JP2001152531A - Sanitary facility apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the breakage of a sanitary facility apparatus and to prevent an injury if it is broken. SOLUTION: The whole or a part of the surface of this sanitary facility apparatus made of pottery or a resin is integrally covered with a cushioning material.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to sanitary equipment which is integrally covered with a cushioning material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, sanitary equipment has generally been formed of ceramic or resin.

[0003]

The conventional sanitary equipment may be damaged if a hard object is touched or kicked or tampered with. In addition, there was a risk of injury due to a projection generated at the damaged portion. The present invention
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to suppress damage to sanitary equipment and prevent injury even if the equipment is damaged.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, in claim 1, in a sanitary equipment formed of ceramics or resin, the whole or part of the product surface is
By providing sanitary equipment characterized by being integrally covered with cushioning material, even if a hard object is touched or kicked and tampered with, the cushioning material absorbs external force and breaks. In addition, even if the substrate is broken, projections generated at the damaged portion are not exposed on the surface, so that injury can be prevented.

[0005] The sanitary equipment according to claim 2 is characterized in that the cushioning material is transparent or the same color as the sanitary equipment main body. It becomes possible to give a sense of unity to the design of the cushioning material and the sanitary equipment main body.

The sanitary equipment according to claim 3 is characterized in that the cushioning material has a different color or a decorative pattern from the sanitary equipment main body. This makes it possible to improve the design of the sanitary equipment.

The sanitary equipment according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that the cushioning material is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer. Examples of the thermoplastic elastomer include an ester type, a urethane type, a styrene type, and an olefin type.

The sanitary equipment according to a fifth aspect is characterized in that the cushioning material is formed of a rubber material. Examples of the rubber-based material include fluorine rubber, silicone rubber, and urethane rubber.

[0009] Each of the sanitary equipment described in the sixth, seventh, and eighth aspects is a basin, a toilet, or a urinal.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a basin according to a first embodiment of the present invention and is a cross-sectional view thereof. As shown in FIG. 1, the basin is formed by integrally covering the surface of a basin body 1 made of ceramics or resin except a back surface 1a with a cushioning material 2 made of a thermoplastic elastomer. The method of coating the cushioning material 2 on the surface of the basin main body 1 is performed by elastically deforming the cushioning material 2 formed in advance according to the shape of the basin, and fitting the cushioning material 2 into the basin. In order to prevent the cushioning material 2 from shifting or falling off, an adhesive or a double-sided tape may be attached to the basin before the cushioning material 2 is fitted. According to this configuration, all parts to which external force is directly applied after the basin is attached are covered with the cushioning material, so that damage can be suppressed and even if broken, injury can be prevented.

FIG. 2 shows a basin according to a second embodiment, which is also a transverse sectional view. The washbasin shown in FIG. 2 is constructed by integrally covering the surface of the washbasin body 1 made of ceramics or resin except the back surface 1a and the ball surface 1b with the cushioning material 2. According to this configuration, only the outer surface to which an external force is easily applied is covered,
Since the used amount of the cushioning material can be saved, the cost can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing a toilet bowl according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The shaded portion in FIG. 3 shows a portion integrally covered with the cushioning material 2.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a urinal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The hatched portion in FIG. 4 shows a portion integrally covered with the cushioning material 2.

Although only the embodiments of the basin, the toilet, and the urinal have been described above, any sanitary-equipment made of pottery or resin can be used for hand-washing, shampoo, sink, and bidet products. Of course you can.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which a part of the surface of the basin is covered and protected by a rigid protective member separately from the above embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the protection member is assembled to the washbasin. A rigid protective member 5 formed so as to surround a part of the upper surface excluding a basin back surface 1a, a basin ball surface 1b, and a basin rear portion 1c of the basin body 1, a front surface portion, and a side surface portion is assembled. . The protection member 5 is attached to a wall surface. According to this configuration, since the external force applied to the basin body 1 is blocked by the protection member 5, the basin body 1 can be prevented from being damaged. The material used for the protective member 5 may be any of metal, wood, and resin as long as it is a rigid material. Further, the protection member 5 may be configured such that its surface is covered with a material having further elasticity.
With such a configuration, even if the user accidentally collides, the shock is relieved and no injury is caused.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the entire surface or a part of the product surface of the sanitary equipment made of porcelain or resin is integrally coated with the cushioning material, a hard object is touched or kicked. Even in the case of damage, the cushioning material absorbs the external force, so that damage can be suppressed, and even in the case of breakage, a projection generated at the damaged portion is not exposed on the surface, so that injury can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basin cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a basin cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a toilet bowl showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a urinal front view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a rigid protective member is assembled to a wash basin.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Basin body 1a ... Basin back surface 1b ... Basin ball surface 2 ... Buffer material 3 ... Large urinal body 4 ... Urinal body 5 ... Protective member

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A sanitary equipment made of ceramics or resin, wherein the entire surface or a part of the surface of the sanitary equipment is integrally coated with a cushioning material. 2. The sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning material is transparent or the same color as the sanitary equipment. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning material includes a different color or a decorative pattern from the sanitary equipment.
The sanitary equipment described. 4. The sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer. 5. The sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member is formed of a rubber-based material. 6. The sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the sanitary equipment is a wash basin. 7. The sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the sanitary equipment is a toilet. 8. The sanitary equipment according to claim 1, wherein the sanitary equipment is a urinal.