Patent ID: 7150051

Claim:
A device for generating a massage stream in a sanitary tub having a tub body, comprising: an accommodation device that can be attached to an opening in the tub body of the sanitary tub, said accommodation device accommodating an electric motor having a drive shaft; a propeller having a hub attached to the drive shaft and vanes arranged radially about the hub; and a rosette arranged on the accommodation device, said rosette having edge-side inflow openings, as well as a central outlet opening; and a guide element arranged in the outlet opening and comprising a guide vane ring having a ring-shaped bearing shell at an outer end of guide vanes, wherein said shell moves between a glide surface of the accommodation device that is configured as a sphere surface segment, and a concave contact surface of the rosette; wherein when the device is installed in a sanitary tub, the propeller draws water located in the sanitary tub in through the inflow openings, and subsequently transports the water back into the sanitary tub, through the guide element, which can be pivoted relative to a hub axis (X).