences susvisées, la démarche inventive a consisté à équiper la paroi de moyens de déviation de la poussée du ressort de l'appui qu'il prend sur l'organe d'appui supporté par le profilé intermédiaire, vers une butée supportée par le profilé mural, lorsque la paroi est amenée en position basse.To meet the above requirements, the inventive step consisted in equipping the wall with means for deflecting the thrust of the spring from the support it takes on the support member supported by the intermediate section, towards a stop supported by the wall profile, when the wall is brought to the low position.
Il résulte de ces dispositions que le ressort n'exerçant plus de poussée ascendante sur la paroi en position basse, cette dernière peut reposer naturellement de tout son poids sur le bord de la baignoire.It follows from these provisions that the spring no longer exerting upward thrust on the wall in the low position, the latter can naturally rest with all its weight on the edge of the bathtub.
Avantageusement, les dits moyens de déviation comprennent des moyens pour décomposer l'effort fourni par l'utilisateur pour déplacer la paroi en translation en vue de son relevage ou de son abaissement, en une poussée verticale induisant le dit déplacement de la paroi d'une part, et en une poussée perpendiculaire à 1'orientation générale du ressort induisant un déport transversal de celui-ci d'autre part.Advantageously, said deflection means comprise means for breaking down the force provided by the user to move the wall in translation with a view to raising or lowering it, into a vertical thrust inducing said movement of the wall by a part, and in a thrust perpendicular to the general orientation of the spring inducing a transverse offset thereof on the other.
Il résulte de ces dispositions une mise en oeuvre automatique des dits moyens de déviation pour placer le ressort, soit en appui contre l'organe d'appui supporté par le profilé intermédiaire, soit en appui contre la butée supportée par le profilé mural, en fonction du sens de déplacement en translation de la paroi. En d'autres termes, l'utilisateur dispose de moyens d'assistance au relevage de la paroi qu'il met en oeuvre pour relever la paroi ou alternativement qu'il escamote lors de l'abaissement de la paroi, sans qu'il ait à sans préoccuper, c'est à dire, effectuer de gestes supplémentaires a ceux visant à relever et à abaisser le panneau.The result of these provisions is an automatic implementation of said deflection means for placing the spring, either in abutment against the support member supported by the intermediate profile, or in abutment against the stop supported by the wall profile, depending of the direction of displacement in translation of the wall. In other words, the user has means of assistance in lifting the wall which he uses to raise the wall or alternatively that he retracts when the wall is lowered, without him having without worrying, that is, make additional gestures to those aimed at raising and lowering the panel.
Par exemple, les moyens de déviation comprennent des plans d'appui inclinés antagonistes ménagés respectivement sur la butée et sur le dit organe d'appui de relevage du panneau, la distance d séparant transversalement la butée de l'organe d'appui de relevage du panneau étant inférieure à l'encombrement transversal de celui-ci, de telle sorte que le ressort, en fonction de la poussée ascendante ou descendante exercée par l'utilisateur sur le panneau, prend un appui glissant alternativement le long de chacun des plans inclinés, et finalement est sollicité alternativement vers la butée ou l'organe d'appui de relevage du panneau, butée et organe d' appui contre lesquels il prend alternativement appui lorsque ceux-ci se trouvent dans une position le surplombant.For example, the deflection means comprise antagonistic inclined bearing planes formed respectively on the stop and on said panel lifting support member, the distance d transversely separating the stop from the lifting support member of the panel being less than the transverse size thereof, such so that the spring, depending on the upward or downward thrust exerted by the user on the panel, takes a sliding bearing alternately along each of the inclined planes, and finally is acted alternately towards the stop or the supporting member for lifting the panel, abutment and support member against which it alternately bears when these are in a position overhanging it.
On comprendra que, de manière équivalente et sans déroger à la règle générale énoncée et illustrée dans cet exemple :It will be understood that, in an equivalent manner and without departing from the general rule stated and illustrated in this example:
1.- les dits plans inclinés peuvent être soit courbes, soit plans, et peuvent être indifféremment ménagés, soit sur la partie du ressort prenant appui sur la butée et sur l'organe d'appui de relevage du panneau, et/ou sur la butée et le dit organe appui.1.- the said inclined planes can be either curved or planar, and can be indifferently arranged, or on the part of the spring bearing on the stop and on the support member for lifting the panel, and / or on the stop and said support member.
2.- dans le cas où 1 ' articulation de la paroi s'effectuerait entre le profilé intermédiaire et le profilé mural, le panneau serait monté coulissant le long du profilé intermédiaire et le ressort prendrait appui contre le profilé intermédiaire et sur le panneau en vue de son relevage, et que les dispositions relatives à 1 'agencement des moyens de déviation préférés de l'invention seraient alors appliquées en correspondance pour le profilé intermédiaire et pour le profilé du cadre du panneau en vis à vis sur celui-ci, de la même manière que cela vient d'être décrit respectivement pour le profilé mural et le profilé intermédiaire.2.- in case the articulation of the wall takes place between the intermediate profile and the wall profile, the panel would be slidably mounted along the intermediate profile and the spring would bear against the intermediate profile and on the panel in view of its lifting, and that the provisions relating to one arrangement of the preferred deflection means of the invention would then be applied in correspondence for the intermediate profile and for the profile of the frame of the panel opposite thereon, of the same way as has just been described respectively for the wall profile and the intermediate profile.
La présente invention sera mieux comprise, et des détails en relevant apparaîtront, à la description qui va en être faîte d'une forme préférée de réalisation, en relation avec les figures des planches annexées, dans lesquelles : les fig.l et 2 sont des illustrations d'une paroi du genre de celles dont relève l'invention, placée dans son contexte d'utilisation, les fig.3 et 4 sont des schémas de principe successifs de l'invention, selon une forme préférée de réalisation, les fig.5 et 6 sont des vues en coupe, respectivement longitudinale et transversale d'une paroi de 1 ' invention selon la forme de réalisation préférée illustrée sur les schémas précédents, la fig.7 est un détail de la fig.6, la fig.8 est une vue partielle en perspective partiellement écorchée d'une paroi illustrée sur les vues précédentes.The present invention will be better understood, and details will become apparent from the description which will be made of a preferred embodiment, in connection with the figures of the appended plates, in which: FIGS. 1 and 2 are illustrations of a wall of the kind of which the invention relates, placed in its context of use, FIGS. 3 and 4 are successive diagrams of the invention, according to a preferred embodiment, fig.5 and 6 are sectional views, respectively longitudinal and transverse of a wall of one invention according to the preferred embodiment illustrated in the previous diagrams, fig.7 is a detail of fig.6, the Fig.8 is a partial perspective view partially broken away of a wall illustrated in the previous views.
Sur les fig.l et 2, une baignoire 2 est équipée d'une paroi composée de plusieurs panneaux, tels que 4, articulés les uns aux autres et constitués d'un vitrage 6 supporté par un cadre formés de profilés, tels que 8. Un panneau 4 d'extrémité est monté coulissant le long d'un profilé mural 10, par l'intermédiaire d'un profilé 12 sur lequel il est monté pivotant 14, de telle sorte que les panneaux 4 puissent, soit être abaissés en une position basse en appui contre le bord 16 de la baignoire 2 (fig.l), soit être relevés en une position haute pour être rabattus au dessus de la robinetterie 18 (fig.2). Sur les fig.5 et 6, un ressort 20 à gaz exerce une poussée supérieure au poids de la paroi pour procurer à l'utilisateur une assistance au relevage de celle- ci, le ressort 20 étant logé dans le profilé mural 10 et prenant appui sur un organe 22 fixé sur le profilé mural d'une part, et sur un organe 24 supporté par le profilé intermédiaire 12. Pour que les panneaux 4 composant la paroi reposent de manière étanche sur le bord 16 de la baignoire 2, l'invention se propose de rompre l'appui du ressort 20 sur la paroi de manière à ce que celle-ci repose naturellement de tout son poids sur le bord 16 de la baignoire 2.In FIGS. 1 and 2, a bathtub 2 is equipped with a wall composed of several panels, such as 4, hinged to each other and consisting of glazing 6 supported by a frame formed from profiles, such as 8. An end panel 4 is slidably mounted along a wall profile 10, by means of a profile 12 on which it is pivotally mounted 14, so that the panels 4 can either be lowered into a position low resting against the edge 16 of the bath 2 (fig.l), or be raised to a high position to be folded over the tap 18 (fig.2). In FIGS. 5 and 6, a gas spring 20 exerts a thrust greater than the weight of the wall to provide the user with assistance in lifting the latter, the spring 20 being housed in the wall profile 10 and bearing on a member 22 fixed on the wall profile on the one hand, and on a member 24 supported by the intermediate profile 12. So that the panels 4 making up the wall rest in a sealed manner on the edge 16 of the bath 2, the invention proposes to break the support of the spring 20 on the wall so that the latter naturally rests with all its weight on the edge 16 of the bath 2.
Sur les fig.3 et 4, la poussée du ressort 20 est déviée entre deux appuis, de l'un sous l'organe d'appui 24 supportée par le profilé intermédiaire 12, vers un autre sous une butée 26 supportée par le profilé mural 10. Des plans d'appui 28 et 30 antagonistes sont respectivement ménagés sur la butée 26 et sur l'organe d'appui 24 du ressort 20 sur le profilé intermédiaire 12. On remarquera que la distance d séparant transversalement la butée 26 et le dit organe d'appui 24 est inférieure à l'encombrement transversal du ressort 20. Les plans d'appui 28 et 30 sollicitent transversalement le ressort 20 et le place en prise, soit sous la butée 26 sous l'effet d'un mouvement descendant (flèche 1) du profilé intermédiaire 12, tel que cela est illustré sur la fig.4 et en pointillés sur les fig.5 et 8, soit sous le dit organe d'appui 24 sous l'effet d'un mouvement ascendant (flèche 3) du profilé intermédiaire 12, tel que cela est illustré sur les fig.3, 5 et 8.In Figs. 3 and 4, the thrust of the spring 20 is deflected between two supports, from one under the support member 24 supported by the intermediate profile 12, to another under a stop 26 supported by the wall profile 10. Support planes 28 and 30 antagonists are respectively provided on the stop 26 and on the support member 24 of the spring 20 on the intermediate section 12. It will be noted that the distance d separating transversely the stop 26 and said support member 24 is less than the transverse size of the spring 20. The support planes 28 and 30 transversely bias the spring 20 and places it in engagement, either under the stop 26 under the effect of 'a downward movement (arrow 1) of the intermediate section 12, as illustrated in fig.4 and dotted in fig.5 and 8, either under said support member 24 under the effect of a upward movement (arrow 3) of the intermediate section 12, as illustrated in figs. 3, 5 and 8.
Ainsi structurée, la paroi 4 est automatiquement libérée de toute contrainte ascendante pour reposer naturellement sur le bord 16 de la baignoire 2 lors de son abaissement par l'utilisateur, et automatiquement placée sous l'effet de poussée du ressort 20 lors de son relevage.Thus structured, the wall 4 is automatically freed from any upward constraint to rest naturally on the edge 16 of the bathtub 2 when it is lowered by the user, and automatically placed under the pushing effect of the spring 20 when it is raised.
On comprendra qu'il suffit pour faire reposer naturellement la paroi 4 sur le bord du bac de dévier la poussée exercée par le ressort 20 de l'appui qu'il prend sur le panneau 4, et que la présence de la butée 22 à 1'encontre de l'expansion du ressort 20, qui serait sans cette présence libéré de toute compression, permet de placer à nouveau le ressort 20 sur sa trajectoire pour le relevage du panneau 4. Sur les fig.5 à 8, qui illustrent une forme préférée de réalisation de l'invention selon laquelle les plans inclinés 28 et 30 sont ménagés sur la butée 26 et le dit organe d'appui 24 :It will be understood that it is sufficient to naturally rest the wall 4 on the edge of the tank to deflect the thrust exerted by the spring 20 of the support it takes on the panel 4, and that the presence of the stop 22 to 1 against the expansion of the spring 20, which would be without this presence freed from any compression, makes it possible to place the spring 20 again on its path for lifting the panel 4. In FIGS. 5 to 8, which illustrate a shape preferred embodiment of the invention according to which the inclined planes 28 and 30 are formed on the stop 26 and the said support member 24:
- la butée 26 supportée par le profilé mural 10 est formée d'une baguette en trapézoèdre allongé, en matière plastique par exemple, s 'étendant sur une longueur sensiblement équivalente à celle du ressort 20, pour le maintien de ce dernier suivant son axe d'expansion, ou en d'autres termes pour éviter une flexion du ressort 20 lorsque le panneau 4 est en position haute ; la baguette 26 est de préférence rapportée, par collage par exemple, dans un couloir 32, dit premier, ménagé à l'intérieur du profilé mural 10. - l'organe d'appui 24 de relevage du" panneau 4 est conformé en trapézoèdre court et est rapporté, par vissage par exemple, contre une face extérieure du profilé intermédiaire 12, ce dernier étant monté coulissant dans un couloir 34, dit deuxième, ménagé dans le profilé mural 10 à l'opposé du premier couloir 32.- The stop 26 supported by the wall profile 10 is formed of an elongated trapezoid rod, made of plastic for example, extending over a length substantially equivalent to that of the spring 20, for maintaining the latter along its axis d expansion, or in other words to avoid bending of the spring 20 when the panel 4 is in the high position; the rod 26 is preferably attached, for example by gluing, in a corridor 32, called the first, formed inside the wall profile 10. the support member 24 for lifting the " panel 4" is shaped as a short trapezoid and is attached, for example by screwing, against an external face of the intermediate section 12, the latter being slidably mounted in a corridor 34, called the second, formed in the wall profile 10 opposite the first corridor 32.
Selon un autre aspect de l'invention, le profilé intermédiaire 12 est guidé avec jeu le long du deuxième couloir 34 par l'intermédiaire d'un couple de trains de galets 36 qu'il supporte à chacune de ses extrémités.According to another aspect of the invention, the intermediate section 12 is guided with play along the second corridor 34 by means of a pair of roller trains 36 which it supports at each of its ends.
Il résulte de ces dispositions une étanchéité certaine entre l'ensemble de la paroi et le bord 16 du bac 2 nonobstant un mauvais équerrage entre le bâti 38 et le bord 16 du bac 2, en raison de la possibilité pour chacun des panneaux 4 de prendre un appui respectif sur le bord 16 du bac 2 grâce à la présence du dit jeu.The result of these provisions is a certain seal between the entire wall and the edge 16 of the tray 2 notwithstanding a bad squaring between the frame 38 and the edge 16 of the tray 2, due to the possibility for each of the panels 4 to take a respective support on the edge 16 of the tray 2 thanks to the presence of said clearance.
On remarquera sur la fig.7 la structure judicieuse des trains de galets 36, les galets 40 et 42 composant chacun des dits trains 36 étant reliés les uns aux autres par emboîtement légèrement flottant.Note in Fig.7 the judicious structure of the roller trains 36, the rollers 40 and 42 making up each of said trains 36 being connected to each other by slightly floating interlocking.
Bien que l'on ait décrit et représenté une forme préférée de réalisation de l'invention, il doit être compris que la portée de cette dernière n'est pas limitée à cette forme mais qu'elle s'étend à toute paroi comportant les caractéristiques énoncées plus haut. Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described and shown, it should be understood that the scope of the latter is not limited to this form but that it extends to any wall having the characteristics set out above.

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1.- Paroi pour bac de douche ou de baignoire (2 ) , du genre de paroi comprenant au moins un panneau (4) constitué d'un cadre formé de profilés (8) supportant un vitrage (6) , le dit panneau (4) étant monté coulissant le long d'un profilé mural (10) fixé au bâti (38) par l'intermédiaire d'un profilé (12) sur lequel il est monté pivotant (14), de manière à ce que le panneau (4) puisse soit être en appui contre le bord (16) du bac (2) en une position, dite basse, soit être relevé, en une position dite haute, et être rabattu contre le bâti (38) au dessus de la robinetterie (18), la dite paroi étant équipée de moyens d'assistance au relevage comprenant un ressort (20) logé dans le profilé mural (10) et interposé en compression entre des organes d'appui (22,24) respectivement supportés par le profilé intermédiaire ( 12 ) et le profilé mural (10), de manière à ce que le ressort (20) exerce une poussée ascendante sur le profilé intermédiaire (12) légèrement supérieure au poids du panneau (4) , caractérisée : en ce qu'elle est équipée de moyens (24,26,28,30) de déviation de la poussée du ressort (20) de l'appui qu'il prend sur l'organe d'appui (24) supporté par le profilé intermédiaire (12), vers une butée (26) supportée par le profilé mural (10), lorsque la paroi est amenée en position basse (fig.3,4) ;1.- Wall for shower or bath tub (2), of the kind of wall comprising at least one panel (4) consisting of a frame formed of profiles (8) supporting a glazing (6), the said panel (4 ) being slidably mounted along a wall profile (10) fixed to the frame (38) by means of a profile (12) on which it is pivotally mounted (14), so that the panel (4 ) can either be in abutment against the edge (16) of the tank (2) in a position, called low, or be raised, in a position called high, and be folded against the frame (38) above the taps (18 ), said wall being equipped with lifting assistance means comprising a spring (20) housed in the wall profile (10) and interposed in compression between support members (22,24) respectively supported by the intermediate profile ( 12) and the wall profile (10), so that the spring (20) exerts an upward push on the intermediate profile (12) slightly greater than the weight of the panel (4), characterized: in that it is equipped with means (24, 26, 28, 30) for deflecting the thrust of the spring (20) of the support which it takes on the support member (24) supported by the intermediate profile (12), towards a stop (26) supported by the wall profile (10), when the wall is brought into the low position (fig.3,4);
2.- Paroi selon la revendication 1, caractérisée : en ce que les dits moyens de déviation comprennent des moyens (28,30) pour décomposer l'effort fourni par l'utilisateur pour déplacer la paroi (4 ) en translation en vue de son relevage ou de son abaissement, en une poussée verticale induisant le dit déplacement de la paroi (4) d'une part, et en une poussée perpendiculaire à l'orientation générale du ressort (20), induisant un déport transversal de celui-ci (20) d'autre part ; 2.- wall according to claim 1, characterized: in that the said deflection means comprise means (28.30) for breaking down the force provided by the user to move the wall (4) in translation in view of its lifting or lowering it, in a vertical thrust inducing said displacement of the wall (4) on the one hand, and in a thrust perpendicular to the general orientation of the spring (20), inducing a transverse offset thereof ( 20) on the other hand;
3.- Paroi selon la revendication 2, caractérisée : en ce que les moyens de déviation comprennent des plans d'appui (28,30) inclinés antagonistes respectivement ménagés sur la butée (22) et sur le dit organe d'appui (24) de relevage du panneau, la distance d séparant transversalement la butée (22) de l'organe d'appui (24) de relevage du panneau (4) étant inférieure à l'encombrement transversal de celui-ci (20);3.- wall according to claim 2, characterized: in that the deflection means comprise support planes (28,30) antagonistic inclined respectively formed on the stop (22) and on said support member (24) for lifting the panel, the distance d transversely separating the stop (22) from the support member (24) for lifting the panel (4) being less than the transverse size of the latter (20);
4.- Paroi selon la revendication 3, caractérisée : en ce que la butée (22) supportée par le profilé mural (10) est formée d'une baguette en trapézoèdre allongé s'étendant sur une longueur sensiblement équivalente à celle du ressort (20), la dite baguette (22) étant rapportée dans un couloir (32), dit premier, ménagé à l'intérieur du profilé mural (10), et en ce que l'organe d'appui (24) de relevage du panneau (4) est conformé en trapézoèdre court et est rapporté contre une face extérieure du profilé intermédiaire (12), ce dernier (12) étant monté coulissant dans un couloir (34), dit deuxième, ménagé dans le profilé mural (10) à l'opposé du premier couloir (32) ;4.- wall according to claim 3, characterized: in that the stop (22) supported by the wall profile (10) is formed by an elongated trapezoid strip extending over a length substantially equivalent to that of the spring (20 ), said rod (22) being added in a corridor (32), said first, formed inside the wall profile (10), and in that the support member (24) for lifting the panel ( 4) is shaped as a short trapezoid and is mounted against an external face of the intermediate profile (12), the latter (12) being slidably mounted in a corridor (34), said second, formed in the wall profile (10) at the opposite the first corridor (32);
5.- Paroi selon la revendication 4, caractérisée : en ce que le profilé intermédiaire (12) est guidé avec jeu le long du deuxième couloir (34) par l'intermédiaire d'un couple de trains (36) de galets (40,42) qu'il supporte à chacune de ses extrémités. 5.- wall according to claim 4, characterized: in that the intermediate section (12) is guided with clearance along the second passage (34) by means of a pair of trains (36) of rollers (40, 42) which it supports at each of its ends.
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DE69502948T DE69502948T2 (en) 1994-04-13 1995-04-11 TOOLS FOR THE PARTITION OF A SHOWER CABIN OR BATHTUB
HU9602810A HU219643B (en) 1994-04-13 1995-04-11 Wall for a shower stall or a bath tub
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