Cleaning Device, In Particular A Shower
Abstract
A cleaning facility for cleaning people or animals comprises a liquid inlet for supplying liquid into the cleaning facility, a liquid collection device for collecting the liquid and a door. The door comprises a first door panel and a second door panel. The first door panel and the second door panel are each separate panels. The first door panel is arranged at the liquid collection device. The second door panel is arranged at the first door panel without touching the liquid collection device, and the first door panel is pivotably arranged about a first axis of articulation. The second door panel is pivotably arranged about a second axis of articulation, and the first door panel is pivotably arranged about the first axis of articulation independently of the second door panel. Furthermore, the second door panel is pivotably arranged about the second axis of articulation independently of the first door panel.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A cleaning facility ( 1 ) for cleaning people or animals comprising
at least one liquid inlet ( 3 A, 3 B) for supplying liquid into the cleaning facility ( 1 ), at least one liquid collection device ( 2 ) for collecting the liquid, at least one door ( 4 , 5 ), wherein the door comprises at least a first door panel ( 4 ) and at least a second door panel ( 5 ), wherein the first door panel ( 4 ) and the second door panel ( 5 ) are each separate panels and wherein the first door panel ( 4 ) is arranged at the liquid collection device ( 2 ), wherein the second door panel ( 5 ) is arranged at the first door panel ( 4 ), without touching the liquid collection device ( 2 ), the first door panel ( 4 ) is pivotably arranged about a first axis of articulation, the second door panel ( 5 ) is pivotably arranged about a second axis of articulation, the first door panel ( 4 ) is pivotably arranged about the first axis of articulation independently of the second door panel ( 5 ) and wherein the second door panel ( 5 ) is pivotably arranged about the second axis of articulation independently of the first door panel ( 4 ).
2 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein
the cleaning facility ( 1 ) comprises at least one sealing element ( 12 ) and wherein the sealing element ( 12 ) is arranged between the first door panel ( 4 ) and the second door panel ( 5 ), such that the sealing element ( 12 ) touches both the first door panel ( 4 ) and also the second door panel ( 5 ).
3 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein
the first door panel ( 4 ) comprises at least a first edge ( 17 ),
the second door panel ( 5 ) comprises at least a second edge ( 18 ) and wherein
the first edge ( 17 ) of the first door panel ( 4 ) is arranged on the second edge ( 18 ) of the second door panel ( 5 ).
4 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to claims 2 and 3 , wherein the cleaning facility ( 1 ) comprises at least one of the following features:
the sealing element ( 12 ) is arranged on the first edge ( 17 ) of the first door panel ( 4 ) or
the sealing element ( 12 ) is arranged on the second edge ( 18 ) of the second door panel ( 5 ).
5 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the cleaning facility ( 1 ) comprises at least one of the following features:
the first edge ( 17 ) extends horizontally or
the second edge ( 18 ) extends horizontally.
6 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein
the first door panel ( 4 ) comprises a third edge ( 15 ), the second door panel ( 5 ) comprises a fourth edge ( 16 ), at least a first hinge ( 6 ) is arranged on the third edge ( 15 ) and wherein at least a second hinge ( 8 ) is arranged on the fourth edge ( 16 ).
7 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the third edge ( 15 ) is vertically aligned and/or wherein the fourth edge ( 16 ) is vertically aligned.
8 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein
the first door panel ( 4 ) is configured as a first glass panel and/or wherein the second door panel ( 5 ) is configured as a second glass panel.
9 . The cleaning facility ( 1 ) according to at least one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the following features is configured on the cleaning facility ( 1 ):
the cleaning facility ( 1 ) is configured as a shower; the liquid inlet ( 3 A, 3 B) is configured as a shower head; or the liquid collection device ( 2 ) is configured as a shower tray.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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