SHOWER FACILITY FOR A MOTORHOME

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a shower facility for a motorhome and a motorhome with such a shower facility.

[0002] DE 199 48 182 A1 discloses a shower facility for a mobile home. When the shower is not in use, a shower tray is enclosed by a cover, with a folded curtain placed inside the shower tray beneath the cover. This frees up the area intended for showering for other uses. For example, a person can then stand on the cover to use a sink located next to the shower area.

[0003] The shower facility known from DE 199 48 182 A1 has the disadvantage that the shower area is small compared to the overall space required in the wet room. When the shower cover is open, a person using the shower can only stand in part of the shower tray. Furthermore, the person must stand on a conical surface that facilitates the drainage of used shower water. This is uncomfortable compared to standing on an at least approximately horizontal surface. Furthermore, the shower tray is positioned significantly lower than the adjacent vehicle floor, partly to accommodate the shower curtain when the cover is closed, meaning the person has to climb a step when entering and exiting the shower tray. This also makes cleaning the shower tray more difficult.

[0004] A compact wet room for a mobile home is known from DE 295 03 469 U1. In this known wet room, a specific area of ​​the wet room is reserved exclusively for showering. A shower floor is recessed compared to the rest of the washroom floor. Furthermore, the floor of the shower area is separated from the floor of the washing area by a water collecting channel. In another embodiment known from this prior art, the floor of the shower area can thus also be at the same height as the washroom floor. In these embodiments, the floor of the shower area can be flat and horizontal. Furthermore, a step between the shower floor and the washroom floor can be made comparatively small or even omitted entirely. The shower is separated by a partition wall made up of several foldable elements that are hinged together.

[0005] The wet room known from DE 295 03 469 U1 has the disadvantage that the water collection channel in the wet room creates an undesirable depression. Publication WO 00 / 27266 describes shower cubicles, for example, for mobile homes. A floor section is at the same level as the floor during use and can be raised above the floor and a drain pan for a waiting position, allowing the user to drive over it.

[0006] The present invention is based on the object of providing a shower device and a mobile home with such a shower device, which are designed in an improved manner.

[0007] This object is achieved by a shower device having the features of independent claims 1 and 3 and by a mobile home having the features of patent claim 10. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

[0008] The object is achieved according to the invention in that the walkable floor is formed at least partially by a movable floor plate, that the movable floor plate can be moved from an initial position into a shower position by an actuating mechanism and that at least one drain is provided which is at least substantially covered by the movable floor plate in the initial position and is exposed by the movable floor plate in the shower position.

[0009] Depending on the design of the shower facility, this has the advantage of creating a level floor in the initial position, i.e., when the shower facility is not in use. A channel, groove, or similar surface that may be uncomfortable to step on, pose a risk of injury, and / or collect dirt can be covered. This can also reduce cleaning effort.

[0010] It is advantageous that, when the shower facility is installed in a motorhome, the movable floor plate is positioned at least approximately at a height level in an accessible area of ​​the motorhome next to the shower facility. This eliminates the need for a step when entering the shower or the floor plate, thus ensuring a high level of user comfort.

[0011] According to the invention, the drain has at least one collecting channel, the movable floor plate is arranged in the shower position such that, during operation, used shower water can drain from the movable floor plate along at least one outer edge of the movable floor plate into the collecting channel, and the movable floor plate covers the collecting channel in the starting position. This prevents undesirable unevenness in the floor. This is particularly advantageous if the floor plate extends into a hallway, living area, or the like of the mobile home. Accordingly, it is advantageous that, when the shower facility is mounted in a mobile home, the movable floor plate is arranged at least approximately at a height level that is predetermined by a mobile home floor that is accessible to a person next to the shower facility. This avoids a step.

[0012] According to the invention, a pivoting wall is provided, and when the pivoting wall is pivoted from a starting position of the pivoting wall into a shower position of the pivoting wall, the actuating mechanism moves the base plate from the starting position of the base plate into the shower position of the base plate. In its shower position, the pivoting wall can assume the function of part of a shower partition. A mirror can also be attached to the pivoting wall, which can be used in the starting position of the pivoting wall.

[0013] According to the invention, the actuating mechanism has an eccentric groove formed in the movable base plate and an element which is guided in the eccentric groove at least for moving the movable base plate and which is formed on the pivoting wall or connected to the pivoting wall, and that the eccentric groove is designed such that when the pivoting wall is pivoted from its starting position into its showering position or from its showering position into its starting position, a mechanical force transmission takes place from the pivoting wall to the movable base plate via the element guided in the eccentric groove, which causes a corresponding movement of the base plate from its starting position into its showering position or from its showering position into its starting position.This results in an advantageous actuation mechanism, which can, for example, be designed so that the person pivots the pivoting wall using muscle power, thereby also adjusting the movable base plate. The person stands next to the base plate.

[0014] It is advantageous that a sink is provided on the pivoting wall. This allows for a particularly space-saving design. Another advantage is that the sink provided on the pivoting wall can be pivoted at least partially over a toilet bowl when the pivoting wall is pivoted from its initial position to its shower position. This allows for a further increase in the amount of space available for showering, relative to the size of the wet room.

[0015] It is advantageous for the actuating mechanism to have an electromechanical actuating mechanism that at least indirectly moves the base plate. For example, the electromechanical actuating mechanism can adjust the pivoting wall and thus indirectly the movable base plate. However, the electromechanical actuating mechanism can also act directly on the movable base plate.

[0016] It's advantageous that the drain is completely covered by the movable floor panel in its initial position. This is particularly useful if the movable floor panel is located not only in the wet room but also partially in another area of ​​the motorhome, particularly a hallway or common room. This allows the space available for showering to be further increased.

[0017] A great advantage is that the movable base plate can be removed from its original position by one person. This allows for easy cleaning of the shower facility.

[0018] It is advantageous that a motorhome floor is provided next to the shower facility, that the movable floor plate is attached to the motorhome floor in the initial position at least substantially steplessly and at least substantially gap-free, and that the drain is open between the movable floor plate and the motorhome floor when the movable floor plate is in the shower position. The motorhome floor can also be provided in a hallway and / or a living room of the motorhome.

[0019] Further advantages and details of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the schematic figures. Fig. 1 shows a shower device in a schematic representation according to an embodiment, wherein a movable base plate and a pivoting wall are each shown in a starting position; Fig. 2 shows a shower device in a schematic representation according to an embodiment, wherein a movable base plate and a pivoting wall are each shown in a shower position and Fig. 3 shows a detail of the Fig. 2 shown shower facility in a schematic representation.

[0020] Fig. 1 shows a shower device 1 in a schematic representation according to an embodiment, wherein a movable base plate 2 is shown in a starting position and a pivoting wall 3 is shown in a starting position. Fig. 2 shows the shower device 1 in a schematic representation according to the embodiment, wherein the movable base plate 2 is shown in a shower position and the pivoting wall 3 is shown in a shower position.

[0021] The shower facility 1 has the movable base plate 2 and the pivoting wall 3. Furthermore, the shower facility 1 in this exemplary embodiment has a washbasin 4 provided on the pivoting wall 3. This allows the shower facility 1 to use the washbasin 4 in the starting position, so that the range of functions is expanded in an integrated manner. The shower facility 1 can be at least partially accommodated within a washroom wall 5. A toilet bowl 6 can also be provided here. Preferably, the washbasin 4 is then pivoted over the toilet bowl 6 in the shower position. In this way, an optimized use of space can be achieved to create a wet room 7.

[0022] Depending on the design of the shower facility 1, the floor 8 of the shower facility 1 accessible by a person may already be provided by the movable floor plate 2. Furthermore, a mobile home floor 9 is provided.

[0023] If the swivel wall 3 is removed from the position shown in the Fig. 1 shown starting position into the one shown in the Fig. 2 If the shower position shown is adjusted, whereby a corresponding adjustment of the movable floor plate 2 takes place, a collecting groove 10 of a drain 11 is released between the mobile home floor 9 and the movable floor plate 2. Used shower water can then flow from the movable floor plate 2 into the collecting groove 10. In the starting position, the movable floor plate 2 fits seamlessly and evenly onto the mobile home floor 9. The collecting groove 10 of the drain 11 is completely covered.

[0024] An eccentric groove 15 is formed in the movable base plate 2.

[0025] Fig. 3 shows a detail of the Fig. 2 1 shows a schematic representation of the shower device 1 shown. An element 16, which in this embodiment is formed on an underside 17 of the pivoting wall 3, engages in the eccentric groove 15 of the movable base plate 2. The element 16 is guided in the eccentric groove 15. This forms an actuating mechanism 20. Pivoting the pivoting wall 3 then causes a corresponding movement of the movable base plate 2.

[0026] In this exemplary embodiment, the used shower water runs along an outer edge 21 of the movable floor plate 2 into the collecting groove 10 when the movable floor plate 2 is in the shower position. An area 22 of the movable floor plate 2 that can be accessed by the person is preferably flat and can, for example, extend into a hallway and / or a lounge area within the mobile home. The movable floor plate 2 can be held in position by at least one spring and / or at least one gas pressure damper. In this case, the movable floor plate 2 can also be removable. In the initial position, in this exemplary embodiment, the element 16 of the pivoting wall 3 leaves the eccentric groove 15, as can be seen from the Fig. 1 and 3 This allows the removal of the movable base plate 2.

[0027] This ensures that, in the initial position, no permanently present grooves or channels are exposed, which could create an unpleasant walking sensation or pose a risk of injury. In the shower position, such grooves, channels, or the like, which here serve as a collecting groove 10, are open in the floor, ensuring that the shower water drains directly into the drain 11. Furthermore, the movable floor plate 2 can be aligned at least approximately horizontally and level with the motorhome floor 9. As a result, at least the area 22 of the movable floor plate 2 accessible by a person is arranged at the same height as the motorhome floor 9.

[0028] In a modified embodiment, an electromechanical actuating mechanism 25 can also be provided, which is schematically represented by a broken line. The electromechanical actuating mechanism 25 can engage the rotational axis 26 of the pivoting wall 3 and thus also adjust the movable base plate 2 by means of the pivoting wall 3 and the actuating mechanism 20.

[0029] The invention is not limited to the described embodiments.

Claims

1. Shower device (1) for a motor home, wherein a floor (8) which can be accessed by at least one person is provided, wherein the accessible floor (8) is at least partially formed by a movable floor plate (2), that the movable floor plate (2) can be moved by an actuating mechanism (20) from an initial position into a showering position, and that at least one drain (11) is provided which is at least substantially covered by the movable floor plate (2) in the initial position and is released by the movable floor plate (2) in the showering position, characterised in that the drain (11) has at least one drip tray (10), in that the movable floor plate (2) is arranged in the showering position in such a way that, during operation, used shower water is able to drain from the movable floor plate (2) at at least one outer edge (21) of the movable floor plate (2) into the drip tray (10), and in that the movable floor plate (2) covers the drip tray (10) in the initial position.

2. Shower device according to claim 1, characterised in that a swivelling wall (3) is provided and in that, when the swivelling wall (3) is swivelled from an initial position of the swivelling wall (3) into a showering position of the swivelling wall (3), the floor plate (2) is moved from the initial position of the floor plate (2) into the showering position of the floor plate (2) via the actuating mechanism (20).

3. Shower device (1) for a motor home, wherein a floor (8) which can be accessed by at least one person is provided, wherein the accessible floor (8) is at least partially formed by a movable floor plate (2), that the movable floor plate (2) can be moved by an actuating mechanism (20) from an initial position into a showering position, and that at least one drain (11) is provided which is at least substantially covered by the movable floor plate (2) in the initial position and is released by the movable floor plate (2) in the showering position, wherein a swivelling wall (3) is provided and that when the swivelling wall (3) is swivelled from an initial position of the swivelling wall (3) into a showering position of the swivelling wall (3), the floor plate (2) is moved from the initial position of the floor plate (2) into the showering position of the floor plate (2) via the actuating mechanism (20), characterised in that the actuating mechanism (20) has an eccentric groove (15) formed in the movable floor plate (2) and an element (16) which is guided in the eccentric groove (15) at least for moving the movable floor plate (2) and which is formed on the swivelling wall (3) or is connected to the swivelling wall (3), and in that the eccentric groove (15) is designed in such a way that when the swivelling wall (3) is swivelled from its initial position into its showering position or from its showering position into its initial position, a mechanical force is transmitted from the swivelling wall (3) to the movable floor plate (2) via the element (16) guided in the eccentric groove (15), which causes a corresponding movement of the floor plate (2) from its initial position to its showering position or from its showering position to its initial position.

4. Shower device comprising a combination of one of claims 1 or 2 with claim 3;5. Shower device according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterised in that a sink (4) is provided on the swivelling wall (3).

6. Shower device according to claim 5, characterised in that the sink (4) provided on the swivelling wall (3) can be swivelled at least partially over a toilet bowl (6) when the swivelling wall (3) is swivelled from its initial position into its showering position.

7. Shower device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that, when the shower device (1) is installed in a motor home, the movable floor plate (2) is arranged in at least one area (22), which can be accessed by the person, at least approximately at a height level predetermined by a motorhome floor (9) accessible to the person next to the shower device.

8. Shower device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the actuating mechanism (20) comprises an electromechanical actuating mechanism (25) which at least indirectly moves the floor plate (2).

9. Shower device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the drain (11) is completely covered by the movable floor plate (2) in the initial position and / or in that the movable floor plate (2) can be removed by a person in the initial position.

10. Motor home with a shower device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that a motorhome floor (9) is provided next to the shower device (1), in that the movable floor plate (2) is attached to the motorhome floor (9) in the initial position at least essentially without steps and at least essentially without gaps, and in that the drain (11) is open between the movable floor plate (2) and the motorhome floor (9) in the showering position of the movable floor plate (2).