JP5281470B2 - Bathtub with stool for half-body bathing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub, allowing a person to bathe with the upper limbs and legs relaxed, though a seat part for bathing the lower half body to stably support the bottom is provided in the bathtub. <P>SOLUTION: In this bathtub 1 substantially oblong in a plan view, between both inner wall surfaces at the short sides of the bathtub 1, one is used as the inner wall surface 2a for a backrest, and the other is used as the inner wall surface 2b for resting the ends of feet. The seat part 5 for bathing the lower half body is provided in the central part in the short-side direction of the bathtub 1 at a corner part made between the bottom 4 of the bathtub and the inner wall surface 2b for resting the ends of feet, and gaps 6 for placing the ends of feed are provided between both inner wall surfaces 2c at the long sides of the bathtub 1 substantially oblong in a plan view and both side surfaces 5c of the seat part 5 for bathing the lower half body opposite to both inner wall surfaces 2c, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bathtub with a stool for half-body bathing, in which a stool having a height that can be seated when taking a half-body bath is provided in the bathtub.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been provided a tub with a stool in which a stool is provided in a bathtub and a child sits on the stool and takes a bath, or an adult sits down and takes a half-body bath (for example, Patent Document 1). , See Patent Document 2).

  In the bathtub described in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 5A, a half-body bathing stool 5 is provided at one end in the long side direction of the bathtub 1 over the entire region in the short side direction of the bathtub 1. When bathing in such a bathtub 1, the bather falls on the inner wall surface on the other end side in the long side direction of the bathtub 1 and bathes. At this time, the bather M takes a bath in an unstable state with his / her foot placed on the half-body bathing seat 5 as shown in FIG. 5 (b), or increases his knee as shown in FIG. 5 (c). You have to bathe in a bent cramped state.

  Therefore, in order to be able to bathe in a posture in which the lower limbs are extended without bending the knees while providing the stool portion 5 for half-body bath in the bathtub 1, Patent Literature 2 discloses a bathtub as shown in FIG. Has been proposed. This bathtub 1 is provided with a half-body bathing seat 5 in a substantially triangular shape in plan view at a corner formed by an inner wall surface in the long side direction and an inner wall surface in the short side direction. When bathing in such a bathtub, it is necessary to hold the body on the diagonal line of the bathtub 1 in order to extend the lower limbs without bending the knee and to maintain the balance of the body in the bathtub 1. Here, the closer to the lower extremity tip, the narrower the space between the half-bath sitting part 5 and the inner wall surface facing the long side of the bathtub, so that the lower extremities were stretched without bending the knees unless the crotch was closed and cramped Cannot bathe in posture. Moreover, since a body is hold | maintained on the diagonal of the bathtub 1, a backrest part is located in a corner | angular part and becomes unstable.

  When the half-body bathing seat 5 is provided in a substantially triangular shape in plan view as described above, the inner wall surface in the long side direction and the inner wall surface in the short side direction of the bathtub 1 are formed as shown in FIG. It is impossible to sit on the corner portion so that the rear portion M1 of the buttocks abuts. Moreover, the part which supports the buttocks on the sitting part 5 for half body bath cannot be taken long in the front-back direction, and it is difficult to sit stably.

JP 2008-212182 A JP 2006-6656 A

  The bathtub with a stool for half-body bathing according to the present invention is an easy state in which neither upper limbs nor lower limbs are in force even though a stool for half-body bathing is provided in the tub so as to stably support the buttocks It is an object to provide a bathtub that can be bathed in.

The bathtub with a seating part for half-body bathing of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is, as one of the inner walls on the short side of the bathtub 1 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, one side as the inner wall 2a for backrest, In the bathtub 1 having the other side on the inner wall surface 2b for foottip placement, a half-body bathing seat portion 5 is provided at the central portion in the short side direction of the bathtub 1 at the corner formed by the bathtub bottom surface 4 and the inner wall surface 2b for foot placement. , and both the inner wall surface 2c of the long side of the plan view a substantially rectangular shape of the bathtub 1, respectively foot placement clearance 6 between the both side surfaces 5c of the half body bath seat portion 5 you face the both inner wall surfaces 2c The half-body bathing stool 5 is protruded inward of the bathtub 1 from the base-side protruding portion 5b protruding from the toe-placement inner wall surface 2b and the central portion of the protruding front end surface of the base-side protruding portion 5b. By including the distal end side protruding portion 5a, the width of the protruding distal end side from the inner wall surface 2b for placing the foottip is narrower than the protruding base portion side. The foot pad 7 is provided at both ends of the protruding tip surface of the base-side protruding part 5b, and the protruding tip surface 8 or the foot pad 7 or both of the protruding part 5a is connected to the bottom of the bathtub. Inclined so as to be located closer to the inner wall surface 2b for foot placement as the distance from 4 increases .

  By adopting the above-described configuration, it is possible to sit on the half-body bathing stool portion 5 so that the buttocks rear portion M1 abuts against the inner wall surface 2b for toe placement during half-body bathing, and the longitudinal length of the heel portion that actually supports the buttock portion Can take enough. Furthermore, since it can be drowned stably in the center part of the bathtub inner side direction of the inner wall surface 2a for backrest at the time of normal bathing, an upper limb can be extended in an easy state without power. Moreover, since the foot-tip arrangement | positioning clearance gap 6 is provided in the both ends of the bathtub short side direction, a leg can be extended in the easy state which does not enter force, without opening a crotch and bending a knee.

Moreover , the clearance gap 6 for foot tip arrangement | positioning between the both inner wall surfaces 2c of a long side and the both-sides 5c of the half-body bathing seat part 5 can be taken widely, so that the protrusion front end side is approached.

Moreover, and medium sized driver, the short driver is lightly comfortable state does not contain crotch to open the force stretched leg without bending the knee, is provided in a bath in the short side direction at both ends of the half-body bath seat portion 5 The soles can be respectively applied to the soles 7. Here, the tall person puts his soles on the toe-placement inner wall surface 2b of the toe-positioning gap 6 in a comfortable state without the force of stretching his lower limbs without slightly bending his knees without bending his knees. You can guess.

  The present invention has an effect that it is possible to take a bath in an easy state in which neither upper limbs nor lower limbs have power, even though a stool for half-body bathing that supports the buttocks stably is provided in the bathtub.

  In addition, since the protruding tip side of the stool for half body bathing is narrow, a wide clearance for the foot tip placement on the protruding tip side can be taken, so the lower limbs can be moved without bending the knees and bending the knees. There is an effect that the toes can be smoothly arranged in the toe arrangement gap in the extended posture.

  In addition, by providing a foot pad at both ends of the short side of the bathtub for the half body bathing seat, regardless of the height of the back, There is an effect that it is possible to take a bath with a stable posture by placing the sole on the stool for half body bathing.

It is a general | schematic perspective view of the bathtub of an example of embodiment of this invention. (A) is a general | schematic top view of the state which is sitting on the stool part for a half body bath same as the above, and is taking a half body bath, (b) is a general | schematic top view of the state which is usually bathing in the bathtub same as the above. It is a general | schematic side view of the state which is bathing normally in a bathtub same as the above, (a) is a tall person, (b) is a tall person, (c) is a short person state. (A), (b), (c) is an outline top view of the bathtub of other examples of an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the state which is bathing in the conventional bathtub, (a) is an outline top view of the state which usually takes a bath, (b), (c) is the outline of the state which usually takes a bath It is a side view, (d) is a schematic plan view of the state which is taking a half body bath. It is a figure of the state which is bathing in the conventional bathtub, (a) is a schematic plan view of the state which is usually bathing, (b) is a schematic plan view of the state which is taking a half body bath .

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  The bathtub 1 of the embodiment of the present invention is a general household-sized bathtub, is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view as shown in FIG. 1, and is provided with a flange 3 on the periphery of the inner wall surface of the bathtub. During normal bathing, both inner walls on the short side of the bathtub 1 have a backrest inner wall surface 2a, and the other side has a footrest inner wall surface 2b. During normal bathing, the back can be drowned stably at the center of the inner wall surface 2a for backrest in the direction of the short side of the bathtub, so that the upper limb can be stretched in an easy state without any force. Here, the foot-mounting inner wall surface 2b is slightly inclined so as to be positioned outward of the bathtub 1 as it approaches the peripheral edge of the bathtub inner wall surface. In addition, the toe in this specification means the part below an ankle.

  A half-body bathing stool 5 is formed integrally with the bathtub 1 from the central portion in the short side direction of the bathtub 1 at the corner portion formed by the bathtub bottom surface 4 and the inner wall surface 2b for foot placement. The height of the half-bath seat 5 is set to a suitable height for half-bath. The length of the half-body bathing seat 5 in the direction from the inner wall surface 2b for placing the toes toward the inner wall surface 2a for backrest is set to a length that can stably support the buttocks. .

  Here, since the seating part 5 for half body bathing is formed from the center part of the short side direction of the bathtub 1 of the inner wall surface 2b for foottip placement, the bather M has the rear wall portion M1 for the footrest placement inner wall surface 2b. It is possible to sit on the stool portion 5 for half-body bath so as to come into contact with the body. That is, compared with the case where the half-bath seat part 5 is provided in a substantially triangular shape in plan view at the corner portion formed by the inner wall surface in the long side direction and the inner wall surface in the short side direction of the bathtub 1 [see FIG. Can support the buttocks stably.

  And the foot tip arrangement | positioning for arrange | positioning a foot tip between the side surface 5c of the seat part 5 for half body bathing facing the inner wall surface 2c of the long side of the bathtub 1 and the inner wall surface 2c of the long side of the bathtub A clearance 6 is provided. Here, since the foot placement gap 6 is provided at both ends of the bathtub 1 on the inner wall surface 2b for foot placement, the bather M is lightly crotched as shown in FIG. 2 (b). You can take a bath in an easy state that does not include the force of stretching the lower limbs without opening the knees and bending the knees.

  By adopting such a configuration, although it is possible to sit on the stool 5 for half-body bath stably in a comfortable state with no force as shown in FIG. You can take a bath in an easy state where both upper and lower limbs do not contain power. Further, since the lower limb can be extended without bending the knee in the foot placement gap 6 without placing the foot on the half-body bathing seat 5, the amount of hot water in the bathtub 1 as shown in FIG. Even if the amount is just a little over the half bathing stool 5, the extended lower limb does not come out above the water surface. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), a tall person can easily open his crotch and bend his knees without bending his knees. It is possible to bathe in a stable posture by placing it against the inner wall surface 2b for foot placement.

  Here, as the shape of the half-body bathing stool portion 5, it is preferable that the portion on the protruding tip side from the inner wall surface 2b for placing the toes is narrower than the portion on the protruding base side. For example, when the shape of the stool portion 5 for half-body bath is a convex shape in plan view, a triangular shape in plan view (not shown), or a semi-elliptical shape in plan view (not shown) It is. With such a shape, the foot tip disposition gap 6 between the inner wall surfaces 2c on the long side of the bathtub 1 and the both side surfaces 5c of the half-body bathing stool 5 is increased as it approaches the protruding tip side. It is possible to place the toes smoothly in the toe-positioning gap 6 in a posture in which the lower limbs are extended without bending the knees by slightly opening the crotch.

  In FIG. 1 showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the half-body bathing stool 5 includes a base-side protruding portion 5b that protrudes from the inner wall surface 2b for foot placement, and a protruding front end surface of the base-side protruding portion 5b. It is made of a tip-side protruding portion 5a that protrudes in a direction toward the inner wall surface 2a for dripping (inward of the bathtub). The distal end side protruding portion 5a protrudes from the central portion of the protruding distal end of the base side protruding portion 5b. And the foot sole contact part 7 is each provided in the protrusion front end surface of the base side protrusion part 5b of both ends other than the part made to protrude. Here, the protruding tip surface 8 of the tip-side protruding portion 5a and the protruding tip surface of the base-side protruding portion 5b provided with the foot pad 7 are closer to the footrest-mounting inner wall surface 2b from the bathtub bottom surface 4. The foot is slightly inclined so as to be located outside, so that the sole can be applied in a state where no load is applied to the ankle.

  By adopting such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the tall person puts the soles of the feet against the sole support portions 7 provided at both ends of the half-bath stool portion 5 in the bathtub short side direction. Therefore, you can bathe with a stable posture in a comfortable state that does not contain the force of stretching your lower limbs without opening your crotch and bending your knees. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the short stature person can put the sole of the foot against the protruding front end surface 8 of the front end protruding portion 5a of the half-body bathing stool 5, so that the crotch is lightly opened and the knee is not bent. You can bathe with a stable posture in a comfortable state that does not include the power of stretching the lower limbs. In addition, as described above, the tall person can easily open the crotch and bend the lower limbs without bending his knees, and in the comfortable state without the force, the inner wall surface 2b for placing the toes in the toe placement gap 6 can be used. You can bathe in a stable posture with your feet on your feet.

  As described above, by providing a plurality of pairs of parts that touch the soles in the bathtub 1, a comfortable state that does not include the force of stretching the lower limbs without bending the knees by gently opening the crotch according to the height of the back Thus, the posture can be stabilized and the balance can be prevented from being lost during bathing. Here, the sole contact portion 7 and the projecting distal end surface 8 of the distal end side projecting portion 5a may be separately provided with an anti-slip portion so as not to be displaced by hitting the sole.

  Further, FIG. 4 (a) showing the second embodiment of the present invention shows another shape of the stool portion 5 for half body bathing. This half-body bathing stool 5 is formed by a protruding tip end surface 8 of the projecting portion from the inner wall surface 2b for foot placement and a side surface 5c of the half-body bathing stool 5 facing the inner wall surface 2c on the long side of the bathtub 1. The corners are chamfered.

  In this way, by providing the half-body bathing stool portion 5 widely, the buttock can be stably placed during half-body bathing. Further, the lower limbs can be easily extended into the foot-tip-arrangement gap 6 by chamfering the angle formed by the protruding front end surface 8 and the side surface 5c of the half-body bathing seat 5. Although the figure is chamfered in a straight line shape in plan view, it may be chamfered in an arc shape protruding outward in plan view.

  Moreover, FIG.4 (b) which shows Embodiment 3 of this invention, and FIG.4 (c) which shows Embodiment 4 show the other shape of the seat part 5 for half body bathing. These half-body bathing stool portions 5 are provided with the half-body bathing stool portion 5 shown in FIG. 1 showing the first embodiment in a multi-step plan view in the long side direction of the bathtub, and a plurality of pairs of foot pads 7 are provided. It has been. By adopting such a configuration, the soles of the stool portion 5 for the half-body bathing are used in a comfortable state where the crotch is lightly opened and the lower limbs are stretched and the force is not applied. You can bathe in a stable posture.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate design changes can be made within the intended scope of the present invention. Is possible.

M Bather 1 Bathtub 2a Inner wall surface 2b for the back of the bathtub Inner wall surface 2c for the foot of the bathtub The inner wall surface 4 for the long side of the bathtub The bottom surface 5 for the bathing body 5a Base-side protrusion 5c of the stool for bathing Side 6 of the stool for half-body bathing Foot clearance for placing the foot 7 Backing part 8

Claims (1)

Among both inner wall surfaces on the short side of the substantially rectangular bathtub in plan view, while the one side is the inner wall surface for the backrest and the other side is the inner wall surface for foot placement,
The half-body bath seat portion provided at the center in the short side direction of the tub the angle portion between the tub bottom and the foot placed for the wall,
In plan view substantially rectangular tub both the inner wall surface of the long side of the gap for each foot disposed between the both side surfaces of the half-body bath seat portion opposed to the inner walls surfaces provided,
The stool for half-body bath includes a base-side protruding portion that protrudes from the inner wall surface for foot placement, and a distal-side protruding portion that protrudes inward from the center of the protruding tip surface of the base-side protruding portion toward the inside of the bathtub. The width of the protruding tip side from the inner wall surface for placing the foottips is narrower than the protruding base side,
On both ends of the protruding front end surface of the base side protruding portion, a foot pad is provided respectively.
The projecting tip surface of the tip side projecting portion, the foot sole pad portion, or both are provided so as to be inclined so as to be located on the side of the inner wall surface for foottip placement as the distance from the bathtub bottom surface increases. Bathtub with stool for half body bath .

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