WO2002065884A1 - Bath and shower roller screen - Google Patents

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WO2002065884A1
WO2002065884A1 PCT/ES2002/000069 ES0200069W WO02065884A1 WO 2002065884 A1 WO2002065884 A1 WO 2002065884A1 ES 0200069 W ES0200069 W ES 0200069W WO 02065884 A1 WO02065884 A1 WO 02065884A1
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Pedro Manzanares Munuera
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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
    • A47K3/14—Replaceable separating walls for baths
    • 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
    • A47K3/38—Curtain arrangements

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  • the present invention relates to a roll-up shower screen for bath and shower, of the type comprising a flexible roller sheet determining a vertical enclosure and a frame consisting of a first hollow vertical profile, intended to squeeze the flexible sheet inside; a second vertical profile, at the opposite end of the first hollow profile and that closes the frame; and telescopic extendable upper and lower horizontal guides, for the support and displacement of the flexible sheet, arranged between both vertical profiles-
  • the screen is also provided with a rotating drum, on which the flexible sheet, housed and unwound, is rolled and unwound.
  • the flexible sheet being integral with one of its edges to the rotating drum; and of a vertical upright, integral with the edge of the opposite flexible sheet of the first edge, movable between the hollow profile and the second vertical profile, and adapted to be retained in a groove of the latter to fix the closing position of the screen.
  • a new type of roll-up screens such as the one described in the Spanish utility model U 9401195, which describes a roll-up shower screen consisting of a square frame defined by two vertical profiles and another have been lately disclosed. Horizon bottom, all of them in a "U" section, through which a flexible laminar screen runs and is guided by its end in a groove that has an upper horizontal axis mounted on an end profile belonging to the frame .
  • the axis is governed in the turn by a spring and the screen has a cross-section shooter profile through which the user raises and lowers the screen.
  • the screens of this type also comprise a rotating drum, on which the flexible screen or screen is wound and unwound, which is housed and mounted in rotation inside one of the profiles and which is forced by the spring, which acts by twisting on its axis of rotation.
  • WO 97/49322 equivalent to the Spanish utility model U 9601791, recommends a screen that solves this problem, thanks to the flexible sheet being variable and flexible and changeable without the need to disassemble the entire skeleton or frame, removing it of its interior without the need for tools or works, having for this purpose a support as a button at the end of the drum that enters under pressure or by means of threading inside the first hollow vertical profile.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a screen that provides a complete and simultaneous solution to all the problems and problems explained. Explanation of the invention. -
  • the object of the invention is a roll-up screen, particularly applicable to bathrooms and showers, of totally new concept and functionality, which in essence is characterized by comprising, at each end of the drum, two supports formed by a bucket integral with the drum; a quicionera base capable of being immobilized to the first hollow vertical profile by means of immobilization and anchoring; and an intermediate bearing, arranged between the base and the hub, further comprising at least one fixing clip, designed to prevent in its operative position, the relative rotation of the base-holder with respect to the hub, and prevent consequently the winding or unwinding of the flexible sheet, all adapted so that the assembly formed by the drum, the flexible sheet, the hubs, the quicionera bases, the bearings and the elastic element constitute a replaceable cartridge or module.
  • the screen comprises, at least one extreme base of the hollow vertical profile, an extraction lever that rotates on a fulcrum parallel to the axis of rotation of the cartridge, adapted to assist in the removal of the latter from its Mounting position in the hollow vertical profile when pushing the lever by its power arm with its resistance arm acting against the cartridge.
  • the screen comprises two extraction levers, one at each upper and lower end base of the hollow vertical profile.
  • the hollow vertical profile intended to house the cartridge comprises a vertical wall removable, capable of being mounted to the rest of the hollow vertical profile by means of joining and endowed in its edge intended to be contiguous to the flexible sheet, of a vertical tongue.
  • the removal of said vertical wall allows easy access to said immobilization and anchoring means and to said lever or levers for disassembly or replacement of the cartridge or module, and the tongue is adapted to assist in the cleaning and drying of the flexible sheet and in the braking of the same for its displacement free of abruptness.
  • Said joining means are preferably constituted by threading means.
  • said elastic torsion element is constituted by two consecutive springs in axial alignment, arranged inside the drum, fixed at their opposite ends to the respective base-quicionera of the cartridge or module, and by its ends adjacent to at least one fixing piece integral with the drum.
  • the immobilization and anchoring means they are constituted by horizontal grooves, provided in the bases of the hollow vertical profile, which collaborate with both and corresponding projections of which the cubes of the cartridge or module are provided.
  • the cartridge can be supplied pre-loaded from the factory, that is to say that the system does not require the user or assembler to rotate the drum, and with it the springs, in order to proceed with its torsion loading to make it operational. .
  • the cartridge can be installed, being ready to operate, with a single assembly operation consisting of a simple introduction of the cartridge coupled with the immobilization and anchoring means against the lever or levers, until they click, after which there is more to remove the clips so that the screen is operational.
  • said bearings taking the form of ball bearings or, alternatively, of anti-friction rings is envisaged.
  • each of the upper and lower guides is constituted by two sections of section in ⁇ G ", which are mounted at their opposite ends to the first and second vertical profiles, respectively, and which are telescopically coupled to the one within the another, being held in position by tightening some pressure rings, also with a "G" section, which are disposed energetically at the ends of each section and which are provided with a wedge shape, in the longitudinal direction, which allows Smooth adjustment of the sections, the rings being also adapted to protect against the sharp edges of the extreme edges of the constituent profiles of the sections of each guide.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a screen according to the invention, in its ajar position, illustrating the functionality thereof;
  • Fig. 2 is a front view of the pressure ring for telescopic coupling of the sections that make up the vertical guides;
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic view in partial section illustrating the coupling of the sections by means of a ring of Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a cartridge of the screen of the invention; Fig.
  • FIG. 5 is another perspective and exploded view of the cartridge of Fig. 4, illustrating its composition and assembly
  • Fig. 6 is a detail view, according to VI of Fig. 5, showing the inside of the cartridge and the anchoring of the springs by means of the fixing parts
  • Fig. 7 is a sectional view illustrating the sliding coupling of a cartridge according to the invention to the first hollow vertical profile.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the end elements of the cartridge, in which the fixing clip is inserted, in the rotation immobilization position of the assembly;
  • Fig. 9 is a view analogous to that of Fig. 8, but in which the retaining clip is removed, allowing the rotation of the cartridge and the winding and unwinding of the flexible sheet;
  • Fig. 10 is a plan view of the base of the first hollow vertical profile and the end elements of the cartridge, with the sheet, in the operative position of the assembly with the removable vertical wall mounted; Y
  • Fig. 11 is a view analogous to that of Fig. 10, but in which the sheet is not visible and in which the removal of the removable vertical wall and the removal of the cartridge by actuation through the extraction lever is shown.
  • the screen 1 described in the present invention is suitable for closing bathtubs, showers or similar, and its constitution allows it to adapt to its external forms.
  • the interior and exterior expressions will be understood as orientations or situations related to the bathtub, shower or similar.
  • an element of the screen 1 is described or qualified as interior, this means that said element is arranged next to the screen 1 that is seen from inside the bath or shower, while it is outside when it is left. arranged next to the screen 1 that is seen from the outside of the bath or shower.
  • the screen 1 comprises, in a manner known per se, a frame 3 provided with upper 6 and lower horizontal guides 7. These guides 6, 7 serve to support and displace an essentially vertical flexible sheet 2, which can optionally be opaque or translucent.
  • the frame 3 is provided at one of its ends with a first hollow vertical profile 4, inside which the flexible sheet 2 is wound, in the collected position.
  • the guides 6 and 7 are of telescopic construction and are constituted by two sections 6a and 6b of "G" section, which are mounted at their opposite ends to the profiles 4 and 5, respectively, and are telescopically coupled, being held in position by tightening on the outside of external pressure rings 31, also of section in "G".
  • the rings 31 adopt an essentially wedge shape that allows the locking of the constituent profiles of the elements of the guides 6 and 7.
  • a vertical upright 12 integral with the end of the flexible sheet 2, which is movable between an extreme opening position, in which the upright 12 is adjacent to the hollow profile 4 and a second extreme closing position, in which the post 12 is coupled in the second vertical profile 5.
  • Upright 12 is adapted to fit held in a groove 13 formed in the second vertical profile 5, to fix the closing position of the screen 1.
  • the flexible sheet 2 penetrates into the vertical profile 4 through a vertical longitudinal groove of which said profile 4 is provided, the height of which is slightly greater than the height of the flexible sheet 2.
  • the flexible sheet 2 is wound inside the vertical profile 4 by the action of an elastic torsion element 9, 10, which forces the flexible sheet 2 to said winding position in the absence of other actions on it.
  • the winding occurs around a rotating drum 8, housed and mounted in rotation inside the first hollow vertical profile 4.
  • the drum 7 is forced by said torsion springs 9, 10, which act on the axis of rotation of the drum 8.
  • the ends of the flexible sheet 2 are zigzag thermoformed, determining rigid edges to facilitate their retention to the drum 8 and the vertical upright 12, respectively, by collaboration of two housings of which the latter are provided.
  • the rotation of the drum 8 in the closing direction to which it is forced by the springs 9 and 10 carries with it the flexible sheet 2 for opening the screen 1, while the manual traction through the upright 12 overcoming the action of the springs 9, 10, it is possible to perform the unwinding of the sheet 2 and, therefore, the closure of the screen 1.
  • the rotating drum 8 comprises, at each of its ends, two supports, each of which is formed by a hub 14 integral with the drum, a base-quicionera 15 capable of being immobilized to the first hollow vertical profile 4 by means of immobilization and anchoring 26, 27, and an intermediate bearing 16, arranged between the base -quicionera 15 and the corresponding hub 14.
  • These bearings 16 may take any known shape, although they preferably take the form of ball bearings or anti-friction rings.
  • Said elastic torsion element is constituted by two consecutive springs 9, 10 in axial alignment, arranged inside the drum 8, fixed at their opposite ends to the respective chiller bases 15 of the cartridge 18, and by their adjacent ends to at least one fixing piece 25 integral with the drum 8.
  • the immobilization and anchoring means are constituted by horizontal grooves 26, provided at the base 19 of the hollow vertical profile 4, which collaborate with individual and corresponding projections 27 which are provided the hubs 14.
  • the base-quicionera 15 has a central axial rod that crosses a through hole of the bearing 16 and penetrates a cylindrical extension of the hub 15.
  • At least one of the supports are associated with a fixing clip 17, essentially in the form of "H", designed to lock, in its operative position, the base-quicionera 15 to the hub 14, a in order to prevent the relative rotation of both, and consequently the winding or unwinding of the flexible sheet 2.
  • a fixing clip 17 essentially in the form of "H”
  • the cartridge 18 When the clip or clips 17 are installed, the cartridge 18 is a solidarity block, whose constituent elements are prevented from relative rotation, while when the clips 17 are removed, the cubes 14, drum 8 and the adjacent ends of the springs 9 and 10 solidarity of the drum 8, are possible relative rotation of the bases 15 and of the ends of the springs 9, 10 integral with the bases 15, on the bearings 16.
  • each hollow vertical profile 4 has an extraction lever 20 that rotates on a fulcrum 21 parallel to the axis of rotation of the cartridge 18.
  • the lever 20 helps in removing the cartridge 18 from inside the cartridge. hollow vertical profile 4. To do this, it is enough to push its power arm 22, for example with an elongated tool, so that the lever 20 pivots and its resistance arm 23 acts on the cartridge 18, pushing it out.
  • the hollow vertical profile 4 comprises a removable vertical wall 28, as a door, which can be mounted and removed from the rest of the hollow vertical profile 4 by joining means, preferably constituted by screws 24. The removal of the vertical wall 28 leaves Free access to levers 20 for disassembly or replacement of cartridge 18.
  • this cartridge according to the invention allows it to be supplied pre-loaded from the factory, that is, with springs 9 and 10 previously requested in a torsional state. Therefore, this modular system of the invention does not require the user or assembler to rotate the drum 8 and the springs 9, 10 to bring them under tension.
  • the cartridge 18 can be installed, being ready to operate, with a single assembly operation consisting of a simple operation of insertion and assembly thereof in the profile 4 of the screen 1.
  • the screen 1 of the present invention can be adapted to the external shapes to be closed of the bathtubs or showers in which the screen 1 must be incorporated.
  • the pretension of the spring is such that the closing of the screen 1 can be carried out without the need to accompany it by hand, at a speed low enough so that it does not occur any impact at the end of the closing and winding path of the flexible sheet 2 inside the hollow vertical profile 4.
  • said removable vertical wall 28 of the hollow profile 4 is provided with a vertical tongue 29 at its edge intended to be adjacent to the flexible sheet 2, which collaborates by exerting a certain braking action that softens the operation.
  • the tongue 29 also facilitates the cleaning and drying of the flexible sheet 2, by means of a "licking" action.
  • the screen 1 is provided with sliding means of the flexible sheet 2 between the two aforementioned end positions, consisting of slides, which can be of known type, arranged in solidarity at the ends of the vertical upright 12, and by the grooves defined in the guides 6, 7 in the form of "G". In the preferred embodiments, such grooves are turned inward, while the slides are turned outward and inserted therein.
  • the frame 3 the roll-up screen 1 of the present invention is preferably provided at its ends with an adhesive material, for fixing the screen to a wall or to the internal frame of a work space. Thanks to this, the screen 1 is adaptable to the openings already made in the constructions without the need for further conditioning work or works.
  • the screen 1 according to the invention can also be adapted to the internal angle of, for example, a bathtub, in which case the upper 6 and lower horizontal guides 7 comprise respective curved guide portions, adapted to run inwardly sliding in solidarity with the flexible sheet 2, and joints for joining the curved portions to the straight sections of the upper and lower guides 7, respectively, which in turn are fixed to the walls of the construction by means of said hollow supports.
  • the upper 6 and lower horizontal guides 7 comprise respective curved guide portions, adapted to run inwardly sliding in solidarity with the flexible sheet 2, and joints for joining the curved portions to the straight sections of the upper and lower guides 7, respectively, which in turn are fixed to the walls of the construction by means of said hollow supports.
  • Said curved guide portions are preferably supported by two bases that bind the sheet, and are provided with a profile such that it "licks" the sheet 2, causing the sheet to dry and avoiding scratches to it.
  • the hollow vertical profile 4 has a particularly hexagonal conformation, although other embodiments are obviously valid, within the scope of the invention.

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The inventive screen comprises a flexible roller panel (2) forming a vertical closure and a frame (3) comprising a first vertical hollow section (4), a second vertical section (5), which is positioned opposite the first, and horizontal guide rails (6, 7). Said device includes an interchangeable cartridge element comprising a rotating drum (8), on which said panel rolls and unrolls, which is rotation mounted inside the first vertical hollow section and which is forced by springs (9, 10) that act on the axis of rotation thereof. Said flexible panel (2) is solidly connected to the rotating drum by means of one of the edges (11) thereof. Each end of the drum is provided with supports comprising a hub (14) that is solidly connected to said drum, a pivot base (15), which can be fixed to the first vertical section, and an intermediate journal (16) between the pivot base and the hub. Each support is provided with a fixing clip (17) that is used to fix the cartridge to the frame.

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DE S CRI PC I ÓN DE S CRI PC I ÓN
"Mampara enrolla-ble para baño y ducha""Rolling screen for bathroom and shower"
Sector técnico de la invención. -Technical sector of the invention. -
La presente invención se refiere a una mampara enrollable para baño y ducha, del tipo de las que comprenden una lámina flexible enrollable determinante de un cerramiento vertical y un marco constituido por un primer perfil vertical hueco, destinado a escamotear en su interior la lámina flexible; un sequndo perfil vertical, en el extremo opuesto del primer perfil hueco y que cierra el marco; y unas guias horizontales superior e inferior exten- sibles telescópicamente, para el soporte y desplazamiento de la lámina flexible, dispuestas entre ambos perfiles verticales- La mampara está dotada además de un tambor rotatorio, sobre el que se enrolla y desenrolla la lámina flexible, alojado y montado en rotación en el interior del primer perfil vertical hueco del marco, y forzado por un elemento elástico de torsión que actúa sobre su eje de rotación, siendo la lámina flexible solidaria por uno de sus cantos al tambor rotatorio; y de un montante vertical, solidario del canto de la lámina flexible contrario del primer canto, desplazable entre el perfil hueco y el segundo perfil vertical, y adaptado para quedar retenido en una ranura de este último para fijar la posición de cierre de la mampara.The present invention relates to a roll-up shower screen for bath and shower, of the type comprising a flexible roller sheet determining a vertical enclosure and a frame consisting of a first hollow vertical profile, intended to squeeze the flexible sheet inside; a second vertical profile, at the opposite end of the first hollow profile and that closes the frame; and telescopic extendable upper and lower horizontal guides, for the support and displacement of the flexible sheet, arranged between both vertical profiles- The screen is also provided with a rotating drum, on which the flexible sheet, housed and unwound, is rolled and unwound. and mounted in rotation inside the first hollow vertical profile of the frame, and forced by an elastic torsion element that acts on its axis of rotation, the flexible sheet being integral with one of its edges to the rotating drum; and of a vertical upright, integral with the edge of the opposite flexible sheet of the first edge, movable between the hollow profile and the second vertical profile, and adapted to be retained in a groove of the latter to fix the closing position of the screen.
Estado de la técnica. - Es una práctica común cerrar las bañeras y duchas con una mampara dispuesta entre los huecos extremos que quedan entre las paredes o un marco de obra. Tales mamparas tienen como finalidad principal proteger el exterior de salpicaduras y humedad procedente de la bañera o la ducha, asi como ocultar de la vista de otras personas a quien se está duchando o bañando, en cuyo caso la mampara es opaca. En la actualidad, estas mamparas conocidas son por lo general de un material rigido, vidrio o plástico duro, y están constituidas por al menos una lámina flexible, que corren y son soportadas por unas guias horizontales, soli- darias a la construcción, y que se solapan mutuamente para dejar un espacio abierto por el cual poder acceder a la bañera o ducha.State of the art - It is a common practice to close the bathtubs and showers with a screen arranged between the extreme gaps that remain between the walls or a work frame. Such screens have the main purpose of protecting the exterior from splashes and moisture from the bath or shower, as well as hiding from the view of other people who are taking a shower or bathing, in which case the screen is opaque. At present, these known screens are generally of a rigid material, glass or hard plastic, and are constituted by at least one flexible sheet, which run and are supported by horizontal guides, integral to the construction, and which they overlap each other to leave an open space through which to access the bath or shower.
En estas mamparas conocidas, el hueco que queda para poder entrar a la bañera o ducha cuando la mampara está abierta con dos o más de sus placas solapándose, no es más que una fracción de la abertura total que quedarla si la mampara no estuviera presente. Como consecuencia, sucede que el espacio libre abierto para acceder a la bañera o ducha es estrecho y dificulta la entrada, lo cual consti- tuye un primer inconveniente.In these known screens, the gap that remains to be able to enter the bath or shower when the screen is open with two or more of its plates overlapping, is only a fraction of the total opening that would remain if the screen was not present. As a consequence, it happens that the open space to access the bath or shower is narrow and makes entry difficult, which constitutes a first inconvenience.
Otro inconveniente de que adolecen estas mamparas conocidas es que su limpieza de la humedad o jabón que quedan adheridos en ellas debe hacerse desde el interior de la propia bañera o ducha, con la mampara cerrada, puesto que la cara interior a la bañera o ducha de una de las placas siempre queda inaccesible cuando la mampara está abierta. Ello hace que esta limpieza sea incómoda y que, en la práctica, deje de realizarse.Another disadvantage that these known screens suffer from is that their cleaning of the moisture or soap that remain adhered therein must be done from inside the bathtub or shower, with the screen closed, since the inside face to the bathtub or shower of One of the plates is always inaccessible when the screen is open. This makes this cleaning uncomfortable and, in practice, stop performing.
Para solucionar estos inconvenientes, se han dado a conocer últimamente un nuevo tipo de mamparas enrollables, tal como la descrita en el modelo de utilidad español U 9401195, que describe una mampara enrollable de baño constituida por un marco cuadrangular definido por dos perfiles verticales y otro inferior horizontal, todos ellos de sección en "U", por el interior de los cuales discurre y es guiada una pantalla laminar flexible que se fija por su extremo en una ranura que presenta un eje horizontal superior montado en un perfil extremo que pertenece al marco. El eje es gobernado en el giro por un muelle y la pantalla presenta un perfil tirador en el sentido transversal por medio del cual el usuario sube y baja la pantalla. Las mamparas de este tipo comprenden además un tambor rotatorio, sobre el que se enrolla y desenrolla la pantalla o lámina flexible, que está alojado y montado en rotación en el interior de uno de los perfiles y que es forzado por el muelle, el cual actúa por torsión sobre su eje de rotación.To solve these drawbacks, a new type of roll-up screens, such as the one described in the Spanish utility model U 9401195, which describes a roll-up shower screen consisting of a square frame defined by two vertical profiles and another have been lately disclosed. horizontal bottom, all of them in a "U" section, through which a flexible laminar screen runs and is guided by its end in a groove that has an upper horizontal axis mounted on an end profile belonging to the frame . The axis is governed in the turn by a spring and the screen has a cross-section shooter profile through which the user raises and lowers the screen. The screens of this type also comprise a rotating drum, on which the flexible screen or screen is wound and unwound, which is housed and mounted in rotation inside one of the profiles and which is forced by the spring, which acts by twisting on its axis of rotation.
Las mamparas del tipo descrito en este modelo de utilidad, de las cuales se conocen múltiples variantes y realizaciones, no están por completo exentas de problemas. Uno de ellos es que, con el tiempo, el elemento laminar o pantalla tiende a deteriorarse y a empeorar rápidamente en su aspecto, lo cual puede implicar problemas de salubridad y molestias, tanto a nivel doméstico como en hostelería, por su uso continuado por múltiples personas . Ello obliga al recambio de toda la mampara, lo cual supone un engorro y un coste elevado para el usuario.Screens of the type described in this utility model, of which multiple variants and embodiments are known, are not completely without problems. One of them is that, over time, the laminar element or screen tends to deteriorate and worsen rapidly in its appearance, which may involve health problems and discomforts, both domestically and in hospitality, for its continued use by multiple people . This requires the replacement of the entire screen, which means a nuisance and a high cost for the user.
La patente WO 97/49322, equivalente del modelo de utilidad español U 9601791, preconiza una mampara que da solución a este problema, merced a que la lámina flexible es variable y flexible y es cambiable sin necesidad de desmontar todo el esqueleto o marco, extrayéndola de su interior sin necesidad de herramientas ni obras, disponiendo para ello de un soporte a modo de botón en el extremo del tambor que entra a presión o mediante roscado en el interior del primer perfil vertical hueco.WO 97/49322, equivalent to the Spanish utility model U 9601791, recommends a screen that solves this problem, thanks to the flexible sheet being variable and flexible and changeable without the need to disassemble the entire skeleton or frame, removing it of its interior without the need for tools or works, having for this purpose a support as a button at the end of the drum that enters under pressure or by means of threading inside the first hollow vertical profile.
Otro inconveniente constatado por lo general en las mamparas de este tipo consiste en que el arrastre manual del elemento laminar o pantalla resulta dificultoso, dada la longitud del muelle de torsión, con lo que se desplaza con poca suavidad λa trompicones", lo cual, además de ser una molestia, contribuye al deterioro mecánico del conjunto.Another drawback usually found in screens of this type is that the manual drag of the laminar or screen element is difficult, given the length of the torsion spring, which moves with little smoothness λ to trompicones ", which, Besides being a nuisance, it contributes to the mechanical deterioration of the whole.
La presente invención tiene como finalidad proporcionar una mampara que dé solución completa y simultánea a todos los inconvenientes y problemas explicados. Explicación de la invención. -The purpose of the present invention is to provide a screen that provides a complete and simultaneous solution to all the problems and problems explained. Explanation of the invention. -
A tal finalidad, el objeto de la invención es una mampara enrollable, particularmente aplicable a baños y duchas, de concepto y funcionalidad totalmente novedosos, que en su esencia se caracteriza por comprender, en cada uno de los extremos del tambor, sendos soportes formados por un cubo solidario del tambor; una base-quicionera susceptible de ser inmovilizada al primer perfil vertical hueco por unos medios de inmovilización y anclaje; y un cojinete intermedio, dispuesto entre la base- quicionera y el cubo, comprendiendo además por lo menos un clip de fija- ción, diseñado para imposibilitar en su posición operativa, la rotación relativa de la base-quicionera con respecto al cubo, e impedir consiguientemente el enrollamiento o desenrollamiento de la lámina flexible, todo ello adaptado de forma que el conjunto formado por el tambor, la lámina flexible, los cubos, las bases-quicionera, los cojinetes y el elemento elástico constituyen un cartucho o módulo recambiable.For this purpose, the object of the invention is a roll-up screen, particularly applicable to bathrooms and showers, of totally new concept and functionality, which in essence is characterized by comprising, at each end of the drum, two supports formed by a bucket integral with the drum; a quicionera base capable of being immobilized to the first hollow vertical profile by means of immobilization and anchoring; and an intermediate bearing, arranged between the base and the hub, further comprising at least one fixing clip, designed to prevent in its operative position, the relative rotation of the base-holder with respect to the hub, and prevent consequently the winding or unwinding of the flexible sheet, all adapted so that the assembly formed by the drum, the flexible sheet, the hubs, the quicionera bases, the bearings and the elastic element constitute a replaceable cartridge or module.
Según otra característica de la invención, la mampara comprende, en al menos una base extrema del perfil vertical hueco, una palanca de extracción que gira sobre un fulcro paralelamente al eje de rotación del cartucho, adaptada para colaborar en la extracción de este último de su posición de montaje en el perfil vertical hueco al empujar la palanca por su brazo de potencia con su brazo de resisten- cia actuando contra el cartucho.According to another characteristic of the invention, the screen comprises, at least one extreme base of the hollow vertical profile, an extraction lever that rotates on a fulcrum parallel to the axis of rotation of the cartridge, adapted to assist in the removal of the latter from its Mounting position in the hollow vertical profile when pushing the lever by its power arm with its resistance arm acting against the cartridge.
Preferiblemente, la mampara comprende dos palancas de extracción, una en cada base extrema superior e inferior del perfil vertical hueco.Preferably, the screen comprises two extraction levers, one at each upper and lower end base of the hollow vertical profile.
Según una forma de realización de la mampara objeto de la presente invención, el perfil vertical hueco destinado a alojar el cartucho, comprende una pared vertical amovible, susceptible de ser montada al resto del perfil vertical hueco por unos medios de unión y dotada en su canto destinado a quedar contiguo a la lámina flexible, de una lengüeta vertical. La remoción de dicha pared vertical permite el fácil acceso a dichos medios de inmovilización y anclaje y a dicha palanca o palancas para el desmontaje o recambio del cartucho o módulo, y la lengüeta está adaptada para colaborar en la limpieza y secado de la lámina flexible y en el frenado de la misma para su desplazamiento exento de brusquedades.According to an embodiment of the screen object of the present invention, the hollow vertical profile intended to house the cartridge comprises a vertical wall removable, capable of being mounted to the rest of the hollow vertical profile by means of joining and endowed in its edge intended to be contiguous to the flexible sheet, of a vertical tongue. The removal of said vertical wall allows easy access to said immobilization and anchoring means and to said lever or levers for disassembly or replacement of the cartridge or module, and the tongue is adapted to assist in the cleaning and drying of the flexible sheet and in the braking of the same for its displacement free of abruptness.
Dichos medios de unión están preferentemente constituidos por unos medios de roscado.Said joining means are preferably constituted by threading means.
De acuerdo con otra característica de la invención, el citado elemento elástico de torsión está constituido por dos muelles consecutivos en alineación axial, dispuestos en el interior del tambor, fijados por sus extremos opuestos a las respectivas bases-quicionera del cartucho o módulo, y por sus extremos adyacentes a por lo menos una pieza de fijación solidaria del tambor. Según una forma de ejecución de los medios de inmovilización y anclaje, los mismos están constituidos por ranuras horizontales, provistas en las bases del perfil vertical hueco, que colaboran con sendos y correspondientes salientes de que están dotados los cubos del cartucho o módulo.According to another characteristic of the invention, said elastic torsion element is constituted by two consecutive springs in axial alignment, arranged inside the drum, fixed at their opposite ends to the respective base-quicionera of the cartridge or module, and by its ends adjacent to at least one fixing piece integral with the drum. According to a form of execution of the immobilization and anchoring means, they are constituted by horizontal grooves, provided in the bases of the hollow vertical profile, which collaborate with both and corresponding projections of which the cubes of the cartridge or module are provided.
Gracias a ello, el cartucho puede venir suministrado de fábrica previamente cargado, es decir que el sistema no requiere que el usuario o montador giren el tambor, y con él los muelles, a fin de para proceder a su carga por torsión para que quede operativo. Así, el cartucho puede ser instalado, quedando listo para funcionar, con una sola operación de montaje consistente en una simple introducción del cartucho acoplado con los medios de inmovilización y anclaje contra la palanca o palancas, hasta que éstas hacen clic, tras lo cual no hay más que remover los clips para que la mampara quede operativa. Según la invención, se prevé la posibilidad de que los citados cojinetes adopten la forma de cojinetes de bolas o, alternativamente, de aros antifricción.Thanks to this, the cartridge can be supplied pre-loaded from the factory, that is to say that the system does not require the user or assembler to rotate the drum, and with it the springs, in order to proceed with its torsion loading to make it operational. . Thus, the cartridge can be installed, being ready to operate, with a single assembly operation consisting of a simple introduction of the cartridge coupled with the immobilization and anchoring means against the lever or levers, until they click, after which there is more to remove the clips so that the screen is operational. According to the invention, the possibility of said bearings taking the form of ball bearings or, alternatively, of anti-friction rings is envisaged.
De acuerdo con otra característica de la invención, los extremos de la lámina flexible están termoconformados en zigzag, determinando unos cantos rígidos que facilitan su firme acoplamiento al tambor y al montante vertical, respectivamente, por colaboración de sendos alojamientos de que están dotados estos últimos. Según la invención, cada una de las guías superior e inferior está constituida por dos tramos de sección en λG", que se montan por sus extremos contrarios a los perfiles verticales primero y segundo, respectivamente, y que se acoplan telescópicamente el uno dentro del otro, siendo retenidos en posición por apriete de unos aros de presión, igualmente de sección en "G", que se disponen eneajadámente en los extremos de cada tramo y que están dotados de una conformación en cuña, en el sentido longitudinal, que permite el ajuste con suavidad de los tramos, estando asimismo los aros adaptados para proteger contra las aristas vivas de los cantos extremos de los perfiles constitutivos de los tramos de cada guía.According to another feature of the invention, the ends of the flexible sheet are thermoformed in zigzag, determining rigid edges that facilitate their firm coupling to the drum and the vertical upright, respectively, by collaboration of two housings of which the latter are provided. According to the invention, each of the upper and lower guides is constituted by two sections of section in λ G ", which are mounted at their opposite ends to the first and second vertical profiles, respectively, and which are telescopically coupled to the one within the another, being held in position by tightening some pressure rings, also with a "G" section, which are disposed energetically at the ends of each section and which are provided with a wedge shape, in the longitudinal direction, which allows Smooth adjustment of the sections, the rings being also adapted to protect against the sharp edges of the extreme edges of the constituent profiles of the sections of each guide.
Breve descripción de los dibujos.- A continuación se hace una descripción detallada de una forma de realización preferida, aunque no exclusiva, de la mampara de la presente invención, para cuya mejor comprensión se acompaña de unos dibujos dados meramente a título de ejemplo no limitativo. En dichos dibujos: la Fig. 1 es una vista en perspectiva de una mampara según la invención, en su posición entreabierta, que ilustra la funcionalidad de la misma; la Fig. 2 es una vista de frente del aro de presión para el acoplamiento telescópico de los tramos que confor- man las guías verticales; la Fig. 3 es una vista esquemática en sección parcial que ilustra el acoplamiento de los tramos mediante un aro de la Fig. 2; la Fig. 4 es una vista en perspectiva de un cartucho de la mampara de la invención; la Fig. 5 es otra vista en perspectiva y en explosión del cartucho de la Fig. 4, que ilustra su composición y montaje; la Fig. 6 es una vista de detalle, según VI de la Fig. 5, que muestra el interior del cartucho y el anclaje de los muelles por medio de las piezas de fijación; la Fig. 7 es una vista en sección que ilustra el acoplamiento deslizante de un cartucho según la invención al primer perfil vertical hueco.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.- A detailed description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the screen of the present invention is given below, for which better understanding is accompanied by drawings given merely by way of non-limiting example . In said drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a screen according to the invention, in its ajar position, illustrating the functionality thereof; Fig. 2 is a front view of the pressure ring for telescopic coupling of the sections that make up the vertical guides; Fig. 3 is a schematic view in partial section illustrating the coupling of the sections by means of a ring of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a cartridge of the screen of the invention; Fig. 5 is another perspective and exploded view of the cartridge of Fig. 4, illustrating its composition and assembly; Fig. 6 is a detail view, according to VI of Fig. 5, showing the inside of the cartridge and the anchoring of the springs by means of the fixing parts; Fig. 7 is a sectional view illustrating the sliding coupling of a cartridge according to the invention to the first hollow vertical profile.
La Fig. 8 es una vista en perspectiva de los elemen- tos extremos del cartucho, en la que el clip de fijación está introducido, en la posición de inmovilización de giro del conjunto;Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the end elements of the cartridge, in which the fixing clip is inserted, in the rotation immobilization position of the assembly;
La Fig. 9 es una vista análoga a la de la Fig. 8, pero en la que el clip de sujeción se encuentra extraído, permitiendo el giro del cartucho y el enrollamiento y desenrollamiento de la lámina flexible;Fig. 9 is a view analogous to that of Fig. 8, but in which the retaining clip is removed, allowing the rotation of the cartridge and the winding and unwinding of the flexible sheet;
La Fig. 10 es una vista en planta de la base del primer perfil vertical hueco y de los elementos extremos del cartucho, con la lámina, en la posición operativa del conjunto con la pared vertical amovible montada; yFig. 10 is a plan view of the base of the first hollow vertical profile and the end elements of the cartridge, with the sheet, in the operative position of the assembly with the removable vertical wall mounted; Y
La Fíg. 11 es una vista análoga a la de la Fig. 10, pero en la que no se ve la lámina y en la que se muestra el desmontaje de la pared vertical amovible y la extracción del cartucho por actuación a través de la palanca de extracción.Fig. 11 is a view analogous to that of Fig. 10, but in which the sheet is not visible and in which the removal of the removable vertical wall and the removal of the cartridge by actuation through the extraction lever is shown.
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Se describe seguidamente una forma de realización de la mampara 1 de la invención, así como sus elementos cons- titutivos y modo de funcionamiento. La mampara 1 que se describe en la presente invención es apta para el cerra- miento de bañeras, duchas o similares, y su constitución le permite adaptarse a sus formas externas.An embodiment of the screen 1 of the invention, as well as its constituent elements and mode of operation, is described below. The screen 1 described in the present invention is suitable for closing bathtubs, showers or similar, and its constitution allows it to adapt to its external forms.
En lo que sigue, las expresiones interior y exterior se entenderán como orientaciones o situaciones relativa a la bañera, ducha o similar. Así, cuando un elemento de la mampara 1 se describa o califique como interior, ello significa que dicho elemento se encuentra dispuesto al lado de la mampara 1 que queda visto desde el interior de la bañera o ducha, mientras que se trata de exterior cuando queda dispuesto al lado de la mampara 1 que queda visto desde el exterior de la bañera o ducha.In what follows, the interior and exterior expressions will be understood as orientations or situations related to the bathtub, shower or similar. Thus, when an element of the screen 1 is described or qualified as interior, this means that said element is arranged next to the screen 1 that is seen from inside the bath or shower, while it is outside when it is left. arranged next to the screen 1 that is seen from the outside of the bath or shower.
La mampara 1 comprende, de un modo en sí conocido, un marco 3 provisto de unas guías horizontales superior 6 e inferior 7. Estas guías 6, 7 sirven para el soporte y desplazamiento de una lámina flexible 2 esencialmente vertical, que opcionalmente puede ser opaca o traslúcida.The screen 1 comprises, in a manner known per se, a frame 3 provided with upper 6 and lower horizontal guides 7. These guides 6, 7 serve to support and displace an essentially vertical flexible sheet 2, which can optionally be opaque or translucent.
El marco 3 está provisto en uno de sus extremos de un primer perfil vertical hueco 4, en cuyo interior se arrolla la lámina flexible 2, en posición recogida. Las guías 6 y 7 son de construcción telescópica y están constituidas por dos tramos 6a y 6b de sección en "G", que se montan por sus extremos contrarios a los perfiles 4 y 5, respectivamente, y se acoplan telescópicamente, siendo retenidas en posición mediante apriete por el exte- rior de unos aros de presión 31 externos, igualmente de sección en "G". Los aros 31 adoptan una forma esencialmente de cuña que permite el trabado de los perfiles constitutivos de los elementos de las guías 6 y 7.The frame 3 is provided at one of its ends with a first hollow vertical profile 4, inside which the flexible sheet 2 is wound, in the collected position. The guides 6 and 7 are of telescopic construction and are constituted by two sections 6a and 6b of "G" section, which are mounted at their opposite ends to the profiles 4 and 5, respectively, and are telescopically coupled, being held in position by tightening on the outside of external pressure rings 31, also of section in "G". The rings 31 adopt an essentially wedge shape that allows the locking of the constituent profiles of the elements of the guides 6 and 7.
Entre el perfil hueco 4 y el segundo perfil vertical 5 está dispuesto un montante vertical 12, solidario del extremo de la lámina flexible 2, que es desplazable entre una posición extrema de abertura, en la que el montante 12 resulta adyacente al perfil hueco 4 y una segunda posición extrema de cierre, en la cual el montante 12 queda acoplado en el segundo perfil vertical 5.Between the hollow profile 4 and the second vertical profile 5 there is arranged a vertical upright 12, integral with the end of the flexible sheet 2, which is movable between an extreme opening position, in which the upright 12 is adjacent to the hollow profile 4 and a second extreme closing position, in which the post 12 is coupled in the second vertical profile 5.
El montante vertical 12 está adaptado para quedar retenido en una ranura 13 formada en el segundo perfil vertical 5, para fijar la posición de cierre de la mampara 1.Upright 12 is adapted to fit held in a groove 13 formed in the second vertical profile 5, to fix the closing position of the screen 1.
La lámina flexible 2 penetra en el interior del per- fil vertical 4 a través de una ranura longitudinal vertical de que está dotado dicho perfil 4, cuya altura es ligeramente mayor que la altura de la lámina flexible 2.The flexible sheet 2 penetrates into the vertical profile 4 through a vertical longitudinal groove of which said profile 4 is provided, the height of which is slightly greater than the height of the flexible sheet 2.
La lámina flexible 2 se arrolla en el interior del perfil vertical 4 por acción de un elemento elástico de torsión 9, 10, que fuerza a la lámina flexible 2 a dicha posición de arrollamiento en ausencia de otras acciones sobre ella. En concreto, el arrollamiento se produce alrededor de un tambor rotatorio 8, alojado y montado en rotación en el interior del primer perfil vertical hueco 4.The flexible sheet 2 is wound inside the vertical profile 4 by the action of an elastic torsion element 9, 10, which forces the flexible sheet 2 to said winding position in the absence of other actions on it. Specifically, the winding occurs around a rotating drum 8, housed and mounted in rotation inside the first hollow vertical profile 4.
El tambor 7 es forzado por dichos muelles de torsión 9, 10, los cuales actúan sobre el eje de rotación del tambor 8.The drum 7 is forced by said torsion springs 9, 10, which act on the axis of rotation of the drum 8.
Los extremos de la lámina flexible 2 están termocon- formados en zigzag, determinando unos cantos rígidos para facilitar su retención al tambor 8 y al montante vertical 12, respectivamente, por colaboración de sendos alojamientos de que están dotados estos últimos. Así, el giro del tambor 8 en el sentido de cierre al cual es forzado por los muelles 9 y 10 arrastra consigo a la lámina flexible 2 para la apertura de la mampara 1, mientras que la tracción manual a través del montante 12 venciendo la acción de los muelles 9, 10, permite realizar el desenrollado de la lámina 2 y, por tanto, el cierre de la mampara 1. Según la invención, el tambor rotativo 8 comprende, en cada uno de sus extremos, sendos soportes, cada uno de los cuales está formado por un cubo 14 solidario del tambor, una base-quicionera 15 susceptible de ser inmovilizada al primer perfil vertical hueco 4 por unos medios de inmo- vilización y anclaje 26, 27, y un cojinete intermedio 16, dispuesto entre la base-quicionera 15 y el correspondiente cubo 14. Estos cojinetes 16 pueden adoptar cualquier forma conocida, si bien adoptan preferiblemente la forma de cojinetes de bolas o aros antifricción.The ends of the flexible sheet 2 are zigzag thermoformed, determining rigid edges to facilitate their retention to the drum 8 and the vertical upright 12, respectively, by collaboration of two housings of which the latter are provided. Thus, the rotation of the drum 8 in the closing direction to which it is forced by the springs 9 and 10 carries with it the flexible sheet 2 for opening the screen 1, while the manual traction through the upright 12 overcoming the action of the springs 9, 10, it is possible to perform the unwinding of the sheet 2 and, therefore, the closure of the screen 1. According to the invention, the rotating drum 8 comprises, at each of its ends, two supports, each of which is formed by a hub 14 integral with the drum, a base-quicionera 15 capable of being immobilized to the first hollow vertical profile 4 by means of immobilization and anchoring 26, 27, and an intermediate bearing 16, arranged between the base -quicionera 15 and the corresponding hub 14. These bearings 16 may take any known shape, although they preferably take the form of ball bearings or anti-friction rings.
El citado elemento elástico de torsión está consti- tuido por dos muelles 9, 10 consecutivos en alineación axial, dispuestos en el interior del tambor 8, fijados por sus extremos opuestos a las respectivas bases-quicionera 15 del cartucho 18, y por sus extremos adyacentes a por lo menos una pieza de fijación 25 solidaria del tambor 8. Los medios de inmovilización y anclaje están constituidos por ranuras horizontales 26, provistas en la base 19 del perfil vertical hueco 4, que colaboran con sendos y correspondientes salientes 27 de que están dotados los cubos 14. La base-quicionera 15 presenta un vastago axial central que atraviesa un orificio pasante del cojinete 16 y penetra en una extensión cilindrica del cubo 15.Said elastic torsion element is constituted by two consecutive springs 9, 10 in axial alignment, arranged inside the drum 8, fixed at their opposite ends to the respective chiller bases 15 of the cartridge 18, and by their adjacent ends to at least one fixing piece 25 integral with the drum 8. The immobilization and anchoring means are constituted by horizontal grooves 26, provided at the base 19 of the hollow vertical profile 4, which collaborate with individual and corresponding projections 27 which are provided the hubs 14. The base-quicionera 15 has a central axial rod that crosses a through hole of the bearing 16 and penetrates a cylindrical extension of the hub 15.
También según la invención, al menos uno de los soportes, preferiblemente ambos, tienen asociado un clip de fijación 17, en forma esencialmente de "H", diseñado para trabar, en su posición operativa, la base-quicionera 15 al cubo 14, a fin de impedir la rotación relativa de ambos, y consiguientemente el enrollamiento o desenrollamiento de la lámina flexible 2. Así, se verá que el conjunto formado por el tambor 8, la lámina flexible 2, los cubos 14, las bases-quicionera 15, los cojinetes 16 y los muelles 9 y 10, junto con su correspondiente pieza de fijación 25, constituyen un cartucho 18 o módulo 18 recambiable, que puede ser instalado y desinstalado sin afectar al resto de la mampara 3.Also according to the invention, at least one of the supports, preferably both, are associated with a fixing clip 17, essentially in the form of "H", designed to lock, in its operative position, the base-quicionera 15 to the hub 14, a in order to prevent the relative rotation of both, and consequently the winding or unwinding of the flexible sheet 2. Thus, it will be seen that the assembly formed by the drum 8, the flexible sheet 2, the cubes 14, the quicionera bases 15, the bearings 16 and springs 9 and 10, together with their corresponding fixing piece 25, constitute a replaceable cartridge 18 or module 18, which can be installed and uninstalled without affecting the rest of the screen 3.
Cuando el clip o clips 17 están instalados, el cartucho 18 es un bloque solidario, cuyos elementos constitutivos están impedidos de rotación relativa, en tanto que cuando los clips 17 están extraídos, los cubos 14, tambor 8 y los extremos contiguos de los muelles 9 y 10 solidarios del tambor 8, están posibilitados de giro relativo respecto de las bases 15 y de los extremos de los muelles 9, 10 solidarios de las bases 15, sobre los cojinetes 16.When the clip or clips 17 are installed, the cartridge 18 is a solidarity block, whose constituent elements are prevented from relative rotation, while when the clips 17 are removed, the cubes 14, drum 8 and the adjacent ends of the springs 9 and 10 solidarity of the drum 8, are possible relative rotation of the bases 15 and of the ends of the springs 9, 10 integral with the bases 15, on the bearings 16.
Para facilitar la operación de desmontaje del cartucho 18, cada perfil vertical hueco 4 cuenta con una palanca de extracción 20 que gira sobre un fulcro 21 paralelamente al eje de rotación del cartucho 18. La palanca 20 ayuda en la extracción del cartucho 18 del interior del perfil vertical hueco 4. Para ello, basta empujar su brazo de potencia 22, por ejemplo con una herramienta alargada, para que la palanca 20 pivote y su brazo de resistencia 23 actúe sobre el cartucho 18, empujándolo hacia fuera.To facilitate the disassembly operation of the cartridge 18, each hollow vertical profile 4 has an extraction lever 20 that rotates on a fulcrum 21 parallel to the axis of rotation of the cartridge 18. The lever 20 helps in removing the cartridge 18 from inside the cartridge. hollow vertical profile 4. To do this, it is enough to push its power arm 22, for example with an elongated tool, so that the lever 20 pivots and its resistance arm 23 acts on the cartridge 18, pushing it out.
El perfil vertical hueco 4 comprende una pared vertical amovible 28, a modo de puerta, que puede ser montada y desmontada del resto del perfil vertical hueco 4 por unos medios de unión, preferiblemente constituidos por tornillos 24. La remoción de la pared vertical 28 deja franco el acceso a las palancas 20 para el desmontaje o recambio del cartucho 18.The hollow vertical profile 4 comprises a removable vertical wall 28, as a door, which can be mounted and removed from the rest of the hollow vertical profile 4 by joining means, preferably constituted by screws 24. The removal of the vertical wall 28 leaves Free access to levers 20 for disassembly or replacement of cartridge 18.
Apreciará un experto en la técnica que la constitu- ción y el diseño de este cartucho según la invención, permite que el mismo pueda venir suministrado de fábrica previamente cargado, esto es con los muelles 9 y 10 previamente solicitados en estado de torsión. Por lo tanto, este sistema modular de la invención, no requiere que el usuario o montador giren el tambor 8 y los muelles 9, 10 para ponerlos bajo tensión.It will be appreciated by one skilled in the art that the constitution and design of this cartridge according to the invention allows it to be supplied pre-loaded from the factory, that is, with springs 9 and 10 previously requested in a torsional state. Therefore, this modular system of the invention does not require the user or assembler to rotate the drum 8 and the springs 9, 10 to bring them under tension.
El cartucho 18 puede ser instalado, quedando listo para funcionar, con una sola operación de montaje consistente en una simple operación de introducción y montaje del mismo en el perfil 4 de la mampara 1.The cartridge 18 can be installed, being ready to operate, with a single assembly operation consisting of a simple operation of insertion and assembly thereof in the profile 4 of the screen 1.
La mampara 1 de la presente invención, puede adaptarse a las formas exteriores a cerrar de las bañeras o duchas en las que deba incorporarse la mampara 1.The screen 1 of the present invention can be adapted to the external shapes to be closed of the bathtubs or showers in which the screen 1 must be incorporated.
Para abrir la mampara 1 solamente es necesario vencer la acción de retención del perfil 5 sobre el montante 12, ejerciendo un esfuerzo de separación prefijable entre ambos elementos 5, 12. Como los muelles 9, 10 fuerzan a la lámina flexible 2 a su posición de arrollamiento y, por lo tanto, de apertura de la mampara 1, la abertura manual puede ejercerse acompañando la lámina flexible 2 manualmente a través de un mango provisto a tal efecto en el montante 12. Sin embargo, preferiblemente, la pretensión del muelle es tal que el cierre de la mampara 1 puede realizarse sin necesidad de acompañarla con la mano, a una velocidad lo suficientemente baja como para que no se produzca impacto alguno al final del recorrido de cierre y de arrollamiento de la lámina flexible 2 en el interior del perfil vertical hueco 4.To open the screen 1, it is only necessary to overcome the retention action of the profile 5 on the post 12, exerting a presetting effort between the two elements 5, 12. As the springs 9, 10 force the flexible sheet 2 to its winding position and, therefore, the opening of the screen 1, the manual opening can be exercised by accompanying the flexible sheet 2 manually through a handle provided for this purpose in the stud 12. However, preferably, the pretension of the spring is such that the closing of the screen 1 can be carried out without the need to accompany it by hand, at a speed low enough so that it does not occur any impact at the end of the closing and winding path of the flexible sheet 2 inside the hollow vertical profile 4.
Con la finalidad de evitar las brusquedades en esta operación de cierre de la mampara 1, la citada pared verti- cal amovible 28 del perfil hueco 4 está dotada de una lengüeta vertical 29 en su canto destinado a quedar contiguo a la lámina flexible 2, que colabora ejerciendo una cierta acción de frenado que suaviza la operación. Además, la lengüeta 29 facilita asimismo la limpieza y secado de la lámina flexible 2, mediante una acción de "lamido".In order to avoid abruptness in this closing operation of the screen 1, said removable vertical wall 28 of the hollow profile 4 is provided with a vertical tongue 29 at its edge intended to be adjacent to the flexible sheet 2, which collaborates by exerting a certain braking action that softens the operation. In addition, the tongue 29 also facilitates the cleaning and drying of the flexible sheet 2, by means of a "licking" action.
La mampara 1 está dotada de unos medios de deslizamiento de la lámina flexible 2 entre las dos posiciones extremas citadas, consistentes en unas correderas, que pueden ser de tipo conocido, dispuestas solidarias en los extremos del montante vertical 12, y por los ranurados definidos en las guías 6, 7 en forma de "G". En las formas de realización preferidas, tales ranurados están vueltos hacia el interior, mientras que las correderas quedan vueltas hacia el exterior e introducidas en aquéllos. El marco 3 la mampara enrollable 1 de la presente invención está preferiblemente provisto en sus extremos de un material adhesivo, para la fijación de la mampara a una pared o al marco interno de un hueco de obra. Gracias a ello, la mampara 1 es adaptable a las aberturas ya reali- zadas en las construcciones sin necesidad de realizar ulteriores trabajos de acondicionamiento ni obras. La mampara 1 según la invención puede también adaptarse al ángulo interno de, por ejemplo, una bañera, en cuyo caso las guías horizontales superior 6 e inferior 7 comprenden respectivas porciones-guía curvas, adaptadas para que corran por su interior unas correderas solidarias a la lámina flexible 2, y unas uniones para la unión de las porciones curvas a los tramos rectos de las guías superior 6 e inferior 7, respectivamente, que a su vez se fijan a las paredes de la construcción mediante los mencionados soportes huecos.The screen 1 is provided with sliding means of the flexible sheet 2 between the two aforementioned end positions, consisting of slides, which can be of known type, arranged in solidarity at the ends of the vertical upright 12, and by the grooves defined in the guides 6, 7 in the form of "G". In the preferred embodiments, such grooves are turned inward, while the slides are turned outward and inserted therein. The frame 3 the roll-up screen 1 of the present invention is preferably provided at its ends with an adhesive material, for fixing the screen to a wall or to the internal frame of a work space. Thanks to this, the screen 1 is adaptable to the openings already made in the constructions without the need for further conditioning work or works. The screen 1 according to the invention can also be adapted to the internal angle of, for example, a bathtub, in which case the upper 6 and lower horizontal guides 7 comprise respective curved guide portions, adapted to run inwardly sliding in solidarity with the flexible sheet 2, and joints for joining the curved portions to the straight sections of the upper and lower guides 7, respectively, which in turn are fixed to the walls of the construction by means of said hollow supports.
Dichas porciones-guía curvas están preferiblemente soportadas por sendas bases que obligan a la lámina, y están dotadas de un perfil tal que "lame" la lámina 2, provocando el secado de ésta y evitando rayaduras a la misma.Said curved guide portions are preferably supported by two bases that bind the sheet, and are provided with a profile such that it "licks" the sheet 2, causing the sheet to dry and avoiding scratches to it.
Descrita suficientemente la naturaleza de la invención, así como la manera de ponerla en práctica, se hace notar que todo cuanto no altere, cambie o modifique su principio fundamental puede quedar sometido a variaciones de detalle.Describing sufficiently the nature of the invention, as well as the way of putting it into practice, it is noted that everything that does not alter, change or modify its fundamental principle may be subject to variations in detail.
En este sentido, en las formas de realización que se ilustran en los dibujos, el perfil vertical hueco 4 presenta una conformación en particular hexagonal, aunque otras formas de realización son obviamente válidas, dentro del ámbito de protección de la invención. In this sense, in the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, the hollow vertical profile 4 has a particularly hexagonal conformation, although other embodiments are obviously valid, within the scope of the invention.

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1.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha, del tipo de las que comprenden una lámina flexible (2) enrolla- ble, determinante de un cerramiento vertical, y un marco (3) constituido por: un primer perfil vertical hueco (4), destinado a escamotear en su interior la lámina flexible; un segundo perfil vertical (5) , en el extremo opuesto del primer perfil hueco y que cierra el marco; y unas guías horizontales superior (6) e inferior (7) extensibles telescópicamente, para el soporte y desplazamiento de la lámina flexible (2) , dis- puestas entre ambos perfiles verticales (4, 5) ; y que está dotada además de: un tambor rotatorio (8), sobre el que se enrolla y desenrolla la lámina flexible, alojado y montado en rotación en el interior del primer perfil vertical hueco del marco, y forzado por un elemento elástico de torsión (9, 10) que actúa sobre su eje de rotación, siendo la lámina flexible (2) solidaria por uno de sus cantos (11) al tambor rotatorio; y un montante vertical (12) , solidario del canto de la lámina flexible (2) contrario del primer canto (11) , des- plazable entre el primer perfil hueco (4) y el segundo perfil vertical (5) , y adaptado para quedar retenido en una ranura (13) de este último para fijar la posición de cierre de la mampara caracterizada por comprender, en cada uno de los extremos del tambor (8), sendos soportes formados por un cubo (14) solidario del tambor; una base-quicionera (15) susceptible de ser inmovilizada al primer perfil vertical hueco por unos medios de inmovilización y anclaje (26, 27) ; y un cojinete intermedio (16), dispuesto entre la base- quicionera y el cubo, comprendiendo además por lo menos un clip de fijación (17), diseñado para imposibilitar en su posición operativa la rotación relativa de la base-quicionera (15) con respec- to al cubo (14), e impedir consiguientemente el enrollamiento o desenrollamiento de la lámina flexible (2) , todo ello adaptado de forma que el conjunto formado por el tambor (8), la lámina flexible (2), los cubos (14), las bases-quicionera (15), los cojinetes (16) y el elemento elástico constituyen (9, 10) un cartucho o módulo (18) recambiable.1.- Rolling screen (1) for bath and shower, the type of which comprise a flexible sheet (2) roller, determining a vertical enclosure, and a frame (3) consisting of: a first hollow vertical profile ( 4), intended to squeeze inside the flexible sheet; a second vertical profile (5), at the opposite end of the first hollow profile and closing the frame; and telescopic upper (6) and lower (7) horizontal guides, telescopic, for the support and displacement of the flexible sheet (2), arranged between both vertical profiles (4, 5); and which is also provided with: a rotating drum (8), on which the flexible sheet, housed and mounted in rotation inside the first hollow vertical profile of the frame, is wound and unrolled, and forced by an elastic torsion element ( 9, 10) acting on its axis of rotation, the flexible sheet (2) being integral with one of its edges (11) to the rotating drum; and a vertical upright (12), integral with the edge of the flexible sheet (2) opposite the first edge (11), disposable between the first hollow profile (4) and the second vertical profile (5), and adapted to be held in a groove (13) of the latter to fix the closing position of the screen characterized by comprising, at each of the ends of the drum (8), two supports formed by a hub (14) integral with the drum; a quicionera base (15) capable of being immobilized to the first hollow vertical profile by means of immobilization and anchoring (26, 27); and an intermediate bearing (16), arranged between the base- quicionera and the cube, also comprising at least one fixing clip (17), designed to prevent in its operational position the relative rotation of the base-quicionera (15) with respect to the cube (14), and consequently prevent the winding or unwinding of the flexible sheet (2), all adapted so that the assembly formed by the drum (8), the flexible sheet (2), the hubs (14), the quicionera bases (15), the bearings (16) and the elastic element constitute (9, 10) a replaceable cartridge or module (18).
2.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha, según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque comprende, en al menos una base extrema (19) del perfil vertical hueco (4) , una palanca de extracción (20) que gira sobre un fulcro2. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises, at least one extreme base (19) of the hollow vertical profile (4), an extraction lever (20) that rotates on a fulcrum
(21) paralelamente al eje de rotación del cartucho (18) , adaptada para colaborar en la extracción de este último de su posición de montaje en el perfil vertical hueco al empujar su brazo de potencia (22) con su brazo de resistencia (23) actuando sobre el cartucho.(21) parallel to the axis of rotation of the cartridge (18), adapted to assist in the removal of the latter from its mounting position in the hollow vertical profile by pushing its power arm (22) with its resistance arm (23) acting on the cartridge.
3.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según la reivindicación 2, caracterizada porque comprende dos palan- cas de extracción (20) , una en cada base extrema (19) superior e inferior del perfil vertical hueco (4) .3. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises two extraction levers (20), one at each upper and lower end base (19) of the hollow vertical profile (4).
4.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores, caracteriza- da porque el perfil vertical hueco (4) destinado a alojar el cartucho (18), comprende una pared vertical amovible (28), susceptible de ser montada al resto del perfil vertical hueco por unos medios de unión y dotada de una lengüeta vertical (29) en su canto destinado a quedar contiguo a la lámina flexible (2) , permitiendo la remoción de dicha pared vertical el fácil acceso a dichos medios de inmovilización y anclaje (26, 27) y a dicha palanca o palancas (20) para el desmontaje o recambio del cartucho (18) o módulo, y estando la lengüeta adaptada para colaborar en la limpieza y secado de la lámina flexible y en el frenado de la misma para su desplazamiento exento de brusquedades .4. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hollow vertical profile (4) intended to house the cartridge (18), comprises a removable vertical wall (28), capable of be mounted to the rest of the hollow vertical profile by means of joining and provided with a vertical tongue (29) in its edge intended to be adjacent to the flexible sheet (2), allowing the removal of said vertical wall the easy access to said means of immobilization and anchoring (26, 27) and said lever or levers (20) for disassembly or replacement of the cartridge (18) or module, and the tongue being adapted to assist in the cleaning and drying of the flexible sheet and in the braking of the same for its movement free of abruptness.
5.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según la reivindicación 4, caracterizada porque dichos medios de unión están constituidos por unos medios de roscado (24) .5. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower according to claim 4, characterized in that said joining means are constituted by threading means (24).
6.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizada porque el citado elemento elástico de torsión está constituido por dos muelles (9, 10) consecutivos en alinea- ción axial, dispuestos en el interior del tambor (8) , fijados por sus extremos opuestos a las respectivas bases- quicionera (15) del cartucho (18) , y por sus extremos adyacentes a por lo menos una pieza de fijación (25) solidaria del tambor.6. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said elastic torsion element is constituted by two consecutive springs (9, 10) in axial alignment, arranged inside the drum (8), fixed at their opposite ends to the respective base plates (15) of the cartridge (18), and at their adjacent ends to at least one fixing piece (25) integral with the drum.
7.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque dichos medios de inmovilización y anclaje (26, 27) están constituidos por ranuras horizontales (26) , provistas en las bases (19) del perfil vertical hueco (4), que colaboran con sendos y correspondientes salientes (27) de que están dotados los cubos (14) del cartucho (18) .7. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower according to claim 1, characterized in that said immobilization and anchoring means (26, 27) are constituted by horizontal grooves (26), provided in the bases (19) of the hollow vertical profile (4), which collaborate with two and corresponding projections (27) of which the cubes (14) of the cartridge (18) are provided.
8.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque dichos cojinetes (16) son cojinetes de bolas.8. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower according to claim 1, characterized in that said bearings (16) are ball bearings.
9.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque dichos cojinetes (16) son aros antifricción. 9. Roller screen (1) for bath and shower according to claim 1, characterized in that said bearings (16) are anti-friction rings.
10.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizada porque los extremos de la lámina flexible (2) están termoconformados en zigzag, determinando unos cantos rígi- dos que facilitan su acoplamiento firme al tambor (8) y al montante vertical (12), respectivamente, por colaboración de sendos alojamientos de que están dotados estos últimos.10.- Rolling screen (1) for bath and shower according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ends of the flexible sheet (2) are thermoformed in zigzag, determining rigid edges that facilitate their firm coupling to the drum (8 ) and to the vertical amount (12), respectively, by collaboration of two housings of which the latter are equipped.
11.- Mampara enrollable (1) para baño y ducha según cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizada porque cada una de las guías superior (6) e inferior (7) está constituida por dos tramos (6a, 6b) de sección en MG", que se montan por sus extremos contrarios a los perfiles verticales primero (4) y segundo (5) , respectivamente, y que se acoplan telescópicamente el uno dentro del otro, siendo retenidos en posición por apriete de unos aros de presión (31) , igualmente de sección en "G", que se disponen eneajadámente en los extremos de cada tramo y que están dotados de una conformación en cuña, en el sentido longitu- dinal, que permite el ajuste con suavidad de los tramos, estando asimismo los aros adaptados para proteger contra las aristas vivas de los cantos extremos de los perfiles constitutivos de los tramos de cada guía (6, 7) . 11.- Rolling screen (1) for bath and shower according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that each of the upper (6) and lower (7) guides is constituted by two sections (6a, 6b) of section in M G ", which are mounted at their opposite ends to the first (4) and second (5) vertical profiles, respectively, and that are telescopically coupled to each other, being held in position by tightening some pressure rings (31) , also with a "G" section, which are arranged at the ends of each section and are provided with a wedge shape, in the longitudinal direction, which allows smooth adjustment of the sections, the rings being also adapted to protect against the sharp edges of the extreme edges of the constituent profiles of the sections of each guide (6, 7).
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