JP2000248592A - Sink - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To firmly fix a lightweight sink on the ground by integrally molding the sink to be arranged outdoors by a synthetic resin, and fixing the sink on the ground by placing mortar via fixing metal fittings made of a metallic plate. SOLUTION: As a sink to be arranged on an outdoor faucet column 5, a decorative wall 13 is arranged on the outer periphery of a washing tank 12, and a sink main body 1 having a waste port 12b in a bottom part 12a is integrally molded by a synthetic resin. Fixing metal fittings 2, 2' are formed by bending a metallic plate material such as stainless steel in a Z shape, and a bolt inserting hole is arranged in an upper piece. At arranging time, the fixing metal fittings 2, 2' are installed by previously threadedly engaging a fixing bolt 4 with an embedded nut 15 embedded on the reverse of the sink main body 1, the faucet column 5 is fitted to a fitting recessed part formed on a rear wall 13b of the decorative wall 13, and mortar 9 is placed on the ground to fix the fixing metal fittings 2, 2'. Thus, the relatively lightweight sink main body 1 is firmly fixed on the ground, and can be prevented from being blown away by a strong wind.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink, and more particularly, to a sink installed adjacent to a faucet pole provided outdoors in a garden or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sink capable of easily constructing a foot washing place or a hand washing place outdoors or the like by being installed adjacent to a faucet pole installed in a garden or the like is disclosed, for example, in Jpn. Sinks such as those disclosed in US Pat. This type of sink is used either directly on the ground or in a raised state by being received from below by a block fixed to the ground.

[0003] By the way, conventional sinks do not have a structure for fixing to an installation portion such as the ground or a block, and when directly installed on the ground, a semi-embedded type in which the lower end of the sink is embedded in the ground is used. They are fixed. However, when the height of the sink is raised by receiving it from below with a block or the like, it is not possible to embed the lower end as described above, so the sink is made of a relatively heavy material such as concrete. Only used.
That is, a resin sink excellent in workability and handling property cannot be used.

[0004] Moreover, even if a relatively heavy material such as concrete is used, in the case of a strong wind such as a typhoon,
There was a risk of being accidentally blown off and there was a problem with safety.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such circumstances, the present invention is to easily and firmly fix to the installation portion even when directly installing on the ground or when installing by raising a block. The aim is to provide a sink that can.

[0006]

In order to achieve such an object, a sink according to the present invention has a sink body, a detachable body attached to the back surface of the sink body, and a state attached to the back surface of the sink body. A buried portion that protrudes from the bottom surface of the sink body and is embedded in the installation portion of the sink body, and has a fixing bracket provided with an overhanging portion that protrudes to the side of the buried portion. . In the present invention, it is preferable that a bolt or a nut to which a fixing bracket can be screwed is insert-molded on the back surface of the sink body as in claim 2.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show one embodiment of a sink according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sink A includes a sink body 1, a first fixture 2 having a short length, a second fixture 2 ′ having a long length, and a fixing bolt 4. I have. The sink body 1 is formed using a synthetic resin material, specifically, a bulk molding compound (BMC).
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a box-shaped washing tub 12 provided with an article mounting portion 11 such as soap on the back side, and this washing tub 12
And a decorative wall 13 surrounding the outer periphery of the washing tub 12, and a drain port 12b is provided at the bottom of the washing tub 12.

The decorative wall 13 includes a front wall portion 13a located on the front side of the sink body 1, a side wall portion 13b located on the left and right sides of the sink body 1, and a rear wall portion 13 located on the back side of the sink body 1.
and a fitting recess 14 into which the faucet post 5 can be fitted is provided on the rear wall portion 13c side. The sink body 1 is provided with a bottom 12a of the washing tub 12 and the article placing section 1.
On the back surface of the sink 1, embedded nuts 15 inserted at the same time when the sink body 1 is formed are symmetrically provided.

The first fixing member 2 includes a flat fixing portion 21 provided at the upper end, a flat supporting portion 22 extending from the fixing portion 21 so as to be orthogonal to the fixing portion 21,
There is provided a flat projecting portion 23 projecting from the lower end of the support portion 22 in a direction opposite to the fixing portion 21 in parallel with the fixing portion 21, and is formed by bending a metal plate material such as stainless steel.

The fixing portion 21 is provided with a screw insertion hole 21a for the fixing bolt 4 screwed into the embedded nut 15. Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the first fixing bracket 2 is configured such that the fixing portion 21 screwes the fixing bolt 4 to the embedded nut 15 through the screw hole 21 a,
It is sandwiched between the head of the fixing bolt 4 and the bottom 12a of the washing tub 12, so that the column 22 and the overhanging portion 23 can be fixed as the buried portion 2a so as to extend downward from the bottom surface of the main body 1. I have.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the second fixing member 2 '
2 ′, the fixing portion 21 screws the fixing bolt 4 into the embedded nut 15 via the screw hole 21 a, so that the fixing bolt 4 is sandwiched between the head of the fixing bolt 4 and the back surface 11 a of the article mounting portion 11. It can be fixed in a state in which the lower end portion of the support portion 22 ′ and the overhang portion 23 flow as the embedding portion 2 b and extend below the bottom surface of the main body 1 by the same length as the embedding portion 2 a of the first fixture 2. It has become.

The sink A is configured as described above, and can be installed directly on the ground or in a raised state as follows.

(Direct installation on the ground) As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
The fixing portion 21 of the first fixing member 2 is fixed to the portion 5, and the fixing portion 21 of the second fixing member 2 ′ is fixed to the embedded nut 15 portion of the back surface 11 a of the article placing portion 11, thereby fixing the sink body 1. The metal fittings 2, 2, 2 ', 2' are integrated. Next, after the faucet post 5 is fitted into the fitting concave portion 14 on the ground G on which the uncured mortar 9 is cast, the embedding portions 2a, 2a, 2b, and 2b are respectively installed so as to be embedded. The mortar 9 is cured.

(Installation in Raised State) First, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, uncured mortar is placed in a hole 81 of a block 8 for mortar fixed on the ground G of the installation part of the sink A. 9 and the sink body 1 and the fixing brackets 2, 2, 2 ', as in the case of direct installation on the ground G.
The sink A integrated with 2 ′ is fixed to the fixtures 2, 2, 2
After the embedding portions 2a, 2a, 2b, 2b of the 'and 2' are placed on the block 8 so as to be buried in the mortar 9 of the corresponding hole 81, the mortar 9 is cured.

The sink A is provided with the fixtures 2, 2, 2 ', 2' as described above.
′, 2 ′ are embedded in the ground G
Alternatively, it is designed to be embedded in an installation portion such as the block 8 and the side protruding portion 2 extends from the lower end of the embedding portion 2a (2b), that is, the lower end of the support portion 22 (22 ').
3 is provided so as to overhang, so that the overhang portion 2
3 exerts an anchor effect and can be firmly fixed to the installation portion.

Therefore, even though the sink body 1 is made of a relatively lightweight synthetic resin material, it is not blown off even in strong winds such as typhoons. 2 to 5, reference numeral 51 denotes a faucet.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the sink according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the sink B is provided with an embedded bolt 1 instead of the embedded nut 15.
7 is insert-molded in the sink body 1 ′ so that the screw portion 17 a protrudes from the bottom 12 a of the washing tub 12 and the back surface 11 a of the article placing portion 11, and the fixtures 2, 2 ′ are provided.
Is similar to the sink A except that is fixed by a wing nut 6.

The sink according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment,
The fixing part 21 of the fixing bracket 2, 2 ′ is a head of the fixing bolt 4,
The bottom 12a of the washing tub 12 or the back surface 1 of the article placement unit 11
1a is fixed to the sink body 1 by being pinched between the support body 1a and the support part of the fixture is formed in a rod shape, and a screw part is provided at the end of the support part on the sink body side. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which the fixing part is flown and fixed to the main body by directly screwing the screw portion into the embedded nut.

In the above-described embodiment, the overhanging portion 23 projects on one of the pillar portions 22 (22 ') (L-shaped section), but may be on both sides (T-shaped section). . When the support portion is formed in a rod shape, the support portion may be provided in a disk shape so as to protrude all around. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the overhang portion 23 is formed by the embedding portion 2a (2b).
Is provided only at the lower end of the support, that is, at the lower end of the support 22 (22 ').
2 (22 ') may be provided at any height position, or may be provided in multiple stages in the height direction.

[0021]

Since the sink according to the present invention is constructed as described above, even if the sink body is made of a relatively lightweight resin molded product, it can be firmly attached to the installation portion without being blown off by a strong wind or the like. Can be fixed. In particular, claim 2
By doing so, the nuts and bolts can be integrated with the sink body at the same time as the molding, and the production efficiency is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of a sink according to the present invention and viewed from obliquely below.

FIG. 2 is a rear sectional view when the sink of FIG. 1 is directly installed on the ground.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view when the sink of FIG. 1 is directly installed on the ground.

FIG. 4 is a rear sectional view of a raised state using the block of the sink in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a raised state using the block of the sink in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a sink body of the sink of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a sink according to another embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from below.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B sinks 1, 1 'sink body 15 buried nut 17 buried bolts 2, 2' fixing brackets 22 pillars 23 projecting parts 2a, 2b buried parts

Claims (2)

[Claims] A sink body which is detachably attached to the back surface of the sink body and which is mounted on the back surface of the sink body, has an embedding portion which protrudes from the bottom surface of the sink body and is embedded in an installation portion of the sink body. And a fixture having a bulging portion provided on the buried portion so as to protrude to the side thereof. 2. A bolt or nut to which a fixing bracket can be screwed is insert-molded on the back surface of the sink body.
The sink described in.