Shower door assembly and shower door comprising same

Abstract

The shower door assembly comprises a clamping piece, supporting pieces and a guiding piece, the clamping piece is configured to be capable of being connected with a movable leaf of a shower door and comprises a sliding groove formed in the first direction, and the sliding groove is configured to be capable of being connected with at least one supporting piece; the supporting piece is arranged between the clamping piece and the ground, and the supporting piece comprises at least one sliding wheel and is configured to be capable of rotating in the first direction; the guiding piece comprises a connecting part and a clamping piece, the connecting part is configured to be connected with a fixed leaf of the shower door, and the clamping piece is configured to be connected with the sliding groove in a relative sliding mode in the first direction. According to the shower door assembly, the gravity of the movable leaf of the single-rail shower door can be supported, and damage to the upper rail caused by falling of the movable leaf in the sliding process is avoided.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of bathroom appliances, in particular to a shower door assembly and a shower door comprising the same. BACKGROUND

[0002] In a conventional shower door for dry-wet separation, a double-track structure is usually adopted, in which a track is arranged below the movable panel, which brings a risk of tripping for users entering or exiting the shower door, especially for the elderly and children with limited mobility. Thus, there is a design requirement to cancel the track below the movable panel and only keep the upper track.

[0003] At the same time, the design of the shower door is simple at the present stage. When the upper track is made of a relatively fine material, the stiffness of the material will decrease due to the decrease in size, especially for square split shower doors or square semi-open movable shower screens. When the movable panel is moved away from the fixed side wall, the upper track bends under the action of gravity due to the lack of support from the lower track, causing the movable panel to drop down and affecting use. SUMMARY

[0004] To solve the above problems, the purpose of the present application is to provide a shower door assembly and a shower door comprising the same.

[0005] The first aspect of the present application provides a shower door assembly, comprising a clamping member, a supporting member and a guide member, wherein the clamping member is configured to be connectable with a movable panel of a shower door and comprises a sliding groove arranged in a first direction, the sliding groove being configured to be connectable with at least one supporting member;

[0006] The supporting member is arranged between the clamping member and the ground, and the supporting member comprises at least one sliding wheel configured to be rotatable in the first direction;

[0007] The guide member comprises a connecting portion and an engaging member, the connecting portion being configured to be connectable with a fixed panel of the shower door, and the engaging member being configured to be relatively slidably connected with the sliding groove in the first direction.

[0008] Optionally, the supporting member further comprises a supporting member body and a connecting plate;

[0009] The connecting plate is configured to be connected with the sliding wheel;

[0010] The supporting member body comprises a bottom plate and a fixed column arranged at both ends of the bottom plate, the bottom plate being configured to be connectable with the sliding groove, and the connecting plate being configured to be connectable with the fixed column.

[0011] Optionally, the side wall of the sliding groove is bent inwardly in a second direction, forming a limiting edge;

[0012] The bottom plate extends outwardly in the second direction, forming a limiting plate;

[0013] The limiting edge and the limiting plate are configured to contact in the third direction;

[0014] The fixing column is further provided with a fixing hole configured to be used for arranging a fixing screw, the fixing screw is configured to contact one end with the sliding groove.

[0015] Optionally, the fixing column is provided with a guide groove, and two ends of the connecting plate are provided with guide protrusions configured to be relatively slidably accommodated in the guide groove in the third direction;

[0016] The connecting plate is provided with an adjusting hole configured to be used for arranging an adjusting screw, the adjusting screw is configured to contact one end with the bottom plate, and is used for adjusting the position of the support body and the connecting plate in the third direction.

[0017] Optionally, the fixing hole and the guide groove are communicated to form a communication gap, and the fixing hole is provided with a spring;

[0018] One end of the spring is provided with an elongated portion configured to pass through the communication gap and contact the bottom end of the guide protrusion in the third direction and the opening of the guide groove, and the other end of the spring is configured to contact the head of the fixing screw.

[0019] Optionally, the sliding groove comprises a partition plate configured to divide the sliding groove into a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove;

[0020] One of the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove is configured to be used for mounting a water blocking piece, and the other is configured to be connected with the clamping piece.

[0021] Optionally, the clamping piece comprises a groove structure, and a slot of the groove structure is configured to be relatively slidable and matched with the side wall of the sliding groove.

[0022] Optionally, the clamping piece is configured to be detachably connected with the guide piece.

[0023] Optionally, the support piece is configured to be connected with one end of the clamping piece away from the fixed fan.

[0024] The second aspect of the present application provides a shower door comprising the shower door assembly described in any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0025] According to the shower door assembly provided by the embodiments of the present application, the clamping piece, the support piece and the guide piece are used to avoid the falling of the movable fan of the single-track shower door in the sliding process.

[0026] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, characteristics and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the following preferred embodiments are described in detail below, and the accompanying drawings are described as follows. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the background art, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments of this application or the background art will be described below.

[0028] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a shower door structure according to an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0029] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a shower door structure according to another embodiment of this application is shown;

[0030] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a shower door assembly structure according to an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0031] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a clamping member structure according to an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0032] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a guide member structure according to an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0033] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a support structure according to an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0034] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a support structure according to another embodiment of this application is shown;

[0035] Figure 8 It shows that according to Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the support body and connecting plate structure in the embodiment;

[0036] Figure 9 It shows that according to Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the main structure of the support component in the embodiment;

[0037] Figure 10 It shows that according to Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the connecting plate structure in the embodiment.

[0038] Reference numerals: 100-Clamping component, 101-Base plate, 106-Partition plate, 110-Slide groove, 113-Slide groove sidewall, 114-Limiting edge, 120-Limiting groove, 200-Support component, 202-Mounting hole, 210-Support component body, 211-Base plate, 212-Fixing post, 213-Receiving cavity, 214-Limiting plate, 215-Fixing hole, 216-Guide groove, 217-Connecting notch, 220-Connecting plate, 224-Adjusting hole, 226-Guide protrusion, 231-Spring, 234-Adjusting screw, 235-Fixing screw, 239-Extension part, 240-Sliding wheel, 300-Guide component, 310-Connecting part, 320-Clamping component, 321-Adjusting component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In the description of the present application, it needs to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0040] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0041] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like should be broadly understood, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0042] Because the upper sliding rail of the single-track shower door usually adopts a fine profile, the upper rail may be bent under the action of gravity during the movement of the movable leaf, and there is a need to make the upper sliding rail not bear too much weight of the shower door when the movable leaf of the shower door moves.

[0043] Therefore, the present application provides a shower door assembly and a shower door comprising the same.

[0044] Figure 1 And Figure 2 The installation schematic of the shower door assembly according to the present application is shown, wherein regions A and B show the installation position of the shower door assembly in shower doors of different structures. Generally speaking, as shown in Figure 1 The first direction is the movement direction of the movable leaf away from the fixed leaf; the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and points from the bottom end of the fixed leaf to the top end of the fixed leaf; and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction.

[0045] As shown in Figure 3As shown, the shower door assembly comprises a clamping piece 100, a supporting piece 200 and a guiding piece 300, wherein the clamping piece 100 is connected with the movable panel of the shower door, the supporting piece 200 is arranged between the clamping piece 100 and the ground, for bearing the weight of the movable panel of the shower door, and the guiding piece 300 is connected with the fixed panel of the shower door, and is connected with the clamping piece 100 in a slidable manner along a third direction.

[0046] In an optional embodiment, the supporting piece 200 is connected to the clamping piece 100 at the farthest end from the fixed panel.

[0047] In an optional embodiment, a plurality of supporting pieces 200 are arranged between the clamping piece 100 and the ground along the first direction.

[0048] In an optional embodiment, the supporting piece 200 is connected to the side of the clamping piece 100 away from the fixed panel.

[0049] As shown, Figure 4 The clamping piece 100 comprises a bottom plate 101, and a sliding groove 110 and a limiting groove 120 are arranged on the bottom plate 101. The limiting groove 120 is used for clamping the bottom end of the movable panel, so as to keep the clamping piece 100 fixed with the movable panel. The sliding groove 110 is arranged along the first direction and is fixedly connected with the supporting piece 200. The guiding piece 300 is slidably connected with the sliding groove 110, for guiding the sliding groove 110 to move along the first direction.

[0050] In an optional embodiment, the limiting groove 120 is detachably connected with the bottom end of the movable panel, for example, by means of adhesion, clamping, buckling and screwing.

[0051] As shown, Figure 5 The guiding piece 300 comprises a connecting part 310 and a clamping part 320. The connecting part 310 is connected with the fixed panel of the shower door, for fixing the fixed panel of the shower door. As shown, Figure 1 The connecting part 310 is opened towards the opposite direction of the first direction, and is clamped at the lower corner of the side of the fixed panel close to the movable panel. The clamping part 320 is opened towards the third direction, and is in contact with one side wall of the sliding groove 110, and the two can slide relative to each other along the first direction. When the movable panel moves along the first direction, the clamping part 320 plays a guiding role, so as to ensure the moving direction of the movable panel.

[0052] In an alternative embodiment, a partition 106 is arranged in the chute 110 along the first direction, which divides the chute 110 into two parts, i.e. a first chute and a second chute. One of the first chute and the second chute is used to mount the water blocking member, which is in contact with the ground and separates the inside and outside of the shower door in the second direction. The other of the first chute and the second chute is connected with the engaging member 320. During use, one of the chute side walls 113 is in contact with the engaging member 320, which ensures smooth movement of the movable panel along the first direction.

[0053] In an alternative embodiment, the engaging member 320 has a groove structure, and the chute side wall 113 is accommodated in the groove of the groove structure.

[0054] In an alternative embodiment, the engaging member 320 has an adjustable groove width, so that the movable panel does not deviate in the second direction during movement along the first direction.

[0055] In an alternative embodiment, as shown in Figure 5 the engaging member 320 further comprises an adjusting member 321 for adjusting the engaging member 320. During use, when the engaging member 320 is connected with the chute 110, the adjusting member 321 is pressed, the engaging member 320 moves downward and is separated from the chute 110, thereby achieving disassembly of the engaging member 320 from the chute 110; when the engaging member 320 is separated from the chute 110, the adjusting member 321 is pressed and the chute side wall 113 of one side of the chute 110 is accommodated in the groove of the engaging member 320, and then the adjusting member 321 is released, at this time the engaging member 320 moves upward and buckles the chute side wall 113, thereby achieving connection of the engaging member 320 with the chute 110.

[0056] In an alternative embodiment, the engaging member 320 is detachably connected with the guide member 300.

[0057] The support member 200 comprises at least one sliding wheel 240, and the support member 200 is provided with a mounting hole 204 for mounting the sliding wheel 240. The shaft of the sliding wheel 240 is arranged in the second direction, and the sliding wheel 240 is in contact with the ground. Through rotation of the sliding wheel 240 along the first direction, the movable panel can be smoothly slid, and the support member 200 bears at least part of the gravity of the movable panel through contact with the ground, thereby preventing the upper rail from being bent downward.

[0058] As shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7As shown, the support 200 comprises a support body 210 and a connecting plate 220. The support body 210 comprises a bottom plate 211 and two fixing columns 212 at two ends. The support body 210 is used to be connected with the sliding groove 110, and the support body 210 and the two fixing columns 212 form a containing cavity 213 for containing the connecting plate 220, the connecting plate 220 is arranged between the two fixing columns 212, and the mounting hole 202 is arranged on the connecting plate 220 in the second direction for mounting the sliding wheel 240.

[0059] In an optional embodiment, a plurality of mounting holes 202 are arranged in parallel on the connecting plate 220 in the first direction.

[0060] In an optional embodiment, as shown in Figure 6 , the connecting plate 220 is fixedly connected with the support body 210.

[0061] In an optional embodiment, as shown in Figure 7 , the connecting plate 220 is detachably connected with the support body 210.

[0062] In an optional embodiment, as shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9 , the bottom plate 211 extends outward in the second direction to form a limiting plate 214, and the side wall of the sliding groove 110 is bent inward in the second direction to form a limiting edge 114, the limiting edge 114 and the limiting plate 214 are in contact in the third direction, so that the sliding groove 110 and the support body 210 are clamped and connected, and the support 200 is fixed on the clamping member 100. At the same time, the fixing column 212 is provided with a fixing hole 215 in the third direction, and the fixing hole 215 comprises at least part of a thread for arranging a fixing screw 234. In use, the fixing screw 234 is screwed into the fixing hole 215 in the third direction and passes out from the top end of the fixing hole 215 in the third direction to contact the clamping member bottom plate 101. The fixing screw 234 applies pressure to the clamping member 100, so that the limiting edge 114 and the limiting plate 214 are in close contact, thereby achieving the fixation of the support 200.

[0063] In the following Figures 6 to 10 , the structure of the shower door assembly provided in the embodiments of the present application is further described.

[0064] Example 1

[0065] Referring to Figure 6 and Figure 8 , the present embodiment provides an optional structure of a shower door assembly. In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 6 , the connecting plate 220 is fixedly connected with the support body 210.

[0066] As Figure 8As shown, the fixing hole 215 is a threaded hole, and the top end of the fixing hole 215 in the third direction is in contact with the support bottom plate 101. By means of the fixing screw 235, the limiting edge 114 and the limiting plate 214 are kept in close contact, thereby fixing the support 200.

[0067] Example 2

[0068] Referring to Figure 7 , Figure 9 and Figure 10 , the embodiment provides an alternative structure of the shower door assembly. In the embodiment, as shown in Figure 7 , the connecting plate 220 is detachably connected with the support body 210.

[0069] As shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10 , the inner side of the two fixing columns 212 is provided with a guide groove 216, and the two ends of the connecting plate 220 are provided with a guide convex edge 226, which can be accommodated in the guide groove 216 and can slide in the third direction relative to the guide groove 216.

[0070] The connecting plate 220 is provided with an adjusting hole 224 in the third direction, the adjusting hole 224 is a through hole, and the adjusting hole 224 includes at least part of a thread, which cooperates with the adjusting screw 234. In use, the adjusting screw 234 is screwed from the bottom end in the third direction, and one end thereof is in contact with the bottom plate 211. The position of the connecting plate 220 and the support body 210 can be adjusted by rotating the adjusting screw 234 based on the distance between the clamping member 100 and the ground, so that the sliding wheel 240 is in contact with the ground and can rotate freely, and the shower door assembly is suitable for shower doors of various sizes.

[0071] As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 9 , the bottom end of the fixing hole 215 includes a part of a light hole, and the fixing screw 235 has a screw rod and a head. The light hole part of the fixing hole 215 is in communication with the guide groove 216, and the two form a communication gap 217. The fixing hole 215 is provided with a spring 231, and in use, the fixing screw 235 passes through the spring 231. The top end of the spring 231 in the third direction has an elongated portion 239, which passes through the communication gap 217 and is in contact with the bottom end of the guide convex edge 226 in the third direction and the opening of the guide groove 216. The other end of the spring 231 is in contact with the head of the fixing screw 235. By means of the spring 231, a spring force is applied in the third direction, so that the connecting plate 220 and the support body 210 always tend to be in contact.

[0072] The embodiment of the present application also provides a shower door, which comprises the shower door assembly provided in any of the above embodiments.

[0073] As shown in Figure 3 The shower door mainly comprises the following structures: a fixed panel, a movable panel, a shower door assembly, an upper pulley 900 and an upper rail 800. The upper rail 800 is vertically installed on a wall surface, the upper pulley 900 is fixed on the upper portion of the movable panel, the upper pulley 900 is in contact with the upper rail 800 and slides along the upper rail 800.

[0074] In an alternative embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 The shower door is vertically arranged with the wall surface to form a semi-closed shower screen structure.

[0075] In an alternative embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 Two shower doors arranged at right angles form a split shower door structure.

[0076] The shower door assembly and the shower door comprising the same provided by the embodiments of the present application replace the upper sliding rail to bear the gravity of the movable panel during the sliding process by arranging the clamping member 100, the supporting member 200 and the guide member 300, thereby achieving the effect that the movable panel does not descend during the whole sliding process.

[0077] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or alternative technical solutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A shower door assembly, characterized by, The shower door assembly comprises a clamping piece (100), a supporting piece (200) and a guiding piece (300); wherein The clamping piece (100) is configured to be connected with a movable panel of the shower door, and comprises a sliding groove (110) arranged along a first direction, which is configured to be connected with at least one supporting piece (200); The supporting piece (200) is arranged between the clamping piece (100) and the ground, and comprises at least one sliding wheel (240) configured to rotate around a second direction; The guiding piece (300) comprises a connecting part (310) configured to be connected with a fixed panel of the shower door, and a clamping part (320) configured to be slidably connected with the sliding groove (110) along the first direction.

2. The shower door assembly according to claim 1, wherein The supporting piece (200) further comprises a supporting piece body (210) and a connecting plate (220); The connecting plate (220) is configured to be connected with the sliding wheel (240); The supporting piece body (210) comprises a bottom plate (211) configured to be connected with the sliding groove (110), and a fixed column (212) arranged at both ends of the bottom plate (211), and the connecting plate (220) is configured to be connected with the fixed column (212).

3. The shower door assembly according to claim 2, wherein A side wall of the sliding groove (110) is bent inwardly along the second direction to form a limiting edge (114); The bottom plate (211) extends outwardly along the second direction to form a limiting plate (214); The limiting edge (114) and the limiting plate (214) are configured to contact along a third direction; The fixed column (212) is further provided with a fixed hole (215) configured to be arranged with a fixed screw (235), and one end of the fixed screw (235) is configured to contact with the sliding groove (110).

4. The shower door assembly according to claim 3, wherein The fixed column (212) is provided with a guiding groove (216), and both ends of the connecting plate (220) are provided with guiding convex edges (226) configured to be slidably accommodated in the guiding groove (216) along the third direction; The connecting plate (220) is provided with an adjusting hole (224) configured to be arranged with an adjusting screw (234), and one end of the adjusting screw (234) is configured to contact with the bottom plate (211) to adjust the position of the supporting piece body (210) and the connecting plate (220) along the third direction.

5. The shower door assembly according to claim 4, wherein The fixed hole (215) and the guiding groove (216) are communicated to form a communication gap (217), and the fixed hole (215) is provided with a spring (231). One end of the spring (231) is provided with an elongated portion (239) configured to pass through the communication gap (217) and contact the bottom end of the guide convex edge (226) in the third direction and the opening of the guide groove (216), and the other end of the spring (231) is configured to contact the head of the fixing screw (235).

6. The shower door assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The sliding groove (110) comprises a partition plate (106) configured to divide the sliding groove (110) into a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove; One of the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove is configured to mount a water blocking member, and the other is configured to be connected with the clamping member (302).

7. The shower door assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The clamping member (302) comprises a slot structure, and the slot of the slot structure is configured to be matched with and relatively slide with the side wall of the sliding groove (110).

8. The shower door assembly of claim 7, wherein, The clamping member (302) is configured to be detachably connected with the guide member (300).

9. The shower door assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The support member (200) is configured to be connected with the clamping member (100) away from the fixed panel.

10. A shower door, characterized by A shower door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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