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Abstract

A shower floor plate module having a floor plate, a circular opening, a receptacle element placed in the opening for a screw-type shower tray valve of a water outlet connected to a drain pipe, the receptacle element having an inclined inner face for inserting a collar of the tray valve, the inner face of the receptacle element tapering off in the direction of the drain pipe, and the receptacle element having a total height that corresponds to approximately a thickness dimension proximal to the opening of the floor plate, the receptacle having a cutting thread, the external diameter of which in the inserted state of the receptacle element increases in the direction of the drain pipe, the receptacle element having a threaded base that by way of a support flange forms a screw connection for compensating a height tolerance, and a method for manufacturing the shower floor plate module.

1 . A shower floor plate module ( 1 ), comprising:
 a) a floor plate ( 19 ) which has at least one rigid foam layer ( 12 ) which on at least one of its flat sides ( 2 ;  3 ) is coated with a polymer-modified coating mortar ( 15 ), wherein a continuous opening ( 4 ) is incorporated in the floor plate ( 19 );   b) a receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ), placed in the opening ( 4 ), for a screw-type shower tray valve ( 10 ) of a water outlet ( 5 ) which is to be connected to a drain pipe ( 25 );   c) wherein the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ) has an inclined inner face ( 7 ) for inserting a collar ( 9 ) of the screw-type shower tray valve ( 10 );   d) wherein said inner face ( 7 ) in the assembled state of the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ) tapers off in the direction of the drain pipe ( 25 ); and   e) wherein the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ) has a total height (H) which corresponds to approximately a thickness dimension (S) in the region of the opening ( 4 ) of the floor plate ( 19 ),   wherein the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ) has a cutting thread ( 11 ), the external diameter (D) of which in the inserted state of the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ) increases in the direction of the drain pipe ( 25 ).   
     
     
         2 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the floor plate ( 19 ) on the flat side ( 3 ) thereof which faces the drain pipe ( 25 ) is underlaid by an outwardly protruding support flange ( 6 ;  26 ) of the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ). 
     
     
         3 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening ( 4 ) on the floor plate ( 19 ) is continuously cylindrical. 
     
     
         4 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical opening ( 4 ) is graded in such a manner that it has at least two different internal diameters (d 1 , d 2 , d 3 ). 
     
     
         5 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutting thread ( 11 ) has at least one tooth-like or barb-like structural element ( 21 ) which by way of its tip ( 22 ) is directed counter to a screw-in direction (R) of the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ). 
     
     
         6 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle element ( 100 ) together with the support flange ( 6 ) is integrally made from plastics or metal. 
     
     
         7 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle element ( 200 ) is composed of a threaded base ( 13 ) and the support flange ( 26 ), wherein the support flange ( 26 ) as a separate component is disposed so as to be readjustable for height in relation to the threaded base ( 13 ). 
     
     
         8 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 the threaded base ( 13 ) has a central and at least partially encircling leg ( 14 ) on which an external thread ( 16 ) is incorporated   the support flange ( 26 ) has an at least partially encircling leg ( 17 ) on which an internal thread ( 18 ) is disposed; and   the external thread ( 16 ) and the internal thread ( 18 ) form a screw connection ( 20 ).   
     
     
         9 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 8 , wherein the cutting thread ( 11 ) and/or the external thread ( 16 ) and/or the internal thread ( 18 ) are segmentable. 
     
     
         10 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ) is provided as an injection-molded part. 
     
     
         11 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ) has been created by plastics processing in a computer-controlled 3-D printer or by the laser sintering method. 
     
     
         12 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one trough-shaped clearance ( 23 ;  27 ) for inserting a driver tool, wherein the at least one trough-shaped clearance ( 23 ,  27 ) is provided on the receptacle element ( 100 ;  200 ). 
     
     
         13 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 12 , wherein the at least one trough-shaped clearance ( 23 ) is disposed on a cylindrical inner wall ( 24 ) of the receptacle element ( 100 ). 
     
     
         14 . The shower floor plate module ( 1 ) according to  claim 12 , wherein the at least one trough-shaped clearance ( 27 ) is disposed on a lower side ( 28 ) of the support flange ( 26 ) of the receptacle element ( 200 ). 
     
     
         15 . A method for manufacturing a shower floor plate module ( 1 ) comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a blank foam body in the form of a rigid foam layer  112 ) from extruded rigid polystyrene foam (XPS) or expanded rigid polystyrene foam (EPS) having predetermined dimensions;   b) applying thereon on the blank foam body a textile or metallic reinforcement and bi-laterally coating the blank foam body with a liquid, polymer-modified coating mortar ( 15 );   c) curing the coating mortar ( 15 );   d) incorporating a continuous cylindrical opening ( 4 ) in a completed floor plate ( 19 ); and   e) inserting a receptacle element ( 100 ) of the shower floor plate module ( 1 ), or a threaded base ( 13 ) of the receptacle element ( 100 ), respectively, into the opening ( 4 ) from a lower side ( 3 ) of the floor plate ( 19 ), by screwing the receptacle element ( 100 ) or the threaded base ( 13 ) into the rigid foam layer ( 12 ) of the floor plate ( 19 ) in such a manner that a cutting thread ( 11 ) of the receptacle element ( 100 ) cuts its way in a form-fitting manner into the material of the rigid foam layer ( 12 ).   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising after securing the threaded base ( 13 ) in the opening ( 4 ), a support flange ( 26 ) by way of a leg ( 17 ) thereof is screwed into the threaded base ( 13 ) while considering the tolerance in terms of height, and is adjusted therein.