WO2019096352A1 - Shower stall rod having an integrated illuminant - Google Patents

Abstract

A problem with the established sanitary assemblies having integrated lighting is that said sanitary assemblies do not enable easy retrofitting of a sanitary region with a lighting function. The aim of the invention is to overcome said disadvantage and to propose a device that meets this long-standing need. This aim is achieved by means of a shower stall rod that has integrated illuminants. Precisely in the field of private domestic sanitary rooms, such a device permits sensible and extremely space-saving combination with the illuminant function described above. With a power source, an emergency power buffer and a control assembly advantageously added to the presently disclosed device, said device also increases the safety and comfort of users in this use.

Description

 Shower rod with integrated light source

TECHNICAL PART

The present invention relates to shower stall rods according to the preamble of the independent claims.

The technical area can be roughly outlined with the use of lighting in the sanitary area. 'Sanitary' includes both private bath and toilet rooms as well as larger shower, sauna and swimming pool installations.

The illumination of basins, baths and rooms has long been the subject of research and development. Thus, US Pat. No. 4,535,489 already discloses basic measures and devices with which a bathtub can be lit out as early as 1985. The US 4,875,958 A develops this consistently using transparent plastic materials and glasses. WO 98/10219 A discloses technically established measures and available features for LED strips.

Generic objects provide for integration of lighting in an etab-lit object of the sanitary area. For example, EP 0 446 365 A proposes to integrate an LED lighting in a shower head. Similarly, US 5 276 595 A proposes to equip a toilet lid with an LED lighting device. Meaningful principles, measures and features for power supply, regulation, control and sensor control are disclosed in this document. DE 44 00 071 A proposes to equip pneumatic lines additionally with bulbs.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Contemporary innovations of the same type are disclosed in EP 1 038 434 A2, EP 1 075 815 A2, DE 10 2004 004 217 B4 and EP 1 910 738 B1.

A disadvantage of the generic, established objects and the newer innovations that this is not easy retrofitting an existing shower room or sanitary room; the established devices and devices always have a specific, local integration or even the complete replacement of all sanitary equipment.

Object of the present invention was therefore to overcome the disadvantages of the prior Tech technology and provide a module which is able to provide a simple retrofitting a sanitary area despite integrated lighting.

The solution of this object is achieved according to the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments will become apparent from the dependent claims and the following description.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to a shower stall rod with built-in bulbs will beat pre, the shower stall rod as a curtain holder and / or as a support rod can be mounted.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND ADVANTAGEOUS CHARACTERISTICS

Shower rods have been known for some time. For example, DE 7207925 U, DE 30 48 047 A1 or DE 83 25 385 U disclose typical construction methods. The presently proposed shower stall rod thus includes established designs and training forms such as curtain rods, handle bars and rods for attachment and / o the orientation of shower heads; the corresponding uses may be provided individually or in combination in the components of the rod. Mounting options depending on the corresponding tensile load are also established and are illustrated for example in DE 23 31 467 A1.

Despite many years of use of such shower rods as an accessory or retrofit kit, there is a lack in the market for a useful combination of such a shower stall rod with an integrated light source. Thus, the object developed in this case covers a long-standing and until now unrecognized need: The shower rod equipped with integrated light bulbs allows both easy retrofitting of a sanitary area and / or shower room as well as sensible and no additional space consuming illumination in the sanitary area. Advantageously, the light source LED's as a light source, particularly preferably identical tables, inexpensive LED's with a set primary color such as warm white, cold white, sunset, forest green or morning blue.

It is particularly advantageous for multicolor LEDs to be set and / or regulated for specific colors, matching the individual, user-side spatial configuration, and therefore for color shades. For this purpose, the shower stall bar is advantageously designed such that the illuminant comprises at least one LED illuminant assembly that is adjustable to different light colors. User-selectable basic tones allow it be particularly preferred to illuminate certain areas in addition to and / or set decorative highlights.

Preferably, the shower stall bar comprises at least one power source, which is also integrated before geous. The at least one power source is selected from the group consisting of photovoltaic cell, accumulator, condenser, hydrodynami cal generator, battery, thermocouple, dynamo, manually operable dynamo, contactless field coil with applicable field generator and separate power source. Be particularly advantageous is a combination of power storage, power generator and power source provided whereby an emergency lighting is always guaranteed memory in case of power failure via the power.

Preferably, the shower stall bar comprises a one-piece, transparent, rohrförmi ges housing. Such a housing allows light to escape from an inside arranged light bulbs almost undamped to the outside and allows a complete, independent illumination of a shower cubicle or a sanitary area.

Preferably, the housing of the shower stall rod made of waterproof, hitzebe resistant plastic with outside, scratch-resistant and water-repellent Versiege ment. A scratch-resistant seal with a hydrophobic outer surface increases the life of the product and, in the long term, provides the hydrophobic finish with a readily available light emission that is not affected by limescale or water marks.

Preferably, in the housing of the shower stall rod, a strip extending substantially over the entire length of the transparent housing is arranged with LED bulbs distributed uniformly up there. This allows a uniform and full-surface radiation of light and can be an established light source such as completely replace a warm light neon tube. The energy-saving LED ermögli Chen this with significantly lower power consumption and can even provide relatively constant power storage for the usual usage time in the sanitary area a constant and reliable lighting function.

Preferably, the integrated lighting means are controllable and / or controllable, especially before given to switchable between at least two emission areas, the emission areas comprising emission areas from the group consisting of warm light, cold light, pollution Ver displaying UV blue light, cold white, sunset, forest green, morning blue ,

Preferably, the shower stall rod has an assembly for wireless control, preferably wireless control and regulation on. In a particularly advantageous Ausfüh tion form allows an associated and encrypted remote control, alternatively by Mo mobile phone and application program via password aufschaltbare remote control, the programming and / or rules of the bulbs. Particularly preferably, the control and / or regulation takes place with the involvement of a motion sensor, as has already been established in the technical field for deviating bath applications.

On the shower stall bar, optical lattice structures and / or translucently set regions are preferably arranged on the shower stall bar, at least on the housing terminating on the outside, which are designed to couple out the light of the integrated light source in a diffusely planar manner. Diffuse surface coupling surfaces produce a uniform and almost shadow-free lighting. In addition, a glare effect, which can often occur especially with bright to very bright dot LEDs, so surely avoided.

The integrated lamps are preferably arranged splash-proof in at least one section of the shower stall bar. An arrangement in sections advantageously allows the illumination of certain areas, such as the foot area when using the shower stall bar as a vertical handle in a shower cubicle.

Further advantages emerge from the exemplary embodiments. It is understood that the above-described, preferred features, advantages and subsequent Ausfüh tion examples are not restrictive. Advantageous or preferred, additional features and additional combinations of features, as explained in the descrip tion and in the technical field explained by citation and are also established, can be realized within the scope of the independent claims in the claimed subject matter as well individually or deviating combined, without departing from the scope of the invention.

DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION BY HAND OF EXAMPLES

In an advantageous embodiment, a shower stall bar has integrated lighting means. The shower stall bar is mountable as a curtain holder and / or as a support bar in a conventional manner known from the field of shower cubicles, and can be used as a handle and / or as a horizontal curtain holder. The integrated bulbs combine this meaningfully with a lighting function. The light source comprises at least one adjustable to different light colors LED light assembly. At least one power source supplies the LED illuminant assembly with electricity via a control and / or regulating module. The power source is selected from the group consisting of photovoltaic cell, accumulator, condenser, hydrodynami cal generator, battery, thermocouple, dynamo, manually operable dynamo, contactless excitation coil with applicable field generator and separate power source. In a preferred variant, such a light source for the sanitary area Stromspeich cher, more preferably modular accumulators, in combination with a Einrich device for inductive charging, the power storage units are interchangeable and / or removable from; Particularly advantageously, such an energy system can be used in a group of corresponding devices and / or in a home automation system with smart home applications and IOT applications. Preferably, the power source is a combination of power source and memory, wherein the Spei cher when dry or failure of the power source is an emergency lighting, wel che on the one hand indicates the emergency power supply but on the other hand ensures emergency lighting, which the respective user sufficient illumination the environment ensures. The shower stall bar comprises a one-piece, transparent, tubular housing, which consists of transparent plastic. The water-tight, heat-resistant plastic is equipped on the outside with a scratch-resistant and water-repellent siloxane-based seal. In the housing is a We sentlichen over the entire length of the rod extended strip arranged evenly up there with LED bulbs. Preferably, the strip consists of a multi-sided metal profile, which are rotated by magnets and / or levers in the housing against gentle resistance and aligned with areas to be illuminated can. The integrated bulbs are additionally controllable and / or regulated and Kings nen particularly preferred between at least three emission areas, including warm light, cold light and pollution indicating UV blue light switched who the. The shower stall bar advantageously comprises an assembly for wireless control, preferably wireless control and regulation in a smart home network. In addition, the housing on the outside can have optical litter structures and / or translucently set regions, at least in the sections which are directly visible, which are arranged in a diffusely decoupling manner onto the light of the integrated light source.

In an advantageous embodiment, the shower stall bar comprises a plastic Ge housing, which consists of a transparent, stable and outside water repellent the plastic. A metallic, longitudinally extended tube profile with at least one groove is used stabilizing as endoskeleton in the housing. In the at least one groove LED bulbs are arranged at a uniform distance. The LED bulbs are powered by an integrated power source, preferably replaceable batteries. The circuit of the energization is preferably carried out via an optical proximity sensor, preferably a proximity sensor with coupled timer, which energizes the LED's off signal for the duration of a shower operation, for example, for 10, 15 or 30 minutes. Particularly preferably, the remote control in this case allows the control and / or regulation of RGB-capable LED modules. In particularly before zugter embodiment, the shower stall bar can serve as a time indicator, wel cher slowly and steadily switches from green to red at least in one section, so as to display an ecological and / or prepaid service life.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The problem with the established sanitary modules with integrated lighting that they do not allow easy retrofitting a sanitary area with a lighting function.

Task was to overcome this disadvantage and to propose a device that meets the long-term needs.

The solution is carried out with a shower stall bar, which has integrated bulbs. Especially in the field of private household sanitary facilities such a device allows a meaningful and extremely space-saving combination with the above-described light medium function. Advantageously supplemented with a power source, an emergency power buffer and a control assembly, the presently disclosed device in this use also increases user-related safety and comfort.

Claims

1. shower stall bar with integrated light source, wherein the shower cubicle rod is mounted as a curtain holder and / or as a support rod. 2. shower stall rod according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the light source comprises at least one adjustable to different light colors bare LED light source assembly. 3. shower stall rod according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shower stall bar summarizes at least one power source, selected from the group consisting of photovoltaic cell, accumulator, condenser, hydrodynamic generator, battery, thermocouple, dynamo, manually operable dynamo, contactless Excitation coil with applicator fields and separate power source. 4. shower stall rod according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shower stall rod comprises a one-piece, transparent, tubular housing. 5. shower stall rod according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the housing made of waterproof, heat-resistant plastic with au ßenseitiger, scratch-resistant and water-repellent seal. 6. shower stall rod according to one of the two preceding claims, characterized in that in the housing a substantially over the ge entire length of the housing extending strip is arranged with uniformly distributed LED bulbs. 7. shower stall rod according to one of the three preceding claims, characterized in that the integrated lighting means are controllable and / or controllable, preferably between at least two emission areas are switchable, the emission areas comprising emission areas from the group consisting of warm light, cold light, soiling indicative UV blue light, cold white, sunset, forest green, morning blue. 8. shower stall rod according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shower stall rod an assembly for wireless STEU tion, preferably wireless control and regulation has. 9. shower stall rod according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one externally terminating housing has optical scattering structures and / or translucently set areas, which are arranged diffusely decoupling surface the light of the integrated light source. 10. shower stall rod according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the integrated bulbs are splash-proof in at least a portion of the shower stall bar arranged.