EP0290304B1 - Section for the realisation of a structure of bathroom panels, and structure made with this section - Google Patents

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EP0290304B1
EP0290304B1 EP88400809A EP88400809A EP0290304B1 EP 0290304 B1 EP0290304 B1 EP 0290304B1 EP 88400809 A EP88400809 A EP 88400809A EP 88400809 A EP88400809 A EP 88400809A EP 0290304 B1 EP0290304 B1 EP 0290304B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/48—Wings connected at their edges, e.g. foldable wings
    • E06B3/481—Wings foldable in a zig-zag manner or bi-fold wings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/34—Slidable screens
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/36—Articulated screens
    • A47K3/362—Articulated screens comprising sliding and articulated panels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/08—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane consisting of two or more independent parts movable each in its own guides
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
    • A47K3/36—Articulated screens
    • A47K2003/365—Liftable articulated screens to be swung over the faucets and against the wall
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/02—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
    • E05D5/0215—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps for attachment to profile members or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/114—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for showers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/538—Interior lids

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  • the present invention is in the field of home amenities and it relates more specifically to improvements to a screen, or screen, intended to cooperate with a bathtub to form a shower cubicle.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a functional organization of such a hinged and pivotable panel, based on a profile whose shape allows this organization to be considerably rationalized.
  • a corner connecting piece of the frames, of parallelepidic shape has for first dimension the length of said long side of the profile and for second dimension the length of said small side of profile; said part has four countersunk holes for the passage of screws whose axes correspond to the axes of the cells, said holes opening on two opposite faces, the screws being intended to be screwed into said cells, said part further comprises on two of its faces a stud intended to bear against the bottom wall and a centering relief intended to be interposed between said long sides of the profile.
  • a part, called a slide of generally elongated parallelepiped shape has along the two long sides of a large face, two cylindrical parts intended to be housed each in a groove of the profile, one being sliding in said groove, the other being fixed thereto; two slides are mounted on at least the upper sections of two adjacent frames, one of the slides being fixed relative to a frame and sliding relative to the other, and vice versa; it follows that the frames can slide one over the other; it will be noted that advantageously slides are similarly arranged on the lower profiles of the frames.
  • the subject of the invention is also a profiled joint with a hollow triangular section and split at one of the triangle vertices, said joint being intended to pinch one of the edges of the opening of said end recess, while it is supported by its side opposite the slot, against a window passing through said opening; two of the triangle sides are extended while the side opposite the slot is slightly curved inward; the joint therefore has a roughly F section.
  • the subject of the invention is also a section with a section constricted at its center, intended to be pinched between the edges opposite the passage of the lateral recess, at least along the lower sections of the frames brought to rest on the edge of the bathtub.
  • the weight compensating mechanism is disposed in the central recess of a said profile fixed to the wall while flexible snap-in means are disposed on said fixed profile, said latching means being intended to maintain the panels in its high and low positions while allowing a slight manual support on the panels retracts said means and authorizes the descent and the rise of the panels up to their low position.
  • said compensating mechanism comprises a tubular drive member and a tubular extension with square end caps, a lumen formed in the wall of the groove along a plane joining the axis of the groove to the axis of the recess.
  • said light having a length greater than the height of the fitting relative to the rim of the bathtub, and being intended for the passage of a stud secured to the extension, a notch being formed in the hinge housed in the groove of said fixed amount, said notch being intended to accommodate the protruding head of the stud, whereby the hinge is integral with the extension in translation, but free in rotation relative to the latter.
  • said flexible snap-fastening means comprise an elastic piece that can be accommodated in said end recess of the profile forming an upright by cutting into the parts delimiting said recess, said elastic piece comprising two bosses intended to interfere, through two orifices made in the transverse wall, in the path of the lower end piece of the extension, said bosses retracting during the slightly forced passage of the end piece but not retracting under the apparent weight of the panel.
  • a profile 10 of extruded aluminum for example, has a substantially rectangular overall cross section defined by the faces 11,12,13,14 of said profile; the section comprises a circular recess 15 open on an angle of the profile, and delimited by a crown sector, a recess 16 called lateral opened by a passage 17 on a first small side 13 of rectangle adjacent to the circular recess, a recess 25 open end 24 on the second short side 14 of the rectangle, towards approximately the middle of said short side, a central recess 19 closed limited by the crown sector, by a bottom wall (20) of said lateral recess, said wall comprising a cell 21 in C open in the direction of said central recess, by the two long sides 11, 12 of rectangle, and by a cross-member 23 comprising two cells 22 open on said end recess.
  • a connecting piece 25 of generally parallelepipedal shape has for its first dimension L1 the length of a said large side 11, 12 of section of the large profile and for the second dimension L2 the length of a said small side 13.14; it has four countersunk holes such as 26 in locations corresponding to that of the cells 21, 22; it further comprises on a small face a lug 27 intended to be embedded in the central recess 19 and to bear against the raised parts of the bottom wall 20, and on one of its large faces a relief of centering 28 intended to be interposed also between the long sides 11, 12 of the profile.
  • the screw passages 29 allow the introduction of screws 29 ⁇ which shoulder on the short side 14 of the profile, on either side of the opening 24, and which mesh in the cells 22.
  • a slider 30 has a generally parallelepiped shape having along the two long sides of a large face two cylindrical parts 31,32 each housed in the groove 15 of a profile forming a horizontal edge of a frame of sign ; one of the cylindrical parts is glued, or otherwise blocked, in the groove where it is housed while the other is free to circulate there; two slides 30,30 ⁇ (fig.10) are mounted on the upper profiles of two adjacent frames 6,6 ⁇ ; the slider 30 is fixed in the groove of the panel 6 while the slider 30 ⁇ is fixed in the groove 15 of the panel 6 ⁇ , each of which can slide in the groove of the other panel; in the overlapping position, the slider 30 ⁇ abuts against the connecting piece 25.
  • a similar arrangement of sliders can be provided at the bottom of the panels.
  • a profiled seal 40 of elastic material is pinched between the edges opposite the passage 17 of the lateral recess 16 of a lower frame profile; the seal 40 has a section throttled at its center comprising on either side of the throttle a solid part 38 and a tubular part with thin wall 39; in the position shown in fig.10 the tubular part of the seal is crushed against the rim 3 of the bathtub.
  • Fig. 5 we have illustrated by cutting a horizontal plane the way in which the panels are articulated against an upright fixed to the wall. Y appears how in a known manner a male section 4 forming double hinges 4 ⁇ , 4 ⁇ is engaged by each of its hinges in the grooves 15 of the frame 6 and the amount 8.
  • the adjacent profiles the frame 6 and the upright 8 are arranged symmetrically with respect to a line which may be the axis of symmetry of the male section 4, and not with respect to a plane; the axial symmetry arrangement illustrated in the figure allows the panel to travel both on one side and the other (arrows 50), which avoids inadvertently forcing the hinge and this would be the case if the planar symmetry arrangement had been adopted.
  • a weight compensating mechanism comprises a tubular motor member 51, pneumatic cylinder or coil spring for example, and a tubular extension 52 with square end caps with rounded edges 53.53 ⁇ (see also fig. 5); the extension rests on the upper end of the means 51; it comprises screwed in the middle a stud 55 whose head 57 greatly protrudes; the head 57 is engaged in a longitudinal lumen 54 formed in the crown sector 18 of the profile 8, the lumen 54 extending over a height H1 slightly greater than the height H2 corresponding to the highest point of the taps (9) au- above the rim 3 of the bathtub; in addition, the head is housed in a notch 56 formed in the hinge 4 ⁇ so as to make the male section 4 integral in translation with the extension 52 when the stud head 57 moves in the lumen 54.
  • box 8a there is shown an alternative embodiment of the light 56, a variant according to which the light is included in a room of connection 59, made of plastic for example, which can be inserted between two sections of profile 4 and which has the same section.
  • the square end pieces 53, 53 ⁇ cooperate with an elastic piece 60 comprising two rounded bosses such as 65 and 66 (only the boss 65 is clearly visible), to form a flexible latching means ; the bosses 65 and 66 enter the central recess through two orifices 63, 64 made in the cross-member 23 (fig. 7) so as to interfere in the path of the end pieces, lower end piece 53 ⁇ in the case of figure.
  • the part 60 is housed in the end recess 25 thanks to a cutout 61 of length L3 slightly greater than that L4 of the part 60.
  • the end piece 53 ⁇ When the end piece 53 ⁇ passes either up or down in line with the bosses 65 and 66 , it causes the bending (dashes 60 ⁇ ) of the part 60; in particular if the strength of the compensating mechanism is such that all of the panels retain a slight apparent weight, the latching mechanism will exert sufficient force to keep the panels in the high or low position, but will fade under the force light manual support on the panels.
  • a shower cabin door consists of two panels 102 and 103 surrounded by a frame 105 in aluminum profile for example; the panel 102 is articulated to a jamb 106 of a jamb fixed to the wall; a second jamb 114 is constituted by an F-shaped section used to fix a panel 117 said battue against the rear face of which the panel 103 can be applied when the door is closed; the floor of the shower cabin is made up of a receiving tray 115.
  • the reception bin has a width less than that of the cabin; in this case we must build a connection of the tank with the wall, connection generally covered with tiling 119.
  • the function of the battue panel 117 is precisely to allow a prefabricated door to adapt to various widths of the shower cubicles, in a certain width range. Note that the panel 117 is cut at its lower end to be able to adapt to the possible slope of the tiling.
  • the hinge 120 is composed of a male section comprising two parts in a circular ring connected together by a middle part; a part 109 has a section comprising the same elements as those of the male section but also comprises, perpendicular to the intermediate part, a wing 110 with zipper function.
  • part 109 comprises in the extension of its parts with circular section, or in crown, cylindrical tenons 111 which are intended to be forced into the corresponding recesses of the parts in crown section of the profile .
  • transverse bars 112 with handle functions are fixed on the inner sides of the panels 102 and 103, these bars are used as handles or to arrange objects such as washcloths or towels.
  • a screen intended to overcome a shower tray 200 is intended to avoid splashing of water above the two sides of the tray.
  • the screen is made up of two sets of similar panels 201,202 and 203,204; each set is made up of two panels sliding one on the other (202 on 201 and 204 on 203); one of the panels, 201 for example, is fixed firmly to the wall by a U-shaped profile 206; the two assemblies are joined at the junction of the two other panels 202, 203 by a hinge 205; the hinge 205 may include a play allowing it a slight vertical movement (arrow 208); an abutment lug 209 is advantageously disposed at the base of the one panel such as 202 in order to limit the movement of the panels on the surface of the receiver.
  • a screen for a bathtub or shower tray is made up of several folding panels 302,304, each panel consisting of a profile frame 301 and a window; each of the panels has a width less than the distance between the end of the fitting and the outside edge of the bath 300; the panel 302 is articulated on the wall along its edge 301 ⁇ .
  • profiles serving as a frame for the panels such as the profiles 10 , 105, 301 and the profiles of the panels 201 to 204, are similar and meet the definition given above for the profile 10 .

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La présente invention est du domaine des commodités des habitations et elle a plus spécialement pour objet des perfectionnements à un paravent, ou écran, destiné à coopérer avec une baignoire pour constituer une cabine de douche.The present invention is in the field of home amenities and it relates more specifically to improvements to a screen, or screen, intended to cooperate with a bathtub to form a shower cubicle.

Un tel écran a été décrit dans une demande de brevet FR-A-2 530 939 (Ateliers de la Motte) et on rappelle que la caractéristique essentielle de l'invention décrite dans cette demande consiste en les moyens généraux permettant de translater verticalement le panneau autour de son axe d'articulation à un montant fixé au mur jusqu'à une hauteur l'amenant au-dessus de la robinetterie de la baignoire, et permettant de faire pivoter le panneau pour l'amener à l'aplomb de la robinetterie.Such a screen has been described in a patent application FR-A-2 530 939 (Ateliers de la Motte) and it is recalled that the essential characteristic of the invention described in this application consists of the general means making it possible to vertically translate the panel. around its axis of articulation to an upright fixed to the wall up to a height bringing it above the taps of the bathtub, and making it possible to pivot the panel to bring it directly above the taps.

On connaît encore par une demande de brevet FR-A-2 563 098 (Ateliers de la Motte) des perfectionnements à l'invention sus-visée, perfectionnements visant principalement à abaisser le coût de fabrication de tels panneaux.There are also known from patent application FR-A-2,563,098 (Ateliers de la Motte) improvements to the above invention, improvements mainly aimed at lowering the cost of manufacturing such panels.

L'arrière plan technologique intéressant certains organes des inventions précités, à savoir organes d'articulation et organes de compensation de poids a été décrit dans les publications suivantes : pour les premiers organes, le brevet FR-A-2.322.247 (SORINE), DE-A-1.659.607 (BRUNE), GB-A-945 572 (EDUCATIONAL SUPPLY) et CA-A-619 269 (HICKS), pour les seconds un brevet US-A-3.955.239 (GROSSMAN).The technological background concerning certain organs of the aforementioned inventions, namely articulation organs and weight compensation organs, has been described in the following publications: for the first organs, patent FR-A-2,322,247 (SORINE), DE-A-1.659.607 (BRUNE), GB-A-945 572 (EDUCATIONAL SUPPLY) and CA-A-619 269 (HICKS), for the latter a patent US-A-3.955.239 (GROSSMAN).

Le but de la présente invention est de proposer une organisation fonctionnelle d'un tel panneau relevable et pivotable, basée sur un profilé dont la forme permet de rationnaliser considérablement cette organisation.The purpose of the present invention is to provide a functional organization of such a hinged and pivotable panel, based on a profile whose shape allows this organization to be considerably rationalized.

Selon la présente invention un panneau de salle de bains du genre destiné à être monté au dessus du rebord d'une baignoire afin de pouvoir notamment utiliser la baignoire comme cabine de douche, ledit panneau pouvant pivoter autour d'un axe vertical pour être rabattu contre le mur, et coulisser le long de cet axe pour être placé au-dessus d'une robinetterie dont sont généralement pourvues les baignoires, ledit panneau comportant en outre des moyens compensateurs de poids destinés à compenser approximativement son poids, le panneau pouvant également être monté sur le rebord d'un receveur de cabine de douche ledit panneau pouvant être constitué de panneaux élémentaires pouvant coulisser ou pivoter les uns sur les autres, chaque panneau étant constitué d'un cadre en profilé et d'une "vitre" entourée et supportée par le cadre, l'articulation du panneau sur un montant fixé au mur étant du type dans lequel un profilé mâle formant double gond est engagé par chacun de ses gonds dans des gorges du cadre et du montant, est caractérisé d'une manière générale en ce que la section transversale d'encombrement sensiblement rectangulaire dudit profilé, comprend un évidement circulaire ouvert sur un angle du profilé, et délimit par un section de couronne, un évidement dit latéral ouvert par un passage sur un premier petit côté de rectangle adjacent à l'évidement circulaire, un évidement d'extrémité ouvert sur le second petit côté de rectangle, vers sensiblement le milieu dudit petit côté, un évidement central forme limite par le secteur de couronne, par une paroi de fond dudit évidement latéral, ladite paroi comportant une alvéole en C ouverte en direction dudit évidement central, par les deux grands côtés de rectangle, et par une traverse comportant deux alvéoles ouvertes sur ledit évidement d'extrémité.According to the present invention a bathroom panel of the kind intended to be mounted above the edge of a bathtub in order to be able in particular to use the bathtub as a shower cabin, said panel being able to pivot about a vertical axis in order to be folded down against the wall, and slide along this axis to be placed above a tap which is generally provided in baths, said panel further comprising weight compensating means intended to approximately compensate for its weight, the panel can also be mounted on the rim of a shower cubicle receiver, said panel which can consist of elementary panels which can slide or pivot one on the other, each panel consisting of a profiled frame and a "window" surrounded and supported by the frame, the articulation of the panel on an upright fixed to the wall being of the type in which a male section forming a double hinge is engaged by each of its hinges in grooves in the frame and the upright, is generally characterized by that the substantially rectangular overall cross section of said profile comprises a circular recess open on an angle of the profile, and delimited by u n crown section, a so-called lateral recess opened by a passage on a first short side of the rectangle adjacent to the circular recess, an end recess open on the second small side of the rectangle, approximately towards the middle of said short side, a central recess bounded by the crown sector, by a bottom wall of said lateral recess, said wall comprising a C-shaped open cell in the direction of said central recess, by the two large rectangle sides, and by a cross member comprising two open cells on said end recess.

L'intérêt de cette forme de profilé se comprend au regard de pièces ou de dispositions accessoires qui vont être décrites ci-après et dont on verra plus loin comment elles permettent l'organisation fonctionnelle du panneau.The advantage of this form of profile is understandable with regard to parts or accessory provisions which will be described below and which will be seen below how they allow the functional organization of the panel.

Ainsi et selon l'invention, une pièce de raccordement d'angle des cadres, de forme parallélépidique a pour première dimension la longueur dudit grand côté du profilé et pour deuxième dimension la longueur dudit petit côté de profilé ; ladite pièce comporte quatre trous fraisés pour le passage de vis dont les axes correspondent aux axes des alvéoles, lesdits trous débouchant sur deux faces opposées, les vis étant destinées à être vissées dans lesdites alvéoles, ladite pièce comporte en outre sur deux de ses faces un tenon destiné à prendre appui contre la paroi de fond et un relief de centrage destiné à être interposé entre lesdits grands côtés du profilé.Thus and according to the invention, a corner connecting piece of the frames, of parallelepidic shape has for first dimension the length of said long side of the profile and for second dimension the length of said small side of profile; said part has four countersunk holes for the passage of screws whose axes correspond to the axes of the cells, said holes opening on two opposite faces, the screws being intended to be screwed into said cells, said part further comprises on two of its faces a stud intended to bear against the bottom wall and a centering relief intended to be interposed between said long sides of the profile.

Toujours selon la présente invention, une pièce, dite coulisseau, de forme générale parallélépipèdique allongée comporte le long des deux grands côtés d'une grande face, deux parties cylindriques destinées à être logées chacune dans une gorge du profilé, l'une étant coulissante dans ladite gorge, l'autre y étant fixé ; deux coulisseaux sont montés sur au moins les profilés supérieurs de deux cadres adjacents, l'un des coulisseaux étant fixe par rapport à un cadre et coulissant par rapport à l'autre, et vice versa ; il en résulte que les cadres peuvent coulisser l'un sur l'autre ; on notera qu'avantageusement des coulisseaux sont disposés de façon analogue sur les profilés inférieurs des cadres.Still according to the present invention, a part, called a slide, of generally elongated parallelepiped shape has along the two long sides of a large face, two cylindrical parts intended to be housed each in a groove of the profile, one being sliding in said groove, the other being fixed thereto; two slides are mounted on at least the upper sections of two adjacent frames, one of the slides being fixed relative to a frame and sliding relative to the other, and vice versa; it follows that the frames can slide one over the other; it will be noted that advantageously slides are similarly arranged on the lower profiles of the frames.

L'invention a également pour objet un joint profilé à section triangulaire creuse et fendue à l'un des sommets de triangle, ledit joint étant destiné à pincer l'un des bords de l'ouverture dudit évidement d'extrémité, tandis qu'il s'appuie par son côté opposé à la fente, contre une vitre passant à travers ladite ouverture ; deux des côtés de triangle sont prolongés tandis que le côté opposé à la fente est légèrement bombé vers l'intérieur ; le joint a donc une section grosso modo en F.The subject of the invention is also a profiled joint with a hollow triangular section and split at one of the triangle vertices, said joint being intended to pinch one of the edges of the opening of said end recess, while it is supported by its side opposite the slot, against a window passing through said opening; two of the triangle sides are extended while the side opposite the slot is slightly curved inward; the joint therefore has a roughly F section.

L'invention a encore pour objet une profilé à section étranglée en son centre, destiné à être pincé entre les bords en regard du passage de l'évidement latéral, au moins le long des profilés inférieurs des cadres amenés à reposer sur le rebord de la baignoire.The subject of the invention is also a section with a section constricted at its center, intended to be pinched between the edges opposite the passage of the lateral recess, at least along the lower sections of the frames brought to rest on the edge of the bathtub.

Suivant un détail d'organisation fontionnelle du panneau le mécanisme compensateur de poids est disposé dans l'évidement central d'un dit profilé fixé au mur tandis que des moyens d'encliquetage souple sont disposés sur ledit profilé fixé, lesdits moyens d'encliquetage étant destinés à maintenir les panneaux dans ses positions haute et basse tout en permettant qu'un léger appui manuel sur les panneaux escamote lesdits moyens et autorise la descente et la montée des panneaux jusqu'à leur position basse.According to a detail of the functional organization of the panel, the weight compensating mechanism is disposed in the central recess of a said profile fixed to the wall while flexible snap-in means are disposed on said fixed profile, said latching means being intended to maintain the panels in its high and low positions while allowing a slight manual support on the panels retracts said means and authorizes the descent and the rise of the panels up to their low position.

Avantageusement ledit mécanisme compensateur comprend un organe moteur tubuliforme et une rallonge tubulaire à embouts d'extrémité carrés, une lumière pratiquée dans la paroi de la gorge le long d'un plan joignant l'axe de la gorge à l'axe de l'évidement central d'autre part, ladite lumière ayant une longueur supérieure à la hauteur de la robinetterie par rapport au rebord de la baignoire, et étant destinée au passage d'un goujon solidaire de la rallonge, une échancrure étant pratiqueé dans le gond logé dans la gorge dudit montant fixé, ladite échancrure étant destinée à loger la tête dépassante du goujon, ce par quoi le gond est solidaire de la rallonge en translation, mais libre en rotation par rapport à cette dernière.Advantageously, said compensating mechanism comprises a tubular drive member and a tubular extension with square end caps, a lumen formed in the wall of the groove along a plane joining the axis of the groove to the axis of the recess. central on the other hand, said light having a length greater than the height of the fitting relative to the rim of the bathtub, and being intended for the passage of a stud secured to the extension, a notch being formed in the hinge housed in the groove of said fixed amount, said notch being intended to accommodate the protruding head of the stud, whereby the hinge is integral with the extension in translation, but free in rotation relative to the latter.

Avantageusement, lesdits moyens d'encliquetage souple comprennent une pièce élastique logeable dans ledit évidement d'extrémité du profilé formant montant grâce à un découpage dans les parties délimitant ledit évidement, ladite pièce élastique comportant deux bossages destinés à interférer, à travers deux orifices pratiqués dans la paroi de traverse, dans le trajet de l'embout inférieur de la rallonge, lesdits bossages s'escamottant lors du passage légèrement forcé de l'embout mais ne s'escamottant pas sous le poids apparent du panneau.Advantageously, said flexible snap-fastening means comprise an elastic piece that can be accommodated in said end recess of the profile forming an upright by cutting into the parts delimiting said recess, said elastic piece comprising two bosses intended to interfere, through two orifices made in the transverse wall, in the path of the lower end piece of the extension, said bosses retracting during the slightly forced passage of the end piece but not retracting under the apparent weight of the panel.

La présente invention sera mieux comprise et des détails en relevant apparaîtront à la description qui va être faite de formes particulières de réalisation et d'applications, en relation avec les figures des planches annexées, dans lesquelles :

  • la fig. 1 est une coupe du profilé de l'invention,
  • la fig. 2 illustre en élévation un raccordement d'angle de panneaux,
  • la fig.3 est une pièce de raccordement utilisé dans l'exemple de la figure précédente,
  • la fig.4 illustre en perspective coupée suivant un plan vertical P1 le montage coulissant de deux panneaux,
  • la fig.5 illustre en coupe par un plan horizontal P2 le montage en charnière des panneaux sur un montant,
  • la fig.6 illustre principalement un joint de contact des panneaux avec les rebords de baignoire,
  • la fig.7 est une représentation écorchée illustrant la coopération d'un organe dit rallonge avec la charnière des panneaux,
  • la fig.8 est une coupe transversale suivant le plan P3 de la figure précédente,
  • la fig.9 est une illustration analogue des parties sous-jacentes à la rallonge de la fig.7,
  • la fig.10 est une perspective illustrant un panneau monté sur une baignoire, partiellement écorchée pour illustrer l'organisation des pièces des figures 7 à 9.
  • la fig.11 est une perspective d'une forme particulière d'application du profilé des figures précédentes,
  • la fig.12 est une vue de dessus de la figure précédente.
  • la fig.13 est une coupe par un plan horizontal d'un détail de la figure précédente à plus grande échelle,
  • la fig.14 illustre en perspective un organe de la figure précédente,
  • la fig.15 est une illustration en perspective d'une autre forme de réalisation mettant en oeuvre le profilé de l'invention,
  • la fig.16 est une vue de dessus de la figure précédente.
  • la fig.17 est une coupe par un plan vertical illustrant un détail de la fig.15, enfin
  • la fig.18 illustre en perspective une autre forme d'application du profilé de l'invention.
The present invention will be better understood and details will be apparent from the description which will be given of particular embodiments and applications, in relation to the figures in the appended plates, in which:
  • fig. 1 is a section through the profile of the invention,
  • fig. 2 illustrates in elevation a corner connection of panels,
  • fig.3 is a connecting piece used in the example of the previous figure,
  • Fig.4 illustrates in perspective cut along a vertical plane P1 the sliding mounting of two panels,
  • FIG. 5 illustrates in section through a horizontal plane P2 the hinge mounting of the panels on an upright,
  • Fig. 6 mainly illustrates a contact joint between the panels and the bath rims,
  • fig.7 is a cutaway illustration illustrating the cooperation of a member called extension with the hinge of the panels,
  • Fig.8 is a cross section along the plane P3 of the previous figure,
  • fig.9 is a similar illustration of the parts underlying the extension of fig.7,
  • Fig.10 is a perspective illustrating a panel mounted on a bath, partially broken away to illustrate the organization of the parts of Figures 7 to 9.
  • Fig.11 is a perspective of a particular form of application of the profile of the previous figures,
  • Fig.12 is a top view of the previous figure.
  • fig.13 is a section on a horizontal plane of a detail of the previous figure on a larger scale,
  • FIG. 14 illustrates in perspective an organ of the previous figure,
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective illustration of another embodiment using the profile of the invention,
  • Fig.16 is a top view of the previous figure.
  • Fig.17 is a section through a vertical plane illustrating a detail of Fig.15, finally
  • Fig.18 illustrates in perspective another form of application of the profile of the invention.

Sur la fig.1, un profilé 10 en aluminium extrudé par exemple, a une section transversale d'encombrement sensiblement rectangulaire définie par les faces 11,12,13,14 dudit profilé ; la section comporte un évidement circulaire 15 ouvert sur un angle du profilé, et délimité par un secteur de couronne, un évidement 16 dit latéral ouvert par un passage 17 sur un premier petit côté 13 de rectangle adjacent à l'évidement circulaire, un évidement 25 d'extrémité ouvert 24 sur le second petit côté 14 de rectangle, vers sensiblement le milieu dudit petit côté, un évidement central 19 fermé limité par le secteur de couronne, par une paroi de fond (20) dudit évidement latéral, ladite paroi comportant une alvéole 21 en C ouverte en direction dudit évidement central, par les deux grands côtés 11,12 de rectangle, et par une traverse 23 comportant deux alvéoles 22 ouvertes sur ledit évidement d'extrémité.In fig.1, a profile 10 of extruded aluminum for example, has a substantially rectangular overall cross section defined by the faces 11,12,13,14 of said profile; the section comprises a circular recess 15 open on an angle of the profile, and delimited by a crown sector, a recess 16 called lateral opened by a passage 17 on a first small side 13 of rectangle adjacent to the circular recess, a recess 25 open end 24 on the second short side 14 of the rectangle, towards approximately the middle of said short side, a central recess 19 closed limited by the crown sector, by a bottom wall (20) of said lateral recess, said wall comprising a cell 21 in C open in the direction of said central recess, by the two long sides 11, 12 of rectangle, and by a cross-member 23 comprising two cells 22 open on said end recess.

Sur les fig.2 et 3, une pièce de raccordement 25 de forme générale parallélépipèdique a pour première dimension L1 la longueur d'un dit grand côté 11,12 de section du grand profilé et pour deuxième dimension L2 la longueur d'un dit petit côté 13,14 ; elle comporte quatre trous fraisés tels que 26 en des emplacements correspondant à celui des alvéoles 21,22 ; elle comporte en outre sur une petite face un tenon 27 destiné à s'encastrer dans l'évidement central 19 et à prendre appui contre les parties en relief de la paroi de fond 20, et sur l'une de ses grandes faces un relief de centrage 28 destiné à être interposé lui aussi entre les grands côtés 11,12 de profilé. Dans cette forme de réalisation des passages de vis 29 permettent d'introduire des vis 29ʹ qui s'épaulent sur le petit côté 14 du profilé, de part et d'autre de l'ouverture 24, et qui engrènent dans les alvéoles 22.In fig. 2 and 3, a connecting piece 25 of generally parallelepipedal shape has for its first dimension L1 the length of a said large side 11, 12 of section of the large profile and for the second dimension L2 the length of a said small side 13.14; it has four countersunk holes such as 26 in locations corresponding to that of the cells 21, 22; it further comprises on a small face a lug 27 intended to be embedded in the central recess 19 and to bear against the raised parts of the bottom wall 20, and on one of its large faces a relief of centering 28 intended to be interposed also between the long sides 11, 12 of the profile. In this embodiment of the screw passages 29 allow the introduction of screws 29ʹ which shoulder on the short side 14 of the profile, on either side of the opening 24, and which mesh in the cells 22.

Sur la fig.4, un coulisseau 30 a une forme générale parallélépipèdique comportant le long des deux grands côtés d'une grande face deux parties cylindrique 31,32 logées chacune dans la gorge 15 d'un profilé formant bord horizontal d'un cadre de panneau ; l'une des parties cylindriques est collée, ou autrement bloquée, dans la gorge où elle est logée tandis que l'autre y est libre de circuler ; deux coulisseaux 30,30ʹ (fig.10) sont montés sur les profilés supérieurs de deux cadres adjacents 6,6ʹ ; le coulisseau 30 est fixé dans la gorge du panneau 6 tandis que le coulisseau 30ʹ est fixé dans la gorge 15 du panneau 6ʹ, chacun d'eux pouvant coulisser dans la gorge de l'autre panneau ; en position recouvrante, le coulisseau 30ʹ vient en butée contre la pièce de raccordement 25. Une disposition analogue de coulisseaux peut être prévue à la partie inférieure des panneaux.In fig.4, a slider 30 has a generally parallelepiped shape having along the two long sides of a large face two cylindrical parts 31,32 each housed in the groove 15 of a profile forming a horizontal edge of a frame of sign ; one of the cylindrical parts is glued, or otherwise blocked, in the groove where it is housed while the other is free to circulate there; two slides 30,30ʹ (fig.10) are mounted on the upper profiles of two adjacent frames 6,6ʹ; the slider 30 is fixed in the groove of the panel 6 while the slider 30ʹ is fixed in the groove 15 of the panel 6ʹ, each of which can slide in the groove of the other panel; in the overlapping position, the slider 30ʹ abuts against the connecting piece 25. A similar arrangement of sliders can be provided at the bottom of the panels.

On remarque encore sur la fig.4 la présence de joints profilés 35 pinçant l'un des bords de l'ouverture 24 de l'évidement 25 tandis qu'il s'appuie par son côté opposé à sa fente, contre la vitre 7 qui pénètre elle-même dans ladite ouverture. L'encadré 4a, à plus grande échelle, illustre la section du profilé qui apparaît comme une section triangulaire creuse fendue à l'un des sommets de triangle et dont deux des côtés de triangle sont prolongés tandis que celui d'entre eux qui est opposé à la fente est légèrement bombé à l'intérieur, et éffilé à son extrémité. Ce joint 35 est introduit, grâce à son côté éffilé dans les fentes 24 après que le vitres aient été montés dans les cadres.Note also in fig.4 the presence of profiled seals 35 pinching one of the edges of the opening 24 of the recess 25 while it is supported by its side opposite to its slot, against the glass 7 which penetrates itself into said opening. Box 4a, on a larger scale, illustrates the section of the profile which appears as a hollow triangular section split at one of the triangle vertices and of which two of the triangle sides are extended while that of them which is opposite at the slot is slightly rounded inside, and tapered at its end. This seal 35 is introduced, thanks to its tapered side in the slots 24 after the panes have been mounted in the frames.

Sur la fig.6, un joint profilé 40 en matière élastique est pincé entre les bords en regard du passage 17 de l'évidement latéral 16 d'un profilé inférieur de cadre ; le joint 40 a une section étranglée à son centre comportant de part et d'autre de l'étranglement une partie pleine 38 et une partie tubulaire à paroi mince 39 ; dans la position représentée en fig.10 la partie tubulaire du joint vient s'écraser contre le rebord 3 de la baignoire.In fig.6, a profiled seal 40 of elastic material is pinched between the edges opposite the passage 17 of the lateral recess 16 of a lower frame profile; the seal 40 has a section throttled at its center comprising on either side of the throttle a solid part 38 and a tubular part with thin wall 39; in the position shown in fig.10 the tubular part of the seal is crushed against the rim 3 of the bathtub.

Sur la fig.5, on a illustré en coupant un plan horizontal la façon dont sont articulées les panneaux contre un montant fixé au mur. Y apparait comment de façon connue un profilé mâle 4 formant double gonds 4ʹ,4ʺ est engagé par chacun de ses gonds dans les gorges 15 du cadre 6 et du montant 8. On remarquera cependant que conformément à une caractéristique de l'invention les profilés adjacents du cadre 6 et du montant 8 sont disposés de façon symétrique par rapport à une ligne pouvant être l'axe de symétrie du profilé mâle 4, et non par rapport à un plan ; la disposition de symétrie axiale illustrée sur la figure permet au panneau un débattement aussi bien d'un côté que de l'autre (flèches 50), ce qui évite de forcer malencontreusement la charnière et ce qui serait le cas si la disposition de symétrie planère avait été adoptée.In Fig. 5, we have illustrated by cutting a horizontal plane the way in which the panels are articulated against an upright fixed to the wall. Y appears how in a known manner a male section 4 forming double hinges 4ʹ, 4ʺ is engaged by each of its hinges in the grooves 15 of the frame 6 and the amount 8. It will be noted however that in accordance with a characteristic of the invention the adjacent profiles the frame 6 and the upright 8 are arranged symmetrically with respect to a line which may be the axis of symmetry of the male section 4, and not with respect to a plane; the axial symmetry arrangement illustrated in the figure allows the panel to travel both on one side and the other (arrows 50), which avoids inadvertently forcing the hinge and this would be the case if the planar symmetry arrangement had been adopted.

Sur les fig.7 à 10 un mécanisme compensateur de poids comprend un organe moteur tubuliforme 51, vérin pneumatique ou ressort à boudin par exemple, et une rallonge 52 tubulaire à embouts d'extrémité carrés à bords arrondis 53,53ʹ (voir aussi fig.5) ; la rallonge repose sur l'extrémité supérieure du moyen 51 ; elle comporte vissée en son milieu un goujon 55 dont la tête 57 dépasse largement ; la tête 57 est engagée dans une lumière longitudinale 54 pratiquée dans le secteur de couronne 18 du profilé 8, la lumière 54 s'étendant sur une hauteur H1 un peu supérieure à la hauteur H2 correspondant au point culminant de la robinetterie (9) au-dessus du rebord 3 de la baignoire ; en outre, la tête est logée dans une échancrure 56 pratiquée dans le gond 4ʺ de manière à rendre le profilé mâle 4 solidaire en translation de la rallonge 52 lorsque la tête de goujon 57 se déplace dans la lumière 54.In FIGS. 7 to 10, a weight compensating mechanism comprises a tubular motor member 51, pneumatic cylinder or coil spring for example, and a tubular extension 52 with square end caps with rounded edges 53.53ʹ (see also fig. 5); the extension rests on the upper end of the means 51; it comprises screwed in the middle a stud 55 whose head 57 greatly protrudes; the head 57 is engaged in a longitudinal lumen 54 formed in the crown sector 18 of the profile 8, the lumen 54 extending over a height H1 slightly greater than the height H2 corresponding to the highest point of the taps (9) au- above the rim 3 of the bathtub; in addition, the head is housed in a notch 56 formed in the hinge 4ʺ so as to make the male section 4 integral in translation with the extension 52 when the stud head 57 moves in the lumen 54.

Dans l'encadré 8a on a représenté une variante d'exécution de la lumière 56, variante suivant laquelle la lumière est comprise dans une pièce de raccordement 59, en matière plastique par exemple, qui peut être insérée entre deux tronçons de profilé 4 et qui en a même section.In box 8a there is shown an alternative embodiment of the light 56, a variant according to which the light is included in a room of connection 59, made of plastic for example, which can be inserted between two sections of profile 4 and which has the same section.

Sur la fig.9 plus particulièrement, il apparaît que les embouts carrés 53,53ʹ coopèrent avec une pièce élastique 60 comportant deux bossages arrondis tels que 65 et 66 (seul le bossage 65 est bien visible), pour former un moyen d'encliquetage souple ; les bossages 65 et 66 pénètrent dans l'évidement central à travers deux orifices 63,64 pratiqués dans la traverse 23 (fig.7) de manière à interférer dans le trajet des embouts, embout inférieur 53ʹ dans le cas de figure. La pièce 60 est logée dans l'évidement d'extrémité 25 grâce à une découpe 61 de longueur L3 légèrement supérieure à celle L4 de la pièce 60. Lorsque l'embout 53ʹ passe soit en montant soit en descendant au droit des bossages 65 et 66, il provoque la flexion (tirets 60ʹ) de la pièce 60 ; en particulier si la force du mécanisme compensateur est telle que l'ensemble des panneaux conserve un léger poids apparent, le mécanisme d'encliquetage exercera une force suffisante pour maintenir les panneaux en position haute, ou basse, mais s'effacera sous l'effort d'un léger appui manuel sur les panneaux.In fig.9 more particularly, it appears that the square end pieces 53, 53ʹ cooperate with an elastic piece 60 comprising two rounded bosses such as 65 and 66 (only the boss 65 is clearly visible), to form a flexible latching means ; the bosses 65 and 66 enter the central recess through two orifices 63, 64 made in the cross-member 23 (fig. 7) so as to interfere in the path of the end pieces, lower end piece 53ʹ in the case of figure. The part 60 is housed in the end recess 25 thanks to a cutout 61 of length L3 slightly greater than that L4 of the part 60. When the end piece 53ʹ passes either up or down in line with the bosses 65 and 66 , it causes the bending (dashes 60ʹ) of the part 60; in particular if the strength of the compensating mechanism is such that all of the panels retain a slight apparent weight, the latching mechanism will exert sufficient force to keep the panels in the high or low position, but will fade under the force light manual support on the panels.

Sur la fig.10, on retrouve, schématisés, les éléments du mécanisme des figures précédentes ; on y observe cependant qu'il est prévu une seconde échancrure 56ʹ symétrique de la première par rapport à la ligne médiane 70 du panneau ; cette seconde échancrure sera utilisée pour transformer un panneau battant à gauche du montant 8, en un panneau battant à droite, ce qui est assez souvent nécessité par l'agencement des baignoires.In fig.10, we find, schematically, the elements of the mechanism of the previous figures; however, there is a second notch 56ʹ symmetrical with the first with respect to the center line 70 of the panel; this second notch will be used to transform a swinging panel to the left of the upright 8, into a swinging panel to the right, which is quite often required by the arrangement of the baths.

Sur la fig.11 une porte de cabine de douches est constituée de deux panneaux 102 et 103 entourés d'un cadre 105 en profilé d'aluminium par exemple ; le panneau 102 est articulé à un montant 106 de chambranle fixé au mur ; un second montant de chambranle 114 est constitué par un profilé en F servant à fixer un panneau 117 dit de battue contre la face arrière duquel le panneau 103 peut être appliqué lorsque la porte est refermée ; le sol de la cabine de douche est constitué par un bac de réception 115.In fig.11 a shower cabin door consists of two panels 102 and 103 surrounded by a frame 105 in aluminum profile for example; the panel 102 is articulated to a jamb 106 of a jamb fixed to the wall; a second jamb 114 is constituted by an F-shaped section used to fix a panel 117 said battue against the rear face of which the panel 103 can be applied when the door is closed; the floor of the shower cabin is made up of a receiving tray 115.

Quelquefois le bac de réception a une largeur inférieure à celle de la cabine ; dans ce cas on doit maçonner un raccordement du bac avec le mur, raccordement généralement recouvert de carrelage 119. La fonction du panneau de battue 117 est précisément de permettre qu'une porte préfabriquée s'adapte à des largeurs variées des cabines de douches, dans une certaine plage de largeur. On remarque que le panneau 117 est découpé à son extrémité inférieure pour pouvoir s'adapter à la pente éventuelle du carrelage.Sometimes the reception bin has a width less than that of the cabin; in this case we must build a connection of the tank with the wall, connection generally covered with tiling 119. The function of the battue panel 117 is precisely to allow a prefabricated door to adapt to various widths of the shower cubicles, in a certain width range. Note that the panel 117 is cut at its lower end to be able to adapt to the possible slope of the tiling.

Sur la fig.12, il apparaît comment de façon connue le panneau 103 est articulé au panneau 102 par une première charnière 120 et le panneau 102 au montant 106 par une charnière 120ʹ il y apparaît aussi comment l'extrémité du panneau 103 vient d'appliquer derrière le panneau de battue 117. On remarque sur cette figure le profilé en F 114 collé au mur par son dos et insérant entre ses branches le bord vertical du panneau de battue.In fig.12, it appears how in known manner the panel 103 is articulated to the panel 102 by a first hinge 120 and the panel 102 to the upright 106 by a hinge 120ʹ it also appears there how the end of the panel 103 comes from apply behind the battue panel 117. Note in this figure the F 114 profile glued to the wall by its back and inserting between its branches the vertical edge of the battue panel.

Sur la fig.13 la charnière 120, relevant de l'invention, est composée d'un profilé mâle comprenant deux parties en couronne circulaire reliées entre elles par une partie médiane ; une pièce 109 a une section comprenant les mêmes éléments que ceux du profilé mâle mais comporte en outre perpendiculairement à la partie intermédiaire une aile 110 à fonction de tirette.In Fig.13 the hinge 120, according to the invention, is composed of a male section comprising two parts in a circular ring connected together by a middle part; a part 109 has a section comprising the same elements as those of the male section but also comprises, perpendicular to the intermediate part, a wing 110 with zipper function.

Sur la fig.14 il apparaît que la pièce 109 comporte dans le prolongement de ses parties à section circulaire, ou en couronne, des tenons cylindriques 111 qui sont destinés à être enfoncés en force dans les évidements correspondants des parties à section en couronne du profilé.In fig.14 it appears that the part 109 comprises in the extension of its parts with circular section, or in crown, cylindrical tenons 111 which are intended to be forced into the corresponding recesses of the parts in crown section of the profile .

Sur les fig.11 à 13 on remarque que des barres transversales 112 à fonction de poignées sont fixées sur les côtés intérieurs des panneaux 102 et 103, ces barres servent de poignées ou encore à disposer des objets tels que gants de toilette ou serviette.In Figs. 11 to 13 we note that transverse bars 112 with handle functions are fixed on the inner sides of the panels 102 and 103, these bars are used as handles or to arrange objects such as washcloths or towels.

Sur les fig.15 à 17, un écran destiné à surmonter un receveur de douches 200 est destiné à éviter les projections d'eau au-dessus des deux côtés du receveur. L'écran est composé de deux ensembles de panneaux similaires 201,202 et 203,204 ; chaque ensemble est composé de deux panneaux coulissant l'un sur l'autre (202 sur 201 et 204 sur 203) ; l'un des panneaux, 201 par exemple, est fixé solidement au mur par un profilé 206 en U ; les deux ensembles sont réunis à la jonction des deux autres panneaux 202,203 par une charnière 205 ; la charnière 205 peut comporter un jeu lui autorisant un léger déplacement vertical (flèche 208) ; un tenon de butée 209 est avantageusement disposé à la base de l'un panneaux tel que 202 afin de limiter le débattement des panneaux à la surface du receveur.In FIGS. 15 to 17, a screen intended to overcome a shower tray 200 is intended to avoid splashing of water above the two sides of the tray. The screen is made up of two sets of similar panels 201,202 and 203,204; each set is made up of two panels sliding one on the other (202 on 201 and 204 on 203); one of the panels, 201 for example, is fixed firmly to the wall by a U-shaped profile 206; the two assemblies are joined at the junction of the two other panels 202, 203 by a hinge 205; the hinge 205 may include a play allowing it a slight vertical movement (arrow 208); an abutment lug 209 is advantageously disposed at the base of the one panel such as 202 in order to limit the movement of the panels on the surface of the receiver.

Sur la fig.18, un écran pour baignoire ou bac de douche est composé de plusieurs panneaux repliables 302,304, chaque panneau étant constitué d'un cadre en profilé 301 et d'une vitre ; chacun des panneaux a une largeur inférieure à la distance entre l'extrémité de la robinetterie et le bord extérieur de la baignoire 300 ; le panneau 302 est articulé sur le mur le long de son bord 301ʹ.In fig.18, a screen for a bathtub or shower tray is made up of several folding panels 302,304, each panel consisting of a profile frame 301 and a window; each of the panels has a width less than the distance between the end of the fitting and the outside edge of the bath 300; the panel 302 is articulated on the wall along its edge 301ʹ.

Sur l'ensemble des figures, des profilés servant d'encadrement aux panneaux, tels que les profilés 10, 105, 301 et les profilés des panneaux 201 à 204, sont analogues et répondent à la définition donnée plus haut pour le profilé 10.In all of the figures, profiles serving as a frame for the panels, such as the profiles 10 , 105, 301 and the profiles of the panels 201 to 204, are similar and meet the definition given above for the profile 10 .

Bien que l'on ait décrit et représenté des formes particulières et préférées de réalisation de l'invention, il doit être compris que la portée de cette dernière n'est pas limitée à cette forme mais qu'elle s'étend à tout panneau pour transformer une baignoire en une cabine de douche comportant, prises séparément ou en combinaison, les caractéristiques générales ou partculières telles que revendiquées.Although particular and preferred embodiments of the invention have been described and represented, it should be understood that the scope of the latter is not limited to this form but that it extends to any panel for transform a bathtub into a shower cubicle comprising, taken separately or in combination, the general or special characteristics as claimed.

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  1. A bathroom panel (2,102,103) of the type intended to be mounted above the edge of a bathtub (3), in order to be able, in particular, to use the bathtub as a shower cubicle, said panel being able to pivot about a vertical axis in order to be folded back against the wall, and to slide along this axis in order to be placed above tap fittings with which bathtubs are generally provided, said panel comprising, moreover, weight-compensating means intended roughly to compensate for its weight, it being possible for the panel to be equally mounted on the edge of a tray (200) of a shower cubicle (115,200,300), it being possible for said panel to be made up of simple panels (2',2") which can slide or pivot on one another, each panel being made up of a profile frame (6) and of a "pane" (7) surrounded and supported by the frame, the articulation of the panel (2) on a mounting (8) fixed to the wall being of the type in which a male profile (4) forming a double pin (4',4") has each of its pins engaged in the grooves (15) of the frame and of the mounting, wherein the cross-section of the substantially rectangular bulk (11,12,13,14) of said profile comprises :
    - a circular recess (15) open at one angle of the profile, and defined by means of a ring sector (18),
    - a so-called lateral recess (16) open by means of a passage (17) on a first small side (13) of a rectangle adjacent to the circular recess,
    - an end recess (25) open (24) on the second small side (14) of a rectangle, substantially towards the center of said small side,
    - a closed central recess (19) defined by the ring sector, by means of a lower wall (20) of said lateral recess, said wall comprising a C-shaped indentation (21) open in the direction of said central recess, by means of the two large sides (11,12) of a rectangle, and by a crosspiece (23) comprising two indentations (22) open on said end recess ;
  2. The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a connection piece (25) from an angle of the frames, having a parallelepipedal shape, has as its first dimension (L1) the length of said large side (11,12) of the profile and for second dimension (L2) the length of said small side (13,14) of the profile,
       said piece comprising four countersunk holes (26) for the passage of screws whose axes correspond to the axes of the indentations (21,22), said holes debouching on two opposite faces, the screws being intended to be screwed into said indentations,
       said piece comprising, moreover, on one small face a stub (27) intended to rest against the lower wall (20), and on one of its large faces a raised centering part (28) intended to be placed between said large sides of the profile ;
  3. The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one piece, referred to as a sliding block (30), having a generally parallelepipedal elongated shape, comprises, along the two large sides of a large face, two cylindrical parts (31,32) each intended to be accomodated in a groove (15) of the profile, one being able to slide in said groove, the other being fixed therein ;
  4. The panel as claimed in claim 3, wherein two sliding blocks (30,30') are mounted on at least the upper profiles of two adjacent frames (6',6"), one of the sliding blocks being fixed with respect to one frame and able to slide with respect to the other, and vice versa, the result thereof being that the frames can slide over one another ;
  5. The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a profile joint (35) has hollow triangular section which is slit at one of the angles of the triangle, said joint being intended to pinch one of the edges of the opening (24) of said end recess (25), while it rests with its side which is opposite the slit against a pane (7) passing through said opening (24) (Fig.4,5) ;
  6. The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein a profile joint (40), made of a resilient material and having a narrowed section at its center, comprises on either side of the narrowing a full part (38) and a thin-walled tubular part (39), intended to be pinched between the edges facing the passage (17) of the lateral recess (16), at least along the lower profiles of the frames brought to rest on the edge of the bathtub (Fig.6) ;
  7. The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said weight-compensating mechanism (41,42) is arranged in the central recess of a so-called profile (8) fixed to the wall, and
       in that flexible catching means are arranged on said fixed profile, said catching means being intended to hold the panels in a raised position (above the level of the tap fittings) while still enabling a slight manual pressure on the panels to retract said means and control the descent of the panels to their lower position ;
  8. The panel as claimed in claim 7, whrerein said compensating mechanism comprises a tubuliform activating member (51) and a tubular extension (52) with square end connectors (53,53'), a slot (54) provided in the wall of the groove (15) along a plane joining the axis of the groove to the axis of the central recess on the other hand, said slot having a length (H1) greater than the height (H2) of the tap fittings with respect to the edge of the bathtub and being intended for the passage of a pin (55), which is an integral part of the extension, a notch (56) being arranged in the pin (4") accomodated in the groove of said fixed mounting (8), said notch being intended to accomodate the protruding head (57) of the pin, as a result of which the pin is an integral part of the extension in translation but is free in rotation with respect to the latter ;
  9. The panel as claimed in claim 8, whrerein said flexible catching means comprise a resilient piece (60) which may be accomodated in said end recess (25) of the profile forming a mounting by virtue of a cutout (61) in the parts defining said recess, said resilient piece comprising two projections (65,66) intended to interfere, by means of two orifices (63,64) arranged in the cross-piece (23) wall, in the path of the lower connector (53') of the extension, said projections retracting during the slightly forced passage of the connector but not retracting under the apparent weight of the panel.
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