EP0484932B1 - Shower partition - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a shower partition with at least one pivoting or sliding door that can be opened, in particular for arrangement in a corner of the room with a corner entry, in which when the pivoting or sliding door is opened, a first region of a shower tray side is at a distance from a side-bounding room wall for entry and exit is released and in which a cabinet and shelf arrangement is provided in a second, outwardly expanding area of a shower tray side.

Since bathrooms usually have a relatively small footprint, optimal use of space is required. In particular, storage options in the form of Bathroom cabinets or open shelves should be created, which in turn should be accessible from the outside as well as from the shower tray in the shower area with shower partition. Since the entire area of a shower tray side is usually not accessible for getting in and out of shower enclosures, especially for corner entrances, the area of the shower tray side next to the getting in and out is suitable for attaching cupboard and / or shelf arrangements, as a result of which the entrance - and the exit area is not touched.

In order to be able to accommodate such cupboard and / or shelf arrangements in connection with pivoting doors, the pivot bearings must be arranged at a distance from the room walls in order to create the required space. However, the stable mounting of such swivel bearings at a distance from the room walls is problematic and requires special measures, such as an upper holding frame, which creates the appropriate connection to the room walls. However, such frames not only mean a higher effort, but are particularly undesirable if the shower partition is to consist of frameless partition elements.

In shower partitions with sliding doors, particularly in corner entry solutions, either fixed partition elements or fixed sliding door elements are provided in the area of the room walls in order to support an upper guide rail for the sliding door elements. Although these fixed elements allow cabinet and / or shelf arrangements to be accommodated in this closed area, they are not accessible from the inside of the shower base.

From DE-U-90 03 902, which corresponds to the preambles of claims 1 and 2, a shower partition is already known, in which in the area of a shower tray side near a wall of a shower door, or door, shelves are hung in a first position of the swing door, or door, from the outside and in a second position of the swing door, or door, are accessible from the inside of the shower partition.

The present invention has for its object to stably attach the pivot bearing of swing doors at a distance from a room wall or to securely support the upper guide rail of sliding door shower partitions without the need for special frame elements or expensive brackets. In this way, in particular, the possibility of accommodating cupboard and / or shelf arrangements in this non-opening area is to be made possible at the same time.

This object is achieved according to the present invention in a shower partition of the type mentioned with a swing door in that the first area and the second area are on the same shower tray side, that between the first area and the subsequent, second area of the shower tray side Support column is arranged, on which the pivot bearing of the swing door are held, and the upper end of which is fastened by means of a console to a side-bounding room wall, that further support columns are provided in the outwardly enlarged second area of the shower tray side, and that between and on all of these support columns Cabinet and shelf arrangement is supported.

With a corresponding shower partition with a door, the object is achieved in that the door is a sliding door and that the first area and the second area are on the same shower tray side, that between the first area and the subsequent, second area of the shower tray side Support column is arranged on which a guide rail of the sliding door is supported at the top, and the upper end of the support column is fastened to a side-bounding room wall by means of a console, that further support columns are provided in the outwardly expanded second area of the shower tray side, and that between and at all these support columns the cabinet and shelf arrangement is supported.

The support columns either stand on the floor with their lower end, or some of the support columns rest on the edge of the shower tray with their lower end and all support columns are then attached to the wall of the room by a further, lower bracket.

The inventive mounting of the pivot bearing of a swing door or the support of an upper guide rail of a sliding door makes it possible to access the cabinet and shelf arrangement arranged in the second, outwardly enlarged area of the shower tray side from the inside through a door leaf that can be opened from the inside. In the event that a swing door is provided, this can be designed according to an advantageous embodiment as a so-called pivot door, the vertical pivot axis of which is arranged at a distance between the two ends to form a longer leg that can be pivoted outwards and a shorter leg that swings inwards , the latter forming the door leaf opening inwards. If it is a normal swing door that is supported at its end in the vertical pivot axis and covers the first area of the shower tray side, a separate door leaf is preferably provided in the area of the second area of the shower tray side, which is about a vertical axis in the area of the side boundary is pivotally mounted to open inwards.

If the shower partition is one with a multi-part sliding door, then preferably all sliding door elements of the sliding door on the shower tray side are freely displaceable, one of which shields the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement from the inside regardless of the position of the other and also by pushing aside accessible from the inside. It is however, it is also possible to provide sliding door elements only in front of the first area of the shower tray side and to arrange a separate door leaf in front of the second area of the shower tray side, which is pivotally mounted so as to open inwards about a vertical axis in the area of the side boundary.

Further advantageous embodiments of the invention can be found in the subclaims.

The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Duschabtrennung als Eckeinstiegslösung mit Borden und einer Handtuchstange im rechten Bereich;

Fig. 2

eine weitere Duschabtrennung ähnlich der Lösung nach Fig. 1, jedoch mit einem Schrank und einer Vitrine im linken Bereich;

Fig. 3

eine schematische Draufsicht auf eine Schwenktür und ein Bord;

Fig. 4

das Querschnittsprofil einer Tragsäule;

Fig. 5

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform mit zwei Schwenktüren (Pivottüren) in Form einer Ecklösung;

Fig. 6

eine andere Ausführungsform einer Duschabtrennung mit Tragsäulen, die auf dem Wannenrand aufstehen, in Eckausführung;

Fig. 7

eine Detailansicht entlang der Linie X-X der Figur 6; und

Fig. 8

eine schematische Darstellung in Draufsicht auf eine weitere Ausführungsform einer Duschabtrennung mit zwei verschiedenen Arten von Schiebetüren.

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Fig. 1

a perspective view of a shower partition according to the invention as a corner entry solution with shelves and a towel rail in the right area;

Fig. 2

a further shower partition similar to the solution of Figure 1, but with a cabinet and a showcase in the left area.

Fig. 3

a schematic plan view of a swing door and a shelf;

Fig. 4

the cross-sectional profile of a support column;

Fig. 5

a perspective view of another embodiment with two pivoting doors (pivot doors) in the form of a corner solution;

Fig. 6

another embodiment of a shower partition with support columns, which stand on the tub edge, in a corner design;

Fig. 7

a detailed view along the line XX of Figure 6; and

Fig. 8

a schematic representation in plan view of a further embodiment of a shower partition with two different types of sliding doors.

In Fig. 1, a shower partition arranged between two room walls 7 is shown, which is constructed on a shower tray 4. A first and a second support column 1, 2 are provided, which are connected to one another in the upper region by a quarter-circle or semicircular bracket 10 and fastened to the room wall 7. The lower areas of the support columns 1 and 2 either only stand on the floor or are additionally attached to the shower tray 4, at least this is the case with the support column 1. Swivel bearings 14 are attached to the first support pillars 1 of the shower partition, on each of which a swing door (pivot door) 5, 6 is suspended. Such pivoting doors (pivot doors) have a longer leg 8 in a first region 29 and a shorter leg 9 in a second region 30 of the shower tray side 28 in question, the longer leg 8 being pivoted outwards and the shorter leg 9 being pivoted inwards. The mounting of the pivot bearing 14 on the first support column 1, which is attached to the top of the console 10 on the wall 7 and below stands on the one hand on the floor and on the other hand can also be attached to the shower tray 4 (eg by gluing) is very stable and can absorb the applied bearing forces without problems.

The shower partition shown in Fig. 1 is designed as a corner entry shower partition, i.e. it contains two pivoting doors 5, 6, which meet at the corner of the shower tray 4 and are sealed off from one another by appropriate means. By swiveling both swing doors 5, 6 there is a relatively wide entry into the shower tray 4. However, it is also possible to design the shower partition with only one swing door 5 or 6 and to provide a fixed side element instead of the other swing door without the inventive step Principle changes.

On the right side of the shower partition, a third support column 3 is also provided, which is arranged in front of the second support column 2 in the outwardly widened area. All three support columns 1, 2 and 3 are connected to one another by the bracket 10 designed as a semicircular plate and fastened to the room wall 7. Characterized in that the pivoting doors 5, 6 are pivoted about the pivot axis 18 and the respective shorter leg 9 moves inwards, the space in front of the two support columns 1 and 2 can be used for a cabinet and shelf arrangement 15. Shelves 15a and a towel rail 15b are accommodated between the three support columns 1, 2 and 3, the towel rail 15b being adapted to the base surface of the shelves 15a, that is to say having a straight section and a curved section.

2 now shows a variant of the shower partition, namely shelves 10a are again provided in the right area, while a closable cupboard 15c and a display case 15d and shelves 15a are provided on the left side.

FIG. 3 now shows a schematic plan view of the right corner area of the shower partition according to FIG. 1, the console 10 being omitted for the sake of clarity. It can be seen that the swing door 6 can be opened up to an angle of 90 ° (6 ') without being obstructed by the storage space consisting of shelves 15a between the support columns 1 to 3. From Fig. 3 it can also be seen that a stop bar 17 is arranged on the second support column 2 to seal the free end of the shorter leg 9 of the swing door 6 in the closed state. In addition, it can be seen from this Fig. 3 that in the opened state of the swing door 6, the storage space between the support columns 1 to 3 is accessible from the shower tray 4, that is from the inside, for example. Take bathing utensils or a towel from the towel rail 15b.

The profile of the support columns 1 to 3 is shown circular or cylindrical in the exemplary embodiments, which is a particularly appealing solution in connection with frameless swing doors 5, 6. In order to securely hold the shelves 15a, cupboards 15c and showcases 15d between the support columns 1 to 3, each of the support columns 1 to 3 preferably consists of two sections, namely a continuous three-quarter circle section 16a and a quarter-circle section 16b fitting therein. The quarter circle sections 16b are (see FIGS. 1 and 3) between the individual rims 15a etc. arranged in the form of spacers. The shelves 15a, the cupboards 15c and the showcases 15d, etc. are assembled by first inserting these parts into the cutout of the three-quarter circle section 16a of the supporting columns 1 to 3 and keeping them at a distance by subsequently inserting the quarter-circle sections 16b. Sections 16b are fixed to section 16a by suitable holding means.

5 now shows a further exemplary embodiment of the shower partition according to the invention. In this example, too, two pivoting doors 5, 6 are suspended above axes 18 via a shower tray 4, specifically by means of pivot bearings 14 on a respective first support column 11. The support column 11 is connected via a bracket 20 to further support columns 12 and 13 and on the Room wall 7 attached to form a stable construction. Rectangular shelves 25 are arranged between the support columns 11 to 13, which form three corners of a rectangle; it can of course also be other cupboard and shelf arrangements 25 such as cupboards, showcases or the like. A stop bar 27 is arranged in the end region of the shorter leg of the swing doors 5, 6 in order to enable sealing in the closed state.

The shower partition shown in FIG. 5 can of course also be provided on one side or the other with only two support columns 11 and 12 if no cabinet and shelf arrangements 25 are to be accommodated. It is also possible to provide a further support column at the fourth corner, to which the stop bar 27 is attached.

While in the first embodiments the support columns 1, 2, 3 stood on the floor, it is also possible to attach them to the wall 7 of the room by means of a lower bracket and to place them on the edge of the shower tray 4. This does not change the accessibility of the shelves 15a and the towel rail 15b from the inside via the inwardly opened leg 9 of the swing door 6.

Figures 6 and 7 show such an embodiment of the present invention. As already mentioned, instead of the support columns 1, 2 and 3 of the first exemplary embodiments which stand on the floor, it is possible to provide support columns which rest on the edge of the shower tray 4 via a lower console 44. In Figure 6 it can be seen that a lower bracket 44 and an upper bracket 47 (each on both sides of the shower partition) are provided, which are attached to the wall 7 and between which three support columns 41, 42, 43 are attached, which are preferably are screwed to the brackets 44, 47. At a distance from the room wall 7, pivot bearings 34 are provided on the support column 41 located in this area, each for a pivot door 32 or 33, which can be pivoted outwards in the direction of arrow 35. The construction of the support columns 46 fastened to the brackets 44 and 47 results in a particularly stable construction without the need for an upper or lower holding frame.

From Figure 6 it can also be seen that a shower tray side 28 is divided by the pivot axis (hinges 34) into a first, usually longer area 29 and a second, usually shorter area 30. In front of the second area 30 of the shower tray side 28 each a cabinet and / or shelf arrangement 39 is provided, which can be designed in different variants. In the left area there is a closed cupboard and above it a showcase, while in the right area there are open shelves and towel rails. The cabinet, the showcase, the shelves and the towel rails are of course accessible from the outside. In addition, however, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 7, they are accessible from the inside, that is to say from the shower tray 4. In Figure 7 it can be seen that the pivot door 33 can also be pivoted outwards about the pivot bearing 34 - as already described. In the area of the second section 30 of the shower tray side 28, an additional door leaf 36 can be swiveled inwards about a vertical swivel axis 37 (ie to the left in the drawing), indicated by the direction of the arrow 38. The vertical swivel axis 37 is arranged in the region of the room wall 7 , ie, when the door wing 36 is pivoted inward, it is folded in front of the room wall 7 without obstructing the interior of the shower tray 4. This has the advantage over the first solution that when the door wing 36 is opened, the interior of the shower partition is less obstructed than when the pivot door 6 (FIG. 1) pivots inward with its short leg 9.

It is of course also possible to combine the individual elements of the different embodiments with one another as desired, that is to say to provide a pivot door in the embodiment according to FIGS. 6 and 7 as in the first embodiment or vice versa, in the first embodiment according to FIG. 1 a separate door leaf 36 to provide in place of the shorter leg of the pivot door 6.

In all embodiments, it is expedient to make the pivot bearing 14 adjustable so that the free ends of the longer legs 8 of the pivot doors 5, 6 can be aligned precisely with one another.

A further embodiment of the shower partition according to the invention is now shown schematically in FIG. This embodiment differs from the others in particular by the type of door for getting in and out of the shower tray 4 and by the door element through which the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement is accessible from the inside. All other parts, in particular the consoles 44 and 47 as well as the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement 39 (not shown again) are similar.

8 is also designed as a corner entry and contains a sliding door with two sliding sliding door elements 51 and 52 and a short pivoting wing 36 in the left area for the purpose of illustration of various options, and a sliding door with three free areas in the right area (seen in the drawing) Slidable sliding door elements 51, 52 and 53. First, the first sliding door (left area) will be described.

For the sake of clarity, the upper bracket 47 is only indicated by dash-dotted lines, and below this there is also a lower bracket 44 (as in the example according to FIG. 6). Both brackets 44 and 47 are attached to the room wall 7. A cabinet and / or shelf arrangement 39 is provided between the two brackets 44 and 47 in a manner similar to that in the previously described exemplary embodiment. In addition, an upper guide rail 50 for the sliding door is fastened to this construction, in particular to the upper bracket 47, on which the two sliding door elements 51 and 52 are suspended longitudinally. Lower guide means for these sliding door elements are not shown separately.

Normally, in sliding door solutions with corner entry, the wall-side sliding door elements (for example element 53) are arranged in a fixed manner and serve to support the upper guide rail 50. In the present embodiment, however, the first support column 41 serves this purpose, so that it remains free in the second area 30 of the shower tray side 28 and the cabinet and shelf arrangement 39 is accessible from the inside.

A larger area 29 of the shower tray side 28 is shielded by the two sliding door elements 51 and 52, and these can be pushed into the shorter area 30 of the shower tray side 28 to allow entry and exit. The shorter area 30 of the shower tray side 28 is covered by a door wing 36, which serves as a splash guard between the shower tray and the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement 39 (in the area of the console 47). The door leaf 36 is suspended about a vertical axis 37 in the region of the room wall 7 and can be pivoted against it, as is indicated by the dashed position of the door leaf 36 '. In this way, the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement 39 is accessible from the inside. It goes without saying that the door wing 36 can only be pivoted open when the sliding door elements 51 and 52 are located outside the shorter region 30 of the shower tray side 28.

The alternative form of the sliding door will now be described below (right section in FIG. 8). The Sliding door consists of three freely movable sliding door elements 51, 52 and 53, which are also suspended from an upper guide rail 50; the guide rail 50 is in turn attached to the upper bracket 47. The position shown in Fig. 8 shows the closed state of the shower partition. To get in and out of the shower tray, the sliding door elements 51 and 52 located in the longer area 29 of the shower tray side 28 can be pushed together in packets into the shorter area 30, where the third sliding door element 53 is also located. In order to get to the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement (in the area of the console 47) from the inside (i.e. from the shower tray), the third sliding door element must also - after the sliding door elements 51 and 52 have been brought into the longer area 29 53 can be moved into the longer area 29, which enables easy access to the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement. If a shower is now to be taken, all three sliding door elements 51-53 must of course be returned to the position shown in FIG. 8.

In Fig. 8 the structural design of the cabinet and / or shelf arrangement 39 in connection with the support columns 41, 42, 43 is not shown separately, it can be designed in the same way as in the first embodiment according to Fig. 6. Also in the embodiment 8 it is possible to provide only one of the two sliding door constructions with the associated parts and to either design the other shower tray side as a fixed shower partition or to arrange the sliding door with the associated parts as a straight arrangement in a niche (between two room or partition walls) . The advantage remains that at a sliding door the packaging width of the sliding door elements can not be used for the entry width, so that according to the present invention, a cabinet and / or shelf arrangement can be accommodated at this point, both from the outside and from the inside (via a door leaf or via a Sliding door element) is accessible. Even if two different sliding door constructions are provided in FIG. 8, this has only been done for the sake of illustration; of course, in the case of a corner entry, two identical designs will be chosen.

Claims (14)

1. A shower partition having at least one swivel door to be opened (5, 6; 32, 33), in particular to be disposed in a room corner with corner entry, in which, when the swivel door (5, 6; 32, 33) is opened, a first region (29) of one shower tray side (28) spaced from a laterally limiting room wall (7) is left clear for entry and exit and in which in a second, outwardly extended region (30) of a shower tray side (28) a cabinet and shelf unit (15, 25, 39) is provided,
   characterised

   - in that the first region (29) and the second region (30) are situated on the same side of the shower tray,

   - in that between the first region (29) and the following, second region (30) of the shower tray side (28) is disposed a support column (1, 11, 41), on which the swivel bearings (14, 34) of the swivel door (5, 6; 32, 33) are mounted, and the upper end of which is attached by means of a bracket (10, 20, 47) to a laterally limiting room wall (7),

   - in that further support columns (2, 3; 12, 13,; 42, 43) are provided in the outwardly extended second region (30) of the shower tray side (28), and

   - in that the cabinet and shelf unit (15, 25, 39) is mounted between and on all these support columns (1, 2, 3; 11, 12, 13; 41, 42, 43).
2. A shower partition having at least one door to be opened (51, 52, 53), in particular to be disposed in a room corner with corner entry, in which, when the door (51, 52, 53) is opened, a first region (29) of a shower tray side (28) spaced from a laterally limiting room wall (7) is left clear for entry and exit, and in which in a second, outwardly extended region (30) of a shower tray side (28) is provided a cabinet and shelf unit (39),
   characterised

   - in that the door is a sliding door,

   - in that the first region (29) and the second region (30) are situated on the same side of the shower tray,

   - in that between the first region (29) and the following, second region (30) of the shower tray side (28) is disposed a support column (41), on which a guide rail (50) of the sliding door (51, 52, 53) is supported at the top, and the upper end of the support column (41) is attached by means of a bracket (47) to a laterally limiting room wall (7),

   - in that further support columns (42, 43) are provided in the outwardly extended second region (30) of the shower tray side (28), and

   - in that the cabinet and shelf unit (39) is mounted between and on all these support columns (41, 42, 43).
3. A shower partition according to Claim 1 or 2,
   characterised in that the support columns (1,2, 3; 11, 12, 13) stand with their lower end on the floor.
4. A shower partition according to Claim 1 or 2,
   characterised in that some support columns (41, 42) lie with their lower end on the edge of the shower tray (4) and all the support columns (41, 42, 43) are attached by a further, lower bracket (44) to the room wall (7).
5. A shower partition according to Claim 1 or 2,
   characterised in that the cabinet and shelf unit (15) contains shelves (15a), cabinets (15c) and/or glass cabinets (15d).
6. A shower partition according to one of Claims 1, 2 or 5,
   characterised in that a towel rail (15b) is provided, the shape of which is adapted to the external contours of the cabinet and shelf unit (15).
7. A shower partition according to one of Claims 1, 2 or 5,
   characterised in that three support columns (11, 12, 13) are disposed outside the shower tray (4) in the second, outwardly extended region (30) of a shower tray side (28) and form three corners of a rectangle.
8. A shower partition according to one of Claims 1 to 6,
   characterised in that the brackets (10; 44, 47) comprise a quadrant-shaped or semi-circular plate surface in order to support the support columns (1, 2, 3; 11, 12, 13; 41, 42, 43).
9. A shower partition according to Claim 8,
   characterised in that the cabinet and shelf unit (15, 25, 39) has a quadrant-shaped area.
10. A shower partition according to Claim 1,
    characterised in that the cabinet and shelf unit (15, 25, 39) disposed in the second, outwardly enlarged region (30) of the shower tray side (28) is accessible from the inside through a door leaf (9, 36, 53) to be opened from the inside.
11. A shower partition according to Claims 1 and 10,
    characterised in that the swivel door (6) is constructed as a so-called pivot door, the vertical swivel axis (18) of which is disposed spaced between the two ends by forming a longer (8), outwardly swivelling portion and a shorter, inwardly swivelling portion, whereby the latter (9) forms the inwardly opening door leaf.
12. A shower partition according to Claims 1 and 10,
    characterised in that at its end the swivel door (2, 3) is mounted in the vertical swivel axis (18) and covers the first region (29) of the shower tray side (28),
    and in that in the region of the second region (30) of the shower tray side (28) a separate door leaf (36) is pivoted, inwardly opening, around a vertical axis (37) in the region of the lateral boundary (7).
13. A shower partition according to Claims 1 and 10 or 2,
    characterised in that all sliding door elements (51 to 53) of the sliding door on the shower tray side (28) are disposed so that they are freely displaceable, and one (53) of said elements screens the cabinet and/or shelf unit (39) from inside irrespective of the position of the others (51, 52) and also makes it accessible from inside by being pushed aside.
14. A shower partition according to Claims 1 and 10 or 2,
    characterised in that sliding door elements (51, 52) are provided only in front of the first region (29) of the shower tray side (28),
    and in that a separate door leaf (36) is pivoted, inwardly opening, around a vertical axis (37) in front of the second region of the shower tray side in the region of the lateral boundary (7).

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