Shower cabin sliding door system

Abstract

Shower enclosure sliding door system (1) comprising - a frame structure (2) for suspending and guiding at least one shower enclosure sliding door (3), - at least one shower enclosure sliding door (3), and - at least two guide devices (4) which are attached spaced apart from each other at an upper end of the shower enclosure sliding door (3), wherein each guide device (4) has at least one rotatably mounted roller (4b), wherein the frame structure (2) has at least one guide channel (2a) for guiding the rollers (4b), and the rollers (4b) are arranged to engage in this guide channel (2a) and thereby enable the shower enclosure sliding door (3) to be displaced in relation to the frame structure (2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a shower cubicle sliding door system with the features of claim 1. The shower cubicle sliding door system comprises: A frame construction for suspending and guiding at least one shower enclosure sliding door, at least one shower enclosure sliding door, and at least two guide devices which are attached to an upper end of the shower enclosure sliding door spaced apart from each other, wherein each guide device has at least one rotatably mounted roller, wherein the frame construction has at least one guide channel for guiding the rollers, and the rollers are arranged to engage in this guide channel and thereby enable a displacement of the shower enclosure sliding door in relation to the frame construction.

[0002] The shower cubicle sliding door system also features at least one damped closing device rigidly connected to the frame construction, wherein the damped closing device comprises a driver with a first engagement section and a clamping means, a damping device with a rod mounted in a damped manner to be displaceable along a sliding axis, wherein the driver is connected to the rod and displaceable together with the rod, and a clamping means, wherein the displacement of the driver along the displacement axis between a release position and an end position is limited, wherein a damping working area is formed between the release position and the end position by the damping device, which extends to the end position, wherein the clamping means is configured to exert a force on the driver, wherein this force acts in the direction of the end position, wherein the driver is pivotably mounted relative to the rod in order to pivot between a drive position and a release position, wherein the locking device further comprises a guide cam with which the driver is guided to change between the drive position and the release position, wherein the guide cam is designed such that, when moving into the release position, the driver is rotated relative to the rod from the drive position to the release position, wherein in the release position the clamping means of the driver engages with the locking device in such a way that the driver is held clamped against the locking device against the force of the clamping means, wherein at least one of the at least two guide devices has a second engagement section designed for mechanical engagement with the first engagement section, wherein the mechanical coupling of the two engagement sections is designed tothat, starting from a position in which the driver is in the release position, when the second engagement section is brought towards the driver, the driver is pivoted into the driving position by engaging the second engagement section, in which the clamping means is released from a clamping position and the shower enclosure sliding door can be moved into the end position by means of the driver due to the force of the clamping means against the damping force of the damping device, and wherein the mechanical coupling of the two engagement sections is further arranged so that, starting from a position in which the driver is in the driving position and the two engagement sections are engaged, the shower enclosure sliding door together with the driver can be displaced against the force of the clamping means towards the release position,wherein, upon reaching the release position, the driver is returned to the release position by guidance in the guide track, wherein in the release position a further sliding movement of the shower enclosure sliding door away from the end position is released, and thus the position of the driver is decoupled from the position of the second engagement section, wherein each guide device has two rollers and a metallic support body, wherein the rollers are rotatably mounted on the support body and the second engagement section projects from the support body in the form of a projection, and wherein each guide device has two interconnectable clamps, wherein a section of the shower enclosure sliding door is enclosed by these clamps.

[0003] Furthermore, the invention relates to a shower cubicle comprising a shower cubicle sliding door system according to the invention.

[0004] Shower enclosures with sliding doors have been standard for decades. The sliding doors are typically mounted on rollers within a frame structure. The end positions of the sliding doors are limited by stops, and the movement of the doors to these positions can be dampened, for example, by the contact of sealing lips.

[0005] Documents DE 20 2013 100200 U1 and EP 2 617 336 A2 disclose shower cubicle sliding door systems according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0006] Furthermore, US 2015 / 033502 A1 and GB 2 535 441 A disclose guide devices for shower cubicle sliding door systems.

[0007] One object of the invention is therefore to create a shower enclosure sliding door system that overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art. This object is achieved with a shower enclosure sliding door system of the type mentioned above, wherein a vertically oriented shaft is formed on one of the two clamps in the assembled state, wherein the support body is attached to the shaft and is pivotable with the rollers relative to the clamps, and wherein the shaft is formed by a threaded section of a screw which is held in the support body.

[0008] As the system approaches its end position, each sliding door is automatically and controllably guided towards that end position.

[0009] The guidance is purely mechanical, or optionally using hydraulic damping elements, and without the use of electrical energy. This design of the shower enclosure sliding door system creates a cost-effective and robust automated damped guidance system.

[0010] According to the invention, the second engagement section is designed as a projection and the first engagement section as a corresponding recess.

[0011] In particular, it may be provided that the support body is made of chrome-plated brass.

[0012] Furthermore, it may be provided that each clamp consists of a metal outer shell and a plastic support body inside the metal outer shell.

[0013] In particular, it may be provided that the shower cubicle sliding door system has a damped closing device firmly connected to the frame construction, which is arranged on the frame construction in such a way that the shower cubicle sliding door can be closed in a damped manner.

[0014] Furthermore, it may be provided that the shower cubicle sliding door system has a damped closing device firmly connected to the frame construction, which is arranged on the frame construction in such a way that the achievement of a maximum opening position of the shower cubicle sliding door can be achieved in a damped manner.

[0015] In particular, the shower cubicle sliding door can be designed to be flush. The invention further relates to a shower cubicle comprising a shower cubicle sliding door system according to the invention.

[0016] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary and non-limiting embodiment, which is illustrated in the figures. These show Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a shower cubicle sliding door system according to the invention, Figure 2 is a detailed representation of a guide device and a closing device of the shower cubicle system according to the invention. Fig. 1 in a closed position P2, Figure 3 shows a detailed representation of the guide device and a closing device of the shower cubicle system according to Fig. 1 in a release position P1, Figure 4 a perspective view of a guide device according to Fig. 2 and 3 , and Figure 5 shows a sectional view of the guide device and a closing device of the shower cubicle system according to Fig. 1 .

[0017] In the following figures, unless otherwise stated, the same reference symbols denote the same features.

[0018] Figur 1 Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of a shower cubicle sliding door system 1 according to the invention. The shower cubicle sliding door system 1 comprises a frame construction 2 for suspending and guiding at least one shower cubicle sliding door 3, at least one shower cubicle sliding door 3, and at least two guide devices 4, which are attached to an upper end of the shower cubicle sliding door 3 spaced apart from each other, wherein each guide device 4 has at least one rotatably mounted roller 4b.

[0019] The frame construction 2 has at least one guide channel 2a for guiding the rollers 4b, and the rollers 4b are designed to engage in this guide channel 2a and thereby enable the sliding shower door 3 to be moved in relation to the frame construction 2.

[0020] The shower cubicle sliding door system 1 further comprises at least one damped closing device 5 rigidly connected to the frame construction 2, wherein the damped closing device 5 has a driver 5a with a first engagement section 5a' and a clamping means 5a" as well as a damping device 5b with a rod 5b' mounted so as to be slidably damped along a sliding axis x. The driver 5a is connected to the rod 5b' and is slidable together with the rod 5b'.

[0021] The damped closing device has a clamping means 5c, wherein the displaceability of the driver 5a along the displacement axis x between a release position P1 (see Fig. 3 ) and an end position P2 (see also Fig 1 and 2) is limited, wherein a damping working area is formed between the release position P1 and the end position P2 by the damping device 5b, which extends to the end position P2. The clamping device 5c is configured to exert a force on the driver 5a, wherein this force acts in the direction of the end position P2 opposite to the direction of the arrow in Fig. 3 The end position P2 can be limited, for example, by a mechanical stop, which can be formed, for example, in the damper 5b.

[0022] The driver 5a is pivotably mounted relative to the rod 5b' in order to switch between a drive position L2 (see Fig. 2 ) and a release level L1 (see Fig. 3 ) to be pivoted, wherein the locking device 5 further has a guide cam 5d with which driver 5a is guided to change between drive position L2 and release position L1.

[0023] The guide track 5d is designed such that, when the driver 5a is moved into the release position P1, it is rotated relative to the rod 5b' from the drive position L2 to the release position L1, whereby in the release position L1 the clamping element 5a" of the driver 5a engages with the locking device 5 such that the driver 5a is held clamped against the locking device 5 against the force of the clamping element 5c. For this purpose, the clamping element 5a" is guided in the guide track 5d – for example, in the form of a pin that is guided in a groove through which the guide track 5d is formed.

[0024] At least one of the at least two guide devices 4 has a second engagement section 4a' for mechanical engagement with the first engagement section 5a', wherein the mechanical coupling of the two engagement sections 4a', 5a' is arranged so that, starting from a position in which the driver 5a is in the release position L1, when brought into position (against the direction of the arrow according to Fig. 3 ) of the second engagement section 4a' towards the driver 5a, the driver 5a is pivoted into the driving position L2 by engagement in the second engagement section 4a', in which the clamping means 5a" is released from a clamping position and the shower cubicle sliding door 3 can be moved into the end position P2 by means of the driver 5a due to the force of the clamping means 5c against the damping force of the damping device.

[0025] The mechanical coupling of the two engagement sections 4a', 5a' is further arranged so that, starting from a position in which the driver is in the drive position L2 and the two engagement sections 4a', 5a' engage with each other, the shower cubicle sliding door 3 together with the driver 5a can be displaced against the force of the clamping device 5c towards the release position P1, wherein, upon reaching the release position P1, the driver 5a is returned to the release position L1 by guidance in the guide track 5d, wherein in the release position L1 a further displacement movement of the shower cubicle sliding door 3 away from the end position P2 is released and thus the position of the driver 5a is decoupled from the position of the second engagement section 4a'.

[0026] Furthermore, it may be provided that the second intervention section 4a' is designed as a projection and the first intervention section 5a' as a corresponding depression.

[0027] Furthermore, it can be provided that each guide device 4 has two rollers 4b and a metallic support body 4c, wherein the rollers 4b are rotatably mounted on the support body 4c and the second engagement section 5a' protrudes from the support body 4c in the form of the projection.

[0028] In the illustrated embodiment, each guide device 4 has two connectable clamps 4d, wherein a section of the shower cubicle sliding door 3 is enclosed by these clamps 4d, and a vertically oriented shaft 4e is formed on one of the two clamps 4d in the assembled state, wherein the support body 4c is attached to the shaft 4e and is pivotable with the rollers 4b relative to the clamps 4d. The shaft 4e is formed by a threaded section of a screw that is held in the support body 4c. Each clamp 4d in turn consists of a metal outer shell 4d' and a plastic support body 4d" received within the metal outer shell 4d'.

[0029] The shower cubicle sliding door system 1 has a damped closing device 5 which is firmly connected to the frame construction 2 and is arranged on the frame construction 2 in such a way that the shower cubicle sliding door 3 can be closed in a damped manner.

[0030] The shower enclosure sliding door system 1 has a damped closing device 5 which is firmly connected to the frame construction 2 and is arranged on the frame construction 2 in such a way that the shower enclosure sliding door 3 can be brought to a damped position in which it can be reached.

[0031] In light of this teaching, a person skilled in the art is able to arrive at other, not shown, embodiments of the invention without any inventive step. The invention is therefore not limited to the embodiment shown, but is defined by the entire scope of protection of the claims. Individual aspects of the invention or the embodiment can also be taken up and combined with one another. Any reference numerals in the claims are exemplary and serve only to improve the readability of the claims, without limiting them.

Claims

1. Shower cubicle sliding door system (1) comprising - a frame structure (2) for suspending and guiding at least one shower enclosure sliding door (3), - at least one shower enclosure sliding door (3), and - at least two guide devices (4) which are attached to an upper end of the sliding shower enclosure door (3) at a distance from each other, each guide device (4) having at least one rotatably mounted roller (4b), the frame structure (2) having at least one guide channel (2a) for guiding the rollers (4b), and the rollers (4b) are designed to engage in this guide channel (2a) and thereby enable the sliding shower enclosure door (3) to be moved relative to the frame structure (2), wherein the sliding shower enclosure door system (1) further comprises - at least one damped closing device (5) firmly connected to the frame structure (2), wherein the damped closing device (5) • has a driver (5a) with o a first engagement section (5a') and o a clamping means (5a"), • a damping device (5b) with a rod (5b') mounted so that it can be damped along a displacement axis (x), wherein the driver (5a) is connected to the rod (5b') and can be displaced together with the rod (5b'), and • has a tensioning means (5c), wherein the displacement of the driver (5a) along the displacement axis (x) between a release position (P1) and an end position (P2) is limited, wherein a damping working range is formed between the release position (P1) and the end position (P2) by the damping device (5b) between the release position (P1) and the end position (P2), which extends to the end position, wherein the tensioning means (5c) is designed to exert a force on the driver (5a), wherein this force acts in the direction of the end position (P2), wherein the driver (5a) is pivotably mounted with respect to the rod (5b') so as to be pivoted between a driver position (L2) and a release position (L1), wherein the closing device (5) also has a guide slide (5d) with which the driver (5a) is guided to change between the drive position (L2) and the release position (L1), wherein the guide slide (5d) is designed such that the driver (5a) is rotated relative to the rod (5b') from the drive position (L2) to the release position (L1) when transferred to the release position (P1), wherein in the release position (L1) the clamping means (5a") of the driver (5a) engages with the closing device (5) in such a way that the driver (5a) is held clamped to the closing device (5) against the force of the tensioning means (5c), wherein at least one of the at least two guide devices (4) is provided with a second engagement section (4a') designed for mechanical engagement with the first engagement section (5a'), wherein the mechanical coupling of the two engagement sections (4a', 5a') is designed such that, starting from a position in which the driver (5a) is in the release position (L1), when the second engagement section (4a') is moved toward the driver (5a), the driver (5a) is pivoted into the drive position by engaging with the second engagement section (4a') (L2) by engaging with the second engagement section (4a'), in which the clamping means (5a") is released from a clamping position and the shower cubicle sliding door (3) can be moved by means of the driver (5a) into the end position (P2) due to the force exerted by the tensioning means (5c) against the damping force of the damping device, and wherein the mechanical coupling of the two engagement sections (4a', 5a') is further designed such that, starting from a position in which the driver is in the driving position (L2) and the two engagement sections (4a', 5a') 5a') are engaged with each other, the shower cubicle sliding door (3) together with the driver (5a) can be moved against the force of the tensioning means (5c) towards the release position (P1), wherein the driver (5a) is returned to the release position (L1) by guidance in the guide slide (5d) when the release position (P1) is reached, whereby in the release position (L1) a further displacement movement of the shower cubicle sliding door away from the end position (P2) (3) away from the end position (P2) is released, thereby decoupling the position of the driver (5a) from the position of the second engagement section (4a'), wherein each guide device (4) has two rollers (4b) and a metallic support body (4c), wherein the rollers (4b) are rotatably mounted on the support body (4c) and the second engagement section (5a') protrudes from the support body (4c) in the form of a projection, wherein each guide device (4) has two clamps (4d) that can be connected to each other, wherein a section of the sliding shower cubicle door (3) is enclosed by these clamps (4d), characterized in that a shaft (4e) oriented vertically when assembled is formed on one of the two clamps (4d), wherein the support body (4c) is attached to the shaft (4e) and can be pivoted together with the rollers (4b) can be pivoted relative to the clamps (4d), wherein the shaft (4e) is formed by a threaded section of a screw held in the support body (4c), wherein the second engagement section (4a') is formed as a projection and the first engagement section (5a') is formed as a corresponding recess.

2. Shower cubicle sliding door system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the support body (4c) is made of chrome-plated brass.

3. Shower cubicle sliding door system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein each clamp (4d) in turn consists of a metal outer shell (4d') and a plastic support body (4d") accommodated within the metal outer shell (4d').

4. Shower cubicle sliding door system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the shower cubicle sliding door system (1) has a damped closing device (5) firmly connected to the frame structure (2), which is arranged on the frame structure (2) in such a way that the shower cubicle sliding door (3) can be closed in a damped manner.

5. Shower cubicle sliding door system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the shower cubicle sliding door system (1) has a damped closing device (5) that is firmly connected to the frame structure (2) and is arranged on the frame structure (2) in such a way that the sliding door (3) of the shower cubicle can be brought to a maximum opening position in a damped manner.

6. Shower cubicle sliding door system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the shower cubicle sliding door (3) is of flat design.

7. Shower cubicle comprising a shower cubicle sliding door system (1) according to one of the preceding claims.

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