WO2003056992A1 - Bathtub having sliding access door for the disabled and elderly - Google Patents
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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
- A47K3/006—Doors to get in and out of baths more easily
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- This invention relates to the field of bathtubs and in particular a bathtub having a door providing improved access for the disabled and elderly.
- Applicant is also aware of European Patent Application Number 0 913 115 which was published May 6, 1999 for The Bath With A Side Access Opening Equipped With A Watertight Flap of Landi et al. which discloses a bath equipped with either a door hinged horizontally or vertically or a horizontally or vertically sliding door. Applicant is further aware of United Kingdom Patent Application No. 2 334 438 published August 25, 1999 for The Circular Sliding Door For A Bathtub of Nailer which discloses the use of a bathtub having a circular sliding door. The door slides sideways in both directions and moves fon ard and backward on rollers mounted to top and bottom of the door. The rollers run on runners which are fixed to panels above and below the rollers, the roller wheels interlocking with the runners. Hydraulic actuators hold the door when closed against a door seal.
- the bathtub of the present invention includes a tub having an enclosure defined by at least one sidewall, where the sidewall has a doorway therein providing access from an external side of the sidewall, external to the enclosure, into the enclosure.
- At least one generally horizontal elongate guide for example a vertically spaced apart pair of elongate guides are provided in the sidewall.
- a door is slidably mounted to the guide or guides on at least one pivotable linkage arm.
- the pivotable linkage arm is pivotally mounted to both the door and at least one of the guides, and is adapted for generally horizontal translation along the sidewall, in cooperation with the guide or guides, between a closed position wherein the door is releasably lockably mounted in watertight sealed engagement within the doorway, and an open position wherein the door is clear of the aperture and substantially parallel to the sidewall.
- a releasable latch and a cooperating latch actuator is provided for releasable latching engagement of the door in the watertight sealed engagement in the doorway and for releasing the door from such engagement upon actuation of the latch actuator into a release position by a user in the enclosure.
- a latch release disabling means is provided for disabling the latch actuator when a fluid level in the enclosure is higher than a threshold level below a lowermost sill of the doorway.
- the at least one pivotable linkage arm when the door is in the closed position, is generally parallel to the sidewall and, when the door is in the open position, the at least one pivotable linkage arm is generally non-parallel, for example perpendicular to the sidewall.
- the at least one pivotable linkage arm may include a pair of vertically spaced apart linkage arms, corresponding to the pair of elongate guides, mounted at a leading side edge of the door, where the leading side edge of the door corresponds to the side of the door closest to the guides when the door is in the closed position.
- the pivotable linkage arms may include a third linkage arm mounted to a trailing side edge of the door opposite the leading edge of the door.
- the guides may be a pair of elongate parallel rails each having a slidable collar mounted thereon, in which case the at least one pivotable linkage arm may be a pair of linkage arms each pivotally mounted to one of the slidable collars.
- the guides may include at least one channel in the sidewall, in which case a follower is provided for sliding along the channel mounted to a corresponding pivotable linkage arm.
- the door In the open position, the door may be adjacent to either the external side of the sidewall or to an enclosure side of the sidewall opposite to the external side of the sidewall.
- the latch may include at least one resiliently biased latch member, such as a bolt, which is resiliently urged into latched engagement with a latch member receiver so as to releasably engage the door with an edge of the doorway upon closing of the door into the closed position without actuation of the latch actuator by the user.
- a resiliently biased latch member such as a bolt
- the at least one resiliently biased latch member may include a conventional spring-loaded latch-bolt mounted in the door, in which case the latch member receiver is a bolt-receiving aperture in a striker plate in the edge of the doorway, the distal end of the latch-bolt having a wedge-shaped inclined surface so that as the protruding distal end of the latch-bolt strikes the striker plate, the bolt retracts into the door against the return biasing force of the spring. Once the bolt is aligned with the aperture in the striker plate, the spring shoots the end into the aperture.
- the latch actuator may be a lever which at one end protrudes from the door for access by the user in the enclosure, and which at its opposite end is oscillatably mounted to the door.
- the lever is pivotally mounted to at least one latch drive arm mounted within the door and to the releasable latch for actuation of the latch into, and out of, the releasable latching engagement with the edge of the doorway.
- the releasable latch may be a plurality of latches mounted on opposite sides of the door.
- the at least one latch drive arm interconnects the plurality of latches with the lever for simultaneous actuation of the plurality of latches by oscillatable rotation of the lever relative to the door.
- the lever may protrude from an upper edge of the door and the plurality of latches may be mounted at four opposite corners of the door.
- the plurality of latches may be oriented so that actuation of the lever translates the latch members horizontally.
- the latch release disabling means may be a float actuated linkage which includes a float mounted on a lever arm within a fluid reservoir.
- the float and the reservoir may be mounted in the sidewall.
- the reservoir is in fluid communication with tub enclosure so that a fluid level in the enclosure results in a corresponding fluid level in the reservoir.
- the lever arm cooperates with a drive linkage so that a fluid level in the reservoir above the threshold level actuates the drive linkage so as to cause a distal end of the drive linkage to interlock with a drive arm of the latch drive arm linkage in the door.
- the lever may be generally vertical.
- the at least one latch drive arm may include a horizontal drive arm rotatably mounted to the lever between opposite ends of the horizontal drive arm, where the opposite ends of the horizontal drive arm actuate two oppositely disposed latches of the plurality of latches.
- a vertical drive arm may be provided in the door, linked at one end to the horizontal drive arm for vertical translation of the vertical drive arm simultaneously with horizontal translation of the horizontal drive arm, and linked at an opposite end to a third latch.
- the distal end of the drive linkage may engage the vertical drive arm to prevent the vertical translation of that drive arm upon the float reaching the threshold level.
- Figure 1 is, in a front, right side perspective view, a bathtub incorporating the access door of the present invention.
- Figure 2 is the view of Figure 1 with the access door cover shown in dotted outline and the bathtub shown in dotted outline.
- Figure 3 is, in enlarged rear, left side perspective view, the access door of Figure 2.
- Figure 4 is, in enlarged and partially cut away view, the access door and locking mechanism of Figure 2.
- Figure 5 is the door of Figure 4 in the open position.
- Figure 6 is, in front elevation view, an alternative embodiment of the access door of the present invention.
- Figure 6a is a sectional view, partially cut away, through a sidewall of the bathtub showing the mating of a pivot arm with a channel insert in the bathtub wall.
- Figure 6b is, in plan view, one of the pivot arms and roller wheels of Figure 6.
- Figure 7 is, in bottom view, the door and door guide of Figure 6.
- Figure 8 is, in partially cut away bottom view, the access door of Figure 6 mounted to a door guide channel formed below the bathtub.
- Figure 9 is, in plan view, a third embodiment of the bathtub of the present invention having a sliding access door, showing the door closed.
- Figure 10 is, in side elevation view, the bathtub and sliding access door of Figure 9.
- Figure 11 is, in plan view, the bathtub and sliding access door of Figure 9 showing the door in its opened position.
- Figure 12 is, in side elevation view, the bathtub and sliding access door of Figure 11.
- Figures 13a and 13b are, respectively in sectional view along line 13-13 and side elevation view, the sliding door guide of the access door of Figure 10.
- Figures 14a and 14b are, respectively in side elevation view and plan view, the upper door pivot arm of the sliding access door of Figure 9.
- Figures 15a and 15b are, respectively in plan view and side elevation view, the lower door pivot arms of the access door of Figure 9.
- Figure 16 is an enlarged partially sectioned view of the roller mounting of the end of the lower door pivot arm within the channel insert within the tub side wall of Figure 10.
- Figures 17a and 17b are, in enlarged partially cut away view and in section view respectively, the hand rail of Figure 12.
- Figures 18a and 18b are, respectively, a partially cutaway plan view and a partially cut away front elevation view of the door of Figure 12. Detailed Description of Preferred Embodiments
- bathtub 10 is elevated, mounted on a frame or pedestal 12 so that a door 14 mounted to one side of the bathtub is elevated.
- Bathtub 10 may be elevated so that the side door opening occupied by door 14 when in its closed position is level with a typical chair seat elevation.
- the floor of bathtub 10 may be elevated to correspond to a typical wheelchair height of 17.5 inches, although this is not intended to be limiting.
- Pedestal 12 may be used for storage and provides for ease of access for maintenance, etc.
- the bathtub and pedestal may be sized to replace an existing conventional bathtub.
- lock actuating mechanism 20 includes an operating lever 22 having a handle 24 cantilevered towards the bathtub enclosure at an upper end of the lever.
- Lever 22 is oscillatably pivotally mounted, for example by means of shaft 26, to mounting or backing plate 28 rigidly mounted to an interior surface of door cover 16.
- Crank arm 30 is also mounted on shaft 26 and may be rigidly mounted to lever 22, for example by means of collar 32, so that rotation of lever 22 in direction A about shaft 26 simultaneously correspondingly rotates crank arm 30 to thereby translate cross arm 34 in direction B.
- Rotation of lever 22 about shaft 26 unlatches four spring-loaded door latches.
- translation of cross arm 34 in direction B rotates upper bell crank members 36 about axes of rotation C to thereby actuate, that is, retract upper spring-loaded door latch members 38 into conventional door latch mechanisms 40.
- Such rotation of upper bell crank members 36 simultaneously drives a pair of corresponding connecting rods 42 in direction D so as to simultaneously rotate lower bell crank members 44 about axes of rotation E.
- Rotation of lower bell crank members 44 retracts lower spring-loaded door latch members 46 into door latch mechanisms 48.
- Door latch members 38 and 46 are thus simultaneously retracted by operation of lever 22 so as to retract the door latch members inwardly of the door in direction F as seen in Figure 5, thereby retracting the door latch members from engagement in correspondingly sized apertures in plates 50 mounted to the opposed facing surfaces of the door opening in bathtub sidewall 10a.
- the spring-loaded door latch members automatically engage or re-engage the apertures in plates 50 under the resilient return-biased urging of their spring mechanisms so as to lock door 16 in watertight sealed engagement within the door opening of sidewall 10a.
- a water reservoir 52 is mounted within sidewall 10a.
- Reservoir 52 is in fluid communication with the inside of bathtub 10 so that as bathtub 10 is filled with water, so too water fills reservoir 52 to a corresponding level until reservoir 52 is full.
- reservoir 52 is shown partially cut away so that internal float 54 may be seen.
- float 54 rises with the water level in the reservoir so as to drive upwardly in direction G end 56a of bell crank 56.
- Bell crank 56 is rotatably mounted to a supporting member 58 for pivoting rotation in direction H so that actuation of end 56a in direction G by the urging of a rising float 54 in reservoir 52 rotates the bell crank.
- Rotation of the bell crank drives a pin 60 in direction I through a corresponding aperture in plate 50 and into mating engagement with an apertured or channelled plate 62 rigidly mounted to one of the connecting rods 42.
- pin 60 so mated the reverse actuation of lock actuating mechanism 20 is prevented.
- the mating of pin 60 in plate 62 prevents the unlocking of door 14 which might otherwise be inadvertently unlocked by a user operating lever 22 resulting in flooding of the bathroom.
- Door 14 is opened once the door latches are released by a user pushing the door outwardly of the bathtub from the door's co-planar relation with sidewall 10a.
- a user pushing door 14 outwardly in direction J as seen in Figure lunseats the door from the door's watertight seals 64 mounted circumferentially around the inner surface of the door opening circumferential lip 66.
- Such outward translation of door 14 in direction J also correspondingly outwardly translates door supporting plate 68.
- Plate 68 supports door 14.
- a pair of pivot arms 70 are pivotally mounted at first ends of the pivot arms to door supporting plate 68 and at opposite second ends of the pivot arms to sliding sleeves or collars 72. Sliding collars 72 are free to slide in direction K along a linear rail or rod 74 mounted recessed into channel 76 in sidewall 10a.
- pivot arm 78 is pivotally mounted at its first end to frame 18, or otherwise to door 14, and at its opposite second end to sleeve or collar slide 80.
- Collar slide 80 is slidably mounted on a rail or rod 82.
- Rod 82 is mounted parallel to, and vertically spaced from, rod 74 within channel 84 of sidewalls 10a.
- translation of door 14 in direction J upon opening of the door rotates lower pivot arms 70 in direction L and upper pivot arm 78 in direction M thereby swinging door 14 outwardly of rods 74 and 82 while maintaining door 14 parallel to the plane containing rods 74 and 82.
- the door may be translated by sliding the door in direction N as seen in Figure 1 along the length of rods 74 and 82 to thereby completely open the door opening as seen in Figure 5 a for access by a user.
- Door 14 is closed and locked by reversing the opening procedure, with the exception that lever 22 does not have to be operated to re-latch the door latching members in the apertures in plates 50, as the spring-loading of the members automatically seats the members in the apertures.
- door 14 is mounted on a pair of parallel vertically spaced apart pivot arms 86 at a first end of the door, and on a door guide 88 mounted towards the opposite second end of the door so as to depend downwardly from door 14.
- channels 76 and 84 in sidewall 10a are shaped to receive therein, along the length of the channels, the distal ends of pivot arms 86 and their corresponding rotatably mounted roller wheels 90.
- the channels may be formed by the use of channel inserts 92 mounted into sidewall 10a.
- Pivot arms 86 are pivotally mounted to door 14 so that, once locking mechanism 20 is disengaged, as before, door 14 may be translated outwardly of the tub in direction J so as to clear the first end of the door from the door opening in sidewall 10a so as to allow translation of the door along the channels in direction N.
- door guide 88 extends rigidly cantilevered outwardly from the bottom of door 14. Similar to pivot arms 86, it too has a roller wheel 90' rotatably mounted at its distal end. As seen in Figure 8, roller wheel 90' mates in door guide track or channel 94 formed in a support (not shown) mounted below the lower surface of bathtub 10. Channel 94 has an arcuate or curved end 94a at an end of channel 94 opposite to channels 76 and 84.
- roller wheel 90' on door guide 88 follows the curved end 94a of channel 94 to draw door 14 into the door opening in sidewall 10a in a direction opposite to direction J.
- pivot arms 86 The pivoting of pivot arms 86 relative to channels 76 and 84 and relative to door 14 allow the door to be drawn into the door opening in sidewall 10a by the operation of roller wheels 90' following curved end 94a of channel 94. Roller wheel 90' reaching the end, or near to the end of curved end 94a of channel 94 coincides with door 14 seating into the door opening of sidewall 10a so that locking mechanism 20 may be actuated to lock the door in its closed position.
- the door may pivot on upper and lower door pivot arms 102 and 104 respectively.
- Door 100 opens to the inside, that is, into the enclosure of bathtub 106 so as to slidably translate between the closed position of Figures 9 and 10 wherein the outwardly flared circumferential lip 108 of door 100 seats against door opening perimeter lip 110 so as to make a watertight seal, and the open position of Figures 11 and 12 wherein door 100 has been slid into the interior of bathtub 106 into a position parallel with side wall 106a.
- one end of lower door pivot arm 104 is rotatably mounted to a first end of door 100, and the other end of the lower door pivot arm is slidably mounted within a stainless steel channel 112 mounted into the inner wall of side wall 106a.
- Upper door pivot arm 102 is mounted generally parallel to lower door pivot arm 104 better seen in Figures 15a and 15b.
- One end of the upper door pivot arm 102 is rotatably mounted to the first end of door 100, and the opposite end of upper door pivot arm 102 rotatably mounted to a sliding collar such as sliding door guide 114 better seen in Figures 13a and 13b.
- Guide 114 is slidably mounted onto hand rail 116 better seen in Figures 17a and 17b.
- Hand rail 116 is rigidly mounted to the upper edge of side wall 106a.
- a low friction line 114a of UHMW plastic and the use of stainless steel or UHMW plastic rollers 114b facilitates ease of sliding, rollers 114b constrained in grooved profiles 116a on rail 116.
- door 100 when in its closed position, door 100 may be releasably locked or latched into place by the operation of latch pins 120 translating horizontally outwardly in directions G so as to journal the distal ends of the latch pins in correspondingly sized holes in the opposed facing sides of lip 110 seen in Figures 9-12.
- Latch pins 120 are translated outwardly in directions G and are retracted in opposite directions by the rotation of lever 122 in direction H.
- Lever 122 has a handle, grip or knob 123 at its free end. With door 100 seated against lip 110, lever 122 may be rotated in direction H so as to lock door 100 within the side wall of the tub by the actuation of latch pins 120 in directions G.
- latch pins 120 may be retracted, freeing door 100 for opening.
- door 100 with its corresponding pivot arms, sliding door guide, and latch pin arrangement, could be made to slide to the outside of side wall 106a.
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