Installation device for a shower

Abstract

Installation device (1) for a shower (2), at least comprising: - a mounting frame (3); - a control device (4) for controlling a liquid, wherein the control device (4) is arranged on the mounting frame (3); - at least one fastening element (5) for a shower (6), wherein the at least one fastening element (5) is arranged on the mounting frame (3) and wherein a distance (7) between the at least one fastening element (5) and the control device (4) is adjustable; and - at least one liquid line (8, 9) with which the liquid can be supplied to the at least one fastening element (5), wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has at least partially a meandering course.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an installation device for a shower. With the aid of the installation device, components of the shower can be arranged in the shower or a shower room. The shower is, in particular, a sanitary device for artificially sprinkling the body of a shower user.

[0002] Showers typically have showerheads, such as overhead showers and / or handheld showerheads, that must be attached to a wall and connected to a water supply line. Installing these showerheads in the shower is a complex task.

[0003] The object of the invention is therefore to at least partially solve the problems described with reference to the prior art and, in particular, to provide an installation device for a shower with which a shower head can be arranged in the shower with less effort or in a variable manner.

[0004] This object is achieved with an installation device according to the features of the independent patent claim. Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent patent claims. It should be noted that the features listed individually in the patent claims can be combined with one another in any technologically expedient manner and define further embodiments of the invention. Furthermore, the features listed in the patent claims are further specified and explained in the description, with further preferred embodiments of the invention being presented.

[0005] This is achieved by an installation device for a shower which has at least the following: a mounting frame; a control device for controlling a liquid, wherein the control device is arranged on the mounting frame; at least one fastening element for a shower, wherein the at least one fastening element is arranged on the mounting frame and wherein a distance between the at least one fastening element and the control device is adjustable; and at least one liquid line with which the liquid can be supplied to the at least one fastening element, wherein the at least one liquid line has at least partially a meandering course.

[0006] The installation device is particularly suitable for a shower which serves to artificially sprinkle the body of a user of the shower with a liquid, in particular water, for the purpose of personal hygiene.

[0007] The installation device has a mounting frame. The mounting frame can, for example, comprise at least one metal profile. Furthermore, the mounting frame can, for example, have a (particularly vertical) first metal profile and a (particularly vertical) second metal profile, which are connected to one another via at least one (particularly horizontal) (metal) cross member. The first metal profile, the second metal profile and / or the at least one (metal) cross member can be connected to one another via a welded connection or screw connection, for example. Alternatively, the first metal profile, the second metal profile and / or the at least one (metal) cross member can be formed in one piece. The mounting frame has (particularly in an operational state, after its attachment to a building wall, after its attachment to a building floor and / or in a vertical direction) in particular a frame height of at least 1.800 mm [millimeters]. For example, the frame height can be 1,800 mm to 2,600 mm. This allows the installation device or mounting frame to extend across the entire height of the shower.

[0008] The mounting frame can be fastened to the building wall or to the building wall at a distance from the building wall. The mounting frame can be fastened to the building wall using at least one wall fastening element. The building wall can be, for example, a shell wall or drywall. The mounting frame can be arranged or fastened on the building floor. After the mounting frame has been fastened to the building wall and / or the building floor, the mounting frame can be at least partially covered by a prefabricated wall. The prefabricated wall can be formed at least partially by at least one panel, at least one plasterboard, at least one plasterboard and / or at least one tile.

[0009] The frame height of the mounting frame can be adjustable. The mounting frame can have at least one adjustable foot. For example, the mounting frame can have a first foot that is adjustable on and / or in the (vertical) first metal profile. For example, the mounting frame can have a second foot that is adjustable on and / or in the (vertical) second metal profile.

[0010] The mounting frame can have a frame width of 400 mm to 600 mm. The mounting frame can have a frame width of preferably 490 mm to 510 mm, particularly preferably (essentially) 500 mm (particularly in the operational state of the mounting frame, after fastening the mounting frame to the building wall, after fastening or positioning the mounting frame on the building floor, and / or in a horizontal direction). This makes the mounting frame particularly easy to integrate into the studwork of the drywall.

[0011] The installation device has a control device for controlling the fluid. The control device is arranged or fastened to the mounting frame, for example to the at least one (metal) cross member of the mounting frame. The control device can be, for example, a flush-mounted box or a flush-mounted installation body. The control device can comprise a housing with a receiving space for a functional unit. The housing can be made at least partially of plastic and / or metal. The housing can have a cylindrical section and / or tubular section, which can at least partially form or delimit the receiving space for the functional unit. The housing, the cylindrical section and / or the tubular section can extend at least partially along a, in particular straight, longitudinal axis.The housing can have a housing length of, for example, 50 mm [millimeters] to 250 mm (particularly parallel to the longitudinal axis). The housing, the cylindrical section, and / or the tubular section can have an outer diameter of, for example, 100 mm to 200 mm (particularly orthogonal to the longitudinal axis).

[0012] The control device can comprise a mixing valve, for example in the manner of a thermostatic mixing valve, and / or at least one shut-off valve. By means of the mixing valve, cold water and hot water, in particular, can be mixed to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature. The cold water can have a cold water temperature that is, in particular, a maximum of 25°C (Celsius), preferably 1°C to 25°C, particularly preferably 5°C to 20°C. The hot water can have a hot water temperature that is, in particular, a maximum of 90°C, preferably 25°C to 90°C, particularly preferably 55°C to 65°C. The mixed water can be fed from the mixing valve, for example via at least one line in the control device, to the at least one shut-off valve, by means of which the discharge of the mixed water can be controlled.The functional unit is in particular at least partially arranged in the receiving space of the housing of the control device and / or is substantially cylindrical.

[0013] The housing can have a cold water connection for the cold water, a hot water connection for the hot water, and / or at least one mixed water outlet for the mixed water. For example, the housing can have one, two, or three mixed water outlets. The cold water connection can be connected, in particular, to a cold water supply line, via which the control device can be connected to a cold water source, for example, a public water supply network. The hot water connection can be connected, in particular, to a hot water supply line, via which the control device can be connected to a hot water source, for example, in the manner of a boiler or central heating system. The cold water can be supplied from the cold water connection and / or the hot water can be supplied from the hot water connection, in particular to the mixing valve.The cold water supply line and / or the hot water supply line can be designed at least partially as a (particularly rigid) pipe and / or (particularly flexible) hose line.

[0014] The installation device has at least one fastening element for a shower head, which is arranged or fastened to the mounting frame, for example to the at least one (metal) cross member of the mounting frame. The at least one fastening element can be arranged above the control device. The shower head can be an overhead shower, in particular. The shower head can be fastened to the at least one fastening element in such a way that the liquid or mixed water can be supplied to the shower head via the at least one fastening element. For example, the shower head can be screwed or screwed to the at least one fastening element. The at least one fastening element can be a concealed shower box. The at least one fastening element can have a fastening element housing, which is made, for example, at least partially of plastic and / or metal.The shower head can, in particular, be screwed into the fastening element housing. The at least one fastening element is, in particular, designed such that it is no longer visible after the pre-wall has been attached to the mounting frame and / or the shower head has been attached to the fastening element.

[0015] A distance between the at least one fastening element and the control device is adjustable. This can mean, in particular, that the distance is variable, for example, continuously. For example, the (metal) cross member on which the control device or the at least one fastening element is arranged can be adjustable. The distance can be, for example, 400 mm to 1,400 mm, preferably 600 mm to 1,200 mm. A mounting height of the at least one fastening element on the mounting frame or in the shower is, in particular, adjustable. The at least one fastening element is, in particular, fastened to the mounting frame in such a way that (in particular when the mounting frame is in the ready-to-use state, after the mounting frame has been fastened to the building wall, after the mounting frame has been fastened or arranged on the building floor and / or in a vertical direction) the at least one fastening element can be mounted at a height of, for example, 1,800 mm to 2,000 mm.400 mm and / or the shower head is arranged or can be arranged in the shower at a shower height of, for example, 1,800 mm to 2,400 mm. The mounting height of the at least one fastening element or the shower head height can be measured, in particular, from a lower end of the installation device and / or from the building floor. The at least one fastening element can be arranged at an upper end of the mounting frame.

[0016] The installation device has at least one liquid line, by means of which the liquid or the mixed water can be supplied to the at least one fastening element. Insofar as the at least one liquid line is mentioned below and a plurality of liquid lines is provided, the explanation can be assigned to an individual, several, or all liquid lines of the plurality of liquid lines. The installation device can have a plurality of liquid lines, by means of which the liquid or the mixed water can be supplied to the at least one fastening element. With a plurality of liquid lines, the liquid or the mixed water can in particular be supplied to a plurality of (different) jet formers of the shower. For example, the installation device can have two liquid lines. The at least one liquid line is in particular at least partially flexible.The at least one liquid line can be at least partially a hose and / or at least partially a pipe. The at least one liquid line can be at least partially made of plastic, rubber, silicone, a multi-layer composite material and / or metal. The at least one liquid line can be at least partially braided with metal. The at least one liquid line can be a corrugated pipe or a corrugated hose. The corrugated pipe or the corrugated hose can be at least partially made of rigid material with a wave-like, changing diameter, wherein the corrugated pipe or the corrugated hose is flexible due to the wave-like, changing diameter. The at least one liquid line can extend at least partially from the control device to the at least one fastening element. A first longitudinal line end of the at least one liquid line can be connected to the control device orbe connected, in particular directly, to the at least one mixed water outlet of the control device. A second longitudinal line end of the at least one liquid line can be connected, in particular directly, to the at least one fastening element. The at least one liquid line can extend along a line axis. The at least one liquid line can have a line length of, for example, 500 mm to 1,500 mm (in particular along the line axis).

[0017] The at least one fluid line has a meandering course, at least in part. This can mean, in particular, that the at least one fluid line has a serpentine, looped, serpentine, helical, spiral, and / or curved course, at least in part. The at least one fluid line can run at least in part in the form of a meander. The "meandering course" of the at least one fluid line can be understood, in particular, to mean that the at least one fluid line is bent alternately in different or opposite directions along its course, and / or that the at least one fluid line has a plurality of bends that are curved alternately in opposite directions, and / or that the at least one fluid line has a (for example, continuously) changing radius or course of curvature.For example, the at least one fluid line can have at least two bends or at least four bends. The at least one fluid line can have, for example, 2 to 10 bends, preferably 4 to 6 bends, particularly preferably five bends.

[0018] Due to the meandering course of the at least one liquid line, the distance between the control device and the at least one fastening element can be adjusted without the at least one liquid line having to be loosened or replaced. As a result, the at least one liquid line can be pre-assembled on the installation device at the factory, which reduces the assembly effort for the installation device in the shower. Due to the meandering course of the at least one liquid line, the at least one liquid line can adapt to different distances between the control device and the at least one fastening element, in particular by the at least one liquid line bending. If the distance is increased, the at least one liquid line can stretch and / or if the distance is reduced, the at least one liquid line can compress.The at least one liquid line is in particular not wound, in particular does not have a winding, in particular does not have a bend of at least 360°, in particular does not overlap and / or in particular does not cross.

[0019] Thanks to the installation device, the shower head can be arranged in the shower with little effort and / or aligned with other shower components.

[0020] The at least one fluid line may have a plurality of bends that are alternately curved in opposite directions. The at least one fluid line may be alternately bent toward a left and right side of the mounting frame along its length.

[0021] The at least one fluid line can have at least one bend with a bend angle of at least 45°, preferably at least 90°, particularly preferably at least 135°. For example, the at least one bend can have a bend angle of 45° to 200°, preferably 90° to 200°, particularly preferably 90° to 180°.

[0022] The at least one fluid line can have a first bend and a last bend in the direction of the at least one fastening element, the bending angles of which are smaller than the bending angles of the remaining bends of the fluid line. The at least one fluid line can have a first bend and a last bend along its course from the control device to the at least one fastening element, the bending angles of which are smaller than the bending angles of the remaining bends of the fluid line. The first bend is in particular the bend that is closest to the first longitudinal line end (in particular along the longitudinal axis of the fluid line). The last bend is in particular the bend that is closest to the second longitudinal line end (in particular along the longitudinal axis of the fluid line).

[0023] The at least one fluid line has at least one bend with a bend radius of at least 50 mm. For example, the bend radius can be between 50 mm and 200 mm.

[0024] The at least one liquid line, in particular its meandering part, can run in a plane. In particular, the at least one liquid line can run in a single plane. The longitudinal axis of the at least one liquid line can lie in the plane. The at least one liquid line can run in a plane that lies at least partially in the mounting frame and / or that runs parallel to a mounting frame plane of the mounting frame. The mounting frame plane or space can be spanned by the metal profiles of the mounting frame. In particular, the at least one liquid line does not extend out of the mounting frame and / or in particular does not run outside the mounting frame. The at least one liquid line can extend alternately to a left frame side of the mounting frame and a right frame side of the mounting frame.

[0025] The at least one fluid line can have a first region with a straight path at a first longitudinal line end and / or a second region with a straight path at a second longitudinal line end. The first region and / or the second region can run in the vertical direction (in particular in an operational state of the installation device, after the installation device has been attached to a building wall and / or after the installation device has been attached to the building floor).

[0026] The at least one fluid line may have insulation. The at least one fluid line may have thermal insulation. The insulation prevents condensation of moisture on the at least one fluid line and / or rattling noises. The insulation may be formed on an outer circumferential surface of the at least one fluid line and / or along the longitudinal axis of the at least one fluid line.

[0027] The control device can be arranged on a lower frame element of the mounting frame and / or the at least one fastening element can be arranged on an upper frame element of the mounting frame. The lower frame element can comprise at least the first metal profile, the second metal profile and at least one (first) (metal) cross member, which in particular connects the first metal profile and the second metal profile. The upper frame element can comprise at least a third metal profile, fourth metal profile and at least one (second) (metal) cross member, which in particular connects the third metal profile and the fourth metal profile. The lower frame element and the upper frame element can be connected to one another, in particular detachably, for example via a screw connection.Dividing the mounting frame into at least a lower and an upper frame element has the particular advantage that the installation device can be packaged in such a way that the packaged installation element has a packaging length and a packaging width that do not exceed a pallet length and a pallet width of a pallet, in particular a Euro pallet. For example, the packaging length can be a maximum of 1,200 mm and / or the packaging width a maximum of 800 mm.

[0028] The lower frame element and the upper frame element can be adjustable relative to one another. The lower frame element and the upper frame element can be telescopic. In particular, the lower frame element and the upper frame element can be adjustable relative to one another in the vertical direction. The lower frame element and the upper frame element can be connected to one another via at least one rail. Due to the adjustability, in particular the distance between the control device and the at least one fastening element and / or the frame height of the mounting frame can be adjusted. In addition, the mounting frame can be packed in a compressed manner.

[0029] The lower frame element may have a first height, and the upper frame element may have a second height. The first height may be, for example, 800 mm to 1,600 mm and / or the second height 200 mm to 1,400 mm (particularly in the operational state of the installation device, after the installation device has been attached to the building wall, after the installation device has been attached or arranged on the building floor, and / or in the vertical direction).

[0030] The lower frame element can have a first height of a maximum of 1,200 mm and / or the upper frame element a second height of a maximum of 1,200 mm. This ensures that the installation element can be stored and transported (flat) on a pallet, in particular a Euro pallet.

[0031] The invention and the technical environment are explained in more detail below with reference to the figures. It should be noted that the figures show a preferred embodiment of the invention, but are not limited thereto. Identical components in the figures are provided with the same reference numerals. They show, by way of example and schematically: Fig. 1: a shower in a perspective view; Fig. 2: an installation device for the shower in a perspective view; Fig. 3: the installation device in a front view.

[0032] Fig. 1 shows a shower 2 in a perspective view. The shower 2 comprises an installation device 1, of which Fig. 1only one shower head 6 is visible. The shower head 6 is arranged above a base 19 of the shower 2 at a shower height 20. A liquid can be dispensed via the shower head 6, which is a head shower in this case, when the shower 2 is used.

[0033] Fig. 2shows the installation device 1 in a perspective view. The installation device 1 has a mounting frame 3, which comprises a lower frame element 17 with a first height 21 and an upper frame element 18 with a second height 22. The lower frame element 17 comprises a (vertical) first metal profile 23 and a (vertical) second metal profile 24, which are connected to one another via a (horizontal) first cross member 27. The upper frame element 18 comprises a (vertical) third metal profile 25 and a (vertical) fourth metal profile 26, which are connected to one another via a (horizontal) second cross member 28. The installation device 1 comprises a first foot 29 which is adjustably arranged in a first lower longitudinal end 31 of the first metal profile 23, and a second foot 30 which is adjustably arranged in a second lower longitudinal end 32 of the second metal profile 24.With the help of the adjustable feet 29, 30, a frame height 33 of the mounting frame 3 and the one in the . Fig. 1 The shower head 5 can be adjusted to the shower height shown at 20. The mounting frame 3 has a frame width of 34.

[0034] The upper frame element 18 is adjustable or telescopic relative to the lower frame element 17 (when the installation device 1 is in an operational state and / or in a vertical direction). For this purpose, the mounting frame 3 has two rails 35, 36. The first rail 35 extends into a first upper longitudinal end 37 of the first metal profile 23 of the lower frame element 17 and into a third lower longitudinal end 39 of the third metal profile 25 of the upper frame element 18. The second rail 36 extends into a second upper longitudinal end 38 of the second metal profile 24 of the lower frame element 17 and into a fourth lower longitudinal end 40 of the fourth metal profile 26 of the upper frame element 18. Due to the adjustability or telescoping of the upper frame element 18 relative to the lower frame element 17, the frame height 33 of the mounting frame 3 and the Fig. 1 Shown shower height 20 of shower 6 adjustable.

[0035] A control device 4 in the form of a flush-mounted box is attached to the first cross member 27 of the lower frame element 17. The control device 4 comprises a mixing valve with which cold water and hot water can be mixed to form mixed water with a desired mixed water temperature. Using the adjustable feet 29, 30, a vertical height 41 of the control device 4 is adjustable. A fastening element 5 in the form of a flush-mounted shower box is attached to the second cross member 28 of the upper frame element 18, with which the Fig. 1 The control device 4 is connected to the fastening element 5 via a first liquid line 8 and a second liquid line 9. The mixed water is supplied to a first jet former in the Fig. 1 shown shower 6 and via the second liquid line 8 the mixed water to a second jet former of the Fig. 1The fluid lines 8, 9 have a meandering course and run in one plane. Due to the adjustability or telescoping of the upper frame element 18 relative to the lower frame element 17 and the meandering course of the fluid lines 8, 9, a distance 7 between the control device 4 and the fastening element 5 can be adjusted.

[0036] Fig. 3shows the installation device 1 in a front view. The first fluid line 8 is attached to the control device 4 with its first longitudinal line end 13 and to the fastening element 5 with its second longitudinal line end 14. Along its path from the control device 4 to the fastening element 5, the first fluid line 8 has a first bend 10.1, a second bend 10.2, a third bend 10.3, a fourth bend 10.4, and a fifth bend 10.5. The bends 10.1, ..., 10.5 are curved alternately in opposite directions.

[0037] The first fluid line 8 has a first region 15, from its first longitudinal line end 13 to the first bend 10.1 or to a first cross strut 42 of the lower frame element 17, in which the first fluid line 8 runs straight. The first fluid line 8 is attached to the first cross strut 42. In the first region 15, the first fluid line 8 runs parallel to the first metal profile 23 and the second metal profile 24 of the lower frame element 17. In the operational state of the installation device 1, the first fluid line 8 runs in the vertical direction in the first region 15.

[0038] The first fluid line 8 has a second region 16, from its second longitudinal line end 14 to the fifth bend 10.5 or to a second cross strut 43 of the upper frame element 18, in which the first fluid line 8 runs straight. The first fluid line 8 is attached to the second cross strut 43. In the second region 16, the first fluid line 8 runs parallel to the third metal profile 25 and the fourth metal profile 26 of the upper frame element 18. When the installation device 1 is in the operational state, the first fluid line 8 runs vertically in the second region 16.

[0039] The bends 10.1, ..., 10.5 each have a bending angle 11 and a bending radius 12. The bending angle 11 of the first bend 10.1 and the bending angle 11 of the fifth bend 10.5 are smaller than the bending angles 11 of the second bend 10.2, the third bend 10.3 and the fourth bend 10.4. Fig. 2 If the distance 7 shown between the control device 4 and the fastening element 5 is increased, the first fluid line 8 is stretched or the bending angles 11 are reduced. Fig. 2 If the distance 7 shown between the control device 4 and the fastening element 5 is reduced, the first liquid line 8 is compressed or the bending angles 11 increase.

[0040] The second liquid line 9 corresponds to the first liquid line 8 or the course of the second liquid line 9 corresponds to the course of the first liquid line 8, so that the description of the first liquid line 8 can be transferred to the second liquid line 9. The installation device 1 can, as in Fig. 2 and 3 shown, pre-assembled as a complete system.

[0041] By means of the present invention, the shower head 6 can be arranged and aligned in the shower 2 with little effort. List of reference symbols

[0042] 1Installation device 2Shower 3Mounting frame 4Control device 5Fastening element 6Shower 7Spacing 8First fluid line 9Second fluid line 10.1, ..., 10.5Bend 11Bend angle 12Bend radius 13First longitudinal line end 14Second longitudinal line end 15First area 16Second area 17Lower frame element 18Upper frame element 19Floor 20Shower height 21First height 22Second height 23First metal profile 24Second metal profile 25Third metal profile 26Fourth metal profile 27First cross member 28Second cross member 29First foot 30Second foot 31First longitudinal end 32Second longitudinal end 33Frame height 34Frame width 35First rail 36Second rail 37First upper longitudinal end 38Second upper longitudinal end 39Third lower longitudinal end 40Fourth lower longitudinal end 41Vertical height 42First cross brace 43Second cross brace

Claims

1. Installation device (1) for a shower (2), at least comprising: - a mounting frame (3); - a control device (4) for controlling a liquid, wherein the control device (4) is arranged on the mounting frame (3); - at least one fastening element (5) for a shower (6), wherein the at least one fastening element (5) is arranged on the mounting frame (3) and wherein a distance (7) between the at least one fastening element (5) and the control device (4) is adjustable; and - at least one liquid line (8, 9) with which the liquid can be supplied to the at least one fastening element (5), wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has at least partially a meandering course.

2. Installation device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has a plurality of bends (10.1, ..., 10.5) which are alternately curved in opposite directions.

3. Installation device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has at least one bend (10.1, ..., 10.5) with a bending angle (11) of at least 45 °.

4. Installation device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has a first bend (10.1) and a last bend (10.5) in the direction of the at least one fastening element (5), the bending angles (11) of which are smaller than the bending angles (11) of the remaining bends (10.2, 10.3, 10.4) of the liquid line (8, 9).

5. Installation device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has at least one bend (10.1, ..., 10.5) with a bending radius (12) of at least 50 mm.

6. Installation device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) runs in one plane.

7. Installation device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has a first region (15) with a straight course at a first longitudinal line end (13) or a second region (16) with a straight course at a second longitudinal line end (14).

8. Installation device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one liquid line (8, 9) has insulation.

9. Installation device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the control device (4) is arranged on a lower frame element (17) of the mounting frame (3) or the at least one fastening element (5) is arranged on an upper frame element (18) of the mounting frame (3).

10. Installation device (1) according to claim 9, wherein the lower frame element (17) has a first height (21) of a maximum of 1,200 mm and the upper frame element (18) has a second height (22) of a maximum of 1,200 mm.

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