ARRANGEMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING OF A WASH BASIN

Abstract

An arrangement for installing and mounting a washbasin includes a mounting box that can be fastened to a wall or to a mounting frame. The mounting box includes connections for water supply and water drain as well as a fastening means for fastening the washbasin to the mounting box. The arrangement further includes holding and guide elements configured to receive substantially vertical forces and guide during mounting of the washbasin to the mounting box. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. An arrangement for installing and mounting a washbasin, the arrangement comprising: a mounting box that can be fastened to a wall or to a mounting frame, the mounting box including connections for water supply and water drain and a fastening means for fastening the washbasin to the mounting box; and holding and guide elements configured to receive mainly vertical forces and guide while mounting the washing basin to the mounting box.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the holding and guide elements comprise at least two drawer slides each having a fixed part and a moveable part, wherein the fixed part is fixedly connected to the mounting box and the moveable part is movable with the washbasin and connected or connectable to the washbasin.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the fastening means comprises at least one clamping element, the clamping element connected or connectable to the mounting box (and to the washbasin, whereby the clamping element is configured to clamp the washbasin in the direction of the wall or the mounting frame.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising a back plate that supports the at least one clamping element, wherein the back plate is arranged and fastened in a recess disposed on a (back side of the washbasin, and wherein the at least one clamping element comprises a clamping anchor which can be connected to the mounting box.

5. The arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the clamping anchor has a traction element and a clamping wedge, the traction element disposed at the end region adjacent to the washbasin, and the clamping wedge disposed between the traction element and the back plate.

6. The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the clamping wedge is displaceable along the back plate by means of an advancing element.

7. The arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the advancing element is a screw element which is rotatable in a thread of a threaded tab.

8. The arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the clamping anchor has a screw bolt which can be fastened to the mounting box and a screw sleeve which can be screwed onto the screw bolt, and wherein the screw sleeve has the traction element.

9. The arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the back plate is connected to the washbasin by means of fastening bolts.

10. The arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the back plate is adjustable in height in the recess.

11. The arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the back plate has elongated fastening holes for the fastening bolts.

12. The arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the moveable part comprises a square tube into which the fixed part can be inserted.

13. The arrangement according to claim 2, further comprising at least one sliding element configured to facilitate displacement of the washbasin.

14. The arrangement according to claim 13, wherein the sliding element comprises at least one sliding roller.

15. The arrangement according to claim 13, wherein the sliding element is provided on the movable part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In the following, the invention is explained in more detail by way of example with reference to the figures.

[0022] FIG. 1 shows the front view of a washbasin, wherein the wall-side construction elements installed in the wall or a mounting frame are also shown.

[0023] FIG. 2 shows a bottom view of the washbasin fastened to the mounting box.

[0024] FIG. 3 shows the section along line D-D in FIG. 1.

[0025] FIG. 4 shows the section A-A in FIG. 1, and

[0026] FIG. 5 shows the section B-B in FIG. 1.

[0027] FIG. 6 shows a broken diagonal view of a detail of the fastening elements.

[0028] FIG. 7 shows the arrangement of the holding and guide means in the section E-E.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0029] FIG. 1 shows a phantom front view of a washbasin 1, which is fastened at its back side to the mounting frame 3. The mounting frame 3, with its vertical struts 21 and cross struts 22, is preferably an integral part of a wall 2, which can be made in lightweight construction, for example. The mounting frame 3 and the mounting box 4 connected to it may be also built into the wall in a permanent construction. As explained later, the mounting box 4 corresponds to the conventional flush-mounted box, in which all connections are provided, such as supply water pipes, water drainage pipe and siphon.

[0030] For the installation of the wall 2 provided here in lightweight construction, the screws 23 can be used to connect the mounting frame 3 to the vertical beams 32 (see e.g. FIG. 7) of the wall construction. Such walls 2 are usually clad with plate elements, such as gypsum board.

[0031] In FIG. 1, two holding and guide elements 5, which are preferably formed as drawer slides, are shown in phantom. Furthermore, FIG. 1 shows fastening bolts 20, by which a stable back plate 12 is connected to the washbasin. Furthermore, fastening elements 6 are shown, by which the washbasin 1 can be fastened to the mounting box 4 anchored in the wall or to the mounting frame 3.

[0032] The body of the washbasin may be made in the usual way from ceramic or other materials such as porcelain, metal, natural stone, plastic or artificial stone. Advantageously, the washbasin 1 may have a low height 24 and yet the washbasin 1 completely covers the mounting box 4 with all its fittings, so that it is not visible when the washbasin 1 is mounted.

[0033] FIG. 2 shows the bottom view of the washbasin 1 with the mounting box 4, wherein two screw holes 25 are shown in the washbasin 1, through which a screwing tool can be inserted to the clamping elements 9 shown below. Examples for screwing tools are flat or crosshead screwdrivers or hex keys, for example.

[0034] The mounting box 4 usually comprises the water connections and the siphon for water drainage, wherein said parts are not shown here. The holding and guide elements 5 and the fastening elements 6 arranged in the mounting box 4 are shown.

[0035] FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 7 show sections along lines A-A, B-B, D-D and E-E in FIG. 1.

[0036] The washbasin 1 has a flat continuous recess 26 on its back side 11, in which a stable back plate 12 is fastened by means of the fastening bolts 20. The fastening bolts 20 are fixedly connected to the washbasin and, for example, screwed into the material of the washbasin or glued or clamped in the respective bores 27. The back plate 12 is tightened by means of the screw nut 28. The back plate 12 is fixedly connected to the washbasin 1 by means of four such fastening bolts 20 and gives the washbasin 1 the necessary strength during and after mounting. The position of the back plate 12 in the recess 10 is adjustable in height, as the fastening holes 36 are elongated holes (see also FIG. 6).

[0037] FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate the construction elements for clamping the washbasin 1 on the mounting frame 3. In a widened recess 29 of the washbasin 1, a clamping wedge 15 is provided on the back plate 12, which can be pushed upwards by means of the advancing element 16. The clamping wedge 15 runs with its wedge surface onto the traction element 14 and thereby moves the clamping anchor 13 into the widened recess 29 in such a way that the washbasin 1 is pulled firmly with its back side 11 against the mounting frame 3 or the wall 2 arranged in front of it.

[0038] The structure and functioning of this clamping device is best shown in FIG. 6. The advancing element 16 is, for example, a threaded bolt, that runs in a threaded sleeve 30 that is fastened to a threaded tab 17. The threaded sleeve 30 is accessible from below through the screw holes 25 of the washbasin 1 (see FIG. 2). The clamping anchor 13 comprises a screw sleeve 19 having the traction element 14 in the form of a transverse bolt. The inner thread of the screw sleeve 19 is engaged with the thread of the screw bolt 18, which is screwed into a thread 31, which is located in the wall of the mounting box 4.

[0039] This arrangement of the screw sleeve 19, screw bolt 18 and thread 31 allows the adjustment of the clamping anchor 13 to adapt to the measurements of the wall 2 and the washbasin 1.

[0040] FIG. 7 shows the section along line E-E in FIG. 1 through one of the holding and guide elements 5.

[0041] These serve to receive and hold the washbasin 1 at a distance from the wall 2, in order to connect the water pipes from the mounting box 4 to the connections of the fittings of the washbasin at this distance. Further, the holding and guide elements 5 allow the targeted and dimensionally accurate mounting of the water drainage connection of the washbasin 1 in the receiving pipe of the siphon, which is located partly in the mounting box 4 and partly in the wall construction (the connections and the siphon are not shown).

[0042] The holding and guide element 5 shown in FIG. 7 is preferably a drawer slide.

[0043] The fixed part 7 of the drawer slide is fixedly connected to the mounting box 4, for example by the screw 34 and/or by welding. The part 7 has a laterally open C-shaped cross section and has an entry opening 35 at the front end to allow the entry of the sliding rollers 33.

[0044] The sliding rollers 33 are positioned laterally in the movable part 8 of the drawer slide, thereby allowing the washbasin 1 to be pushed in smoothly up to the wall stop. The movable part 8 of the drawer slide is preferably formed as a square tube, which is located in a recess 10 of the washbasin 1, is connected to the back plate 12, is preferably welded, and projects over the back side 11 of the washbasin 1.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0045] 1 Washbasin

[0046] 2 Wall

[0047] 3 Mounting frame

[0048] 4 Mounting box

[0049] 5 Holding and guide elements

[0050] 6 Fastening elements

[0051] 7 Fixed part of the drawer slide

[0052] 8 Movable part of the drawer slide

[0053] 9 Clamping elements

[0054] 10 Recess

[0055] 11 Back side

[0056] 12 Back plate

[0057] 13 Clamping anchor

[0058] 14 Traction element

[0059] 15 Clamping wedge

[0060] 16 Advancing element

[0061] 17 Threaded tab

[0062] 18 Screw bolt

[0063] 19 Screw sleeve

[0064] 20 Fastening bolt

[0065] 21 Vertical strut

[0066] 22 Cross strut

[0067] 23 Screw

[0068] 24 Height

[0069] 25 Screw holes

[0070] 26 Flat recess

[0071] 27 Bore

[0072] 28 Screw nut