JP2001169939A - Waterproof structure for cabinet provided with sink counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent water from splashing on the butt end of a door by water splashing or water dripping from a sink counter and to improve the waterproof property of the door. SOLUTION: The door 2 is attached to the front surface 1a of a cabinet 1 for which the sink counter 10 for washing the face or hands or the like is installed at an upper part. The door 2 is constituted by attaching a front surface material 3 and a back surface material 5 to both surfaces of a base material 4 and also attaching a butt end closing piece 6 to the butt end 2a at the upper part. The front end part 10a of the sink counter 10 is projected out forwarder than the front surface 1a of the cabinet 1 and becomes a front projection part 11 and a drain part 12 is formed on the lower surface 11a of the front projection part 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waterproof structure for a cabinet having a water counter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cabinet doors on which a water counter, such as a vanity stand or a hand wash for a toilet, is installed at an upper part are made of, for example, a wooden board such as a particle board, and a resin mouth opening tape made of resin is provided at the mouth of the door. Often adhered.

[0003]

When water is used in a vanity as described above, a water return portion having a convex shape is generally provided on the upper surface of the water basin counter. Due to the water dripping, water may be splashed on the mouth of the door. For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, water 40 spilled from the upper surface of the water counter 10 is
The front projection 11 of the cabinet 1 hangs down from the lower surface 11a, and further drops onto the upper edge 2a of the door 2 located on the front surface 1a of the cabinet 1. At this time, if the door 2 is made of wood, the door 2 is vulnerable to water, and defects due to swelling of the door 2 are likely to occur. In addition, as shown in FIG.
In the case where the surface material 3 and the back surface material 5 are attached to both surfaces of the base material 4 (wood), and the kiguchi decorative tape 6a (the kiguchi end piece) is adhered to the upper kiguchi 2a. In this case, the kiguchi decorative tape 6a is wetted with water and easily peeled off, or water penetrates into the inside of the base material 4 as shown by the arrow A in FIG. There's a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to prevent water from splashing on the mouth of a door due to water splashing or dripping from a water counter. Another object of the present invention is to provide a waterproof structure of a cabinet provided with a water counter which can enhance the waterproofness of the door by eliminating defects such as defects caused by swelling of the door and peeling off of a piece of kiguchi. An object of the present invention is to provide a waterproof structure of a cabinet provided with a water counter which can prevent intrusion of the inside of the door even when water is applied to the mouth of the door.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a door 2 is attached to a front surface 1a of a cabinet 1 on which a water counter 10 for washing, hand washing, etc. is installed. The door 2 is provided with a surface material 3 on both surfaces of the base material 4.
And a backing material 5 are attached, and a kiguchi end piece 6 is attached to an upper kiguchi 2a. The front end 10a of the water counter 10 is located forward of the front side 1a of the front side 1a of the cabinet 1.
The front protruding portion 11
This is characterized in that a water draining part 12 is provided on the lower surface 11a of the front projection 11. With this configuration, when water spilled from the water circulation counter 10 is transmitted down to the lower surface 11a of the front protruding part 11, the water is drained. Water is drained by the groove 12a, so that it does not go around the front surface 1a of the cabinet 1, and there is no danger of water dripping on the surface of the door 2 or the upper opening 2a.

In the present invention, a door 2 is mounted on a front surface 1a of a cabinet 1 on which a water counter 10 for washing, hand washing, etc. is installed at the upper part. 3 and a back material 5 are attached, and a kiguchi piece 6 is attached to the upper kiguchi 2a. The kiguchi piece 6 of the door 2 is projected forward F from the front material 3 of the door 2. The front projecting piece 7 is provided with a drain piece 8 on the front projecting piece 7. With such a configuration, the spout 2 a of the door 2 is caused by water splashing or dripping of the water counter 10. When water is applied to the door, the water drops 8 provided on the kiguchi closing piece 6 allow the water to drop at a position F in front of the surface material 3 of the door 2, and the water falls inside the base material 4 of the door 2. Intrusion can be prevented.

[0007] It is preferable that the upper surface of the kiguchi end piece 6 has an inclined surface 9 which is inclined downward toward the front F.
In this case, the water dropped on the upper surface of the kiguchi end piece 6 drips down on the inclined surface 9 to the surface side and falls on the floor surface, and the water
Can be prevented from entering the interior of the cabinet 1 along the rear surface of the cabinet 1.

It is preferable that the drainer 8 is a handle. In this case, it is not necessary to separately provide a handle on the door 2.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a washing bowl 31 is provided on the upper part of the cabinet 1 in which the door 2 is attached to the front surface 1a.
, A washbasin 33 provided with a faucet fitting 32 and a water counter 10.

The front end 10a of the water counter 10 is
A front protruding portion 11 protrudes toward the front F from the front surface 1a of the cabinet 1 toward the front F. A draining portion 12 is provided on a lower surface 11a of the front protruding portion 11. The draining part 12 of the present example has a concave groove 12a opened downward.
It is composed of The concave groove 12a is provided over the entire width of the front projecting portion 11, and the lower surface 1 of the front projecting portion 11 is formed.
1a is drained in front of the front curtain plate 35 of the cabinet 1 and dropped on the floor surface.
It works to prevent infiltration into a. Preferably, the depth of the concave groove 12a is, for example, 3 mm or more, and the groove width is, for example, 7 mm or more. The draining section 12 is not limited to the concave groove 12a, and may be, for example, a ridge section 12b as shown in FIG. 2B, so long as it has a function of dropping water. The shape is not particularly limited.

The cabinet 1 has a box shape opened forward, and can accommodate therein, for example, a drain pipe from the washbasin 31 or kitchen utensils. In the present example, a front curtain plate 35 is installed above the front opening of the cabinet 1, and a door 2 constituting a two-door door is attached below the front curtain plate 35. A drawer 36 is arranged beside the door 2.

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the door 2 is constituted by attaching a front surface member 3 and a back surface member 5 to both surfaces of a wooden base material 4, for example. A kiguchi closing piece 6 called a mall is attached to the kiguchi 2a above the door 2. The kiguchi closing piece 6 protrudes from the center of the back surface of the kiguchi closing piece 6 and the kiguchi 2a, which is wider than the thickness of the door 2.
And a fin-shaped locked portion 6c to be locked in a locking groove 6d formed in the groove, and a kiguchi makeup portion 6b
A front protruding piece 7 protrudes forward F from the front surface material 3 of the door 2 from the front end of the door 2, and a drain piece 8 is hung downward from the tip of the front protruding piece 7. This draining piece 8 is provided over the entire width of the door 2,
Drain the water dropped on the upper surface of the door, and the water is
It functions to prevent intrusion into the inside of the base material 4 from the inside. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the drainage piece 8 of the kiguchi end piece 6 has a cross-sectional shape that hangs downward, so that it can also be used as a handle for holding the door 2 to open and close the door 2 by hand.

However, since a groove 12a for draining water is formed on the lower surface 11a of the front projecting portion 11 of the water counter 10 over its entire width.
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), when the water 40 spilled from the front protruding portion 11 falls down along the lower surface 11 a of the front protruding portion 11, the water 40 is drained off by the concave groove 12 a, and the front position of the front curtain plate 35 of the cabinet 1. With it comes to fall on the floor. As a result, the dripping water 40 does not flow into the front surface 1a of the cabinet 1, so that the surface of the door 2 and the upper
There is no danger of water dropping on a, and there is no occurrence of defects such as swelling of the door 2 or peeling of the kiguchi piece 6, so that the water resistance of the door 2 can be increased and the service life can be extended.

Further, since the water drainage piece 8 is hung from the tip of the kiguchi piece 6 attached to the kiguchi 2a on the upper part of the door 2, the splashing water from the basin bowl 31 is supposed to directly flow into the kiguchi piece 6. Even if it does, water 40
Comes to fall at a position F in front of the surface material 3 of the door 2, and it is possible to prevent water from entering the inside of the base material 4 of the door 2. Thus, the groove 12 on the water counter 10 side
The waterproofing of the door 2 can be further enhanced by employing a water draining structure in two stages, i.e., a and a water draining piece 8 on the side of the door opening 6 of the door 2. In addition, the doorway 2 above the door 2
It is not always necessary to attach the kiguchi closing piece 6 having the water cutting piece 8 to a, and a kiguchi closing piece without the water cutting piece 8 or a conventional kiguchi decorative tape may be attached.

Further, since the concave groove 12a of the front protruding portion 11 is provided on the lower surface 11a of the front protruding portion 11, it is hardly conspicuous from the outside, and can be drained without deteriorating the design of the water counter 10. Becomes

Further, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the drainage piece 8 provided on the kiguchi closing piece 6 can also serve as a handle.
There is also an advantage that it is not necessary to separately provide a handle on the door 2, and the structure of the door 2 can be simplified and the manufacturing can be simplified.

In addition, as another example of the drainage piece 6 of the kiguchi closing piece 6, as shown in FIG. 3B, a drainage recess is formed on the lower surface 7a of the front protruding piece 7 of the drainage piece 8 over its entire width. The groove 8a may be provided.

FIG. 4 shows still another embodiment of the kiguchi end piece 6. In this example, the upper surface of the kiguchi piece 6 is formed as an inclined surface 9 that is inclined downward toward the front F.
M in the figure indicates a horizontal plane. As a result, the water 40 dropped on the upper surface of the kiguchi piece 6 falls down the front F along the inclined surface 9 and falls on the floor. Therefore, FIG.
As shown by the arrow B in the middle, water can be prevented from entering the inside of the cabinet 1 from the back surface of the door 2.

The present invention is not limited to the water counter 10 provided with the vanity table 33, but is also applicable to a wide range of counters provided in, for example, a counter provided with a hand washing section or a system kitchen provided with a sink. Applicable.

[0021]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a door is attached to the front of a cabinet in which a water counter for washing, hand washing, etc. is installed on the upper part, and the door is provided on both surfaces of the base material. The front and back materials are attached to the front and the front end of the water counter is projected forward from the front of the cabinet, and the front end of the water counter is made to be a front projection, Since the draining portion is provided on the lower surface of the front projecting portion, when the water spilled from the water counter runs down to the lower surface of the front projecting portion and falls down, the concave groove 12a is formed.
As a result, water does not flow into the front of the cabinet, so that there is no danger of water dripping on the surface of the door or on the top of the door as in the prior art. Therefore, there is no occurrence of a defect such as a conventional defect caused by swelling of the door or a peeling of a piece of kiguchi, and the waterproof property of the door can be increased to extend the life. In addition, the provision of the drain portion on the lower surface of the front projection makes the drain portion inconspicuous from the outside, and does not impair the design of the water counter.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a washing surface is provided on an upper portion,
A door is attached to the front of the cabinet where a counter for watering such as hand washing is installed, and the door has front and back materials attached to both surfaces of the base material, and a kiguchi piece is attached to the upper mouth of the cabinet. The front end of the door is made to project forward from the surface material of the door to form a front protruding piece, and the front protruding piece is provided with a water drainage piece. Even if water is splashed on the door of the door, the water cut piece provided on the door opening will allow the water to fall at a position ahead of the door surface material, preventing water from entering the inside of the door base material It can improve the waterproofness of the door.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, since the upper surface of the kiguchi piece is formed as an inclined surface which is inclined downward toward the front, it is dropped on the upper surface of the kiguchi piece. The spilled water drips down the inclined surface to the surface side and falls on the floor surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water from entering the inside of the cabinet along the back surface of the door.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, since the drain piece is a handle, that is, since the drain piece also serves as a handle, it is not necessary to separately provide a handle on the door. The structure of the door can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a perspective view of a vanity stand, and (b) is a schematic side view.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show another embodiment, in which FIG.
FIG. 5A is an explanatory view of a draining state, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory view of another embodiment.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show still another embodiment, wherein FIG. 3A is an explanatory view of a draining state by the kiguchi end piece, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory view of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of still another embodiment.

FIG. 5A is a conventional side view, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view near the opening of a door.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cabinet 1a Front surface 2 Door 2a Kiguchi 3 Surface material 4 Base material 5 Back material 6 Kiguchi closing piece 8 Drain piece 9 Slope 10 Water counter 10a Front end 11 Front projection 12 Drain

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A door is mounted on the front of a cabinet in which a counter for washing, hand washing, etc. is installed on the top, and the front and back materials are attached to both surfaces of the base material. The front end of the water counter is projected forward from the front of the cabinet to form a front projection, and a drain section is provided on the lower surface of the front projection. The waterproof structure of the cabinet equipped with the characteristic water counter. 2. A door is mounted on the front of a cabinet in which a counter for washing water, hand washing and the like is installed on the upper part, and the door has a front surface material and a back surface material attached to both surfaces of the base material. It is configured by attaching a kiguchi piece to the kiguchi, making the kiguchi piece of the door protrude forward from the surface material of the door as a forward projecting piece, and a drain piece is provided on this forward projecting piece. The waterproof structure of the cabinet equipped with a water counter. 3. The waterproof structure for a cabinet provided with a water counter according to claim 2, wherein the upper surface of the kiguchi piece has an inclined surface inclined downward toward the front. 4. The waterproof structure for a cabinet provided with a water counter according to claim 2, wherein the drainer is a handle.