SANITARY INSTALLATION

Abstract

A sanitary installation, including a ceramic or porcelain wash basin or wash stand and a vanity unit, wherein the vanity unit has at least one pull-out drawer having two side walls and a front wall, wherein the shape of the side walls and of the front wall conforms to the shape of the front and side end faces of the wash basin or wash stand, wherein the end faces are aligned with the side walls and the front wall, and wherein the side walls, the front wall and the end faces are coated with a veneer, applied via an adhesive bond, or with a paint.

Claims

1. A sanitary installation, comprising a ceramic or porcelain wash basin or wash stand and a vanity unit, wherein the vanity unit has at least one pull-out drawer having two side walls and a front wall, wherein the shape of the side walls and of the front wall conforms to the shape of the front and side end faces of the wash basin or wash stand, wherein the end faces are aligned with the side walls and the front wall, and wherein the side walls, the front wall and the end faces are coated with a veneer, applied via an adhesive bond, or with a paint.

2. A sanitary installation according to claim 1, wherein beneath the drawer is provided at least one further drawer, the side walls and front wall of which is coated with a veneer and are aligned with the side walls and the front wall of the above-situated drawer.

3. A sanitary installation according to claim 1, wherein the end faces stand one to one another, and the side walls and the front wall stand one to another, at a 90 angle, or they merge one into another via a curvature.

4. A sanitary installation according to claim 1, wherein the veneer provided on the wash basin or wash stand extends up to the right-angled top edge of the wash basin.

5. A sanitary installation according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive forming the adhesive bond is an epoxy resin adhesive or a polyurethane adhesive.

6. A sanitary installation according to claim 1, wherein the veneer is a real wood veneer, a decorative veneer or a laminated veneer.

7. A sanitary installation according to claim 1, wherein the vanity unit has a supporting structure provided beneath the wash basin or wash stand, which supporting structure is fixed on the bottom side of the wash basin or wash stand and/or, in the assembly position, is fixed to the wall and has linear runners on which the one or two drawers run.

8. A sanitary installation according to claim 7, wherein the supporting structure is wall-mounted, and the wash basin or wash stand sits on the supporting structure, fixed to the latter.

9. A sanitary installation according to claim 7, wherein the supporting structure has a number of horizontally arranged supports corresponding to the number of drawers, on which supports the linear runners, via which the drawers are mounted in pull-out arrangement on the supports, are disposed.

10. A sanitary installation according to claim 9, wherein the linear runners are undermount runners.

11. A sanitary installation according to claim 1, wherein the end faces are distanced from one another by the surfaces of the front and side walls of the below-situated drawer, and/or the front and side walls of the upper drawer are distanced from those of the lower drawer via a gap.

12. A sanitary installation according to claim 11, wherein the supporting structure forms the bottom of at least one or all gaps.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0021] In the drawing:

[0022] FIG. 1 shows a perspective front view of a sanitary installation according to the invention,

[0023] FIG. 2 shows a perspective side view of the sanitary installation from FIG. 1,

[0024] FIG. 3 shows a perspective side view from the other side,

[0025] FIG. 4 shows a perspective side view of the sanitary installation from FIG. 1 with pulled-out top drawer,

[0026] FIG. 5 shows a corresponding view with pulled-out lower drawer,

[0027] FIG. 6 shows a basic representation of a sanitary installation according to the invention without drawers, for representation of the supporting structure,

[0028] FIG. 7 shows a perspective rear-side view of the arrangement from FIG. 6, and

[0029] FIG. 8 shows an enlarged partial view of the supporting structure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] FIG. 1 shows a sanitary installation 1 according to the invention, here comprising a ceramic or porcelain wash basin 2, and a vanity unit 3, which (see the views according to FIGS. 2-5) has two separately maneuverable pull-out drawers 4, 5. As is shown in particular by FIGS. 2-5, the vanity unit 3 does not extend down to the floor, it ends freely suspended above the floor. However, it can extend as far as the floor if so desired.

[0031] The wash basin 2 has a front end face 6 and two lateral end faces 7, wherein the lateral end faces 7 merge into the front end face 6 via curvatures 8.

[0032] Correspondingly, in line with the geometry of the surfaces of the wash basin 2, each drawer 4, 5 has a front wall 9, 10 and side walls 11, 12, which likewise merge into one another via appropriate curvatures 13, 14. All end faces 6, 7, and the front and side walls 9, 10, 11, 12, as well as the curvatures 8, 13, are mutually aligned, thus, in vertical view, merge seamlessly one into another. To this end, the wash basin 2 is preferably ground flat on the front and the lateral end faces 6, 7 and machined appropriately on the curvatures 8, so that appropriate plane surfaces are obtained.

[0033] All end faces 6, 7, as well as all front and side walls 9-12, are coated with a veneer 15, 16, 17, which consequently covers the whole of the surfaces of the wash basin 2 as well as of each drawer 4, 5. The veneers 15, 16, 17 are fastened to the wash basin 2 and to the drawers 4, 5 via an appropriate adhesive bond, for which preferably an epoxy resin or polyurethane adhesive is used. The veneers 15, 16, 17 can be in the form of a real wood veneer or a decorative veneer or the like.

[0034] The veneer 15 which covers the wash basin 2 extends up to the virtually right-angled, circumferential front edge 18 thereof, see FIG. 1. It consequently thus terminates flush with the surface 19 of the wash basin 2. Due to the bonding, a seal-tight joint is obtained in this transition region, an ingress of water is prevented. The right-angled edge 18 is able, in particular, to be very easily formed by virtue of the fact that the corresponding front and lateral end faces 6, 7 are ground flat.

[0035] As is shown in particular by FIGS. 2 and 3, due to the geometrical consistency and the fact that the drawers 4, 5 alone define the front and lateral exterior of the vanity unit 3 (other parts of the vanity unit 3 are not visible), a very appealing, compact exterior is obtained, wherein the two drawers 4, 5 offer the possibility of convenience of use or an easily accessible storage facility.

[0036] At this point, it should be indicated that, instead of the rounded embodiment in the region of the wall transitions or surface transitions, respectively an angular wall transition having for instance, mitered wall elements alongside the drawers 4, 5, or end faces of the wash basin 2 which are ground at a 90 angle, is also conceivable. In this case too, appropriate veneering via the adhesive bond is readily possible. Furthermore, there is the possibility of, in place of the veneers, coating the corresponding surfaces with a paint, i.e. offering a virtually free choice of color, for example with a PU paint or a water-soluble paint.

[0037] FIGS. 4 and 5 show two perspective views of the sanitary installation 1, wherein FIG. 4 shows the situation in which the drawer 4, i.e. the upper drawer, is pulled out to the fore, while the lower drawer 5 is closed. Evidently the inside of the drawer 4 can be readily viewed from above, wherein an unhindered easy access without having to kneel, for instance, as would be the case with a bottom part of a cabinet, is conceivable.

[0038] FIG. 5 shows the sanitary installation 1, wherein the upper drawer 4 is here closed and the lower drawer 5 is pulled out. Once again, the easy access is apparent.

[0039] FIG. 6 shows a partial view of the sanitary installation 1, wherein the drawers 4, 5 are here not represented in order to show the inner elements of the vanity unit 3 in greater detail. The vanity unit 3 comprises, besides the two drawers 4, 5, a supporting structure 20, to which, on the one hand, the wash basin 2 fastened, and which, on the other hand, in the assembly position, is to be fastened to a wall. The supporting structure 2 comprises two vertical supports 21, to which, on the inner side, see FIG. 8, are fastened appropriate angle supports 22, to which the wash basin 2, as shown by FIG. 8, is fastened, in particular bolted. The wash basin 2 is consequently fastened only to these vertical supports 21, but not to the wall. This fastening is sufficient to appropriately support the wash basin 2.

[0040] The supporting structure 20 further comprises two horizontally arranged supports 23, 24, wherein the horizontal support 23 serves to receive and guide the upper drawer 4, and the lower horizontal support 24 serves to receive and guide the lower drawer 5. The horizontal supports 23, 24 are, in turn, fixedly connected to the vertical supports 21. To this end, appropriate supporting beams 25 are provided, which are in part fastened to the vertical supports 21 and to which the appropriate horizontal supports 23, 24 are fastened. Since these are wooden or wood-based structural elements, the fastening is realized via appropriate screwed joints, etc.

[0041] As is shown in particular by FIG. 6, on the supports 23, 24 are provided appropriate linear runners 26, 27 which are in the form of undermount runners. Each linear runner has a lower runner part 28, which is fastened to the respective support 23, 24, and an upper runner part 29, which is linearly guided in a movable manner on the lower runner part 28 and which is connected to the bottom side of the base of the respective drawer 4, 5. That is to say that, in the closed position, the linear runners 26, 27 are not visible, as is clearly shown, in particular, by FIGS. 1-3.

[0042] The linear runners 26, 27 have an appropriate length which enables the drawers 4, 5 to be pulled out sufficiently far.

[0043] Due to the integration of a siphon-like drain 30, via which collecting water flows out of the wash basin 2, the drawer 4 can be provided with an appropriate cutout 31 (see FIG. 4), which encompasses this siphon-like endpiece 30.

[0044] As is shown in particular by FIGS. 2 and 3, between the bottom side of the wash basin 2 and the top side of the adjacent drawer 4, and between the bottom side of the drawer 4 and the top side of the drawer 5, respectively a narrow gap 32, 33 is given, which preferably is just a few millimeters wide, for instance within the range between 1 and 5 mm, so that a largely closed exterior is obtained. It is also conceivable, however, to form a larger gap there and to fill this, for instance, by means of an appropriate portion of the vanity unit or of the supporting structure 20, that said portion is virtually visible through the gap or the groove. It is conceivable to give this visible part of the supporting structure 20 a correspondingly different color than the veneer color or paint color, but it can also be veneered in the same color, while the integration of a light strip or the like is also possible.

[0045] While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the inventive principles, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.