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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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Mention of the grant of the patent: |
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24.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/34 |
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Date of filing: 18.09.2012 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Set-in ceiling-mounted shower head
Eingesetzter deckenmontierter Duschkopf
Tête de douche montée au plafond
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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Priority: |
19.09.2011 IT FI20110051 U
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Date of publication of application: |
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20.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/12 |
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Proprietor: Antonio Lupi Design S.p.A. |
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50050 Cerreto Guidi (FI) (IT) |
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Inventor: |
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- Tellatin, Nevio
I-35015 Galliera Veneta (PD) (IT)
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Representative: Nesti, Antonio et al |
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Studio Ferrario S.r.l.
Via Arnolfo, 27 50121 Firenze 50121 Firenze (IT) |
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References cited: :
CN-U- 201 880 655 US-A- 5 060 322
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DE-A1-102010 026 485
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Technical sector of the invention
[0001] The invention relates to a shower head for showers, and in particular a shower head
of the type set into a wall.
Prior art
[0002] Shower heads of different types are known.
[0003] Generally, shower heads of a known type are affixed to the masonry of the shower
compartment, for example supported on a wall by brackets or rods, and may either be
adjustable or not in position.
[0004] In other cases, the shower heads are mounted fixed on the ceiling of the shower compartment
and receive the water from pipes installed in the masonry or in the false ceiling,
if present.
[0005] In the latter cases, installation of the shower head envisages wall mounting of the
head or spray-delivery cartridge, in a position flush with the plane of the ceiling
or false ceiling.
[0006] At times the spray-delivery cartridges are of very large dimensions and with a grid
distribution of the nozzles that simulates a "rain effect".
[0007] A system of a known type is described in the U.S. patent application No.
US2007044227.
[0008] From
CN201880655 it is disclosed a set-in ceiling-mounted shower head comprising fixing means for
fixing to a false ceiling and to a ceiling wall.
[0009] From
US5060322 it is further disclosed a ceiling shower element for a shower room comprising a plate
adapted to be installed in the ceiling of the shower room.
[0010] Installations of a known type present some drawbacks, in particular because they
force the shower head to be fixed flush with the wall or in any case with the false
ceiling, which renders complicated, if not indeed impossible, recessed installation
of the shower head in the absence of the false ceiling.
[0011] Furthermore, the positioning of the shower head flush with the wall hinders simultaneous
mounting of accessories, such as lights, to be combined with the shower head. A further
drawback lies in the fact that in installations of a known type, since the recess
body to be pre-mounted in the false ceiling or ceiling is not present, it is not possible
to set the spray-delivery cartridge in a position set in with respect to the height
of the ceiling itself and in particular not in contact with the structural parts made
of plasterboard and/or plaster.
Object of the invention
[0012] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a recessed shower head that enables
the drawbacks of the already known solutions regarding positioning of the shower head
with respect to the ceiling/false ceiling to be overcome.
Summary of the invention
[0013] The above purpose has been achieved by providing a recessed shower head according
to at least one of the annexed claims.
[0014] A first advantage lies in the fact that the spray-delivery cartridge can be set in
a position where it is set in with respect to the plane of the ceiling.
[0015] A second advantage lies in the fact that the system devised enables insertion of
accessories, for example lighting bodies, combined with the spray-delivery cartridge.
[0016] A further advantage consists in the possibility of mounting the recess body during
the steps of production of the systems and, only when the finishing operations have
been completed, mounting the spray-delivery cartridge (anchoring it during the connections
to the safety cables) without any risk of damaging masonry parts where the finishing
operations have already been completed.
List of the drawings
[0017] The above and further advantages will be understood more fully by any person skilled
in the branch from the ensuing description and from the annexed drawings, which are
provided purely by way of non-limiting example and in which:
- Figure 1 shows a shower head according to the invention in a configuration where it
is suspended from a ceiling wall;
- Figure 2 shows a shower head according to the invention in a configuration where it
is fixed directly to a ceiling wall;
- Figure 3 shows a shower head according to the invention with framed configuration;
- Figure 4 shows a preferred embodiment of the shower head according to the invention.
Detailed description
[0018] With reference to the annexed drawings, a ceiling-mounted set-in shower head is described.
[0019] In the embodiment illustrated, the shower head comprises a recess body 1 provided
with fixing means 10 for fixing to a false ceiling S, and fixing means for fixing
to a ceiling wall P, set above the false ceiling S.
[0020] Preferably, the fixing means for fixing to the wall P can be constituted by suspension
means, for example chains and hooks (Figure 1), or by brackets 13 for direct fixing
to the wall P (Figure 2).
[0021] The body 1 defines an internal compartment 2, in which a box-shaped spray-delivery
cartridge 7 can be housed, and has a bottom surface 6 parallel to the plane of the
false ceiling S.
[0022] In the example described, the surface 6 is defined by the bottom edge of the body
1 and constitutes a reference plane for the position of installation of the cartridge
within the recess compartment 2.
[0023] Advantageously, with this solution the cartridge 7 can be fixed to second internal
walls 14 of the body 1, being recessed with respect to the surface 6, thus being,
in a position where it is set in by a pre-set amount d with respect to the reference
plane 6.
[0024] Furthermore, the cartridge 7 can be installed in the compartment 2 flush with the
internal walls 4 of the recess body 1, or else detached from these so as to define
a gap 8 available for insertion of accessories, for example lighting bodies to be
located in a position above the cartridge.
[0025] In a preferred embodiment (illustrated in Figure 3), the recess body 1 forms a perimetral
frame 3 that defines the plane of the false ceiling S and that finds application in
all those cases where it is not possible to mount a complete false ceiling S underneath
the ceiling wall P. Preferably, the recess body is made of metal material and is formed
by a U-shaped sectional element made of a single piece 15 (Figure 4) or by a number
of sectional elements welded together.
[0026] In different embodiments of the invention, the shower head may be made of various
dimensions, shapes and proportions, for example with a rectangular or square cartridge
7 and with a grid distribution of the nozzles 11.
[0027] The present invention has been described according to preferred embodiments, but
equivalent variants can be devised without thereby departing from the sphere of protection
granted.
1. A set-in ceiling-mounted shower head, comprising a recess body (1) having internal
walls (4) and provided with fixing means (11) for fixing to a false ceiling (S) and
fixing means (12, 13) for fixing to a ceiling wall (P), the body (1) defining an internal
compartment (2) and a bottom surface (6), which is parallel to the plane of the false
ceiling (S) constituting a reference plane for a spray-delivery cartridge (7) installed
in said internal compartment (2), characterized in that said cartridge is set into the internal compartment (2) recessed by a pre-set amount
(d) with respect to the reference plane (6).
2. The shower head according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the spray-delivery
cartridge is positioned flush with the internal walls of the recess body.
3. The shower head according to claim 1, wherein the spray-delivery cartridge is positioned
detached from internal walls (4) of the recess body so as to define a gap (8) available
for insertion of accessories, for example lighting bodies in a position above the
cartridge itself.
4. The shower head according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said recess
body (1) comprises a perimetral frame (3) with a bottom wall (5) that defines the
plane of the false ceiling (S).
5. The shower head according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said recess
body (1) is fixed to the false ceiling by means of brackets (10).
6. The shower head according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said recess
body has a basically U-shaped cross section defined by said walls (4) and by further
internal walls (14), which are set in with respect to the plane (6) and are provided
for fixing of the cartridge (7).
7. The shower head according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said recess
body is made of a single piece (15).
8. The shower head according any one of the preceding claims, wherein said recess body
is suspended by means of fixing elements (12) to the ceiling wall (P).
9. The shower head according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein in said recess
body is fixed to a ceiling wall (P) by means of fixing means consisting of rigid brackets
(13).
1. Eingesetzter, deckenmontierter Duschkopf, welcher einen Aussparungs-Körper (1) umfasst,
der Innenwände (4) aufweist, und welcher mit Befestigungsmitteln (11) zum Fixieren
an einer Zwischendecke (S) und mit Befestigungsmitteln (12, 13) zum Fixieren an einer
Deckenwand (P) versehen ist, wobei der Körper (1) eine innere Kammer (2) und eine
Bodenfläche (6) definiert, die parallel zu der Zwischendecke (S) vorgesehen ist, und
eine Referenzebene für ein Sprüh-Ausgabe-Patrone (7) ausbildet, welche in der inneren
Kammer (2) installiert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Patrone in die innere Kammer (2) eingesetzt ist, welche durch einen vorbestimmten
Betrag (d) bezüglich der Referenzebene (6) ausgespart ist.
2. Duschkopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Sprüh-Ausgabe-Patrone
fluchtend mit den Innenwänden des Aussparungskörpers positioniert ist.
3. Duschkopf nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Sprüh-Ausgabe-Patrone von den Innenwänden (4)
des Aussparungskörpers getrennt positioniert ist, um einen Spalt (8) zum Einfügen
von Zubehör auszubilden, beispielsweise für Beleuchtungskörper in einer Position oberhalb
der Patrone selbst.
4. Duschkopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Aussparungskörper (1)
einen Umfangsrahmen (3) mit einer Bodenwand (5) aufweist, die die Ebene der Zwischendecke
(S) definiert.
5. Duschkopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Aussparungskörper (1)
an der Zwischendecke mittels Klammern befestigt ist (10).
6. Duschkopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Aussparungskörper einen
im Wesentlichen U-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist, welcher durch die Wände (4) und durch
weitere Innenwände (14) ausgebildet ist, die bezüglich der Ebene (6) eingesetzt und
zum Fixieren der Patrone (7) vorgesehen sind.
7. Duschkopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Aussparungskörper aus
einem einzigen Stück (15) hergestellt ist.
8. Duschkopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Aussparungskörper mittels
Befestigungselementen (12) an der Deckenwand (P) aufgehängt ist.
9. Duschkopf nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Aussparungskörper an
der Deckenwand (P) mittels Befestigungsmitteln befestigt ist, welche aus starren Bügeln
(13) ausgebildet sind.
1. Pomme de douche montée au plafond et encastrée, comprenant un corps de logement (1)
ayant des parois internes (4) et muni de moyens de fixation (11) pour la fixation
à un faux-plafond (S) et des moyens de fixation (12,13) pour la fixation à une paroi
de plafond (P), le corps (1) définissant un compartiment interne (2) et une surface
de fond (6), qui est parallèle au plan du faux-plafond (S) constituant un plan de
référence pour une cartouche de distribution par pulvérisation (7) installée dans
ledit compartiment interne (2), caractérisée en ce que ladite cartouche est installée dans le compartiment interne (2) enfoncée d'une quantité
prédéfinie (d) par rapport au plan de référence (6).
2. Pomme de douche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle
la cartouche de distribution par pulvérisation est positionnée affleurante avec les
parois internes du corps de logement.
3. Pomme de douche selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la cartouche de distribution
par pulvérisation est positionnée détachée de parois internes (4) du corps de logement
de manière à définir un interstice (8) disponible pour l'insertion d'accessoires,
par exemple des corps d'éclairage dans une position au-dessus de la cartouche elle-même.
4. Pomme de douche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle
ledit corps de logement (1) comprend un cadre périphérique (3) avec une paroi inférieure
(5) qui définit le plan du faux-plafond (S).
5. Pomme de douche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle
ledit corps de logement (1) est fixé au faux-plafond au moyen d'équerres (10).
6. Pomme de douche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle
ledit corps de logement a une section transversale essentiellement en forme de U définie
par lesdites parois (4) et par d'autres parois internes (14), qui sont encastrées
par rapport au plan (6) et sont prévues pour la fixation de la cartouche (7).
7. Pomme de douche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle
ledit corps de logement est réalisé d'une seule pièce (15).
8. Pomme de douche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle
ledit corps de logement est suspendu au moyen d'éléments de fixation (12) à la paroi
de plafond (P).
9. Pomme de douche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle
ledit corps de logement est fixé à une paroi de plafond (P) au moyen de moyens de
fixation constitués par des équerres rigides.
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