NZ619879B - Shower door assembly - Google Patents
Shower door assemblyInfo
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- NZ619879B NZ619879B NZ619879A NZ61987914A NZ619879B NZ 619879 B NZ619879 B NZ 619879B NZ 619879 A NZ619879 A NZ 619879A NZ 61987914 A NZ61987914 A NZ 61987914A NZ 619879 B NZ619879 B NZ 619879B
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- NZ
- New Zealand
- Prior art keywords
- door assembly
- rotating handle
- shower door
- adjusting shaft
- frame
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
- A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
- A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
- A47K2003/307—Adjustable connections to the wall
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
- A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
- A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
- A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
- A47K3/30—Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths
- A47K3/34—Slidable screens
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
- F16B7/00—Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections
- F16B7/04—Clamping or clipping connections
- F16B7/044—Clamping or clipping connections for rods or tubes being in angled relationship
- F16B7/0446—Clamping or clipping connections for rods or tubes being in angled relationship for tubes using the innerside thereof
- F16B7/0473—Clamping or clipping connections for rods or tubes being in angled relationship for tubes using the innerside thereof with hook-like parts gripping, e.g. by expanding, behind the flanges of a profile
Abstract
shower door assembly which does not require drilling for assembling comprises a stationary frame (10); a movable frame (20); an upper frame (30); a lower frame (31) and an adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly comprises fixing blocks (40) and rotating blocks (50). The fixing blocks (40) are disposed between the stationary frame (10) and the movable frame (20). The fixing blocks (40) are received in the stationary frame (10). The fixing blocks (40) have a passage with a first rectangular cross-section. The rotating blocks (50) are received in the upper (30) and lower (31) frames. The rotating blocks (50) include a rotating handle and an adjusting shaft perpendicular to the rotating handle. An end of the adjusting shaft remote from the rotating handle has a second rectangular cross-section with dimensions identical to the first rectangular cross-section and an engaging element. The engaging element is disposed on at least one surface of the adjusting shaft. isposed between the stationary frame (10) and the movable frame (20). The fixing blocks (40) are received in the stationary frame (10). The fixing blocks (40) have a passage with a first rectangular cross-section. The rotating blocks (50) are received in the upper (30) and lower (31) frames. The rotating blocks (50) include a rotating handle and an adjusting shaft perpendicular to the rotating handle. An end of the adjusting shaft remote from the rotating handle has a second rectangular cross-section with dimensions identical to the first rectangular cross-section and an engaging element. The engaging element is disposed on at least one surface of the adjusting shaft.
Description
SHOWER DOOR ASSEMBLY
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention claims priority benefits from Chinese utility model application No.
201320089404.3 filed on February 27, 2013, the disclosure of which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a shower door assembly and, in particular to a structure
for installing and adjusting a stationary frame and movable frame of the shower door.
Conventionally, shower doors are always installed by drilling on the stationary frame
and movable frames and then using screws to fix them to a wall surface. However, the
installation process is very inconvenient to operators and time-consuming. Moreover, the
drilling may cause damages or scares to surfaces of the frames made of, for example,
aluminum or its alloys, and in extreme cases, the drilling may cause the shower doors
destroyed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One object of the present invention is to provide a shower door assembly with simple
structure, which is convenient and quick to install without drilling holes in the
installation process.
To achieve the object, a shower door assembly is provided which comprises a stationary
frame, a movable frame with a through hole, an upper frame, a lower frame, and an
adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly comprises a fixing block disposed between
the stationary frame and the movable frame and received in the stationary frame, and
rotating blocks received in the upper frame and the lower frame respectively and having
a rotating handle and an adjusting shaft perpendicular to the rotating handle. The fixing
block further has a passage with a first substantially rectangular cross-section. An end of
the adjusting shaft remote from the rotating handle has a second substantially rectangular
cross-section with a dimension identical to the first substantially rectangular
cross-section. An engaging element is disposed on at least one surface of the adjusting
shaft.
In one embodiment, the adjusting assembly includes a circlip and the adjusting shaft has
an annular groove at the end thereof adjacent to the rotating handle, in which annular
groove the circlip is disposed.
In one embodiment, the fixing block has a guiding portion connected with the passage.
In another embodiment, the adjusting shaft has a second guiding portion at an end
thereof remote from the rotating handle to facilitate insertion of the adjusting shaft into
the passage.
In one embodiment according to the present invention, the fixing block has a screw hole
and the stationary frame has a first through hole. The fixing block is connected to the
stationary frame by a fastener through the screw hole and the through hole.
In one embodiment according to the present invention, the adjusting shaft has a shaft
portion and a head portion having a cross-section area greater' than that of the shaft
portion. In one embodiment, the engaging element is disposed at the head portion.
In one embodiment according to the present invention, short edges of the second
substantially rectangular cross-section are parallel to a length direction of the rotating
handle. Preferably, the engaging element is disposed in such planes that the short edges
reside in and that are perpendicular to the length direction of the rotating handle. More
preferably, the engaging element is disposed in one of such planes.
In one embodiment according to the present invention, the engaging element has
multiple strip-shaped projections parallel to one another, or multiple cone-shaped
projections in a distributed pattern.
The shower door assembly according to the present invention has simple structures and
is convenient and quick to install without drilling holes in the installation process.
Meanwhile, the present invention can assure a satisfying appearance and quality of the
products because there is no need to drill holes on the surface of the frames made of, for
example, aluminum.
drawings, in which
Figure 1 illustrates the primary components of an exemplary shower door assembly
Figure 3 and 4 are different perspective views of a fixing block of an exemplary
Figure 5 is a partial view showing the fixing block has been installed to the
movable frame;
clarity.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Further advantages and details of the present invention emerge from the example
embodiments described below, which do not limit the invention in any way, and from the
according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the stationary frame of an exemplary shower door
assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;
shower door assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;
stationary frame;
Figure 6 and 7 are different perspective views of a rotating block of an exemplary
shower door assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 8 is a partial view showing the rotating block has been installed to the
Figure 9 is a partially sectional view of the shower door assembly as being opened
after installation;
Figure 10 is a partially sectional view of the shower door assembly as being closed
after installation.
Elements that are irrelevant to the spirit of the present invention are omitted for
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments
only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments of the invention. As
used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the," are intended to include the plural
forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the terms
"and/or" include any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" "comprising" "includes" and/or
"including" when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps,
operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of
one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or
groups thereof.
Figure 1 illustrates the primary components of an exemplary shower door assembly
according to one embodiment of the present invention. The shower door assembly
includes a stationary frame 10, a movable frame 20, an upper frame 30, a lower frame 31
and a glass door 32 disposed between the upper and lower frames 30, 31. The shower
door assembly further comprises an adjusting assembly consisting substantially of a
fixing block 40 and a rotating block 50.
The upper frame 30 and the lower frame 31 are disposed respectively at the opposite
ends of the movable frame 20 and are both perpendicular to the movable frame 20. The
upper and lower frames 30, 31 are connected detachably to the movable frame 20 in a
suitable manner. In the embodiment shown, the upper and lower frames 30, 31 have a
screw hole 303 respectively, and the movable frame 20 has a through hole 203 (Figure 8)
corresponding to the screw hole 303. The upper and lower frames can be connected
detachably to the movable frame 20 by fastener. The movable frame 20 has a through
hole 201 and the rotating block 50 can go across the through hole*201 to engage with the
fixing block 40 which will be described in detail below.
The stationary frame 10 can be installed to a surface of wall in many manners.
Referring to figure 2 which is a perspective view of the stationary frame of an
exemplary shower door assembly according to one embodiment of the present
invention, the stationary frame 10 has a screw hole 11 such that the stationary frame 10
is installed to the wall by fastener through the screw hole 11. It is possible for a skilled
person to install the stationary frame to the wall in other suitable manner, such as using
adhesive agents.
The fixing block 40 is at least partially received in and fixed to the stationary frame 10.
Referring to figures 3 and 4 illustrating different perspective views of the fixing block 40,
the fixing block 40 includes a passage 41 and a through hole 42. Correspondingly,
referring to figure 2, the stationary frame 10 has a screw hole 12. The fixing block 40 is
connected to the stationary frame 10 by a fastener through the through hole 42 and screw
hole 12. The dimensions of the fixing block 40 should be smaller than the dimensions of
the inner space of the stationary frame 10 such that the fixing block is received in the
stationary frame.
The passage 41 of the fixing block 40 has a rectangular cross-section having a long edge
43 and a short edge 44 smaller than the long edge 43. In another embodiment, the long
edge 43 and the short edge 44 can be replaced each other. For more easily implementing
the present invention, preferably, the long edge 43 is slightly longer than the short edge
44, for example the long edge 43 is approximately 0.1 cm to 2 cm longer than the short
edge 44, preferably, approximately 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm and 0.8 cm to 1.2 cm, and more
preferably, approximately 1 cm. It is possible for a skilled person to adjust the difference
between the long edge and the short edge depending on actual conditions so as to
achieve the locked state as described below.
In this embodiment, the passage 41 is formed of plastic materials, in particular such as
synthetic resin or natural resin. The entire fixing block 40 is preferably formed of plastic
materials.
In this embodiment, as shown in figure 4, the fixing block 40 has a wedge-shaped
guiding portion 46 connected with the passage 41. The guiding portion 46 facilitates
insertion of the rotating block 50 into the passage 41, which will be described in detail
below.
Figures 6 and 7 are different perspective views of a rotating block of an exemplary
shower door assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this
embodiment, the rotating block 50 includes a rotating handle 51 and an adjusting shaft
52 perpendicular to the rotating handle in the length direction "L" indicated by a double
arrow in figure 6. The length of the adjusting shaft is determined as required, which is
for example generally 5 cm to 20 cm, and preferably 10 cm to 15 cm, such as 15 cm. The
passage 41 thus has a length corresponding to the length of the adjusting shaft 52 so that
the adjusting shaft 52 can be inserted into the passage 41.
The end of the adjusting shaft 52 remote from the rotating handle 51 has a rectangular
cross-section with a long edge 55 substantially equal to the long edge 43 and preferably
exactly equal to the long edge 43, and a short edge 54 substantially equal to the short
edge 44 and preferably exactly equal to the short edge 44 so that the adjusting shaft can
be inserted into and exited from the passage 41.
In one embodiment, the dimensions of the cross-section of the adjusting shaft 52 are
identical in length direction of the adjusting shaft 52. In another embodiment, as shown
in figure 7, the adjusting shaft 52 has a shaft portion 521 and a head portion 522 with a
cross-section area smaller slightly than the head portion. The dimensions of the
cross-section of the head portion 522 are identical to the dimensions of the cross-section
of the passage 41.
The rotating block 50 can be connected to the movable frame 20 in a suitable manner. In
the embodiment shown in the figure 7, the adjusting shaft has an annular groove 56 at
the end of the adjusting shaft adjacent to the rotating handle 51. When the adjusting shaft
52 completely go through the through hole 201, a circlip 57 is disposed in the annular
groove 56 so as to prevent the adjusting shaft 52 from moving in the direction far away
from the stationary frame 10. It is possible for a skilled person to connect the rotating
block 50 detachably to the movable frame 20 in other suitable manners.
As shown in figures 6 and 7, an engaging element 53 is disposed on the surface of the
adjusting shaft 52. In this embodiment, the engaging element 53 is teeth, and in
particular is strip-shaped projections parallel to each other. In another embodiment, the
engaging element 53 is multiple cone-shaped projections in a "distributed pattern. As
shown in the figures, the engaging element 53 is only disposed on the head portion 522.
In a further embodiment, engaging element 53 is disposed on the entire surface of the
adjusting shaft 52 in the length direction thereof.
Referring to figure 7, the engaging element 53 is disposed on planes that are
perpendicular to the length direction of the rotating handle and within which the short
edge 54 resides. In a preferred embodiment, the engaging element 53 is only disposed on
one of such planes. In this embodiment, the short edge 54 is parallel to the length
direction of the rotating handle.
Figure 8 shows that the rotating block 50 is installed to the movable frame 20. In this
figure, the length direction of the rotating handle 51 is perpendicular to the length
direction of the movable frame 20, and the shower door assembly is in "open state".
Figures 9 and 10 are partially sectional views of the shower door assembly in open and
close state, respectively, after all components are installed together. The rotating block 50
can be freely inserted into the passage 41 in the state shown in figure 9 due to identical
dimensions between the adjusting shaft 52 and the passage 41. When the relative
position of the movable frame 20 and the stationary frame 10 is determined, the long
edge 55 of the adjusting shaft 52 can act on the short edge 44 of the passage 41 and the
short edge 54 is faced to the long edge 43 of the passage 41 by rotating the rotating
handle 51 upward by a degree of 90° so that the engaging element 53 is engaged with the
corresponding inner wall of the passage 41. The end or the head portion of the adjusting
shaft 52 can be coupled with the passage 41 closely, i.e., in "close state", due to the
plastic deformation and elasticity of the fixing block 40. The shower door assembly can
also be switched to the "open state" by rotating the rotating handle 51 downward by a
degree of 90°.
The positions of the long edge and the short edge can be adjusted to assure that the
shower door assembly is switched to the "open state" by rotating the rotating handle 51
upward by a degree of 90° or to the "close state" by rotating the rotating handle 51
downward by the same degree. It is preferable for the rotating handle 51 to be received
in the upper and lower frames 30, 31 without any portion projecting outward.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, the adjusting shaft 52 has a rectangular
cross-section with rounded corners, avoiding the sharp edges formed on the adjusting
shaft.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, similarly, the head portion of the
adjusting shaft 52 has a guiding portion which is for example wedge-shaped to facilitate
the insertion of the adjusting shaft 52 into the passage 41.
During installation process, firstly the fixing block 40 is installed to the stationary frame
which has been fixed to the wall. Secondly, the movable frame 20 and the upper and
lower frames 30, 31 are installed together, and the rotating block 50 is installed to the
upper and lower frames and subsequently fixed to the movable frame 20. When the
movable frame 20 is moved toward the stationary frame 10, the adjusting shaft 52 of the
rotating block 50 is inserted into the passage 41 of the fixing block 40. The rotating
handle 51 is rotated by a degree of 90° after the relative position of the movable frame
and the stationary frame 10 is determined as required such that the adjusting shaft 52
is coupled with the passage 41 closely without relative motion between the movable
frame 20 and the stationary frame 10. The handle 51 is rotated by a degree of 90° in an
opposite direction as required to change the relative position thereof to allow the
adjusting shaft 52 to be moved off the passage 41, and thus the movable frame 20 can be
moved relative to the stationary frame 10 again.
It should be understood that various example embodiments have been described with
reference to the accompanying drawings in which only some example embodiments are
shown. The present invention, however, may be embodied in many alternate forms and
should not be construed as limited to only the example embodiments set forth herein.
Claims (10)
1. A shower door assembly, comprising: a stationary frame, a movable frame having a through hole, an upper frame, a lower frame, and an adjusting assembly comprising fixing blocks disposed between the stationary frame and the movable frame and received in the stationary frame, the fixing blocks having a passage with a first rectangular cross-section, and rotating blocks received in the upper frame and the lower frame respectively and having a rotating handle and an adjusting shaft perpendicular to the rotating handle; wherein an end of the adjusting shaft remote from the rotating handle has a second rectangular cross-section with dimensions identical to the first rectangular cross-section, and an engaging element is disposed on at least one surface of the adjusting shaft.
The shower door assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjusting assembly includes a circlip and the adjusting shaft has an annular groove at an end thereof adjacent to the rotating handle, in which annular groove the circlip is disposed.
The shower door assembly of claim 1, wherein the fixing block has a guiding portion connected with the passage.
The shower door assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjusting shaft has a guiding portion at an end thereof remote from the rotating handle.
The shower door assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjusting shaft has a shaft portion, and a head portion having a cross-section area greater than the shaft portion.
The shower door assembly of claim 5, wherein the engaging element is disposed at the head portion.
The shower door assembly of claim 1, wherein short edges of the second rectangular cross-section are parallel to the length direction of the rotating handle.
The shower door assembly of claim 7, wherein the engaging element is arranged on planes where the short edges reside and which are perpendicular to the length direction of the rotating handle.
The shower door assembly of claim 7, wherein the engaging element is arranged on a plane where one of the short edges resides and which is perpendicular to the length direction of the rotating handle.
10. The shower door assembly of claim 1, wherein the engaging element has multiple strip-shaped projections parallel to one another, or multiple cone-shaped projections.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CN201320089404.3 | 2013-02-27 | ||
CN2013200894043U CN203175264U (en) | 2013-02-27 | 2013-02-27 | Shower door assembly |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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NZ619879A NZ619879A (en) | 2015-06-26 |
NZ619879B true NZ619879B (en) | 2015-09-29 |
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