JP2000229044A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bathtub having a surely graspable handle without requiring the drilling of a prepared hole for mounting the handle on the bathtub by providing handles in about the middle of the opposed inside surfaces of the opening of a bathtub decorative rail. SOLUTION: A bathtub part 11 is formed of a substantially square bottom wall 111, a circumferential wall 112 raised from the circumferential edge thereof, and a rail extended horizontally from the upper edge of the circumferential wall 112, which are integrally molded so as to have an upper opening 11a. A bathtub decorative rail 12 has a circumferential wall 121 having an inside surface continued to the inside surface to the opening part 12a thereof, which is suspended from the opening 12a, and the lower edge is placed on the rail of the bathtub part 11. Prepared holes for fixing handles 13 are formed through about in the middle of the opposed long edge sides of the circumferential wall 121 of the bathtub decorative rail 12. Thus, the handles 13 can be mounted on the bathtub decorative rail 12 by holding grip bars 131, inserting the bolts of the grip bars 131 to the prepared holes formed about in the center of the opposed long edge sides of the circumferential wall 121, and screwing and fastening nuts thereto from the reverse side of the circumferential wall 121.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub, and more particularly to a bathtub provided with a handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, bathrooms have been installed in houses and the like. As shown in FIG. 13, the bathroom 1 includes a bathtub 2, a bathtub receiving member 3 on which the bathtub 2 is fitted and mounted, and an adjacent floor pan 4 connected to the bathtub receiving member 3.
The peripheral portion of the bathtub receiving member 3 except for one side facing the adjacent floor pan 4 and the bathtub receiving member 3 of the adjacent floor pan 4
And a ceiling panel (not shown) that covers an upper opening formed by the wall panels 7, which is provided on the periphery of the other side except for one side facing the.

The bathtub 2 comprises a substantially rectangular bottom wall 21, a peripheral wall 22 raised from an outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 21, and a frame 23 extending horizontally from an upper end edge of the peripheral wall 22, and has an upper opening 2a. And are integrally molded.

[0004] The bathtub receiving member 3 includes a bathtub installation portion 31 having a rectangular opening 31a into which the bathtub 2 can be fitted and placed;
An adjacent floor pan 4 described later among the four sides of the bathtub installation section 31
Wall panel standing portion 32 formed on three sides excluding one side facing the apron portion 5 of the floor pan and capable of standing the wall panel 7, and vertically hanging on an outer peripheral edge of one side facing the apron portion 5 of the adjacent floor pan 4. And the supporting part 33 formed in one piece,
1, a drain groove 31b is formed in the support portion 33 adjacent to the wall panel standing portion 32, and the support portion 33 is
It is placed on a receiving portion 51 formed in an apron portion 5 of an adjacent floor pan 4 described later.

[0005] The adjacent floor pan 4 is integrally formed with an apron section 5 and a washing floor pan 6 extending from a lower end edge of the apron section 5. Receiving portion 5 on which support portion 33 of bathtub receiving member 3 can be placed.
1 is formed, and the apron 5
A wall panel standing portion 61 is formed on the peripheral edge of the other side except for the one side on which the is standing.

Although not shown in detail, a makeup apron for covering and making up the apron 5 is detachably attached to the apron 5 of the adjacent floor pan 4.

When bathing in the bathtub 2 of such a bathroom 1, the distance between the grounding point of the bather's foot and the grounding point of the buttocks becomes long, making it difficult to stand up. Therefore, in the vicinity of the upper end of the substantially middle portion of the long side wall 22 facing the bathtub 2, a grip bar-shaped handle 8 (see FIG. 14A) or a grip ball-shaped handle 8A (FIG. 14B) ) Is provided. Since such handles 8, 8A cannot be integrally formed with the bathtub 2, the peripheral wall 22 of the bathtub 2 is usually used.
A through hole is formed through the hole, and the hole is fixed by a bolt and nut.

As a result, when the bather grasps the handles 8, 8A with his / her fingers, the bather can easily stand up while supporting the bather (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-2).
No. 55623).

Further, as shown in FIG.
It is also known that a stepped grip 221 bulging inward is formed on the opposing long side peripheral wall 22 and that the stepped grip 221 is used to stand up.

[0010]

However, the bathtub 2
In the case of fixing the separate handles 8, 8A using bolts and nuts, it is necessary to make a pilot hole in the peripheral wall 22 of the bathtub 2, and when the seal member is deteriorated, the pilot hole is cut through the pilot hole.
May leak to the floor of the bathroom 1 through the backside of the bathroom.

In the case of forming the step-shaped grip 221 bulging outward on the peripheral wall 22 of the bathtub 2, it is not possible to mold it into a shape that can be grasped by inserting a finger. It has the drawbacks that it is difficult to apply force, that it is not easy to stand up and that it is slippery.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a bathtub having a handle which can be reliably grasped without having to drill a pilot hole for attaching a handle to the bathtub. is there.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a bathtub, a bathtub decorative frame having an opening corresponding to the upper opening of the bathtub and mounted on a frame of the bathtub. A handle is provided at a substantially middle portion of the facing inner peripheral surface of the opening of the decorative frame, respectively.

According to the present invention, the bather can reliably grasp the handle, and can easily stand up with the body supported by the handle. Further, since the handle is provided in the bathtub decorative frame placed on the bathtub portion, there is no danger of bathtub water leaking to the floor of the bathroom.

In this case, the handle may be fixed to the bath frame by a fixing tool, or the handle may be molded integrally with the bath frame.

In the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the handle is provided on the front side toward the near side, the bather can grasp the handle in a natural posture.

[0017]

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

For convenience of description, the same members as those described in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a bathtub 10 according to the present invention. The bathtub 10 includes a bathtub section 11, a bathtub decorative frame 12 placed on the bathtub section 11, and a handle 13 provided on the bathtub decorative frame 12. The bathtub 10 is provided with the opening 3 of the bathtub receiving member 3.
1a. Further, a makeup apron 14 is attached so as to cover the apron portion 5 of the adjacent floor pan 4.

The bathtub section 11 includes a substantially rectangular bottom wall 111, a peripheral wall 112 rising from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 111, and a frame 113 extending horizontally from the upper end edge of the peripheral wall 112.
And are integrally formed with the upper opening 11a.

The bathtub decorative frame 12 is provided with the bathtub section 1 as viewed from above.
An opening 12a having an outer shape that matches the substantially outer shape of No. 1 and corresponding to the upper opening 11a of the bathtub 11 is formed.
A peripheral wall 121 having an inner peripheral surface that is continuous with the inner peripheral surface is vertically provided at the opening 12 a of the bathtub decorative frame 12, and the lower end of the peripheral wall 121 is placed on the frame 113 of the bathtub unit 11. ing. In the peripheral wall 121 of the bathtub decorative frame 12, a handle 1 is provided at a substantially intermediate portion of the opposing long side peripheral wall 121.
A pilot hole (not shown) for fixing 3 is formed therethrough.

The handle 13 is a grip bar 1 having a substantially D-shape in plan view.
31 and the handlebar 131 of the bathtub
A plurality of bolts B are buried on the end surface side of the peripheral wall 121 that is joined to the inner peripheral surface.

Therefore, in order to provide the handle 13 in the bathtub frame 12, the grip bar 131 is gripped and the bathtub frame 12 is closed.
The bolt B of the grip bar 131 is inserted into a pilot hole formed at a substantially middle portion of the opposing long side peripheral wall 121, and the bathtub decorative frame 1 is inserted.
The nut N may be screwed and fastened from the back side of the second peripheral wall 121.

As a result, the bather can surely grasp the handle 13 formed by the grip bar 131 with his / her finger, and can easily stand up while supporting the body with the handle 13. In addition, the bathtub water overflows, and the peripheral wall 12
Even if the bath water flows out from the pilot hole formed in 1, the bath water flows out to the washing floor floor pan 6 of the adjacent floor pan 4 through the drain groove 31b of the bathtub receiving member 3, and does not leak out. Therefore, it is not necessary to seal the prepared hole formed in the peripheral wall 121 of the bathtub frame 12 with a sealing member.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the bathtub 10 of the present invention. Bathtub 10 of this embodiment
Like the bathtub 10 described above, the bathtub unit 11 includes a bathtub unit 11, a bathtub frame 12 placed on the bathtub unit 11, and a handle 13 provided on the bathtub frame 12.

The handle 13 of this embodiment is a bath frame 1
It is molded integrally with 2. That is, the handle 13 is formed on a grip bar 131 having a substantially D-shape in plan view, and integrally formed so as to protrude inward at a substantially middle portion of the facing long side inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 121 of the bathtub decorative frame 12. It is molded.

As a result, even in the handle 13 of this embodiment, the bather can handle the handle 13 formed by the grip bar 131.
Can be surely grasped, and the body can be supported by the handle 13 and the user can easily stand up. In addition, handle 13
Is integrally formed with the bathtub frame 12, so that the operation of attaching the handle 13 as in the case of the handle 13 of the above-described embodiment is not required.

In the above-described embodiment, the case in which the handle 13 is formed as a substantially D-shaped grip bar 131 is exemplified. However, it is sufficient that the grip 13 can be grasped securely with a finger, for example, a U-shaped grip bar or a grip. It may be formed in a ball, and the shape is not particularly limited.

When the handle 13 is molded integrally with the bathtub frame 12, as shown in FIGS.
A substantially semicircular bulging portion 132 is formed at a substantially middle portion of the inner peripheral surface of the long side of the bathtub facing frame 12 facing the long side, and an opening 132a is formed in the bulging portion 132 to form a grip bar. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bathtub
A substantially right-angled triangular bulge 133 may be formed at a substantially middle part of the inner peripheral surface on the long side opposite to the opening 12a.

Further, when the handle 13 is integrally formed with the bathtub frame 12, an insert molding method can be used. For example, an arc-shaped grip bar 131 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 or an arc-shaped grip bar 131 or a substantially middle portion of an inner peripheral surface of a long side of the bathtub facing frame 12 facing the long side is provided.
Can be integrated by insert molding. If such an insert molding method is adopted, a material different from the bathtub decorative frame 12, for example, a metal handle can be provided.

The bathtub decorative frame 12 illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 12 is formed in a flat plate shape and mounted on the frame 113 of the bathtub section 11, and the case where the peripheral wall 121 is not formed. I have.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the handle 13 is provided horizontally is illustrated, but the handle 13 may be provided on the front descent toward the near side. It is preferable that the handle 13 is provided on the front descent toward the near side so that the grip 13 can be grasped in a natural posture when grasped by a finger. For example, when the peripheral wall 121 is formed in the bathtub decorative frame 12, the handle 13 may be provided at the front down in the height direction of the peripheral wall 121, and when the bathtub decorative frame 12 is flat, the handle 13 May be provided on the front descent by cantilever support.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the bathtub portion 11 is fitted and mounted in the opening 31a of the bathtub receiving member 3 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the bathtub and the waterproof pan may be integrally molded.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, the handles are provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the bathtub frame which are placed in the bathtub and opposed to the opening, so that the handles can be grasped reliably. It is possible to stand up easily by supporting the body with the handle, and there is no leakage of bathtub water to the floor of the bathroom.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a bathtub of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the bathtub of FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the bathtub of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the bathtub of FIG. 3 with a part omitted.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a modification of the second embodiment of the bathtub of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the bathtub of FIG. 5 with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another modified example of the bathtub according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the bathtub of FIG. 7 with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another modified example of the second embodiment of the bathtub of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the bathtub of FIG. 9 with a part omitted.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another modified example of the bathtub according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the bathtub of FIG. 11 with a part thereof omitted;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a conventional bathroom with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a conventional bathtub provided with a handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bathtub 11 Bathtub part 11a Upper opening part 12 Bathtub decorative frame 12a Opening part 121 Peripheral wall 13 Handle 131 Grip bar 132,133 Swelling part 132a Opening 134 Handle ball

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub portion, and a bathtub frame having an opening corresponding to an upper opening portion of the bathtub portion and mounted on a frame of the bathtub portion, and facing the opening portion of the bathtub frame. A bathtub, wherein a handle is provided at a substantially intermediate portion of an inner peripheral surface. 2. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the handle is fixed to the bathtub frame by a fixing tool. 3. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the handle is formed integrally with a bathtub frame. 4. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the handle is provided to be lowered forward toward the front side.