DE20304759U1 - Washbasin, comprising two rectangular inclined bottom segments and waste outlet hidden in gap between them - Google Patents

Abstract

The washbasin has a flat rectangular frame (12, 15, 18, 32) accommodating two inclined rectangular bottom segments (21, 22), which form a gap (23) between them stretching across the full width of the basin. The front segment (21) overlaps the gap (23) with its rear edge, keeping the waste outlet, positioned underneath, hidden from the eyes of the user.

Description

Alape Adolftamgi^pht Qfl-gljHI & φ. KG",* *.**

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Bathroom sink

The invention relates to a wash basin with an associated inlet and with a basin recess as well as an outlet associated with this basin recess.

Wash basins are known in many different forms, for example from DE 296 06 723 U1 or DE 299 22 895 U1. They give users the opportunity to wash their hands in particular. For this purpose, an inlet for fresh water and an outlet for used water are required. The user approaches the wash basin from the front. An inlet is provided in the area of the rear wall; usually it protrudes vertically upwards from a tap bank in the form of a fitting and then releases the fresh water above a basin. Hands can then be cleaned in the area of this basin. The outlet for used water is provided at the lowest point in the base area of the basin. It is usually located in the middle of the round or bulbous, trough-like shape with a low point at the bottom.

The design of washbasins is concerned with the elegant design of fittings, elegantly curved curves for the basin and the front or with special designs for the tap bank. However, there is still interest in other, particularly surprising or technically advantageous design forms for everyday objects such as washbasins that are used several times a day.

It is therefore an object of the invention to propose such a new design for a washbasin.

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This object is achieved in that the basin recess has a first flat base surface which descends from the front of the washbasin to the middle area, in that the basin recess has a second flat base surface which descends from the back of the washbasin to the middle area, in that the rearmost area of the first flat base surface lies above the frontmost area of the second flat base surface, and in that a slot which leads to the drain is provided between the underside of the first flat base surface and the top of the second flat base surface of the basin recess.

This concept creates a very unusual looking, but at the same time very practical and functional system, which also offers interesting technical advantages. For example, it is relatively easy to clean and maintain, and dirt is also not visible to the user during the period of use.

These advantages are particularly evident when the washbasin is located in an area that is accessible to many different users, for example in washrooms in public buildings, companies, restaurants or youth hostels. On the one hand, the level of dirt tends to be higher in washbasins that are accessible to the public, as does the potential cost of repairs due to the particularly frequent use. On the other hand, because different users want to use the washbasin, it is particularly undesirable to have dirt left behind by previous users in sight.

The user of the washbasin does not see how the water flows through the narrow slot between the two relatively inclined planes. The user also does not see how the drain is designed in detail in the area behind the slot. This means that less attention can be paid to visual design and more to functionality. For example, deep-drawing can create slopes from the left and right that run towards a drain hole that is located in the middle of a collecting device.

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The overall result is an extraordinarily elegant appearance with only straight lines and flat, level surfaces. The user looks at a functional basin, not disturbed by a drain, in which a floor area runs diagonally downwards from the user, above which the basin is formed. The basin therefore has two inclined planes as the floor, with the second inclined plane on the back gently rising upwards as seen from the user and observer, but forming an invisible slot at the bottom. The slot preferably extends across the entire width of the bottom of the basin. In preferred embodiments, the side walls are also formed as vertically rising side walls, although no slot is required here.

The so-called tap bench can be present in this design or can be omitted in favor of other shapes. Areas on the top of the side walls can be used as storage space.

The washbasin according to the invention is also extremely flat and not bulbous like conventional washbasins. This is not only an interesting design feature and very visually appealing, it also offers a lot of space underneath the washbasin that can be used for other purposes or left as free space. It should also be taken into account that the first flat floor area, which is closest to the user, only slopes downwards at a relatively low gradient, so that the flatness of the washbasin is particularly evident in this area.

Alape AdolfS-ampSech* OmbH & Oo. KG* ,, · *,. *

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In the following, an embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail with reference to the drawing.

Show it:
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Figure 1 is a perspective schematic representation of an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 shows the embodiment from Figure 1 in plan view; 10

Figure 3 shows the embodiment of Figure 1 from the side;

Figure 4 shows the embodiment of Figure 1 from the front;

Figure 5 is a vertical schematic section through the embodiment of Figure 1; and

Figure 6 shows an alternative embodiment of the embodiment shown in Figure 1. 20

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The embodiment shown in Figure 1 is a simplified schematic but practically complete representation. Parts and arrangements that are not of interest have been omitted. For example, it could be a niche installation between two walls, which is particularly space-saving because the entire area between these two walls (not shown here) would be filled.

In the illustration, the user would approach the washbasin from the front; there is a front side 11 with a narrow front edge 12. The edge 12 has a horizontal surface. This front edge ends with a front edge 13 towards the user.

To the left of the user, the edge 12 of the front 11 merges into a left side support surface 15, which is horizontal and can be equipped for storing soap and utensils, for example. The left support surface 15 is closed off on the left by a left side edge 14. This left side edge 14 can then connect to the wall mentioned above if necessary. The side edge 14 is perpendicular to the front edge 13.

The opposite side is constructed in a similar way. There is a right side edge 17, which is closed off at the top by a right support surface 18. This can also be intended and/or equipped for storing various objects. A wall could again be connected to the right side edge 17.

The front side 11, the left support surface 15 and the right support surface 18 define a basin 20. The user holds his hand in the area of this basin 20 to wash it. The basin 20 is bordered at the bottom by two floor surfaces 21 and 22. The floor surface 21 is flat and runs from the front side 11 as an inclined plane sloping backwards. This also means that the horizontal left support surface 15 and the first floor surface 21 form a pointed triangle, with the narrow tip of this triangle then being formed by the front side 11. The angle at this

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The narrow tip is approximately 10 - 20°. Water on the bottom surface 21 will therefore flow backwards.

Behind the basin trough 20 there is a rear side 30. The rear side 30 has a corresponding rear support surface 32, which in turn can be designed for placing soap or other utensils, but does not have to be. The support surface 32 is limited at the front by a front edge 33.

As a result, the front side 11 with the back side 30 and the two lateral support surfaces 14 and 15 form a border or frame of the basin recess 20 and enclose it on all sides.

The rear side 30 runs parallel to the front side 11. As a result, the front side 11 with its front edge 12 as well as the left support surface 15 and the right support surface 18 form a rectangle on the outside and a smaller rectangle on the inside that borders the pelvic cavity 20. The support surfaces 15, 18 and 12 together with the rear support surface 32 all lie in the same horizontal plane. The rear support surface 32 can also be designed as a urinary bench. In the embodiment shown in Figure 1, however, it is assumed that an inlet 40 (not shown here) comes directly from the wall behind the rear side 30.

A second flat floor surface 22 runs forward as an inclined plane from the front edge 33 of the rear side 30. It descends somewhat more steeply towards the front than the first flat floor surface 21 descends towards the rear. This means that where the two floor surfaces 21, 22 approach each other, the rear, namely second flat floor surface 22 is already arranged significantly below the first flat floor surface 21. The angle between the second flat floor surface 22 and the horizontal can be approximately 20 to 40°, in particular around 30°.

Both flat floor surfaces 21, 22 only intersect each other virtually, i.e. they do not actually meet. Both run from the front 11 and the back 30 respectively to approximately the middle area of the basin trough 20.

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In the middle area there is a gap between the two flat floor surfaces 21 and 22. This gap forms a slot 23.

In Figure 1, the area from the bottom surface 21 to the slot 23 can be seen, which is located immediately behind the bottom surface 21 and extends from the left support surface 15 to the right support surface 18 with a constant slot width continuously over the entire width of the wash basin or the basin recess 20 and the bottom surface 21.
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While the slot 23 is limited at the top by the bottom surface 21, it is limited at the bottom by the second flat bottom surface 22.

From the rear wall 30, or more precisely from an area above the rear wall 30, fittings protrude forward from which water can be drawn if necessary. The fittings are located above the base surfaces 21 and 22 of the basin 20 and at such a height that hands can be washed comfortably underneath.

The fittings, together with other elements, form the inlet 40 for the water, which is not shown in Figure 1.

From the hands, the used water then passes, as already described above, onto the floor surfaces 21 and 22 and then into the slot 23, which is thus one of the elements forming the drain 50.

Figure 2 shows the same embodiment as Figure 1. When viewed from above, the rectangular shape of the entire wash basin as well as the rectangular shape of the basin recess 22 can be clearly seen.
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The larger part of the basin trough 22 is formed, viewed upwards, by the first flat floor surface 21, which faces the user and borders the front edge 12 of the front side 11. The user also sees the second flat floor surface 22, but not the front boundary edge of this

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second flat floor surface 22. In Figure 2, this runs to below the first flat floor surface 21. It can extend relatively far below the first flat floor surface 21, but this is not mandatory and can be made dependent on the other technical wishes of the respective designer of the washbasin. This front edge of the second flat floor surface 22 can, but does not necessarily have to, be straight or parallel to the rear end edge of the first flat floor surface 21. It is important that this front edge of the rear, second flat floor surface 22 is not visible from the position of the user at the front 11 of the washbasin.
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In Figure 3, the embodiment from Figures 1 and 2 is shown schematically from the side.

Here, the horizontal plane is particularly clearly visible, which is spanned by the left, right and rear support surfaces 15, 18 and 32 and merges into the front edge 12 in the left half of Figure 3.

Of the basin trough 22 with its two first and second floor surfaces 21 and 22 positioned at an angle to each other, only sections of these two floor surfaces 21, 22 can be seen.

These are covered by elements of a collecting device 51 for the drain 50, which form the drain 53. This is not shown in detail here, since it can be designed as desired for the respective application. Since it remains practically invisible to the user, no great attention needs to be paid to its appearance.

In order to support the overall very flat design of the resulting washbasin, it is preferred, however, not to allow this collecting device 51 to extend too far downwards.

This can also be seen in Figure 4 , in which the washbasin appears approximately as a user would see it if he or she were squatting down, practically at eye level with the front edge 13.

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He then sees the horizontal plane again, which is spanned by the support surfaces 15, 18, 32 and the front edge 12 and below that the first flat floor surface 21, to which he is looking almost parallel. The collecting device 51 then extends downwards over these inclined planes.

The schematic structure can also be clearly seen in the sectional view in Figure 5. Here, the user is standing on the right in the illustration at the front edge 13 of the front side 11.

The sloping course of the first flat floor surface 21 from front to back (in Figure 5, from right to left) and the second flat floor surface 22 from back to front (in Figure 5, from left to right) can be seen particularly well here. The angles of 10° and almost 30° are easily suitable for allowing even individual water drops to drain away, so that no standing water particles can form in the basin trough 22 and small parts such as hair, etc. can also be easily washed away and driven into the slot 23, which forms the drain 50 and leads to the collecting device 51 below the basin trough 22.

Finally, Figure 6 shows a perspective view of a slightly modified embodiment. This differs from the embodiment in Figure 1 only in that it is indicated how an inlet 40 protrudes upwards from the rear support surface 32, which here forms a tap bank, and then supplies the liquid to the area above the basin recess 22 as a faucet of any design.

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List of reference symbols

11 Front

12 front edge

13 Front edge

14 left side edge

15 left support surface 16 left outer wall

17 right side edge

18 right support surface

19 right outer wall

20 Basin trough

21 first flat floor surface

22 second flat floor surface

23 Slot

30 Back

32 rear support surface

33 Front edge

40 Inlet

50 Process

51 Collection facility

Claims (12)

1. Wash basin with an associated inlet ( 40 ) and with a basin recess ( 20 ) as well as an outlet ( 50 ) associated with the basin recess ( 20 ),
characterized ,
that the basin recess ( 20 ) has a first flat bottom surface ( 21 ) descending from the front ( 11 ) of the washbasin to the middle area,
that the basin recess ( 20 ) has a second flat base surface ( 22 ) descending from the rear side ( 30 ) of the washbasin to the central area,
that the rearmost region of the first flat floor surface ( 21 ) is located above the frontmost region of the second flat floor surface ( 22 ), and
that between the underside of the first flat bottom surface ( 21 ) and the upper side of the second flat bottom surface ( 22 ) of the basin trough ( 20 ) a slot ( 23 ) is provided which leads to the drain ( 50 ). 2. Wash basin according to claim 1, characterized in that the angle between each of the two base surfaces ( 21 , 22 ) and the horizontal is between 10° and 30°. 3. Wash basin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the angle of the second floor surface ( 22 ) to the horizontal is greater than the angle of the first floor surface ( 21 ) to the horizontal. 4. Wash basin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists essentially of stainless steel. 5. Wash basin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first bottom surface ( 21 ) of the basin recess ( 2 ) is closed off straight towards the rear in the region of the slot ( 23 ). 6. Wash basin according to claim 5, characterized in that the bottom surface ( 21 ) which is straight at the rear also runs straight and parallel to the rear edge on its front side. 7. Wash basin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the basin recess ( 2 ) is surrounded all around by a rectangular support surface. 8. Wash basin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slot ( 22 ) extends over the entire width of the basin recess ( 20 ). 9. Wash basin according to claim 8, characterized in that the slot width is constant. 10. Wash basin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the collecting device has one or more inclined surfaces ( 52 ) which lead water to one or more drains ( 53 ). 11. Wash basin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a collecting device ( 51 ) for the drain ( 50 ) is provided as a drain ( 53 ) below the basin recess ( 20 ). 12. Wash basin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the basin recess ( 20 ) and the collecting device ( 51 ) are formed in one piece.