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US 8,196,234 B2Granted
Shower installation
AssigneeHansgrohe SE
InventorGuenter Glunk
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Abstract
A shower installation with discharge nozzles for horizontal installation near the ceiling is constructed to be swiveled between a resting position and an active position, wherein at least a section of the discharge nozzles protrudes in the active position. To swivel the mounting of the shower device, an operating device is provided that swivels the shower device mounting via the force of water flowing to the shower devices.
Claims17
A shower installation for wall or ceiling installation, comprising:
- at least one movable shower device at an exterior surface of said shower installation, wherein said shower device is movable between a resting position, in which position said shower device essentially occupies and is beneath part of the exterior surface of said shower installation, and an active position, in which position said shower device extends beyond said exterior surface,
- further comprising an operating device in said shower installation, the operating device moving said shower device from said resting position to said active position,
- wherein said operating device is driven by water flowing in the shower installation toward the shower device, to be dispensed by said shower device.
A shower installation for wall or ceiling installation, comprising:
- at least one movable shower device at an exterior surface of said shower installation, wherein said shower device is movable between a resting position where said shower device essentially is at and beneath the exterior surface of said shower installation, and an active position, in which position said shower device extends beyond said exterior surface,
- an operating device in said shower installation, configured for moving said shower device from said resting position to said active position,
- wherein the operating device comprises a movable wall of a chamber disposed at an inlet along a path of water flowing in the shower installation toward an outlet from which the water is dispensed by said shower device,
- wherein the water flowing to said shower device exerts pressure on the movable wall of the chamber within the inlet and thereby moves said movable wall, wherein said movement of said movable wall due to said pressure moves said shower device into the active position for dispensing the water by the shower device, and wherein the water does not flow around said movable wall.
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