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EP0379035B1
EP0379035B1 EP90100350A EP90100350A EP0379035B1 EP 0379035 B1 EP0379035 B1 EP 0379035B1 EP 90100350 A EP90100350 A EP 90100350A EP 90100350 A EP90100350 A EP 90100350A EP 0379035 B1 EP0379035 B1 EP 0379035B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0408—Water installations especially for showers
    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a shower device, in particular a shower cabin, which has at least one laterally arranged, substantially vertical column which is connected in the upper region to at least one further column or support, the connection between the column and the further column or support being at least partially is water-bearing and carries at least one overhead shower and the columns are tubular.
  • the shower device is preferably intended for private households.
  • shower devices are known in which water-carrying pipes are provided as supporting supports, which are located in the upper area
  • Connectors are connected together.
  • a overhead shower is provided in the connection area.
  • the pipes themselves are designed as water pipes and are connected to each other with supply pipes for hot and cold water using various fittings and valves.
  • partition walls are provided on one or more sides of the water pipes, provided that the shower device is not attached directly to a wall of the bathroom itself.
  • the invention has for its object to improve such shower facilities, especially with regard to ease of installation, safety, ease of cleaning and freedom in design.
  • the invention is characterized in that the water pipe is laid within at least one column. This separates the support function and the management function from each other. In addition to the support function, the columns offer the option of serving as a housing or cladding for the lines and other fittings.
  • the "pillar” is preferably a substantially hollow support made of metal or plastic.
  • the water is preferably supplied via the above-mentioned column and, depending on the local conditions, laterally, essentially from below.
  • a wall or a corner of the room to which the connection can be fastened can be provided in the shower device according to the invention.
  • the at least one further support is formed by at least one further column.
  • the supports of the shower device according to the invention can also consist exclusively of columns. Of these, for example, two to six, preferably four, can be present, the arrangement of which can in principle be chosen arbitrarily.
  • the shower device is preferably designed as a kit and can be assembled from prefabricated, in particular pre-assembled, modular building blocks.
  • columns, connections, connecting walls for the columns and / or shower trays that may be provided can be designed as module modules.
  • At least one of the columns of the shower device according to the invention is water-bearing and, in a preferred embodiment, is provided with at least one side shower and / or hand shower.
  • at least one of the columns of the shower device according to the invention can advantageously be provided with at least one control and / or changeover fitting, in particular a showerhead and / or side shower and / or hand shower changeover device.
  • the control and / or changeover fitting is advantageously associated with a mixer, in particular in the form of a thermostatically operating mixer. It can be designed as a mixing valve and is preferably connected upstream of the changeover device. Valve and mixing valve can also be combined with each other.
  • a height-adjustable floor support is preferably assigned to at least one column, in particular all columns of the shower device according to the invention.
  • the shower device according to the invention can be mounted directly on a room floor, for example the tiled floor of a bathroom, so that the columns stand on the floor, but can also be provided with a shower tray or shower tray if desired.
  • a shower tray is provided, on the edge of which the columns of the shower device are detachably fastened, which will be discussed separately in the following description of the example.
  • Centering devices can be provided for releasable column attachment, onto which the columns can be placed, in particular plugged on. Such centering devices can be attached to both the floor and the tub rim.
  • the columns of the shower device stand on the edge of this tray, the columns can advantageously be assigned floor supports below the edge of the bath, which can be designed such that they can simultaneously serve to adjust the height of the columns.
  • the columns of the shower device according to the invention are preferably prismatic, i.e. they preferably have a constant, preferably substantially circular or square cross section, whereby they are preferably made of plastic pipes. Their diameter can range from 10 to 30 cm.
  • the columns of the shower device according to the invention are designed so that they can be used to guide water pipes and / or electrical lines, the latter supplying any control devices that may be provided and / or electrical devices, such as electrical thermostats, display devices, lights, radio and / or speech devices.
  • a hair dryer can also be provided.
  • the shower device according to the invention can be constructed without shower walls, in particular in tiled rooms.
  • the shower device generally has walls on at least one side, preferably on three sides, which preferably connect at least one column and the at least one support to form a shower cabin.
  • the shower cubicle can advantageously have a door that can be provided in one of its walls or can form a wall.
  • the cabin walls are preferably transparent and made of glass or plastic.
  • the pillars of the shower device according to the invention which are preferably formed by columns, can have vertically extending grooves or stops into which the cabin walls can be inserted or placed before final assembly.
  • the walls can also be arched, in particular if only two or three columns are provided in the shower cubicle.
  • the shower cubicle has four pillars when it is free-standing and one or two columns if it is installed or installed in a corner or on a wall of an existing shower room.
  • At least one of the columns of the shower device according to the invention can have a receptacle or storage for shower accessories. In a preferred embodiment, this is formed by an appropriately designed recess.
  • additional display devices can be provided in the shower device according to the invention, which are preferably mounted in a column.
  • the display devices are in particular those for displaying temperature, such as water temperature or air temperature, flow rate and / or time.
  • the column which has the control fitting and / or change-over fitting, is preferably provided on the entrance side of the shower device and, if the shower cubicle is provided with a door, at the point at which the door opens.
  • the control valve and the changeover valves are accessible from the outside.
  • additional operating elements and preferably also display devices outside the shower cabin in particular on the outside of the shower cabin. The fittings can then be operated and the display devices can be read without being in the shower or opening the door. This may be desirable if a certain shower temperature is to be set before showering begins.
  • connection between the columns with one another or between the columns and other supports runs exclusively radially, starting from a central node.
  • the connecting arms from this node are star-shaped or spider-shaped are directed towards the individual supports or columns. They are preferably attached to the columns at the upper end of the column.
  • the connections are preferably formed by pipes, in particular by metal pipes. These can be welded to one another, but are preferably screwed to one another or can be connected to one another by means of clamping or plug connections in order to increase the variability in the kit.
  • the diameter of the pipes of the connections is usually smaller than that of the columns and is usually in the range from 1/4 to 1/10 of the column diameter.
  • the connecting pipes are designed to receive water pipes and / or electrical lines.
  • the connecting pipe which runs from a column with the control and changeover fittings to the central node, usually contains the largest number of lines, because here not only the water-carrying lines to the overhead shower, but also the water-carrying lines for the side showers in others Pillars are carried out and, if necessary, electrical lines for lighting in the individual columns, etc.
  • At least two, preferably three to four, side showers can be arranged in each column.
  • the column with the control and changeover fittings can also have side showers.
  • the hand shower is preferably arranged on the column having the control and switching devices and connected to it via a flexible hose.
  • a centrally arranged overhead shower which is located below the junction of the connections, is sufficient.
  • further overhead showers can be provided in a star shape around the central node on the connecting pipes.
  • the connections, in particular the connecting pipes are designed as stiffeners for the columns and fix their upper ends.
  • the compounds are preferred arcuate and form a kind of roof beams above the shower facility, which can be arcuate or pyramid-shaped.
  • all operating devices, display devices, additional devices, showers, etc. are located on the columns or connections.
  • walls of the room in which the shower device is located which may serve as additional support, can remain free of such devices and do not need to be changed.
  • supply lines for water and / or electrical supply lines from the walls of the shower device can be provided, provided that a supply line into the columns from below, which is the rule, is not possible in special cases.
  • the shower device shown in FIG. 1 has four aligned, free-standing columns 1 to 4, each arranged in a corner of an imaginary square, on a base plate 5, for example the tiled one Floor of a bathroom, are mounted and each have a constant square cross-section.
  • the four columns 1 to 4 are each sloped towards the inside in the upper region and connected to one another via a cross-shaped connecting piece 6.
  • This connecting piece 6 has four star-shaped pipes 1 'to 4' which open into a central node piece 7, to which a overhead shower 8 is attached below.
  • the four columns 1 to 4 are hollow and - as will be explained later - are each designed to carry water. Three of them are each equipped with three side showers 9, the fourth with two side showers 9, a hand shower 10 and a fitting 11, by means of which the individual showers 8, 9 and / or 10 are actuated and the amount and temperature of the water emerging from them can be set by the user.
  • the four columns 1 to 4 each have small lamps 12, for the actuation of which a switch 13 is provided on the column 2.
  • One of the columns 3 has an inwardly open recess 14 which can be used by the user as a shelf for shower utensils.
  • the four columns 1 to 4 shown in FIG. 1 are, as already mentioned, mounted on a floor 5. If desired, they could also be attached to the edge of an appropriately sized shower tray.
  • a shower tray 15 is provided in the embodiment, of which partial sectional views are shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • columns 16 are provided in the embodiment shown in partial views in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of which is circular-cylindrical in cross section.
  • the shower tray 15 forms, together with the columns 16 attached to its edge 17, a unit which is supported by several height-adjustable supports 18 against the floor 19 of a bathroom, for example, the supports 18 in each case are arranged below the tub rim 17 so that they are aligned with the columns 16 arranged above the tub rim 17.
  • the supports 18 consist of a base part 20 with an internal thread, into which a screw bolt 21 can be screwed from above, which can be secured against rotation via a nut 22.
  • the screw bolt 21 is rigidly connected, for example welded, to an adjusting plate 23.
  • This adjustment plate 23, which could also be referred to as the head of the screw bolt 21, has an adjustment pin 24 directed downwards.
  • insertion holes are provided in the edge 17 of the shower tray 15, so that the adjusting plate 23 is secured against rotation when it has been aligned with the interposition of a resilient intermediate washer 25 made of rubber and has thus been placed on the edge 17 of the shower tray 15, that the adjusting pin 24 and the screw 21 protrude through the holes provided for them in the tub rim 17.
  • a counter plate 26 is provided below the edge 17 of the shower tray 15, which has corresponding openings for the insertion holes for the adjusting pin 24 and the screw 21.
  • a nut 27 with washer 28 is screwed onto the screw bolt 21.
  • the edge 17 of the shower tray 15 and the plates 23 and 26 in the assembled state in the area of each support 18 at the top and bottom have eccentric openings aligned with one another, namely a relatively large opening 29 for the passage shown on the right in FIG. 2 a water pipe and electrical cable and two openings 30, of which only one is shown in FIG. 2.
  • the openings 30 serve in cooperation with fastening bolts 31 for fastening a relatively thick flange 32 which forms the lower end of the column 16.
  • the shower tray 15 which can be made of plastic, for example, it is first provided with a plurality of supports 18, the number of which corresponds to the number of columns that are later to be attached to the tub rim 17.
  • the procedure is preferably as follows:
  • the washer 28 is pushed on and the nut 27 screwed and tightened. Once this has been done, a nut 22 and a base part 20 are screwed onto the free end of the screw bolt 21. If all supports 18 are mounted accordingly, the shower tray 15 can be set up and adjusted. The latter is easily possible by rotating one and / or the other base part 20, which can be secured against loosening after adjustment by the nut 22 assigned to it.
  • the columns 16 have a tubular jacket 33 made of plastic and, as already mentioned, are each closed at the bottom by a flange 32.
  • the flanges 32 have open recesses to the edge 17 of the trough 15, the dimensions of which correspond to those of the adjusting plate 23, so that the flanges 32 can be placed on the adjusting plates 23 when the columns 16 are set up, until the jacket 33 of the columns is at the top the edge 17 of the shower tray 15 touched.
  • the flanges 32 are fastened in the columns 16, preferably by gluing or screwing.
  • each of the flanges 32 has at least one groove 34 which runs vertically after the columns 16 have been erected, and the jacket 33 has a small outlet opening 35 communicating therewith.
  • the columns 16 are placed on their respective adjustment plates 23, they can be held in this position in the simplest manner by the aforementioned fastening bolts 31, for which 32 insertion holes 36 are provided in the flanges.
  • locking pins 37 are provided, for which correspondingly dimensioned insertion holes 38 are provided in the flanges 32.
  • the fastening bolts 31 are fastened before the flanges 32 are fastened in the column jackets 33 and are dimensioned in length in such a way that after the columns 16 have been set up, they protrude through the adjusting plate 23, the intermediate plate 25, the rim 17 and the counter plate 26 and from below can be secured against pulling out by a nut 39.
  • two water pipes 40 run, of which only one is shown in FIG. 2.
  • One of these lines 40 is used to supply cold water, the other to supply hot water.
  • Trained lines 40 are provided in the flange 32 through holes 41 which are aligned with correspondingly dimensioned through holes in the edge 17 of the tub 15 and the two plates 23 and 26 and are dimensioned such that the lines 40 can be sealed in them by a profile ring seal 42 to the flange .
  • the water lines 40 lead via a mixing valve to the above-mentioned fitting 11.
  • the individual columns in the exemplary embodiments shown are preferably connected to one another in the upper region via the tube spindle formed by the four tubes 1 'to 4' and the node piece 7, which is preferably designed and arranged such that the node piece 7 is located after the tube spider has been installed located above the top of the column.
  • the tubular spider formed by the four tubes 1 'to 4' and the node piece 7 is preferably designed so that it can be placed as a unit on the upper ends of the column after preassembly and after connecting the lines guided in it.
  • the changeover element or the mixing valve can be set up in such a way that the shower temperature changes abruptly at predetermined intervals.

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The invention relates to a shower apparatus, particularly a shower cubicle, which has at least one laterally arranged, substantially vertically directed column, which in the upper region is connected to at least one further support, the connection between said column and the further supports being at least partly water-carrying and supporting at least one overhead shower.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Duscheinrichtung, insbesondere eine Duschkabine, die wenigstens eine seitlich angeordnete, im wesentlichen vertikal verlaufende Säule aufweist, die im oberen Bereich mit mindestens einer weiteren Säule oder Stütze verbunden ist, wobei die Verbindung zwischen Säule und weiterer Säule bzw. Stütze mindestens teilweise wasserführend ist und mindestens eine Kopfbrause trägt und wobei die Säulen rohrförmig sind. Die Duscheinrichtung ist vorzugsweise für private Haushaltungen bestimmt.The invention relates to a shower device, in particular a shower cabin, which has at least one laterally arranged, substantially vertical column which is connected in the upper region to at least one further column or support, the connection between the column and the further column or support being at least partially is water-bearing and carries at least one overhead shower and the columns are tubular. The shower device is preferably intended for private households.

Aus den US-Patentschriften 439 793 und 585 439 sind Duscheinrichtungen bekannt, bei denen wasserführende Rohre als tragende Stützen vorgesehen sind, die im oberen Bereich überFrom the US Pat. Nos. 439,793 and 585,439, shower devices are known in which water-carrying pipes are provided as supporting supports, which are located in the upper area

Verbindungsstücke miteinander verbunden sind. Im Verbindungsbereich ist jeweils eine Kopfbrause vorgesehen. Die Rohre selbst sind als Wasserleitungen ausgebildet und sind mit Zulaufleitungen für Warm- und Kaltwasser über verschiedenartige Armaturen und Ventile miteinander verbunden. Auf den vom Innenraum der Duscheinrichtung abweisenden Seiten der Rohre und Armaturen sind auf einer oder mehreren Seiten an den Wasserrohren Trennwände vorgesehen, soweit die Duscheinrichtung nicht direkt an einer Wand des Badezimmers selbst angebracht ist.Connectors are connected together. A overhead shower is provided in the connection area. The pipes themselves are designed as water pipes and are connected to each other with supply pipes for hot and cold water using various fittings and valves. On the sides of the pipes and fittings facing away from the interior of the shower device, partition walls are provided on one or more sides of the water pipes, provided that the shower device is not attached directly to a wall of the bathroom itself.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, derartige Duscheinrichtungen zu verbessern, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Montagefreundlichkeit, Sicherheit, Reinigungsfreundlichkeit und Freiheit in der Formgestaltung.The invention has for its object to improve such shower facilities, especially with regard to ease of installation, safety, ease of cleaning and freedom in design.

Die Erfindung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wasserleitung innerhalb mindestens einer Säule verlegt ist. Dadurch sind Stützfunktion und Leitungsfunktion voneinander getrennt. Zusätzlich zur Stützfunktion bieten die Säulen die Möglichkeit, als Gehäuse bzw. Verkleidung für die Leitungen und die sonstigen Armaturen zu dienen.The invention is characterized in that the water pipe is laid within at least one column. This separates the support function and the management function from each other. In addition to the support function, the columns offer the option of serving as a housing or cladding for the lines and other fittings.

Die "Säule" ist vorzugsweise eine im wesentlichen hohle Stütze, die aus Metall oder Kunststoff gefertigt ist.The "pillar" is preferably a substantially hollow support made of metal or plastic.

Der Wasserzulauf erfolgt vorzugsweise über die vorerwähnte Säule und zwar je nach den örtlichen Gegebenheiten seitlich, im wesentlichen von unten.The water is preferably supplied via the above-mentioned column and, depending on the local conditions, laterally, essentially from below.

Als weitere Stütze kann bei der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung beispielsweise eine Wand oder eine Raumecke vorgesehen sein, an der die Verbindung befestigbar ist. Vorzugsweise wird jedoch die mindestens eine weitere Stütze von wenigstens einer weiteren Säule gebildet. Die Stützen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung können auch ausschließlich aus Säulen bestehen. Von diesen können beispielsweise zwei bis sechs, vorzugsweise vier Stück vorhanden sein, deren Anordnung zueinander grundsätzlich beliebig gewählt werden kann.As a further support, for example, a wall or a corner of the room to which the connection can be fastened can be provided in the shower device according to the invention. Preferably however, the at least one further support is formed by at least one further column. The supports of the shower device according to the invention can also consist exclusively of columns. Of these, for example, two to six, preferably four, can be present, the arrangement of which can in principle be chosen arbitrarily.

Die Duscheinrichtung ist vorzugsweise als Bausatz ausgebildet und aus vorgefertigten, insbesondere vormontierten Modulbausteinen zusammensetzbar. So können Säulen, Verbindungen, Verbindungswände für die Säulen und/oder gegebenenfalls vorgesehene Duschtassen als Modulbausteine ausgebildet sein.The shower device is preferably designed as a kit and can be assembled from prefabricated, in particular pre-assembled, modular building blocks. For example, columns, connections, connecting walls for the columns and / or shower trays that may be provided can be designed as module modules.

Von den Säulen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung ist wenigstens eine wenigstens bereichsweise wasserführend und, bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform, mit wenigstens einer Seitenbrause und/oder Handbrause versehen. Zur Betätigung der einzelnen Brausen kann mit Vorteil wenigstens eine der Säulen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung mit mindestens einer Steuer- und/oder Umstellarmatur, insbesondere einer Brausekopf- und/oder Seitenbrause- und/oder Handbrause-Umstelleinrichtung versehen sein. Der Steuer- und/oder Umstellarmatur ist mit Vorteil ein Mischer insbesondere in Form eines thermostatisch arbeitenden Mischers zugeordnet. Er kann als Mischventil ausgebildet sein und ist vorzugsweise der Umstelleinrichtung vorgeschaltet. Armatur und Mischventil können jedoch auch miteinander kombiniert sein.At least one of the columns of the shower device according to the invention is water-bearing and, in a preferred embodiment, is provided with at least one side shower and / or hand shower. To actuate the individual showers, at least one of the columns of the shower device according to the invention can advantageously be provided with at least one control and / or changeover fitting, in particular a showerhead and / or side shower and / or hand shower changeover device. The control and / or changeover fitting is advantageously associated with a mixer, in particular in the form of a thermostatically operating mixer. It can be designed as a mixing valve and is preferably connected upstream of the changeover device. Valve and mixing valve can also be combined with each other.

Zur leichterten Anpassung an die örtlichen Gegebenheiten, insbesondere zur Justierung, ist vorzugsweise wenigstens einer Säule, insbesondere allen Säulen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung eine höhenverstellbare Bodenabstützung zugeordnet.For easier adaptation to the local conditions, in particular for adjustment, a height-adjustable floor support is preferably assigned to at least one column, in particular all columns of the shower device according to the invention.

Die erfindungsgemäße Duscheinrichtung kann direkt auf einem Raumboden, beispielsweise dem gefliesten Fußboden eines Badezimmers montiert werden, so daß die Säulen auf dem Boden stehen, gewünschtenfalls aber auch mit einer Duschwanne bzw. Duschtasse versehen sein. Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist eine Duschwanne vorgesehen, auf deren Rand die Säulen der Duscheinrichtung lösbar befestigt sind, worauf in der nachfolgenden Beispielsbeschreibung noch gesondert eingegangen werden wird.The shower device according to the invention can be mounted directly on a room floor, for example the tiled floor of a bathroom, so that the columns stand on the floor, but can also be provided with a shower tray or shower tray if desired. In a preferred embodiment, a shower tray is provided, on the edge of which the columns of the shower device are detachably fastened, which will be discussed separately in the following description of the example.

Zur lösbaren Säulenbefestigung können Zentriereinrichtungen vorgesehen sein, auf die die Säulen aufsetzbar, insbesondere aufsteckbar sind. Solche Zentriereinrichtungen können sowohl am Fußboden als auch am Wannenrand befestigbar sein.Centering devices can be provided for releasable column attachment, onto which the columns can be placed, in particular plugged on. Such centering devices can be attached to both the floor and the tub rim.

Ist eine Duschwanne vorgesehen, und stehen die Säulen der Duscheinrichtung auf dem Rand dieser Wanne, so können den Säulen jeweils mit Vorteil unterhalb des Wannenrandes Bodenstützen zugeordnet sein, die so ausgebildet sein können, daß sie gleichzeitig der Höhenverstellung der Säulen dienen können.If a shower tray is provided, and the columns of the shower device stand on the edge of this tray, the columns can advantageously be assigned floor supports below the edge of the bath, which can be designed such that they can simultaneously serve to adjust the height of the columns.

Die Säulen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung sind vorzugsweise prismatisch ausgebildet, d.h. sie weisen vorzugsweise einen durchgehend gleichbleibenden, vorzugsweise im wesentlichen kreisförmigen oder quadratischen Querschnitt auf, wobei sie vorzugsweise aus Kunststoffrohren gefertigt sind. Ihr Durchmesser kann im Bereich von 10 bis 30 cm liegen.The columns of the shower device according to the invention are preferably prismatic, i.e. they preferably have a constant, preferably substantially circular or square cross section, whereby they are preferably made of plastic pipes. Their diameter can range from 10 to 30 cm.

Die Säulen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung sind so ausgebildet, daß sie der Führung von Wasserleitungen und/ oder elektrischen Leitungen dienen können, wobei letztere der Versorgung von ggf. vorgesehenen Steuereinrichtungen und/oder elektrischen Geräten, wie elektrischen Thermostaten, Anzeigegeräten, Leuchten, Radio- und/oder Sprechgeräten dienen können. Es kann auch ein Föhn vorgesehen sein.The columns of the shower device according to the invention are designed so that they can be used to guide water pipes and / or electrical lines, the latter supplying any control devices that may be provided and / or electrical devices, such as electrical thermostats, display devices, lights, radio and / or speech devices. A hair dryer can also be provided.

Die erfindungsgemäße Duscheinrichtung kann, insbesondere in gefliesten Räumen, ohne Duschwände aufgebaut werden. Die Duscheinrichtung weist in der Regel jedoch an mindestens einer Seite, vorzugsweise an drei Seiten Wände auf, die vorzugsweise wenigstens eine Säule und die mindestens eine Stütze unter Bildung einer Duschkabine miteinander verbinden. Die Duschkabine kann mit Vorteil eine Tür aufweisen, die in einer ihrer Wände vorgesehen oder eine Wand bilden kann. Die Kabinenwände sind vorzugsweise transparent ausgebildet und aus Glas oder Kunststoff gefertigt. Zur leichteren Montage der Kabinenwände können die vorzugsweise jeweils von Säulen gebildeten Stützen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung vertikal verlaufende Nuten oder Anschläge aufweisen, in die die Kabinenwände vor der Endmontage eingeschoben bzw. angelegt werden können.The shower device according to the invention can be constructed without shower walls, in particular in tiled rooms. However, the shower device generally has walls on at least one side, preferably on three sides, which preferably connect at least one column and the at least one support to form a shower cabin. The shower cubicle can advantageously have a door that can be provided in one of its walls or can form a wall. The cabin walls are preferably transparent and made of glass or plastic. For easier assembly of the cabin walls, the pillars of the shower device according to the invention, which are preferably formed by columns, can have vertically extending grooves or stops into which the cabin walls can be inserted or placed before final assembly.

Die Wände können eben aber auch bogenförmig ausgebildet sein, insbesondere dann bogenförmig, wenn nur zwei oder drei Säulen bei der Duschkabine vorgesehen sind. In der Regel besitzt die Duschkabine vier Säulen, wenn sie freistehend aufgebaut wird und eine bis zwei Säulen, wenn sie in eine Ecke bzw. an eine Wand eines vorhandenen Duschraumes ein- bzw. angebaut wird.However, the walls can also be arched, in particular if only two or three columns are provided in the shower cubicle. As a rule, the shower cubicle has four pillars when it is free-standing and one or two columns if it is installed or installed in a corner or on a wall of an existing shower room.

Mindestens eine der Säulen der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung kann eine Aufnahme bzw. Ablage für Duschzubehör aufweisen. Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird diese von einer entsprechend ausgebildeten Aussparung gebildet.At least one of the columns of the shower device according to the invention can have a receptacle or storage for shower accessories. In a preferred embodiment, this is formed by an appropriately designed recess.

Wie oben bereits erwähnt, können in der erfindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung zusätzliche Anzeigegeräte vorgesehen sein, die vorzugsweise in einer Säule montiert sind. Die Anzeigegeräte sind insbesondere solche zur Anzeige von Temperatur, wie Wassertemperatur oder Lufttemperatur, Durchflußmenge und/oder Zeit.As already mentioned above, additional display devices can be provided in the shower device according to the invention, which are preferably mounted in a column. The display devices are in particular those for displaying temperature, such as water temperature or air temperature, flow rate and / or time.

Die Säule, die die Steuerarmatur und/oder Umstellarmatur aufweist, ist vorzugsweise an der Eingangsseite der Duscheinrichtung vorgesehen, und, sofern die Duschkabine mit einer Tür versehen ist, an der Stelle, an der die Tür öffnet. Hierdurch sind die Steuerarmatur und die Umstellarmaturen von außen her zugänglich. Es ist jedoch auch möglich, zusätzliche Bedienungselemente und vorzugsweise auch Anzeigegeräte außerhalb der Duschkabine, insbesondere an der Außenseite der Duschkabine vorzusehen. Die Armaturen können dann bedient und die Anzeigegeräte abgelesen werden, ohne daß man schon unter der Dusche steht bzw. ohne die Tür zu öffnen. Dies kann erwünscht sein, wenn eine bestimmte Duschtemperatur eingestellt werden soll, bevor mit dem Duschen begonnen wird.The column, which has the control fitting and / or change-over fitting, is preferably provided on the entrance side of the shower device and, if the shower cubicle is provided with a door, at the point at which the door opens. As a result, the control valve and the changeover valves are accessible from the outside. However, it is also possible to provide additional operating elements and preferably also display devices outside the shower cabin, in particular on the outside of the shower cabin. The fittings can then be operated and the display devices can be read without being in the shower or opening the door. This may be desirable if a certain shower temperature is to be set before showering begins.

Die Verbindung zwischen den Säulen untereinander bzw. zwischen den Säulen und sonstigen Stützen verläuft bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ausschließlich radial, ausgehend von einem zentralen Knotenpunkt. Dies bedeutet, daß die Verbindungsarme von diesem Knotenpunkt sternförmig bzw. spinnenförmig zu den einzelnen Stützen bzw. Säulen gerichtet sind. An den Säulen sind sie vorzugsweise am oberen Säulenende befestigt. Die Verbindungen sind vorzugsweise von Rohren gebildet, insbesondere von Metallrohren. Diese können miteinander verschweißt sein, sind jedoch vorzugsweise miteinander verschraubt bzw. durch Klemm- bzw. Steckverbindungen miteinander verbindbar, um die Variabilität im Bausatz zu erhöhen. Der Durchmesser der Rohre der Verbindungen ist in der Regel kleiner als der der Säulen und liegt in der Regel im Bereich von 1/4 bis 1/10 des Säulendurchmessers. Die Verbindungsrohre sind zur Aufnahme von Wasserleitungen und/oder elektrischen Leitungen ausgebildet. Insbesondere das Verbindungsrohr, welches von einer die Steuer- und Umstellarmaturen aufweisenden Säule zum zentralen Knotenpunkt verläuft, enthält in der Regel die größte Anzahl an Leitungen, weil hier nicht nur die wasserführenden Leitungen zur Kopfbrause, sondern auch noch die wasserführenden Leitungen für die Seitenbrausen in anderen Säulen durchgeführt sind und ggf. elektrische Leitungen für Beleuchtungen in den einzelnen Säulen usw.In a preferred embodiment, the connection between the columns with one another or between the columns and other supports runs exclusively radially, starting from a central node. This means that the connecting arms from this node are star-shaped or spider-shaped are directed towards the individual supports or columns. They are preferably attached to the columns at the upper end of the column. The connections are preferably formed by pipes, in particular by metal pipes. These can be welded to one another, but are preferably screwed to one another or can be connected to one another by means of clamping or plug connections in order to increase the variability in the kit. The diameter of the pipes of the connections is usually smaller than that of the columns and is usually in the range from 1/4 to 1/10 of the column diameter. The connecting pipes are designed to receive water pipes and / or electrical lines. In particular, the connecting pipe, which runs from a column with the control and changeover fittings to the central node, usually contains the largest number of lines, because here not only the water-carrying lines to the overhead shower, but also the water-carrying lines for the side showers in others Pillars are carried out and, if necessary, electrical lines for lighting in the individual columns, etc.

Es können in jeder Säule mindestens zwei, vorzugsweise drei bis vier Seitenbrausen angeordnet sein. Auch die die Steuer- und Umstellarmaturen aufweisende Säule kann zusätzlich Seitenbrausen aufweisen. Die Handbrause ist vorzugsweise an der die Steuer- und Umschalteinrichtungen aufweisenden Säule angeordnet und mit dieser über einen flexiblen Schlauch verbunden. In der Regel reicht eine zentral angeordnete Kopfbrause aus, die unter dem Knotenpunkt der Verbindungen angeordnet ist. Anstelle dieser zentralen Kopfbrause oder zusätzlich hierzu können sternförmig um den zentralen Knotenpunkt an den Verbindungsrohren weitere Kopfbrausen vorgesehen sein. Die Verbindungen, insbesondere die Verbindungsrohre sind als Versteifung für die Säulen ausgebildet und fixieren deren obere Enden. Die Verbindungen sind vorzugsweise bogenförmig ausgebildet und bilden eine Art Dachgebälk über der Duscheinrichtung, das bogenförmig oder pyramidenförmig ausgebildet sein kann.At least two, preferably three to four, side showers can be arranged in each column. The column with the control and changeover fittings can also have side showers. The hand shower is preferably arranged on the column having the control and switching devices and connected to it via a flexible hose. As a rule, a centrally arranged overhead shower, which is located below the junction of the connections, is sufficient. Instead of this central overhead shower or in addition to this, further overhead showers can be provided in a star shape around the central node on the connecting pipes. The connections, in particular the connecting pipes, are designed as stiffeners for the columns and fix their upper ends. The compounds are preferred arcuate and form a kind of roof beams above the shower facility, which can be arcuate or pyramid-shaped.

Bei einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung befinden sich sämtliche Bedienungseinrichtungen, Anzeigegeräte, Zusatzgeräte, Brausen usw. an den Säulen bzw. Verbindungen. Dadurch können Wände des Raumes, in dem die Duscheinrichtung steht, die ggf. als weitere Stütze dienen, von solchen Einrichtungen frei bleiben und brauchen nicht verändert zu werden. Es können allenfalls Zuleitungen für Wasser und/oder elektrische Zuleitungen von den Wänden aus der Duscheinrichtung vorgesehen sein, sofern eine Zuleitung in die Säulen von unten her, was der Regelfall ist, in besonderen Fällen nicht möglich ist.In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, all operating devices, display devices, additional devices, showers, etc. are located on the columns or connections. As a result, walls of the room in which the shower device is located, which may serve as additional support, can remain free of such devices and do not need to be changed. At most, supply lines for water and / or electrical supply lines from the walls of the shower device can be provided, provided that a supply line into the columns from below, which is the rule, is not possible in special cases.

Weitere Einzelheiten, Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung, die für sich allein oder zu mehreren in Kombination bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung verwirklicht sein können, ergeben sich aus den Ansprüchen und der nachfolgenden Beschreibung bevorzugter Ausführungsformen der Erfindung im Zusammenhang mit der Zeichnung. In der Zeichnung zeigen jeweils schematisch:

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perspektivische Gesamtansicht einer Ausführungsform der erindungsgemäßen Duscheinrichtung und
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Further details, features and advantages of the invention, which can be implemented individually or in combination in one embodiment of the invention, result from the claims and the following description of preferred embodiments of the invention in connection with the drawing. The drawings each show schematically:
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Overall perspective view of an embodiment of the shower device according to the invention and
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sectional partial views of another embodiment of the shower device according to the invention.

Die in Fig. 1 dargestellte Duscheinrichtung weist vier verausgerichtete, freistehende und jeweils in einer Ecke eines gedachten Quadrates angeordnete Säulen 1 bis 4 auf, die auf einer Bodenplatte 5, beispielsweise dem gefliesten Boden eines Badezimmers, montiert sind und jeweils einen durchgehend gleichbleibenden quadratischen Querschnitt aufweisen.The shower device shown in FIG. 1 has four aligned, free-standing columns 1 to 4, each arranged in a corner of an imaginary square, on a base plate 5, for example the tiled one Floor of a bathroom, are mounted and each have a constant square cross-section.

Die vier Säulen 1 bis 4 sind im oberen Bereich jeweils nach innen abgeschrägt ausgebildet und über ein kreuzförmiges Verbindungsstück 6 miteinander verbunden. Dieses Verbindungsstück 6 weist vier sternförmig verlaufende Rohre 1' bis 4' auf, die in ein zentrales Knotenstück 7 münden, an dem unten eine Kopfbrause 8 befestigt ist.The four columns 1 to 4 are each sloped towards the inside in the upper region and connected to one another via a cross-shaped connecting piece 6. This connecting piece 6 has four star-shaped pipes 1 'to 4' which open into a central node piece 7, to which a overhead shower 8 is attached below.

Die vier Säulen 1 bis 4 sind hohl und - wie später noch ausgeführt werden wird - jeweils wasserführend ausgebildet. Drei von ihnen sind mit jeweils drei Seitenbrausen 9 ausgerüstet, die vierte mit zwei Seitenbrausen 9, einer Handbrause 10 und einer Armatur 11, mittels der die einzelnen Brausen 8, 9 und/oder 10 betätigt und die Menge und die Temperatur des aus ihnen austretenden Wassers vom Benutzer eingestellt werden kann. In ihrem oberen Bereich weisen die vier Säulen 1 bis 4 jeweils kleine Leuchten 12 auf, zu deren Betätigung an der Säule 2 ein Schalter 13 vorgesehen ist. Eine der Säulen 3 weist eine nach innen offene Ausnehmung 14 auf, die vom Benutzer als Ablage für Duschutensilien benutzt werden kann.The four columns 1 to 4 are hollow and - as will be explained later - are each designed to carry water. Three of them are each equipped with three side showers 9, the fourth with two side showers 9, a hand shower 10 and a fitting 11, by means of which the individual showers 8, 9 and / or 10 are actuated and the amount and temperature of the water emerging from them can be set by the user. In their upper area, the four columns 1 to 4 each have small lamps 12, for the actuation of which a switch 13 is provided on the column 2. One of the columns 3 has an inwardly open recess 14 which can be used by the user as a shelf for shower utensils.

Die in Fig. 1 dargestellten vier Säulen 1 bis 4 sind, wie bereits erwähnt, auf einem Boden 5 montiert. Sie könnten gewünschtenfalls aber auch auf dem Rand einer entsprechend bemessenen Duschwanne befestigt sein. Eine solche Duschwanne 15 ist bei der Ausführungsform vorgesehen, von der in den Figuren 2 und 3 teilweise geschnittene Teilansichten gezeigt sind. Abweichend von der in Fig. 1 dargestellten Ausführungsform sind bei der in den Figuren 2 und 3 in Teilansichten dargestellten Ausführungsform Säulen 16 vorgesehen, die jeweils im Querschnitt kreiszylindrisch ausgebildet sind.The four columns 1 to 4 shown in FIG. 1 are, as already mentioned, mounted on a floor 5. If desired, they could also be attached to the edge of an appropriately sized shower tray. Such a shower tray 15 is provided in the embodiment, of which partial sectional views are shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In contrast to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, columns 16 are provided in the embodiment shown in partial views in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of which is circular-cylindrical in cross section.

Bei der in den Figuren 2 und 3 in Teilansichten dargestellten Ausführungsform bildet die Duschwanne 15 zusammen mit den auf ihrem Rand 17 befestigten Säulen 16 eine Einheit, die sich über mehrere höhenverstellbare Stützen 18 gegen den Boden 19 beispielsweise eines Badezimmers abstützen, wobei die Stützen 18 jeweils unterhalb des Wannenrandes 17 so angeordnet sind, daß sie mit den oberhalb des Wannenrandes 17 angeordneten Säulen 16 fluchten.In the embodiment shown in Figures 2 and 3 in partial views, the shower tray 15 forms, together with the columns 16 attached to its edge 17, a unit which is supported by several height-adjustable supports 18 against the floor 19 of a bathroom, for example, the supports 18 in each case are arranged below the tub rim 17 so that they are aligned with the columns 16 arranged above the tub rim 17.

Die Stützen 18 bestehen aus einem Basisteil 20 mit Innengewinde, in das ein Schraubbolzen 21 von oben her einschraubbar ist, der über eine Mutter 22 gegen ein Verdrehen gesichert werden kann. An seinem vom Basisteil 20 abgewandten Ende ist der Schraubbolzen 21 starr mit einer Justierplatte 23 verbunden, beispielsweise verschweißt. Diese Justierplatte 23, die man auch als den Kopf des Schraubbolzens 21 bezeichnen könnte, weist einen nach unten gerichteten Justierstift 24 auf. Für diesen und den Schraubbolzen 21 sind im Rand 17 der Duschwanne 15 entsprechend bemessene Einstecklöcher vorgesehen, so daß die Justierplatte 23 verdrehsicher liegt, wenn sie unter Zwischenlage einer federnden Zwischenscheibe 25 aus Gummi ausgerichtet und so auf den Rand 17 der Duschwanne 15 aufgelegt worden ist, daß der Justierstift 24 und der Schraubbolzen 21 durch die für sie im Wannenrand 17 vorgesehene Löcher ragen. Unterhalb des Randes 17 der Duschwanne 15 ist eine Gegenplatte 26 vorgesehen, die den Einstecklöchern für den Justierstift 24 und den Schraubbolzen 21 entsprechende Durchbrechungen aufweist. Zur Sicherung dieser Gegenplatte 26 ist eine auf den Schraubbolzen 21 aufgeschraubte Mutter 27 mit Beilegscheibe 28 vorgesehen.The supports 18 consist of a base part 20 with an internal thread, into which a screw bolt 21 can be screwed from above, which can be secured against rotation via a nut 22. At its end facing away from the base part 20, the screw bolt 21 is rigidly connected, for example welded, to an adjusting plate 23. This adjustment plate 23, which could also be referred to as the head of the screw bolt 21, has an adjustment pin 24 directed downwards. For this and the screw bolt 21, appropriately sized insertion holes are provided in the edge 17 of the shower tray 15, so that the adjusting plate 23 is secured against rotation when it has been aligned with the interposition of a resilient intermediate washer 25 made of rubber and has thus been placed on the edge 17 of the shower tray 15, that the adjusting pin 24 and the screw 21 protrude through the holes provided for them in the tub rim 17. Below the edge 17 of the shower tray 15, a counter plate 26 is provided, which has corresponding openings for the insertion holes for the adjusting pin 24 and the screw 21. To secure this counterplate 26, a nut 27 with washer 28 is screwed onto the screw bolt 21.

Der Rand 17 der Duschwanne 15 und die im montierten Zustand im Bereich jeder Stütze 18 oben und unten anliegenden Platten 23 und 26 weisen miteinander fluchtende exzentrische Durchbrechungen auf, nämlich eine relativ große, in Fig. 2 rechts dargestellte Durchbrechung 29 für die Durchführung einer Wasserleitung und elektrischer Kabel und zwei Durchbrechungen 30, von denen in Fig. 2 nur eine dargestellt ist. Die Durchbrechungen 30 dienen im Zusammenwirken mit Befestigungsbolzen 31 der Befestigung eines relativ dicken Flansches 32, der den unteren Abschluß der Säule 16 bildet.The edge 17 of the shower tray 15 and the plates 23 and 26 in the assembled state in the area of each support 18 at the top and bottom have eccentric openings aligned with one another, namely a relatively large opening 29 for the passage shown on the right in FIG. 2 a water pipe and electrical cable and two openings 30, of which only one is shown in FIG. 2. The openings 30 serve in cooperation with fastening bolts 31 for fastening a relatively thick flange 32 which forms the lower end of the column 16.

Vor der Aufstellung der Duschwanne 15, die beispielsweise aus Kunststoff bestehen kann, wird sie zunächst mit mehreren Stützen 18 versehen, deren Zahl der Säulenzahl entspricht, die später auf dem Wannenrand 17 befestigt werden sollen. Hierbei wird vorzugsweise folgendermaßen vorgegangen:Before installing the shower tray 15, which can be made of plastic, for example, it is first provided with a plurality of supports 18, the number of which corresponds to the number of columns that are later to be attached to the tub rim 17. The procedure is preferably as follows:

Zunächst werden mit Hilfe einer Schablone an den Stellen des Wannenrandes, an denen die Säulen abgestützt werden sollen, entsprechende Löcher gebohrt. Anschließend wird die Zwischenscheibe 25 auf den Schraubbolzen 21 geschoben und so ausgerichtet, daß der Justierstift 24 durch die ihm in der Zwischenscheibe 25 zugeordnete Durchbrechung ragt. Dann wird der Schraubbolzen 21 durch das ihm im Rand 17 der Duschwanne 15 vorgesehene Loch geschoben und die Justierplatte 23 durch Verdrehen so ausgerichtet, daß ihr Justierstift 24 mit der ihm im Wannenrand 17 zugeordneten Durchbrechung fluchtet und in diese eingeschoben werden kann. Ist dies geschehen, wird die Gegenplatte 26 auf den Schraubbolzen 21 aufgeschoben und zum Justierstift 24 ausgerichtet, so daß auch sie jetzt gegen ein Verdrehen gesichert ist. Danach wird die Beilegscheibe 28 aufgeschoben und die Mutter 27 aufgeschraubt und festgezogen. Ist dies geschehen, werden auf das freie Ende des Schraubbolzens 21 jeweils eine Mutter 22 und ein Basisteil 20 aufgeschraubt. Sind alle Stützen 18 entsprechend montiert, kann die Duschwanne 15 aufgestellt und ausjustiert werden. Letzteres ist problemlos möglich durch Verdrehen des einen und/oder des anderen Basisteiles 20, das nach dem Ausjustieren durch die ihm zugeordnete Mutter 22 gegen ein Lösen gesichert werden kann.First, holes are drilled with the help of a template at the points on the edge of the tub where the columns are to be supported. Subsequently, the intermediate plate 25 is pushed onto the screw bolt 21 and aligned so that the adjusting pin 24 protrudes through the opening assigned to it in the intermediate plate 25. Then the screw 21 is pushed through the hole provided in the edge 17 of the shower tray 15 and the adjusting plate 23 is aligned by turning so that its adjusting pin 24 is aligned with the opening in the tub rim 17 and can be inserted into it. Once this has been done, the counter plate 26 is pushed onto the screw bolt 21 and aligned with the adjusting pin 24, so that it is now also secured against rotation. Then the washer 28 is pushed on and the nut 27 screwed and tightened. Once this has been done, a nut 22 and a base part 20 are screwed onto the free end of the screw bolt 21. If all supports 18 are mounted accordingly, the shower tray 15 can be set up and adjusted. The latter is easily possible by rotating one and / or the other base part 20, which can be secured against loosening after adjustment by the nut 22 assigned to it.

Die Säulen 16 weisen einen rohrförmigen Mantel 33 aus Kunststoff auf und sind, wie bereits erwähnt, unten durch jeweils einen Flansch 32 abgeschlossen. Die Flansche 32 weisen zum Rand 17 der Wanne 15 offene Ausnehmungen auf, die in ihren Abmessungen denen der Justierplatte 23 entsprechen, so daß die Flansche 32 beim Aufstellen der Säulen 16 auf die Justierplatten 23 gestellt werden können, bis der Mantel 33 der Säulen die Oberseite des Randes 17 der Duschwanne 15 berührt. Die Flansche 32 sind in den Säulen 16 befestigt, vorzugsweise durch Verklebung oder durch Verschraubung. Um zu verhindern daß sich im Inneren der Säulen 16 Schwitzwasser bildet, das nicht abfließen kann, weist jeder der Flansche 32 wenigstens eine nach dem Aufstellen der Säulen 16 vertikal verlaufende Nut 34 und der Mantel 33 eine damit kommunizierende kleine Auslauföffnung 35 auf.The columns 16 have a tubular jacket 33 made of plastic and, as already mentioned, are each closed at the bottom by a flange 32. The flanges 32 have open recesses to the edge 17 of the trough 15, the dimensions of which correspond to those of the adjusting plate 23, so that the flanges 32 can be placed on the adjusting plates 23 when the columns 16 are set up, until the jacket 33 of the columns is at the top the edge 17 of the shower tray 15 touched. The flanges 32 are fastened in the columns 16, preferably by gluing or screwing. In order to prevent condensation from forming in the interior of the columns 16 which cannot drain off, each of the flanges 32 has at least one groove 34 which runs vertically after the columns 16 have been erected, and the jacket 33 has a small outlet opening 35 communicating therewith.

Sind die Säulen 16 auf die ihnen jeweils zugeordneten Justierplatten 23 aufgesetzt, können sie auf einfachste Weise in dieser Position gehalten werden durch die bereits vorerwähnten Befestigungsbolzen 31, für die in den Flanschen 32 Einstecklöcher 36 vorgesehen sind. Um ein Lösen dieser Befestigungsbolzen 31 zu verhindern, sind Sicherungsstifte 37 vorgesehen, für die in den Flanschen 32 entsprechend bemessene Einstecklöcher 38 vorgesehen sind. Die Befestigungsbolzen 31 werden vor der Befestigung der Flansche 32 in den Säulenmänteln 33 befestigt und sind in ihrer Länge so bemessen, daß sie nach dem Aufstellen der Säulen 16 durch die Justierplatte 23, die Zwischenscheibe 25, den Wannenrand 17 und die Gegenplatte 26 ragen und von unten her durch eine Mutter 39 gegen ein Herausziehen gesichert werden können.If the columns 16 are placed on their respective adjustment plates 23, they can be held in this position in the simplest manner by the aforementioned fastening bolts 31, for which 32 insertion holes 36 are provided in the flanges. In order to prevent loosening of these fastening bolts 31, locking pins 37 are provided, for which correspondingly dimensioned insertion holes 38 are provided in the flanges 32. The fastening bolts 31 are fastened before the flanges 32 are fastened in the column jackets 33 and are dimensioned in length in such a way that after the columns 16 have been set up, they protrude through the adjusting plate 23, the intermediate plate 25, the rim 17 and the counter plate 26 and from below can be secured against pulling out by a nut 39.

Im Inneren der der Säule 2 in Fig. 1 entsprechenden Säule 16 verlaufen zwei Wasserleitungen 40, von denen in Fig. 2 nur eine dargestellt ist. Die eine dieser Leitungen 40 dient der Zuführung von Kaltwasser, die andere der Zuführung von Warmwasser. Für beide, vorzugsweise als Kunststoff- oder Metallrohre ausgebildete Leitungen 40 sind im Flansch 32 Durchstecklöcher 41 vorgesehen, die mit entsprechend dimensionierten Durchstecklöchern im Rand 17 der Wanne 15 und den beiden Platten 23 und 26 fluchten und so bemessen sind, daß die Leitungen 40 in ihnen durch eine Profilringdichtung 42 zum Flansch gedichtet werden kann. Die Wasserleitungen 40 führen in der der Säule 2 in Fig. 1 entsprechdenden Säule 16 über ein Mischventil zu der bereits vorerwähnten Armatur 11. Von dort führen separate Wasserleitungen 43, die temperiertes Mischwasser enthalten, zu den einzelnen Brausen 8, 9 und 10. Die Handbrause 10 wird über eine eigene Wasserleitung versorgt. Die übrigen Brausen, d.h. die Kopfbrause 8 und die Seitenbrause 9 werden über separate Zuführleitungen 43 bzw. 43' versorgt. Diese verlaufen zunächst im Inneren der der Säule 2 in Fig. 1 entsprechenden Säule 16, dann durch das mit dieser verbundene Rohr 2' zum Knotenstück 7. Von dort verläuft eine Leitung direkt zur Kopfbrause 8 und über die spinnenförmig verlaufenden Rohre 1', 3' und 4' zu den diesen Rohren zugeordneten Säulen. Eine obere Querverbindung der einzelnen Säulen kann vorgesehen sein, ist dann jedoch vorzugsweise nicht wasserführend. Die einzelnen Säulen sind in den dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen vorzugsweise im oberen Bereich über die von den vier Rohren 1' bis 4' und das Knotenstück 7 gebildete Rohrspindel miteinander verbunden, die vorzugsweise so ausgebildet und angeordnet ist, daß sich das Knotenstück 7 nach der Montage der Rohrspinne oberhalb der oberen Säulenenden befindet. Die von den vier Rohren 1' bis 4' und dem Knotenstück 7 gebildete Rohrspinne ist vorzugsweise so ausgebildet, daß sie nach Vormontage und nach dem Anschluß der in ihr geführten Leitungen als eine Einheit auf die oberen Säulenenden aufgesetzt werden kann.In the interior of the column 16 corresponding to the column 2 in FIG. 1, two water pipes 40 run, of which only one is shown in FIG. 2. One of these lines 40 is used to supply cold water, the other to supply hot water. For both, preferably as plastic or metal pipes Trained lines 40 are provided in the flange 32 through holes 41 which are aligned with correspondingly dimensioned through holes in the edge 17 of the tub 15 and the two plates 23 and 26 and are dimensioned such that the lines 40 can be sealed in them by a profile ring seal 42 to the flange . In the column 16 corresponding to column 2 in FIG. 1, the water lines 40 lead via a mixing valve to the above-mentioned fitting 11. From there, separate water lines 43, which contain tempered mixed water, lead to the individual showers 8, 9 and 10. The hand shower 10 is supplied via its own water pipe. The remaining showers, ie the overhead shower 8 and the side shower 9 are supplied via separate feed lines 43 and 43 '. These first run in the interior of the column 16 corresponding to the column 2 in FIG. 1, then through the pipe 2 'connected to the column piece 7. From there, a line runs directly to the overhead shower 8 and via the spider-shaped pipes 1', 3 '. and 4 'to the columns associated with these tubes. An upper cross connection of the individual columns can be provided, but is then preferably not water-bearing. The individual columns in the exemplary embodiments shown are preferably connected to one another in the upper region via the tube spindle formed by the four tubes 1 'to 4' and the node piece 7, which is preferably designed and arranged such that the node piece 7 is located after the tube spider has been installed located above the top of the column. The tubular spider formed by the four tubes 1 'to 4' and the node piece 7 is preferably designed so that it can be placed as a unit on the upper ends of the column after preassembly and after connecting the lines guided in it.

Zur Erzeugung von Wechselduschen heiß/kalt kann das Umstellorgan oder das Mischventil so eingerichtet sein, daß die Duschtemperatur nach vorgegebenen Intervallen abrupt wechselt.To generate hot / cold alternating showers, the changeover element or the mixing valve can be set up in such a way that the shower temperature changes abruptly at predetermined intervals.

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  1. Shower, particularly shower cubicle, which has at least one laterally positioned, substantially vertically directed column (1-4, 16), which in the upper area is connected to at least one further column (1-4, 16) or support, the connection (1'-4') between the column and the further column or support being at least partly water-distributing and carrying at least one head spray (8) and in which the columns are tubular, characterized in that the water pipe (40) is laid within at least one column (1-4, 16),
  2. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that as a further support is provided at least one further column, preferably exclusively further columns being provided as supports.
  3. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water distributing column is provided with at least one side spray (9) and/or hand spray (10).
  4. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water distributing column is provided with at least one control and/or switchover fitting (11) , particularly spray head and/or side spray and/or hand spray switchover device.
  5. Shower according to claim 4, characterized in that in the column (2) having the fitting (11) there is a mixer valve, preferably a thermostat, which is preferably connected upstream of the switchover fitting (11).
  6. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a vertically adjustable base support member (18) is associated with at least one and preferably all the columns (1-4, 16).
  7. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a bath (15) and its columns are preferably detachably fixed to the edge (17) of said bath (15).
  8. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for fixing the columns (1-4, 16) to the floor or the bath edge (17) in each case one centering device is provided and on it are mountable and in particular insertable the columns 1-4, 16).
  9. Shower according to one of the claims 6 to 8, characterized in that below the bath edge (17) are in each case provided base support members (18) for the columns (1-4, 16), in which are preferably provided the vertical adjustment devices for the columns.
  10. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the columns (1-4, 16) have a through, constant, preferably circular or prismatic cross-section.
  11. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the columns (1-4, 16) are formed from plastic tubes.
  12. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the columns (1-4, 16) are constructed for carrying electric lines.
  13. Shower according to claim 12, characterized in that the electric lines are provided for supplying optionally provided control devices and/or electrical devices, particularly lights (12) .
  14. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has walls on at least one and preferably three sides.
  15. Shower according to claim 14, characterized in that the walls interconnect the at least one'column and the at least one support, accompanied by the formation of a shower cubicle.
  16. Shower according to claim 15, characterized in that the shower cubicle has at least one door.
  17. Shower according to one of the claims 14 to 16, characterized in that at least one of the walls is transparent and is preferably made from glass or plastic.
  18. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one column has a receptacle for shower accessories and in particular one depositing compartment located in a recess (14).
  19. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the column are provided indicators for in particular indicating the temperature, flow quantity and/or time.
  20. Shower according to one of the claims 16 to 19, characterized in that the column having the control and/or switchover fitting is positioned along-side the door.
  21. Shower according to one of the claims 4 to 20, characterized in that additional control elements and preferably also indicators are positioned outside the shower cubicle and in particular on the outside of the latter.
  22. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connections (1'-4') preferably emanate radially from a central junction.
  23. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connections are formed by pipes, particularly metal pipes, whose diameter compared with the column diameter is small and is in particular less than 1/4 thereof.
  24. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that water and/or electric lines are located in the tubular connections.
  25. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connections (1'-4') are firmly interconnected by means of a joint (7) and are connected thereto for reinforcing the columns.
  26. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connections (1'-4') are arch-like or pyramidal.
  27. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is constructed as a building set and is assemblable from modular components,
  28. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the columns (1-4, 16), connections (1'-4'), walls and/or optionally baths (15) are constructed as modular components and can be assembled to form different showers.
  29. Shower according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is provided with pressure raising pumps, which are preferably located in the lower area of a column and/or below the edge of a bath.
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