Sink for insertion into a cut-out opening in a work top

Abstract

In order to produce a sink for insertion into a cut-out opening in a work top wherein the sink comprises an edge region which rests upon the work top in the installed state of the sink and wherein contaminants, crumbs for example, that are disposed on the upper surface of the work top outside the sink can be moved onto the edge region of the sink and then moved from there into the inner region of the sink that is surrounded by the edge of the sink in a particularly easy manner in the course of a cleaning process, it is proposed that the edge region of the sink be provided with a chamfer.

1 . A sink for insertion into a cut-out opening in a work top, wherein the sink comprises an edge region which rests upon the work top in the installed state of the sink, wherein the edge region of the sink is provided with a chamfer.  
   
   
       2 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the edge region has an inclined surface which is inclined with respect to the upper surface of the work top in the installed state of the sink.  
   
   
       3 . A sink in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the inclined surface is inclined at an angle of approximately 20° to approximately 40° with respect to the upper surface of the work top.  
   
   
       4 . A sink in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the inclined surface is inclined at an angle of approximately 25° to approximately 35° with respect to the upper surface of the work top.  
   
   
       5 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the edge region has an end face which is arranged between the chamfer and the upper surface of the work top.  
   
   
       6 . A sink in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein the end face has a height of at most approximately 0.6 mm.  
   
   
       7 . A sink in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the end face has a height of at most approximately 0.4 mm.  
   
   
       8 . A sink in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein the end face has a height of at least approximately 0.1 mm.  
   
   
       9 . A sink in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the end face has a height of at least approximately 0.2 mm.  
   
   
       10 . A sink in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein the end face is aligned substantially vertically in the installed state of the sink.  
   
   
       11 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the edge region has a substantially flat bearing surface with which the edge region rests upon the upper surface of the work top in the installed state of the sink.  
   
   
       12 . A sink in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the bearing surface rests substantially flatly on the upper surface of the work top in the installed state of the sink.  
   
   
       13 . A sink in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the edge region has an inclined surface which is inclined with respect to the bearing surface of the edge region.  
   
   
       14 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the chamfer of the edge region is produced by machining the edge region of the sink.  
   
   
       15 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the chamfer of the sink is produced by a process of stamping the edge region.  
   
   
       16 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the chamfer of the edge region is moulded in the edge region.  
   
   
       17 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the edge region of the sink comprises a metallic material.  
   
   
       18 . A sink in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the edge region of the sink comprises a synthetic material, a ceramic material or a composite material.