JP2000204608A - Sink - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change an arranging position by arranging plural positioning means for deciding the arranging position of a sink main body to a tap column in the sink main body. SOLUTION: Plural ribs 41 as positioning means extending in the vertical direction are projected on an outside surface of a peripheral wall 22 rising from four-side peripheral edge parts of a bottom wall 21 of a sink main body 2. An inside dimension between the adjacent ribs 41 is made to almost coincide with a width dimension of a tap column 1, and the tap column 1 is fitted between the adjacent ribs 41. A bolt inserted into a bolt inserting hole 36 of an upper wall 31 of a frame 3 composed of a pair of left/right leg bodies is threadedly fastened and fixed to the bottom wall 21 of the sink main body 2, and a bolt inserted into a bolt inserting hole 37 of a flange 35 is threadedly fastened and fixed to the arranging surface side of a sink. When arranging the sink main body 2 fixed on the frame 3 in front of the tap column 1, a front face of the tap column 1 is fitted between a pair of optional ribs 41 in the plural ribs 41 projected on an outside surface of a rear wall part 22d to correct an inclination of the tap column 1 to the sink so that the tap column 1 can be vertically arranged in an optional position of the sink main body 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a sink installed adjacent to a faucet provided with a faucet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a sink of this type is a box-shaped sink body having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. Sho 46-4661. The sink body has a fitting recess formed on the back side of the sink main body, in which a faucet column can be fitted.The above sink is such that the faucet column is fitted into the fitting recess. Therefore, they are installed on the faucet pillar.

[0003]

In the meantime, the above-mentioned sink may be installed on the already installed faucet column or may be constructed simultaneously with the faucet column. In the case of installing a sink for the faucet that has been set, the positional relationship between the construction site and the faucet is not always good, and therefore, when installing the sink shown in the above publication, fitting of the sink is Since the faucet pillar cannot be fitted in the recess, the fitting recess becomes an empty space, and there is a problem that the appearance is impaired.

[0004] Further, even when the faucet pillar and the sink are simultaneously constructed, the sink disclosed in the above-mentioned gazette has a disadvantage that it cannot cope with the specification of disposing the left and right side faucet pillars of the sink.

[0005] For the above problems, for example,
As shown in 3-136054, the fitting recess of the faucet post need not be provided. However, in such a sink, it is not possible to regulate the inclination of the faucet post with respect to the sink, and therefore, It was difficult to install the faucet column perpendicular to the sink, and had to rely on the skill of the builder.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances. It is an object of the present invention to dispose the position of a sink main body with respect to a water faucet pillar arbitrarily, and to further provide a faucet pillar. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sink that can be controlled from tilting.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a sink having a sink body disposed adjacent to a faucet pillar. A plurality of positioning means for determining an arrangement position of the sink body with respect to the column are provided, and the arrangement position of the sink body with respect to the faucet column can be changed by the positioning means.

[0008] The positioning means may comprise a rib projecting from the outer surface of the sink body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the sink according to the first or second aspect, further comprising a stand for supporting the sink body, and the sink body is detachably attached to the stand.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a sink according to the present invention. Basically, a sink body 2 disposed adjacent to a faucet post 1 and the sink body 2 are supported. Stand 3
The sink body 2 and the gantry 3 are formed of a synthetic resin material.

The sink body 2 is formed in a box shape having a rectangular bottom wall 21 having a drain port 21a in a plan view and a peripheral wall 22 rising from the four-sided peripheral portion of the bottom wall 21.

The peripheral wall 22 includes a front wall portion 22a located on the front side of the sink body 2, side wall portions 22b and 22c located on the left and right sides of the sink body 2, and a rear wall portion located on the back side of the sink body 2. 22d.

According to the present invention, a plurality of positioning means 4 for determining the position of the sink body 2 with respect to the faucet column 1 are provided on the sink body 2 so that the position of the sink body 2 with respect to the faucet column 1 is adjusted. This allows the sink body 2 to be arranged at a different position with respect to the faucet post 1.

That is, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a plurality of ribs 41 extending in the vertical direction are protruded from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 22, and these ribs 41 constitute the positioning means 4.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer surfaces of the rear wall portion 22d and the left and right side wall portions 22b and 22c in the peripheral wall 22 extend from the upper end to the lower end of each of the wall portions 22d, 22b and 22c. Ribs 41 whose thickness has been gradually increased
A plurality of ribs are formed at predetermined intervals, and the inner dimension L1 between the adjacent ribs 41 is made substantially equal to the width dimension L2 of the faucet column 1 so that the faucet column 1 is fitted between the ribs 41 adjacent to each other. I have to.

On the other hand, the gantry 3 comprises a pair of left and right legs 3a and 3b for supporting the left and right lower surfaces of the sink body 2, respectively.

The legs 3a and 3b are provided with an upper wall 31 and a lower wall 32 facing each other at a predetermined interval, a pair of vertical walls 33 connecting both ends of the upper wall 31 and the lower wall 32, 31, a lower wall 32, a side wall 34 that closes the outside of a space surrounded by the vertical wall 33, and a flange 35 that is bent outward from the lower end of the side wall 34. A pair of bolt insertion holes 36 and 37 are provided.

Then, the tip of a bolt (not shown) inserted into the bolt insertion hole 36 of the upper wall 31 is screwed to the bottom wall 21 of the sink body 2 so that the sink body is placed on the legs 3a and 3b. 2 and the bolt insertion hole 3 of the flange 35
The sink body 2 is fixed on the installation surface together with the gantry 3 by screwing the tip of the bolt 38 inserted through 7 to the installation surface side of the sink. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a faucet.

In the sink having the above-described structure, when the sink main body 2 fixed on the gantry 3 is disposed in front of the water faucet column 1, a plurality of projecting parts projecting from the outer surface of the rear wall 22d are provided. By selecting an arbitrary pair of ribs 41 in the ribs 41 and fitting the front surface of the faucet column 1 between the selected ribs 41, the sink can be arranged at a predetermined position with respect to the faucet column 1. By simply fitting the front surface of the faucet column 1 between the ribs 41, the inclination of the faucet column 1 with respect to the sink can be corrected, and the faucet column 1 can be easily and reliably perpendicular to the sink. Can be installed in

In the above-mentioned sink, since the ribs 41 are also provided on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls 22b and 22c, the faucet pillar 1 is provided at a predetermined position on the left and right sides of the sink body 2. It can also be arranged.

Thus, since the above-mentioned sink has only the rib 41 extending in the vertical direction protruding from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 22 of the sink body 2, there is no unnatural feeling in design, and even if the faucet pillar is Even if they are not provided, the ribs 41 are not conspicuous as in the conventional fitting recess, so that the construction excellent in aesthetic appearance can be performed.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the sink main body 2 is directly installed on the installation surface without using the gantry 3, and even in such a case, the construction place of the sink is shown in FIG. As shown in (1), it is possible to easily install even in a place where a sufficient installation space cannot be secured, such as a corner of a building, and arbitrarily change the installation position of the sink body 2 with respect to the faucet pillar 1. Can be done.

In the above embodiment, the positioning means 4 includes the rear wall 22d and the left and right side walls 2d of the sink body 2.
On the outer surface of 2b / 22c, these walls 22d / 22b /
A plurality of ribs 41 whose thickness gradually increased from the upper end to the lower end of 22c were formed at predetermined intervals, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. A plurality of ribs 42 may be formed at predetermined intervals.

Thus, in the embodiment shown in FIG.
When fitting the faucet post 1 between the ribs 42, the arc-shaped outer surface of the rib 42 serves as a guide, and the rib 42 of the faucet post 1
Smooth fitting can be performed.

In the above embodiment, the positioning means 4
Although the ribs 41 and 42 are protruded, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of protrusions 43 may be formed at predetermined intervals on the outer surface of the rear wall portion 22d and the left and right side wall portions 22b and 22c, and the protrusions 43 may be used as the positioning means 4.

[0027]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the sink main body is provided with a plurality of positioning means for determining the disposition position of the sink main body relative to the faucet post, and the positioning of the sink main body relative to the faucet post is provided. Since the installation position can be changed, the arrangement position of the sink main body with respect to the faucet column can be arbitrarily changed, and the inclination of the faucet column with respect to the sink can be reliably prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the sink according to the first aspect, the positioning means is constituted by a rib protruding from the outer surface of the sink body. In addition, the rigidity of the sink body can be secured by the ribs, and the appearance is excellent without being noticeable unlike the conventional fitting recess.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the sink according to the first or second aspect, a stand for supporting the sink body is provided, and the sink body is detachably attached to the stand. In addition to the effects of the inventions described in the first and second aspects, it is possible to arbitrarily select a construction in which the sink body is directly installed at the installation location or a construction in which the sink body mounted on the gantry is installed in the installation location.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a sink according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view showing a main part of the sink according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a sink body is directly installed on an installation surface.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the sink body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the sink body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Faucet pillar 2 Sink main body 3 Stand 4 Positioning means 41/42 Rib

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sink having a sink body disposed adjacent to a faucet pillar, wherein the sink body is provided with a plurality of positioning means for determining an arrangement position of the sink body with respect to the faucet pillar. A sink that allows the position of the tap to be changed. 2. The sink according to claim 1, wherein the positioning means comprises a rib protruding from an outer surface of the sink body. 3. The sink according to claim 1, further comprising a stand for supporting the sink body, wherein the sink body is detachably attached to the stand.