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WO2015198280A1 - Baignoire dotée d'une entrée facile - Google Patents

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WO2015198280A1
WO2015198280A1 PCT/IB2015/054824 IB2015054824W WO2015198280A1 WO 2015198280 A1 WO2015198280 A1 WO 2015198280A1 IB 2015054824 W IB2015054824 W IB 2015054824W WO 2015198280 A1 WO2015198280 A1 WO 2015198280A1
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door leaf
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Andrea Polo Filisan
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Jacuzzi Europe SpA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/006—Doors to get in and out of baths more easily

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  • the present invention relates to a bath-tub with easy entrance.
  • bath-tubs provided with an entry door, allowing a person to enter without having to step over the edge of the bath-tub or a raise edge which is too high are known.
  • the door opens inwards and is kept in the closed position by means of a control device which can be operated from the inside or the outside of the bath-tub.
  • a sealing gasket is positioned between door and bath-tub in order to prevent the water which fills the bath-tub from being able to seep outside.
  • the inside of the bath-tub may be provided with a seat which may be obtained by suitably modelling the inside of the bath-tub or may consist of a separate object.
  • Some types of bath-tub have devices designed to displace a seat from outside to inside the bath-tub so that the user may sit on the outside of the bath-tub and be transported inside it in a completely autonomous manner.
  • the seat may be fixed to the ground or to a wall of a room by means of a support structure or be incorporated in the structure of the bath-tub.
  • bath-tubs which are provided with an internal seat which is raised and lowered in order to facilitate immersion and emersion of the person into/ from the water of the bath-tub.
  • the mechanical and electronic components are very cosdy such that the initial installation cost, but also the maintenance cost in the event of one of the components breaking, are high.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to solve the drawbacks of the prior art.
  • a first task of the present invention is to devise a bath-tub provided with an easy entry system for elderly people or disabled persons, which is low-cost and can be installed in any bathroom.
  • a task of the present invention is to provide a bath-tub which can be easily cleaned and maintained, also by elderly persons or persons with a disability.
  • a further task is to provide a bath-tub which has a pleasing aesthetic appearance and which does not always remind one of a physical disability of the user.
  • the idea which has occurred is to provide a bath-tub provided with an easy entry system, comprising a bottom, walls which surround at least pardy the peripheral edge of the bottom of the bath-tub, and a door leaf.
  • the bottom of the bath-tub is raised.
  • the height of the bottom of the bath-tub is greater than or equal to 35 cm.
  • the height of the bottom of the bath-tub ranges between 35 cm and 45 cm.
  • the bath-tub is characterized in that the door leaf comprises two panels: a top panel and a bottom panel, which are connected together by hinge means. Moreover, the door leaf is movable between a closed position and an open position where:
  • the top panel is positioned opposite the lowered part so as to cover at least partially the said lowered part
  • the top panel is positioned on a base portion of the bath-tub, situated underneath the lowered part.
  • height of the bottom of the bath-tub is understood as meaning the minimum height of the bottom of the bath-tub with respect to the surface on which the bath-tub rests, corresponding to the walking surface of the room inside which the bath-tub is located.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a bath-tub according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic front view of a bath-tub according to the present invention
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic front view of a part of the bath-tub according to the present invention
  • Fig. 4 shows a schematic cross-sectional side view of a bath-tub according to the present invention
  • Figs. 5-8 show a schematic cross-sectional view of a bath-tub according to the present invention in a possible sequence for opening the door;
  • Figs. 9-12 show a schematic cross-sectional view of an alternative embodiment of a bath-tub according to the present invention in a possible sequence for opening the door;
  • Fig. 13 shows a detail of the door and the edge of the bath-tub according to the present invention
  • Fig. 14 shows a detail of the bath-tub according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 15 shows in schematic form a detail of the door according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a bath-tub according to the present invention, which is denoted generally by the reference number 10.
  • the bath-tub 10 provided with an easy entrance 12 comprises: a bottom 14, walls 16 which surround at least partly the peripheral edge of the bottom of the bath-tub 14, and a door leaf 18 opposite the easy entrance 12.
  • the height of the bottom of the bath-tub 14 is greater than or equal to 35 cm.
  • the height, from the ground, of the bottom of the bath-tub may be between 35 cm and 45 cm. Even more preferably, the height of the bottom of the bath-tub is in the region of 40 cm.
  • the front part of the walls 16 of the bath-tub may be provided with a lowered part 20.
  • the lowered part 20 may have a trapezoidal form or other forms in order to favour the movement for opening and closing the door leaf.
  • the smaller base may be directed downwards, as shown in the attached figures.
  • the lowered part 20 may also have other forms, for example a rectangular form, or other form, in any case compatible with a door leaf 18 as will become clear from the continuation of the description.
  • the bottom edge of the lowered part 20 is advantageously in line with the bottom of the bath-tub 14 so that there is no discontintiity between the bottom edge of the lowered part and the bottom of the bath-tub.
  • the door leaf 18 comprises two parts, a top panel 22 and a bottom panel 24 which are connected together by hinge means 26.
  • the hinge means 26 comprise two hinges positioned on the sides of the zone where the two parts of the door leaf are joined together.
  • Each hinge comprises a first bracket 30 and a second bracket 32, which are connected by a hinge pin 34.
  • both the brackets 30, 32 have an reshaped form, as can be clearly seen in the attached figures, the reference numbers being indicated only in Figure 4.
  • the first bracket 30 has a long part of the L connected to the hinge pin 34 and the short part of the L connected to the top panel 22 of the door leaf 18.
  • the second bracket 30 has the long part of the L connected to the hinge pin 34 and the short part of the L connected to the bottom panel 24 of the door leaf 18.
  • the hinge projects from the wall created by the door leaf and may assume advantageously a parallelepiped form.
  • the hinge may also have other configurations and for example could be provided only with a central hinge in the zone where the first part 22 and the second part 24 of the door leaf are joined together.
  • the door leaf 18 is movable between two positions: an open position (shown in Figure 1) and a closed position (shown in Figure 2).
  • Figures 5-8 show a possible sequence of the phases for opening of the door leaf 18 of the bath-tub 10.
  • the door leaf 18 is of the type comprising a top panel 22 and a bottom panel 24.
  • the top panel 22 is positioned opposite the lowered part 20 so as to cover at least partly the lowered part 20 itself.
  • the bottom panel 24 covers a portion 28 of the base 25 of the bath-tub situated underneath the lowered part 20.
  • Figure 6 shows the phase where the top panel 22 disengages from the walls 16 of the bath-tub 12.
  • the top panel shifts outwards from the bath-tub so as to allow the bottom panel 24 to be inclined with respect to the surface supporting the bath-tub, owing to the hinge means 26.
  • guide means may be provided between the bottom panel 24 of the door and the base 25 of the bath-tub, so as to guide the end of the bottom panel inside the base 25 of the bath-tub.
  • the guide means may for example comprise pins projecting laterally from the door and guides provided on the base of the bath-tub.
  • the guide means will not be further described since they may be easily imagined by the person skilled in the art in the light of the present description.
  • Figure 7 shows an intermediate phase of opening of the door leaf, where it can -be seen that the top panel of the door leaf moves downwards in a substantially vertical direction, while the bottom panel assumes a horizontal configuration for insertion inside the base of the bath-tub.
  • Figure 8 shows a phase where the entrance door leaf is completely open.
  • the top panel 22 of the door leaf 18 occupies the space previously occupied by the bottom panel 24 of the door leaf 18.
  • the top panel 22 covers the portion 28 of the base 25 of the bath-tub, underneath the lowered part 20.
  • the bottom panel 24 of the door leaf 18 assumes a substantially horizontal configuration in the vicinity of the bottom.
  • a drawer 36 may in fact be provided in the region of the base 25 of the bath-tub 10.
  • the front form of the drawer 25 is advantageously adapted to contain the bottom panel of the door leaf when the latter is in the open configuration.
  • the top panel of the door leaf in the configuration where the door leaf is open, is adapted to become the front of the drawer, while the bottom end of the bottom panel is inserted inside the front part of the drawer.
  • the drawer when the door is open, the drawer is able to be moved by means of the top panel of the door leaf.
  • the bottom end of the bottom panel of the door leaf may be adapted to engage with the drawer so that the door leaf and the drawer may move together.
  • releasable engaging means of the type known per se to the person skilled in the art may be provided between the bottom end of the bottom panel and drawer.
  • the hinge may be provided with a torsion spring designed to move the two parts of the entrance door towards each other.
  • a torsion spring designed to move the two parts of the entrance door towards each other.
  • spring means may be provided, these being designed to be tensioned when the door leaf is opened and to release their energy when the door leaf is to be closed, bringing the door leaf back into the closed position or close to this position.
  • Figure 13 shows a detail of a door leaf and the corresponding contact edge of the bath-tub according to a possible embodiment of the present invention.
  • a sealing gasket 38 may be provided along the edge part which comes into contact with the edge of the bath-tub.
  • the seal may be of the known type and for example glued onto the edge of the door leaf.
  • the door leaf may be provided with a groove for partially receiving the seal.
  • Figure 13 also shows a possible embodiment of the door leaf closing system.
  • the door leaf 18 may be provided with lateral projecting elements 40 which are designed to move between a first projecting or engaging position and a second non-projecting or non-engaging position.
  • the lateral projecting elements may be designed to cooperate with corresponding cavities 42 provided on the lowered part 20.
  • the cavities, and therefore the corresponding lateral projecting elements may be two in number for each substantially vertical side of the lowered part 20.
  • the lateral projecting elements 40 may have a wedge-shaped form.
  • the movement of the lateral projecting elements may be controlled by resilient means 46 (for example a spring) and by a handle 44.
  • the resilient means 46 may be designed to keep the lateral projecting elements 40 in the extracted position, while the handle 44 may be designed to recall the lateral projecting elements 40 into the non-extracted position.
  • Figure 15 shows a possible embodiment of these elements, in which operation of the handle with an upwards rotation causes retraction of the lateral projecting elements 40.
  • the lateral projecting elements 40 may be provided on the substantially vertical walls of the lowered part 20, while the corresponding cavities may be provided on the lateral part of the door leaf 18.
  • the bath-tub offers a pleasing aesthetic appearance and does not remind the user of a disability condition, but instead conjures up a novel idea of convenience.
  • the bath-tub in fact has an appearance similar to that of a settee where a person can easily sit on the lowered part 20 and then lift up their legs so as to enter completely inside the bath-tub. Special seats (which may in any case be present inside the bath-tub) are therefore not required, and the bath-tub may be easily used by elderly people or by persons with a disability.
  • the bath-tub may also be provided with systems for dispensing hot water such as vaporizers or the like, situated for example along the side walls of the bath-tub, in such a way that the bath-tub is hot even when it does not contain any water. In this way the person, when sitting down and resting on the bath-tub, does not perceive an unpleasant sensation of cold.
  • hot water pipes may be provided underneath the bottom surface of the bath-tub.
  • the bath-tub may also be used as a horizontal shower, that is without being filled in the manner of a traditional bath-tub.
  • the bottom part of the bath-tub which in this description is referred to as- "base”, may be provided with a drawer, as described further above.
  • the base may be provided also or alternatively with water tanks for fast filling and emptying of the bath-tub.
  • these tanks (indicated by the reference number 50 in Figure 2) may be provided along the sides of the drawer.
  • the figures do not show the pump required for operation of these tanks, but its constructional design may per se be easily understood by the person skilled in the art.
  • bottom of the bath-tub 14 may be moved between a raised position, flush with lowered part 20, and a lowered position.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une baignoire (10) pourvue d'une entrée facile (12), comprenant un fond (14), des parois (16) qui entourent au moins partiellement le bord périphérique du fond de la cuve (14), et une porte d'entrée. Le fond de la baignoire selon l'invention est en position surélevée.
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WO2017205974A1 (fr) 2016-05-31 2017-12-07 Les Produits Neptune Inc. Baignoire dotée de porte et de purge
CN114052545A (zh) * 2021-10-22 2022-02-18 张进营 一种老人无障碍护理设备

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US20020124305A1 (en) * 2001-03-07 2002-09-12 Paul-Johnny Johansson Appliance for showering and bathing
DE202011003682U1 (de) * 2011-03-08 2011-09-12 Carl-Wilhelm Engelmann Stromlose Sicherheitseinrichtung für Badewanne mit seitlicher Öffnung

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US5351345A (en) * 1992-07-08 1994-10-04 Siltech Products Incorporated Bath tub having side access
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WO2017205974A1 (fr) 2016-05-31 2017-12-07 Les Produits Neptune Inc. Baignoire dotée de porte et de purge
US10314440B2 (en) 2016-05-31 2019-06-11 Les Produits Neptune Inc. Bathtub with door and drain
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