(19)
(11) EP 0 164 816 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.10.1987 Bulletin 1987/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.12.1985 Bulletin 1985/51

(21) Application number: 85301074

(22) Date of filing: 19.02.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 20.02.1984 ZW 2984

(71) Applicant: Holland, John David
 ()

(72) Inventor:
  • Holland, John David
     ()

   


(54) Electrically operated water heating device


(57) The invention comprises in a preferred form, an electrically operated water heating unit (10) integral with a shower rose (18) and is primarily characterized by the successful use of a "bare" element (22) for heating the water and by the novel switching arrangment, comprising a first set of contact points (28) mounted through a flexible diaphragm (32), the diaphragm forming the roof of the heating chamber (20), and a second set of contacts (36) aligned so as to engage the first contacts (28) when same are moved upwards by water pressure exerting on the diaphragm (32) during use.







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