Floor element for installation in a floor of a building room and system comprising such a floor element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11287307-B2
Application number	US-202016867646-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2020
Priority date	May 7, 2019
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a floor element ( 1 ) for installation in a floor of a building room, in particular a sanitary room, which is provided with a personal scale ( 3 ), preferably an electronic or electromechanical personal scale, or a measuring device for measuring a measured variable proportional to the weight force. The floor element ( 1 ) is preferably designed as a shower tray or shower floor element. Furthermore, the invention relates to a system comprising such a floor element ( 1 ) and a display device ( 10 ), wherein the display device ( 10 ) can be remotely and/or variably positioned relative to the floor element ( 1 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A floor element for installation in a floor of a building room comprising a receptacle in or on an upper surface of the floor element for receiving a personal scale or a measuring device for measuring a measured variable proportional to a weight force,
wherein a drain opening is formed in the receptacle,
wherein the receptacle is shaped to center the personal scale or the measuring device within the receptacle,
wherein the receptacle is formed as a recess for receiving the person scale or the measuring device, and
wherein the recess comprises elongated troughs configured to receive feet of the personal scale or the measuring device for centering the personal scale or the measuring device within the recess.

2. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein the floor element is designed as a shower tray or shower floor element.

3. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring device or the personal scale has a tread surface which, together with the receptacle, delimits an inlet gap.

4. The floor element according to claim 3 , wherein the tread surface and the upper side of the floor element surrounding the receptacle are designed to be flush with one another.

5. The floor element according to claim 3 , wherein a display device for displaying measured weight values and/or other measured values is integrated in the tread surface.

6. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring device or the personal scale is provided with one or more height-adjustable spacer elements.

7. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein the floor element is arranged on a floor element support which is provided with sensors for measuring a measured variable proportional to a weight force.

8. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein the floor element is provided on its underside with sensors for measuring a measured variable proportional to a weight force.

9. A system comprising a floor element according to claim 1 and a display device, wherein the display device can be remotely and/or variably positioned relative to the floor element.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the display device is provided with one or more operating elements for controlling a shower function and/or for the input of personal data.

11. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein the building room is a sanitary room.

12. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein the personal scale is an electronic personal scale or an electromechanical personal scale.

13. The floor element according to claim 1 , wherein longitudinal axes of the elongated troughs run through the drain opening positioned in a bottom of the recess.

14. The floor element according to claim 13 , wherein the recess comprises four elongated troughs arranged essentially at right angles to each other arranged around the drain opening.

Assignees

• Viega Tech Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Hennes Frank

Classifications

• A47K3/405 Primary

  flush with the surrounding floor, e.g. for easy access · CPC title

• G01G19/44

  for weighing persons · CPC title

• G01G19/52 Primary

  Weighing apparatus combined with other objects, e.g. furniture (with walking sticks A45B3/08) · CPC title

• G01G23/36

  Indicating the weight by electrical means, e.g. using photoelectric cells · CPC title