DE3110110C1 - Shower partition - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a shower partition with a horizontal profile rail and at least two door elements, each guided by means of at least one guide body in the profile rail and are arranged displaceably in the longitudinal direction thereof essentially parallel to the profile rail.

In DE-OS 29 12 126 is such a bath or Shower tray partition in the form of a sliding door made of several horizontally movable in parallel planes Door elements described in which the individual door elements hanging in a head or profile rail are arranged, with a separate guide rail in said profile rail for each door element is provided. Those with suitable guide bodies including roller or sliding bodies provided door elements can thus be moved parallel to each other so that they are in an open position are next to each other to provide free access to the shower or bathtub enable. For safe guidance of the door elements there is also a lower one at the bottom of the shower tray edge Profile rail provided, which has more lateral, vertical profile rails with the already mentioned upper profile rail is connected to a profile frame. By means of the frame constructed in this way, the splashing of water from the interior space separated from the shower partition above the Prevents bath or shower tray from going outside. The cleaning or cleaning of such a shower enclosure with sliding doors, however, is quite complex and laborious, as the inner surfaces of the individual door elements are practically only accessible from the interior. Should a clean-up if only partially closed Door elements are carried out, so are quite cumbersome and exhausting hand and arm movements necessary. It can be seen that for these reasons the cleaning of such shower partitions is often carried out only incompletely, which is especially true when used in hospitals or in Hotels the hygiene requirements are by no means met.

In DE-OS 28 56 171 a foldable door or wall is described, which consists of a folded Open position can be brought into a smoothly extended closed position. Here are the individual lamellas articulated to one another in the area of their vertical edges, and there are support members provided, which can be pivoted about a vertical axis, each with a lamellar anchoring element connected at one end of the slats. These supporting organs are essentially one horizontal support rail arranged to be longitudinally displaceable, between each anchoring element and the associated support member locking elements are provided to the anchoring element with the To releasably lock the support member in at least one detent position. The individual slats or door elements are thus each time the folding door is opened or closed about their respective vertical axes of rotation rotated, whereby they remain connected to one another with their vertical edges, especially in the In the area of these vertical edges, means are provided for preventing the escape of spray water. That Cleaning or cleaning of the inner surfaces of the door elements can practically only be done in the closed position such a folding door take place from the interior, eo the means provided on the vertical edges or joints are very difficult to reach.

Furthermore, from DE-GM 73 18 559 a shield for showers or bathtubs is known, which in the Principle is constructed as a folding door. This shield or folding door is by means of a door element hinged a suitable connection profile on the building wall, and they can by sliding apart or pivoting of the individual door elements placed on the edge of a bathtub or shower tray will. For this purpose, a special lifting mechanism is expediently provided, by means of which the Placing or lifting off the edge of the bathtub is made easier. Since no special carrying or There is no such shielding if there are guide rails for the individual door elements particularly stable, and the individual door elements and their connecting joints must be compared be strongly trained in order to achieve the required functionality even with prolonged use guarantee. Furthermore, cleaning is particularly important even with a shield designed in this way the inner surfaces by no means easy to carry out.

The invention is based on the object of a shower partition with at least two essentially to form door elements displaceable parallel to one another in a profile rail in such a way that the inner surfaces the door elements are easily accessible and the entire shower enclosure can be cleaned easily and in is feasible in a simple manner. The shower partition should also have a simple and inexpensive structure and ensure safe and reliable handling. Furthermore, the shower enclosure should be for everyone Areas of application must be operationally reliable and able to cope with the operational conditions.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that at least one door element has a releasable anti-rotation device is assigned that between the guide body and door element a rotating device with essentially vertical axis of rotation is provided and that when the anti-rotation device is released, the door element with respect to the Guide body is rotatable about the axis of rotation in such a way that the vertical end faces of the door elements except Engage with the rails and have a free distance from one another.

The shower partition according to the invention is characterized by a comparatively simple and inexpensive construction, with readily known profile rails and guide bodies can be provided for the door elements. As long as the anti-rotation device according to the invention the connection between the door element and the assigned guide body is different The way in which the shower partition works does not differ from the well-known shower partitions with sliding door elements. If, on the other hand, the anti-rotation device is released, the door element can be opened in a simple manner by means of the Rotating device can be rotated about a substantially vertical axis of rotation. Here get the vertical end faces of the door elements out of engagement with profile rails, and the door elements have now a free distance to each other. The inner surface of the door element is therefore without difficulty accessible from the outside and can therefore be cleaned in a simple manner. In addition, are but also the end faces themselves are easily accessible for cleaning or cleaning. at a shower partition, in which the door elements in an upper horizontal profile rail by means of guide bodies are attached, rotation lock and rotating device are also expediently the upper guide bodies are assigned. Basically, such a shower partition is required no profile or guide rails arranged in the area of the lower edges of the door elements, especially in the simplest case in the area of the lower edges of the

Door elements to the tub edge suitable rubber seals or the like are provided to prevent splash water from escaping there. On the other hand, there is a Profile or guide rail provided for the door elements, so can preferably be an extension of the The axis of rotation of the upper rotating device also between the lower guide rail and the lower edge of the door element a correspondingly designed rotating device can be provided. This rotating device can be im simplest case, for example, be formed by a pin or bolt, which in the lower Guide rail engages, with an additional connecting device generally not required is. If, however, on the lower profile rail for the purpose of safe guidance of the door element Guide body is provided, this is also assigned a corresponding anti-rotation device.

Furthermore, the invention also includes such constructions in which the door elements by means of a lower horizontal profile rail and correspondingly designed guide bodies are guided, wherein the rotation lock described and the rotating device assigned to the lower horizontal profile rails will. If the shower partition has, for example, three sliding door elements, it is sufficient basically off, only the two side door elements or only the middle door element with the Equip rotation lock according to the invention and the rotating device. However, all are preferred Door elements that have the anti-rotation device and the rotating device for easy cleaning to enable the same.

In an expedient embodiment, the anti-rotation device with the guide body or the Door element connected locking members, the door element or the guide body associated Having engagement elements for the locking members. Such locking members or engagement elements are without special effort and costs can be produced and enable the solving of the Anti-rotation device.

The locking elements of the anti-rotation device are advantageously designed as pivoting levers which are inserted into grooves or Paragraphs of the assigned door element or the guide body engage behind or from behind this can be swiveled out. Such pivot levers can be easily connected to the guide body or connect the door element and engage or pivot out of the associated grooves or heels can be carried out without any special effort.

A rotation lock is expediently in each case in the area of the lateral end edges of a door element arranged. This creates a reliable and stable connection between the door element and Guide body ensures without the displaceability of the due to tolerances or play Door elements is affected in any way. In an advantageous embodiment, the Rotating device has a first rotating surface connected to the guide body and a second to the Door elements connected to the rotating surface, with the anti-rotation device released by means of the adjacent Rotary surfaces the door element is held on the guide body. The rotating device thus exercises in Advantageously, it also has a holding function, so that when the anti-rotation device is released, the Door element cannot enter.

One guide surface is expediently arranged on a bolt with a rotating body, which engages in a hole or recess in the other guide surface. Such a bolt with a rotating body can be produced in a simple manner and with the guide body or the Door element are connected. The assigned guide surface in the door element or in the guide body

ίο or the corresponding hole or recess can also be arranged without any particular manufacturing difficulties. It is special emphasized that said rotating body enables both the rotation of the door element according to the invention, as well as to hold the door element when the anti-rotation device is released.

The mentioned guide surfaces are advantageously arranged essentially in horizontal planes. Consequently becomes in a simple manner the above-mentioned rotatability about the vertical axis of rotation and the necessary bracket achieved in the direction of this axis of rotation.

In an expedient embodiment, after a rotation lock has been released, the door element is in in the vertical direction can be moved out of the profile rail by a predetermined height, and it is a rotary and Holding device provided around the door element now around a substantially vertical axis of rotation to turn. Namely, the mentioned profile rail usually contains outer and inner cover strips to on the one hand to cover the guide body for the purpose of a pleasing appearance and on the other hand to cover to prevent the ingress of splash water or dirt. Due to the invention The mobility of the door element out of the profile rail is therefore simply the rotatability of the Door element guaranteed without the cover strips interfering with this.

The guide body advantageously has a receiving rail for the door element, the Door element after releasing the anti-rotation device from the mounting rail and thus also from the profile rail can be moved out in the specified manner. An exact fixation is also achieved by means of the mounting rail of the door element in the guide body guaranteed.

In an expedient embodiment, said receiving rail is essentially U-shaped formed, and it expediently extends over the entire length of the door element. So is a particularly secure and practically backlash-free fastening of the door element in the guide body achieved, with the Already mentioned fastening elements od in a simple manner as locking members. The like. Can be designed. The door element is securely held in the above-mentioned receiving rail by means of the locking members.

It is advantageously suspended in an upper horizontal profile rail by means of a guide body Door element arranged to be movable or lowerable downward in the vertical direction. Such a one Embodiment can be constructed structurally with an extremely low cost, in which case it is preferred Way, the rotating device is also used to hold the door element in its lowered position.

Since the door elements, in addition to the vertical profile rail already mentioned, are often on the other, preferably lower side by means of a second profile rail and associated second guide body are still performed, is after a preferred

Embodiment proposed that the second profile rail and / or the second guide body in such a way are designed or arranged that when the anti-rotation device is released, the door element around the vertical Axis of rotation is rotatable. In other words, to rotate the door element according to the invention by one To enable a vertical axis of rotation, the second profile rail and the associated guide body disengaged. Here, on the one hand, the second guide body with respect to the second door element be arranged to be movable in a corresponding manner or, on the other hand, the second profile rail either completely or only a part of the same can be released, swiveled away or removed. With all of these Embodiments ensure that after the vertical movement and especially after Lowering the door element this is rotatable about the vertical axis.

The second profile rail is expediently vertical with respect to a fastening rail Direction movable arranged. Such a fastening rail sits, for example, on the edge of the tub on, and the second profile rail can be moved in a vertical direction without difficulty in a such fastening rail can be arranged.

The fastening rail is advantageously designed essentially U-shaped and takes the second profile rail, wherein in a first position the second guide body with the profile rail in Are engaged and these guide bodies are released in a second position. The profile rail is thus movable in the mounting rail essentially in the vertical direction, without any particular Manufacturing effort the necessary guidance and locking of the profile rail can be achieved.

Spring elements are advantageously provided between the fastening rail and the second profile rail, by means of which the profile rail can be moved in the direction of the door elements. Should be the second profile rail and the associated guide body are disengaged, the Profile rail pressed into the fastening rail against the force of the spring elements and, if necessary locked there. By means of the spring elements is simple and without special constructive Ease of pushing the profile rail out of the mounting rail allows to after cleaning or cleaning of the door elements and their pivoting back into the normal sliding position parallel to Guide rail to ensure safe guidance again.

In a further embodiment, the rotation lock has at least one with the profile rail connectable guide rail. The door elements are preferably over on this guide bar suitable guide elements normally guided in a first position. In a second, the solved one In contrast, door elements and guide strips are anti-rotation locks in the corresponding position of the guide rail no longer engaged and rotation is now possible. Said guide bar can be on the can be connected to or detached from the profile rail in various ways. So can in the frame the invention od the guide bar in the vertical direction in suitable guide grooves. Like. With respect to the Profile rail be arranged displaceably. Alternatively, the guide rail for the purpose of Release of the rotation can be completely removed from the profile rail.

In an advantageous embodiment, the guide bar is on the profile rail by means of joints hinged. A swiveling of the guide bar is normally achieved by means of suitable locking means prevents the joints mentioned. Such an embodiment can be produced without any special effort and the locking means can be released in a simple manner in order to prevent the guide rail from pivoting to enable and thus to enable the door elements to rotate.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawing. It shows

F i g. 1 schematically shows a vertical section transversely to the longitudinal direction of the profile rail, the three Door elements are in the normal sliding position,

F i g. 2 shows a section similar to FIG. 1, but with the door elements lowered and with respect to the profile rail are thus rotatable,

F i g. 3 a perspective view of the shower partition with the door elements twisted out,

4 partially shows a door element which is firmly connected to its guide body by means of a pivot lever is,

Fig.5 the door element similar to Fig.4, but with the pivot levers are released and the door element can now be rotated about a vertical axis of rotation,

FIG. 6 is a section similar to the upper part of FIG Fig. 1, the rotation lock on the rail Has articulated guide strips.

The shower partition according to FIG. 1 contains an upper horizontal profile rail 2 with guide rails 4, 6, 8 for the guide bodies 10, 12, 14 of three door elements 16,18,20. The guide bodies 10, 12, 14 are each middle rollers 22 in the guide rails 4, 6, 8 in the longitudinal direction of the profile rail 2, that is Can be moved perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. At the lower end of the profile rail 2 are also an inner Cover strip 24 and an outer cover strip 26 are provided by means of soft guide bodies and Rollers are covered and the ingress of dirt or splash water is prevented. Everyone Guide body has a U-shaped receiving rail 28, 30, 32 for the respective door element. As to be explained in more detail below is a bolt 34, 36, 38 with each guide body 10, 12, 14 connected to a rotating body 40, 42, 44. The rotating bodies 40,42,44 engage in recesses 46,48, 50 of the door elements 16,18,20 a. The one mentioned in the Way on the upper horizontal rail 2 suspended door elements 16,18,20 is on the lower Pages assigned to a second profile rail 52, the door elements only shown schematically here have second guide bodies 54, 56, 58. The profile rail is essentially U-shaped Fastening rail 60 arranged to be movable or retractable in the vertical direction. By means of the spring elements 62, 64, the profile rail 52 can be brought into the normal position shown.

In Figure 2, the door elements 16, 18, 20 are with respect to the guide body 10, 12, 14 or the profile rail 2 shown moved down or lowered in the vertical direction. Here are those below Fastening devices to be explained in more detail are solved. As can be seen, the three door panels are around the Height // lowered down, and can now be rotated about their vertical axes of rotation 66, 68, 70.

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It should be noted for the sake of clarity that when the door elements are rotated, the guide body in Are arranged offset from one another in the longitudinal direction, so that the vertical axes of rotation 66,68,70 also not, as shown here are in the same plane. The second profile rail 52 is down into the Fastening rail 60 is lowered and is no longer in engagement with the second guide bodies 54, 56, 58. It can be seen that the door elements 16,18,20 to their vertical axes of rotation 66, 68, 70 can be rotated out of the position shown.

It should be emphasized at this point that the lowering of door elements explained above with respect to the upper profile rail 2 is only required if the profile rail 2 cover strips 24, 26 or the like. However, it is readily apparent that the twist according to the invention the door elements 16, 18, 20 can also be made without such a lowering, and of course the guide bodies do not have to have any U-shaped mounting rails. Also with regard to the lower, second profile rail 52, it should be emphasized that basically the explained Lowering is not required. Thus, in a preferred, alternative embodiment, the explained Guide body 54, 56, 58 practically be designed as a bolt which at least approximately with the vertical axes of rotation 66, 68, 70 are aligned. In such an embodiment, this guide body or bolts remain in engagement with the rail when the door elements 16,18,20 in the are to be twisted in the specified manner. If necessary, suitable seals are then also used, in particular in the form of rubber strips or the like to prevent splash water from escaping between Avoid the lower edge of the door elements and profile strips. Let us also refer to another, not here referenced alternative embodiment shown, in which the door elements compared to the upper Profile rails cannot be lowered and in which, however, the lower profile rail, similar to FIG. 2 shown, can be lowered. However, the lower profile rail only needs one accordingly lower amount to reveal the lower guide body. Furthermore can also the lower guide body with respect to the door elements themselves, especially in the vertical direction upwards, are arranged to be slidable so that the lower guide body for rotating the door elements are no longer in engagement with the lower profile rail. In all of these embodiments, however, that The principle according to the invention is implemented, according to which the individual door elements for normal sliding movement to open or close the shower partition by means of a rotation lock on rotating movements are prevented and rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation after loosening the fastening device are.

The perspective illustration according to FIG. 3 schematically shows the three door elements 16, 18, 20 in their rotated out position. The door elements 16, 18, 20 are now rotated out about their axes of rotation 66, 68, 70 with respect to the upper profile rail 2 essentially by an angle of approximately 90 degrees. The vertical end faces 72, 74, 76 of the door elements mentioned are at a distance A from one another. The surfaces 78, 80, 82 which face the interior of the shower cubicle in the normal, ie not pivoted, sliding position of the door elements 16, 18, 20 are now freely accessible. The door elements 16, 18, 20 can be rotated freely about their vertical axes of rotation 66, 68, 70, so that, for example, instead of the indicated rotation by an angle of 90 degrees, a rotation by 180 degrees can be made and the surfaces 78, 80, 82 are completely accessible from the front in the direction of arrow 84 and can thus be cleaned in a simple manner. It requires

ίο no special mention that in this way and Way, the vertical front edges are freely accessible for cleaning purposes.

4 shows partially in a front view the door element 16 with the guide body 10, the profile rail with the cover strip not being shown for reasons of clarity. The other door elements are constructed accordingly. The guide body 10 can be displaced in the usual way in the profile rail or the associated guide rail by means of two pairs of rollers 22. On the end faces of the guide body 10 there are two anti-rotation locks 86 which contain pivot levers 88 articulated on the guide body 10. The pivot levers 88 engage with their free ends in grooves or shoulders 90 of the door element 16 in order to connect this to the guide body 10. The upper edge 92 of the door element 16 is indicated by dashed lines, and it is located within the U-shaped receiving rail of the guide body 10. The rotating device 94 with the bolt 34 attached to the guide body 10 and the recess 46 are inoperative. The rotating body 40 of the bolt 34 has a horizontal rotating surface 96 to which a rotating surface 98 of the recess 46 or of the door element 16 is assigned opposite in the vertical direction at a distance H. In this preferred embodiment, the anti-rotation locks 86 also serve as fastening devices in order to prevent the door elements from being unintentionally lowering.

F i g. 5 shows the door element 16, similar to that in FIG. 4, however, the two anti-rotation locks 86 are in the released position. The pivot levers 88 are pivoted out of the shoulders 90, and the door element 16 is lowered in the vertical direction downward by the height H , so that the rotating surfaces 96 and 98 bear against one another. In this way, the door element is prevented from further vertical downward movement or is held securely by means of the explained rotating device 94. As can be seen, the upper side 92 of the door element 16 is not in engagement with the guide body 10 and can now be rotated freely about the vertical axis of rotation 66. It should be particularly emphasized that a rotation over the full angular range of 360 ° is possible.

F i g. 6 shows a section similar to the upper part of FIG. 1, with the profile rail 2 on both sides a rotation lock 100 is provided in each case. The rotation lock 100 each contains a guide bar 102, 104, which are hinged to the profile rail by means of joints HO, 112 and thus in the direction of the Double pillars 114, 116 are pivotable. In their first, In the position indicated by dashed lines, the guide strips 102,104 are pivoted downwards by approximately 180 ° and firmly connected to the guide rail 2 by means of locking means not shown here, wherein pivoting is excluded. The door element

Ments 16, 20 have guide elements 106, 108 which are in engagement with the guide strips 102, 104 or bear against them. The middle door element 18 also has suitable guide elements 118, 120 in order to also be supported indirectly on the guide strips 102, 104 via the adjacent door elements 16, 18. It goes without saying that the door elements can be supported by means of suitably designed guide elements, for example, only on a single guide strip or can be guided by such a guide strip. In the explained first position of the guide strips 102, 104 , rotation of the door elements 16, 18, 20 is prevented. If, however, the guide strips 102, 104 are no longer in engagement with the door elements or are pivoted upwards according to FIG. 6, the door elements 16, 18, 20 can be freely rotated about their vertical axes of rotation 66, 68, 70. There is no lowering of the door elements as in the embodiments explained above. The door elements 16, 18, 20 are rather always held in the same vertical position by means of the rotating devices. Merely as a supplement, it should be pointed out that in this embodiment, in contrast to the embodiment according to FIG. 4, the rotating surfaces 96 and 98 assigned to one another always bear against one another.

It should be emphasized that the anti-rotation device in the context of this invention instead of the pivot lever or paragraphs also other retaining elements such as slides, bolts or other locking elements may have. Also the illustrated embodiment of the rotating and holding device between the door element and guide body is in no way to be understood as a restriction of the present invention. So can the Rotating device in particular also the lower end of the door element or elements or the lower profile rail are assigned, the door then being raised accordingly in the vertical direction upwards must be to allow rotation about the vertical axis of rotation. If necessary, can also either as an alternative or in addition, the lower profile rail can be lowered so that after loosening a Fastening device the inventive rotation of the door element or elements about a vertical Axis of rotation can be carried out.

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Claims (17)

Patent claims: 1. Shower partition with a horizontal profile rail and at least two door elements, which are each guided by means of at least one guide body in the profile rail and are arranged displaceably parallel to the profile rail in the longitudinal direction thereof, characterized in that at least one door element (16, 18, 20) a releasable rotation lock (86, 100) is assigned that between the guide body (10, 12, 14) and the door element (16, 18, 20) a rotating device (94) with an essentially vertical axis of rotation (66, 68, 70) is provided and that When the anti-rotation device (86,100) is released, the door element (16, 18, 20) can be rotated around the axis of rotation (66,68,70) with respect to the guide body (10, 12, 14) in such a way that the vertical end faces (72, 74, 76) the door elements come out of engagement with the profile rails (2, 52) and have a free distance (A) from one another. 2. Shower partition according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotation lock (86) with the Guide body (10) or the door element (16) has connected locking members and that the Door element (16) or the guide body (10) has engagement elements for the locking members. 3. Duschab separation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the locking members of the Rotation lock (86) are designed as pivoting levers (88) which are inserted into grooves or shoulders (90) trained engaging elements engage behind or can be pivoted out of these. 4. Shower partition according to claim 1 or the following, characterized in that in each case in the area a rotation lock (86) is arranged on the lateral end faces (72). 5. Shower partition according to claim 1 or the following, characterized in that the rotating device (94) a first rotating surface (96) connected to the guide body (10) and a second to the Door element (16) has connected rotating surface (46) and that when the anti-rotation device (86) is released the door element (16) on the guide body (10) by means of the adjacent rotating surfaces (96, 98) is held. 6. Shower partition according to claim 5, characterized in that the one rotating surface (96) on a bolt (34) is arranged with a rotating body (40) which in a bore or Recess (46) engages with the other rotating surface (98). 7. Shower partition according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the rotating surfaces (96, 98) are arranged essentially in horizontal planes. 8. Shower partition, in particular according to claim 1 or the following, characterized in that the door element (16, 18, 20) after loosening a fastening device or the anti-rotation device (86) in the vertical direction by a predetermined height (H) from the profile rail ( 2) can be moved out and that a rotating and holding device (94) is provided in order to be able to rotate the door element (16, 18, 20) about an essentially vertical axis of rotation (66,68,70). 9. Shower partition according to claims, characterized characterized in that the guide body (10, 12, 14) has a receiving rail (28, 30, 32) for the door element (16, 18, 20), which after loosening the anti-rotation device (86) from the receiving rail (28, 30,32) can be moved out. 10. Shower partition according to claims or 9, characterized in that the receiving rail (28,30,32) is essentially U-shaped and preferably extends over the entire length of the door element (16,18,20). 11. Shower partition according to claims or following, characterized in that the in an upper horizontal rail (2) by means of Guide body (10, 12, 14) suspended door element (16, 18, 20) in the vertical direction downwards is arranged movable or lowerable. 12. Shower partition according to claim 1 or the following, wherein the door elements on the other, preferably the lower side by means of a second profile rail (52) and associated second guide bodies (54, 56, 58), characterized in that the second profile rail (52) and / or the second guide body (54, 56, 58) are designed or arranged such that at released rotation lock (86, 100) at least one door element around the vertical rotation axis (66, 68, 70) is rotatable. 13. Shower partition according to claim 12, characterized in that the second profile rail (52) is arranged movable in the vertical direction with respect to a fastening rail (60). 14. Shower partition according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the second profile rail (52) is arranged in a substantially U-shaped mounting rail (60), wherein in in a first position the second guide bodies (54,56,58) are in engagement with the profile rail (52) and in a second position the second guide bodies (54,56,58) or the door elements (16,18,20) are released to rotate. 15. Shower partition according to claim 12 or the following, characterized in that between Fastening rail (60) and second profile rail (52) spring elements (62,64) are provided by means of which the profile rail (52) can be moved in the direction of the door elements (16, 18, 20). 16. Shower partition according to one of claims 1, 12 to 15, characterized in that the Rotation lock (100) at least one guide strip (102) that can be connected to the profile rail (2) 104), on which the door elements (16, 18, 20) via assigned guide elements (106, 108) rest in a first position and which is released in a second position in order to move the door elements (16, 18.20) to be released for rotation. 17. Shower partition according to claim 16, characterized in that the guide strip (102, 104) is hinged to the profile rail (2) by means of joints (UO, 112).