Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K17/00—Other sanitary equipment not covered by the other groups of this subclass ; Holders for toilet brushes
  • A47K17/02—Body supports, other than seats, for closets, e.g. handles, back-rests, foot-rests; Accessories for closets, e.g. reading tables
  • A47K17/026—Armrests mounted on or around the toilet
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K4/00—Combinations of baths, showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, or urinals, not covered by a single other group of this subclass

Definitions

• the invention relates to a built-in sanitary furniture.
• shower cubicles which have a shower tray and are designed as a cabin open on one side. On the cabin wall there is e.g. a shower rod to hold the shower head, the fitting for the shower and, if necessary, a soap holder. Cabins designed in this way are installed in the hotel room and connected to the existing water inlet and outlet. These shower cubicles make it easy to retrofit old-style hotel rooms with a shower.
• Mobile toilet houses are also known, which are used in particular on construction sites.
• the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a sanitary built-in piece of furniture with which persons in need of care can be cared for much more easily and which is inexpensive.
• a sanitary built-in piece of furniture with a toilet, a shower, a shower tray, a rear wall which is tightly connected to the shower tray and a seat, in particular a toilet seat.
• the sanitary built-in furniture according to the invention is a complete unit and contains both the toilet and the shower and can be set up next to the bed in the bedroom, regardless of the bathroom.
• the sanitary built-in furniture according to the invention has, in particular on the rear wall, connection means for the cold and, if appropriate, hot water inlet, and for the waste water outlet, in particular from the toilet and the shower tray. After setting up the built-in furniture and connecting the water inlets and outlets, it is ready for use so that the person in need of care can be looked after in the bedroom near the bed.
• the bathroom which no longer needs to be converted, can still be used by the other family members.
• the toilet or the shower of the built-in furniture can be used regardless of the availability of the bathroom, so that there are no time constraints.
• the sanitary built-in furniture is therefore a half-shell, open, prefabricated unit in a corner design, which requires a space of 1 m 2 of floor space.
• the toilet and shower are one above the other arranged.
• the toilet seat also functions as a shower seat and is attached directly above the toilet bowl.
• the toilet seat has the usual toilet cutout so that it can also be used when using the toilet and does not have to be swung up.
• the toilet seat can be moved out of the cabin or swung out so far on its holder that the user can sit safely on the toilet seat outside the cabin and easily slide into or swivel into the cabin.
• the toilet seat has catches for its end positions.
• the toilet seat is provided with handles, so that the handles serve as safe support and guidance, especially when getting up from a wheelchair and sitting in the toilet seat.
• An advantageous embodiment provides that the sanitary built-in furniture is equipped with two pivotable curtain brackets which can be swiveled forward to lock the cabin and pivoted back when the cabin is entered or left.
• the privacy of the person in need of care is preserved when the curtains are swung forward.
• the height of the curtain hanger can be fixed to the rear wall, so that the person in need of care still has a clear view, even when the curtain is swung forward Zimmer or the nursing staff has not lost the visual control over the patient.
• the wall-mounted toilet bowl allows optimal cleaning of the shower tray, whereby the toilet is flushed pneumatically using a wall lever.
• the sanitary built-in furniture is equipped with a wastewater hydraulic system for the toilet and shower water, which means that it is automatically transported away with a special pump and, if necessary, a downstream chopper.
• the shower handle is also height-adjustable and is attached to the rear wall of the built-in furniture and can be operated with a fitting that is mounted at the elbow height to the side of the person sitting on the toilet seat on the rear wall in the rear area or operating area on the rear wall.
• the patient leaves the cabin barrier-free with the sliding or swiveling toilet seat.
• the height of the toilet seat outside the cabin is selected so that it is also suitable for wheelchair users.
• a pivot bearing having a vertical axis is fastened to the cabin and that a washstand is pivotally mounted on the pivot bearing in such a way that it can be used inside and outside the cabin to expand the possible use of the sanitary built-in furniture.
• the sanitary built-in furniture according to the invention has a washstand which can be used by a person who is either inside the built-in furniture or by people outside the built-in furniture.
• the washstand is swiveled outwards from a position within the built-in furniture to a swivel position.
• a person in need of care can now also use this washstand, e.g. drive up in a wheelchair and can use it comfortably. If the washstand is swung into the built-in furniture, it can be used by a person sitting on the toilet seat.
• the person in need of care in the built-in furniture according to the invention thus has a washstand which can be used both in the built-in furniture and outside.
• the pivot bearing is provided in a vertical column.
• This column is attached to the outside of the cabin, in particular in the area of the floor or the shower tray and on a side edge of the cabin.
• the space is inside the sanitary built-in furniture
• the person in need of care is still fully available when the washstand has been swung outwards.
• no sealing work is required for the fastening points of the column, since they are located on the outside of the cabin.
• the washstand has an at least sectionally flexible waste water pipe.
• This flexible section allows the washbasin to be swiveled and used both inside and outside the cabin.
• the sewage pipe is led into the column and thus into the axis of rotation, so that a flexible section can be dispensed with.
• the swivel position of the washstand can be locked. In this way, safety is significantly increased, since people in need of care are sometimes supported on the washbasin and this must therefore be fixed.
• the position of the washbasin is preferably infinitely lockable.
• Other embodiments provide that the wash basin has fixed positions, in particular within a grid dimension.
• a further variant according to the invention provides that the washstand has a holder for a mirror and / or a holder for a shower head in the shower.
• This Mirror can be removed from the bracket and used separately.
• the fact that the shower head can be attached to the washbasin means that no separate tap is required. This significantly simplifies the installation work.
• the shower head preferably has valves for the water supply on the shower handle.
• the person in need of care is facilitated by the fact that the cabin has a pivotable and in particular lockable gallows.
• This gallows can e.g. pivoted into certain angular positions and locked there.
• the cabin has curtain hangers which can be pivoted upwards about a horizontal axis. In this way, entry into the cabin is made considerably easier and the curtain hangers can be conveniently pivoted downwards when in use. When not in use, they are pivoted upwards, causing the curtain to slide along the curtain bow into a lower, pushed-together position that releases the exit.
• an upwardly pivoted curtain bracket does not hinder entry or exit from the built-in furniture or the use of the vanity that is pivoted out of the cabin and located next to the cabin.
• Another advantage of the built-in furniture is seen in the fact that the toilet seat can be swung out of the cabin around the leg bearing.
• the toilet seat can be swiveled out of the cabin at this pivot bearing and in particular moved in front of the washstand, which is also located outside the cabin.
• the person can now take a seat on the toilet seat and use the vanity in a sitting position outside the cabin.
• the pivot bearing is advantageously provided in the vertical column on which the washstand is pivotably mounted.
• the toilet seat has a rotating agar with a vertical axis of rotation. In this way, a toilet seat pivoted back into the cabin can be positioned in the correct position above the toilet. In addition, the person in need of care can turn towards the shower along with the toilet seat.
• Figure 1 is a view into the cabin of the sanitary built-in furniture according to the invention without a toilet seat;
• Figure 2 is a view of the back of the built-in furniture according to the invention.
• Figure 3 is a view according to Figure 1 but with a toilet seat
• FIG. 4 shows a top view of the toilet seat
• Figure 5 is a view as in Figure 4 but with the toilet seat forward;
• Figure 6 is a side view of the advanced toilet seat
• Figure 7 is a view of the built-in furniture with closed curtain bars
• FIG. 8 shows a view into the cabin of the sanitary built-in furniture according to the invention with the washstand pivoted out
• FIGS. 1 and 8 show a piece of sanitary built-in furniture, designated overall by 1, which has a shower tray 2, a rear wall 3, a toilet 4 and a shower 5.
• the shower tray 2 and the rear wall 3 are liquid-tight in the form of a cabin 6 and consist of a glass fiber reinforced plastic.
• the rear wall 3 is angled along two vertical fold lines 7 and 8, so that two side parts 9 and 10 are formed, which are aligned orthogonally to one another.
• the wall-hung toilet is located on the base element 11, which is arranged between the two side parts 9 and 10.
• a shower rod 12 is attached, on the height adjustable shower head 13 is fixed.
• the fitting 14 for the shower 5 is also located on the side part 9 and is attached at handle height or at the height of an outstretched elbow. Thus, the operation of the shower 5 from the toilet 4 is easily possible.
• FIG. 2 shows the rear of the cabin 6, in which a cistern 16 can be seen on the rear of the basic element 11.
• This cistern 16 can be operated via the flush valve 15.
• a chopper and a pump (both not shown) are connected to this wastewater drain 17, so that the drain is connected to a conventional one Wash basin drain with 40 mm diameter can be connected.
• the drain of the shower tray 2 (not shown) opens into this drain.
• the two connections 18 and 19 of the fitting 14 can still be seen.
• a holder 20 for a toilet seat 21 is provided laterally next to the toilet 4 in the region of the upper edge of the toilet 4, the holder 20 being rigidly connected to the rear wall 3 or to the base element 11.
• the toilet seat 21 is made relatively wide and has a back 22 and a seat 23 which has a toilet cutout 24 directly above the toilet 4.
• the toilet seat 21 is on the side or the seat surface 23 is limited by handles 25.
• a head cushion 26 is fastened to the base element 11 above the toilet seat 21 and at the head height of a person sitting on it.
• a bearing 28 for a curtain bow 29 is provided on the side part 9, in particular on the free end edge 27.
• a curtain (not shown) is slidably mounted and can be pivoted into a closed position via the curtain bracket 29, which can be pivoted on the bearing 28, from the position shown in FIG is closed.
• FIG. 4 shows the two curtain brackets 29 in their closed position, a curtain 30 being slidably suspended on one curtain bracket 29 and being drawn up to the free end of the curtain bracket 29.
• This curtain 30 offers optimum splash protection when showering and closes the cabin 6 from the front, so that the water can run off the rear wall 3 and the curtains 30 into the shower tray 2 and from there via the outlet 31. It is also conceivable that only one curtain 30 is used, so that the nursing staff has access to the cabin 6 and the person in need of care on the curtain-free side, as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 also clearly shows that the toilet cutout 24 in the toilet seat 21 is provided directly above the toilet 4.
• FIG. 5 shows the cabin 6 from above with the toilet seat 21 extended.
• the holder 20 has guides 32 for a carriage 33 to which the toilet seat 21 is attached. This slide 33 can be moved so far on the guide 32 that one can sit on the toilet seat 21 without entering the shower tray 2. Both the extended end position shown in FIG. 5 and the inserted end position shown in FIG. 4 can be locked via a locking lever (not shown).
• FIGS. 5 and 6 also show stiffening struts 34 for the holder 20. Furthermore, these figures clearly that the handles 25 make it much easier to get in and out of the toilet seat 21.
• FIG. 7 shows a person in the cabin 6, only one curtain 30 being provided on a curtain bracket 29. Due to the uncovered side (here on the left next to the curtain 30), the person in need of care can be accessed unhindered and e.g. getting washed.
• a gallows 35 extends above the base element 11, to which handles can be attached, by means of which the person to be cared for can pull himself up from the toilet seat 21 or from a wheelchair.
• the sanitary built-in piece of furniture 1 has the essential advantage that it can be e.g. can be set up in the bedroom of a person to be cared for, so that this bedroom can easily be converted into a nursing room. If the sanitary built-in furniture 1 is no longer required, it can be dismantled within a very short time and the nursing room converted back into a normal bedroom.
• the sanitary built-in furniture can be designed as a rental station so that it can be rented for a freely selectable limited period.
• a bearing 28 for the side part 9, in particular on the free end edge 27 a curtain bracket 29 is provided.
• a curtain 30 is slidably mounted on this curtain bracket 29 and can be pivoted into a closed position via the curtain bracket 29 which can be pivoted on the bearing 28 from the position shown in FIG.
• a vertical technology column 37 is attached to the cabin 6 and in particular on the outside of the shower tray 2 and next to the left end edge 27 by means of brackets 36, 36 '.
• This technology column 37 has at its upper end a pivot bearing 38 on which a support frame 39 for a wash basin 40 is pivotally mounted. Via this pivot bearing 38, the washstand 40 can be pivoted from a position in which it is located inside the cabin 6, as shown in FIG. 9, to a position in which it is outside the cabin 6, as shown in FIG.
• the washbasin 40 advantageously lies with its rear edge 41 against a wall.
• the washstand 40 has a waste water line 42 which has a flexible section 43.
• the washstand 40 is provided with a holder 44 for a removable mirror 45 and with a holder 46 for the shower head 13.
• a tray 47 e.g. for a comb or a brush.

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