Shower Floor Panel with Functional Element
Assigneewedi GmbH
InventorStephan Wedi
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Abstract
A shower base panel module that includes: a panel element; a continuous borehole provided on the panel element, an annular body accommodated in the borehole for inserting a drain element. The panel element has a first pan-shaped surface and a second planar surface facing away from the first surface, so that the outer edge of the panel element has a panel thickness that exceeds a panel thickness at the borehole. The annular body protrudes beyond the second planar surface in the drain direction. A reinforcement body, which receives the annular body protruding beyond the planar surface, is placed beneath the second planar surface of the panel element.
Claims14
1-13. (canceled)
A shower base panel module (100), comprising:
- a panel element (1);
- a continuous borehole (3) provided on the panel element (1);
- and
- an annular body (5) accommodated in the borehole (3) and for receiving a drain element (6),
- wherein the panel element (1) has a first pan-shaped surface (7) and a second planar surface (8) facing away from the first surface, such that the outer edge (4) of the panel element (1) has a panel thickness (D2) that exceeds a panel thickness (D1) at the borehole (3),
- wherein the annular body (5) protrudes beyond the second planar surface (8) in the drain direction,
- and wherein a reinforcement body (2), which receives the annular body (5) protruding beyond the planar surface (8), is placed beneath the second planar surface (8) of the panel element (1), and
- wherein the reinforcement body (2) is a flattened, annular functional element produced in one material piece, which has a circular axial opening (9) for receiving the drain element (6).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.