EP3951106A1 - Sanitary unit with a covering hood, set for fastening a covering hood to a sanitary unit and method for mounting a covering hood on a sanitary unit - Google Patents

Abstract

Sanitary body (1), at least comprising:- a cover hood (2) for covering at least one line, the cover hood (2) comprising at least one fastening rod (3, 4); and- at least one fastening device (5, 6) with at least one fastening opening (7, 8), wherein the at least one fastening rod (3, 4) can be clamped in the at least one fastening opening (7, 8).In addition, a set (19) for fastening a cover hood (2) to a sanitary unit (1) and a method for mounting a cover hood (2) to a sanitary unit (1).

Description

The present invention relates to a sanitary unit with a cover, a set for attaching a cover to a sanitary unit and a method for installing a cover on a sanitary unit. The sanitary unit can be, for example, a washbasin, a washbasin, a sink, a bidet, a urinal or a toilet. Such sanitary bodies are used in particular for sanitary rooms, such as bathrooms.

Cover hoods are used in particular to cover electrical lines and/or liquid lines, such as supply lines and/or drain lines, so that they are not visible to a user of the sanitary unit. For this purpose, the covering hoods must be fastened to an underside of the sanitary unit. For this purpose, L-shaped connecting elements are used, which are screwed to a building wall and to the cover hoods. Lines running through the building wall can be damaged. Furthermore, lateral holes are required in the covering hoods for the connecting elements, which can impair the covering hoods' appearance. In addition, the connecting elements result in a high installation effort for the covering hoods.

The object of the invention is therefore to at least partially solve the problems described with reference to the prior art and in particular to specify a sanitary unit whose cover hood can be installed with little effort. In addition, a set is to be specified with which a covering hood can be attached to a sanitary unit with little effort. Furthermore, a method for installing a cover hood on a sanitary unit is to be specified, with which the cover hood can be fastened to the sanitary unit with little installation effort.

These objects are solved with a sanitary body, a set and a method according to the features of the independent patent claims. Further advantageous refinements of the invention are specified in the dependent patent claims. It should be pointed out that the features listed individually in the dependent patent claims can be combined with one another in any technologically meaningful manner and define further refinements of the invention. In addition, the features specified in the patent claims are specified and explained in more detail in the description, with further preferred configurations of the invention being presented.

• eine Abdeckhaube zur Abdeckung zumindest einer Leitung, wobei die Abdeckhaube zumindest einen Befestigungsstab umfasst; und
• zumindest eine Befestigungseinrichtung mit zumindest einer Befestigungsöffnung, wobei der zumindest eine Befestigungsstab in der zumindest einen Befestigungsöffnung einklemmbar ist.

A sanitary unit that has at least the following contributes to this:

• a cover for covering at least one line, the cover comprising at least one fastening rod; and
• at least one fastening device with at least one fastening opening, wherein the at least one fastening rod can be clamped in the at least one fastening opening.

Sanitary bodies of this type can in particular have a receiving space or a basin for a liquid, such as water in particular. Furthermore, the sanitary unit can be used to clean objects, for body hygiene and/or to collect excrement. In addition, the sanitary element can in particular consist at least partially of cast mineral, polymer concrete, ceramics, metal and/or plastic. Furthermore, the sanitary body can be designed in particular in the manner of a washbasin, washbasin, sink, bidet, urinal or toilet. The sanitary unit can in particular be fastened to a carrier, which can in particular be a building wall or a wall fastening frame. The attachment of the sanitary unit to the carrier can be done in particular with the help of at least one fastening bolt that can be attached to the sanitary unit and/or the carrier. The at least one fastening bolt can be designed, for example, in the manner of a threaded rod and/or a stud bolt. The sanitary body can in particular be slipped onto the at least one fastening bolt and fastened to the fastening bolt with at least one nut, for example.

The sanitary body has a cover that is used to cover electrical lines and/or liquid lines, such as supply lines and/or drain lines. The electrical lines and/or liquid lines extend in particular from the carrier to the sanitary body. The covering hood can be designed at least partially in the manner of a half-shell and/or half-column. For this purpose, the covering hood can have a C-shaped cross section, for example. Furthermore, the covering hood can consist at least partially of cast mineral, polymer concrete, ceramics, metal and/or plastic. Furthermore, the cover can have a lateral edge that can serve in particular as a contact surface for the wearer and/or have an upper edge that can serve in particular as a contact surface for the sanitary unit or an underside of the sanitary unit. Furthermore, the covering hood has at least one fastening rod. The at least one fastening bar can be designed in particular in the form of a pin, rod and/or tube. Furthermore, the at least one fastening rod is designed in particular to be rigid and/or has a round cross section. In addition, the at least one fastening rod can at least partially have an external thread, external grooves, a rough surface and/or a smooth surface. The at least one fastening bar can in particular be fastened to the upper edge of the cover hood and/or protrude from the upper edge of the cover hood. When the covering hood is in the assembled state, the at least one fastening rod extends in particular in a vertical direction.

In addition, the sanitary body has at least one fastening device. The at least one fastening device can consist at least partially of plastic and/or metal, such as sheet metal. In particular, the at least one fastening device can be designed as a sheet metal component or a bent sheet metal component. In addition, the at least one fastening device can be at least partially L-shaped and/or U-shaped. Furthermore, the at least one fastening device can be fastened to the at least one fastening bolt, by means of which the sanitary element can be fastened to the carrier. For this purpose, the at least one fastening device, for example, a Have fastening tab with a recess for the at least one fastening bolt. The recess can in particular be designed as an elongated hole. This allows covers of different widths to be mounted on two mounting bolts that have a constant distance. The at least one fastening device comprises at least one fastening opening, in which the at least one fastening rod of the covering hood can be clamped. This can mean in particular that the at least one fastening bar can be fastened (exclusively) by friction in the at least one fastening opening. The at least one fastening bar can be fastened in the at least one fastening opening, for example by means of a clamping mechanism. Furthermore, the at least one fastening rod can be inserted into the at least one fastening opening, in particular in a vertical direction upwards, in particular after the sanitary element has been fastened to the carrier. If the at least one fastening bar is located in the at least one fastening opening, the clamping mechanism can be activated, as a result of which the at least one fastening bar is secured in the at least one fastening opening. The clamping mechanism can be activated automatically, for example, for example when the cover hood is moved down and/or away from the sanitary body. Detaching the at least one fastening bar from the at least one fastening opening is in particular only possible after the clamping mechanism has been deactivated. The at least one fastening opening can be designed in particular in the manner of a bore and/or at least partially round. In particular, the at least one fastening opening (between a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end) can have a length of 1 mm (millimeter) to 20 mm. Furthermore, the at least one fastening opening can in particular have a diameter of 3 mm to 25 mm. The at least one fastening rod can in particular have a rod diameter of 2.99 mm to 24.99 mm. In particular, the diameter of the at least one fastening opening can be 0.01 mm to 5 mm larger than the rod diameter. In addition, the at least one fastening device can have at least one guide opening for the at least one fastening rod. The at least one guide opening can, for example, be in a guide section of the at least one fastening device be trained. The at least one guide opening and the at least one fastening opening can be at least partially aligned. After the at least one fastening rod has been clamped in the at least one fastening opening, the covering hood is in particular firmly connected to the sanitary unit. This can mean in particular that the covering hood cannot be folded relative to the sanitary unit and/or is not connected to the sanitary unit with a hinge. In particular, the at least one fastening bar is not part of a hinge. The at least one fastening rod which can be clamped into the at least one fastening opening enables rapid assembly and disassembly of the covering hood. Furthermore, the cover hood is (continuously) adjustable in height relative to the sanitary unit. In addition (particularly as an option) no visible holes are required in the covering hood, which could lead to an optical impairment of the covering hood.

The at least one fastening opening can be formed in a bending arm of the at least one fastening device. The bending arm can in particular consist at least partially of sheet metal. Furthermore, the bending arm can be designed to be at least partially bendable, elastically deformable and/or tiltable.

The at least one fastening opening can be adjustable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position of the fastening opening, the at least one fastening bar can be moved through the at least one fastening opening or the at least one fastening bar is released in the at least one fastening opening. For this purpose, the at least one fastening device, the at least one fastening opening and/or the bending arm in the open position is in particular oriented in such a way that a first longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening opening is aligned (essentially) parallel to a second longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening rod. In the closed position of the at least one fastening opening, the at least one fastening bar can be clamped in the at least one fastening opening. The at least one fastening opening is in particular in the closed position when the Bending arm is not bent or not elastically deformed. The at least one fastening opening can be secured in the open position and/or closed position with the aid of a hook, for example.

The at least one fastening bar can be clamped in the closed position by tilting the at least one fastening opening in the at least one fastening opening. Compared to the open position of the at least one fastening device or the at least one fastening opening, the at least one fastening opening and/or the bending arm is tilted in the closed position in relation to the at least one fastening bar. The at least one fastening opening is tilted in particular about a rotational axis or tilting axis running orthogonally to the second longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening rod. By tilting the at least one fastening opening, the at least one fastening bar can be clamped in the at least one fastening opening in the closed position of the at least one fastening opening. If the at least one fastening rod has external grooves and/or an external thread, a form fit can also be provided. The at least one fastening device can also be self-locking in at least one direction of movement of the at least one fastening rod in the at least one fastening opening. This can mean, in particular, that in the closed position of the at least one fastening opening, the at least one fastening bar can be moved further into the at least one fastening opening, but cannot be moved out. Furthermore, the covering hood can be fastened to the sanitary unit by means of the at least one fastening rod without the use of tools and/or with minimal effort.

When adjusting the at least one fastening opening between the open position and the closed position, an orientation of a first longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening opening can be changeable. In particular, this can mean that the first longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening opening runs in a different direction in the closed position than in the open position. In the open position, the first longitudinal axis can run in particular (substantially) in the vertical direction.

In the closed position, a first longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening opening cannot run parallel to a second longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening bar. This can mean in particular that an angle is formed between the first longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening opening and the second longitudinal axis of the at least one fastening rod in the closed position of the at least one fastening opening. The angle can be, for example, 1° to 30°, preferably 5° to 15°, particularly preferably 5° to 10°.

In the closed position, the bolt can be clamped at a first longitudinal end of the receiving opening and a second longitudinal end of the receiving opening by a point pressure in the receiving opening. This can mean in particular that the bolt is not clamped in the receiving opening over the entire receiving length of the receiving opening, but only at the first longitudinal end and second longitudinal end of the receiving opening. Furthermore, this can mean in particular that the bolt only contacts the receiving opening at the first longitudinal end and second longitudinal end of the receiving opening. In this context, the term "point pressure" means in particular only that the contact between the receiving opening and the bolt at the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end of the receiving opening is limited to two contact points. However, these contact points do not have to be punctiform, but they can be. Alternatively, the contact points can in particular also be linear and/or planar. Furthermore, these contact points can be formed on two opposite sides of the bolt.

The at least one fastening opening can be adjustable between the open position and the closed position by the at least one fastening rod. The adjustment of the at least one fastening opening into the open position can, for example, take place automatically when the at least one fastening rod is inserted into the at least one fastening opening or a movement of the covering hood in the direction of the at least one fastening device and/or in the direction of the sanitary unit. The adjustment of the at least one fastening opening into the closed position can, for example, take place automatically when the at least one fastening rod is pulled out of the at least one fastening opening or when the cover hood is moved away from the at least one fastening device and/or from the sanitary unit.

In the closed position, the at least one fastening bar can be clamped at a first longitudinal end of the at least one fastening opening and a second longitudinal end of the at least one fastening opening by means of a point pressure in the at least one fastening opening. This can mean, in particular, that the at least one fastening rod is not clamped in the at least one fastening opening over the entire length of the at least one fastening opening, but only at the first longitudinal end and second longitudinal end of the at least one fastening opening. Furthermore, this can mean in particular that the at least one fastening bar contacts the at least one fastening opening only at the first longitudinal end and second longitudinal end of the at least one fastening opening. In this context, the term "point pressure" means in particular that the contact between the at least one fastening opening and the at least one fastening rod is limited to two contact points at the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end of the at least one fastening opening. However, these contact points do not have to be punctiform, but they can be. Alternatively, the contact points can in particular also be linear and/or planar. Furthermore, these contact points can be formed on two opposite sides of the at least one fastening rod.

• zumindest eine Befestigungseinrichtung, die an dem Sanitärkörper befestigbar ist und zumindest eine Befestigungsöffnung aufweist; und
• zumindest einen Befestigungsstab, der an der Abdeckhaube befestigbar und in der zumindest einen Befestigungsöffnung einklemmbar ist.

According to a further aspect, a set for attaching a cover to a sanitary unit is also proposed, which comprises at least the following:

• at least one fastening device which can be fastened to the sanitary body and has at least one fastening opening; and
• at least one fastening rod which can be fastened to the covering hood and can be clamped in the at least one fastening opening.

For further details of the set, reference is made to the full description of the sanitary unit.

1. a) Bereitstellen eines Sanitärkörpers mit zumindest einer Befestigungseinrichtung, wobei die zumindest eine Befestigungseinrichtung zumindest eine Befestigungsöffnung aufweist;
2. b) Bereitstellen der Abdeckhaube mit zumindest einem Befestigungsstab;
3. c) Einstecken des zumindest einen Befestigungsstabs in die zumindest eine Befestigungsöffnung; und
4. d) Einklemmen des zumindest einen Befestigungsstabs in der zumindest einen Befestigungsöffnung, sodass der zumindest eine Befestigungsstab gegen ein Lösen aus der zumindest einen Befestigungsöffnung gesichert ist.

According to yet another aspect, a method for installing a cover hood on a sanitary unit is also proposed, which has at least the following steps:

1. a) providing a sanitary unit with at least one fastening device, wherein the at least one fastening device has at least one fastening opening;
2. b) providing the covering hood with at least one fastening rod;
3. c) inserting the at least one fastening rod into the at least one fastening opening; and
4. d) clamping the at least one fastening rod in the at least one fastening opening, so that the at least one fastening rod is secured against being released from the at least one fastening opening.

After the sanitary body has been provided in step a), the sanitary body is attached in particular to a carrier. In this case, the at least one fastening device can be fastened in particular to a fastening bolt of the sanitary unit. Then, in step b), the covering hood is provided with the at least one fastening rod and in step c) the at least one fastening rod is inserted into the at least one fastening opening. Here, the cover can be pushed in particular in a vertical direction upwards in the direction of the sanitary unit. In step d), the cover hood can be moved downwards in particular in the vertical direction until the at least one fastening rod tilts in the at least one fastening opening, whereby a position of the cover hood relative to the sanitary unit is fixed. The covering hood can cover at least one line.

For further details of the procedure, reference is made in full to the description of the sanitary body and the set.

Fig. 1:

einen Sanitärkörper in einer perspektivischen Darstellung;

Fig. 2:

der Sanitärkörper in einer Schnittdarstellung vor der Montage einer Abdeckhaube;

Fig. 3:

der Sanitärkörper in der Schnittdarstellung während der Montage der Abdeckhaube;

Fig. 4:

der Sanitärkörper in der Schnittdarstellung nach der Montage der Abdeckhaube;

Fig. 5:

ein Set zur Befestigung der Abdeckhaube an dem Sanitärkörper;

Fig. 6:

eine Schnittdarstellung einer ersten Befestigungseinrichtung des Sets in einer Offenstellung; und

Fig. 7:

eine Schnittdarstellung der ersten Befestigungseinrichtung in einer Schließstellung.

The invention and the technical environment are explained in more detail below with reference to the figures. It should be pointed out that the figures show a particularly preferred embodiment variant of the invention, but this is not limited to this. The same components in the figures are provided with the same reference numbers. It shows as an example and schematically:

Figure 1:

a sanitary body in a perspective view;

Figure 2:

the sanitary body in a sectional view before the assembly of a cover;

Figure 3:

the sanitary body in the sectional view during the assembly of the cover;

Figure 4:

the sanitary body in the sectional view after the assembly of the cover;

Figure 5:

a set for attaching the cover to the sanitary body;

Figure 6:

a sectional view of a first fastening device of the set in an open position; and

Figure 7:

a sectional view of the first fastening device in a closed position.

the 1 shows a sanitary unit 1 in a perspective view, which is designed here in the manner of a washbasin. The sanitary body 1 is attached to a support 18, which is a wall of a building not shown here. A cover 2 is fastened to the sanitary body 1 on an underside 20 of the sanitary body 1, to cover at least one supply line and/or at least one drain line of the sanitary body 1. As a result, the at least one supply line and/or the at least one drain line is not visible to a user of the sanitary unit 1 . The cover hood 2 is designed here in the manner of a half-column.

the 2 shows the sanitary body 1 in a sectional view along a in the 1 shown first section plane 21 before the cover 2 was mounted on the sanitary body 1. The cover 2 comprises a first fastening rod 3 and a second fastening rod 4 which are inserted into a first bore 22 and second bore 23 in an upper edge 24 of the cover 2 . The fastening rods 3, 4 are each fixed in the bores 22, 23 with a screw 25. In the 2 only one of the two screws 25 is visible. The screws 25 are screwed into transverse bores 27 on an inner side 26 of the cover hood 2 and thereby clamp the fastening rods 3 , 4 in the bores 22 , 23 . The cover hood 2 can be fastened to a first fastening device 5 and a second fastening device 6 of the sanitary unit 1 via the fastening rods 3 , 4 . The fastening devices 5, 6 are fastened to fastening bolts 9, 10 of the sanitary facility 1, which are designed in the manner of threaded rods and the fastening of the sanitary body 1 to the in the 1 carrier 18 shown are used. For this purpose, the fastening bolts 9, 10 are anchored in the support 18 and the sanitary unit 1 and the fastening devices 5, 6 are plugged onto the fastening bolts 9, 10. The sanitary body 1 and the fastening devices 5, 6 are secured to the fastening bolts 9, 10 by nuts 28, 29.

the 3 shows the sanitary body 1 in a sectional view along the in the 1 shown first section plane 21, while the cover 2 is mounted on the sanitary body 1. During assembly of the cover hood 2, the fastening rods 3, 4 are aligned vertically and inserted in a vertical direction 32 upwards into fastening openings 7, 8 and guide openings 30, 31 of the fastening devices 5, 6. The fastening openings 7, 8 are formed in bending arms 11 of the fastening devices 5, 6 and are located in the 3 in an open position 12. For this purpose, the bending arms 11 were each aligned horizontally with a hook 33, 34 (substantially) and were elastically pretensioned.

the 4 shows the sanitary body 1 in a sectional view along the in the 1 shown first section plane 21 after the cover 2 has been mounted on the sanitary body 1. The mounting bars 3, 4 are in the 4 fully inserted into the fastening openings 7, 8 and guide opening 30, 31 of the fastening devices 5, 6. Furthermore, the hooks 33, 34 were released from the bending arms 11, so that the bending arms 11 due to their elastic bias from the in the 3 have moved the open position 12 shown into a closed position 13 in which the bending arms 11 are inclined relative to a horizontal direction or are not aligned horizontally. As a result, the fastening openings 7, 8 in the bending arms 11 were tilted relative to the fastening rods 3, 4, as a result of which the fastening rods 3, 4 were clamped in the fastening openings 7, 8. The cover hood 2 is fastened to the sanitary body 1 as a result.

the figure 5 shows the first fastening device 5 and the first fastening rod 3, which together form a set 19. The first fastening device 5 is designed as a sheet metal component or bent sheet metal component and has a fastening tab 35 with a recess 36 with which the first fastening device 5 on the in the 2 shown first fastening bolt 9 can be plugged. A guide section 37, in which the first guide opening 30 is formed, extends orthogonally from the fastening tab 35. The bending arm 11 is connected to the guide section 37 via a connecting section 38 . The connecting section 38, the guide section 37 and the bending arms 11 are U-shaped. Furthermore, the bending arm 11 is attached to the connecting section 38 in an elastically bendable manner. The first hook 33 is released from the bending arm 11 so that the bending arm 11 is in the closed position 13 with the first fastening opening 7 . The first hook 33 is attached at a first longitudinal end to the guide section 37 and can be hung with a second longitudinal end in an opening 39 of the bending arm 11, whereby the bending arm 11 with the first fastening opening 7 in the 3 and 6 shown open position 12 is adjustable. The in the Figures 2 to 4 The second fastening device 6 shown is mirror-symmetrical and otherwise identical to that in FIG figure 5 shown first fastening device 5 is formed. The set 19 also includes the screw 25.

the 6 shows the first fastening device 5 in the region of the first fastening opening 7 in a partial section along one in FIG figure 5 second section plane 40 shown. The first fastening opening 7 has a length 41 and a diameter 42 . The length 41 of the first fastening opening 7 corresponds to a wall thickness of the bending arm 11. In addition, the first fastening rod 3 has a rod diameter 43 which is smaller than the diameter 42 of the first fastening opening 7. In the open position 12 shown here, a first longitudinal axis 14 of the first is aligned Fastening opening 7 with a second longitudinal axis 15 of the first fastening rod 3. As a result, the first fastening rod 3 can be moved in the first fastening opening 7 in the vertical direction 32.

the 7 shows the first fastening device 5 also in the region of the first fastening opening 7 in a partial section along the in FIG figure 5 shown second sectional plane 40, wherein the bending arm 11 and the first mounting hole 7 are in the closed position 13, however. In the closed position 13, the first fastening opening 7 is tilted in relation to the first fastening rod 3, so that the first fastening rod 3 is pressed at a first longitudinal end 16 of the first fastening opening 7 and at a second longitudinal end 17 of the first fastening opening 7 in the first fastening opening 7 by means of a point pressure is stuck. By tilting the first fastening opening 7, the first longitudinal axis 14 of the first fastening opening 7 runs at an angle 44 to the second longitudinal axis 15 of the first fastening rod 3. The second longitudinal axis 15 of the first fastening rod 3 runs in the vertical direction 32. The angle 44 is here for example 5°.

Due to the present invention, a covering hood can be mounted on a sanitary unit with little effort.

Reference List

1

sanitary body

2

cover hood

3

first attachment bar

4

second attachment rod

5

first fastener

6

second fastener

7

first mounting hole

8th

second mounting hole

9

first mounting bolt

10

second mounting bolt

11

bending arm

12

open position

13

closed position

14

first longitudinal axis

15

second longitudinal axis

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first longitudinal end

17

second longitudinal end

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carrier

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set

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bottom

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first cutting plane

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first drilling

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second hole

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upper edge

25

screw

26

inside

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cross bore

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first mother

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second mother

30

first guide opening

31

second guide opening

32

vertical direction

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first hook

34

second hook

35

fastening tab

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recess

37

guide section

38

connection section

39

opening

40

second cutting plane

41

length

42

diameter

43

rod diameter

44

angle

Claims (10)

Sanitary body (1), at least having: - A cover hood (2) for covering at least one line, the cover hood (2) comprising at least one fastening rod (3, 4); and - at least one fastening device (5, 6) with at least one fastening opening (7, 8), wherein the at least one fastening rod (3, 4) can be clamped in the at least one fastening opening (7, 8). Sanitary body (1) according to Patent Claim 1, wherein the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) is formed in a bending arm (11) of the at least one fastening device (5, 6). Sanitary body (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) can be adjusted between an open position (12) and a closed position (13). Sanitary body (1) according to claim 3, wherein the at least one fastening bar (3, 4) can be clamped in the closed position (13) by tilting the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) in the at least one fastening opening (7, 8). Sanitary body (1) according to Patent Claim 3 or 4, wherein when the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) is adjusted between the open position (12) and the closed position (13), an orientation of a first longitudinal axis (14) of the at least one fastening opening (7, 8 ) is changeable. Sanitary body (1) according to one of Patent Claims 3 to 5, wherein in the closed position (13) a first longitudinal axis (14) of the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) is not parallel to a second longitudinal axis (15) of the at least one fastening bar (3, 4) runs. Sanitary body (1) according to one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) can be adjusted between the open position (12) and the closed position (13) by the at least one fastening rod (3, 4). Sanitary body (1) according to one of Patent Claims 3 to 7, wherein in the closed position (13) the at least one fastening rod (3, 4) is attached to a first longitudinal end (16) of the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) and a second longitudinal end (17) of the at least one fastening opening (7, 8) can be clamped by a point pressure in the at least one fastening opening (7, 8). Set (19) for attaching a cover (2) to a sanitary unit (1), at least comprising: - At least one fastening device (5, 6) which can be fastened to the sanitary body (1) and has at least one fastening opening (7, 8); and - At least one fastening rod (3, 4) which can be fastened to the covering hood (2) and clamped in the at least one fastening opening (7, 8). Method for mounting a cover hood (2) on a sanitary unit (1), having at least the following steps: a) providing a sanitary unit (1) with at least one fastening device (5, 6), the at least one fastening device (5, 6) having at least one fastening opening (7, 8); b) providing the covering hood (2) with at least one fastening rod (3, 4); c) inserting the at least one fastening rod (3, 4) into the at least one fastening opening (7, 8); and d) clamping the at least one fastening rod (3, 4) in the at least one fastening opening (7, 8), so that the at least one fastening rod (3, 4) is secured against being released from the at least one fastening opening (7, 8).

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