JP2001017336A - Bathtub apron fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent water on a side of a washing place from entering the side of a bathtub from a concerned part by inserting an adjusting member such as a spacer between an apron spacer and an apron at the need arises in order to adjust the height of the apron and entirely covering the concerned part with the belt-like upper spacer from the side of the washing place so as to avoid forming of a gap at the part. SOLUTION: A belt-like apron spacer 8 continuing in a longitudinal direction is fixed to a bank part of a waterproof pan 1 consisting of a bathtub mounting part 2, a washing place 3 and the bank part 4 making a boundary part of the part 2 and the place 3. Then, an upper end part of the apron is inserted to a peripheral part of the bathtub mounted on the bathtub mounting part and a lower end part is fixed to the spacer 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apron mounting structure for a bathtub on the side of a washing place in a bath unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An apron in a bathtub is generally formed to be detachable for maintenance including cleaning and the like. A plurality of metal fittings were provided at predetermined positions on the upper and lower portions of the apron, and the metal fittings were attached to the tub of the bathtub and the waterproof pan to support the apron. In addition, in order to support the apron member load, the load was supported by the embankment between the bathtub and the washing place. In this case, a spacer or the like was inserted between the apron and the embankment to make the space I was making adjustments.

[0003]

However, in the conventional bathtub apron mounting structure, since the apron is supported at each point by fixing metal fittings mounted at predetermined intervals, bending occurs between the points. I was Also, spacers etc. were inserted between the apron and the embankment to support the load of the apron, but this also became a point support by the spacers, etc., and a gap was created between them, and on the back side of the bathtub Water or the like spilled over, and this was the cause of stains on the waterproof pan under the bathtub and under the bathtub.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a waterproof pan embankment comprising a bathtub mounting portion, a washing area, and a bank portion serving as a boundary between the bathtub mounting portion and the washing area. Attach a strip-shaped apron spacer in the longitudinal direction, insert the upper end of the apron into the periphery of the bathtub placed on the bathtub mounting part, and attach the lower end to the apron spacer. Things.

[0005] The apron spacer is a lower spacer.
And an upper spacer engaged with the lower spacer. The lower spacer has an apron which is in contact with a mounting surface portion to the embankment portion, an apron mounting surface portion, and a back surface of the apron. A back side contact surface portion and an upper spacer engaging portion are provided, and the upper spacer is formed by an apron front surface contact surface portion and a lower spacer engaging portion which are in contact with the front side of the apron. It is configured.

The lower spacer has a stepped portion 12 composed of an apron mounting surface portion and an apron backside contact surface portion that project diagonally upward from the end of the upper flange, and an upper flange and a bank. Since the lower end of the apron is formed on the apron mounting surface of the lower spacer, the lower end of the apron is mounted on the apron mounting surface of the lower spacer. Higher,
The entry route of the water is higher than the position of the floor surface of the washing place, and therefore, the amount of water flowing to the bathtub side is extremely reduced.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the apron mounting structure for a bathtub according to the present invention will be described below.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a lower part of an apron mounting structure according to the present invention, and shows a mounting structure in a dike portion which is a boundary portion between a bathtub mounting portion and a washing place. The waterproof pan 1 is composed of a bathtub placement part 2, a washing place 3, and a bank 4 which is a boundary between the bathtub placement part 2 and the washing place 3, and forms a floor surface of a bathroom.

A drain 5 is appropriately formed between the washing place 3 and the embankment 4. The embankment part 4 is protrudingly provided to prevent water or the like on the washing place 3 from flowing into the bathtub mounting part 2. The upper end of the embankment portion 4 has a substantially flat surface 6, and an apron spacer 8 is attached to the upper portion thereof via a waterproof adhesive 7 such as silicon. It may be attached with a dry seal material such as a tape.

The apron spacer 8 has a lower spacer 9 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and continuous in the longitudinal direction, and an upper spacer having a substantially L-shaped cross section and having a continuous shape in the same longitudinal direction. -10.

The lower spacer 9 has a substantially U-shaped cross section as described above, and its upper surface flange 11 has an apron mounting surface portion projecting diagonally upward from its end and a rear surface side. A step portion 12 consisting of an apron contact surface portion, a contact portion 13 fitted to the upper spacer 10 and a projection 14 projecting upward from an upper end portion of a rising piece 15 corresponding to a web are formed at the center portion thereof. I have. At the tip of the projection 14, a locking projection is formed inside.

Further, between the abutting portion 13 formed on the upper surface side flange 11 and the projection 14, a hole 16 for a mounting tool for mounting the lower spacer 9 to the embankment portion 4 at appropriate intervals. Are formed. In addition, a mounting hole 18 is formed in a lower surface side flange 17 serving as a mounting surface to the embankment portion so as to be located below the mounting tool hole 16.

On the other hand, the upper spacer 10 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the contact portion 1
2 and two rows of opposed projections 2 fitted with projections 14
0 and 21 are protruded downward. The protrusion 21 located on the outside has a tip portion bent outward to form a locking portion 22. The raised flange is an apron front side contact surface that presses against the front side of the apron supported by the apron mounting surface of the lower spacer.

The lower spacer 9 and the upper spacer-1
0, the engaging portion 22 of the upper spacer 10
Are engaged with the projections 14 of the projections 14 of the lower spacer 9.

An adhesive 7 is applied to the flat surface 6 which is the upper end of the embankment portion 4, and a lower surface side flange 17 which is a mounting surface of the lower spacer 9 to the embankment portion is placed on the upper surface thereof. Then, a tightening tool is inserted through the mounting tool hole 16 formed in the upper side flange 11, and a screw 23 is appropriately inserted through the mounting hole 18.
The lower spacer 9 is attached by screwing it to the flat surface 6 at the upper end of the embankment portion 4 via the adhesive 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, both lower end portions of the lower spacer 9 constituting the apron spacer 8 are formed as shown in FIG.
A notch 24 is formed at the lower end of the waterproof pan 1 so as to match the convex surface of the waterproof pan 1. The cutout 24 of the lower spacer mounted on the embankment section is Is fitted to the convex surface. The head of the screw 23 for attaching the lower spacer 9 to the embankment portion 4 is sealed with a waterproof material 25 such as silicon as shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front side perspective view of the apron 26. The apron 26 has an upper bent portion 27, a flat portion 28 serving as a wall surface, and a concave portion 2 formed continuously with the flat portion 28.
9, formed by a projection 30 formed between the recesses 29 and a folded portion 31 at the lower part.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the back side of the apron 26, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the apron 26. A rectangular reinforcing member 32 is formed between the upper bent portion 27 and the lower folded portion 31 on the rear surface side of the protrusion 30 to increase the strength of the apron 26. Therefore, the apron itself does not bend or deform. The reinforcing material 3
An L-shaped fitting apron support member 33 is fixed to the side surface 2 by a tapping screw 34 or the like. Apron support material 33
Is mounted with its protruding length adjusted so as to contact the side surface of the bathtub A.

An apron upper fixing member 35 is fixed to the upper surface of the bent portion 27 above the apron 26 at appropriate intervals by a fixture 36 such as a tapping screw. The apron upper fixing member 35 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and is attached to the distal end side of the bent portion 27 above the apron 26 as shown in FIG.

When attaching the apron 26 to the side surface of the bathtub A, the rising portion 37 of the apron upper fixing member 35 at the upper end of the apron is inserted inside the bent portion 39 of the peripheral portion 38 of the bathtub A, and the rising portion is inserted. The outer surface side of the apron 37 is brought into contact with the bent portion 39, while the apron 26 is rotated toward the bathtub A from the abutting portion as a starting point, so that the folded portion 31 at the lower end of the apron 26 is moved to the lower spacer 9 step. It is placed on the apron placement surface forming the part 12.

At this time, the height of the apron 26 can be adjusted by inserting a spacer 40 having an appropriate thickness into the gap between the step portion 12 and the lower folded portion 31.

Thereafter, from the outside of the lower end of the apron 26, the locking portion 22 of the projection 21 on the back surface of the lower flange 19 of the upper spacer 10 is engaged with the projection 1 of the lower spacer 9.
The projection 20 is brought into contact with the abutment portion 13 of the lower spacer 9 by being hung on the projection 4 and rotating.

According to the above method, the apron 26 can be easily attached to the side surface of the bathtub A. When removing the apron 26 for maintenance such as cleaning, the upper spacer 10 is removed from the lower spacer 9 by rotating the upper spacer 10 in a direction opposite to the above.
Is drawn out to the washing place 3 side.

As one embodiment of an apron spacer, an apron spacer 8 having an upper spacer having a substantially L-shaped cross section and a lower spacer having a substantially U-shaped cross section is used. Although the description has been made based on FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0 (a), an upper spacer having a substantially rectangular cross-section and having two rows of opposed projections projecting downwardly fitted on the lower surface on the back side thereof. 10 or a lower spacer 11 as shown in FIG.
An upper spacer having a substantially L-shaped cross-section and having a projection formed of a single body which fits with the lower spacer protruding downward on the back side of the lower side flange, or As shown in FIG. 10 (c), on the lower spacer 11, a projection having a substantially rectangular cross-section and formed of a single piece that fits with the lower spacer protrudes downward on the back surface side. Upper space
A server is used.

[0025]

According to the apron mounting structure for a bathtub of the present invention, the fixing member at the lower end of the apron is formed by a long apron space.
As a result, the lower end of the apron can be continuously supported, and the apron can be fixed stably and firmly. Further, the load of the apron is applied to the entire embankment portion via the apron spacer, so that the apron does not bend.

Further, in order to adjust the height of the apron, if necessary, an adjusting member such as a spacer is provided with an apron spacer.
Between the apron and the apron, but by covering the entire area with a band-shaped upper spacer from the washing area side, no gap is formed in the area, and therefore, the washing area side from the washing area side Water does not enter the bathtub.

Further, since the connecting portion between the apron spacer and the apron is entirely covered with the upper spacer, the appearance is beautiful. In addition,
The lower part of the spacer has a substantially U-shaped cross-section, and a step is formed diagonally upward from the end of the upper side flange located on the bathtub side. The entry route of water was higher than the floor of the washing room, and the water spilled to the bathtub side was extremely reduced. Further, since the upper spacer is detachable, the apron can be removed as necessary to facilitate maintenance such as cleaning of the bathtub side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an apron mounting structure for a bathtub.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a relationship between an apron spacer and a waterproof pan.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a relationship between an apron spacer and a waterproof pan.

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of an apron.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the apron.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the apron.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an attachment portion between the bathtub and the upper portion of the apron.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an apron mounting structure for a bathtub.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an apron mounting structure for a bathtub.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of an apron spacer.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional apron mounting structure for a bathtub.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional apron mounting structure for a bathtub.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Waterproof pan 2 Bathtub mounting part 3 Washing place 4 Embankment part 5 Drainage 6 Flat part 7 Adhesive 8 Apron spacer 9 Lower spacer 10 Upper spacer 11 Upper flange 12 Step 13 Contact Part 14 Projection 15 Rise piece 16 Mounting tool hole 17 Lower side flange 18 Mounting hole 19 Lower side flange 20 Projection 21 Projection 22 Engagement part 23 Screw 24 Notch part 25 Head part 26 Apron 27 Upper bent part 28 Flat part 29 Recess DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Projection part 31 Lower folded part 32 Reinforcement material 33 Apron support material 34 Tapping screw 35 Apron upper fixing member 36 Attachment 37 Rising part 38 Peripheral part 39 Bending part 40 Spacer

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Chizuru Araki 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi F-term in Inax Co., Ltd. (reference) 2D032 AA19

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A band-shaped apron spacer which is continuous in a longitudinal direction on a levee portion of a waterproof pan composed of a bathtub mounting portion, a washing place, and a dike portion serving as a boundary portion between the bathtub mounting portion and the washing place. And an upper end portion of the apron is inserted into a peripheral portion of the bathtub placed on the bathtub mounting portion, and a lower end portion is attached to an apron spacer. 2. The apron spacer includes a lower spacer.
And an upper spacer engaged with the lower spacer. The lower spacer has a mounting surface portion to the embankment portion, an apron mounting surface portion, an apron back surface contact surface portion, and an upper space portion. 2. The apron mounting structure for a bathtub according to claim 1, further comprising a spacer engaging portion, wherein the upper spacer includes an apron surface side contact surface portion and a lower spacer engaging portion. . 3. The bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the lower spacer has an attachment surface to an embankment portion and an apron mounting surface formed through a rising piece. Apron mounting structure.