WO1998037975A1 - Improved showers and shower cabinets - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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- the present invention relates to an improvement to showers and shower stalls.
- the technical field of the invention is that of the manufacture of individual shower cubicles.
- a shower cubicle is generally made up of a pan (for example of square or circular shape) surmounted by side walls surrounding all or part of the useful volume of the cubicle; in some cases, one or more side walls are formed by the partitions of the room (bathroom) receiving the cabin; in this case in particular, the cabin may comprise a column fixed to a side wall, which receives the usual organs, namely: one or more shower heads or showers by jets usually straight, a tap or mixer tap and any accessories (shelves ).
- Patent FR 2583280 (LUC Jean-Paul) describes a circular and open folding cabin which comprises pipes pierced with a multitude of holes made so as to vaporize water (possibly added with another liquid) in the form of jets mist made up of fine particles; the spray holes can receive nozzles with adjustable diffusers.
- the objective of the present invention is to provide improved shower stalls and shower columns.
- An objective pursued by the invention is to improve the comfort of the shower user, by promoting a production and a homogeneous distribution of the droplets of liquid sprayed by the nozzles, throughout the volume of the cabin.
- the objective pursued by the invention is to provide a cabin and / or a shower column whose consumption of domestic water is low, without requiring the provision of a water recycling circuit, which has the disadvantage of increasing the complexity and cost of the cabin and further poses hygiene issues.
- said nozzles comprise at least one means for rotating the water (such as a helical groove, a fixed deflector or a cylindrical chamber provided with a tangential inlet orifice) to allow and / or produce a projection or homogeneous dispersion of the water in fine droplets.
- a means for rotating the water such as a helical groove, a fixed deflector or a cylindrical chamber provided with a tangential inlet orifice
- nozzles comprise a portion of convergent duct, a portion of divergent duct terminated by an outlet orifice, which are successively arranged downstream (with reference to the direction of water circulation in the nozzle) of said means for rotating the water, to further promote a homogeneous dispersion of the droplets;
- - Said nozzles provide a total water spraying rate of between 1 liter per minute and 20 liters per minute, preferably of the order of 2 to 10 liters per minute, under a relative water supply pressure ranging from 1 at 5 bar, for example of the order of 3 bar, to minimize water consumption;
- - Said nozzles provide a projection of droplets in a conical envelope
- the opening angle or angle at the top of the conical envelope for dispersing the droplets is greater than or equal to 45 ° and less than or equal to 120 °, preferably of the order of 60 to 90 °;
- the flow rate and / or the orientation of the nozzles is adjustable, by a flow restriction member and / or a member for adjusting the position of the nozzle body such as a spherical joint;
- the cabin (or column) has a tank or container for a liquid or solid care product, which is connected
- the unit flow rate of each nozzle is less than or equal to 5 liters per minute, for example of the order of 0.2 to 3 liters per minute, for a relative water supply pressure of the order of 3 bar, and the cabin or column incorporates a thermostatic mixer, a hand shower capable of producing rectilinear jets and a reversing tap capable of directing the water towards the hand shower or towards the nozzles alternately;
- the cabin comprises several ramps or ducts extending substantially vertically, which are each equipped with several nozzles, in which the total number of nozzles is less than or equal to 30, preferably greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 16 , through example from 4 to 8; said ramps and / or said nozzles are preferably substantially regularly disposed around the periphery of the cabin, at a height (measured with respect to the bottom of the shower tray) which is between 0.5 meters and 1.5 meters;
- the cabin is substantially closed, that is to say provided with side walls surrounding the shower tray, a movable part of which forms a door and is further provided with a roof, in order to limit the penetration of outside air into the interior from the cabin.
- the invention makes it possible to obtain jets, generally of conical shape, ensuring a homogeneous distribution of the droplets produced, and makes it possible to obtain jets formed of droplets whose dimension (or diameter) remains within a determined range, for example of the order of 0.3 mm to 2 mm; the invention makes it possible to promote a homogeneous distribution of the vaporized water throughout the volume of the cabin; optimum results can be obtained without requiring a large quantity of nozzles, 4 to 16 nozzles being generally sufficient.
- the invention also makes it possible to ensure the production of water droplets whose temperature is substantially uniform in the cabin.
- obtaining fine droplets of homogeneous size promotes hydration of the skin, as well as the production of negative ions, which also contributes to the feeling of well being.
- Figure 1 illustrates in partial sectional view along a longitudinal plane, a water dispersing nozzle equipped with a first means for rotating the liquid stream circulating in the chamber of the nozzle, which means consists essentially of fins arranged prominent inside the chamber delimited by the nozzle body.
- Figure 2 illustrates in sectional view through a transverse plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle chamber, a second embodiment of the means for rotating the liquid stream circulating in the nozzle chamber by using d 'A water inlet duct disposed substantially tangentially to the cylindrical body of the nozzle and to the cylindrical walls of the chamber of the nozzle delimited by the body.
- Figure 3 illustrates in schematic perspective view a shower cabin equipped with nozzles according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 illustrates another application of the invention to shower columns.
- the shower devices comprise, in a known manner, a receiving tank 20 equipped with a water evacuation drain 21, and also comprise a tap 14 such as a thermostatic mixing valve delivering sanitary water to a shower 15 provided with orifices delivering water jets of small diameter and substantially rectilinear, by means of a flexible pipe 23.
- the cabin 1 of FIG. 3, as well as the shower column 2 of FIG. 4 are each equipped, in accordance with the invention, with several nozzles 3 capable of delivering fine water droplets which are dispersed by the nozzle 3 according to the arrows 30, FIG. 1, that is to say at inside a casing 10 of conical shape with opening angle 11 and axis of revolution 24 corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle
- the nozzle 3 comprises a body 32 of generally substantially cylindrical shape extending along the axis 24 of symmetry of the assembly; the body 32 defines a cavity or chamber 27 inside which the sanitary water supplied by a supply pipe 13 which is connected to the body 32 of the nozzle 3 by a connector such as a nut 28 engaging on said body.
- the liquid stream entering the cavity 27 of the nozzle 3 along the arrow 29 through the inlet duct 5 extending along an axis 25 perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 24 of the body of the nozzle, allows the rotation according to arrow 6 of the liquid stream, before its passage through the nozzle 31 (resulting from the successive presence of the converging and diverging portions of conduit which are identical to those shown in Figure 1).
- the cabin 1 has glass walls 18a, part of which is not shown forms an access door to the shower cabin 1, and is further provided with a bottom wall 18b which receives , in addition to said mixer 14, a pipe 13 for supplying the nozzles 3 with a liquid consisting of sanitary water delivered by the mixer, to which a care product provided in a reservoir 12 connected to the pipe 13 can be mixed nozzles, upstream thereof; a part of the nozzles 3 is arranged on the rear lateral face 18b of the cabin, while other nozzles 3 can be provided as illustrated in this figure, in uprights or lateral ramps 17 which can be part of the mechanical structure of the cabin 1, which, as shown in FIG.
- the cabinet 2 forming a shower column is fixed to walls or walls 22 of the bathroom receiving the shower tray 20; a shower cubicle 1 is thus delimited by the walls 22 and by partially represented side walls 18 which extend in the extension of the periphery of the receiving tank 20.
- the shower column 2 fixed to the walls 22 at an angle thereof, receives, in the same way as the cabin 1 in FIG. 3, a plurality of nozzles 3 equipped with the means of rotation illustrated in FIGS. 1 or 2 , which are preferably arranged at a predetermined height relative to the bottom of the shower tray, to promote the production and dispersion very homogeneously inside the volume delimited by the shower cabin, of the fine droplets produced by the nozzles .
- a reversing tap 16 placed on the water supply pipes makes it possible to direct the water, either towards the hand shower 15 or towards the nozzles 3.
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AMELIORATION AUX DOUCHES ET AUX CABINES DE DOUCHE IMPROVED SHOWERS AND SHOWER ENCLOSURES
La présente invention est relative à une amélioration aux douches et aux cabines de douche.The present invention relates to an improvement to showers and shower stalls.
Le domaine technique de l' invention est celui de la fabrication de cabines de douche individuelles.The technical field of the invention is that of the manufacture of individual shower cubicles.
Une cabine de douche est généralement constituée d' un bac (par exemple de forme carrée ou circulaire) surmontée de parois latérales ceinturant en totalité ou en partie le volume utile de la cabine ; dans certains cas, une ou plusieurs parois latérales sont constituées par les cloisons de la pièce (salle de bain) recevant la cabine ; dans ce cas notamment, la cabine peut comporter une colonne fixée à une paroi latérale, qui reçoit les organes habituels à savoir : une ou plusieurs pommes ou douchettes de douchage par des jets habituellement rectilignes, un robinet ou mitigeur et d' éventuels accessoires (étagères) .A shower cubicle is generally made up of a pan (for example of square or circular shape) surmounted by side walls surrounding all or part of the useful volume of the cubicle; in some cases, one or more side walls are formed by the partitions of the room (bathroom) receiving the cabin; in this case in particular, the cabin may comprise a column fixed to a side wall, which receives the usual organs, namely: one or more shower heads or showers by jets usually straight, a tap or mixer tap and any accessories (shelves ).
Le brevet FR 2583280 (LUC Jean-Paul) décrit une cabine paravent circulaire et ouverte qui comporte des tuyaux percés d' une multitude de trous réalisés de façon à vaporiser de l' eau (éventuellement additionnée d' un autre liquide) sous forme de jets de brume constitués de fines particules ; les trous de vaporisation peuvent recevoir des buses à diffuseurs réglables.Patent FR 2583280 (LUC Jean-Paul) describes a circular and open folding cabin which comprises pipes pierced with a multitude of holes made so as to vaporize water (possibly added with another liquid) in the form of jets mist made up of fine particles; the spray holes can receive nozzles with adjustable diffusers.
L' objectif de la présente invention est de proposer des cabines de douche et des colonnes de douches améliorées.The objective of the present invention is to provide improved shower stalls and shower columns.
Un objectif poursuivi par l' invention est d' améliorer le confort de l'utilisateur de la douche, en favorisant une production et une répartition homogène des gouttelettes de liquide pulvérisé par les buses, dans tout le volume de la cabine. L' objectif poursuivi par l' invention est de proposer une cabine et/ou une colonne de douche dont la consommation d' eau sanitaire soit faible, sans nécessiter de prévoir un circuit de recyclage d' eau, qui a comme inconvénient d' augmenter la complexité et le coût de la cabine et pose en outre des problèmes d' hygiène. Conformément à l' invention, dans une cabine ou dans une colonne de douche équipée de buses de pulvérisation d' eau sanitaire, lesdites buses comportent au moins un moyen de mise en rotation de l ' eau (tel qu' une rainure hélicoïdale, un déflecteur fixe ou bien une chambre cylindrique munie d' un orifice d' entrée tangentiel) pour permettre et/ou produire une projection ou dispersion homogène de l ' eau en fines gouttelettes . Selon des modes préférentiels de réalisation de l ' invention :An objective pursued by the invention is to improve the comfort of the shower user, by promoting a production and a homogeneous distribution of the droplets of liquid sprayed by the nozzles, throughout the volume of the cabin. The objective pursued by the invention is to provide a cabin and / or a shower column whose consumption of domestic water is low, without requiring the provision of a water recycling circuit, which has the disadvantage of increasing the complexity and cost of the cabin and further poses hygiene issues. According to the invention, in a cabin or in a shower column equipped with domestic water spray nozzles, said nozzles comprise at least one means for rotating the water (such as a helical groove, a fixed deflector or a cylindrical chamber provided with a tangential inlet orifice) to allow and / or produce a projection or homogeneous dispersion of the water in fine droplets. According to preferred embodiments of the invention:
- lesdites buses comportent une portion de conduit convergent, une portion de conduit divergent terminé par un orifice de sortie, qui sont successivement disposées en aval (par référence au sens des circulations de l ' eau dans la buse) dudit moyen de mise en rotation de l ' eau, pour favoriser encore une dispersion homogène des gouttelettes ;- Said nozzles comprise a portion of convergent duct, a portion of divergent duct terminated by an outlet orifice, which are successively arranged downstream (with reference to the direction of water circulation in the nozzle) of said means for rotating the water, to further promote a homogeneous dispersion of the droplets;
- lesdites buses assurent un débit total de pulvérisation d' eau compris entre 1 litre par minute et 20 litres par minute, de préférence de l ' ordre 2 à 10 litres par minute, sous une pression relative d ' alimentation d ' eau allant de 1 à 5 bar, par exemple de l ' ordre de 3 bar, pour minimiser la consommation d ' eau ;- Said nozzles provide a total water spraying rate of between 1 liter per minute and 20 liters per minute, preferably of the order of 2 to 10 liters per minute, under a relative water supply pressure ranging from 1 at 5 bar, for example of the order of 3 bar, to minimize water consumption;
- lesdites buses assurent une projection de gouttelettes selon une enveloppe de forme conique ;- Said nozzles provide a projection of droplets in a conical envelope;
- l ' angle d' ouverture ou angle au sommet de l ' enveloppe conique de dispersion des gouttelettes est supérieur ou égal à 45 ° et inférieur ou égal à 120° , de préférence de l ' ordre de 60 à 90 ° ;- the opening angle or angle at the top of the conical envelope for dispersing the droplets is greater than or equal to 45 ° and less than or equal to 120 °, preferably of the order of 60 to 90 °;
- le débit et/ou l' orientation des buses est réglable, par un organe de restriction du débit et/ou un organe de réglage de la position du corps de la buse tel qu' une articulation sphérique ;- The flow rate and / or the orientation of the nozzles is adjustable, by a flow restriction member and / or a member for adjusting the position of the nozzle body such as a spherical joint;
- la cabine (ou la colonne) comporte un réservoir ou container pour un produit liquide ou solide de soin, qui est raccordé- the cabin (or column) has a tank or container for a liquid or solid care product, which is connected
(généralement en série) sur une canalisation d' alimentation en eau des buses ;(generally in series) on a water supply pipe from the nozzles;
- le débit unitaire de chaque buse est inférieur ou égal à 5 litres par minute, par exemple de l ' ordre de 0,2 à 3 litres par minute, pour une pression relative d' alimentation en eau de l' ordre de 3 bar, et la cabine ou colonne intègre un mitigeur thermostatique, une douchette apte à produire des jets rectilignes et un robinet inverseur apte à diriger l' eau vers la douchette ou vers les buses alternativement ;- the unit flow rate of each nozzle is less than or equal to 5 liters per minute, for example of the order of 0.2 to 3 liters per minute, for a relative water supply pressure of the order of 3 bar, and the cabin or column incorporates a thermostatic mixer, a hand shower capable of producing rectilinear jets and a reversing tap capable of directing the water towards the hand shower or towards the nozzles alternately;
- la cabine comporte plusieurs rampes ou conduits s ' étendant sensiblement verticalement, qui sont chacune équipées de plusieurs buses, dans laquelle le nombre total de buses est inférieur ou égal à 30, de préférence de supérieur ou égal à 3 et inférieur ou égal à 16, par exemple de 4 à 8 ; lesdites rampes et/ou lesdites buses sont de préférence sensiblement régulièrement disposées sur le pourtour de la cabine, à une hauteur (mesurée par rapport au fond du bac à douche) qui est comprise entre 0,5 mètre et 1 ,5 mètre ;- the cabin comprises several ramps or ducts extending substantially vertically, which are each equipped with several nozzles, in which the total number of nozzles is less than or equal to 30, preferably greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 16 , through example from 4 to 8; said ramps and / or said nozzles are preferably substantially regularly disposed around the periphery of the cabin, at a height (measured with respect to the bottom of the shower tray) which is between 0.5 meters and 1.5 meters;
- la cabine est sensiblement fermée, c' est à dire munie de parois latérales ceinturant le bac à douche dont une partie mobile forme une porte et est en outre munie d' un toit, pour limiter la pénétration d' air extérieur vers l 'intérieur de la cabine.- the cabin is substantially closed, that is to say provided with side walls surrounding the shower tray, a movable part of which forms a door and is further provided with a roof, in order to limit the penetration of outside air into the interior from the cabin.
Grâce à la configuration particulière des buses, l' invention permet d' obtenir des jets, généralement de forme coniques, assurant une distribution homogène des gouttelettes produites, et permet d' obtenir des jets formés de gouttelettes dont la dimension (ou diamètre) reste dans une plage déterminée, par exemple de l ' ordre de 0,3 mm à 2 mm ; l ' invention permet de favoriser une distribution homogène de l ' eau vaporisée dans tout le volume de la cabine ; des résultats optimum peuvent être obtenus sans nécessiter une grande quantité de buses, 4 à 16 buses étant généralement suffisantes.Thanks to the particular configuration of the nozzles, the invention makes it possible to obtain jets, generally of conical shape, ensuring a homogeneous distribution of the droplets produced, and makes it possible to obtain jets formed of droplets whose dimension (or diameter) remains within a determined range, for example of the order of 0.3 mm to 2 mm; the invention makes it possible to promote a homogeneous distribution of the vaporized water throughout the volume of the cabin; optimum results can be obtained without requiring a large quantity of nozzles, 4 to 16 nozzles being generally sufficient.
L' invention permet également d ' assurer une production de gouttelettes d ' eau dont la température est sensiblement homogène dans la cabine.The invention also makes it possible to ensure the production of water droplets whose temperature is substantially uniform in the cabin.
Il a été constaté que de façon surprenante, il est possible d' utiliser une cabine ou un colonne de douche suivant l' invention en conservant une impression de confort, avec de l ' eau délivrée aux buses dont la température peut varier dans de larges proportions, par exemple de 10° à 60° C.It has been found that, surprisingly, it is possible to use a shower cubicle or column according to the invention while retaining an impression of comfort, with water supplied to the nozzles, the temperature of which can vary widely. , for example from 10 ° to 60 ° C.
En outre l' obtention de fines gouttelettes de taille homogène favorise l' hydratation de la peau, ainsi que la production d' ions négatifs, ce qui contribue également à la sensation de bien être.In addition, obtaining fine droplets of homogeneous size promotes hydration of the skin, as well as the production of negative ions, which also contributes to the feeling of well being.
Les nombreux avantages procurés par l 'invention seront mieux compris au travers de la description suivante qui se réfère aux dessins annexés, qui illustrent sans aucun caractère limitatif des modes préférentiels de réalisation de cabines et de colonnes de douche équipées de buses, conformes à l'invention.The numerous advantages provided by the invention will be better understood through the following description which refers to the appended drawings, which illustrate without any limiting nature preferred embodiments of shower cubicles and columns fitted with nozzles, in accordance with invention.
Sauf indication contraire, des éléments identiques ou similaires sont repérés sur les différentes figures par des repères numériques identiques . La figure 1 illustre en vue en coupe partielle selon un plan longitudinal, une buse de dispersion d'eau équipée d'un premier moyen de mise en rotation de la veine liquide circulant dans la chambre de la buse, lequel moyen est essentiellement constitué par des ailettes disposées proéminentes à l'intérieur de la chambre délimitée par le corps de buse.Unless otherwise indicated, identical or similar elements are identified in the different figures by identical reference numerals. Figure 1 illustrates in partial sectional view along a longitudinal plane, a water dispersing nozzle equipped with a first means for rotating the liquid stream circulating in the chamber of the nozzle, which means consists essentially of fins arranged prominent inside the chamber delimited by the nozzle body.
La figure 2 illustre en vue en coupe par un plan transversal perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la chambre de la buse, un deuxième mode de réalisation des moyens de mise en rotation de la veine liquide circulant dans la chambre de la buse par utilisation d'un conduit d'entrée d'eau disposé sensiblement tangentiellement au corps cylindrique de la buse et aux parois cylindriques de la chambre de la buse délimitée par le corps.Figure 2 illustrates in sectional view through a transverse plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle chamber, a second embodiment of the means for rotating the liquid stream circulating in the nozzle chamber by using d 'A water inlet duct disposed substantially tangentially to the cylindrical body of the nozzle and to the cylindrical walls of the chamber of the nozzle delimited by the body.
La figure 3 illustre en vue en perspective schématique une cabine de douche équipée de buses conformément à l'invention.Figure 3 illustrates in schematic perspective view a shower cabin equipped with nozzles according to the invention.
La figure 4 illustre une autre application de l'invention aux colonnes de douche.FIG. 4 illustrates another application of the invention to shower columns.
Par référence aux figures 3 et 4 notamment, les dispositifs de douche comportent de façon connue un bac récepteur 20 équipé d'une bonde d'évacuation d'eau 21, et comportent également un robinet 14 tel qu'un mitigeur thermostatique délivrant de l'eau sanitaire à une douchette 15 munie d'orifices délivrant des jets d'eau de petit diamètre et sensiblement rectilignes, par l'intermédiaire d'une canalisation flexible 23. La cabine 1 de la figure 3, ainsi que la colonne de douche 2 de la figure 4, sont chacune équipées, conformément à l'invention, de plusieurs buses 3 aptes à délivrer de fines gouttelettes d'eau qui sont dispersées par la buse 3 selon les flèches 30, figure 1, c'est-à-dire à l'intérieur d'une enveloppe 10 de forme conique d'angle d'ouverture 11 et d'axe de révolution 24 correspondant à l'axe longitudinal de la buseWith reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 in particular, the shower devices comprise, in a known manner, a receiving tank 20 equipped with a water evacuation drain 21, and also comprise a tap 14 such as a thermostatic mixing valve delivering sanitary water to a shower 15 provided with orifices delivering water jets of small diameter and substantially rectilinear, by means of a flexible pipe 23. The cabin 1 of FIG. 3, as well as the shower column 2 of FIG. 4 are each equipped, in accordance with the invention, with several nozzles 3 capable of delivering fine water droplets which are dispersed by the nozzle 3 according to the arrows 30, FIG. 1, that is to say at inside a casing 10 of conical shape with opening angle 11 and axis of revolution 24 corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle
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Par référence aux figures 1 et 2 particulièrement, la buse 3 comporte un corps 32 de forme générale sensiblement cylindrique s'étendant selon l'axe 24 de symétrie de l'ensemble ; le corps 32 délimite une cavité ou chambre 27 à l'intérieur de laquelle pénètre l'eau sanitaire délivrée par une canalisation 13 d'alimentation qui est raccordée au corps 32 de la buse 3 par un raccord tel qu'un écrou 28 s'engageant sur ledit corps.With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 in particular, the nozzle 3 comprises a body 32 of generally substantially cylindrical shape extending along the axis 24 of symmetry of the assembly; the body 32 defines a cavity or chamber 27 inside which the sanitary water supplied by a supply pipe 13 which is connected to the body 32 of the nozzle 3 by a connector such as a nut 28 engaging on said body.
La veine de liquide pénétrant selon la flèche 29 dans la cavité ou chambre 27 délimitée par des parois 26 essentiellement cylindriques, est mise en rotation selon la flèche repérée 6 par des ailettes 4 proéminentes sur la face interne de la paroi 26 de la chambre 27 ; cette mise en rotation selon la flèche 6 de la veine fluide dans le corps de la buse, de même que la présence d'une tuyère 31 ou passage rétréci résultant de la présence d'une portion 7 convergente du conduit (et/ou de la chambre 27) qui se poursuit par une portion 8 divergente de ladite chambre ou conduit, jusqu'à l'orifice 9 de sortie de la buse, permet l'obtention de la répartition homogène et la production de fines gouttelettes d'un diamètre déterminé ; dans le mode de réalisation représenté figure 2, la veine liquide pénétrant dans la cavité 27 de la buse 3 selon la flèche 29 par le conduit d'entrée 5 s'étendant selon un axe 25 perpendiculaire à l'axe 24 longitudinal du corps de la buse, permet la mise en rotation selon la flèche 6 de la veine liquide, avant son passage dans la tuyère 31 (résultant de la présence successive des portions convergentes et divergentes de conduit qui sont identiques à celles représentées figure 1).The stream of liquid penetrating along arrow 29 in the cavity or chamber 27 delimited by essentially cylindrical walls 26, is rotated according to arrow marked 6 by fins 4 protruding on the internal face of the wall 26 of chamber 27; this rotation according to arrow 6 of the fluid stream in the body of the nozzle, as well as the presence of a nozzle 31 or narrowed passage resulting from the presence of a converging portion 7 of the conduit (and / or the chamber 27) which continues with a divergent portion 8 of said chamber or conduit, up to the orifice 9 for outlet from the nozzle, allows obtaining the homogeneous distribution and the production of fine droplets of a determined diameter; in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the liquid stream entering the cavity 27 of the nozzle 3 along the arrow 29 through the inlet duct 5 extending along an axis 25 perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 24 of the body of the nozzle, allows the rotation according to arrow 6 of the liquid stream, before its passage through the nozzle 31 (resulting from the successive presence of the converging and diverging portions of conduit which are identical to those shown in Figure 1).
Dans l'application représentée figure 3, la cabine 1 est dotée de parois vitrées 18a, dont une partie non représentée forme une porte d'accès à la cabine 1 de douche, et est dotée en outre d'une paroi de fond 18b qui reçoit, outre ledit mitigeur 14, une canalisation 13 d'alimentation des buses 3 en un liquide constitué par l'eau sanitaire délivrée par le mitigeur, auquel peut être mélangé un produit de soin prévu dans un réservoir 12 raccordé sur la canalisation 13 d'alimentation des buses, en amont de celles-ci ; une partie des buses 3 est disposée sur la face latérale arrière 18b de la cabine, tandis que d'autres buses 3 peuvent être prévues comme illustré sur cette figure, dans des montants ou rampes latérales 17 qui peuvent faire partie de la structure mécanique de la cabine 1, qui, comme représentée figure 3, est équipée en partie supérieure d'une paroi 19 formant un toit et limitant la circulation d'air extérieur à l'intérieur de la cabine. Dans le mode de réalisation illustré figure 4, le meuble 2 formant une colonne de douche est fixé à des parois ou murs 22 de la salle de bain recevant le bac à douche 20 ; une cabine 1 de douche est ainsi délimitée par les murs 22 et par des parois latérales 18 partiellement représentées qui s'étendent dans le prolongement de la périphérie du bac receveur 20.In the application shown in Figure 3, the cabin 1 has glass walls 18a, part of which is not shown forms an access door to the shower cabin 1, and is further provided with a bottom wall 18b which receives , in addition to said mixer 14, a pipe 13 for supplying the nozzles 3 with a liquid consisting of sanitary water delivered by the mixer, to which a care product provided in a reservoir 12 connected to the pipe 13 can be mixed nozzles, upstream thereof; a part of the nozzles 3 is arranged on the rear lateral face 18b of the cabin, while other nozzles 3 can be provided as illustrated in this figure, in uprights or lateral ramps 17 which can be part of the mechanical structure of the cabin 1, which, as shown in FIG. 3, is equipped in the upper part with a wall 19 forming a roof and limiting the circulation of outside air inside the cabin. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 4, the cabinet 2 forming a shower column is fixed to walls or walls 22 of the bathroom receiving the shower tray 20; a shower cubicle 1 is thus delimited by the walls 22 and by partially represented side walls 18 which extend in the extension of the periphery of the receiving tank 20.
La colonne 2 de douche fixée aux murs 22 dans un angle de ceux- ci, reçoit, de la même manière que la cabine 1 de la figure 3, une pluralité de buses 3 équipées des moyens de mise en rotation illustrés aux figures 1 ou 2, qui sont de préférence disposés à une hauteur prédéterminée par rapport au fond du bac à douche, pour favoriser la production et la dispersion de façon très homogène à l 'intérieur du volume délimité par la cabine de douche, des fines gouttelettes produites par les buses.The shower column 2 fixed to the walls 22 at an angle thereof, receives, in the same way as the cabin 1 in FIG. 3, a plurality of nozzles 3 equipped with the means of rotation illustrated in FIGS. 1 or 2 , which are preferably arranged at a predetermined height relative to the bottom of the shower tray, to promote the production and dispersion very homogeneously inside the volume delimited by the shower cabin, of the fine droplets produced by the nozzles .
Par référence aux figures 3 et 4, un robinet 16 inverseur placé sur les canalisations d' alimentation en eau, permet de diriger l ' eau, soit vers la douchette 15 , soit vers les buses 3. With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, a reversing tap 16 placed on the water supply pipes, makes it possible to direct the water, either towards the hand shower 15 or towards the nozzles 3.
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